"Players from both sides played...... Pan Yi did not choose to make substitutions, still the starting lineup for the first half, and England did not choose to make substitutions, it seems that they are very satisfied with the first half of the game. ”

When introducing the situation on the field, Lineker's tone actually revealed a trace of disappointment.

Perhaps he would have preferred his world number one manager to make important changes at half-time.

After all, Pan Yi is famous for his bold use of soldiers.

"Maybe he thinks it's just a friendly match and doesn't want to use all the tricks." Shearer, who was on the side, saw Lineker's thoughts and said with a smile.

"Maybe." Lineker shrugged, "but judging by the look on his face after Italy conceded the goal, he should have wanted to win today......"

The two were talking, and the fight had already started on the field.

The England players, who were the first to kick off, were not in a hurry to attack, and they began to draw the Italian players out with constant inverted feet in midfield.

And in reality they don't need to.

Because as soon as the kick-off whistle blew, the Italian players pounced like tigers descending from the mountain!

This group of guys who have been scolded by Pan Yi for more than ten minutes are now about to sprinkle all the breath they were holding on the English people opposite!

Tonali, Verratti and Barella turned into mixers and launched a frantic press in the midfield, plus Desiglio and Di Marco who came to the midfield, and the entire midfield immediately became overcrowded.

Seeing that they were completely unable to organise their attacks, England's players had to keep passing back.

When the pass reached the feet of Stones at the back, he saw Scamacca pounce on him with two long legs, and Stones immediately took the opportunity to break a big foot and drive the ball forward.

Bonucci jumped up at the back and easily slotted the ball over the head of the tiny Sterling.

If Sterling had the ball at his feet, it would have been difficult for Bonucci to break off his ball, but when the ball was in the air, the skinny Sterling had little resistance.

The ball came out and fell at the feet of Barrera, who immediately passed the ball horizontally to Tonali, who took the ball and saw that Chiesa Jr. in front of him had started, and suddenly raised his foot and passed a straight stopper!

Chiesa's penetrating pass went past the England backline and Chiesa chased it down, but it was a bit wider, and a decisive Pickford burst out of the box and kicked the ball wide of the touchline.

Desiglio threw a throw-in and stepped forward, Insigne quickly passed the ball to him, and when Desiglio was about to receive the ball and rush forward, Sterling, who had returned to the defence, tackled Desiglio and received the first yellow card of the game.

The England fans booed, while the Italian fans cheered.

They weren't just cheering the yellow card for their opponent, they were seeing that their Italian team was back!

After the start of the second half, the Italians were noticeably more aggressive in their running and scrambling, which also made the England players a little uncomfortable, which led to a foul in defence.

And seeing the momentum of the Italian players on the field, the Italian fans in the stands also regained their vitality - yes, they are not afraid of losing, but they are afraid of losing......

In the 54th minute, Barella tackled Jesse Lingard in midfield, which also gave Italy the first yellow card.

England then launched two counter-attacks, but both were cut off by Italian players with ferocious tackles, with Verratti and Leonardo Bonucci contributing to the action.

Pan Yi looked at his watch, and the fifteen minutes of the second half passed almost in a blink of an eye.

Although Italy fought fiercely in midfield, England also defended quite solidly.

It seems that Southgate should have also emphasised the importance of defending to his players at half-time, and he really wanted to win this game!

Pan Yi stood up and waved his hand at the court.

This is to make Dimaco on the left side press a little more!

Kyle Walker, who is opposite him, has always had the reputation of the British Premier League, extremely fast, excellent physical fitness, and it is difficult for him to break through in general.

Because of this, Southgate will make defender Rice pay more attention to the protection of Ashley Young's side, and Walker's side is the more stable side.

And Pan Yi just wants to do the opposite and let his team members attack this side!

At this time, Dimaco had already received orders and rushed up from the left, and Tonali immediately met him with understanding and cooperated.

These two York City players have a very high degree of tacit understanding.

When Di Marco passed the ball to Tonali, Kyle Walker also pounced, but Tonali did not stop the ball, but gave a gentle push and pushed the ball in front of Di Marco.

It's a simple two-on-one combination, but due to the lack of manpower on Kyle Walker's side, it was easy to break through!

Of course, there was protection on the England back line, with right centre-back Smalling coming in time to fill in.

Dimaco glanced at the back and Chiesa Jr. was plugged in in time, he immediately made a quick stop, and then did not pass the ball to Chiesa Jr., but directly passed the ball to Scamacca who pulled outside the penalty area to respond!

By the time Scamacca received the ball, Chiesa Jr. had already fully rushed up, and he did not stop, but rushed straight into the England penalty area.

