champion godfather

Chapter 954: The Heart of the Seven Lion King, the First Step to Conquer Europe

"Wayne Rooney! Another goal! Only 7 minutes into the second half, England scored their third goal of the game! What an unexpected advantage!"

This time, even John Mortensen could not hide his surprise in his tone.

Not only himself, I am afraid that even the most die-hard England fans did not expect their team to lead Portugal so easily.

You must know that Portugal has always had the reputation of "Europe's Brazil team".Being able to beat the Brazilian team in Europe so embarrassingly shows that England's strength is extraordinary.Maybe they are not the rumored "European second-rate"?
Rooney, who scored twice in this game, was very excited, and his teammates were as excited as him.

However, while celebrating the goal, Tang En still keenly noticed one thing - the expressions of the Portuguese players were not as depressed as they were at the end of the first half.It stands to reason that after falling behind by three goals, their faces should be ashen, but looking at it now, their expressions have not continued to deteriorate.

What did Queiroz say to them at half-time?
Dunn didn't think about this issue carefully.For him, a one-goal lead is the most unsafe score, but a three-goal lead is enough for him to sit in a chair and watch the show with peace of mind.He didn't believe Portugal could turn the game around from three goals behind, that would be amazing.

Unless God you want to play with me.

Thinking of this, Tang En raised his head and glanced at the sky. There was nothing in the dark blue night sky.

As the captain of the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo is not a leader type figure.But at this moment, he called his teammates together.

"It's not time to give up! If we lose to England here, our European Cup journey will be over! They are now leading by three goals and will definitely underestimate the enemy. This is our chance! Surprise them!"

He clenched his fist and stretched it out, and his teammates clenched their fists and put it on.More and more fists are stacked together.Represents the determination of the Portuguese.

Ronaldo is 31 years old this year, and he can play in the World Cup again, but it is hard to say in the European Cup.He knows that his state will inevitably decline, this is the law, no one can escape.So he doesn't want to leave any regrets in this European Cup. They came with the ambition to conquer Europe. If they were disgraced by England in the first game, what is the point of conquering Europe?
This game must not be lost!

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"In two minutes, England took a 3-0 lead over Portugal. It seems that Tony Twain really has a hand. England is even stronger without George Wood. It's really unexpected..."

The German coach muttered in the stands.Today's game is really rewarding.Originally, after Wood was injured, the German intelligence believed that Portugal was the biggest threat to their biggest team.Now it seems that the intelligence has been updated, and the judgment must also be revised.

People who have the same idea as him also include Spanish spies, French spies, Dutch spies... and other intelligence collectors who insist on staying in the stands.

Previously, in the field of the national team, there was a popular opinion: no matter how brilliant achievements Tony Twain had made in the club, the club and the national team were two completely different worlds.He led the team's excellent performance in the qualifiers and can't explain anything, because the opponents in that group are too weak... Danish football and Serbian football have long since fallen.

So in fact, Twain has never proved his ability in coaching the national team, and the bosses who coach the national team mostly disdain him.A frivolous young man, a successful person boasted by the English media... here we still need to talk about actual results.

Now, Tony Twain made those people look suspicious with such a beautiful 3:0.What a beautiful first fight.

If they knew each other well, they would surely get together to comment on the part of the game so far.But now these "spies" can only give their evaluation in their hearts:
"Tony Twain is very strong and needs special attention. Queiroz is finished. His contract expires after the European Cup. After watching such a poor 50 minutes, I believe the Portuguese Football Association will definitely not prepare a copy for him. New contract. He completely lost control of the team, and he was at a complete disadvantage in the direct conversation with Tony Twain..."

Some people turned their attention to the chairman of the Portuguese Football Association, Madal, who was sitting on the rostrum and watching the game.The old man's face is really not good-looking...

In front of the whole world, his team was humiliated by the Englishman with three goals. It is impossible for anyone to laugh.

In fact, Madal has indeed scolded Queiroz's ancestors for eight generations in his heart.Sean Barclay, the Chief Executive Officer of the Football Association of England, was sitting next to him, smiling brightly like a spring flower at this moment, which was simply a naked mockery.He really couldn't swallow this breath.

The fat British man had already cheered three times in front of him, what the hell!

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Both Ronaldo and Queiroz's predictions are good, and England will inevitably relax after a three-goal lead.Whether it is defense or counterattack, they are not as active as before.

This is an opportunity for the Portuguese. If they fail to seize it, their failure will be irreversible...

The Portuguese bet all their hopes in this match and came out of the hole.They didn't care how to defend England's quick fourth counter-attack.Because this kind of consideration is meaningless, if you can't get back a goal at this time, it doesn't matter whether you are scored ten goals or one goal by the opponent.

The Portuguese's fierce offensive made the England team a little embarrassed, and it also surprised Tony Twain-he really didn't expect that Queiroz's team really wanted to go against the sky.

