The Spaniards would not have imagined that they would concede the ball in this way, with three shots in a row, and their defenders did not get a single spot, it was all in England's hands.

It was clear that England had studied Spain thoroughly and had the right tactics.

Donn was celebrating the goal not far away, while Hierro sat in his chair without even lifting his buttocks. He was pondering the question - England's change of formation must have a deep meaning, but what is the specific meaning?

Judging by this goal...... Was it a coincidence or premeditated?

This is a completely different approach to England's previous attack. Rooney and Abonlaho are two forwards who play as wing-backs, but Gerrard, the striker, does not play the role of playmaker...... Tony. What did Don think?

"Looks like we got the bet right!" On the other side, Tony. Don is on the offensive against Des. Walker excited, "The Spaniards didn't expect us to do this kind of frame skipping, they couldn't react and couldn't find a way to deal with us!" ”

"What are we going to do if they find a way to deal with us?" Walker wasn't as excited as Donn, and he always thought it was too risky.

'I don't think until the end of the first half, Hierro couldn't figure out how to deal with us...... Even if he thought of it, he couldn't implement it. Don smiled proudly, he was confident in that. "He's going to have to change people to deal with us. In the semi-finals, he didn't dare to make substitutions before the first half was over. Looking at the current starting list in Spain, how many people can be replaced? ”

Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta are Spain's duo and are certainly unlikely to be replaced, while both of them are attacking and contribute very little defensively. The two wingers, Silva and Lago, are not the kind of players who are good at defending and like to defend, and their task is to attack and attack. Spain, known as Europe's strongest midfielder, has only one Camacho as a defensive midfielder, but how can he alone defend against Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Abonlaho and Wood? That goal just now speaks for itself: Camacho runs behind Gerrard. Wayne Rooney was left unmarked and after Rooney caught the attention of the Spanish defence with the ball, Vaughn quietly walked away from the Spanish defenders. No one noticed him, partly because the defenders were keeping a close eye on Rooney's next move, and partly because it was Vaughn's first start of the tournament, and he was not well known to the rest of England's players, and he really lacked a presence in the Spanish defenders......

At the end of the day, Donn's tactics were to use Mitchel to attract the attention of the Spanish defenders. Wayne Rooney and Abonlaho, as well as Steven Gerrard, are the three midfielders with excellent attacking ability who are the real killers. If Wayne Rooney had been lucky, his first shot should have gone in, but Asenjo made a world-class save. Instead, Vaughn picked up the bargain.

If Spain wants to adjust this set of tactics in response to England, it is not who will target Rooney and who will mark the problem of Abang Lahodi, but must find someone to pester George. Wood. Because the brain of England is him, and no one else. If Wood can't pass the ball properly. England's attack would have been paralyzed.

However, Wood's position is at the back, very far behind, and even if he doesn't come up, he can achieve the purpose of organizing the attack through long passes. If you want to find someone who can defend him, you can't say that there is no such number one person in world football. At least in the current Spain...... Hard.

"I see...... I remember Hierro saying in an interview before the European Championship that he would give the best European Championship to the Spanish fans. In other words, he intends to stick to the attacking tactics, and for this he brings a lot of offensive players, while the defensive players only have ......" Shen here. Walker stopped abruptly and turned his head to look at Don in surprise.

Donn smiled at him: "That's right, Camacho is the only midfielder who can really defend. Hierro can't let the centre-backs rush into our half to defend George, right? ”

When Don said this, Walker's hanging heart finally relaxed. He sat back in the dugout, looked at the players running on the pitch and thought to himself that Tony was right, that everything in Spain is in our calculations right now, and we shouldn't be surprised if they make any changes. At least we were safe in the first half.

The ensuing game was just as Donn had told. Spain tried hard to fight back, and in fact they did pose a lot of threat to England's goal in attack, but no matter how many shots they had on goal, they didn't lead to a goal. And considering the attack of the England team, Spain's two full-backs did not dare to rush into the assist, and Hierro specifically told them on the sidelines. Until the end of the first half, not conceding more goals is a top priority.