Scamacca didn't choose to shoot either, he took advantage of the situation and paddled the ball back with the outside of his left foot, and immediately sent the ball in front of Chiesa......

"Single knife! ——”

Lineker shouted.

Seeing that Pickford attacked, Chiesa Jr. immediately took the opportunity to shoot directly into the far corner with his right foot!

In pursuit of safety, Chiesa Jr. didn't play trickily and Jordan Pickford made a brilliant save when he fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his foot!

The sighs of Italian fans rang out from the stands, but they immediately stopped.

The ball fell to Stones, perhaps because Verratti's pressure was so intense, and Stones, who hastily raised his foot to clear the ball, did not kick the ball away, but kicked it in front of Insigne a little on the right side of the box.

Seeing that Pickford was still lying on the ground, Insigne unloaded the ball with his right foot, then suddenly and quickly swung his right foot again and kicked the ball straight towards the goal.

A full 30-meter lob shot!

Because there was not much time to lose, Insigne's lob shot showed his excellent control in a hurry, and the ball arced in the air and flew diagonally towards the goal!

Pickford was lying on the ground and had just gotten up, and he had not been able to stand still in the attack, and he could not stop the lob shot at all.

Then he felt the ball fly over his head, followed by a soft "......" behind him

The sound of the ball falling into the net!

Wembley Stadium is once again the stage for Italians! ——

"Two to two! Amazing hanging shot! Insigne has often performed such a stunt in Serie A, and today he also used this trick to help Italy equalize! Pan Yi has always trusted Insigne since taking office, and Insigne obviously did not live up to Pan Yi's expectations of him! ”

Insigne watched the ball fly into the goal, and watched the fans in the stands raise their arms like dense trees, before he turned and jumped up, and a roar erupted in the air!

And Pan Yi also applauded him on the sidelines to congratulate him, and then immediately began to remind the players: "Keep playing!" Strengthen the midfield and keep attacking! ”

The equaliser was scored in the first ten minutes of the second half, which at least proved that the players listened to their words.

Then, this is also a rare opportunity to practice, that is, to be able to continue to play your own level when you are lagging behind!

Therefore, Pan Yi is also rare to stand on the sidelines all the time, constantly shouting.

He was like a needle poking the nerves of the Italian players on the field at any time, as long as they relaxed a little and forgot Pan Yi's previous arrangement, Pan Yi's roar would immediately fall on their heads.

This made Southgate on the other side a little confused.

Brother, are you mistaken, this is really just a friendly match, not the World Cup and European Cup finals!

How do you act like you want to win more than I do......

It seems that when I was in the real European Cup final, I didn't see you so serious?

Southgate glanced at Pan Yi from a distance, thoughtful.

Perhaps, this is because his team has caused great pressure on Pan Yi!

Yes, it must be.

That's not something any coach can do.

Thinking of this, Southgate couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

He did it, he really did!

At this moment, he even forgot that the current score was only a draw......

And it is clear that Pan Yi is not satisfied with this draw.

In the 70th minute, he began to prepare for a substitution.

"Mario, come here."

Pan Yi beckoned to Balotelli, who was sitting on the bench.

This striker, who was known as "Super Mario" when he first debuted, and was later affectionately called "Ba Shen" by domestic fans, was stunned for a moment, and then stood up a little dazed and walked in front of Pan Yi.

Obviously, Italy is playing very well now, and Balotelli is not even ready to play, so he didn't expect Pan Yi to call him.

Maybe now in his mind, he is thinking about what kind of fireworks will be more beautiful when he returns home.

"Focus! Did you get ready to play like that when you were in Nice? Pan Yi said with a straight face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, sir." Balotelli scratched his head and said, "But in Nice, I'm always a starter, sir." ”

Pan Yi couldn't help laughing.

This kid is also strange for being polite in pinching!

But to be honest, Balotelli is really not a bad kid, and he is quite cute.

If it weren't for the constant short circuiting of his head, he might have grown into a truly world-class footballer.

But even now, he is still loved by the fans, which in itself speaks for itself about his skills and personality.

And now, Pan Yi is going to give full play to his characteristics and give England the deadliest blow!

Pan Yi pulled Balotelli and pointed to the court: "You are ready to play, replace Scamacca, he has a lot of confrontations, and he is a little tired." ”

'You're physically stronger than him, you're quicker, and now England are pressing high and it's time to play to your advantage.'

"Bonucci, Bastoni, Barella and Tonali in the midfield could all send long balls from behind you, what you have to do is take your chances, extend the score and give those guys a hard shot!"

