On the 25th, after playing the third game of the group stage in Pretoria, Spain returned to Pochevstrum non-stop.

The round of 16 knockout round is on the 29th and the match is held in Cape Town.

Yang Hao and many of Spain's internationals are no strangers to the city.

According to the itinerary, the team started to go south after training on the 28th, with a three-day break in between.

No, strictly speaking, there are only 5 training sessions.

These five training sessions are either recovering or adjusting.

There is simply no time for Spain to prepare slowly.

For example, the 26th.

It was already late when the players returned to base camp due to the game the night before.

Therefore, the training session on the morning of the 26th had to be suspended to give the players a rest and start recovery training in the afternoon.

According to the usual practice, at least 2 days of rest, that is, 3 training sessions are gone.

On the 28th, it was necessary to adjust the condition of the players and prepare for the game on the night of the 29th.

A format like the World Cup or the European Championship is where the biggest test for the team is here.

The opponents encountered are varied, each with its own characteristics, and each with its own advantages.

Whether it is in the league or the Champions League, there will be targeted training before the match, study the opponent, run in the routine, and let the players get familiar with it.

But the tournament system doesn't give you that kind of time at all.

It's not like a double game a week at the club.

It's also a lack of time, and at the club the players have a better chemistry.

Of course, the advantage of Spain now is that their players have played together for many years and have a good understanding of each other.

Yang Hao and the coaching staff have coped with the intensive schedule in the past few years, and they also have their own set of methods on how to prepare.

The most important thing is to know your opponent and understand yourself.

But that's where every second counts.

That's why Yang Hao arranged the training camp in a remote and quiet place at the beginning, and refused to accept foreign visitors.

At the end of the training session on the afternoon of the 26th, after the team had dinner, Yang Hao arranged a meeting for the whole team.

With limited time, he didn't waste a single minute and went straight to the point and put all the materials in England into the hands of the players, including the situation and characteristics of the opponents each of them had to face.

What's more important is the performance of England as a whole and the internationals since this World Cup.

What are the strengths, what do you need to pay attention to in the game, and what are their shortcomings and weaknesses?

Everything is put into the report that is handed to the players, and everyone has a copy.

Moreover, Yang Hao directly told the players his tactical intentions against England.

……

Fabio Capello's England can actually be described in one word: difficult!

In fact, as early as when Capello was in charge of England, many people in the industry were not optimistic.

There is no problem with Capello's ability, there is no problem with the level of coaching, and there is no problem with the cards and quality of the English players.

But all of that adds up, and there's a problem.

Gerrard and Frank Lampard, for example, have no problems separately, but when put together, they are very problematic.

Capello's tactical prowess is undoubted, but England are one of the few teams in this World Cup to stick to the 442 style of play.

Why?

It's 2010, and you're still playing 442?

Capello has not thought of using other formations and tactics, and since he took charge of England, he has tried repeatedly but to no avail.

Why?

Say something that might be scolded by Premier League fans: England player rookie!

Isn't that outrageous, perhaps?

Frank Lampard, Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Ashley Cole......

Which of these players is not a world-class player?

Are they rookies?

Yes, they are world-class, but if you put down the aura of stars and take a closer look at these players, it is easy to see that they are all typical English players.

From the 80s to the 90s of the Heissel tragedy, and even now, English football has always lagged behind the continent in terms of technical and tactical aspects.

This backwardness is all-encompassing.

In the Premier League, they may be able to improve by bringing in foreign aid, introducing foreign coaches, and introducing the management system of the European continent to reform and improve, but what about youth training?

How many players have England produced over the years? What are the features? How tactically adaptable?

Many fans will ask, why is it difficult for English players to play abroad?

It's because their technical and tactical level can't keep up.

Why do England's stars shine in the Premier League and languish in the national team?

Is it really all a drag on the Premier League, is it the FA's problem?

Isn't it because the real level of English players is not as strong as the Premier League presents?

To put it bluntly, in the Premier League, England's local players rely on those foreign aids, and it is the high-level foreign players who are flying with them.

At Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and even later Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, has any of their teams been built with a few homegrown players at their core and succeeded?

