Volume 7 Heart of the Lion King Chapter 124 I want to play (today's first update, ask for a monthly pass!) )
At 1:0, Summerer can choose to be conservative, and at 1:1 he can still choose to be conservative. But when his side were beaten 2-1 by England, he couldn't stay conservative. There hasn't been any news of any goals coming from Portugal and Wales now, and it's been 70 minutes. If this situation persists until the end of the game, Germany will be eliminated from the competition behind Portugal and Wales with four points......
Unable to stay conservative any longer, Summerer got up from his seat.
Schweinsteiger was overwhelmed by England's zone defence, and if he continued to focus on him, it would only bog down Germany's attack. Summerer walked to the sidelines, whistled into the pitch, and called Close's name. When Cross came over, he gestured to take charge of the attack. Cross nodded in understanding.
The German team also has multiple sets of tactical preparations, usually Schweinsteiger is the core, but this is easy to be thoroughly studied by the opponent, once this set of tactics is thoroughly studied, then Klos has to step forward and be responsible for organizing the team's attack.
The German team is still adjusting, and England have launched an onslaught. Tony. Donn directs the team to continue the attack and try to score another goal. You must know that a one-goal lead is very unsafe.
England, who had just taken the lead, were in high spirits and Germany were ready to attack, so it was a good time to score.
"England attacked...... Gerrard's long-range shot deflected off Rolfes' body...... Luckily, Adler reacted quickly and saved the ball! ”
"Corner...... Walcoat grabs the penalty and heads the ball into goal! Slightly out of the way! ”
When Gerrard picked up the ball again, he fired a long-range shot that deflected the ball away and shook off Rolfes who came up to block the shot, and then he was passing the ball wide to the lively Mock.
This time, Jensen was not polite, he didn't give Mock a chance to start at all, and he used ferocious defensive moves to tackle Mock down.
The referee's whistle sounded. England were awarded another free-kick from outside the corner of the box. The free-kicks were dangerous in this place, but the Germans were not afraid because they had air superiority.
Gerrard didn't pass the ball through the air, but came with a low flat shot! The soccer ball slipped under the wall of people who jumped and rolled rapidly against the turf. The ball is so dark that anyone who accidentally touches it can send the sideline into the goal. As a result, no one touched the ball this time. just rubbed the back post and rolled out of the bottom line, scaring the German fans in the stands into a cold sweat, and also making the England fans hold their heads in their hands with regret......
I'm afraid the most regrettable person is Tony. Dawn. What a great opportunity to extend your lead...... Just slipped away from the countless feet in front of the door.
England stormed for a while and still didn't score a goal, and Donn decided to take it as soon as he saw it, and he didn't dare to take too much risk in such a game. If he continues to attack and let the German team complete the adjustment, it will be his turn to be unlucky. You must know that England attacked even the central defenders in the center circle a while ago. It's too dangerous to go on like this, and there will be a lot of space behind, as long as the German team passes over, it will be a vast world for galloping......
Podolski and Gomez both have pace and can run with the ball on their own. Leaving too much space in the backcourt will definitely be taken advantage of.
Donn decided to signal his team to move back a bit and switch from offensive tactics to defensive counter-attacks.
At this time, Walcott was dribbling the ball on the field, facing Lahm's defense and preparing to break through. He noticed someone coming behind him, and Schweinsteiger was quietly leaning in, intending to strike back and forth. Walcott wasn't flustered, he had a plan in mind. Taking advantage of the fact that the two of them surrounded him, he suddenly accelerated and rushed over, catching the other party off guard.
Just as he was about to start, Schweinsteiger stomped on his back ankle......
The force of the forward rush was hard to move on the ground, and Walcott only felt a tearing sensation coming from the back of his ankle, and then he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. Lamb was taken aback and quickly raised his hands to signal that he had not made any move, and Walcott's fall had nothing to do with him - he was afraid that he would be saddled with a yellow card because he had already received a yellow card in the first half.
