No. 670: Smoke grenades?
Spain's crushing victory over Germany, although there are not many wonderful shots, but it shows the world the strength of the matador.
Spain and England were able to knock out strong opponents and reach the final, relying on their strong midfield and backfield, and Milan Sport believes that whoever controls the midfield in the final will win:
"Two teams with very different styles reached the final, but the two teams had the best in the midfield and back, with both teams having luxurious midfielders and some of the best midfielders in football today.
The strength of the Spanish midfield comes from their superb teamwork, as they almost all come from Barcelona.
The strength of England's midfield comes from their defensive intensity, Gillard, Lampard, Kenting, all three are defensive experts, and the presence of Wang has brought creativity to England's midfield, which is exactly what England's midfield has always lacked.
The final will be a contest between the midfielders of both sides, and whoever can control the midfield will win the final victory!
If Wang can't return from injury in time, then the strength of England's midfield will drop sharply, and it will be difficult to gain the upper hand in the competition with Spain, and Spain will have a better chance of winning. ”
The fact that a player has such a huge impact on the outcome of the game can only show the importance of this player, and Wang Rui has proved that he is such a player through his performance.
In this case, England fans hope that Wang Rui can recover from injury as soon as possible and appear in the final.
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On July 8, England headed to Johannesburg, the venue of the final, and at 11 a.m., the bus pulled into the Venus Hotel, three kilometres from the city.
More than 50 journalists, who had been waiting outside the hotel for a long time, rushed to the hotel's security guard to keep a safe distance from the bus.
Capello was the first to step off the bus, and instead of being tired from the long journey, he was in good spirits. For the Italian, leading LinkedIn Gran to the World Cup final was the pinnacle of his coaching career.
He's very excited these days, and it's a wonderful feeling.
Capello walked towards reporters, hoping to get on good terms with the media, and the World Cup final looked like a competition between players on the pitch, but in fact it was an all-round competition.
The Italians want to make a good impression on the media so that England can prepare for the game in a good public opinion environment.
Of course, the reporters were most concerned about Wang Rui's injury, and a middle-aged British reporter who took the lead asked: "How serious is Wang's injury?"
Will he be able to appear in the final? ”
Capello said solemnly: "Wang's injury is not optimistic, it is not yet certain whether he will recover before the final, and we are now ready for him not to play." ”
As soon as the British reporter heard this, his mood suddenly fell, and the Spanish reporter suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and clenched his fists. Journalists from other countries shook their heads and sighed, without the final of the king, it would definitely be a few points less exciting.
At this moment, Wang Rui limped off the bus with the support of Peter and Kending, and the reporters temporarily forgot that Capello was slapping Wang Rui.
British reporters remembered that in the semi-finals, Wang Rui insisted on helping England get a penalty kick with an injury, and their eyes were moist unconsciously. A young journalist shouted at him: "Come on, king!" We hope you get well soon! ”
Wang Rui calmly waved to the reporter, and then walked into the hotel with the support of two friends and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Countless reporters shook their heads and sighed, originally a major highlight of the final was the competition between Wang Rui and Xavi, but now it seems that this highlight can only be left on the field of La Liga.
The calmness on Wang Rui's face made the Spaniards feel strange, could it be that the English were setting off smoke bombs?
As a result, there was soon such an opinion in the Spanish media: "Wang's injury is not as serious as people imagined, this is a smoke bomb released by the English, Wang will definitely appear in the final, Spain must be ready for him to play." ”
On the one hand, the British media and Capello insisted that Wang Rui's injuries were serious, while on the other hand, the Spanish media believed that it was a smoke bomb, and people did not know who said it was true.
On July 9, the Marca newspaper issued a bombshell news: "Yesterday afternoon, England conducted adaptive training, and according to reliable sources, although Wang did not participate in tactical training, he was jogging and stretching on the sidelines!"
It is very likely that Wang will appear in the finals! ”
Marca also used the opinion of the Real Madrid team doctor to confirm his opinion: "After repeatedly observing the game video, Mr. Juan, the real Madrid team doctor, came to the conclusion that Wang's injury is not serious, and he needs to rest for three days at most to heal!" ”
England fans cheered when they heard the news, but England team doctor Cole immediately denied Marca's opinion: "Wang's injury is not as light as the Spaniard said, Wang did participate in the warm-up yesterday afternoon, but the situation is not optimistic, whether he can play in the final remains to be seen." ”
Cole's words were like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of England fans.
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On the third floor of the Venus Hotel, Capello's room, the Italian frowned, full of gloom, and the assistant beside him was depressed. England have had two tactical training sessions after the match against the Netherlands, but the situation is not promising.
Without Wang Rui, the offense of the main lineup is lackluster, and he has lost his sharpness, and Peter seems to have lost his spirituality and has done nothing.
Rooney is still trying, but his ability is limited, and it is difficult to break through the backline composed of Terry, Upson and other main players.
As if to lighten the oppressive atmosphere in the room, Capello shifted the conversation to the goalkeeper: "Tell me about your observations of Oakes, is he capable of taking on the task?" ”
Green and James made mistakes in successive games, which Capello could not tolerate, and such mistakes would leave a psychological shadow on the players, and they would take a big risk if they were used in the final.
The goalkeeper coach said: "Oakes is in good shape, he has good reflexes and saves, he just has time to like to play, and this point is fat......al when he has time"
Capello thought for a moment and said: "There is no perfect goalkeeper in this world, and if he can play 80% of his ability in the Premier League, I want to be satisfied."
It's not a bad thing to like to attack, it's quite good for saving one-on-one balls, and when defending from set-pieces, a couple of defenders just need to pay attention.
The goalkeeper is decided! ”
The back line will be stronger with the return of Terry, and the selection is very easy to arrange, and there is no dispute about the choice of strikers, Peter, who scored twice in the last game, will definitely occupy one place, and Rooney occupies the other.
The midfield trio of Gillard, Frank Lampard and Kenting were fine, but the fourth option made the coaching staff uncomfortable, with some suggesting that Lennon should be replaced, as he was decent and had no major problems when he came on.
There have also been suggestions for Joe Cole, who is thought to be a help on the left side of the pitch.
Capello looked at the assistants who were arguing with reason, and sighed in his heart: God, let a miracle befall England, give me a healthy king!
Even if you can't give me a 100 percent healthy king, as long as you can make him run and take free kicks, I'll ...... (To be continued.) )