Even in Manchester United in 99, the English player who really played a key role in the team was David Beckham.

But let's not forget, Stam at the back, the Black Wind up front, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs in midfield.

As for Manchester United in recent years, Rooney looks like the top name, and it is Ronaldo who can play a key role.

It's no secret that England's homegrown players are not very strong and worth a lot of money.

When Capello, a master tactician from Italy, encounters this group of English players with low technical and tactical literacy and weak tactical adaptability, how to fix it?

He tried a number of different plays, including the 4231.

Why give up?

Because he found that Rooney can't play as a single striker.

Coloone is already England's most capable striker and the most likely to create a threat.

As a result, he had no choice but to return to the two-striker.

Crouch, Heskey, and Defoe were all selected for this World Cup.

On the one hand, there is a single striker problem, and on the other hand, the players cannot adapt to the more advanced tactics, so Capello simply returned to the traditional 442.

This has attracted a lot of discussion and attention before the World Cup.

There are also problems with regressibility.

The midfield duo should be arranged, right?

The first game was played against the United States, with James Milner, Frank Lampard, Gerrard and Lennon in midfield, and Heskey and Rooney in front.

In the opening four minutes, Heskey set up Steven Gerrard's goal.

The result?

1 to 1, drawn.

In the second game against Algeria, it was still 442, the two forwards remained the same, and Capello adjusted the midfield.

Took down Milner and sent Steven Gerrard up to the left, with Frank Lampard partnering Barry and Lennon on the right.

The result?

0 to 0!

If Yang Hao was Capello, he would have cried directly.

What else can I do?

The third, and crucial, final, was against Slovenia.

Fabio Capello made a change, with the two strikers becoming Defoe and Wayne Rooney, and the midfield of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Barry and James Milner.

The result was 1-0, with James Milner setting up Defoe's goal.

……

'I can tell you with absolute certainty that this is England's starting line-up for the next game!'

Yang Hao put the starting lineup of England's game against Slovenia directly on the tactical board, and no one changed.

Why are you so sure?

Because Capello won't change it, and he doesn't dare to change it.

Not only him, but any other head coach, he will not move at this time.

James Milner and Defoe were Capello's final group game against Slovenia.

As a result, the two players really created the winning goal to take England to the last 16.

This looks like a script where a hero is going to come out of nowhere, right?

For example, Arshavin in '08.

But the problem is that neither Milner nor Defoe have such individual abilities.

"This set of two strikers has no center forward, plus England's midfield, lack the ability to pass and receive the ball, they are more of a straight attack, or long passes, and they can't even open the wings."

Why?

Steven Gerrard and James Milner are not wide breakers.

Ashley Cole and Glen Johnson didn't dare to press too far against Slovenia, but did they dare against Spain?

Why don't you dare?

John Terry and Upson were a slow centre-back pairing.

Slow speed, slow chase, slow turn...... Anything is slow!

Yang Hao knows very well that Spain actually likes to touch a team like England the most.

They are not good enough, they are not strong in passing and possession, they can't grab the ball in midfield, and the central defenders at the back are slow.

What about the two central midfielders?

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Barry are all moral, typical English midfielders who play both offensively and defensively, but are prone to losing their positions when they drop back and enjoy to get on the tackles.

At the club, that's not a problem.

Because they'll all have a good defender behind them wiping their butts.

Can it be in the national team?

That's the problem!

It had been suggested that Capello play 433, with Hargreaves playing as a laggard and defending as a full-time defence, with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard playing in central midfield, but with Hargreaves' injury, the idea never materialized.

In view of the characteristics of England, Yang Hao's strategy in this game is to firmly control the midfield, give full play to Spain's passing and possession advantages, and use passing to open England's defense.

Then use the pass to hit Terry and Upson behind them!

'Remember, what I want from this game is very simple, it's all about controlling the ball and the tempo.

"At the beginning of the game, I had only one request, to score."

"Score more goals than our opponents!"

"Even, I hope you can seal the win in the opening stage, or in the first half!"

"I hope that you will use a devastating attack to make the whole world know us again!"

