Chapter 304: The Furious Bullfighter
He stood up and clapped his hands while yelling.
Then, he made a gesture to continue to press forward!
That was all that Li Bing saw from Aragones. He did not kick a bottle of water away or turn around and punch the plastic guardrail of the command seat as he expected!
Li Bing found that the attitudes and methods adopted by world-class coaches such as Li Tongfan and Aragones when facing problems often surprised him. If he used common sense to speculate these people, he would definitely be shocked again and again.
However, Li Bing thought again, perhaps it was precisely because of these "abnormal" existences that everything became "normal", because if their behavior could be speculated by common sense alone, then how could they often unexpectedly give opponents a fatal blow in tactics?
The road to becoming a world-class coach is still very long for Li Bing!
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On the court, the game continues!
The England team was like a cunning rattlesnake that spit out a letter and sprayed venom. After leaving scars on the opponent's body, it quickly retracted, coiled up and defended with all its strength, waiting for the next opportunity to come.
Under the tactics of the Three Lions, the Spanish team did not create a good scoring opportunity again. On the one hand, the two consecutive goals did affect their morale, and on the other hand, there was not much time left in the game!
Swiss referee Sendriz only gave 2 minutes of injury time!
When the Spanish team, under the control of [Respirator] Xavi, passed the ball 73 times in a row in the midfield, they were about to use the last bit of time to launch a forced offensive, but someone did not give the Spanish team such a chance...
Force~~~~
The whistle sounded!
The first half was over!
David Villa, who had received the pass from Xavi at the front of the penalty area, kicked the ball fiercely towards the goal of the England team...
At this time, goalkeeper Joe Hart had walked out of the penalty area with Taylor and others, but even facing the empty goal, Villa still sent the ball to the goal post...
Empty goal not scored?
Damn it!
A burst of laughter from English fans came from the stands behind the goal!
Villa was stunned, shook his head helplessly, and turned to walk towards the player tunnel.
Commentator Sester also shamelessly followed suit: "Aww, haha, it seems that God has abandoned the Spanish team today. David Villa, who is the top scorer in the 2008 European Cup, has obviously forgotten his shooting boots in the hotel... Michael Owen has scored a goal, and the total number of goals has also reached 3. If he is lucky, Owen may surpass Villa in the next 45 minutes and take the lead..."
At this time, all the players on the field have walked into the player tunnel.
Forty-five minutes ago, the huge lawn inlaid in the center of the Cindy Worley Stadium, which was green and clean, like a crystal emerald, became bumpy after the fierce battle between the two sides. The "scars" looked shocking from the stands!
The huge electronic screen hanging above the stadium replayed the wonderful scenes of England's two goals and the dangerous opportunities created by Spain over and over again, and there were still applause and cheers from the stands.
The game was suspended, and the fans who had been nervous for 45 minutes could finally sit down and breathe a sigh of relief. More than 30,000 hearts that had just been beating violently no longer had to worry about the tense situation on the field!
Even the entire city of Innsbruck seemed to have suddenly become much quieter because of the temporary suspension of the game.
In the 15 minutes of the halftime, the players and fans got a rest.
And the busiest person was the head coach!
The battle between [Football Wise Man] Aragones and [Football God] Crazy Li, it seems that the "wise man" has lost to the "God" for the time being. After adjustments, who will have the last laugh in the next half?
The whole world is waiting for the answer!
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Fifteen minutes later.
Force~~
The whistle of Swiss referee Sendriz was like a sudden charge on the battlefield, pulling all the fans inside and outside the stadium back into the tense battle on the green field.
Cheers, applause, boos, middle fingers, fists, lighters, coins, paper scraps, fruit cores...
Everything that should appear in a fierce football match appeared again in the new Tivoli Stadium. The beautiful town of Innsbruck in the Alps Valley, which had a fifteen-minute respite, began to fall into a tense and anxious atmosphere again!
Less than three minutes into the second half, both sides began to make frequent substitutions.
In the 46th minute, Aragones took the lead.
