After the training, the players of the China Hong Kong team all gathered in the conference room to watch the battle between England and Germany, just like yesterday.
The first game is just right, and the second game becomes selective viewing. Those who like it can stay and watch the second game, and those who don't like it can do whatever they like.
This is a team-building method. Watching the game together also increases the team's cohesion, but the scene is not as calm as before.
Naturalized soldiers usually support the German team. Conca was even more interesting and even took out a German team uniform and wore it, for fear that others would not know that he supported the German team.
In fact, the reason why Conca supports Germany is very simple. In the Falklands War, as an Argentinian, it is normal for him to firmly support the German team.
Those who support England are led by Li Yu. After all, Wayne Rooney in the England team is still his good friend, and he himself has played football in England for a long time.
Local players from Hong Kong Island also support England.
It’s very interesting that before the game even started, China Hong Kong team had formed two distinct support groups.
Then it is not difficult to imagine what the scene will be like where the competition is held.
Eriksson has coached England, and most of the players on the team are familiar to Swedish seniors. However, he still supports the German team very rationally. Only after familiarity can he understand the weaknesses. The time has come for Germany to rise. Anyway, he is not optimistic about the people he has coached.
England team.
Li Yu is even more alone here, but the game has not started yet. The behavior of the China Hong Kong team to support the two teams is more like an active atmosphere for watching the game. It is simply impossible to act like the fans of the two teams.
The two teams have met 27 times in history. England has the upper hand with a record of 12 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses in regular time. In the history of the World Cup, England and Germany have met 4 times, the most recent one being the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
In the semi-finals, both sides scored 120 points
The score was 1-1 within an hour, and the Federal Republic of Germany won 4-3 on penalties. The most classic confrontation was in the 1966 World Cup final, when England and the Federal Republic of Germany played 2-2 within 90 minutes, and England scored in overtime.
Two goals, defeating the opponent 4-2 to win the championship.
In this campaign, Capello continued the winning lineup from the previous battle. Rooney continued to partner with Defoe at the front, Gerrard and Lampard sat in the midfield, Upson continued to work with Terry in defense, and James guarded the goal.
In Germany, Klose returned from suspension to lead the front line, Bastian Schweinsteiger sat in the midfield, and Neuer guarded the goal.
When Li Yu saw England's lineup, they were all old acquaintances. Eriksson was familiar with him, and Li Yu was also familiar with him. He thought to himself, England's people are not bad, and the German team is not much better. Why is he so good?
It's just a shadow by itself!
After the kick-off, the rhythm of both teams was very fast, but in the 20th minute, the German team took the lead. Neuer launched an attack with a goal kick. Klose rushed into the penalty area with lightning speed. Upson failed to defend and Klose
He fell to the ground before James and scored with a stab, 1-0! This was Klose's 12th goal in the World Cup, tying him with Pele in the total scoring list.
"Holy crap, no, it's too easy to score this goal!" Li Yu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The Germans are so lucky. It was almost a goalkeeper who completed the assist this time. England! How good are you?
Snacks, look at the proud eyes over there, Li Yu keeps silently cheering for England!
The German team expanded its lead in the 32nd minute. Klose passed the ball over the top. Thomas Muller entered the penalty area from the right and volleyed to the back point. The unguarded Podolski shot from a small angle on the left. The ball came from
James flew into the door between his legs, and the score became 2-0!
"It's over, it's all over, this is the rhythm of being bloodbathed!" Li Yu's stern look on the other side was automatically ignored by him. England didn't know what was going on today. The opponent was threatening as soon as he shot, but they beat him
Not opening up the situation is not good!
England then launched a crazy counterattack and regained a point in the 37th minute. Lampard took a corner kick, Gerrard sent a precise diagonal pass from the right, and Upson got rid of J-Boateng and shook his head at the goalkeeper to redeem himself.
,1-2!
"Haha, that's right!" Li Yu stretched out a finger and gestured proudly. There was still one ball left. It was a good thing to have pressure. England played with such momentum that the Germans couldn't resist it.
A minute later, Defoe's breakthrough was blocked. Lampard made a perfect goal from the edge of the penalty area. The ball went over Neuer's head and hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the door! The entire ball crossed the goal line, such an obvious goal.
The referee Larionda actually disallowed the goal!
"Black whistle, the referee is blind! This didn't even go in!" Li Yu stood up and shouted excitedly. He knew the key to this goal. If it was scored, the balance of winning the game would definitely tilt to England's side, but now
Is it? It’s hard to say, the ball counted as a goal, but it was the English players whose morale was hit.
Eriksson spoke up at this time, "Any accident may occur in the game. If a situation like England occurs, Li Yu, pay attention to your emotions. Your emotions can boost the team's morale, so you can't complain. The rest
You should also know how to do it!”
"Yes! It's difficult to control your emotions during a game, but you have to do it. If you encounter such a situation, you really have to control it, otherwise the morale gap between the two teams will be enough to dominate the direction of the game!" Li Yuzhen
After being taught, I sorted it out in my mind, and this is the purpose of Erikson letting everyone watching the game, to provide practical guidance based on watching the game for some things that may happen on the field.