Yang Hao's encouragement received a warm response from the Spanish internationals.

Not to mention, Spain has a love of attacking football in their bones.

In the years that Yang Hao has coached, the general trend of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and even the entire La Liga is inclined to attack.

A lot of the rules are also made in favor of protecting technical players.

Therefore, as soon as this group of international players heard the attack and saw the goal, they were really energetic!

……

29 June, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town.

World Cup round of 16 knockout round, Spain vs. England.

This is a battle that has attracted the attention of the world.

Long before the World Cup, Spain vs. England had the second-highest probability in the final match odds ranking for William Hill, behind Spain vs. Brazil.

At the time, everyone felt that England had secured the first place in the group ahead of schedule.

Unexpectedly, England was unlucky to encounter Spain in advance.

As soon as the game began, Spain pressed hard.

When Rooney kicked the ball back into midfield, it was given to Gareth Barry.

As soon as Barry stopped the ball and was about to turn around, he heard warning from Frank Lampard around him.

"Be careful!"

Then I felt threatened.

Torres sprinted forward with great speed and was already in the area behind Barry.

As long as you turn around, with Barry's foot skills, I am afraid it will be difficult to get rid of Torres's entanglement.

So, Barry kicked the ball back and handed it to Terry, who was behind.

Torres was like a gust of wind, passing past Barry and chasing after Terry.

John Terry kicked the ball past Glenn Johnson on the right.

The young right wing-back stopped the ball and took a step forward, before being pestered by David Silva and immediately opted to kick the ball back, back to John Terry and then to Upson.

"Spain started with an aggressive momentum."

'Their frontcourt players pressed a lot up front and they were resolute.

"Let's see what England does this time."

"Upson made a long pass straight to the front."

"The ball was very powerful, and the whole formation of Spain was pressed very forward, and the ball fell directly behind him."

'Defoe was up front, but we saw that Ramos, Pepe and Puyol were also very fast.

"Ramos is very smart, and his physical confrontation is not bad, and he directly carried Defoe."

Under the combined attack of Ramos and Pepe, Defoe could not stop the ball in time.

After the ball rebounded on the ground, Pepe took the lead and kicked the ball back into the England half with a big kick.

Spain's defenders are very quick to defend and work well together.

Especially Ramos and Pepe.

Two teammates who have been teammates at Atletico Madrid for many years, and with a little glance, they know each other's thoughts.

When the ball fell to England's half, there was no first counter-attack.

England grabbed the spot.

The two sides pressed near the halfway line.

Spain's attitude was very clear, they took the initiative from the start, and they pressed very high and were very decisive.

England, on the other hand, focused on midfield.

Yang Hao has been standing on the sidelines to observe, but in the second minute of the game, he noticed a detail.

Steven Gerrard and James Milner appear to play as wing-backs, but in reality, they are close to the middle.

For example, at the beginning of 1 minute and 56 seconds, after the Spanish midfielder made a steal, he passed with a succession, and the ball was taken by Iniesta to the left rib, which is the right rib of England.

At this point, Gareth Barry dropped back and Frank Lampard went to defend Andres Iniesta, while Steven Gerrard was in the middle.

It seems that Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are the central midfielders.

Milner was following Antonio López, apparently on the lookout for the Spanish left wing-back's advance.

But this attack also reflects the characteristics of Spain.

David Silva ran back and pulled out Glen Johnson.

After completing a beautiful one-two with Torres, Xiaobai received the ball in the left corner of the penalty area and tried to break through to the bottom line.

At this time, Upson pulled directly into the right wing-back position and blocked Iniesta.

Torres decisively runs sideways in the middle.

David Silva swerved in a swerving direction, shook off Glen Johnson, cut diagonally from behind Upson in the box, received Andres Iniesta's through ball and crossed in front of the bottom line on the left side of the box.

But the pass was blocked by Gareth Barry.

The whole fit is long to say, but it actually happens in a matter of seconds.

This delicate combination of Spain's passing and cutting caused England huge problems.

Had it not been for Gareth Barry's timely retreat, David Silva's ball was out and Villa was met at the back post, making it easy to threaten and even score.

