Although temporarily behind, the mood of Sweden coach Lagerbeck is quite high.

"It's time to fight back, gentlemen!" He slapped his face and raised his voice.

The players all looked up at him.

'We gave them too many chances in the first half and we couldn't go on like that in the second half. We have a high-altitude advantage, why not? Every corner was a good opportunity for us to take advantage of. So I ask you to be more aggressive in the second half and more aggressive in the midfield! He clenched his fist and pounded it.

A group of midfielders led by Karlstrom bowed their heads in shame when they heard the manager say this. They also knew that their performance in the first half was unbearable, and they were completely suppressed by the England midfield, not to mention, and they did not contribute much when defending. Sweden were completely suppressed by England in the first half, with the loss of control in midfield being the main reason.

"We'll ......make a change in the second half," Lagerbeck said, glancing at captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had been silent. "Zlatan (Ibrahimovic). ”

Ibrahimovic has his sights set on the manager.

"What was it like to be at the top of the front in the first half?"

"I have so little space to move around, and they don't have an inch of people. Ibrahimovic replied honestly.

Lagerbeck nodded, indicating that he understood. "In the second half you pull out and don't play center. Drop behind Goitão and play as a second striker and midfielder. Use your skill and awareness to organise your attacks and shoot when you have space. ”

He doesn't have to face England's two centre-backs anymore, and with more space and time to get the ball, his skills can come in handy.

Ibrahimovic was not surprised by the arrangement, and he nodded, indicating that he knew

With all the tasks almost scheduled, Lagerbeck decided to boost his morale one more time. You can't let the players feel negativity because of the first half.

"Remember the video I showed you last night?" He asked.

It was a 10-year match between Sweden and England in the group stage of the World Cup, and England played beautifully in the first half and Sweden played perfectly in the second half.

"It's pretty much the same as it was today, we had the same game again. I'm confident that we'll win in the end! Let's launch a Jedi counterattack in the second half! England haven't beaten us in 48 years, and there's no reason why this proud result should come to an end today! As long as we can score early in the second half, the nightmare of 48 years will haunt the English players, and as the clock draws closer to the end of the game, their mentality will change. This is a situation in our favor. As long as we are more patient than them, we can win in the end! ”

Lagerbeck said to the players with a confident face. He firmly believed in his own judgment, we simply know too well about the English!

George. Wood did not follow the team into the dressing room today, and he and other substitutes used the half-time break on the pitch to warm up. That said, he could play in the second half.

He didn't know what Donn said to his teammates at half-time, but it was normal to see their faces come out again.

See Captain John. Terry showed up at the Yongdao crossing, and Wood finished his warm-up and slowly walked to the bench. As he brushed shoulders with Terry, he heard the man who had put the captain's armband back on his place suddenly ask, "Hey." George, have you warmed up adequately? ”

Wood stopped and looked at him a little strangely.

"My gut tells me you have a chance to play today. Terry smiled at him and walked away.

Wood frowned. Looking at the Yongdaokou, hoping to see Tony. Dawn. Did he make any adjustments at half-time?

The second half was restarted with no substitutions on either side. Ibrahimovic was in the centre circle with Goitão when Sweden kicked off, but only after a round of attack. Donn noticed Ibrahimovic and then dropped off into a position between a midfielder and a second striker.

If Lagerbeck thought that Don would be taken aback by the arrangement, and was at a loss for what to do. Then he's going to be disappointed.

Ibrahimovic immediately raised his hand to ask for the ball as soon as he pulled it out, and he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a big move! Let off some frustration at the inaction of the first half.

Just after receiving the ball and about to take a look inside to find a shot, he was blocked by Gerrard.

Ibrahimovic made a quick stop to turn and see how to protect the ball. However, he also turned his back to the direction of the attack again. Ibrahimovic was very surprised, how could Gerrard appear here? It's already very close to getting in. It stands to reason that the defenders are responsible for the area. Even if he had to stand in the way of him, it should be Michael. Johnson, not Gerrard, who is more attack-oriented.

He looked up and saw Johnson in another area, staring at Caltrom as he was about to move.

