Chapter 245: David - Beckham!!

England paid a heavy price for its conservatism. It gave Portugal too loose a ball-possession environment, allowing them to use their attacking firepower to the fullest. Eriksen, who was on the sidelines, couldn't sit still, and he called up Liverpool striker Heskey and Aston Villa striker Vassell on the bench. Once the game reached around the 70th minute of the second half, England was still unable to change the situation on the field, and he was forced to make a desperate fight.

On the pitch, after the game resumed, England finally started to attack. However, although England's momentum is very strong and powerful, Portugal is not afraid of such an attack. England's attack was too simple, like a rook in Chinese chess, although powerful, but always straight and lacking variety. In such a situation, England can only hope that their impact can break down the Portuguese defence, which is the most strenuous way to attack.

Frank Lampard, who was at the back of England, also started to cut forward more. In this game, he was more of a defensive midfielder, and he began to show his attacking power and impact in Chelsea. At the same time, England's two full-backs have also begun to increase the intensity and amplitude of their assists, and they can often be seen providing assists through the midfield, leaving a huge gap behind them.

At this time, England's high-altitude ball became their most powerful weapon. With a steady stream of high balls hoisting into the Portuguese penalty area, England's strong men began to form a header bombardment cluster in front of the Portuguese goal. In the 65th minute of the second half, Gary Neville's cross from the side won England a corner. David Beckham took the free-kick. This time his curling ball, precisely guided. Found Campbell in the box.

Campbell headed the ball over the edge of the six-yard box at the back post. Hit on the beam. He then reacted quickly to shoot the ball into the net from 2 meters in front of the goal. Because things happened too quickly, the Portuguese players were a little unable to react and let Campbell sneak attack. However, just when he, the English players and fans were inexplicably excited, the referee's whistle blew. Signalling that the goal was nullified, Terry in front of goal charged Ricciardo first, preventing him from picking up the ball.

This penalty made England fans and players almost go crazy. The players frantically rushed at the referee, Meyer, with expressions that looked like they were going to eat him alive. At this time, it is impossible for the referee to change the decision, whether it is to believe in his own judgment or for the sake of his own referee's face. It's a foregone conclusion. The best course of action for England now is to stop making such impulsive representations and anger the referee. As far as they could, they were still behind on the scoreline anyway. And there's really not a lot of time left for them.

But this is understandable, after all, the cold water poured on the head is really unbearable. At this time, no matter how impulsive you are, you can understand it, but you can't be forgiven. The referee was surrounded in the middle by players from England. Pounding and roaring. Several whistle-blowing warnings could not calm down the England players, who were now red-eyed. On the pitch, the referee is inviolable, and disobedience to the referee is punished. That's the case with England now, Meyer showed a yellow card directly to Campbell, who made the most trouble. Seeing such a result, the boos of the English fans can simply drive people crazy.

Lao Lei watched it with relish on the side. He gloated and thought that the referee was still too soft, and if it were me, he would have given him 5 or 6 yellow cards to make him so arrogant. Of course, Lao Lei's idea of making inches has not been realized. In the England team, there are still calm people, and Beckham and other veterans are the consequences of quickly pulling away a few young players who are strong and strong, making the guide more strict. Among them, there is Rooney, who made Lao Lei feel sorry, the little fat man sprayed so much saliva, and tried not to be punished, which made Lao Lei shake his head and say that it was a pity.

Seeing that the matter gradually calmed down, Lao Lei also pretended to come to the scene of the incident and pulled the English players away, looking like I was a good person. At this time, on the big screen at the scene, the footage just now began to be played. The collision between Terry and Ricciardo is between a judgment or a non-judgment, and it can only be said that the referee chose to give a penalty, and there is nothing wrong with it, and it is beyond reproach.

When the game finally resumed, it was clear that the England players were greatly affected by the decision, and they were very impatient, and they became unreasonable in handling the ball, as if they were giving up on themselves. This situation shows that England players generally do not have a strong ability to resist pressure, and compared to their old rivals Germany, they are a big difference. Perhaps it is the extremely high expectations in the country that have put a lot of pressure on them, making them extremely sensitive and irritable. Regardless, in the face of such an attack, the Portuguese defence showed no pressure. And the precious time slowly flowed away with the love of the English players.