When Yang Hao saw this corner, he also sensed Capello's intentions.

As Yang Hao has been saying before, at the tactical level of this World Cup, the most obvious trend is that 4231 has become the mainstream, and 442 has become synonymous with obsolescence.

The 442 style of play has a natural flaw in the mid lane.

Whether it is touching 4231 or 433, there are shortcomings in this style of play.

On the contrary, Spain is stronger than the midfield.

As a world manager, Capello can't afford not to take this seriously, so his strategy should be that if Spain attack from the left, then Milner will be in charge of keeping an eye on Antonio López, and Gerrard will receive it in the middle.

In that case, the middle becomes a midfield trio of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry.

Conversely, if he is playing on the right side, Gerrard will go to recover from Ramos and Milner.

But it seems like there's no way to do it.

Because the problem is obvious.

What if Spain instigated the attack on the left and drew the entire England defence over, but shifted the long ball to the right?

Can the England midfielder adjust at this time?

Also, just now it was the central defender who pulled the side, and Gareth Barry sank to the central defender position to fill in the position.

Between Terry and Ashley Cole, the gap is a bit bigger.

Thinking of this, Yang Hao immediately walked to the sidelines, shouted to Xavi and Villa, who were closest to him, and each gave them a gesture and made targeted adjustments.

……

In the third minute of the game, David Silva tried to break past Glenn Johnson when he dribbled the ball down the left flank, and the two became tangled up, causing the ball to go off the touchline.

The referee awarded England's throw-in.

But when Glen Johnson ran over to kick off, he found that he was surrounded by Spanish players, and he couldn't find a line to pass the ball.

This made the England right wing-back feel very depressed.

In the end, he had to throw it directly to Rooney in front.

As a result, when Rooney and Puyol were fighting for the top, the ball was headed by Puyol to Iniesta in front.

After protecting the ball, Xiaobai took a step back and passed it back to Xavi Alonso.

Xavi Alonso stopped the ball on the left side of the middle and glanced ahead.

Xavi was cutting forward, Torres was retreating, and the Atletico captain called out to Xavi Alonso and raised his hand for the ball.

It looks like it's going to play a mid lane match.

But just when everyone was thinking so, Xavi Alonso suddenly rolled out a quick diagonal pass over the top, directly from the front of the 30-metre front to the right side of the edge of the penalty area.

I saw Villa quickly run forward, taking advantage of the preemptive advantage, preemptively blocking Ashley Cole's position with his body, catching up with Xavi Alonso's pass, and volleying with his right foot.

Villa's footwork came into play at this moment.

Rooney also received a long pass just now, but stopped the ball directly.

But this time, Villa unloaded the ball steadily in front of him and chased after him again.

The smartest thing about Huluwa is that when he stops the ball and runs, his body always pins Ashley Cole in a position that is very inconvenient to grab the ball, which makes the England left wing-back very frustrated.

When Villa chased into the penalty area, he was afraid of being interfered with by Ashley Cole, and his left foot gently met the falling football, which not only cushioned the ball to his right front, so that Ashley Cole could not reach it.

At the same time, after catching up with the previous step, he just made a direct effort with his right foot, and without adjustment, he hit a half-high volley.

"Villa strikes !!"

"The ball is in!!!"

"Spain scored a goal!!

"Less than four minutes into the game, Spain took the lead in scoring England's goal!"

'A long pass from Xavi Alonso at the back, Villa handled it very calmly and sent the ball into the England goal.

"1 to 0!"

"Spain had a very beautiful start and showed aggressiveness from the start."

"England beware!"

"If they don't perform better tonight than in the group stage, they will be more than lucky against Spain, who are bound to win."

……

Spain's game was almost a game against England.

Yang Hao didn't even hide his tactical intentions.

He clearly told Capello, to everyone, that he was going to destroy England in the way that Spain did best.

In the face of Spain's strangulation in midfield and pressing up front, England's only recourse was a long ball.

England tried to penetrate the ball on a couple of occasions but often had problems in midfield, especially near the halfway line.

In order to ensure the success rate of the passes, they all use short distance passes.