There was no change in the first half for the Spanish team's offense. The forward David Silva of the Legion was replaced by the Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. It seems that [Football Wise Man] hopes to use Alonso's large-scale vertical transfer to create opportunities for the two forwards of the Spanish Legion!
After Alonso came on the pitch, he really caused great trouble to England's defense. Torres no longer played to the side, but was used by Aragones as a standing bridgehead, creating more scoring opportunities for the small and agile David Villa!
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"...It was Alonso's large-scale transfer again, and Torres headed the ball into the penalty area...Billa!! Villa's movement penetrated the England team's defense...shot!! Ouch...again Joe Hart, Manchester City goalkeeper saved Villa's close shot! "
"Jo Hart, this madman Li stared at the huge pressure and the 22-year-old goalkeeper who was promoted from the British Championship team Rochdale to the national team showed a world-class level! In today's game, even Saint Cassie was Overshadowed by the light of Joe Hart..."
"...The emergence of Joe Hart has solved the goalkeeper shortage in the England team since Seaman retired, but only Madman Lee in the world dares to use a goalkeeper with no experience in top league games. Newcomer?
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Facing the unfavorable situation, Li Tongfan did not keep the fans of the Three Lions waiting for too long this time!
In the 50th minute, the England team also made a substitution.
Moreover, two fresh troops were replaced at once——
The two wingers who performed well in the previous game, Steven Downing and Ashley Young, both came on. Crouch and James Milner were substituted amidst the applause of the England fans.
After the substitution, the England team quickly changed its formation!
After Crouch came off the field, Michael Owen was pushed into the front position. Downing and Ashley Young took control of the corridors on both sides of the Three Lions without any suspense. Gerrard, the soul of the Liverpool team, moved to the center to serve as the attacking midfielder. and the role of shadow striker, while the original attacking midfielder Lampard's position was slightly withdrawn and became MC...
In this way, the England team's formation becomes 4-1-3-1-1.
Although Downing and Ashley Young are both wingers who are obviously better at offense than defense, due to the presence of two versatile midfielders in Gerrard and Lampard, England's defensive ability in the center has only increased. As for the wings, Defense...
The Spanish team no longer has a pure winger on the field and cannot provide enough threats to the England team on the wing!
In fact, if you observe carefully, you can find that whether it is the previous nominal 4-1-2-1-2 formation or the current 4-1-3-1-1 formation, Li Tongfan has indeed deliberately strengthened the defense of the England team. ability.
Because, facing a team like Spain with a technical control flow, if you don't pay attention to defense, you will definitely not be able to get away with it!
After the change of formation, the England team's formation obviously restrained Spain.
Beckham in [Superman State] can devote all his energy to restricting [ventilator] Harvey.
Lampard and Alonso have long been enemies in the Premier League.
And Gerrard, who was hailed by Zidane as the best midfielder in Europe, was slightly better when facing the defense of Yellow Submarine Villarreal captain Senna!
Although Michael Owen on the forward line is short, his header ability is absolutely top-notch, not to mention that the Spanish team's center backs Puyol and Marchena are not "tall" in height either!
Therefore, as time goes by, people gradually find that the advantage on the field no longer belongs to the Spanish team. Although the Matador Legion still occupies a certain lead in terms of ball possession rate, the England team's offense is more efficient, sharp, and deadly!
From the 50th minute to the 60th minute of the game, the number of shots taken by the England team gradually exceeded that of the Spanish team.
The Three Lions mainly defended in the center, but launched a powerful offensive on the wings. Ashley Young and Downing, two fast and skilled wingers, were like the horse bandits that roamed the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages, whizzing in and out, running rampant in the corridors on the left and right sides of the Spanish team.
For a time, a steady stream of passes were delivered into the penalty area. If the man known as Saint Cassie hadn't saved Owen's overhead kicks time and time again amidst the exclamations and applause of the fans, the game would have been advanced. it's over!