Was Gerard specifically here to keep an eye on him, or was it just an accident?

Ibrahimovic decided to experiment again. He passed the ball out and ran away from Gerrard to a new position to raise his hand for the ball again.

After the football was reported, Ibrahimovic once again saw Gerrard in front of him.

Once by accident, twice ......

Ibrahimovic didn't even make a feint. Passed the football out again. Run away and continue to raise your hand for the ball.

Football came for the third time. Gerard arrived.

The third time was not accidental!

It seems that the other party is eyeing him.

Ibrahimovic didn't pass the ball out this time, opting instead to use his footwork to shake off Gerrard. Break through again. However, Gerald pestered him to the core, not giving him a chance to get rid of him. After a stalemate, Ibrahimovic found that England's defence was leaky, and Gerrard clearly sacrificed his attack to defend himself, and he had to reluctantly move the ball away.

Lagerbeck watched from the sidelines in shock. England's adjustment is too timely, right? It stands to reason that the opposition should not have defended against Ibrahimovic so quickly, waiting for Donn to react. If you come up with a countermeasure, and finally give the order, it will take ten minutes to do anything, and your team can use the chaos in England's defense during this time to create scoring opportunities.

But now the situation is completely different, could it be that Don En guessed his adjustment in advance? How is this possible!

On the other side, Don still had a nonchalant smile on his face. Ragbeck certainly wouldn't know that England had long regarded studying their opponents as their daily homework, and Sweden couldn't hide it from themselves. From the qualifiers, as well as the warm-up matches. As soon as the team can't open the game, Lagerbeck will make such adjustments. The age-forward Ibrahimovic is also moving back a little bit. His excellent footwork and long-standing sense of experience make him a perfect fit in midfield.

At half-time, Donn made a targeted arrangement for this habit in Sweden. He sent Steven Gerrard to defend Ibrahimovic and the attack was played on two flanks. Anyway, England have a goal in hand and don't worry much about scoring. As long as he can defend solidly, even a one-goal lead is not an unacceptable outcome in Donn's opinion.

At the same time, Ibrahimovic passed the ball three times and raised his hand three more times to ask for it. And his teammates also passed the ball to him three times, which proved the correctness of the intelligence. In the second half, Ibrahimovic really transformed himself and became the playmaking heart of the Swedish team.

It looked like Lagerbeck was hoping for a second-half victory. It's a pity that Don didn't get his wish.

The judgment is correct, the countermeasures are correct, and the rest of the matter is to watch the show.

Sweden didn't expect England to react so quickly. For a while, they didn't know what to do.

How could the England team, who had been specifically told by Donn, let go of such an opportunity? Fight back now. Since he guessed that the Swedish team would strengthen its control over the midfield, Don naturally would not let the football stay in the midfield longer, so the football reached the front of the Swedish team's penalty area after three passes and two downs!

Gerald didn't rush forward. Drag behind beware of Ibrahimovic. England have just two strikers and two wing-backs up front. Although Gerrard didn't go up, the four frontcourt players were still moving forward. By the time the Swede reacted, Mitchel had already received a pass from Mork at the top of the box.

Mitchel's shooting power is generally his weakness, and he rarely shoots from outside the box, and even if he barely gets up, he ends up 108,000 miles away from goal.

The Swede knows England very well, Grabeck knows every player in England and is the main reason why he thinks his side can beat England. Before the game, he told the Swedish players about the characteristics of each English player. Defenders must be familiar with every characteristic of the opposing attacking player.

Now Sweden's defenders will have in their minds when they see Mitchel get the ball – he doesn't shoot from distance.

Facing Mitchel's centre-back Pitt. Larsson (peter_larsson) also knows the technical characteristics of his opponent, and if he goes to the ground, he will only let the opponent use his foot skills to pass. So the best thing to do is to step back a little bit, keep a safe distance, and prevent him from breaking through. But what he didn't expect was that Mitchel actually picked up his right foot after looking up at the situation in front of him!

He's going to shoot!?

Larsson was frightened and wanted to step forward to stop him. It's too late!