"Ronaldo forced his way through the middle... He was tripped by Michael Johnson, free kick!... Ronaldo himself took the penalty, he stood behind the ball... run up, kick shot - goal! Goal! !!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL——!" The Portuguese commentator roared excitedly.

The Portuguese fans who had been silent in the stands for most of the time also jumped up from their seats.

"The Portuguese team pulled back a goal... It was unexpected, but it did not change the result of the game. For the Portuguese fans, it was just a goal to save face." John Mortensen said.What he said makes sense, and England fans are not frustrated or angry about this conceded goal.They still have smiles on their faces - they still have a two-goal lead.

Madell stood up, pumped his fists for a while, and sat down again.After a brief moment of excitement he was still depressed.His team needs to score three more goals to win... it's just too difficult.

This conceded goal was beyond Tang En's expectations. He stood up and cursed to express his dissatisfaction.However, he didn't take this conceded goal too seriously in his heart. Like those England fans, he felt that he still had a two-goal advantage and was fearless at all.

But this goal greatly increased the Portuguese's fighting spirit and confidence.

Just four minutes later, they made a comeback, with Binnello passing the ball forward.This time it was not Ronaldo who pulled the ball to the side, but their striker Yannick_Djalo (Yannick_Djalo).This not tall black kid was very fast. After he received the football, he also tore through the defense of the England team.

Then he didn't continue to land or cut inside to break through, but suddenly made a cross!

England's defense is not tight, otherwise they wouldn't be torn apart by Jallow. They obviously didn't care as much about Portugal's offense before, and Ronaldo's free kick didn't sound the alarm for them.

Jallow's cross did not kick the football in front of the goal, but into the penalty area.There, Ronaldo, who suddenly appeared in the middle, is leaping high. He is 1.8 meters tall, has excellent jumping, and occasionally scores goals with a header...

"Jallow's cross...Ronaldo leaps for a header!!"

The football was hit by him and flew towards the goal.There was something wrong with Joe Hart's positioning. He was defending the back post, but he didn't expect Ronaldo to hit the front post... The England goalkeeper flew forward and tried to save the ball, but he didn't touch the ball at all.

Everyone saw the football brushing against the near post and hitting the net...

"The ball scored!! The second goal! Ronaldo played twice !!!" Portuguese commentator is crazy, "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOations! Ball! Anything is possible! Come on, Portugal!!"

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo was extremely excited. He waved his fists wildly and roared to the sky.So much so that his teammates didn't dare to approach him for a while, for fear that his fist would hurt innocent people.

"This is really..." Mortensen didn't know what to say for a while.In just 4 minutes, their lead changed from three goals to one goal, and became "the most unsafe score in the world"... "Stubborn Portuguese, the England team is a little proud and underestimates the enemy!" It's not just "some pride and underestimation of the enemy".

The Nou Camp seemed to be experiencing an earthquake. The Portuguese fans stomped and cheered frantically in the stands, and even the cameras shook.They saw hope of winning against England.

Come on, let's have an earth-shattering reversal!

The Portuguese were reveling to their heart's content, while Tony Twain was a little out of sorts.He got up from his seat, waving his arms and yelling curses.He was very dissatisfied with the performance of his players in these 4 minutes. "You bastards! Now let's see how you end up!"

The faces of the members of the England coaching staff also became serious.

The English players stood on the field with blank expressions, feeling incredible about the score, and many of them probably haven't turned around yet.

Instead, smiles appeared on the faces of the "watchers" in the stands.This game is so fun...

"...Tony Twain's team is just like his own temper. It is a little unstable and its performance is ups and downs. It is very clear that Portugal can pull two goals in four minutes while leading by three goals. Question..." Another entry was added to the German's notebook.

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On the rostrum, Madal cheered from the bottom of his heart. Now his mood is quite different from that of 4 minutes ago.It's simple, he sees the hope of victory, right in front of him...he just needs to reach out and grab it.He no longer cared what the Englishman Barclay would think of his wild celebration.He just wants to show off!

Come on Portugal!
he growled in his heart.

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After Dunn said "I'll see how you end up", he sat on his seat in a fit of anger, waiting for the players who were at a loss on the field.However, he did not maintain this posture for long, and he quickly got up from his seat and walked to the sidelines.He yelled inside: "What are you doing? You should cheer me up now, gentlemen! We are only one goal ahead. If you don't do something, tomorrow we will all be the laughing stock of the whole world!" !"

"Leading by three goals and still losing the game! We will be No.1! Do you feel honored!?"

He didn't make any tactical adjustments.Because there is no problem with the tactics at all, the problem is the mentality of the executor.As long as the mentality is adjusted, the tactics still work.

And he knows that as long as the players' mentality can be adjusted, the initiative of this game is actually still in his hands.

It is impossible for the Portuguese to accept the 2:3 defeat. They will continue to attack and press hard, hoping to take advantage of the collective loss of the England team to equalize the score and even overtake...

