The most low-key superstar

Chapter 413 Fran's Tears

Capello used Husky to replace Crouch who was exhausted. Gao played very actively today, and it is normal to be exhausted. The purpose of replacing Husky is to keep him strong. Strong pressure on opponents.

As for the other spot, the Italian is going to keep it. The current lineup on the field is already very good, and there is no need to change it. He needs to keep a spot to deal with emergencies.

As for Tabarez, he doesn’t even want to use it anymore. The eleven players on the field are already the best cards in his hand. He knows that anyone who replaces them will destroy the balance of the team. This is strength. Uruguay can guarantee more than a dozen players. It is already very difficult for players of the same level.

Nicole stood there holding a bottle of water, sipping water, and Capello beside him was talking about the matters that need attention in overtime, "Nicole, pay attention, help Carrick take care of Fran, we have to do to the safest."

This is overtime, and both sides have reached their physical limits. However, in this final stage of fighting for honor, everyone will muster their last courage, and boosting morale has no great effect.

There was not much rest time. The referee called Nicole and Forlan, and the two sides guessed again. This time, Nicole chose to kick off first. He hoped to continue to maintain the offensive posture against Uruguay.

Fran very much hopes to reverse Uruguay's extremely passive situation after the opening, but the fact makes Fran very depressed. Originally, England's strength is stronger than Uruguay's, and now England's morale is high, as for Uruguay. The team's mentality at the beginning of the second half was a little messed up by a goal.

After the opening game, the Englishman added a handful of salt to Uruguay's wounds.

Rooney received a long pass from Carrick in the frontcourt, turned around and forced a pass. Uruguayan defender Victorino, who had already received a yellow card, tackled Rooney from behind.

red card!This is a foul that FIFA severely cracks down on, and a tackle behind the back is a direct penalty.

The England fans shouted happily. Originally, their own team had a very big advantage. Now that the opponent has been sent off, the advantage will be even more obvious.

However, they soon stopped laughing because Rooney hadn't woken up yet.

"It's terrible, we can see that the Uruguayan was too hard and kicked Rooney's ankle directly, and this foot is the supporting foot that Rooney just landed on. I think Rooney is very dangerous."

At this time, the overtime game started in less than 2 minutes.

Defoe is already warming up and it's clear that the team doctor gave Capello a bad sign.

When Victorino walked off the field, he was greeted enthusiastically by the England fans, and all kinds of sundries fell from the sky, "Butcher! Executioner!!"

Under the protection of the team's coach and others, Vittorino came to Tabarez's side. Tabarez looked at the young man with a complicated expression, and did not lose his temper. He really had no reason to get angry at Vittorino. Because anyone would make such a choice. If he doesn't put Rooney down, Rooney will be single-handedly, "It's over, it's okay, take a good rest!"

Vittorino, who looked gloomy, walked into the player tunnel. Players sent off with a red card cannot stay on the sidelines. He can only watch the rest of the game on the TV in the locker room.

Tabarez is also adjusting. He still has a central defender in his hands, that is Godin. He must ensure the integrity of the back line, but he is hesitant to replace him. In the end, out of trust, he replaced the left Lu's assaulter A-Pereira continued to keep Suarez in the frontcourt, while Forlan stayed in the midfield. The experienced Tabarez knew very well that it was too difficult to rely on the defense, because there were still more than 20 minutes left. There must be enough containment power to allow the team to survive the 20-odd minutes.

Capello is very upset now. The composition of England's players is very unreasonable, that is, the midfield is very strong, and there is only one striker Rooney who can support the overall situation. Now Rooney's injury is not optimistic.

The stretcher carried Rooney down, and Capello took a look. The team doctor had already wrapped Rooney's right ankle with an ice pack, and the ambulance was ready. The next step was to send Rooney to the hospital immediately.

"David, you follow, I want to know Wayne's injury report as soon as possible." Capello still needs to direct the following games, so it is impossible for him to leave, and the most suitable candidate can only be Beckham m.

"Don't worry, sir, I can handle it, and I will notify you as soon as possible."

"Wayne, believe me, you will be fine, I will wait to play the final with you." Nickell also came to Rooney's side, and Rooney was covering his face with his hands at the moment, in great pain.

He is not because of pain, but because this injury is likely to make him bid farewell to this World Cup, which is the most unacceptable to him. You must know that the England team is in a very good situation at this time, and he has a chance to hit the final honor. He does not want to give up. "I hope so, Nicole. Be sure to hold out until I come back."

"No problem." Nicole looked at Wayne who was being carried away, and said firmly.

"Go back quickly, the game is about to start." The assistant coach pushed Nickel.

