No. 678: Pressure from Sponsors!
When Pique and Peter stood up, they were bleeding profusely!
Slow motion shows the two men banging their heads together, with Peter's nose broken and Peake's brow bone cracked......
German national television said: "It was a terrible game! ”
The pair went off the pitch to deal with their injuries and the game continued, with England attacking from the left and Ashley Cole being very active, crossing the ball across the middle from 10 yards from the baseline, and the experienced Puyol jammed Peter to clear the ball.
Near the centre circle, John Terry took control of the ball and a big foot was hoisted into the box, and Casillas leaped high to hold the ball tightly in his arms.
England's attacks were blocked by the Spaniards again and again, but they defended well and did not give Spain a chance to launch a quick counter-attack.
England's midfield is very pressing, and even if they can't snatch the football, they will definitely not allow Spain to play a smooth combination.
With the score ahead, Spain's mentality is good, they are not known for their quick counter-attacks.
Spain got the ball and pushed forward layer by layer, struggling to penetrate into the English half. In the 45th minute of the first half, Spain moved the football from the left to the right, and Ramos, who stepped forward to assist, crossed the ball to the middle, and the football went towards Villa in the penalty area.
Upson's right shoulder jammed Villa's left shoulder, giving him no chance to move, and Terry took advantage of this to almost step forward and kick the ball into the midfield with a big kick, and England's two centre-backs worked together to defuse the crisis.
Rooney flew up near the centre circle and battled with Puyol for a header, but the ball was pushed back by Puyol and Lampard took two smart steps forward to take the ball down!
Fight back quickly!
Frank Lampard dribbled forward quickly and Alonso met him and the Blues split the ball down the left. Girard didn't stop the ball, he made a long long pass, the football flew to the left side of the Spanish penalty area, and Peter pounced on the football like a cheetah!
Puyol ran for his life, and when Peter stopped the ball, he slammed his left shoulder into Peter's right shoulder. Affected by this, Peter did not park the football and the football rolled off the baseline.
"Boom! ……”
The stadium erupted in exclamations.
Luca, the commentator of Milan Sport, sighed: "When the king is not on the field, England play completely differently, if he is on the field, Girard will not launch a quick counterattack with a long pass, but will hand over the football to him."
England need a player who can take the ball, break through, and pass the ball in the frontcourt, and Wang is precisely such a player, without him, England's attacking threat has indeed decreased a lot.
Will Capello risk replacing him when he can't open the game in the second half?
This is very likely! ”
"Both sides defended very well and didn't give each other too many chances, so it's time to test the attackers of both sides," said German national television.
In contrast, Spain were quite patient and calm despite the difficulty of advancing, while England were a little impatient, frequently attacking with long passes in an attempt to storm the Spanish defence.
But Spain has Puyol on the back line, and it is difficult for England to break through his defense, and Puyol's role is equivalent to Cannavaro in Italy in the 06 World Cup, and he is the anchor of the backline! ”
At the end of three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the first half ended.
The commentator of Spanish national television said loudly: "The first half is over, and Spain temporarily leads 1-0 with a goal from Villa!"
Although Spain struggled with England's stubborn thus, we got a lucky goal, which was crucial.
This goal can make them play more calmly and confidently, come on, Spain, the dawn of victory is already beckoning! ”
Sky TV commentator Kent sighed: "Football is like that, an accident can change the situation on the field, and Villa's unexpected goal made a certain change in the mentality of the English players, they became impatient and not patient enough when attacking.
Hopefully in the second half they will be a little more patient when they attack.
From a tactical point of view, Capello's high pressing did have a very good effect, and Spain's previous smooth coordination was gone, losing its former sharpness.
After all, the defense cannot bring victory, and the Italians will have to deal with the attacking problems in the second half.
Come on, England, you still have a full half of the game! ”
While the major TV stations were busy summing up the first half and looking forward to the second half, the players from both sides returned to the dressing room to prepare for the decisive battle of the second half.
The atmosphere in the Spanish dressing room was lively and a little nervous, and the one-goal lead gave them a chance to be on top of the world, but the more they got to this point, the more nervous they became.
The words of the old coach Bosque resolved their tension:
"Kids, I know you have a lot on your mind right now, but the more you get to this point, the more calm you have to be. We can't forget the semi-final between England and the Netherlands!
Just when everyone thought the Netherlands were going to make it to the final again, England went on a miraculous comeback, and as long as the whistle didn't blow at the end of the game, the game was not over and the outcome was uncertain.
England have players who can change the score at any time, and any mistake would send us to despair!
We have to be mentally prepared for a tough fight in the second half! ”
The impetuous heart of the Spanish player fell again, and Ramos said loudly: "The coach is right, the more we get to this point, the more careful we have to be, even if we do everything perfectly!" ”
Pique, who had a band-aid on his eyebrow bone, nodded and said, "Coach, don't worry, we know how to do it."
If the king plays in the second half, we will definitely keep an eye on him! ”
Bosque nodded in satisfaction.
……
The atmosphere in the England dressing room was somewhat oppressive, and Capello, who was sitting in the chair in the middle of the dressing room, closed his eyes slightly. On the way back to the dressing room, the assistant told him that FA president Trisman wanted the Italian to give Wang a chance to play in the second half.
Triesman didn't directly say that it was meant by the sponsor, but Capello knew it was definitely the sponsor's meaning.
It was a very bad feeling that someone was pointing fingers at his work, and Capello took two deep breaths to suppress the uncomfortable feeling in his heart.
He started thinking about the second half of the game.
Replacing Wang Rui is undoubtedly a risk, but from the perspective of shirking responsibility, replacing Wang Rui is the best way - you see, I have used all the players I can use......
But he really doesn't want to shirk the responsibility for defeat in this way, but wants to get the ultimate victory, and he wants to take LinkedIn Gran to the top of the world.
What to do? (To be continued.) )