The distance was too short, making it difficult for them to pull apart Spain's defensive formation.

England's lack of skill in handling the ball in tight areas meant they often lost the ball after a few passes to the interference of Spanish defenders.

For example, at the 10th minute.

James Milner recycled down the middle to dribble the ball and Gareth Barry tried to get in front of Rooney, only to be denied by Puyol.

Xavi Alonso picked up the ball again and lifted the ball into the 30-metre area.

At this point, if the game freezes, everyone will find that England's three lines are disjointed.

Especially their backline and midfield.

At the moment of attack, England's players were pushing forward.

James Milner and Steven Gerrard recycled, and the full-backs stepped forward to become England's only weapon to open up the width of the attack.

As a result, Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole are also in the front.

And the moment the ball was broken, they wanted to counter-attack on the spot, Gareth Barry, Frank Lampard, Milner, Gerrard and others, all of them were rushing forward.

At the back, John Terry and Upson were left with two centre-backs.

When Spain broke the ball and Xavi Alonso picked up another pass, Torres and Villa were both in front, along with John Terry and Upson.

But the midfielder hasn't had time to come back yet.

This creates a huge gap between the midfield and the backline.

Andres Iniesta stopped the ball and quickly passed to David Silva in front left, who ran around Silva and ran to the left touchline, while David Silva dribbled the ball to the left flank.

Spain's quick counterattack quickly formed a 4-on-2 situation in the frontcourt.

But John Terry was the first to keep up with David Silva and block David Silva's pass into the box.

Gareth Barry also followed back and was ready to help.

David Silva was constantly observing the situation around him.

He knew very well that at this time it was best to move the long ball to the unguarded back point, Villa's position.

But with Gareth Barry behind him and John Terry in front of him, there's no room at all.

So, David Silva opted for a pass.

He didn't pass in front of Iniesta, but directly in front of him.

Xiaobai and David Silva have played together for so many years, and they are well aware of each other's playing habits.

David Silva's pass is telling Iniesta, let's cross from the bottom!

Andres Iniesta scurved past John Terry's defence, caught up with David Silva's pass and fired a cross into the middle of the box.

This pass is also exquisite.

Torres stepped forward quickly, but didn't have time to keep up with the first shot.

The same can be said of England's centre-back Upson.

The ball fell directly to the back post.

The unguarded Villa was on the right side of the penalty area, faced with Iniesta's pass, stopped the ball on his chest, and pushed the ball back in front of the goal.

That's when Torres seized the opportunity and stabbed the ball into the back of the net before Upson and goalkeeper James.

The ball went straight into England's goal.

2 to 0!

The whole Green Point Stadium is completely boiling!

In addition to the England fans, the entire stadium was cheering on Spain's wonderful goal.

The Spanish internationals quickly ran to the sidelines and rushed to the stands where the Spanish fans were, where they cheered passionately and hugged each other excitedly.

In the opening 11 minutes, 2 goals ahead!

What could be a better start?

……

The back-to-back goals have given Spain a huge morale boost.

And the fighting spirit of the English players was completely driven into the abyss.

Nowhere is this more evident than on the pitch.

Spain's internationals are aggressive and even more intimidating than they were at the start.

England's internationals are clearly lacking in fighting spirit, and even have some gains and losses.

Not only Glen Johnson and Upson and others, but even the core of Terry, Lampard and others, are obviously a little unconfident.

It's not because they don't have a strong mental quality, but because of the situation in this game, they start to be scared and start panicking.

In a deciding knockout game, they conceded two goals in the opening 10 minutes, how can they play this kind of game?

Yang Hao understands a truth very well.

The hundred-legged serpent dies but does not stiffen.

So, he motioned for his players to keep attacking and keep pressing.

He had to seal the win in the first half!

It was under Yang Hao's mind and deployment that Spain did not relax its vigilance after taking a two-goal lead, but continued to exert pressure and continue to maintain a high-pressure state on the field.

In the 23rd minute, Torres retreated from the right rib and when he received a pass from Villa and Xavi, he made a transition and directly blocked Villa's pass back to the middle and handed it to Iniesta.

