Irving didn't fall to the ground and pretend to be injured to gain sympathy!
He was just knocked down, because he wanted to rush forward to grab the point, so he "flyed" out and tried to stab with his toes, but when the sweeper Dras turned to keep pace with him, he blocked his body with his arm. Owen
As a result, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
His eyes were fixed on the ball, looking in the direction the ball was rolling.
The defenders of the Greek team were shocked, and Gerrard outflanked him from the back point on the other side!
Two Greek players put tackles together, one to block the angle of the near corner of the goal, and the other to block Gerrard's shot!
Dras stood directly in front of the goal line, intending to use ** to fill the goal's shooting space.
Gerrard's shooting angle is also very small, but he must shoot!
He used all his strength to shoot the ball toward the goal. There was a bang as the ball hit the goal post and bounced out!
Gerald felt hatred and anger towards himself at this moment!
His expression was distorted, showing not only disappointment and loss, but also unwillingness and self-blame.
At the critical moment, why can’t I live up to my expectations?
Is it because there is almost no goal space?
Or did the Greek team's tackle affect his shooting action?
Gerrard didn't know, he subconsciously raised his hand to scratch his scalp, not knowing how to face his teammates, coaches, and England supporters.
Once, twice, three times!
He missed three chances!
There were not many opportunities, but he squandered them again and again.
When Irving saw the ball bounce out, he immediately got up from the ground and roared a complaint to the referee. He opened his hands to signal to the referee that he had been fouled by the opponent Dras!
The opponent obviously didn't rush for the ball, but knocked him down!
Just as Owen raised his hands, he suddenly looked shocked and immediately fell to the ground!
He saw a ball flying from the front. If he didn't get out of the way, he would be hit in the face!
After lying down, Irving turned around and saw Dras and goalkeeper Nicopolidis, who were standing on the goal line, falling inside the goal line. Next to them, there was a ball spinning there.
The ball went in!
The Alvadra Stadium erupted in cheers like a tsunami!
Owen jumped up from the ground, raised his hands again, and kept waving them, laughing and roaring in surprise.
Gerrard swept away his self-blame and annoyance, and rushed out of the Greek team's penalty area, chasing the figure who decided the game for England!
who?
Gingerhead, Scholes!
The rebounded ball was not touched by anyone in the penalty area. Scholes rushed up and violently volleyed before the opponent's midfielder could clear the ball. This time, the Greek team failed to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the English team!
The stadium was buzzing with excitement, and the entire England team was excited.
Scholes ran to the sideline excitedly, and Aldridge hugged him tightly. Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, Owen, Hargreaves, Gary Neville and the England team were on the bench.
The team members and coaches gathered in a circle, cheering passionately while encouraging each other.
"England finally scored! Owen fell down in the penalty area, and the referee was indifferent. Gerrard's shot from behind hit the post and bounced out. I thought it would be another England squandering offensive opportunity, but Scholes stood
He came out and sent the ball into the goal with a long shot from outside the penalty area. This kick was powerful.
The heavy shot seemed to have destroyed Greece's solid defense and the Greek team's united efforts for 80 minutes. Although they did not have a shot in the 80 minutes, at least they were not scored by their opponents. Now, everything has come to nothing, leaving
Time is running out for Rehagel’s team!”
Rehagel angrily protested to the fourth official, accusing him of problems at work!
If the referee could have been reminded earlier that a substitution was to be made, England would not have had this quick free kick, and there would have been no subsequent attack!
After the England team gathered together to celebrate, Aldridge was in the center, his expression returned to seriousness, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't give them any chance! Let's not retreat because we are ahead. We will defend like before. Michael, I will replace you."
Off the field, we need to further control the midfield in our hands. The Greek team will not have another chance, not anymore! Ashley, step back, Frank, when there is a chance in front, rush forward boldly, Steven, you
Your performance is very good. In the future, you should pay more attention to supporting your teammates' attacks, do you understand?"
The Three Lions generals responded in unison: "Understood!"
Although everyone was excited at this moment, they were calmer and calmer. Even Gerrard, who had missed good opportunities in succession, swept away his negative emotions with Aldrich's simple words of praise and became more determined than before.
Irving will be substituted, but not now. A substitution is needed to delay time.
When the players listened to the cheers of the England fans and walked back to the field, Aldridge called Phil Neville in front of him. At the beginning of the 60th minute, several players from the England team went to warm up. Now the goal appeared and the change
The human strategy also emerged. Rooney continued to sit on the bench. He needed to strengthen his defense. Instead of choosing Bart, he chose Phil Neville.
Because Phil Neville is an all-rounder in the backcourt, he was worried that if he placed another defensive midfielder next to Hargreaves, there would be conflicts in the partnership. He chose to use Phil Neville, an all-rounder in the backcourt, and gave him instructions.
He is a defensive free man. When the Greek team attacks, Phil Neville disrupts the opponent's offensive focus area.
Rehagel's on-the-spot adjustments were completely disrupted!