This is a dangerous time for England.But it's also a time of great opportunity...it's up to whoever takes it.So he must wake up the England players immediately.

Not all England players could hear Tang En's words clearly, but they all knew that the boss was angry.

He did have reason to be angry, a three-goal lead turned into a one-goal lead... What a shame!
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The game restarted, and Portugal really launched a tidal offensive against England, one wave after another.The England team could only shrink their defense and was very embarrassed.

However, behind such an embarrassing scene, Tang En saw what he wanted - his players had regained the state of the game. As long as they were in this state, England's defense would be fine.

Portugal also quickly found their opponents back to normal, unfazed by the previous two-goal conceded.After weighing the pros and cons, they weakened the siege of England, because they had to start reconsidering to beware of England's counterattack...

England then organized several counterattacks and were intercepted by the Portuguese defense led by Pepe.After a brief climax, the game fell into a stalemate again.

The head coaches of the two teams also kept changing their postures on the sidelines.

In the beginning, Dunn stood on the sidelines all the time, watching the inside nervously.And Queiroz sat in his position, seemingly confident.

But as time passed, the score was still 3:2. After rubbing his butt on the coach's bench for a few times, Queiroz finally stood up, walked to the sidelines, made various gestures, and his anxious expression gradually emerged. On his somewhat dark face.

Tang En turned around and sat back, crossing his legs.

As the game time wore on, the circumstances could only grow more favorable for him.He knows he's getting closer to his first European Championship victory minute by minute.

What is the ugly scene?What is a narrow victory?That is just an episode in the process, as long as the result is good, it is good.

Tang En's composure doesn't mean that his players can accept this result calmly - originally, the three-goal lead allowed them to end the game beautifully, so that no one would suspect that they were second-rate in Europe.Unexpectedly, the Portuguese's counterattack within 4 minutes destroyed everything they had done before.No one will remember their three-goal lead. The three-goal lead can only become a joke and a footnote to the current score.Even if they win, people will only say "They almost lost the game with a three-goal lead, and finally won the game...that's too bad!" Dakuang..." "It's completely Chinese porcelain, it looks good, and it's vulnerable. The luck of the Portuguese is really bad..."

Thinking of getting such an evaluation, they couldn't bear to let the game end like this.Now they want more game time than the Portuguese, so that they can continue to expand the score.

Tang En used up the last substitution in the 80th minute, replacing Tang Ning with Chris Cohen. Before that, he also replaced Walcott with Bentley and replaced him with Gareth Barry. Get off Gerrard.

The two wide players he replaced are players with good physical strength, who can return to defense in time and are willing to return to defense, which shows his attitude-defense is the most important in the final stage.

But the players on the field don't think so.Exasperated by the Portuguese, they were looking for a chance to fight back in the final moments of the game, like a pack of wolves who were hungry and teased by food.

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No. 806 minutes.The Portuguese attacked at once.Goalkeeper Patricio kicks the ball into midfield.

Mitchell, the tallest man on the field, won the header battle.He tipped the ball over to Gareth Barry.

Barry passes the ball forward to Michael Johnson.After the Portuguese discovered that the ball had changed hands, he hurried back to the defense, and the three players immediately rushed to Johnson who was holding the ball.

Johnson, a product of Manchester City's youth academy, showed rare calmness at this time. He didn't rush forward with the ball, but turned around and drew the opponent's defensive attention to himself. Then he saw Wayne Rooney from Plugged in behind!
If you pass the ball, it will be a one-shot!

Thinking of this, he flicked his ankle and passed the football forward.

Rooney just got in and caught the ball between two Portuguese centre-backs.

"Beautiful through, open!"

After Rooney dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he saw the goalkeeper Patricio who was attacking and took a long shot!
The football was blocked by Patricio... England fans put their heads in their hands and regretted the attack.

But England's offense did not end here!
Chris Cohen, who had just played 6 minutes, appeared on the left side of the penalty area, and the football flew in that direction.

Patricio, still lying on the ground, saw Cohen with a horrified look on his face.Using both hands and feet, he rolled and crawled towards the goal behind him.

Cohen didn't have any Portuguese defenders around him, Johnson and Rooney helped him attract all the Portuguese players.

He suddenly slowed down while running, adjusted his stride, and swung his left foot just as the football fell...

Volley directly! !
Patricio flew to save again, but the football flew past his eyes and hit the net...

"The ball went in—!" Mortensen's voice was so excited that it was even distorted. "Chris Cohen scored his first goal in the national team! 4:2! England sealed the victory!!"

Queiroz, who was standing on the sidelines, only felt that his knees were weak and his body was shaking.

Meanwhile, Tony Twain, who was still watching the show with his legs crossed just now, had already rushed to the sidelines and declared his victory with his arms raised high.

The road to conquer Europe begins with defeating Portugal 4:2!
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PS, Twain and his team have taken the first step to conquer the European continent, asking for a monthly ticket reward~~~~~~~!

(End of this chapter)