"Both sides have made personnel adjustments, Uruguay replaced an attacking midfielder with a centre-back and it looks like Tabarez is ready to stick, and England, coach Fabio Capello replaced the last striker , Defoe from Tottenham."

"Let's take a look at England's free kick. The position is not very good, it's too upright. Nicole stands in front of the ball, and he is the only one. No one can compete with Nichols when he takes the free kick."

Nickle once scored a beautiful free kick in the commuting field. Although the position is not very good, it is enough to arouse the vigilance of the Uruguayans. Castillo is nervously setting up the human wall this time. He must pay attention to it, because Nick Er's strength made him dare not take any chances.Nicole has already left him with enough deep memories, and this memory is not far away at all, not a long time has just passed.

The bad luck of the Uruguayan fans is not over yet. They were equalized at the last moment. As soon as the extra time started, a main central defender was sent off. Now they can hear another sentence——

“WHAT A GOAL!!! GO……………….OOOOOOAL! Jermain Defoe! Jermain Defoe just came on! His first touch on the pitch, he put the ball into the opponent’s goal! Exquisite pass Ball! Great England! Great Nickel! Great pass! 3:2! Overtime, the England team overtook the score, oh - victory is waving to us!"

Nicole took a few steps back this time, but no one noticed that his finger made a small hint, and the target of this hint was Defoe who had just played, Nichol's former teammate.

Nicole is also betting that Defoe's memory is not that bad, and he can still remember some secret codes from Tottenham.However, soon, Nicole was relieved, because Defoe did see Nicole's gestures, and Defoe was shocked when he saw Nicole's gestures, what a familiar and strange thing, because these gestures were the same as Nickel's gestures back then. I discussed it with my teammates, and only the Tottenham players at that time knew it.

According to Nicole's instructions, Defoe slowly withdrew from the crowd, walked to the side, and squeezed to the edge of the wall, as if preparing a gap for Nicole's shot, but it was too close to the side, which seemed normal , because Defoe's height is doomed, it is difficult for him to get any chance among those tall people, and it seems normal to take cover in the wall.

As for the Uruguayan players, they didn't pay attention to other people at all. Their attention was on Nickel. All they had to do was to block the angle of Nickel's shot.

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Nicole started, ran to the ball, stretched his movements, swung his right leg, and suddenly changed his rhythm, with a slight oblique push, the strength was just right.

The wall had just jumped up and the ball passed under their feet. The moment Defoe touched the ball with Nicole's feet, he turned around and ran inside, and then, following the ball, it was a push shot.

Castillo, who was close at hand, was unprepared and could only watch the football fly into the goal by his side.

"He's offside! It's offside!!" Gonzalez was the first to react. He raised his hands high. Instead of appealing to the referee, he rushed directly to the linesman.

"Not offside, Uruguay still has a defender behind, Godin who just played. This goal is valid!"

"Defoe deserves to be the lucky general of the England team. This is the first time. Every time Defoe has scored a goal, this time it is even more exaggerated. After playing the first ball, he scored a goal worth ten thousand gold. goal."

"Great! Just after extra time, the England team took a crucial lead. Capello also showed his superb coaching art. He replaced Carrick for the first time and reversed the situation on the field. The second time, Defoe scored a goal. I think, no matter what controversy Capello had before, this goal is enough for Mr. Capello to be recognized by the fans."

The referee really did not pay attention to the Uruguayan's appeal this time, just as Nickle guessed. The competition won't show a one-sided situation, and then, each of them can speak according to their own abilities.

The mood of the Uruguayans is very low now, it can also be said that they are very depressed. This series of blows made them a little unbearable. Now they are exhausted and there is one less person. , There are too many difficulties for them to overcome.

"Actually, now that England has put one foot into the semi-finals, it is too difficult to make a comeback with Uruguay now. I can't say it is impossible, but, at least, I don't see any hope." Uruguay also had a world-renowned team. The star of Uruguay, the pride of Uruguay in this crucial game - Francoli became a guest in the studio, but he said very little throughout the game.

Fran looked helplessly at his teammates, and spat hard on the ground, "Damn it..."

"The red card was a watershed moment. The Uruguayan team could have dealt with the opponent, but this red card made us completely lose the cost of confronting the opponent, and this goal put the players' psychological defense in danger of collapsing."

While the England players were still celebrating the goal, Forlan, as the captain, called up his teammates and made some mobilization. He didn't want to just surrender. He also wanted to create a miracle, just like the opponent did at the last moment.

Tabarez should now be thankful that he did not replace Suarez when he made the substitution just now, so that Uruguay's offensive power has not been greatly weakened.