Schweinsteiger, who was across from him, was also shaking his finger to show that he had not committed a foul.
The referee didn't care so much and rushed up to Schweinsteiger to give him a yellow card. Then he looked at Walcott, who was lying on the ground in pain, and turned to the field to make a stretcher gesture.
"What a bastard!" Don scolded from the sidelines, urging the team doctors to hurry up and check on the situation.
He was going to make adjustments to the defense in a few minutes, but now the offensive player is injured.
"Walcott is injured and it looks like he can't keep playing!" Walcott on the TV screen is placed on a stretcher, his face covered with his hands and his expression painful. The team doctor who was following the stretcher was gesturing to Don for a substitution.
"Damn, wake up Downing to warm up." Donn said to Walker.
England's coaching bench and bench were tossed and turned around because of Walcott's hands, Downing hurriedly put on his training vest from the bench, and ran to warm up in a hurry, and just after a minute he had to rush back and stand in front of Donn to listen to the tactical arrangements. Until now, his mind was still a little confused, and he didn't fully listen to what the leader said.
“…… Go for it, get on the field! Don tapped him on the shoulder and pushed him to the sideline. At this time, Tang Ning realized that he was going to play, but what was he letting him play? He thought about it, and probably let him attack on the side and defend or something.
The team's team doctor, Derek. White walked over after checking on Walcott's injury and shook his head at Donn's inquiring gaze: "This game, the next game, the next game may not be available, Tony." ”
Donn lowered his head and cursed vaguely.
Theo Walcott is injured, Bentley is injured and only Adriano is available to England at right-back. Mock, he has to fight continuously in the future, and physical fitness has never been Mock's strong point, which is too bad......
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Theo Walcott's injury affected the morale of the England players, and just as Donn asked the team to pay attention to the defence, the formation shrank back. It's time to start fighting back defensively.
The Germans took advantage of the situation to cover the past and lay siege to the England goal.
Donn stood on the sidelines, staring the pitch with a solemn expression, keeping a close eye on the performances of both sides so that he could make adjustments at any time.
Now it seems that Germany have the upper hand, but England's defensive formation is not out of order, Toney. Although Klos has taken over the banner of organising the attack, England's two central midfielders are not vegetarians. Michael, who concentrates on defense. Johnson relied on his outstanding running ability to stick to Kroos like a shadow, preventing him from receiving the ball and organizing the offense easily.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while.
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Summer's squad began to be redeployed, replacing Khedira, who had a lackluster performance, with 26-year-old Bochum midfielder Marko. Marin (marko_marin). This is a fine and delicate wide player with excellent dribbling, and although he is a right-footed player, he is good at moving on the left wing
Summer's apparent desire to bring him on the flanks was to bolster the flanks while increasing his team's ability to break through and create chaos in England's defence. Just as Donn brought in a goal when he replaced Mock, Summerer and Donn played the same idea.
Then he changed the position of the defender Rolfes from a midfielder to a central midfielder, closer to the England penalty area, and played Rolfes's good passing skills. As a result, Germany's three lines are tighter and more connected, reducing the chance of being cut off by England's midfield defence.
The German team, which had made adjustments, improved in attack, and Marin was a substitution that Donn didn't even come up with. Because Marin, who plays for Bochum, is probably the weakest midfielder in the German team, he is thin, plays more solitary, and is almost useless except for dribbling. But such a player is now the most active German player on the field. His dribbling made England players miserable.
At the same time, Summerr asked the German midfielder to step up his long-range shots and try to use them to break away England's dense defence.
For a while, the battle clouds in front of England's goal were thick, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Marko. Marin takes the ball...... He used his skills to break through Mog, Adriano. Mock is not a player who is good at defending...... Cross! ”
Mario. Gomez then jumps high and heads the ball!
Joe. Hart struggled to lift Gomez's header over the crossbar, but Gomez's header was better this time, otherwise it might have gone in.
