Chapter 654: The hanger eleven years later

The atmosphere in the English locker room was terrible. They had a fantastic start in the first half, but everything turned into a bubble because of a mistake. Russia has already led Andorra away. If the score of one-to-two is maintained until the end of the game, England will be eliminated and missed the international competition for the first time in fourteen years.

Xiao Ming walked slowly in the locker room, and the leather shoes made a "slap" sound on the smooth cement floor, and none of the players dared to speak.

"I'm very disappointed with the first half."

Xiao Ming's voice sounded faintly in the locker room, like a sound coming from hell: "Of course, it was not Robert (Green) who was disappointed. Although his mistake caused us to lose a goal, there are no goalkeepers in this world who do not make mistakes. After all, people are not machines. What I disappoint is all of you."

"After losing that ball, have your soul been lost? Have you lost your memory? Are you the ones playing football on the court? No! That's just a group of confused guys who have no thoughts run on the court!" Xiao Ming's voice suddenly increased, and his voice echoed in the entire locker room. All the players raised their heads and watched Xiao Ming get angry there at a loss.

Since Xiao Ming took office, he has never yelled like this. In fact, he has coached for so long and has only gotten angry in the locker room once before - or not once, because when he got angry in the locker room that time, he was just the chairman of the club, not the head coach of the club.

Even Daniel, who had been with him for the longest time, had never seen Xiao Ming get such a big temper, let alone others.

"At that time, we led 1-0! That ball was lost and it was just a draw! What are you afraid of? We can qualify for the draw! But what did you call after that! That was a bunch of feces... No, it was a bunch of feces! It was a stinking pile on the lawn of the sacred Wembley Stadium. I pulled the members of the Leiden Oriental Under-19 youth team to the court and played better than you, and I must have fighting spirit! What did I say to you before the game? We have to compete with the opponent in this game. Even if the ball was lost, it doesn't matter. We have to be patient in this game... Have I said these words? If you lose a ball, you will lose your soul! Don't say you are professional players, don't say you are national players, just the performance you just now, you are not worthy of singing "Queen of Heaven" on the court!"

A series of swear words emerged from Xiao Ming's mouth, bombing the players stunned.

They really didn't expect that although they had a bit of a strong temper before, Xiao Ming, who was always kind to others, could suddenly scold him so fiercely, so extreme, and so excessively!

Immediately, several players with bad tempers began to look up at him, their eyes full of rebelliousness - especially two Manchester United players, Rooney and Ferdinand.

"What do you see? Am I wrong? What qualifications do you have to be angry? As players, your anger should be vented on your opponent, not pretending to be personal in the locker room! Rooney, why did you take the ball and rush alone in the second half of the first half? Do you think you can get rid of all the defenders by Maradona? How many shots did you shoot during that time? Ferdinand, why did you snatch up with King with the second goal? Don't you know that it's a taboo to snatch one person at the same time when two defenders face two forwards? This is the most basic knowledge in football school. Have you not learned it? Crouch, it's okay to not be able to fight for the header, can't you even let the ball stay under your feet for a while and then pass it out? Beckham, there is no one in the penalty area, what are you passing it?..."

Xiao Ming scolded the players one by one. While scolding him, he also pointed out the mistakes made by the players in a melee on the court after losing the first ball. Even Daniel, who had not made any mistakes, was scolded by him, and everyone was so speechless.

He scolded fiercely! He scolded fiercely! He scolded too much! But he scolded him reasonably! With this, players who did not perform well could only listen obediently.

"What did I say before? If Russia had not lost the last game, then no one would have blamed us even if we lost the game. After all, we had no hope! But if Russia lost that game and gave us a chance, we gave it away, then the entire England national team, including me, would become the laughing stock of everyone! Now, this kind of thing really could happen! We, all of us, will become the laughing stock of English football history - if we follow our playing style for more than twenty minutes after the first half."

"I don't want to be such a joke! In Leiden East, I brought a fourth-level team to the four-Campus champion. I don't want to ruin it in this damn game! What about you? Do you think about it?" Xiao Ming waved his fist and roared.

"Don't want it!" The English players gritted their teeth and shouted collectively. They had already begun to think of the consequences after this happens - the laughing stock, the absolute laughing stock.

"If you don't want to, just do what I said! I am still confident that I can defeat them and even surpass them to become the first in the group, but there is a condition that you must do exactly what I said, otherwise, I will push all the responsibilities on you and be my head coach and chairman comfortably." Xiao Ming grinned and suddenly laughed.

The atmosphere in the locker room was frozen, and the players who were yelling with red eyes just now looked at each other, laughing and crying.