Now there is nothing to worry about. Only offense is the only hope. Tabarez quickly made adjustments on the sidelines. The formation becomes 342.
"Carrick! Great! He judged the opponent's passing line early, intercepted the ball passed to Fran, and England turned to attack again!"

"Defoe's quick breakthrough, oops! Big trip—"

"Suarez didn't get the ball, John Terry gave him enough defensive intensity, the pass wasn't very good, he didn't get the ball. Goal kick."

"The current England team is very confident. The players have a kind of arrogance when they mention it. This game is sure to win."

At the end of the first half of overtime, Nichols and Gerrard had a beautiful exchange, Gerrard received the ball from Nichols, did not move, but immediately put the ball back with his feet With a kick, Nickel rushed the ball along the sidewalk to Uruguay's penalty area, and passed the ball across the center before the opponent's defense was not in place.

"Brilliant breakthrough! It's Nickell, the pass—"

"Oh, my God, Husky should regret it at this moment. What a good opportunity, but unfortunately the shot was missed. In fact, it is more difficult to miss this kind of ball than to score. It is a chance to seal the victory."

Facing the goalkeeper of the Uruguayan team, Heskey's shot missed the target and went wide of the goal.

Husky missed the goal, which made Capello beat his chest. If the goal was scored, then there would really be no changes in the game, but such a good opportunity, unexpectedly...

Similarly, England fans also uttered a huge lament, how much they hoped to end this torment of waiting. Although the team had the advantage, everything was possible before the game was over.

In the second half, Lennon's physical strength couldn't support it. Throughout the game, Lennon kept sprinting, and the Uruguayan team was once on his side as the focus of attack. Lennon's physical strength finally couldn't support it and he had cramps.

Fortunately, Capello still has a place in his hands.

Because the defensive strength of the England team is strong enough at the moment, Capello did not consider replacing a defensive player at all, because in the midfield, whether it is Carrick, Gerrard, or Nickel are very defensive. A strong man, so Capello replaced Joe Cole.

Maintaining a certain amount of offensive power is more beneficial to defense. Joe Cole became famous very early. Before he came on the field, Capello gave him the task of controlling the ball, giving full play to his strengths, trying to control the ball under his feet and not giving it to the opponent. Opportunity to fight back.

For the rest of the time, the England team has been firmly controlling the situation on the field and never gave the Uruguay team a chance to go crazy. Although Forlan tried to use his personal ability to create opportunities forcibly many times, most of his energy was concentrated on him. Nickel on his body fully demonstrated his defensive toughness, and the core figures of the two teams had the most direct dialogue.

When Fran kicked the ball high behind the goal as if venting, the referee raised his hands and blew the whistle. Fran's eyes were full of tears, and his World Cup trip was over.

The substitute players of the England team rushed into the field crazily, shouting loudly, and slapping each other's shoulders fiercely. The victory was hard-won.

Glancing at the other party's figure celebrating, Fran sat down on the ground decadently, lowered his head and let sweat and tears drip down the tip of his nose.

This is, a hand stretched out, Fran looked up, it was Nicole.

"Get up." As he said, Nickel pointed to his jersey with the other hand.

Fran understood that the other party wanted to exchange jerseys with him. He extended his hand, and with Nickel's hand, Fran jumped up. Then he quickly took off his light blue jersey, handed it to Nicole, and then accepted it. The white England No. 19 jersey handed over by Nicole.

A hug with Nicole, "Good luck!"

"Thank you!" Nichol wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. At this moment, Nichol believed that no matter what he said, it was useless, and he could only let time dilute it all.

Fran turned and left. Nicole was just about to go back to his teammates, but the staff had already run over and told Nicole that he had to go to the interview area now, because Nicole was once again named the best player on the spot. players.

"Why is it me again?" Nickle's head grew bigger when he heard it.

However, there is no way, but to hang around under the nose of others.

"Fran is an opponent worthy of my respect. Uruguay's elimination is a loss in the World Cup. Up to now, the departure of any team is a loss. However, there can only be one winner, and life must go on. We Just accept it."

Back in the locker room, England's celebrations continued. It was a huge victory for them to be able to enter the semi-finals. Although after 120 minutes of the game, these guys seemed to be quite energetic.

When Nicole walked in, as usual, he was besieged by everyone.

However, Nicole was a little unhappy.

"What's the matter? Nicole." Lennon and Defoe came over and looked at Nicole with a bad face.

"I don't know what happened to Wayne."

Upon hearing the name Wayne, the noisy locker room fell silent just now. Rooney's injury has not been reported yet, or in other words, everyone has not thought of it.

(End of this chapter)