In the 70th minute, [football wise man] Aragonés, who had been suppressed by Li Tongbeom in the head coach's battle, made his last counterattack——
Under his adjustment, the Spanish team began to shift all offensive focus to the right side of the English team. The young player Manzianni, who was carrying a yellow card, began to bear tremendous pressure. Without the assistance of Gerrard on the wing, Manzianni was quickly overwhelmed when faced with the breakthroughs of Iniesta and Torres. In the midst of a red attack frenzy!
The cheers of the Spanish fans in the stands of the New Divoli Stadium did not last more than three minutes. Li Tongfan quickly made up for the Three Lions' last shortcoming on the field with his second substitution——
Exit the rookie Manzianni who is carrying a yellow card!
Enter Aston Villa defensive midfielder Gareth Barry!
After Barry came on the field, he did not appear in the midfielder position, but took over from Manzianni to guard the right side of the England team.
In the next few minutes of competition, Gareth Barry used his good position selection ability to firmly withstand Iniesta's impact. The Spanish team's offense once again lost its direction!
Li Tongfan stood on the sidelines and burst into laughter!
Although Barry is an unbeatable defensive midfielder at Villa Park and performs extremely well in the defensive midfield position, the FM2008 system told Lao Li that Barry can also play the right back position! This substitution extinguished the Spanish team's last hope of recovery!
As time went by, both the fans and the players on the field began to become anxious. With less than ten minutes left, the gap between the two goals seems to have become an insurmountable chasm for the Matador Legion!
At this moment, the Spanish team suffered another blow!
Lee Tong-fan's substitution had a significant effect. When Iniesta was preparing to make a strong breakthrough on the right for the third time, Gareth Barry, who was well prepared, used his body to block the ball and then passed it along the sideline!
Ashley Young received the pass from Barry!
The tacit understanding between the two Aston Villa players was absolutely reflected at this moment. After receiving the ball, Young used his instantaneous and terrifying explosive power to get rid of Alonso's entanglement and resolutely rushed along the sideline with the ball!
Spain's left-back Capdevi was no match for Ashley Young, whose speed had been mounted. The English winger easily broke through him with only one man-ball separation!
Ashley Young chose to make an inverted triangle pass until he was near the bottom line!
A half-high ball!
This way of passing made the two central defenders of the Spanish team very uncomfortable!
Marchena was about to bend down and stretch his head to clear the ball, but a golden head suddenly popped out from behind and hit the ball before him!
Bang!
A loud noise that made all Spanish fans feel sad!
The ball suddenly changed its flight direction like white lightning and flew straight to the lower right corner of the goal!
The distance was too close!
The ball was too fast!
Facing such a shot, Casillas finally couldn't hold on to the last hope of the Spanish team to turn defeat into victory. The ball flew into the goal in the desperate eyes of all the Spaniards, causing the net to set off waves!
3:0! !
"...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Michael Owen! The game is over early!"
"...Hey hey hey~~~The ball goes in! Owen! Owen scored!" Duan Xuange was excited: "Ashley Young's high-quality cross made this goal, but the biggest hero stood outside the court, he was Li Tongfan! Whether in terms of tactical arrangement or on-the-spot command and substitutions, Li Tongfan obviously suppressed Aragones!"
"...The outcome is determined, but this defeat is not the worst result for Spain. We still have great hope of advancing!" Spain's Fernando Garcia was no longer angry at this moment: "This is a timely lesson. He told us that anything can happen in the European Cup. We must go all out in any game!"
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On the court.
Owen's second goal completely crushed the Spanish team's confidence in hoping for a reversal.
The continuous crossbars and posts throughout the game, coupled with the tactical restraint of the English team, made every Spanish player full of anger. This anxious mood was slowly reflected in the action of kicking the ball.
Marchena, who had just been "sneak-attacked" by Owen from behind and scored a goal, was completely in a frenzy, and his tackling became more and more rough, until...
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More than 4,000 words, still not finished! There is no way to simplify it anymore, and the time is up!
But basically this game is over!
Because the score has been fixed!