Lampard's goal in the first half was misjudged and disallowed, which caused dissatisfaction from Beckham, who was supporting the game off the field. At the end of the half, the heartthrob ignored his image and chased the referee all the way.
The halftime camera footage was focused on this.
Wearing a gray suit with a gray vest, a light blue shirt, and a black tie, Beckham appeared on the court in formal attire. His short hair was obviously carefully taken care of, and he was paired with a smile that the heartthrob showed from time to time. Beckham appeared in the players' box.
Ham attracted the cheers of countless female England fans at the scene.
The "heartthrob" even waved to the audience in the stands from time to time, showing his gentlemanly demeanor. However, only 20 minutes into the game, the German team Neuer assisted with a long pass, and Klose scored. In the 32nd minute, Thomas Muller assisted,
Podolski scored from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, giving the German team a 2-0 lead.
At this time, Beckham ignored the image of a gentleman and anxiously stood up from the players' bench, took off his suit jacket, and stood at the side of the tunnel. The frowning Beckham stared at everything on the court intently.
In the 37th minute, Gerrard made a pass from the right and Upson returned a point with a header. A minute later, Lampard's edge shot hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the door, but the referee ruled that the goal was invalid.
.Beckham opened his arms off the court and shouted loudly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the referee's misjudgment.
At the end of halftime, Beckham had been waiting in the tunnel, high-fiving every teammate who came off the field. Seeing Lampard walking down dejectedly, Beckham took the initiative to step forward and patted his teammates heavily on the shoulders.
I saw the referee preparing to leave the field.
, the always gentle Beckham chased the referee all the way, and kept arguing with the referee about the misjudgment of England's goal in the first half. Although the heartthrob looked anxious, the referee next to him was facing
Expressionless, ignoring Beckham's defense at all.
As the ambassador of England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, Beckham, who missed the World Cup after missing the World Cup, joined the England team in the World Cup in South Africa. Compared with other VIPs sitting in the stands, Beckham has been in the players' box since the group stage.
After the draw with the United States in the first group match, Beckham appeared in the tunnel immediately after the game to comfort his teammates.
When Li Yu saw this scene, he couldn't help but think about whether Beckham could stabilize the mood of the England players if he were on the field. An old man in a family is like a treasure. Capello should really take Beckham with him instead of letting him sit.
On the sidelines.
Sure enough, the England players lost control of their emotions in the second half. The German team scored another victory in the 67th minute. Friedrich knocked down Rooney and fouled. Lampard's free attack was blocked. Barry's possession of the ball in the frontcourt was blocked. Germany launched a quick counterattack.
, Schweinsteiger sent a wonderful assist, Thomas was unguarded
- Muller scored with a powerful volley with his right foot, 3-1! The German team scored again 3 minutes later. Joe Cole's cross from the right was blocked. Germany once again made a wonderful counterattack. Ozil broke through Barry from the left and drove straight in to dribble the ball.
Crossing the ball in the penalty area, Thomas Muller scored twice from behind, 4-1!
It's over, it's over! That misjudgment was the turning point of the entire game. What should have been a battle of the century turned into a one-sided game for the Germans.
Facing the 4-1 scoreboard, the German fans said, "With such a big score, no one can say that the game is unwinnable." The English fans hid aside and were silently sad - such a score made many people unable to even argue.
None! What makes England fans even more painful is that facing the Germans, the Three Lions' history of repeated defeats in major competitions has lasted for 40 years!
British and German football have a long history of grievances. Even if you don’t take into account the long-term trade, economic, and cultural frictions between Britain and Germany, even if you don’t take into account World War I and the two countries fought during World War II, just at the football level, the two countries have
The friction was intense. As we all know, Britain is the birthplace and missionary of modern football.
Modern football spread from England to all over the world, and the road to promotion was basically smooth. But when the British tried to pass the football torch to Germany, they encountered unanimous resistance from the German government and civilians at the time. Later, the Germans accepted football and
Beginning of professionalization, it is already 70 years behind England!
The English have repeatedly ridiculed Germany as "football underachievers" and need to be grateful, "We taught you what football is." But the Germans sarcastically said, "When we defeated Hungary to win the World Cup in 1954, you were still being beaten by this team."
-3,7-1 bloodbath!" This kind of match
The confrontation reached its peak in 1966. Hurst's "goalline mystery" allowed England to defeat Germany 4-2. This battle not only ended England's history of not winning the World Cup, but also escalated the feud between England and Germany.
.After that, when England and Germany met, it was no longer a football match, but a war!
But if it is a war, the English have not been the victors for 40 years since 1970. In friendly matches, the English may still have a slight advantage. But when it comes to the competition and the real decisive moment, the Germans
Always have the last laugh!
