Thanks to "Thieves" and "Qingqing Little Wolf" for the reward!
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Oita Stadium...
The 1/8 final between England and Senegal has been going on for 40 minutes, and the score is still 0:0. It seems that the traditional strong team England has an absolute advantage, with an overall advantage in technical statistics.
At this point in time, England's offense changed.
Ashley Cole, the emerging full-back in this competition, assisted. Previously, he tended to provide support on this side, or when McManaman was on this side, he ran inside and shot long shots from the outside.
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But this time, the poodle McManaman controlled the ball on the wing, still 40 yards away from the baseline. His pace was very slow and he didn't seem to be attacking. The audience clearly saw two Senegal players.
Rushing over to surround McManaman, behind McManaman, Ashley Cole quickly stepped in.
Just when these three points of impact were about to converge, McManaman kicked the ball forward lightly, and then he moved and quickly started running inside.
Ashley Cole was running at a constant pace, rushing up to take the ball and directly hit the baseline.
Two seconds later, Ashley Cole's position was already parallel to the penalty area line, and his cross was passed back to McManaman, who suddenly started to shake off the defender.
McManaman took the ball to the left in front of the penalty area. Then, he dribbled horizontally under the frightened gaze of the Senegalese defenders. No one knew when he would suddenly change direction and enter the penalty area!
McManaman is also observing, almost coldly. His dribbling skills are very delicate. Similar to Henry, he does not rely on fancy dribbling skills to break through, but changes in rhythm, emergency stops and some basic skills.
to a certain level.
With Scholes' movement involved, McManaman cut in and dribbled horizontally in front of the penalty area, but no Senegalese player dared to attack the ball immediately.
Until, left center back Tiata took a step forward!
McManaman's eyes narrowed, and when Tiata took a step, he kicked the ball behind Tiata with the arch of his foot!
Tiata didn't even make a move to stretch his legs. The rhythm of this pass was so precise that even if the defensive player stretched his legs to intercept, it would be too late!
When Tiata turned to look to the side and behind, her heart suddenly felt as cold as ice!
A figure burst out, followed closely by center defender Cisse, but he was obviously half a beat too late.
Tiata prayed in his heart that England's top striker would waste this opportunity, otherwise, he would become a sinner!
If he doesn't move, there will be no room for Irving to move diagonally!
However, he moved, and there was a space on the right side of the penalty area. Irving ran towards the ball, and Cisse was one body away from him. It was impossible to guard against him, unless there was a foul, or Irving stopped the ball and made other choices.
, will give Cisse a chance.
However, Owen did not give the Senegalese defender any chance.
He even didn't give goalkeeper Selva a chance.
To meet the ball, half-turn and push the ball!
As the ball rolled toward the goal, Cisse's long-legged block was delayed by less than half a second. Cisse looked towards the goal in horror. His eyes widened and he saw that Selva was caught off guard.
He jumped to the right side, obviously too slow. Before his saving hand could touch the turf, the ball had already rolled over.
It rolled into the goal from the far post, then landed in the side netting and stopped spinning.
Irving kept looking in the direction of the goal after completing the shooting action. In fact, in less than a second, he saw that the goal would undoubtedly be scored. Then his serious face burst into crazy joy, and he opened his arms toward the sideline.
Running, at the same time, there was a huge wave of England fans in the stands.
"Owen! Michael Owen! Owen's clever push helped England take the lead, 1:0, we finally scored! England is leading now! We didn't have a shot in the penalty area before, but this time, the first shot
The goal was completed, which was so surprising. McManaman once again became the most threatening knife in the offense. He disrupted Senegal’s defense with his dribbling, and then gave an impeccable assist!”
"Martin, Andy, I think that's why a year and a half ago, when people predicted that McManaman would be dropped by Hall, in the end McManaman stayed in the England team and was entrusted with important tasks by Hall.
The reason! It was just the dribbling, breakthrough, and disruption of the opponent's defense. I think, except for McManaman, England did not have a second goal.
The player can do it, which is why Hall needs him, trusts him and values him. In this World Cup, McManaman's third game was just like his first two games, against Sweden and Argentina.
An extremely important role! It’s unimaginable how much the England team’s offensive power would be reduced without McManaman!”
This is a phenomenon that not only England, but even fans around the world did not expect.
In the England lineup, the top stars are Beckham and Owen, but when it comes to the importance they played in the game and the key figures who changed the situation of the game, McManaman takes the lead and becomes the most outstanding player.