The Germans won a corner, and the Englishman became nervous as they watched the giants appear in front of goal.
Although in the first half he made a mistake that led to the opponent's goal, Joe. Hart still had to strike in such a situation. This time he did not do well, taking the ball off in the air.
However, this flurry of German attacks has already sounded the alarm bell for England's goal. Maybe when the German team makes a comeback again, the alarm bell will have to become a "death knell......
The Germans frantically launched an attack into the heart of England, and the English could not even get past half-time. The Germans' strong physiques and excellent fitness prevailed at this time, and they took control of the game, and the English players suffered more in the physical confrontation.
With 75 minutes played, the situation was not in England's favour, as if they could concede a goal at any moment.
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Donn walked around the sidelines with some anxiety, nervous now for fear that the German would equalise in the final moments of the game. That's a real lack of skills.
When he walked to the front of the bench, George. Wood stood up from his seat.
'You need to be more defensive.' He said to Donn. "I'm on the field."
Don ignored it, turned around and walked back. Wood followed him and repeated, "Replace me." ”
"It can't be, George." Don replied with his back to him. "Even if it's a draw, we'll qualify."
"But you want to win. You know what it means to play against Germany. ”
Donn stopped and looked back at Wood. "Even if I wanted to win, I wouldn't joke about your career."
"It's not a joke, my feet are already healed."
Donn laughed and debunked his lie: "Mr. White told me that your right big toe still hurts a little when you touch the ball. ”
"That's not in the way!" Wood raised his voice, and if Sophia was around, he would surely reprimand him for his attitude towards Mr. Donne's words. But now Wood doesn't care what the relationship between him and Don is, he just wants to play, and he is going crazy to think about it. 'It's difficult for the team right now, I'm the captain and I can't watch here!'
Don was stunned by what he said.
"Gerard's physical strength is no longer good, and the Germans are using him as a breakthrough!" Wood pointed to the pitch and said to Donne, "If you don't make a substitution, ......."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the cheers of the German fans in the stands.
Gerrard slipped on his feet against Rolfes and lost his goal. Rolfes took the opportunity to break through and stir up the England defence, and if it wasn't for Terry blocking Rolfes's long-range shot with his body, I really don't know what the consequences would be.
Wood didn't continue, just looked at Don quietly.
It was one of the few times Wood in Donn's memory that he was emotional, and he was as bored as wood forever. I didn't expect to be excited to say to myself that he was going to play. In the past, he always listened to what he said, the most obedient person, and the faithful execution of tactics, is the type of player that any manager dreams of. Now he has to strongly oppose his own arrangement for him, refusing to accept the arrangement of playing until the knockout round.
The fierce battle on the pitch continued, and England were pressed into the 30-metre area by the Germans, who had to use their bodies to block the holes of the guns in order to block the Germans' long-range shots. But it didn't feel good to be hit by a powerful long-range shot.
The cheers of the German fans in the stands were growing louder and they seemed to see hope of an equaliser.
England fans were unwilling to be pressed and beaten by the Germans like this, singing in the stands to cheer for the England team.
Tony. Donn and George. Wood confronted each other off the field, seemingly completely unconcerned about what was going on on the field.
"England are in a big dilemma right now! With ten minutes remaining, the Germans went on a frantic attack. They won two corners in three minutes...... Mitchel has basically been fixed as a centre-back...... "Mortensen's voice was full of anxiety, everyone knows that the Germans are tough, and the more unfavorable the situation is, the more they can explode.
In the midst of the cacophony, Don spoke. "George ......"
It was at this moment that a loud roar erupted from the stands and German fans cheered on their team. Donn's voice was drowned out in the raging waves.
Wood only saw Donn's mouth open and closed, but he didn't know what he was saying.
"A long-range shot from Germany hit the crossbar and bounced off! It's so dangerous! With ten minutes remaining, will England be able to hold on to the end of the game? ”
(To be continued)