Sweden's goalkeeper Isaksson didn't expect Mitchel to shoot directly at the top of the penalty arc!

Mitchel's kick doesn't have a lot of power. The ball wasn't too fast, but it made a clear arc. Straight to the far post that Isaksson can't pounce on......

"Mitchel suddenly shoots with his feet!"

The ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net, and Isaksson, despite making a very stretched save in the air, could not reach it and could only watch the ball hit the post......

The English fans in the stands erupted in such cheers that one almost thought that there had been an earthquake at the Pizjuán Stadium. At this moment, even the television cameras were trembling, and the English were chanting "Hurrah".

“hat_a_great_goooooooooal！！ Unbelievable goal! Mitchel swings his leg on the spot and shoots. The ball arced gracefully, bypassing Isakson's defence and flying into the goal! England led Sweden 2-0 in the 60th minute of the second half!! ”

"Two goals ahead! It doesn't get much better than this! The Swedes were still brewing a counterattack, but they were knocked out by us! Aha! Mortenson almost danced with joy. The reason for his delight is not just a two-goal lead, but from the pitch it is England who are completely dominant.

However, after a short period of excitement, this thought could not help but come to everyone's minds:

For 48 years, England has faced this situation in matches against Sweden, but it was the English who were unlucky in the end. Wouldn't this time be an exception? In the dark, it seems that there is a pair of big hands at random fiddling with the fate of England, wanting to win Sweden? In the 90th minute, I could have equalized Sweden!

This time. Tony. Can Donn's team overcome the hands of fate?

After celebrating Mitchel's goal with those close to him, Donn turned his head to look over to the bench, and he noticed that George. Wood had just finished celebrating. So he walked over.

"George. ”

Wood looked back at him.

"Go warm up, five minutes. With that, Don turned and walked away.

Wood heard this clearly, he didn't hesitate in the slightest, he didn't stand still and cheer three times, he directly grabbed the training vest thrown on his seat. While putting on his body, he pulled his feet and ran to warm up.

Five minutes later, Wood returned to Donne, waiting for Donn's latest instructions.

"Sweden conceded two goals. Donn said to Wood, "They're going to be going all out for the next thirty minutes." Go for the goal. I need you to go up and stabilize the midfield for me now. ”

Wood nodded.

"When you go up, take Gerrard's place. Defend Ibrahimovic. ”

"Good ground. Wood continued to nod.

After assigning the task, Don glanced at Wood's right toe.

Wood noticed Donn's move, and he jumped on tiptoe, "I'm fine. ”

Don, who had been recognized, grinned a little embarrassedly.

"Let's play. George. ”

When England fans and commentators saw George. Wood stood next to the fourth official, clearly waiting for the game to come on, and all the fears that everyone had vanished.

The patron saint of England, "St. George", appears again, and there is nothing to worry about.

Gerrard saw the order for a substitution on the pitch, and after high-fives with his teammates, he staggered off the pitch. He didn't have any problem with Donn's arrangement, he just used this substitution to delay a little longer.

Sure enough, the Swedes were very dissatisfied with Gerrard's indiscriminate attitude and raised their hands to the referee in protest. But it's only sixty minutes now. There was still half an hour left for the Swedes, and the referee could only turn a blind eye.

Gerrard stood there with his hands raised and applauded the England fans in the stands before he hugged Wood.

When Wood stepped onto the pitch, the England fans, who were already cheering, burst into even louder cheers.

Amid the deafening cheers, John. Mortenson's passionate voice rang out: "Let's welcome England's captain, George. Wood!! ”

"St. George Bless England ——!!"

It seemed to have been arranged in advance, and just as he finished saying this, the fans in the stands chanted in unison.

Wood heard those cries. He raised his hand in response to the cheer. It turned out to be a louder layer.

In the midst of cheers that resounded in the sky. Lagerbeck's face was very ugly. Of course, he knew that Donn was replaced by George at this time. What is Wood for. Just like in the last 10 minutes of the game against Germany, he replaced Wood and finally saved the 2-1 victory.

It looked like there was half an hour left in the game. Tony. Donn is ready to hold on to the two-goal advantage.