"First of all, you have to recall the training we did during this period, the oppressive offense! Barry! All the dispatch and organization are handed over to you, and control the rhythm of the entire team, just like you did at Aston Villa! Beckham! Running! Running out of the gap! Everyone should pay attention to his running position. When he runs out of the gap, there is a chance to pass the ball directly. Hand the ball to him as soon as possible. Do you understand? Daniel, Cole! The position is moved forward, your position is a winger in the second half, don't worry about him.

Their counterattacks, their counterattacks have no speed at all. The only one that is a bit threatening is Eduardo and Patton, staring at him in the second half! Rooney, same, more running in the second half, shooting from a long time if there is a free time, their goalkeeper is not very good. Crouch, your task is the same as in the first half, running, restraining, ferrying when you have the chance, and making a ball if you don't have the chance, Gerald, run more in the second half, and the same, if you have the chance to shoot from a long time, if you have the chance, Beckham will go to the penalty area to compete for the top!"

Xiao Ming did not give them too much reaction time, and pointed all the players' names like a cannon. He actually had only one tactical core, that is, to enhance the running and press the offense, to have a level of attack, and to use a large number of attacks to crush the opponent's defense!

Xiao Ming has one thing that is that when it comes to bet, he never lacks courage. Although there are many examples of gambling failures, such as the season when he first entered the Premier League, more often he won the bet. On the contrary, the two defeats in the Champions League knockout rounds and finals were precisely because he chose to be conservative.

This situation led to the blood that was fighting for life in Xiao Ming's blood vessels. In fact, he had never lacked such risk factors.

"The players on both sides have appeared... Xiao Ming did not choose to substitution, and was still the starting lineup in the first half. At the same time, Croatia did not choose to substitution. It seems that they are very satisfied with the first half game." Motson commented, and he felt a little disappointed in his heart. Before, McLaren rarely chose to substitution when there was hope. Is Xiao Ming the same...

However, one thing he didn't consider was that Xiao Ming did not want to replace people, but there were not many people to replace. At the same time, this main lineup was a group of people who had been practicing for the longest time. Other players may be more unfamiliar with the entire set of tactics when they went up, after all, he didn't have much time.

But before returning to the coaching seat, Xiao Ming drove out all the players on the bench except for the substitute goalkeeper James to warm up. In addition to making them more prepared, he also had to tell the players on the court - don't think I can only use you. If I perform poorly, I will replace you!

Even if I only lead the team to play this game, I am your head coach now!

The Croatian players who took the lead in the kick-off were not in a hurry to attack. They began to keep turning their feet in the midfield to attract the English players - in fact, they didn't need to do this, because after the whistle of the kick-off, the English players immediately rushed over like tigers down the mountain!

Four midfielders launched a meat grinder-like press! Including Rooney and Crouch in the frontcourt, and Daniel and Cole who came to the midcourt, the entire midfield immediately became overcrowded!

Seeing that the attack was completely unable to be organized, the Croatian players could only keep passing back. When they reached the foot of Simici at the end, they saw Crouch rushing towards him with two long legs. Simici immediately made a quick decision and drove the ball into the frontcourt with a big foot.

Ferdinand jumped up in the backcourt and easily pushed the ball out of Eduardo's head. If Eduardo had possessed the ball under his feet, Ferdinand would probably find it difficult to cut off his ball. However, when the ball was in the air, the thin Eduardo had almost no resistance.

The ball landed at Patton's feet, and Patton immediately passed the ball to Barry. Barry took the ball and saw that Rooney in front had already started, he suddenly raised his foot and passed a straight pass!

The very penetrating pass passed the ball across Croatia's defense line. Rooney tried to chase the ball, but the ball was still a little bigger. Pretikosa, who attacked decisively, rushed out of the penalty area and drove the ball out of the sideline.

Daniel threw the ball out of bounds and stepped forward. Beckham quickly passed the ball to him. When Daniel was about to catch the ball and rushed forward, Eduardo, who was returning to defense, tackled Daniel and received the first yellow card in the game.

"Damn it! What are you doing so gentle? This is not a treat to dinner, it's a fucking game!" Xiao Ming's roar sounded on the sidelines, and Bilic's eyebrows frowned - is Xiao Ming so anxious to lose? No...

However, amid Xiao Ming's roar, the running and collision of the English players became more active. Although Croatia inherited the style of former South football and had delicate skills, it was not weak in physical confrontation, but was still hit by the crazy English players in the midfield.

Seeing the English players on the court becoming more imposing, the fans in the stands also regained their vitality - yes, they are not afraid of losing, but they are afraid of losing a lot...

