football's number one madman

Chapter 593 Good draw for the knockout round!

Sometimes, stress does have two sides.

In the second half, Belgium, who took off the pressure, played more easily.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, De Bruyne sent an exquisite cross from the right, and the football turned inward strangely after bypassing Cahill!

Lukaku obviously didn't expect such a pass from his teammates. He rushed too hard and ran directly...

However, Hazard immediately cut in from the left side, and an arrow stuck to the ground made Pickford break out in a cold sweat!
After another 2 minutes, Hazard and De Bruyne suddenly made a "big move". The ball king came from the left to the right, and a "ling wave microstep" directly dazzled Cahill. Almost broke the egg with a split...

Fortunately, Maguire was calm and not deceived by him, but went forward bravely and fearlessly.

Ma Datou is well aware of the principle of "great skill is as clumsy as clumsy, and the epee has no sharp edge". He can't see those fancy dribbling moves in his eyes. He just sweeps thousands of troops in the simplest and most direct way, and takes the sword from Azar's feet. The ball hooked out!

After conceding the ball, Hazard was obviously taken aback:
[My dribbling skills, even if Li Polo is standing here, may not be able to intercept 100%, how can Maguire be sure to hit every hit? 】

Regardless of what he thought, Maguire swept a kick to Arnold on the right, and let the young right back be responsible for launching a counterattack.

Arnold quickly dribbled the ball across the center line from the wing, and then sent a 45-degree cross to the penalty area, but perhaps he was too eager to make a contribution. This cross flew directly over Li Polo's head. Flew in front of Sterling on the left.

Sterling didn't expect Arnold's cross to be so poorly accurate, so he didn't have time to think about it, and he headed directly to the middle.

Thanks to him not thinking too much, the "pass" of the header was able to convey a feeling of surprise, which completely disrupted Alderweireld's defensive rhythm, and Lee Polo, who was standing in the middle, instead Seize the opportunity and volley the pass!
Boyata stretched out his foot to block immediately, but how could he compare to Lee Polo who made a prediction five seconds in advance? !

Before Arnold lifted his foot, Li Polo knew that the pass would pass big, and he knew that Sterling would send the ball to his feet again!

This kind of "talent" beyond ordinary people's understanding, what does Boyata use to defend against him?

4: 0!
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"We can think about who is the first opponent in the knockout round!"

Southgate said to his assistant with a happy face.

Howard turns on the tablet:
"The matchup situation has already come out. We have to face No.2 in Group H, which is...the Japanese team."

Southgate was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing:
"Good guy, this is a good sign!"

"No wonder Lee Polo strongly urged us to do our best to win, so he was waiting here!"
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This is a typical overinterpretation.

As the number one football star, how could Lee Polo pay attention to whether his next opponent is Colombia or Japan?

For him, what is the difference between the two teams? -
Just as Southgate was secretly admiring Li Polo's foresight, Belgium played the most exciting cooperation since the game.

Martinez removed Lukaku, who had repeatedly wasted chances, and unexpectedly used Januzaj from the bench.

For this substitution adjustment, not to mention that Southgate didn't think of it, even "Jia Baoyu" himself was shocked.

After all, Januzaj today is no longer the prince of Manchester United four years ago. With Mourinho in charge of the Red Devils, he has been completely marginalized in the Theater of Dreams and has been loaned to Dortmund and Sunderland in succession. The performance is still very struggling, played 36 times in two seasons, only scored 1 goal...

Such a performance was not favored by Mourinho at all, so last summer, he could only leave Manchester United completely and transfer to Real Sociedad in La Liga for only 850 million euros.

Maybe it’s because the tree moved the dead and the dead moved, and he joined La Liga with renewed vitality. Last season, he played 36 times in various competitions and contributed 5 goals to the team, which is equivalent to the sum of the past four seasons...

In the 57th minute, Hazard left his left side again. This time he became a striker, and De Bruyne crossed from the right side. He cooperated with him in a two-on-one side and easily penetrated. England's defense on the left.

But De Bruyne was not eager to cut in and shoot. Instead, he continued to pass the ball to the ball king. The latter knocked the ball to the outside of the penalty area with his right heel while being stared at by Maguire.

Januzaj, who had been lurking for a long time, slammed away Stones who was eager to grab, then pushed the ball, easily cut into the penalty area, and shot a low shot straight to the goal!
Maguire subconsciously stretched out his foot to block, the football bounced around his feet, and after changing the line, it just bypassed Pickford's hands, rubbed the post and got into a dead corner!

1: 4!

Pickford wants to cry but has no tears!

[My zero seal bonus! 】

But he reacted immediately:

[Oh, it turns out that it's a national team game, so there's no award for zero seals! 】
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Belgium has used up two substitutions, and England did not wait too long, and quickly removed Cahill, who was clearly out of rhythm, and used Phil Jones, who had returned from injury, as the right center back.

Belgium made persistent efforts and replaced Carrasco with Hazard's brother, Hazard Jr., to further strengthen the offensive firepower of the frontcourt.

Judging from these two substitution adjustments, no one can criticize Martinez's "surrenderism", because until now, he still pretended to want to attack England and did not completely give up the game.

But judging from the results, Hazard Jr.'s playing obviously cannot completely replace Carrasco's defensive role on the wing.

In the 71st minute, under his defense, Arnold still successfully dribbled the ball into the Belgian half, and then sent a very precise cross!

While dealing with Boyata's interference, Li Polo shook his head and threw a topspin ball, trying to catch a surprise.

But after all, Courtois and he are teammates of the club, and he is very familiar with some of his habits. He even lifted the ball over the crossbar before the football was about to fly over the goal line!

Courtois's brave performance only delayed the Belgian team's fifth conceded goal by 5 minute.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner was quick and flat, and it didn't go for Lee Polo at the far post!
Lee Polo alone attracted the attention of three players!

What Arnold was looking for was standing at the near post... Lingard!

Lin Huang just stretched out his foot, and the football rolled directly into the net!

5: 1!
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Lingard, who scored twice in the national team for the first time, did not play football seriously, but smiled like a child.

He also made his signature celebratory gesture:

The hands are slightly clasped, the palms are facing inward, and the thumb and index finger are stretched out respectively. There is a J on the left and an L on the right, representing his initials:
"Jesse Lingard!"
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Perhaps frightened by Lin Huang's arrogance, the Belgian team played a little haphazardly in the last 15 minutes.

Even De Bruyne seemed to have no desires, and he couldn't find the sharpness and agility before a few passes.

The fierce and tenacious Boyata, who was still refusing to give an inch before, was obviously absent-minded when defending. In the 83rd minute, he and his teammates failed to create an offside trap, allowing Li Polo to seize the loophole and easily form a single-handed shot. !
6: 1!

Li Poluo still completed the big four in a single game!

Boyata shook his head helplessly.

In the offensive and defensive battle just now, he could of course make a tactical foul, but he hesitated before stretching his feet.

After all... Kompany has been injured, and he cannot be suspended for public or private use!

This defeat is not terrible for Belgium!
The score of 6:1 is also completely acceptable!
[Let England go to the upper half where there are many strong players as the number one in the group! 】

[Even if the relatively weak Japan was kicked in the first round, there are still a large number of top players waiting for them! 】

Martinez comforted herself:

[Columbia is a good opponent! 】

[The situation in the lower half is even better! 】

(End of this chapter)