Chapter 21: The Host Is in Danger!
"Zidane, in the second half I need you to pull back more to string up our damn midfield!"
"Djokaeau, you and Bogusian's task in the second half is to put more pressure on the England defence, and although both of you are playing in the midfield position in this game, I need you to help Thierry Henry at least take on half of the duties of the attack!"
"Lizarazu, you and Thuram have to be bolder in their assists and show your level at the club! Don't just cross underneath, I've given you plenty of freedom on the pitch, whether it's cutting inside or hitting the ball yourself! Our forward line needs to keep the firepower up!"
'Didier Deschamps, Petit, the support on the flanks needs to be strengthened, especially that McManaman, you can't let him break through so easily, you make sure that the full-backs provide strong protection for the whole defence after the assist.'
"Tieli, try to open up the gap on the weak side of the opponent's defense when you counterattack, you have to dare and strengthen the breakthrough, the middle of Djokaeff and Bogcien will be outflanked in place, and after you break in, you can choose to shoot or pass the ball depending on the opportunity."
Jacques was a little dissatisfied with the team's midfield performance, especially the three forward midfielders piled together did not play a role at all, they all regarded themselves as the core of the attack, Deschamps and Petit's organizational ability could not meet the team's operation, so they could only let Djokaeff and Bogcien, who were more capable of scoring, stay in the frontcourt, and the bald Zidane, who was good at passing and controlling, had to retreat frequently to organize the attack. It was a change made in the dressing room of the French team at half-time.
"Gazza, I'm not happy with your performance in the first half, you disappeared for the whole 45 minutes of the half. We played 10 to 11 in the half, I only give you a maximum of 15 minutes in the second half, and if you can't connect the two wings as you normally would, your mission is over. What you have to know is that it's not that I won't give you a chance later, it's that we've been eliminated and taken on the return flight by then! Pull more on the wings, Mike and David and the two full-backs will give you plenty of support!"
"Paul, in the second half, Gaza made room on the side, you have to be bold to step forward, you must know that your offensive ability is not weaker than your defensive ability, we need you to step up in the midfield and disrupt the Frenchman's defense! You're the paratroopers we threw behind the Maginot Line!"
"The triangle of the two wings can be used to break through the bottom or to the middle, reducing unnecessary and large shifts on both sides of the midfield. When the full-backs step forward, the full-backs pay attention to provide protection for the defensive line, and whoever loses the ball is responsible for grabbing it back for me! Otherwise, even if you advance, you will be waiting for the bench for 90 minutes in the next game! In addition, when attacking, Campbell and Southgate pay attention to the distance between them and the midfield, and only Djokaeff and Henry have the ability to break through quickly in the opponent's midfield, so these two points must be choked."
Capello also made more specific demands on the team in the dressing room with his sleek black-rimmed glasses and curly hair. The short 15-minute half-time break passed in the blink of an eye, with players from both sides back in action, with the hosts France kicking off in the middle circle of the second half.
After the midfield adjustment of the Frenchman's opening continuous inverted feet, the retreating Zidane began to show the temperament of a superstar, the center of the dispatch has an eye, two solid triangles have been formed between the front and back and the 4 waists, CCTV is responsible for commenting Zhang Lu guide jokingly called what is the strongest shape, the answer is triangle, if one is not enough, then two.
After three minutes of continuous inversion, Petit plugged directly to Djokaeve, who suddenly retreated to respond, who received the ball and turned around and quickly sent the ball to the feet of Henry who was pulled to the left of the penalty area, the emperor did not shake off Campbell with two consecutive feints, and could only pull the ball and turn around and pass to Lizarazu who was inserted on the side, the French team No. 3 made a feint to break through the bottom line, and then took advantage of Neville's half-step back gap to pass a pass over the top to Campbell's back, Henry's containment played a role, Djokaeff took advantage of the situation to insert into the penalty area, Stopping the ball on his chest in the left corner of the small penalty area, he suddenly took off a back-to-back barb shot, Pagliuca subconsciously stretched out his palms to block it at the near point, and the ball flew towards the back of the post, and as a result, 1.85m Bogcien lost to the 1.78m Lesaux, Southgate quickly cleared the ball from less than 3 meters with his teammates desperately out of the sideline. Jacques on the sidelines angrily kicked away a bottle of mineral water.
Next, Thuram on the right side quickly threw a throw-in to Pogsian, who was in front of the penalty area, in a vain attempt to take advantage of his teammate's physical advantage to force Lesox, which shows that his teammates still trust Bogsian's personal ability. But perhaps under the influence of the previous goal, Bogocien made an even more bizarre move. Sampdoria, who leaned on the opponent's back in the penalty area, was the absolute main man, and the most reasonable action at this time should be to use his body to complete a half-turn at the front point, free up the angle and shoot. As a result, the panicked Bogocien actually tried to use his heel to penetrate the opponent's crotch, and the ball hit Lesox's leg and bounced back, hitting his own leg and going out of the line.
This ball made Jacques completely lose his patience, and with a big wave of his hand, Trezeguet warmed up!
The Englishman who escaped the catastrophe took advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold to launch a quick counterattack, Seaman's hand threw the ball directly to McManaman near the middle line, the latter was in no hurry to break through on the side, and turned around to open the distance with the opponent, and then glanced at the middle, picked up his thigh is an over-the-top ball, Fowler in the middle circle near the top of the arc of the French team leaned against Desailly with his back, and saw Paul. Ince plugged in at high speed, and Milan's popular striker half-turned around and threw the right pectoralis major muscle hard, and the ball flew towards Ince's advancing line.
Desailly is left with only the veteran Blanco, Paul. Ince is experienced, facing Blanco stretched out his long legs and toes, the ball passed over the opponent's right side, and then he rushed out from the left side with a hard kick, so that one person passed the ball! Single-knife ball, the host's defense is in danger!
By the time Ince regained his balance and controlled the ball, Butters had already hit two meters inside the penalty area, and the distance between the two sides was only about five or six meters. In the face of the attacking goalkeeper, Ince made a gesture to shoot, but stepped on the ball and stopped at the moment of touching the ball, Butters was shaken, jumped up on the spot and raised one palm to make a gesture to support the ball, and the result made people shake a sturdy. Paul. Ince looked at Butters, who fell to the ground, and then gently picked up the ball and shot into the empty net. England leads France 1-0. At the same time, when the goal was scored, England goalkeeper Seaman didn't know why his heart suddenly shuddered, he didn't know that it was a warning against him four years later.