Dominate the midfield

Chapter 677 Chapter 676: The finals begin!
"Tick!..."

At 08:30 in the evening, with the whistle of the referee, the final officially began!
England, which took the lead in serving, was not in a hurry to attack, and passed the football to the backcourt for a downball. Spain's midfielder and frontcourt began to harass and press.

England was very patient and pushed forward layer by layer. In the second minute, Lampard received a pass from Joe Cole outside the penalty area and shot!
Soccer over the bar!

Iker Casillas passed the goal kick to Ramos on the right, Rooney rushed up frantically, and Ramos quickly crossed the football to Puyol in the middle.

Peter pounced on the Spanish central defender like a cheetah!
Sky TV commentator Kent exclaimed: "England's defensive tactics are high pressing!

In the just-concluded Premier League, the Wolves successfully won the Premier League championship with this tactic. This tactic is also famous all over the world with the success of the Wolves!
Capello transferred the Wolves' successful experience to England, and the stubborn Italian made a change, which is very gratifying!

Hope this tactic can shine brilliantly tonight! "

The Spanish national TV commentator frowned slightly, with a bad premonition in his heart. He said into the microphone: "I hope Spain can pass the football smoothly, and don't be interrupted by England's active fighting."

England's frontcourt was menacing, and the Spaniard felt uncomfortable. Xavi was about to turn around after receiving Puyol's pass, but Lampard brought him down directly.

In this way, the Spanish players were brought down by the English players again and again, but their movements were not very big, and the referee could not give England a card except calling for fouls.

Of course, there is another important reason. At three o'clock this afternoon, the chairman of the FIFA referee committee, Senas Erzak from Turkey, came to his room and announced to him that he would be the host of the final tonight. referee.

The Turk told him that the final must give both sides a fair and fair competition environment, and the England side had a lot of opinions on the referee's previous law enforcement.

He also told him that the law enforcement standards in the final should be looser. The red card should not let the suspense of the game be lost prematurely, and the fans in the media should not be dissatisfied with the referee.

In the stands, the Spanish fans are no longer full of confidence. They find that every step of their team is difficult, but the English fans are very happy!
In the No.13 minute of the first half, Spain got the first shot of the game through a direct free kick, and Oakes saved Harvey's free kick to the bottom line.

It can be seen how well England's defense is doing!
The German National Television sighed: "I don't know what Loew is thinking now. If the German team plays a little tougher, maybe it is not the Spanish team that is in the final with England, but the German team."

Xavi sent a tactical free kick, Iniesta kicked the football into the England penalty area, Oakes jumped high, he wanted to punch the football out, but under the interference of Pedro, he did not touch the football.

The football fell backwards, the lion king Puyol jumped away, a fierce lion shook his head, the football flew to the right of the goal, and the air in the stadium suddenly became tense.

Capello, who was standing in the command area, had a gloomy face. When using Oaks, his assistant once pointed it out to him, thinking that Oaks had the problem of attacking rashly, but he insisted on using Oaks.

It now appears that this decision is a bit problematic.

At the critical moment, Ashley Cole, who was standing at the back post, stepped forward, stepped forward and jumped high, rubbing the football over the crossbar!
"boom!……"

There was a huge exclamation at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, followed by thunderous applause.Oakes hugged the meritorious Ashley Cole in fear, and kept saying, "Thank you! Thank you!"

Terry suppressed his dissatisfaction and reminded Oakes not to be so rash in his future attacks. Oakes quickly nodded in agreement.

This is the World Cup final, he doesn't want to be a sinner.

The game continued, and the Englishman used his body and tireless running to compress the Spaniard's offensive space.Girard, Lampard and Kenting erected a solid wall in front of the back line. It was difficult for the Spaniards to break through this solid wall. Their semi-final ease was replaced by dignity.

England contained Spain's sharp attack, but they were lackluster in terms of offense. Without Wang Rui's mobilization, England could no longer form a decent offensive when they advanced within 30 meters of the opponent's goal.

The dull situation made the fans in the stands quite dissatisfied, and they booed loudly.

Some England fans even played such a banner: Capello, we need the king!

Luca, the commentator of Milan Sports TV, said: "Finals have never been the best games to watch. Both sides attach great importance to defense and put too much energy into defense, so that the offense is weak.

Are the two sides going to be so dull in the first half? "

In the No.20 minute of the first half, England's high-post press achieved results. Rooney stole the football from Pique's feet and rushed to the Spanish penalty area!

Peter responded on the left, but Rooney, who was bent on scoring, did not pass him the ball, but went straight to Puyol.

Puyol responded calmly, did not jump up, and stared closely at Rooney's change of center of gravity, not giving him a chance to shoot out of space.

In desperation, Rooney hastily kicked and shot, and the football didn't even penetrate Puyol's defense - the football was blocked by Puyol with his foot.

Peter was very dissatisfied, and he just yelled at Rooney, reminding him that he was in place just now and you should pass the ball to me.

Rooney was silent.

Sky TV commentator Kent sighed: "If Wang is on the field and Peter steals the ball, then the twin stars of the Wolves team can rely on their tacit understanding to pose a threat to the Spanish goal.

Rooney is too independent, he wants to score too much, which is not good for him personally and the England team! "

In the No.204 minute of the first half, England launched an attack from the center. Lampard moved forward with the ball. Facing the double-teaming of two German players, he chose to pass the ball through the gap between the two.

But he didn't have a good footwork, and the football couldn't penetrate it.

In the No.206 minute of the first half, Joe Cole passed the ball from the hinterland to Ashley Cole who assisted on the left. His pass failed to pass Pique's head.

England's offense has failed time after time, which makes England fans miss Wang Rui on the bench even more. If he is on the field, the situation will be greatly improved.

No.301 minutes in the first half, the situation on the court changed suddenly!
Xavi, Iniesta, and Pedro made a dazzling pass and cut cooperation in front of the England penalty area. Xavi suddenly made a diagonal pass, and the football penetrated the England midfield defense and passed directly into the penalty area!
Villa flew forward, raised his foot and shot angrily!

The football hit the left leg of Terry who stepped forward to block, changed direction, and went towards the far corner. Oakes, who was caught off guard, could only watch the football advance!

The air at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg is extremely tense!

(End of this chapter)