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Chapter 604 The Battle of Britain and Italy ([-]) (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

When the England players walked off the pitch and walked all the way into the dressing room, their faces were filled with smiles that could not be concealed. In fact, you can also understand it as a smug smile. Doesn't irritate Italy.

In fact, this is also related to the current situation of English football. The Premier League has a faint tendency to become the world's number one league. Of course, this is a sour statement from the media in other countries. The Premier League has proclaimed itself the number one league in the world.

Since our league is the world's No. [-] league, the England national team should also be one of the top teams. This is a natural idea. What's more, England is the birthplace of modern football, which makes John Bull even more 'Very proud, and under the repeated praise of the media, the English themselves feel that the England team is the top team in the world.

However, in the European Cup or the World Cup, England's record is really lackluster, which also makes the English very helpless and annoyed.

They urgently need to prove themselves, and now, this Italian team with the 2006 World Cup champion on their heads, isn't it the best opponent for the England team to justify their name and declare to the world where they are?
From the vast majority of England players to the fans, they are all very satisfied with England's 1-0 lead at halftime, world champion Italy...the opponent is the world champion.

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Mourinho naturally saw the expressions of the players. He decided to hit his players hard, because what kind of virtue is the Italian, he knows the danger of the Italian team, and he also knows that the England team is What kind of thing, once the Italians equalize the score in the second half of the game, England's psychological defense will collapse, and that will be a disaster.

"You guys did a good job in the first half." Mourinho tried to use an understatement to describe the '1:0' in the first half, "But, do you think this is enough? A score of 1:0, just Is it worth your excitement?" He raised his mouth and asked sarcastically.

Mourinho's words stunned the players for a moment, leading Italy 1-0 in the first half, is this not satisfactory?Who do you think Italy is?How many teams in the world can kill Italy, which is known for its defense, with more than two goals?

The players are a little bit upset, and it's nothing more than picking a bone in an egg.

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Mourinho looked at their resentment, and continued to say with a straight face: "Look at you, what are you wondering about? We are the team that wants to win the championship. If we lead 1:0, we are proud of ourselves? Okay? , let’s do an arithmetic problem, we beat Spain 5:3, Spain beat Holland 4:2, Netherlands beat Italy 3:0, so... Well, the conclusion is that England beat Italy 12:5 , Tsk tsk, so many conceded goals, this is not what I want, how about it, 7:0... then halved, England 3:0 Italy, this is the minimum requirement, what do you think?" He said Look at your players.

The players including Li Rui were dumbfounded. They had never heard that the score could be converted like this?
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However, Mourinho said, "The team that wants to win the championship actually leads 1:0, so you are proud of it?" 'It still makes some players bow their heads. Now that I think about it carefully, it is true that this is too easy to be complacent.

In fact, it is no wonder that England players are proud. England is a strong European team, but compared with a world champion team like Italy, it is still a bit worse. Before that, England had never had an advantage over Italy. Leading 1:0 at the end of the game, England still had the advantage in the first half, so you can really be proud.

In fact, if England can win Italy, then even the pride of the game between England and Spain cannot be compared with this game. Great 'Adou', England's satisfaction from winning Spain is nothing compared to the elimination of Italy.

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"This Italian team lacks Gattuso and Pirlo. Facing such a semi-disabled Italian team, if you don't win the score of 3:0, how dare you say that you are here for the championship?"

"Just now, at the end of the first half, the Italians will definitely see your smug smiling faces. What do you think the Italians will think? What will happen to them at halftime? What will happen in the second half of the game? You must know what kind of team Italy is. Before the whistle sounds for the end of the game, never think that the Italians are sure to lose!!"

Mourinho beat and knocked, with a warning, and knocked down the pride of the English players.

However, giving a stick is never the goal. The ultimate goal is to give another sweet date and make them work hard for it.

"If you can kill Italy cleanly, I will apologize to you, take back what I just said, and tell everyone that you are the best, champion players, and champion teams."

"We are the champions! Get rid of Italy!" Li Rui stood up and shouted.

"Boss, you just wait to apologize." Beckham also said, the captain seemed angry.