After Irving scored, he ran to the sideline. He made a big circle, and finally rushed in front of Aldridge as his teammates were chasing him. He jumped up, hugged Aldridge, and almost knocked Aldridge to the ground.
Fortunately, behind Aldridge there were coaches and players who rushed out of the bench. England's coaches and players gathered together, cheering and celebrating the goal.
No one knew that Irving said something in Aldrich's ear in an inaudible voice that only Aldrich could hear.
"Coach, I'm sorry, thank you."
A "I'm sorry" comes from the bottom of my heart and is full of regret and regret.
Maybe Irving still can't let go of his rude behavior of shutting out Aldridge, and he also regrets missing out on the mentoring relationship with Aldridge in the club.
A "thank you" is equally sincere.
During the World Cup group stage, Irving was questioned. Even though he scored a goal in the victory over Argentina, he still wasted many opportunities. It was Aldrich who supported him unswervingly.
Whether it's because England doesn't have any forwards they can count on except Owen, Owen feels he should say thank you to Aldridge.
Aldridge just smiled, touched Irving's head, continued to encourage the players, and shouted to them: "Don't give them any chance! Senegal, Telanga Lions, we have to tell them that they can't stop us from going to the Eighth Route Army."
powerful!"
The England team also took this opportunity to explain to each other the game attitude in the final stage of the first half.
Southgate led the defense and told everyone to be prudent, to close up the frontcourt and focus on counterattacks. There was not much time left in the first half. If the opponent attacked fiercely, England's counterattack might have a miraculous effect.
The African fans in the stands were a little disappointed. It seemed that the team still could not stop the Three Lions from crushing them.
In the eyes of the fans, this game saw a huge gap between the two teams. This gap is reflected in the overall technical and tactical strength, not in the performance of individual players. The England team was calm and orderly, while Senegal responded passively and under constant pressure.
When the threats accumulate and the threats continue to increase, they become unable to resist and become chaotic!
This is a matter of experience. Just like Senegal stopped playing football after leading Uruguay 3:0. On the other hand, they suffered huge threats and continued to be bombarded, and some of their thinking couldn't keep up.
Tiata's rash attack was to some extent a breakdown of his psychological defense. Otherwise, reason would tell him to stay in position and block the area. If McManaman doesn't break through, then ignore the opponent. Even if the England team plays from the outside
Long shot, just hit it. Did you hit less before?
He failed to block the pressure and was eager to stifle the opponent's threat. Instead, he lost his position and gave Irving an opening to move, which resulted in a flaw in the defense in the most dangerous area of the penalty area.
Mechu encouraged the players on the sidelines. He also knew that after less than half of the game, the gap in the technical and tactical strength of the two teams was already obvious.
Although 21 of Senegal's 23 international players play in the French league, their style of play has a touch of Latin romance. The players dare to play and make moves, and their technical skills do not appear clumsy, but smooth and comfortable.
However, facing England's tight and orderly defense, their offense relies too much on individuals and it is difficult to have room to play. At the same time, the England team relies on the whole team. Even except for McManaman, you will not feel that the England team has any skills.
What advantage is there, but better integrity and better teamwork allow the England team to create a huge on-field advantage. This is the team sublimation effect of individual players uniting together.
In terms of tactical use, Mechu expected that the England team made planned changes at the end of the first half.
In the past, even if McManaman moved left and right, his movements were erratic, and other players' interspersed movements and short passes were also somewhat irregular, the routine was actually the same, which was to create opportunities for midfielders to shoot long shots.
This is just like how England used to attack, the main means of attack was crosses from the wing.
The same routine, if you don't change it, will become rigid, and at the same time, the more defensive your opponent is, the more experienced he will be.
But Senegal is not a particularly mature team after all. England's long-range shooting routine did not freeze them. On the contrary, it paralyzed Senegal. McManaman dribbled horizontally in front of the penalty area and the midfielder returned to defend the person closest to him.
Syaf went to stare at Scholes, and Faye went to follow Beckham. If someone could guard McManaman unswervingly, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to provide assists to Irving so easily.
There is still time for the game, and Mechu will not admit defeat now, but he really can't be optimistic. He is constantly mobilizing the players' enthusiasm and motivating them.
This is the only thing he can do.
How to break England, tactically, he was at a loss.
But in football, there are things that can really turn things around in a short period of time just by relying on passion. So, Senegal, fight for African football!
Maybe we can only place all our hopes on passion! (To be continued...)