Isn't it? In the 1970 World Cup finals, the Federal Republic of Germany drew 2-2 and eliminated England on penalties. In the second round of the 1982 World Cup group stage, England threatened revenge, but still only drew with Germany. In the 1990 World Cup semi-finals,
In Turin, Italy, Germany once again eliminated England on penalty kicks. In the 1996 European Cup semi-finals, Germany eliminated England again.
Of course, it is not that England has not defeated Germany. But most of the victories came in friendly matches or World Cup qualifiers. Due to well-known reasons, such victories are always unable to truly vent the pent-up anger of the English people. The only major victory was
, or in the 2000 European Cup group stage, England defeated Germany 1-0, but how can a victory in the group stage erase the shame of three knockout defeats? Moreover, after today, the number 3 has become 4.
Today's defeat, for the English, can be described as "painful". You must know that this England, with an average age of 29 years old, is the oldest team in the World Cup. That is to say,
It is difficult for many of these players to seek revenge against Germany in the World Cup again.
Opportunities. For the 37-year-old James, 32-year-old Carragher, Lampard, Heskey and others, let alone the World Cup in 4 years, even the European Cup in 2 years, I am afraid they dare not say
He will definitely be able to participate. This means that the shame of losing to Germany is likely to be a lifelong shame for this generation of players!
Hatred is always like this, passed down from generation to generation. It must be pointed out that just a year ago, at the European Football Youth Championship, the German youth team defeated England 4-0 and won the championship. In that German team, there were Neuer and Boa
Ten, Ozil, Badstuber, Marin, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, etc.
People, these people are the core skeleton of Germany in the next ten years. And in that England team, there are Milner, Walcott, Catmull, Gibbs, Richards, Adam Johnson, Manshine, etc.
People, aren't these people also the future main force of England? The fire of hatred has also planted seeds in their hearts.
Hatred, for football, means this: after every England-Germany clash, people's first emotion is: "We can't wait to watch the next England-Germany clash!"
History cannot be rewritten, and English fans cannot accept this kind of history.
When the special car carrying the four Uruguayan referees drove away from the temporary passage opened between the fans by the police and security personnel, the English fans shouted the slogan "Liars, thieves, amateur referees". Later, a few emotional fans
England fans even gathered outside the hotel where the referees stayed at this World Cup and continued to chant slogans criticizing the referees. According to South African media, the World Cup Organizing Committee strengthened security for the hotel where the referees stayed today.
South African media interviewed some English fans. James Fritsch from Shropshire said: "If we had equalized the score in the first half, the situation would be completely different." However, William Gan from Ipswich said
But he holds a different view. The 18-year-old England fan
Frankly: "To be honest, our team did not perform as well as our opponents today. It did very poorly in many aspects, especially defense. Even without that misjudgment, we might not have been able to win against the Germans. But that misjudgment broke the news
Of all our hopes, this is the hardest for us."
Adam Wilkinson from Coventry said: "Since referees in rugby and tennis matches can use TV video technology, why not football?" Not only do a large number of fans hold the same view as Wilkinson, but some English media also
Holding the same view, the Mirror suggested after the game that it hoped FIFA would install cameras on the goal crossbar to avoid the same mistake in the future.
"I did see the ball cross the goal line. I was already in despair." After the game, German coach Loew did not shy away from the controversial ball on the field when attending the press conference. He bluntly said that England's goal was indeed misjudged.
.In the 38th minute of the first half, Lampard’s edge shot hit the crossbar.
The ball bounced into the gate, but the referee ruled that the goal was invalid. The England team, which could have equalized the score, was affected by this misjudgment. The German team pursued the victory and defeated their opponent 4-1. "The goal can be ruled as a penalty. Everything on the field was
You have to obey the referee's decision," Loew said.
In this game, Loew and assistant coach Flick again wore dark blue suits and sky blue sweaters. In the first game of the group stage, when Germany swept Australia 4-0, the two coaches appeared on the field in this look.
.Wear this outfit again
, Loew was laughed at and called "superstitious" by the reporters present. "I am not superstitious. You can look forward to what I will wear in the next game." After the victory over England, Loew, who has always been serious about his words, also joked with the media, which shows that this victory
Much to Loew's relief.
"We are not the favorites to win the championship yet. There are different situations and different opponents in the game. We can enjoy it today, but we will continue to prepare for the next opponent tomorrow and we cannot relax at all." After the victory, Loew did not forget to express his gratitude.
The team members sounded the alarm.
After the game, according to the British media "The Telegraph", German goalkeeper Neuer, who witnessed the incident, admitted in an interview that the goal was indeed scored.
Neuer said: "I tried not to react to the referee and just paid attention to what was happening on the field, but the goal was difficult to judge because it was too close to me." He then added: "
After the game, when I was taking the drug test, I saw what happened in slow motion on TV. The ball did go in, maybe two meters into the goal."
In any case, Thomas Muller's two goals in the second half sealed the victory for Germany and sent England home.
Li Yu saw these remarks made by the Germans after the game and felt that the matter was no longer German. The key was the referee's mistake. It was somewhat regrettable that England left the World Cup like this.