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The others were also yelling, Mourinho looked at the restlessness of the players with a smile that made people look uncomfortable, and then looked at his watch, "What are you talking about so much nonsense, go on the field, after the game The score is the answer you gave me!"

With a bang, the players all got up, and ran towards the door of the locker room without dragging their feet. The studs stepped on the floor and made a scraping sound, like the hooves of war horses.

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"Jose, if they did, do you really have to apologize to them and announce to everyone that they are the best, champions?" assistant coach Brito asked, looking at Mourinho.

"What's the point?" Mourinho asked back, "The big deal is that in the locker room, tell them that they are the best. Besides, they really killed Italy beautifully. Don't they deserve it?" The word 'best'? As for saying these words in front of the media, don't I say these words all the time?" Mourinho smiled slyly.

Brito was stunned, indeed, when facing the media, Mourinho has always praised his players without hesitation.

In a word, the Portuguese Jose Mourinho - simply cunning and cunning.

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When the English players ran out towards the players' tunnel in a murderous spirit, they happened to encounter the door of the Italian dressing room, which was also pushed open. The Italian players ran out with a serious expression on their faces.

Both sides were taken aback, they didn't expect to meet in such a situation, in fact, both sides wanted to tear each other into pieces and step on each other's corpse to move forward.

There was a tacit understanding, no one paid attention to each other, and just like that, the file ran out of the player tunnel, ran to the field, and ran onto the battlefield for the second half of the game!
beep!
The referee Lannoy sounded the whistle, the last quarter of the 13th European Cup, the second half of England VS Italy started, and now the score is England 1:0 Italy!
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At the beginning of the second half, Owen was called by Mourinho to warm up.But Irving did not think that this was a harbinger of letting him play now. In this European Cup, in the first three games, Irving got the chance to play, but that was when the team's overall situation was determined. It was garbage time, and Li Rui, who was replaced by him, received the adoring cheers from the entire England fans.

This made Owen laugh a bit self-deprecatingly. Such cheers once belonged to him, but Michael Owen, who dominated the stadium, has been away from people's sight for too long. Take this European Cup as an example. Ski was injured, and he did not get the chance to participate in the European Cup with the team.

Owen glanced at Mourinho. He really couldn't see the purpose of asking himself to warm up. It was to let him move his body in advance in case he needed it from time to time? !
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For Mourinho, Irving is very admired now. To be honest, it is difficult for anyone else to bring England to do better than him. In one game, they were able to eliminate the world champion Italy and reach the semi-finals. This is also England's best record in the European Cup in recent years.

Even—Owen looked at the night sky, it was full of stars, he took a deep breath, even—it is not impossible to win the championship and stand on the top of Europe... But, even if he wins the championship, the glory of the championship belongs to How much effort did Michael Owen put in?

While sprinting and running back and forth on the sidelines, Irving paid attention to the situation on the court from time to time.

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After the start of the second half of the game, the Italians obviously strengthened their pressing in the midfield, and no longer only focused on defense within 35 meters of their goal like in the first half.

Moreover, the Italians also began to strengthen their offensive. Their two full-backs, Zambrotta and Grosso, both assisted very high. The players counterattacked, and Li Rui fell into the siege of many defenders in Italy. Rooney's speed is not too fast. Moreover, the little fat man's condition today is really average, and he has fallen into the offside trap twice...

If he was on the field... Owen clenched his fists, and then he smiled wryly. It seems that he has no chance to get too much playing time. Besides, England is leading the game now, so he may not necessarily be replaced as a striker. .

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Walcott's speed is very fast. If the "little tiger" brought to the World Cup by Eriksson in the 2006 World Cup was still a "child" who was growing teeth, then the current "little tiger" has already It was baring his fangs, and his assault gave England an additional means of attack.

Zambrotta came up to defend Walcott, the best right back in the world that year, and his state began to decline in the past two years. Especially in the two seasons in Barcelona, ​​Zambrotta's state has gone from bad to worse.