Until the 75th minute of the second half, England was still unable to break down Portugal's defense, and the efficiency of the attack was extremely low. On the contrary, Portugal counterattacked several times and played well, if it weren't for Gomez, Ronaldo and others did not seize the opportunity, the score would have been more than 2:1. However, with the situation on the field, it will only be a matter of time before Portugal expands the score.

Eriksen finally couldn't stand this situation anymore and began to deploy troops. Replaced Campbell with Vassell and played up three strikers. For other positions, although he also wanted to adjust, it was a pity that he did not have many personnel to choose from, or he instinctively did not trust them very much. For example, Chelsea's rising star Joe Cole, who is technically excellent, is more inclined to believe in the strength of the veterans on the pitch for such a young man, and the conservative Eriksen.

In the 79th minute of the second half, a multi-point onslaught from England's front line left Kostiani in a bit of a hurry, forcing him to make a tactical foul and bring down Frank Lampard to give England a free-kick from 24 yards out. David Beckham was undoubtedly in front of the football, ready to take the free-kick. As one of the living free-kick masters, Beckham has saved his team with free-kicks on more than one occasion. This time, England fans are clearly putting that expectation on their number seven captain once again.

"Fantastic location, definitely within David's range. Will he be able to save us again? Can you?! O Madonna! Let's go inside!! I'm willing to trade my life for !! At this time, the frightened and nervous English commentator said with anticipation. For some fans, Beckham may be just a commodity whose fame is greater than his strength, but for England fans, this handsome man, no matter how many titles he has, the captain of England football will always be his first title. At this time, whether in England, or in Portugal, at the Stadium of Light, or in front of the TV, all England fans once again turned their eyes to the back of the No. 7.

Portugal is also nervous about this free kick. Taking a free-kick, like a sniper on the battlefield, is not about how different the personnel and weapons of the two sides are. An accurate bullet can determine the outcome of a war in the final stroke. At this time, no matter how big Portugal's advantage on the field is, they can only be beaten passively and accept the fate of being fatal by one blow.

Lao Lei also came to the middle of the human wall this time and became a human wall. Looking at Beckham's eyes, Lao Lei knew that Beckham would definitely attack the goal directly this time, and the desire to break the goal in his eyes could not be deceived. With the referee's whistle, Lao Lei and his teammates jumped up in unison to block Beckham's direct attack. The football brushed old Ray's hair, and he could feel it. A bad feeling hit Lao Lei's heart.

The eyes of more than 60,000 people in the audience were focused on this small sphere. David Beckham's direct shot on goal, with a stunning arc of completeness, flew towards the Portuguese door at great speed. In Ricardo's eyes, the ball flew towards the corner flagstick, and then suddenly, as if it defied physics, it began to accelerate towards the goal.

Such a large arc is a great test of the goalkeeper's prediction ability. However, the extremely fast speed of football does not give the goalkeeper enough time to predict, so that he can only judge by instinct. The arc of this free-kick, with Ricardo in full view, is undoubtedly beautiful. However, like a thorny love flower, it is beautiful but deadly.

The ball goes straight into the top corner of the near corner of the goal. Ricciardo couldn't do anything about a shot like this. The ball hit the junction of the goal frame and flew into the goal, which was an inexplicable goal. It is estimated that even any excellent goalkeeper in history is helpless in the face of such a free kick. 2:2, Beckham's free-kick, saves England again.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! David! David Beckham!! Our Captain! Our captain, saved us again!! Picture perfect! It was a flawless free-kick!! My God! Oh my God!! Hahahaha! I love you to death!! ”

At this time, the Stadium of Light is like a fryer. The huge sound is deafening. Lao Lei felt that the ground at this time seemed to be shaking slightly. England fans, like crazy, at this point they completely surrendered themselves to football, to the game.

Lao Lei reluctantly looked at England's No. 7. There's nothing anyone can do about a goal like this. Portugal didn't make any big mistakes that could be fatal, but the reality is that there are always things that cannot be resisted.

In the 80th minute of the second half, David Beckham's full moon scimitar was unsheathed.

A sword seals the throat!!

"I don't want to play overtime, though."

England is celebrating like crazy.

And Lao Lei set his sights on their door! (To be continued......)