heir to the red devil

1291 - The price of pride

The first half of the game was getting closer and closer to the end, and the Spanish team became more and more anxious.But they made mistakes in their busy schedule and once again gave the England team a chance to fight back.

This time it was Carrick's pass and Sterling's counterattack. Sterling passed back near the baseline and passed the ball to Kane in the middle of the penalty area. Kane volleyed the dead corner of the goal and the ball hit the goal. On the post, the bottom line popped up, which did not help the team expand its lead.

Kane shook his fist in frustration and quickly returned to the defense.

Raman in the live broadcast room looked at Kane on the field and said regretfully: "If the goal just now was scored, the England team would have entered the final with one foot. Since scoring four goals in the group stage, in the eight Kane failed to score in the quarter-finals and quarter-finals, and now he is four goals behind Rooney and Asensio's five goals. Before the start of the World Cup, Kane was thought to have a big The opportunity to win the top scorer list, I did not expect his state to decline."

However, Wenger disagreed with this statement: "The reason why Kane did not score in these two games is also because the team's tactics have changed. Kane has changed from the previous finisher to the current center. He helped other strikers to score more goals, which is all thanks to Kane. For example, Giroud of the French team has started every game since the start of the game, and now he only scored one goal, but you can't Said he didn't play as a striker."

Morris also agreed: "I think Kane has a chance to score in this game. Let us wait and see and continue to look down."

At this time, the game on the field was coming to an end. After Spain's last attack was fruitless, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. With a 1-0 advantage, the England team returned to the dressing room with a relaxed face. indoor.

In the locker room, Kintag praised the performance of the players: "Guys, you did a good job! Especially the defense, you were able to hold on for 45 minutes without letting the Spanish team score. You can be called the world's best defense! "

"You may be under more offensive pressure in the second half. I hope you will continue to resist and don't give them a chance to score goals."

"Forward players also performed very well in the first half, but they were a little bit unlucky, otherwise we would at least lead 2-0. In the second half, I hope you will continue to maintain efficient counterattacks and strive to kill the game earlier!"

The English players loudly agreed to Jin Taige's request, and the whole team was full of fighting spirit!
At this time in the Spanish locker room, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.Lopetegui was criticizing the players, especially the offensive players.

"I don't blame you for the conceded goal at the beginning, it was because the England team had shit luck!"

"But in the next 45 minutes, you couldn't even break through the England defense. Don't you feel ashamed on your face!"

"The Premier League players, most of them are inflated guys! Few of them are really capable! They are incomparable to you players from Spain! I hope you will cheer up in the second half, attack desperately, and equalize the score as soon as possible. , and then defeat them! If any of you can't do it, come down and rest!"

Lopetegui yelled in front, he was in a bad mood.

And many players in the seats were also very upset.

For example, Silva, he is a player from Manchester City in the Premier League. Hearing that Lopetegui looked down on Premier League players so much, Silva felt insulted.However, he has always been reserved and unwilling to lose his temper, so he just frowned and didn't say much.

De Gea from Manchester United was expressionless, as if Lopetegui's words had nothing to do with him.No one knows what he is thinking in his heart, maybe he is recalling the conceded goal just now, maybe he is thinking about the future, others have no way of knowing.

However, Alonso, who was sitting in the corner, was not in a good mood. After hearing Lopetegui's words, he snorted softly and was very dissatisfied.

Lopetegui heard Alonso's dissatisfaction, and he glanced at Alonso, feeling very upset!

What are you humming about?Dissatisfied with what I said?Our Spanish team is the strongest team, which is [-] times stronger than England!Don't you think that you can do anything if you win seven championships at Manchester United?In front of our great Real Madrid, your Premier League team is still shit!
Originally, Lopetegui wanted to make personnel adjustments just now. He wanted Alonso and Carvajal to play to enhance the offensive capabilities of the two wings.But now he saw that Alonso was getting more and more unhappy, so he simply continued to put him on the bench.

Just after the start of the second half, the Spanish team made personnel adjustments.Nacho, who made a mistake at the beginning of the first half, was replaced by Carvajal. It seems that the Spanish team is going to attack the wing.

Jin Taige waited for a long time, but did not wait for the Spanish team to continue to make substitutions.He looked at the Spanish team's bench, where Alonso was still sitting there, squinting his eyes as if he had fallen asleep.

Jin Taige snorted and said to Scholes: "It seems that today's game is the same as the last one. If excellent players don't play, they can only go to failure in the end."

Scholes also didn't understand: "Let the main left-back of the seven-time champion team sit on the bench, I really don't know what Lopetegui thinks?"

Jin Taige told Scholes: "Paul, if one day you coach the team alone, you must not be arrogant. Even if you have conflicts with the players, or you don't like some players, but if he can bring you victory , you have to use him! Don’t be awkward with yourself! Whether it was Dembele or Umtiti before, even if they made a fuss about leaving, when the team needed them, I still let them play and help the team get Winning. It's the professionalism of a manager, in order to win, personal prejudices have to be put aside."

Scholes nodded: "Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain, is that what the saying says?"

"Have you gone to the movies recently?"

"No, I learned it from you."

"All right……"

In the opening period of the second half, the Spanish team was still very aggressive. Their continuous passing made the English players nervous. However, like the first half, the Spanish team still failed to score.

The game has now played for more than an hour, and the Spanish team is still helpless against the England team's defense.

Lopetegui on the sidelines was a little anxious. He looked at the bench, opened his mouth, and still didn't say anything.

There is still time for the game, I can't panic!
Lopetegui told himself.

It's now the 72nd minute of the game and Spain has less and less time left...

(End of this chapter)