Xiaobai also played very smart, he did not stop the ball, but met Torres's return pass, and then saw Torres finish the pass, turned around and sprinted forward, he directly rubbed out an overhead pass, directly to the back of the center back Terry.

Terry has always been a great enemy, and he has long been wary of Torres, turning around and chasing.

Torres started further back than Terry, but he had more speed and explosiveness, and although he couldn't catch up with Terry's interference, he didn't fall behind when it came to the scramble.

When the two men caught up with the ball at the same time on the edge of the box, Torres and Terry kicked at the same time, but Torres touched the ball first and Terry kicked Torres's right foot.

The ball was swept down the middle by Torres' right foot.

In the middle of the penalty area, Upson quickly returned to defend and seemed a little hesitant when he saw Torres' pass coming.

According to what he meant, he originally wanted to stop the ball and then turn around and clear the siege.

After all, when he returned to defense, he was facing his own goal.

But at the moment when he was about to stop the ball, there were warnings around him.

David Silva approached him silently and was already beside him.

In that moment, Upson realized he couldn't stop the ball.

David Silva is short but agile, and with Upson's skill at his feet, he may be cut off as soon as he stops the ball.

But he was facing his own goal, and it was impossible for him to pass the ball to his teammates behind him, right?

A pass to goalkeeper James?

The first thought that crossed Upson's mind was to pass back to the goalkeeper.

However, Torres's pass was very fast and difficult to handle, and the slightest mistake was an own goal, which caused Upson to temporarily change his footwork and touch the ball in a hurry, and as a result, there was a mistake in judgment and he kicked it.

At this moment, everyone was stunned!

How can such a mistake occur?

David Silva seized the opportunity decisively, grabbed the first step to catch up with the football, and faced the attacking goalkeeper James, David Silva calmly pushed the shot.

The ball went from under James to England's goal.

3 to 0!

"What a stupid mistake!!"

"England's centre-back Upson made a very, very fatal mistake!"

"It's hard for us to believe that such a mistake can happen in the knockout round of the World Cup."

"It's so undeserved."

"It's hard for us to imagine Capello's mood at this moment, he probably has the intention of killing."

"The 2-0 situation was already pretty bad, but at this time, Upson's fatal mistake made England even worse."

"0 to 3!"

"It can almost be said that the death sentence in England has been pronounced in advance!"

……

By the time the score was 3-0, everyone knew that Spain was decided.

Before the game, everyone thought it would be a battle of dragons and tigers.

Unexpectedly, in the game, Spain almost slaughtered England one-sidedly.

England continued their sluggish run of form in the group stage.

Especially when the score is behind, their players did not show bloodiness and tenacity, but played with a bit of fighting spirit.

This is clearly not just a matter of technical and tactical aspects.

Yang Hao was on the sidelines, and when he saw this scene, he had to admit that the mentality of the English players was really bad.

The differential reward system between the main and substitute teams formulated before the FA game should be an important point.

To put it bluntly, this is the dressing room that is dividing England.

But the question is, the FA is not bad for this money, why is it so picky?

Yang Hao didn't have time to think about it, because the game on the court was still going on.

After scoring their third goal, Spain slowed down somewhat.

England, on the other hand, regrouped and wanted to stabilize their position and defend steadily.

Both sides slowed down the tempo slightly, which caused the game to look like it was back to parity.

It's just that Spain still control the ball.

It wasn't until the 31st minute that Xavi passed the ball to Iniesta after a steal in the Spanish midfield.

Andres Iniesta stopped the ball and got rid of Gareth Barry, drove forward and gave it to David Silva on the left flank, before running forward quickly.

David Silva stopped the ball past Glen Johnson and passed the ball to a retreating Torres.

Torres stepped back, brought out Upson, took a step back after stopping the ball, and smashed the ball with his backheel to Iniesta as he brushed past a fast-moving Iniesta.

Xiaobai dribbled the ball from the left rib to the left side of the penalty area, dribbled past Terry, faced the attacking goalkeeper James, and lightly shot the ball into the England goal.

4 to 0!

"Wuhu!"

Iniesta jumped up in excitement, turned and ran.

