Chapter 318: Unexpected ease

After gradually gaining the advantage, England suffered a blow. Gerald, who was injured in the left calf, was unable to support the game. Erikson made the first substitution in this game. Bart, who cooperated with Tiger, was sent on the court to protect Tiger, specifically responsible for protecting Tiger behind.

After a stalemate, England fans cheered loudly before the first half ended!

After receiving the pass from Tiger, Irving broke into the penalty area from the left rib and forced a breakthrough when facing Pochettino. Pochettino hurriedly stretched out his foot and tripped Irving, and the referee's whistle sounded - a penalty kick!

"That bastard who faked the fall! This is not the first time he has done this!" Argentina fans began to shout indignantly. They refer to the last World Cup, when Irving also created a penalty kick through a breakthrough, and that penalty kick was also suspected of fake hit...

Argentina players surrounded the referee to defend themselves, but the referee insisted on his decision. Although Irving fell a bit exaggeratedly, Pochettino actually tripped Irving. He was very at ease in this foul.

After the complaint was invalid, the Argentine players had no choice but to withdraw from the penalty area and watched Beckham walk into the penalty area with the ball in his arms.

There are many penalty kickers in the English national team. In addition to Beckham, Tiger and Irving are also penalty kickers in their respective clubs, and there are few times when they miss the penalty kick. However, at this time, no one will compete with Beckham for this penalty kick...

Sometimes, football is also a play, and no one will be satisfied with the things that fans want to see - except for Argentina fans, almost all fans hope that Beckham can score goals in this game and end this grudge.

Beckham did not disappoint others. After the referee blew the whistle that could take the penalty kick, Beckham swung his right foot after a short run, and then pulled the ball hard!

No one knew that Beckham would use this method to shoot this penalty. He kicked the ball vigorously into the middle, and it was a rolling ball. It was too late for Caballero to save to the left to react. The ball almost hit his feet and flew into the goal, one to zero!

Beckham, who scored this goal, also seemed extremely excited. He pulled his jersey and rushed to the corner flag and roared wildly, changing his image as a heartthrob. After venting enough emotions, Beckham turned around and hugged his teammates who rushed over!

Erikson off the court also began to wave his fists. In this game, both sides were more entangled in the midfield and it was difficult to get a decisive opportunity. Now they can use the penalty kick to start the first record. In the next game, it will be easy to play!

After the game started again, Argentina launched an attack, but was cleared by Ferdinand. Soon, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half, and England led 1-0 to enter the halftime break!

In the locker room, Erikson praised all the players, and Tiger was the one who praised the most - Irving was the one who created the penalty kick, and Beckham scored the penalty kick, but Tiger's dispatch and control in the midfield made England ahead of Argentina in midfield control - this alone was enough to make him the biggest contributor in the first half!

"In the first half, Argentina's performance was not very good, but we can't underestimate them... After all, they are a very outstanding team. Something might have happened to themselves in the first half. However, in this kind of game, they are very likely to suddenly explode. For this, we must be prepared... In the second half, we will continue to focus on Tiger. If they concentrate on the middle, they will tear their defense through back and forth dispatch. In defense, they will shrink in the penalty area and stare in the penalty area. Don't give them too many opportunities. Nicky, don't pounce too hard when defending at the front of the penalty area. If you shoot from a long distance, just go up and interfere as soon as possible. Don't think about breaking the ball down as soon as possible. Do these points, the victory must belong to us!"

"Go to win this game, let's qualify one game in advance!" Beckham waved his arms and shouted. Now Nigeria loses both games. As long as he defeats Argentina, England with six points can qualify one round ahead of schedule. Sweden and Argentina have three-pointers against each other in the last round, it is impossible for two teams to tie England with points. From this perspective, if they can win this game, they can indeed save a lot of physical fitness in the knockout stage...

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Obviously, Argentina does not want to give up this game easily - at least they also hope that the chance of qualifying is higher - Bielsa made a substitution at the beginning of the second half, and Tiger's teammate Aimal in Valencia was replaced, replacing Peron, who was obviously not in the form of the first half, and the captain put his armband on Simeone's arm. It seems that Bielsa intends to let Aimal inject vitality into the frontcourt and change his dull appearance in the frontcourt.

This substitution is effective - just two minutes into the second half, Aimal created a good opportunity. He dribbled the ball and broke through Bart's defense, and then suddenly shot a cold arrow at the front of the penalty area. Fortunately, Ximan was focused and flew to press the ball under him.