The Greek team plans to make adjustments to strengthen their defense, but now, they need to score goals!
Need goals, goals, damn goals!
But they have played 80 minutes, but they haven't even had a shot. If they continue to strengthen their defense, it is conceivable that what awaits them will not be a miracle!
Rehagel needs to re-adjust the substitution list, so this will take some time. He is already racing against time to do this work. His mind is racing, he calms down in the shortest time, clears his mind, and makes a desperate move!
After the Greek team restarted, they launched a wave of unsuccessful attacks. Just like their previous positional warfare attack, they encountered a powerful sniper attack from the English team in the midfield.
The England team, on the other hand, was not in a hurry to attack after switching from defense to offense. They returned to a stable rhythm of controlling the field, allowing the ball to move back and forth, and calmly, restrained and patiently looking for loopholes in the opponent's defense.
The Greek team just scored a goal. Although the situation requires them to score, if they concede another goal, the game will be completely killed by England!
Therefore, before Rehagel made substitution adjustments, they did not rush to counterattack, and were even more conservative than before, just to avoid conceding the second goal.
Rehagel thought about the countermeasures.
At this time, he was helpless and unwilling, and there were not many solutions he could come up with.
And perhaps the most effective one is the long pass.
Because if you assign a complicated or delicate offensive tactic to the Greek team, they themselves do not have the technical ability to execute it perfectly.
The most violent and simplest method is the human sea tactic.
Pile offensive players into the opponent's dangerous area. Then, it is too difficult to pass on the ground. The opponent has no wings and cannot fly. Of course, the passing route is in the air, which is also the fastest way!
The Greek team is fighting against England, and at the same time, they are also fighting against time!
England's stable control of the ball allowed another three minutes to pass, and the regular time of the game had reached 85 minutes.
The Greek team saw that the ball was at England's feet for a long time, and the opponent wasted time in controlling the ball. Perhaps with the idea of "either or not", they simply fought with the opponent!
The midfielder and forwards began to scramble wildly, and there was a slight disconnect with the back line.
Seizing the opponent's change, the England team quickly launched a fast break. Neville passed the ball across to Hargreaves, who passed it straight to Lampard on the left front. Lampard then transferred the ball laterally to Beckham in a wide range.
This process allowed the Greek team's midfielders and frontcourt players to run back and forth, exposing a large gap in the midfield and backfield.
Beckham controlled the ball and calmly moved the ball diagonally away from the oncoming Greek player. Then he stopped dribbling forward and passed the ball diagonally to Gerrard, who was in front of the penalty area and to the right.
Gerrard stopped the ball, attracting the opponent's full-back and a center back to defend him. Without turning around, he used his body to control the ball, then took a step back to get out of the passing space.
When the midfield line did not protect the back line enough, the area in front of the penalty area gave the England team room to cut in and advance.
Gerrard made a timely cross, and Lampard moved forward bravely. After getting the ball, he made a diagonal move and went directly into the penalty area, and then hit a shot of good quality!
Goalkeeper Nicopolidis made a wonderful sideways dive to save the ball from the baseline!
"The Greek team escaped another disaster! The English team either didn't shoot today. Once they shot, they would definitely be a threat. However, they lacked some luck. They have hit the goal range 12 times, but only scored one goal. This is also different from theirs.
Most of the shots come from long range."
At the corner kick, the Greek team and the England team finally had the opportunity to make substitutions.
Owen was substituted and Phil Neville came on.
The Greek team replaced two forwards, one replaced the forward who was exhausted and had been defending the whole game, and the other replaced the next defender.
Rehagel is going to fight!
However, the ball was still at England's feet. They went to take a corner kick. Beckham slowly came to the corner flag area. His handsome face was full of solemnity. He made a hand-down gesture towards his teammates in the penalty area, and then waited for the Greek team.
The corner kick was taken after everyone returned to defense.
There was no pleasing arc and it was another tactical corner kick. Beckham passed the ball back to Neville.
The Greek team gained strength and immediately participated in the counterattack in the frontcourt, but the England team was well prepared and they were still controlling the ball steadily.
Rehagel was expressionless on the sidelines.
The Greek team wanted to attack and make a last ditch effort, but the England team didn't give them a chance at all!
When injury time came, the Greek team finally got an offensive opportunity. Just after half-time when advancing on the left wing, their players were directly forced out of the sideline by Beckham with a sliding tackle. The referee gave the Greek team a position.
Then, almost all the Greek team pressed forward.
The high-altitude ball was lobbed into the England team's penalty area. Terry jumped high and bravely cleared the ball. The ball fell on the outside and was controlled by Scholes. The ginger head looked in front of him, uh, there was no one.
Gerrard also returned to participate in the defense. Scholes could not find the ball release point. There were many people in the backcourt, and he was afraid of making mistakes. He simply dribbled the ball diagonally and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and waited for Greece
Players from the team rushed over from behind him and dragged him to the ground. The referee's whistle sounded and the Greek team was awarded a foul.