England are also actively looking to attack, and a one-goal lead is not safe, if they can. It would have been nice to have a two-goal lead at the end of the first half. From coaches to players. That's what everybody thinks.

The game got even better after England's goal, with attacking Spain and attacking England colliding with passion at the New Mestalla.

Both sides played a wonderful and beautiful offensive combination. It's just that everyone's luck is a little worse. Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was still 0:1, and the host Spanish team temporarily fell behind.

Although I was not very satisfied with the score of 1:0, it was a good result to be able to take the lead. So Don didn't show any dissatisfaction when he came off the field.

The Spanish players are not particularly frustrated, after all, they are only one goal behind, and the manager will definitely make adjustments at half-time, and the second half is the real decisive battle!

The two teams left the stadium with different moods, with the Spanish fans in the stands not as confident about the second half as their teams, with the vast majority of Spanish fans worried about the fate of the team. And the most popular thing for England fans to do now is to discuss the naval battle of 500 years ago.

It was in that naval battle that the British Royal Navy defeated the Spanish Armada, which was the largest in the world at that time, thus allowing Britain to replace Spain as the supremacy of the sea, laying a solid foundation for Britain to establish the "empire on which the sun never sets" in the future.

This glorious history is well known to every Englishman, and it is placed in today's game. It's just so timely.

'We have a one-goal lead, but now is not the time to celebrate, guys. "In the dressing room, Don was talking to the team. "Know ......"

"A one-goal lead is the most dangerous score in the world!" Some of the players had already shouted out for him.

Don laughed, pointed at the players and said, "Yes, yes, they've all learned to answer......"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room. It's a semi-final, but the mentality of the players is good and Donn is very happy with that.

'In the second half, Spain will definitely make adjustments to our tactics. You have to be mentally prepared – the second half must not have been as easy as the first. We're probably going to get into a tough battle – if you didn't widen the gap at the start of the second half. What kind of adjustments will they make? It won't be defensive, it's offense. They will intensify their attacks on the wings, Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta will often split the ball on the wings, or simply go to the wings, and they will only be able to suppress our wide attacks if they intensify their attacks on the wings......" Speaking of which, Donn pointed to Rooney and Abonlaho, "Attention. In the second half you need to defend back. ”

Abang Lajo nodded, and Rooney had questions: "Boss, since their purpose is to suppress our wing attack, if Gabriel and I both return to defense, isn't it just right for them to achieve their goal?" ”

Don smiled slightly: "We still have George." They have suppressed our land. We're going to go halfway. After 45 minutes of the first half, the Spaniards must have thought that our main attack was on both sides, and that Mitchel and Vaughn were nothing more than illusions to draw attention to the opposition...... If they really think so, and adjust accordingly. Then in the second half......" Donn pointed to Mitchel and Vaughn, "you two will let the Spaniards know who the ornaments are!" ”

"No problem, boss!" Mitchel replied loudly.

"I must admit that I didn't expect England to make such a change...... 'In the Spanish dressing room, Hierro's first words were to apologize to the whole team and admit his mistake. "I apologize for the overall disadvantage in the first half. ”

The Spanish players didn't expect the manager to bow his head in public, but it made them feel that they had not fulfilled their responsibilities. The reality of being one goal behind is not the responsibility of the manager, because it is not the responsibility of any one person who is behind, but the problem of the whole team.

The atmosphere in Spain has always been good. Although Catalonia has been making noise in Spain, this will not affect the friendship of the players within the national team. Today they are one unit, without distinction between Madrid, Basque and Catalan.

'In the second half we had to make adjustments. Unfortunately, we don't have too many defensive players in midfield. ”

Camacho felt the eyes on him, and he knew that as the only defensive midfielder in the team, he would have a heavier task in the second half.