The Argentine fans in the stands were cheering. They felt that their head coach was too wise to substitution this time. After the substitution, it was obvious that they played more flexible in the frontcourt...

Erikson frowned. Veron has not played many games at Manchester United this season and his condition is also very poor. He obviously seemed slow in the first half. At the same time, his unfast midfielder England's defensive players are not afraid. On the contrary, a smart player like Aimal is the target of trouble for England's defenders.

However, as the game progressed, Erikson's frown began to gradually relax, and his eyes became more and more admired as someone on the field...

This person is naturally Tiger.

Even Eriksen overlooked that Bielsa's substitution is actually quite lacking in consideration.

In the first half, Peron's performance was indeed average, but he did a good job in midfield control and balance. The teaming with Simeone greatly suppressed Tiger's direct threat to the Argentine goal. Although Argentina did not create any opportunities in the first half, England actually did not get many opportunities. However, at this time, when Peron's game, Aimal was a person who was basically not defensive like Tiger. The task of dealing with Tiger fell on Simeone who was already quite old and had already run away from the entire first half...

There is no doubt that the Argentine midfielder has weakened defensively, but it may not have too much vitality in offense. Although Aimal is extremely talented and has excellent abilities, his best is breakthroughs and passes. He is one level worse than the experienced Veron in dispatching. Argentina's frontcourt actually does not lack this type of breakthrough players. Ortega and Kili are both excellent assaulters. In the case of Batistuta's poor condition, it is difficult to break through England's overall defense by relying solely on breakthroughs. Eriksen has put a lot of effort into this. Aimal's appearance, except for giving Argentine's frontcourt a little vitality, it is impossible to make up for the losses caused by the weakening of defensiveness.

Within these ten minutes, Tiger's role began to gradually become prominent. He began to make breakthroughs more boldly, making the old Simeone in a mess. Simeone at its peak might not be afraid of Tiger's breakthrough, but Simeone now cannot fight Tiger, who is at its peak and has a vague breakthrough ability to achieve the world's first level!

After controlling the role of the midfield, in this stalemate state, it became more and more obvious - England's offensives began to outperform Argentina's offensives, and Argentina's defense seemed not as good as England...

In the 49th minute, Beckham made a long pass from the backcourt. Irving took the ball and turned around and wiped Placente before shooting. The ball slightly missed the far post.

In the 51st minute, Tiger divided the side in the middle, and Miles, who boldly inserted into the ball, made a cross from the side, and the Argentine defender cleared the ball. Tiger's shot was blocked by Samuel with his body, but the ball fell in front of Scholes. Ginger head shot hard 25 meters away from the goal. Caballero made a wonderful save and flew to block the ball.

In the 56th minute, under the dispatch of Tiger, England launched a quick counterattack again. After playing two-for-one with Scholes, Tiger dribbled the ball and broke through to the front of the penalty area, attracted most of the opponent's attention and then divided the side to the right. After Beckham received the ball, he inserted into the penalty area and directly shot. Unfortunately, the ball deviated from the goal again.

Eriksen made the second substitution in this game, and Sheringham replaced Husky. In this situation, Husky can only be a stand-alone position, and the effect is not very good. The veteran Sheringham, who has better skills and stronger ball-making ability, came on the court to strengthen the technical content of the frontcourt.

This substitution made the English fans in the stands flirt with grace - when can England bully other teams with skills? It would be fine if we bully Sweden, a team with a rougher brother from Nordics, but bully the Latin-style strong team Argentina - isn't this a dream?

However, this is not a dream! This is a scene that is truly revealed to you!

English fans were excited, while Argentina fans couldn't believe their eyes, especially in the 70th minute of the game, four English frontcourt players Tiger, Sheringham, Irving and Scholes made consecutive passes and cooperated. Finally, after Sheringham shot in the penalty area and hit the post, the cheers of England fans in the stands reached the peak!

This scene surprised Erikson - it wasn't that it was because England's offense could play so smoothly. In fact, the skills of these players in the English frontcourt were good at feet, so there was no need to say about Tiger. Although Sheringham was older, he became more and more demonic as he got older. When he was young, he was known as the best player in England to play with his brain. Scholes' simple playing style could not change the fact that he was also a master of the midfield. Irving was good at speed, but his shooting style and movements were once included in textbooks. Beckham's aura was slightly worse, but his unique right foot and passing ability were not inferior to any right player...

