Dominate the midfield

Chapter 679 Chapter 678: Pressure from sponsors!
After Pique and Peter stood up, their faces were covered in blood!
Slow motion shows the heads of the two colliding, with Peter breaking his nose and Pique cracking his brow...

German national television said: "This is a tragic game!"

The two went to the sidelines to deal with their injuries. The game continued. England attacked from the left. Ashley Cole was very active and crossed the football ten meters from the bottom line. The experienced Puyol blocked Peter and cleared the football.

Terry near the middle circle controlled the football and hoisted it into the penalty area with a big foot. Casillas jumped high and hugged the football tightly in his arms.

England's offensive was blocked again and again by the Spaniards, but their defense did a good job and did not give Spain a chance to launch a quick counterattack.

England presses very hard in the frontcourt. Even if they can't win the football, they will definitely not allow Spain to play smoothly.

Leading the score, Spain maintained a good mentality. They were not known for their quick counterattacks.

After Spain got the ball, it advanced layer by layer, and it was difficult to penetrate into the England half.In the 405th minute of the first half, Spain transferred the football from the left to the right. Ramos, who stepped forward to assist, crossed the football to the center, and the football went to Villa in the penalty area.

Upson's right shoulder was tightly stuck to Villa's left shoulder, and he was not given a chance to move. Terry took advantage of this and almost stepped forward, kicking the football towards the midfield with a big foot. The two England central defenders worked together Cooperation resolved the crisis.

Rooney, who was near the middle circle, flew up and competed with Puyol for a header. Puyol pushed the football back. Lampard took two steps forward alertly and controlled the football!
Fight back quickly!
Lampard dribbled the ball forward, Alonso headed up, and the Blues iron man divided the football to the left.Girard didn't stop the ball, and directly kicked a long-distance pass. The football flew to the left side of the Spanish penalty area, and Peter rushed towards the football like a cheetah!

Puyol ran desperately, and at the moment Peter stopped the ball, his left shoulder hit Peter's right shoulder fiercely.Affected by this, Peter did not stop the football, and the football rolled out of the bottom line.

"boom!……"

There was an exclamation in the stadium.

Luca, the commentator of the Milan sports station, sighed: "Wang is not on the field, and England's style of play is completely different. If he is on the field, Girard will not launch a quick counterattack with a long pass, but will pass the football Leave it to him.

England needs a player who can take the ball, break through and pass the ball in the frontcourt, and Wang is just such a player. Without him, England's offensive threat is indeed reduced a lot.

Will Capello take the risk of replacing him when he can't start the game in the second half?
This possibility is very high! "

German national TV said: "Both sides defended very well and did not give each other too many chances. This is the time to test the attackers of both sides.

In contrast, although Spain had a hard time advancing, they were still quite patient and calm, while England seemed a little impatient, frequently launching attacks with long passes in an attempt to hit the Spanish defense.

But Spain has Puyol on the back line, and it is difficult for England to break through his defense. Puyol's role is equivalent to Italy's Cannavaro in the 06 World Cup, and he is the pinnacle of the back line! "

After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the first half was over.

The Spanish national TV commentator said loudly: "The first half is over, Spain temporarily leads with a score of [-] to [-] thanks to Villa's goal!
We scored a lucky goal which was crucial despite Spain being held back tenaciously by England and playing extremely hard.

This goal can make them play more calmly and confidently. Come on, Spain, the dawn of victory has already waved to us! "

Sky TV commentator Kent sighed: "Football games are like this. An accident can change the situation on the field. Villa's accidental goal changed the mentality of the English players to a certain extent. They became impatient. Not patient enough on offense.

I hope they will be more patient when attacking in the second half.

From a tactical point of view, Capello's high-position press did have a very good effect. Spain's smooth cooperation in the past is gone, and it has lost its former sharpness.

After all, defense cannot bring victory, and the Italians have to solve the problem of offense in the second half.

Come on, England, you still have half time! "

While the major TV stations were busy summarizing the first half and looking forward to the second half, the players from both sides returned to the locker room to prepare for the decisive battle in the second half.

The atmosphere in the Spanish locker room was both enthusiastic and a little tense. A goal lead gave them a chance to stand on top of the world, but as this time came, they became more and more nervous.

The words of the old coach Bosque resolved their tension:

"Boys, I know you have a lot of thoughts in your mind, but the more you get to this point, the more calm you are. We can't forget the semi-final between England and the Netherlands!
When everyone thought that the Netherlands would once again enter the final, England staged a miraculous comeback. As long as the whistle for the end of the game did not sound, the game would not end and the result would not be certain.

England has players who can change the score at any time, any carelessness will lead us to despair!
We must be mentally prepared for a hard fight in the second half! "

The impetuous hearts of the Spanish players fell again, and Ramos said loudly: "The coach is right. At this time, we must be more careful, even if we do everything perfectly!"

Piqué, with a Band-Aid on his brow bone, nodded and said: "Don't worry, coach, we know what to do.

If Wang plays in the second half, we will definitely keep a close eye on him! "

Bosque nodded in satisfaction.

……

The atmosphere in England's locker room was somewhat depressing, and Capello, who was sitting on the chair in the middle of the locker room, closed his eyes slightly.On the way back to the dressing room, the assistant told him that the chairman of the FA, Triesman, hoped that the Italian would give Wang Rui a chance to play in the second half.

Triesman did not directly say that this is what the sponsor meant, but Capello knew it must be what the sponsor meant.

It was a very bad feeling that someone was pointing fingers at his work. Capello took two deep breaths to suppress this 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 could...

But he really doesn't want to use this method to shirk responsibility for failure, but wants to win the final victory, and wants to lead England to the top of the world.

What should I do?
(End of this chapter)