In the 53rd minute, Patton tackled Kranica in the midfield, which also gave England the first yellow card.

Robert Kovac put Crouch at the front of the penalty area. Beckham stood up, causing the English fans in the stands to make a huge cheer. However, Beckham failed to score the free kick. The ball hit the wall directly and was cleared by the opponent's big feet.

Xiao Ming shook his head, but he didn't seem too disappointed. Even if he was the top free kick, it would be a terrifying goal rate to score two of the free kicks with good positions. Although people scored a 100 million free kick in the last moment of the qualifiers before the 2002 World Cup, it is true that few people know that Beckham wasted no less than ten free kicks with good positions before this goal...

There is a high chance of not scoring a penalty, let alone a free kick.

Croatia then launched two counterattacks, but both of them were cut off by England's players with fierce tackles, and Gerald and Ferdinand made contributions one after another.

Xiao Ming looked at his watch and the fifteen minutes of the second half almost passed in a blink of an eye. England fought fiercely in the midfield, but Croatia defended quite firmly.

Cole rushed up from the left, and Barry immediately distributed the ball to him in time. Cole stopped the ball, made a fake pass, and then suddenly started to force a breakthrough from the sideline!

Serner was defeated again - single-on-single defense is always unfavorable, not to mention that Serner is born to be a big win than Cole in terms of speed, and it has become normal for him to be defeated repeatedly.

Joel Luca made a timely replacement - Serner was shooked by Cole again and again, but Joel Luca's replacement was always timely, and this time was no exception.

Cole glanced at the back and Barry was plugging in in time. He immediately stopped, but did not pass the ball to Barry who was plugged in, but directly passed the ball to Crouch, who was pulling him out of the penalty area to receive the ball!

When Crouch received the ball, Barry rushed up completely. He did not stop, but rushed directly into the penalty area of ​​Croatia. At this time, Crouch made an action that could almost be considered a blessing in mind. He used his left foot to pad the ball backwards - he was facing the goal, and after this pad, he immediately sent the ball to Barry...

"One-stop!"

Motson shouted heart-wrenchingly.

Seeing Preticosa attacking, Barry immediately made a quick decision and shot directly at the far corner with his left foot!

In order to pursue safety, Barry did not play tricks in this shot. Preticosa made a wonderful save. He fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his feet!

A huge sigh rang out from the stands, but it stopped immediately.

The ball that got out fell to Simici's feet. Perhaps because Rooney's pressure brought him huge pressure, Simici, who rushed to lift the ball away, did not kick the ball far, but kicked it in front of Beckham, who was a little bit on the right outside the penalty area.

Seeing Pretikosa still lying on the ground, Beckham unloaded the ball with his right foot, then suddenly swung his right foot again, kicking the ball directly towards the goal.

A full thirty meters of sling!

Because it didn't take much time, Beckham's shot showed his excellent control ability of his right foot in a hurry. The ball drew an arc in the air and flew towards the goal obliquely!

Pretikosa was lying on the ground and just got up. He had not been able to stand firm when he had just attacked. Robert Kovac ran quickly towards the goal, trying to stop the shot from being shot.

After rushing to the goal line, Robert Kovac turned around and saw a ball flying towards his head. Before he could think, Robert Kovac immediately jumped up and wanted to push the ball out.

However, when he was jumping with force, his feet suddenly slipped - the drizzle in the sky is still falling. Although it did not have much impact on the field, the goal area was already broken by Preticosa's nail shoes. It was so deadly that Robert Kovac, who was running over hastily, was stepping on a mud, so although he was about to jump, he couldn't jump because of his slippery feet!

Then he felt the ball flying over his head, and then a very light sound came from behind him, "Swish..."

Wembley Stadium explodes again!

"Two to two! A wonderful sling shot! The first time Beckham was familiar with us was in 1996. He humiliated Wimbledon with a sling shot from 60 meters away! Although the distance of this sling shot eleven years later was not that far, it was not inferior to the level of excitement! Beckham saved England! At the same time, we should also thank Xiao Ming, because he used Beckham to get the reward for this goal!"

Beckham kept watching the ball fly into the goal, looking at the arms of the forest standing up in the stands, and then he turned around and jumped up, and a roar broke out in the air!

McLaren, don’t you see it! With me here, England won’t lose!

"Beautiful job-David-"

Xiao Ming raised his arms and shouted on the sidelines. He even imitated Mourinho's slippery kneeling on the slippery lawn, waving his fists as if he was crazy.

However, no one would laugh at him at this time, because all the Englishmen were cheering! The draw means they still have a chance to qualify, although they need to at least keep the score until the end.
Chapter completed!