"Also, I know your ability to fight is not bad, but sometimes you just don't like to grab, and sometimes you even fall down when you touch it, you have to change that! Run more in the front court, fight more and grab more, so that there will be more opportunities! ”

"I'm a good runner, sir." Balotelli grinned, "I promise you, I'll show the British what a physical confrontation is!" ”

Balotelli really has a lot of advantages, there are skills, body, strength, explosiveness, good mentality, set-pieces and shooting skills are particularly prominent, but it is the mental attribute points are more strange, resulting in sometimes no team spirit on the field, and the work input is not enough.

Therefore, Pan Yi just wants to focus on his mental problems.

As long as these can be solved, then Balotelli may become a real "Ba God" in the hands of Pan Yi!

Now it seems that Balotelli is still very convinced of Pan Yi, the world's number one coach, which in itself has solved half of the problem.

Let Ba Shen be obedient, this is not something that ordinary coaches can easily do......

And the scene of Pan Yi pulling Balotelli to talk on the sidelines was immediately captured by the camera lens: "Oh, what is Pan Yi pulling Balotelli to say...... Since the 2014 World Cup, Balotelli has gradually faded out of the Italian national team. Originally, we thought that Pan Yi had brought in Balotelli just to observe in training, just like the other ten strikers, but now it seems that it is not just like that......"

Assistant coach Evani was talking to the fourth official about the substitution, while Balotelli was moving his body on the sidelines, checking his boots.

As an "old man" of the national team, there is nothing to be excited about coming off the bench for him, but considering that this is his first chance to play under Pan Yi, even if he is as calm as a god, he will inevitably set off a little wave in his heart.

Who wouldn't want to behave well under Pan Yi?

By this time, Scamacca had already briskly run off the pitch, hugged Balotelli and walked back to the bench.

As a newcomer to the national team, he is already very happy to get the chance to start, not to mention scoring goals, and of course there will be no complaints when he is substituted now.

"Well done." Pan Yi patted Scamacca on the back, "It's up to your teammates next." ”

Scamacca nodded, and then began to accept the congratulations of his teammates, after all, he scored the first goal of the game!

England's attack on the field became more and more intense, and Southgate saw that Pan Yi replaced Balotelli to add a fulcrum in the counterattack, as well as increase the speed of the counterattack, but he was a little relieved.

Scamacca is a tall boy who struggles England's defenders.

Although Balotelli's physical fitness can be said to be the most ideal type of football player, with physical strength, confrontation, flexibility, balance, speed and bounce, Balotelli's casualness on the field is also known to everyone.

Therefore, Southgate believes that this substitution may be a failure for Pan Yi, and Italy's offensive firepower may be reduced because of this!

It also made Southgate not too nervous and did not give more instructions to the players on the pitch.

Five minutes later.

England attacked on the pitch, Ashley Young passed the ball and found Kyle Walker, who also pressed the assist on the other side, but the latter took a shot from outside the box in a hurry, and the ball was stopped by Bonucci halfway through.

He was about to clear the ball with his big foot, but he saw Chiesa Jr. waving to him, so he immediately raised his foot and passed the ball to Chiesa Jr.

Chiesa Jr. received the ball and turned around, Lingard's feet arrived, and Chiesa Jr., who was almost successfully broken by the opponent, was also startled, saw Insigne running towards him, and immediately dialed the ball to Insigne before losing his balance.

Italy's wings began to kick in, Di Marco and Desiglio stepped in again, but Insigne didn't split sides, but looked up and crossed to the top of the England penalty area!

Balotelli, who had been cruising around the centre circle since coming on the pitch, saw Insigne raise his foot and cross from a distance, and he immediately started to start without thinking!

He then ran towards the England half, looking back at the direction the ball was flying as he ran.

Insigne didn't disappoint, the long ball landed in the middle of the centre circle and the top of the opposition's penalty area, a little far, but it was just when Balotelli used his speed!

Immediately after judging this, Balotelli began to accelerate and rushed to the landing point of the ball!

John Stones and Gary Cahill were left behind, but Loftus-Cheek on the left was running back, and he was the closest England player to Balotelli at this point.

However, Loftus-Cheek's speed was indeed a bit choking, otherwise he would not have been easily dumped by Desiglio before.

This time too, he still couldn't get the ball in front of Balotelli.

Balotelli got the ball, and it was almost a one-on-one shot!

The wind was blowing in his ears, and the cheers and shouts from the stands were no longer audible to Balotelli, and at this time, there was only one thing in Balotelli's eyes, and that was England's goal!

He......

I thought about it......

How do you shoot?

Will Pickford abandon the scoring?

Shall I rub the ball up and make a pick-and-roll?

Or do you want to fake a real shot, shake him over and hit an empty goal? That would be a little more chic.