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Walcott lowered his center of gravity and made a feint, making Zambrotta think he was going to cut to the middle. The other side of Rota speeds past! !
"The human ball is divided!"

"Fill! Don't let him pass the ball! Watch out!" Buffon stood in front of the goal, directing the defenders to come forward to intercept, while being careful of Li Rui and Rooney in the penalty area.

Cannavaro rushed up to intercept, but Walcott didn't wait for him to pounce, and passed the football. It was Li Rui who retreated from the penalty area to catch the ball.

Grosso immediately followed Li Rui's footsteps.

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Li Rui caught the ball with his left foot and quickly knocked the football. The football rolled towards the penalty area. He then turned around and wiped it into the penalty area.Grosso's turn was relatively slow. When he followed up, he was blocked by Li Rui. This made Grosso dare not make any easy moves. He could only follow Li Rui closely behind him, looking for the one who stole the ball. action.

Li Rui's skillful footwork is undoubtedly revealed at this moment, with Grosso closely following behind him, and Ambrosini, who is back on defense, also comes up to intercept, but the football is firmly controlled by Li Rui At his feet, Ambrosini and Grosso have nothing to do with him, they can only try to block the space and angle of his passing and shooting.

Li Rui observed the situation in the penalty area, Chiellini followed Rooney, and Cannavaro was also running back to the penalty area. He was defending Lampard and Beckham was outside the penalty area.

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Li Rui leaned against Ambrosini behind him and pretended to turn around. Grosso immediately came up to intercept. Stab towards the goal.

A red shadow flashed, and then everyone saw the football jump up, and Buffon slapped it out of the baseline.

It was Rooney who suddenly moved forward, and before Chiellini made a clearance, he shoveled and shot. Buffon reacted extremely quickly and made a wonderful save.

"Li Rui's pass was very concealed, and Rooney put in a tackle! It was very sudden! However, Buffon's form was really good, he saved the football! England's corner kick!"

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"Giorgio, watch your people! Don't have a next time." Buffon yelled at Chiellini.Then he picked up the towel hanging on the net and wiped his gloves annoyed. The goalkeeper should keep the gloves dry at all times, otherwise it would be easy to drop them.

Chiellini knew that he hadn't watched Rooney just now, and he promised Buffon loudly, "There will be no next time, don't worry. I swear!"

The corner kick was taken, Beckham took the corner kick and hoisted into the penalty area, Lampard and Cannavaro jumped to head the ball at the same time, the football hit Cannavaro's shoulder and went out of the penalty area, Lampard raised his hand to signal Cannavaro handballed, but the referee Lannoy ignored it and the game continued.

Aquilani did not kick the ball far, Hargreaves jumped up and gave the ball to Walcott. After stopping the ball in the chest, the 'Little Tiger' moved forward for a distance and kicked in a cross.

In the penalty area, Zambrotta got up to fight for the top, but he missed the football. The football accidentally hit him on the back of the head and bounced high. This made Li Rui, who was about to grab the spot, and Chiellini, who was defending him All unexpected.

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The football was bouncing in front of the goal, and Beckham volleyed a shot. Such a close-range volley was almost sure to go in. The England fans at the Ernst Happle Stadium were ready to cheer.

However, Buffon's reaction is faster than optical fiber!

The ball arrives!

here!

It happened almost instantly, the football was hit out of the penalty area by Buffon with a single palm!Italy survived!
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"Ah! God! David (Beckham)'s shot is perfect! But Buffon's performance is simply hopeless! He proved why he is the world's number one goalkeeper!"

"Long live! - Gianluigi!!" Italian fans cheered loudly.They applauded Buffon's performance.When everyone was desperate, it was this man named Gianluigi Buffon who guarded Italy!
"Do it!" Li Rui kicked the billboard on the sidelines. He thought that Beckham's shot must have been made, but he didn't expect Buffon to save such a shot.

"What about our offense?!" Buffon clapped his hands vigorously and roared loudly, obviously dissatisfied with the team's overall passivity during this period.

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In the 69th minute of the game, Italy made a substitution, Aquilani was replaced and Camoranesi came off the bench.