'We can't make too many adjustments defensively and I can't ask Camacho to cover from the front to the back. We can only find a way to attack it. Hierro groaned slightly. 'England have a tradition of attacking from the wings, they have a lot of speed in midfield and they mainly rely on the wings to drive the attack. George. Wood is only responsible for scheduling. Deadly passes close to the box are rare. The only way to suppress their ground side attacks is to fight our ground side attacks. The Spanish tradition is also to attack from the wings. Don't forget that, gentlemen! ”

Hierro decided to put his heavy troops on the wing, whether it was Iniesta or Cesc Fabregas, he would play more on the wing, and play a varied attack with Lago and Silva.

'Offensively, our midfielders need to play the ball quickly, with fewer touches and less time on the ball. Technically, we are indeed inferior to Spain, you have to admit that. Seeing someone's unhappy look, Don immediately pointed over. "If Spain have tightened their control and defence in midfield, then we will make more use of long balls from the back...... Mitchel and Vaughn are two beacons up front, and long balls are looking for them. Gerald, your task is to control the second drop point while they control the high. If you're close to the penalty area, shoot as hard as you can! ”

Gerald nodded, clenching his fists. When it comes to long-range shooting, he won't lose to anyone. Getting older hasn't affected the explosiveness of his shots, and now his long-range shots are more awkward and his shots are more subtle.

'If we didn't score at the start of the second half, we slowed down for a while, recycled the formation and defended solidly. But in such a situation, you must not forget to attack, and any opportunity to attack must be firmly grasped by me! I tell you, on the football field, there is retribution for wasting opportunities! ”

"I just want to emphasize one thing – you have to be fast when you attack! Run fast, catch fast, pass the ball fast, even if it's shooting, give me fast! This kind of fast pace is what Spain lacks and what they fear, it is our advantage and we must take advantage of it. ”

"What if England hit us on the counter-attack? They're fast, and if you're sure you're not sure you're sure you're going to get the ball down, you're going to foul! Foul a foul away from the penalty area, the sooner the better! Don't think I'm saying this to the defenders, starting with the strikers, once the ball is lost, it is counter-attacking and blocking. Even if you can't break the ball, you have to force them to pass back, you can't let them play fast attacks, and once England's speed is lifted, it's very difficult to stop them...... None of our players got a card in the first half and that's our advantage. The referee is soft on us, which is also our advantage, and we have to use it. In addition, in the physical confrontation with England, you can fall to the ground more. Remember we are the hosts, this is our home turf! ”

"Pay attention to me when defending, and move to be hidden, hidden! Do you know what it means to be hidden? Don't let the damn referee see even the little moves! Let the Spaniards suffer a dark loss! You know we're playing away from home, and the referee is going to be a little bit biased in favour of Spain, and there's no doubt that I know UEFA's style of play. Don said this, and someone snickered in his heart. Nottingham Forest are reorganized by UEFA every year, and as the money manager, he certainly knows what UEFA's style of doing is.

"If you are awarded a foul, do not try to argue with the referee, as any action you take in the circumstances may be interpreted by the referee as a provocation to his authority. I definitely don't want to see a yellow card for being late for a foul and then getting a second yellow card through verbal protest. ”

Donn has a serious look on his face and wants to show the players how important this is.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. Do you want more than 60,000 fans to watch their favorite teams play in the third- and fourth-place finals? Do you want to miss the chance to lift the trophy on your home turf? It's no big deal to be down by one goal, we're Spain, we're a unit! Hierro showed his style as captain of the Spanish team and loudly encouraged the players. "We're the hosts, there are so many fans watching us, we can't lose no matter what!"

"Guys, in 45 minutes, we're going to be in the final of the World Series for the first time in 50 years. Think about the number, fifty! Half a century! What an amazing thing it would be if we could do it! Does anyone not want to have their name written in history? At this time when taking a step forward is a hero, does anyone want to stand still or even go backwards? No, no one wants to! Now......" Donn pointed to the locker room door, "all of them - go forward!" ”