So, what kind of celebration should you do after a goal?

Or do you just stand there and wait for your teammates to come up and hug you? After all, this seems to be a bit higher.

Forget it, otherwise it's just a direct volley, it looks like Pickford didn't attack......

Balotelli's brain was running at a high speed — commonly known as "thinking about life" — and then he felt a sledgehammer hit behind him, and the whole person flew forward......

"Foul!"

Wembley Stadium was silent for two seconds, and then the huge roar of the Italian fans erupted!

In between, there are also things like "Penalty! "Red card!" Messy roars like that.

Everyone could see clearly that when Balotelli formed a single knife and seemed to be about to shoot, Loftus-Cheek, who had been following behind but was always a little bit behind, pounced forward, and then the whole person crashed into Balotelli's back, knocking Balotelli into the air......

Although Balotelli is also a big man with a height of 1.89 meters and a weight of 88 kilograms, he couldn't bear being hit by a strong man like Loftus-Cheek, who is 1.91 meters tall and weighs nearly 90 kilograms......

The referee's whistle blew and he ran to the penalty area, pointed to the penalty spot, then raised his hand past Loftus-Cheek and showed him a clean red card!

Such an obvious foul when the opponent is about to push an empty goal to score, it is simply unreasonable not to give a red card......

Balotelli got up from the ground, his face confused.

What's the situation?

I haven't figured out how to shoot and celebrate, why did I get knocked off? The other party was also punished?

And Pan Yi on the sidelines couldn't cry or laugh.

Well, Balotelli's role on the pitch did work, but not the kind Pan Yi expected.

This Ba God is still easy to suddenly short circuit on the field and suddenly think about life.

With this kind of single-knife ball, wouldn't TMD be done if he pushed the door early?

But now it's okay, getting a penalty and sending off one of the opponents seems to be more ideal!

Southgate, on the other side, was at a loss.

He's certainly unhappy with Loftus-Cheek.

This ball, it is obvious that Balotelli is not ready to shoot, rush over to jam the position, or even just break the ball with his foot, why rush him?

You're really too young......

Like when Italy played Spain in the European Cup, Ramos once encountered such a situation, that is, he chased all the way back and then easily cut off Bashen's ball.

Can ...... now

England were awarded an undisputed penalty and sent off a man, so how will the rest of the game be played?

"Let him take the penalty, let him take this penalty!"

At this time, Pan Yi's voice sounded from the away team's coach's seat.

He had Balotelli take the penalty.

In the current Italian team, the first penalty taker is captain Leonardo Bonucci, then Insigne, or Jorginho if he is present.

But the penalty was created by Balotelli, and he also needed a goal to kick off a return to the Italian national team, so Pan Yi let him take the penalty.

In fact, there is another reason, that is, in today's world, there are not many penalties that can be better than Balotelli's penalty.

For a long time after his debut, he even maintained a 100% penalty shooting rate!

Even if he missed a penalty at AC Milan later, he only missed about 10% of the shots overall, compared to Hazard's 16% and Messi and Neymar both missed more than 20%.

On the one hand, Balotelli has a better mentality, he treats football as a game, so he is not afraid of missing a penalty, he is not nervous, so it is not easy to miss.

In addition, his ideas can be more elusive, he himself doesn't know which way to shoot, how do you goalkeeper know?

Finally, Balotelli is actually skillful in taking penalties, sometimes waiting for the goalkeeper to make a save before shooting, which also effectively improves the percentage of penalty kicks.

And such characteristics are also well known to the Italian national team players on the field.

Therefore, after Pan Yi gave instructions on the sidelines, no one would grab it.

Balotelli wasn't modest, as he rightfully picked up the ball and put it on the spot, then took two steps back.

The referee's whistle blew and Balotelli ran up, and when he approached the ball, he made a small jump with his right foot, but he didn't shoot straight at goal.

By this time Pickford had already pounced on his right-hand flank, and Balotelli unhurriedly slotted the ball into the other side of the goal.

The ball is in!

Balotelli stood in place after the goal and didn't have any gestures of celebration, as he had said before:

'I don't celebrate when I score because scoring goals is my job. Like when the postman delivers the letter, have you ever seen him celebrate? ”

But the Italian teammates didn't care about that, rushed up and threw him to the ground and began to celebrate happily!

'Balotelli, who came off the bench, created a crucial penalty and then took it himself! Italy are ahead on the road! ”

"It's the 80th minute of the game, they're one goal ahead, one more guy!"

Pan Yi's use of Balotelli seems to have slapped many people in the face again. Balotelli is still the same Balotelli! ”

(End of chapter)