"It's very strange. Donadoni replaced Aquilani and Camoranesi. Doesn't he know who should be replaced on the court?" The Italian commentator was not polite. To put it bluntly, the camera was also aimed at Luca Toni. In this game, Cassano made a great sacrifice in the frontcourt, ran out of space, and created a rare one or two for his striker partner Toni. Unfortunately, Tony did not grasp the chance to score.

However, after Camoranesi played, it still brought some positive factors to Italy's offense. As Italy's main player who won the 2006 World Cup, Camoranesi has extremely rich experience in the competition.

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In the 73rd minute, Camoranesi received a pass from Perrotta, and after collaborating with Ambrosini next to him, he sent a through ball with strong penetrating power.

After Cassano received the football in front of the penalty area, he suddenly cut inside. Facing Terry who was pressing up to defend, Cassano did not hesitate, and directly kicked a long shot from the penalty area line!

Cassano's strong long-range shot was eventually saved by James, and Italy won a corner kick.

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Italy's corner kick was not taken directly. It was a tactical corner kick. Camoranesi passed the football to Perotta who came up to meet him. Perotta passed it to Grosso behind him. Grosso knocked across. In the middle, Ambrosini adjusted after receiving the ball and took a long shot about 30 meters away from the goal.

This shot was slightly higher than the crossbar, which shocked James. He yelled at the team's defense line, and was very dissatisfied that no teammates went up to block Ambrosini's long-range shot.

"Ambrosini's long-range shots are of good quality! We have to be careful of Italy's long-range shots outside the penalty area." Lineker said.However, the words are quite self-satisfied, meaning that the Italian can only threaten England's goal with a long shot.

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After De Rossi swayed Beckham, he split the ball.

Camoranesi plugged in at high speed, took two steps forward, and knocked the football back to the middle. Perrotta lifted his foot on the running line of the football, but did not stop the ball. The football continued to roll to the side. , there, Cassano inserted extremely fast, forward the ball, which allowed him to avoid Lampard's tackle.

Afterwards, Cassano cut in, changed direction and broke through Barry, and at the top of the arc in the penalty area, he lifted his foot and shot angrily!

This time, James made a great save as he slapped the ball out of the baseline and into Italy's corner.

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Camoranesi's corner kick flew into the penalty area. Toni jumped in the front point but missed the ball. This caused chaos in the penalty area in Italy. In the chaos, Cassano stretched among the crowd. With a kick, an unconventional sweep, the football rolled into the goal after bouncing off the ground in front of the goal!

1: 1!

In the 79th minute of the game, Italy equalized the score!
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"GOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!! Antonio Cassano!!" The Italian commentator burst out with unprecedented passion, "He scored! Great goal! He saved my heart! 1:1! We equalized the score! The game starts again, onwards to Italy!"

Mourinho kicked away the bottle of mineral water at his feet. What he was most worried about was that the score would be equalized. During the break, I used words to motivate the players, hoping that the team can perform well in the second half, score another goal, widen the gap, and hold the victory in their hands. Unfortunately, England failed to score, but Italy Seized the opportunity to tie the score!
It's still a little bit worse!

It has only been half a year since Mourinho took over this England team. It can be said that the current Mourinho Three Lions has not yet fully formed. Otherwise, Mourinho firmly believes that his team will be even more difficult to deal with than it is now.

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Li Rui looked at Cassano who was wildly celebrating his goal, lifted his jersey, wiped the sweat off his face, and spat on the ground unwillingly, "Antonio, the game is not over yet..."!
At this time, the camera was focused on the sidelines, and people saw Irving, who had warmed up three times after the start of the second half, stood on the sidelines, and he was about to play.

Li Rui looked at Owen on the sidelines and felt a sudden feeling in his heart, should he be replaced?
Fortunately, he saw the number on the signal board, and he wanted to replace Rooney.The little fat man seemed a little reluctant to be replaced, but he still ran towards the sidelines quickly.

In the 81st minute, England made a substitution, Rooney was replaced, Owen came off the bench...

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PS: The first update!Brothers, Xiao Qi is begging for a monthly pass!
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