All the Spanish internationals chased after them.

In fact, by the fourth goal, everyone was not so excited.

At this moment, everyone knows that the big picture is decided.

Iniesta's goal was more like the icing on the cake.

But for Spain's players, goals are never too many.

Even Yang Hao himself didn't expect that Spain's game would go so smoothly.

Half an hour, 4 goals!

It's literally the rhythm of a massacre.

……

Football games are sometimes just that unexplainable.

In the first 30 minutes or so, Spain scored four goals in a row, and the attack was overwhelming, and the goal was extremely efficient.

But after scoring 4 goals in a row, it may be that the player's mentality is a little relaxed, or it may be that the player has a little bit of strength to give England a little face, anyway, in the end, Spain failed to score again in the remaining 1 hour.

Spain still created a lot of chances, but they were never able to find another goal.

In this game, both teams created a total of 35 shots on goal, which is not a small number of shots on goal.

However, Spain created 27 and England only had eight.

This huge gap can be seen in England's loss of momentum in this game.

But more importantly, England failed to play a few dangerous attacks throughout the game.

It can be said that this is a complete defeat!

Spain once again detonated the world's media and fans with this 4-0 victory.

After the game, it was the British media who fired first.

The British Times affirmed the performance of Yang Hao and Spain in a high-profile manner, believing that Yang Hao showed the technical and tactical level of the world's top coaches in front of Capello, and Spain's football level is also worthy of this victory.

More importantly, this game showed England the huge disparity in quality between the two sides.

The Times believes Capello and the England international are to blame for the biggest tragedy in history.

In the history of English football, they have lost the most on the stage of the World Cup by 2 goals.

That was in the fifties and sixties, more than half a century later.

But now?

They lost by 4 goals, and they were net four!

This is the first tragedy in the history of English football!

England, which was known as one of the favorites to win the championship before the game, was bombarded by Spain in the quarterfinals and scored 4 goals, which is unbelievable.

Even in the UK, many fans don't want to believe it, and they even suspect that it is this group of internationals who gamble on football.

Alan Hansen even demanded Capello's resignation in his own show.

'This team is playing so badly, especially against Spain.

"I can't believe that this backline, which is made up of Premier League players, can be so loose and completely torn to pieces by the Spanish attack."

But there are also those who defend Capello.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Redknapp said in an interview with media reporters that Capello is responsible for such a heavy defeat, but it should be seen more that Capello has brought progress to England in the past few years.

"I think he should be given more confidence and support."

But the whole of Britain has completely fried the pot.

They can accept losing, but they must not accept a crushing defeat in such a humiliating way.

Especially in the past few years, under the general trend of global competition in the Premier League and La Liga, England lost 0-4 to Spain, which makes all the teams supporting the Premier League embarrassed?

They have always believed that England is also a traditional powerhouse, and the Premier League is the top league in the world.

But now?

This fiasco in the knockout round of the World Cup is like ruthlessly lifting a fig leaf on England and the Premier League, ruthlessly telling everyone that England and the Premier League have been gradually left behind by Spain and La Liga, whether at the technical and tactical level, or stars, or others.

They are falling behind, and across the board!

Yang Hao and Spain won the flowers and applause of the media and fans around the world again with their big victory in England in the round of 16.

Spain even sang praises to Yang Hao, believing that under Yang Hao's training, this Spain team can be called the strongest in history!

Whether it is in Spain, Spanish fans around the world, and even within the Spanish national team, the call for winning the championship is getting higher and higher, and the confidence and confidence of the players are also getting stronger and stronger.

Yang Hao also publicly said for the first time at the post-match press conference, "I'm very happy, because tonight in Cape Town, I saw a team with the strength to impact the championship!" ”

"I'm even happier that this team is us!"

Yang Hao called on everyone to continue to work hard and guard against arrogance and rashness.

"As long as we can perform tonight in every game, I believe we will win the championship!"

Before the World Cup, because of the poor performance in the warm-up matches, Yang Hao received some criticism and doubts.

But now, Spain is winning everyone's affirmation with more and more excellent form, one victory after another.

Especially Yang Hao.

(End of chapter)