"That's right!" He seemed to be quite satisfied with Duanxuan's cooperation this time. Before Duanxuan could finish what he wanted to say, Yang Yi suddenly interjected, "The strangest thing is that Irving was replaced. The decision is made!
Well, for Li Yi, to be honest, I am not criticizing him! However, no matter how many fans support Li Yi, they cannot deny the fact that I see that although Li Yi can make a team offensively He has received a qualitative improvement and often performs good shows of killing opponents, but in fact, you can never erase the fact that Li Yi's role in the team's defense is almost zero!
What's even worse is that throughout the entire game, you can hardly see Li Yi returning to defense once!
So, is it not surprising that McLaren did not replace Li Yi with Irving when he was determined to hold on to this draw?"
"What's so strange about this?" At first, I thought Yang Yi had some insightful remarks. After all the trouble, this was what Yang Yi wanted to say. He touched his forehead with some words, and refused to talk to Yang Yi. After a lot of nonsense, he pointed to the field with his finger. Li Yi, who was standing near the center circle at this time, said slowly, "Just because a player does not directly participate in defense does not mean that he has no contribution to the team's defense." No contribution at all!
Teacher Yang, look at the midfield. Li Yi simply stood there and never moved a step from beginning to end. But what about Spain? How did they react? Didn't you see that Spain 3 The defender, from beginning to end, didn't even dare to take a step away from Li Yi, let alone stepping in to help the team's offense?
In other words, Li Yi took away 3, no, at least 2, Spanish offensive players by himself. Can other English players achieve such "defensive efficiency"? As for what you said before about McLaren Replace Li Yi but not Irving!
Okay, that's not impossible! But one thing I'm very sure of is that if the person McLaren chose to replace before was Li Yi, then if Irving stands in the center circle now, Spain will send up to 2 defensive players. Responsible for marking. Then, do I need to say more? [
Of course, the main purpose of McLaren making this substitution is not this. The main purpose is that no coach wants to win the football game! Who would dare to give 100% to Li Yi on the court? I am 100% sure that Li Yi will not beat Spain at the last moment of the game like he did at Crystal Palace Club?"
"Hey, you're talking like you're McLaren, are you sure you're right?"
"..." Duan declared, "Watch the ball, watch the ball!"
Is Duan Xuan right? He is right, but not entirely! Speaking of which forward to replace between Li Yi and Irving, although there is no doubt about choosing Irving, after all, Li Yi was replaced almost in the second half. , However, McLaren's first consideration was not to use Li Yi to involve the Spanish defense, or to win the game.
McLaren's first consideration was an issue that both Duanxuan and Yang Yi ignored - that is, physical fitness. Michael Owen was born in 1979, and the current European Cup was held in 2008. In other words,
Irving is now 29 years old. What's more important is that after Irving suffered from injuries one after another, not to mention his state, even his physical fitness is not as good as before. Now the game has played for more than 80 minutes, and Irving has actually started running.
Stop moving!
Okay, let’s get down to business and turn our attention back to the game itself.
The game restarted after England completed 3 consecutive substitutions!
Still standing outside the sideline, David Silva, who had been waiting for a long time, threw the sideline ball!
After receiving David Silva's pass, Xiaobai did not stick to the ball. Instead, he immediately knocked the ball horizontally before the England defenders stepped forward to press it, and handed it to Xavi in the center.
After Xavi got the ball, he also didn't make a mark. He briefly observed his position in the frontcourt and found that there seemed to be a gap in Torres' position. Xavi did not hesitate to make a through ball and directed the ball towards Torres.
Pass the location!
It is a pity that before Harvey passed the ball, he had already developed an inertia, that is, the England defense players could not run away. He ignored one thing, that is, McClaren almost gave the England defense a pass just now.
Changed it all over!
No, in the face of Harvey's through ball, Gerrard, who might have been unable to run before, was able to intercept him in the middle. However, the central defender Wes Brown, who had just come on, was full of energy.
Before Torres could catch the ball, Wes Brown used a very clean sliding tackle to kill Harvey's pass in the cradle!
Moreover, just when the Spanish fans were still sighing because Xavi's precise through ball failed to work, they did not notice that although the shovel could not control the precise direction of the ball, but
This time, Wes Brown was very lucky. He shoveled the ball straight to the feet of defender Phil Neville, who also just came on the field!
What, if Phil Neville reacts quickly enough and notices Li Yi, who starts in time and runs along the center line towards the left side of the court, and makes a long pass, who knows, Li Yi can really perform a shocking victory.
In the first international competition he participated in, he scored a hat trick