Erikson is lucky. Almost no England can have so many players with excellent skills. Of course, this is related to his daring to use these alternative players close to England. Not to mention the distance, Hodel and Keegan may have such an offensive lineup, but they do not use these technical players like this...

But it is Tiger who glues these different types of technical players together.

Without his control in the midfield, without his threading in the middle, without his running on the entire court to contact the attack, England would not have made such an attack!

Maybe fans who don’t know much about football will not understand this, but the coaches watching this game will never ignore this!

While being happy with Tiger's performance, Erikson couldn't help but regret it. If he had known Tiger could do this, he would probably have given up on this game than expose his strength too early - but who knew Tiger could be so outstanding!

Of course, Argentina's unexpectedly sluggish state in this game also surprised many people.

Bielsa used up the remaining two substitutions in a row. Crespo replaced Batistuta, who was in a sluggish state, and Lopez replaced Kili, who was also average in performance. The two players replaced were forwards, which also proved Bielsa's determination to fight back. However, when the entire team's condition suddenly became particularly bad, such substitutions could only be regarded as a drop in the bucket...

"It's too messy, Argentina played too messy." The espn's commentator began to sigh: "What they need is offense, they also launched offenses. However, in this case, England can maintain the level of their attacks against them at one time and another... They should not be so bad, at least in the past two years, their performance has been top-notch! Unfortunately, after the start of the World Cup, several of their important players have all declined in their plague form. Bielsa does not need Crespo, who has performed outstandingly in the qualifiers as the main center, but continues to use Batistuta, who is in poor form, which makes their performance far less outstanding than in the qualifiers."

The commentator said that it was about the point.

Given the performance of this Argentine national team in the qualifiers, it is not a big deal to say that they can win the World Cup championship. Unfortunately, Peron wasted a year in Manchester United, Simeone suffered a *** in Lazio, and Lopez was also in a sluggish state in Lazio. Batistuta was no longer in a magnificent state. Crespo, who was in good condition, could not get the chance to play. In addition, Ayala, the Dinghai Shenjian on the defense line, none of Argentina's main central axis and important players were in good condition. Although other Argentine players were in good condition, they were not the backbone after all, and there were problems with the backbone. How could this team not be in a sluggish state?

On one side, his condition began to decline, and on the other side, he was in good condition and was full of morale and strong revenge. It would not be surprising that Argentina would appear so chaotic and unable to fight back on the court.

However, Argentina's luck in this game was pretty good.

Although England has been suppressed by England, England has created much more opportunities than Argentina, except for that penalty kick, Argentina did not give England too many opportunities. When the game reached the 80th minute, it was still impossible to expand the score, Erikson began to decisively adopt defensive tactics. Hargreaves replaced Scholes and formed a double midfielder with Bart, while Bridge replaced Irving, appeared on the left and partnered with Ashley Cole, and England began to move into full defense.

Under such circumstances, Argentina began to press forward to form a suppressive attack, but still had no way to defend England. The front of the penalty area could not penetrate, and the crosses from both wings were resolved by the English central defenders who had the advantage in height. Although Crespo played very hard in the penalty area, he still couldn't beat him alone...

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Tiger felt a little unsatisfied.

This is the legend that it has not lost a game for two years and swept across Argentina in South America in the qualifiers? But I feel that they are really not that strong. Compared with Sweden, they are just playing more tightly and have no flaws. At least in these two group matches, Tiger doesn't think Argentina is much better than Sweden...

But if Argentina players are not good, Tiger doesn't think so. At least several people on the court are teammates he is familiar with. Their ability to perform in Valencia is much better than this game.

"If the strong team in the World Cup were at this level, it would be really not difficult to win the World Cup championship." Tiger thought to himself.

But soon, he gave up this idea. The group stage and the knockout stage are definitely incomparable. What's more, when facing Sweden and Argentina, the opponent did not force himself to a dead end. Perhaps he consciously left his state in the last round to show his status. If he played the knockout stage with such a mentality, he would probably suffer a great loss.

While Tiger was pondering, Beckham and the others began to celebrate wildly, and the English fans in the stands even cheered loudly. Being able to defeat Argentina in such a nearly calm manner was probably something that the English fans did not expect before the game.

Although this victory was unexpectedly relaxed, no matter what, winning was better than anything else. What's more, England qualifies from the World Cup group one round ahead of schedule. This is something I haven't seen in many years. At least it's better than qualifying in the last round of the World Cup that was forced to a dead end in the last round of the last World Cup...
Chapter completed!