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The game was a success, but the game was not over yet.

Chapter 354: Traditional Arts of Belgium!

In the end, considering that Belgium also held high the banner of attack, it will definitely attack.

In that case, the space behind the back line is huge, and playing the ball behind is very threatening.

In addition, the opponent’s back line has changed, and the tacit understanding is definitely insufficient.

At this time, even if you get the ball in the penalty area a few tenths of a second faster than the defender, it may determine the quality of the attack.

Therefore, Hodgson still chose Vardy, who is faster and has better frontcourt pressing ability, as the starting center!

In fact, it is the same reason as the first match against Russia.

The head coach should adjust his tactical plan and lineup according to the opponent’s tactics and lineup to achieve the effect of restraint!

On the day before the game, Hodgson announced the starting lineup in the tactical room.

When the lineup was announced, most of the players did not react.

After all, after several games, it was already clear who was the main player and who was the substitute.

But when everyone heard the name of the last starter from the assistant coach was “Vardy”, they still turned their eyes to Kane.

Kane was of course sad about the decision that he could not start in such a crucial battle.

Especially when he scored in two consecutive starts!

However, his expression did not change much, but he quickly accepted this fact, and then applauded and congratulated other starting teammates.

At least the one who defeated him was Vardy, who was as good as him.

This also made him feel a lot better.

After all, in the league, Vardy scored more goals than him and had a higher goal efficiency.

Moreover, when dealing with tall and bulky central defenders, Vardy’s effect is better.

Kane said to himself in his heart after losing to Vardy in the competition for the starting center forward:

Harry, don’t be impatient, stay patient, keep working hard, strive to show better performance in the limited game time, and let the head coach know that you are absolutely capable of becoming the starting center forward of the Three Lions!

Just like you have been doing it!

Vardy, who was on the bench for two consecutive games, was stunned when he heard his name appear in the starting lineup.

He thought Kane, who started two consecutive games and scored goals and assisted, would continue to start.

He was also mentally prepared to sit on the bench.

The sudden surprise also made him roar excitedly in his heart at the first time:

“Yes!!!”

Of course, he still suppressed his inner joy and kept a polite smile.

Looking around, Hodgson did not forget to remind the Three Lions players:

“Whether starting or off the bench, we are a whole. We have only one goal.”

“That is to win!”

. . .

July 1, 2016 (local time in France)

Lille.

The Pierre Mauroy Stadium was already full.

More than 10,000 fans from both sides were singing their respective team songs.

In the player tunnel, the players from England and Belgium were preparing for their final appearance.

An hour before the game, when England announced its starting lineup, it also caused heated discussions in the domestic media.

Tottenham fans naturally stood up for Kane.

They thought Kane should start more!

Of course, the media and fans who support Kane don’t question Vardy’s ability.

After all, in this season’s Premier League and Europa League, Vardy played the best performance of his career!

He is also the English player with the most goals in the five major leagues this season!

In terms of championship honors and personal data, Vardy is better than Kane.

However, his age is indeed a flaw.

They just think that Vardy, who has achieved great success late, has not much room for improvement.

International competitions like the European Cup should cultivate a younger Kane with more unlimited possibilities.

Currently, the top scorers of the Three Lions are Ling Feng and Kane, who both scored three goals.

The second is Rooney, who scored two goals.

Finally, there are Vardy and Sterling, who scored one goal.

Vardy, the late bloomer, and Kane, the rising striker, hold two of the top Premier League scorers.

Even Sturridge, a Premier League shooter, is sitting on the bench!

The Three Lions’ choice of striker seems to be at ease.

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Of course, which head coach would dislike having too many good players under his command? !

Therefore, Hodgson also considered whether to let Kane and Vardy play at the same time, and then change the tactical formation to a 442 parallel position, and then Sterling on the left and Lingfeng on the right, to regain England’s tactical tradition of flying on both wings.

However, considering Belgium’s offensive firepower, he still gave up this bold idea.

On the other hand, Belgium’s starting lineup did not exceed the expectations of the media and experts:

The frontcourt is still led by the “iron triangle” of Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku.

The combined value of the three exceeds 250 million!

It is also the most expensive frontcourt trident in this European Cup!

It is worth mentioning that the second most expensive frontcourt trident is England’s Lingfeng, Kane and Sterling!

In addition to these three super talents, Atletico Madrid winger Carrasco defeated Mertens in this game and served as the starting right winger.

The two defensive midfielders are Roma’s Nainggolan and Russia’s top defensive midfielder Witsel.

The defense is where Belgium has changed the most!

Jordan Lukaku, who plays for Ostend in the Belgian First Division, and Denayer, who plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League, replaced the absent Vertonghen and Vermaelen, and formed a four-man defense with Alderweireld and Meunier.

And behind them is the Blues goalkeeper Courtois who has kept a clean sheet in the last three games!

“Welcome everyone to open the elevator and watch the focus of the quarter-final of the French European Cup on time, the England vs. Belgium match.”

“According to the starting lineups given by both sides,”

“Belgian captain Eden Hazard, who was rumored to be absent due to injury before the game, is on the list.”

The last time the two teams met was in an international friendly match in 2012.

At that time, Belgium beat England by one goal.

However, four years later, the personnel have changed greatly.

The original Three Lions had long lost the golden generation of players such as the two De, Terry, and Ferdinand, and entered an era of transition;

On the contrary, Belgium ushered in its own golden generation, and in just a few years, it went from a second-rate team in Europe to a top three team in the world!

And this was Ling Feng’s first match against Belgium on behalf of the Three Lions!

However, he was not unfamiliar with this Belgium team.

Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Alderweireld, and Courtois were all opponents who played in the Premier League.

As for other players, as a hardcore fan, he was also very familiar with them.

In this game, the 25-year-old Hazard still wore the armband and became the captain of Belgium.

From his ambitious look, he seemed to be ready to lead the team to victory.

Looking at Hazard standing at the head of the Belgian queue, Ling Feng, who was standing at the end of the English queue, couldn’t help but curl his lips.

Two days ago, Hazard missed the team’s training due to a thigh strain.

At that time, many British and Belgian media reported it.

The Belgian coach also admitted that Hazard would recover as soon as possible and catch up with the game.

However, now looking at the lively Hazard, people all over the world know that this is just a smokescreen of the Belgians.

In addition, the traditional art of infighting is even more popular:

Lukaku, the left back who got the chance to start this game, “commented” on the captain of the team in a previous interview.

He claimed that the core player of England, Ling Feng, is better than Hazard!

Although Ling Feng is still very young, his performance has been very stable both during his time in the club and during his time in the national team, and he often stands up in key games.

Hazard is not stable enough!

Such disrespectful remarks to predecessors would definitely cause an uproar if they happened to other national teams.

Even if what he said is all true!

But when it happened to Belgium, the media and fans would only smile.

It’s so right!

Because, in addition to playing with talent, Belgians also like to have some internal conflicts from time to time!

In addition to the well-known Ding Ding hat-trick incident, Hazard is also a troublemaker in the national team.

When he first joined the national team, Hazard had a feud with his seniors in the team because he asked for the No. 10 jersey and was almost expelled from the national team;

In the 2012 European Qualifiers match between Belgium and Turkey, Hazard was replaced by the midfield and left the court directly to eat hamburgers at a burger restaurant;

In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the beginning of this year, Chelsea was defeated by Paris Saint-Germain at home and eliminated.

The continued slump of Hazard is complete

He did not have the style of the best player in the Premier League last season. Not only did he not break his goal drought in the Champions League, but he also took the initiative to exchange jerseys with the opposing star Di Maria after the first half.

This move also aroused public outrage among Chelsea fans and was criticized by the media. It was a performance without fighting spirit, and even regarded it as the culprit for Chelsea’s decline in performance.

Hazard is indeed full of talent, which is an undoubted fact.

However, his immaturity in character also makes many people pessimistic about whether he can become a superstar and a team leader like Kompany.

At least for now, he is still far away.

Of course, Belgian coach Wilmots is very caring for his beloved disciple.

He also publicly supported Hazard at the pre-match press conference, believing that he is an indispensable genius in Belgium and a trustworthy leader of the team.

And he also confidently predicted that the team would beat England and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup again after 36 years!

Of course, he said so.

It does not mean that he will underestimate England, a “pseudo-strong team” that shouts loud slogans every time, but always fails in key games.

Because, in this team, there is the first person of the new generation and the strongest person in the Premier League-Ling Feng!

Of course, he can see that the most threatening player of the Three Lions is the new number seven of the Three Lions.

Under Ling Feng’s God-like broad vision and ghostly and accurate passing, the Three Lions’ frontcourt offensive firepower is no less than Belgium.

Therefore, Wilmots is also very clear that under England’s rapid attack, his defense line will definitely not be able to hold.

Therefore, he still uses the offensive talents of frontcourt players such as Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku to destroy the Three Lions’ back line!

Then let’s see whose offense is more powerful!

. . .

Beep!

With the referee’s whistle, the second quarter-final of the 2016 French European Cup, England vs. Belgium, officially started!

Belgium kicked off first!

With the referee’s whistle, Lukaku used a classic reverse kick and passed the ball back to Witsel’s feet.

The next second, De Bruyne, Hazard, Carrasco, and Lukaku, who had just kicked off, all rushed forward at the first time.

However, when Witsel, one of the two Belgian players, stepped on the ball, he saw Vardy rushing towards him!

Witsel, who wanted to pass the ball forward and grab a quick attack, suddenly changed his mind and turned around to pass the ball back to the center back Alderweireld.

Then, he saw that Vardy’s momentum did not decrease, but instead accelerated and passed by him.

Seeing Vardy rushing over, Alderweireld looked up and looked around, only to find that the two English wingers had already reached the vicinity of the fullbacks.

The triangle position formed by midfielders Ling Feng, Henderson and Dale was faintly sandwiching Nainggolan, preventing him from retreating to receive the ball.

With several short pass routes restricted, he had no choice but to make a long pass to the front court!

The ball drew a line in the sky above the Moruowa Stadium and landed on the heads of the two people entangled in the front court.

Under Smalling’s manipulation, “Little Monster” Lukaku still stretched out his foot first and knocked the ball back to De Bruyne.

The next second, De Bruyne, who had just stopped the ball, heard Hazard’s call from the left:

“Kevin!”

After taking the ball and observing it left and right, De Bruyne made a decision in his mind!

Although Walker was in front of Hazard and Carrasco had already made a high-speed advance on the right, De Bruyne still passed the ball to Hazard as soon as possible.

Because this is the basic offensive tactic that the Belgian national team has practiced countless times in training and competition papers-giving the ball to Hazard!

When the team has Hazard and De Bruyne, the Belgians must be very fortunate that their team has such a pair of dual cores.

However, if they were English or Brazilian, they would have heard the stories of “Double Germany” and “Brazilian Quartet”.

When there are two or even three or four core players holding the ball on the field, if used well, it is called dual-core or multi-core; if used poorly, it is called insufficient distribution of the ball.

And unclear division of labor, insufficient distribution of ball rights, internal disunity…

These are the many problems of this seemingly talented Belgium!

(End of this chapter)