football killer

Chapter 95 England VS Spain
Amidst the shouts of more than 4 fans, the players did not keep the fans waiting too long. With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

The Spanish team was the first to get the right to serve. After receiving a pass from Morientes, Raul directly knocked the ball back to Echeberia in the midfield, and then rushed towards the England penalty area.

Echeberia did not stop the ball and passed directly behind Puyol, who again passed the ball to goalkeeper Casillas.At the same time, at this time, the players of the Spanish team had begun to distance themselves and began to prepare for the attack.

Seeing Irving rushing towards him aggressively, Casillas did not panic, but calmly passed the ball to Salgado on the right.Salgado got the ball and started sprinting towards the England half.

Although it was only a friendly match, which of the 11 starting England players would not dare to do their best.Everyone is smart, so they naturally know that the purpose of this Four Nations Invitational Tournament is to train troops for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. This Four Nations Invitational Tournament will directly affect their weight in the eyes of head coach Keegan.

It is for this reason that seeing Salgado just started the game, he wanted to play the forward assists he often played in Real Madrid. Of course Owen was not happy, and immediately turned his gun and chased after Salgado.

Salgado's speed was not very fast, but after a while, Irving could already hear panting from behind him trying to catch up with him. Salgado didn't dare to be careless, and directly passed the ball to Albelda who was on the sidelines.

Although both England and Spain play a 4-4-2 formation, the two sides are not exactly the same. At least in the midfield, England has four central midfielders, while Spain's Albelda and Baraja form a double midfielder, and Guti and Echeberia are full-backs.

As soon as Albelda received a pass from Salgado, Gerrard rushed forward aggressively. Regarding his ball-handling ability, Albelda knew very well that he was at best a typical defensive midfielder, and he was simply unable to reach the all-round midfielder of Rijkaard the Black Swan.

Generally speaking, typical defensive midfielders are doomed to have poor ball-handling ability and foot skills. After all, due to their position, they are often responsible for defense, tackles and interceptions. As for ball protection, it is rare at all.

Thinking of this, Albelda didn't dare to neglect, and immediately passed the ball to another midfielder Baraja.The difference from Albelda is that although Baraja is a midfielder, Baraja is not a typical defensive midfielder, but a technical player.The ball control ability and foot skills are very good, so after receiving a pass from Albelda, Baraja took the ball and began to dribble the ball towards England's backcourt.

Gerrard, who had originally rushed towards Albelda, saw Albelda pass the ball, and immediately chased after Baraja.For Baraja, a player who is only 1 meters tall, Gerrard is not polite, directly relying on his strong body, sticking to Baraja, and began to bump and squeeze.

While carefully protecting the ball, Baraja resisted Gerrard's press.Bahara is really depressed at the moment, buddy, I said it's not the World Cup finals, why did you work so hard at the beginning.

It's a pity that Gerrard is doomed not to know Baraja's thoughts, but keeps squeezing Baraja against his body, his feet dangling between Baraja's feet, ready to grab the ball under Bajara's feet at any time.

In the end, it was Gerrard who had no choice but to pass the ball to Guti in front of Baraja helplessly. This made Gerrard give up pressing Baraja, and Bajara couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Guti was actually having a hard time, because from the very beginning of the game, Lampard and Guti began to consume each other. Although the game had just started, Guti already felt disgusted by Lampard's stalking. In Guti's eyes, Lampard is definitely not a symbol of an angel.

Seeing Bajara's pass, "Golden Wolf" Guti immediately went up to meet him, stopped the ball, carefully looked at Lampard in front of him, and prepared to look for an opportunity to break through.

It's a pity that Guti tried a few times but found sadly that he had no chance to break through Lampard. Even if he broke through Lampard, Lampard would catch up with him in a blink of an eye and start fighting against him again.

For a while, the Spanish midfielder seemed to be frozen in England, and it was difficult to send the ball to the feet of the two strikers.

Looking at the situation on the field, Keegan couldn't help but smile on the sidelines.Aren't you good at short passing in Spain? I asked the players to spare no effort to scramble, disrupt your rhythm, and see how you play with your skills.

Let alone the pride in Keegan's heart at the moment, let Lampard become a midfield mixer. With his outstanding physical strength, in short, he will grab the ball as soon as he gets it. No matter who it is, I am afraid that it will be a headache.

Keegan wasn't worried at all that Spain would use this trick against itself after his players grabbed the ball.After all, the difference between England and Spain is that English players are very accustomed to long passes, and each of the four midfielders in England currently has an excellent long pass. As long as England is willing, they can accurately send the ball to the Spanish penalty area in a few seconds anytime, anywhere, and launch an attack at the feet of their teammates.

"Damn it." Guti's temper has never been very good. This time Lampard consumed him. Guti's irritable temper came again, especially when he saw that all his golfers seemed to be under the strict defense of English players. At this moment, Guti wanted to pass the ball and had nowhere to pass it. The impatient Guti couldn't help cursing.

Suddenly Guti's eyes lit up, because Guti saw a familiar body appearing in front of his eyes. That person was the double captain of the club and the national team, Raul.Seeing Raul running to meet him, Guti couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately passed the ball out. It seemed that the ball was like a bomb that would explode at any time, and it would explode if it was slower.

It is true that Raul is a striker, but Raul's position is a bit special, because he is tall and has good header ability. Moriientes is at the top, and Raul is lying behind Morientes, like a shadow killer.
Such a position makes Raul become a typical center forward just like Moriientes when he takes a step forward. If he stays still, he is a shadow forward, and if he takes a step back, he becomes a midfielder. Therefore, as long as Raul is willing, he can then step back to meet the midfielder.

It was Raul who saw his team's midfielder being trapped by England just now. His experience made Raul immediately make a decision to leave Ferdinand's defensive range and prepare to respond.

And Guti, who had been impatient with Lampard for a long time, immediately sent the ball under his feet when he saw Raul's response.As a result, Guti passed the ball, and Raul immediately started to run wildly, rushing towards the restricted area of ​​England.

(End of this chapter)