champion godfather

Chapter 956
This scene today must have surprised all English people, especially those English players who were warming up while playing games at the Nou Camp last night.

In their hearts, Wales is an ant that can be crushed with only one finger, and this game is used to adjust the state.

But now the ant is grabbing the trunk of this elephant in England and biting it hard.The elephant was so painful that tears fell down.

3 minutes ago...

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Tony Twain knew that Wales would choose a more conservative tactic when facing England. To be able to draw with England and get a point is also a good result.So he also changed his tactics and did not let the team continue to defend and counterattack.Defensive counterattack is a weapon used to deal with strong teams, or those who think they are strong teams.Playing underdogs and taking the initiative to win the game.

So the scene of this game and the previous game was reversed.In the last game, Portugal played against England almost all the time.In this game, England will show their offensive ability to the audience and even the fans all over the world in front of the TV.

When the other party can't threaten him, Tang En will also do some "face engineering".

But England met with unexpected resistance.

Wales must have pored over England's last few games, particularly their wins over Argentina and Portugal, before stealing England's counterattacks in training.

Breaking through dense defense is a difficult problem for coaches all over the world. In the last game, Twain was proud of beating Queiroz. In this game, he himself will face such a difficult problem.

What should I do if I can't enter the restricted area?Twain asked the team to strengthen long-range shots.But only Gerrard is a good long-range shooter in the team, and there are few offensive points. Wales can easily stare at Gerrard and prevent him from long-range shots.

Rooney will also pull out long-range shots, but it has little effect.Mitchell simply disappeared into the opponent's intensive defense.

Wales' defense is very successful, but their offense seems to have no focus. As long as they make physical contact with England players, nine out of ten will fall.

The referee also seems to have the psychology of favoring the weak.In more than half of the physical contact between the two sides, England players were awarded fouls.Wales got a lot of set pieces as a result.It's just that they are not very close to the goal and are not within the effective range. There is no way to directly threaten England's goal.The English didn't take it seriously either.

Of course Dunn could see Toshack's flamboyance.But he wasn't worried.It is not easy for Wales, which is weak in offense, to get a free kick that can directly threaten the goal.After his rants off the pitch, England players were always mindful of where they fouled, trying not to give Wales set-pieces in danger.Even corner kicks are rarely given to the opponent.

In the first half, the two sides played very dull, England couldn't score, and Wales had nothing to fight back.

Just 4 minutes into the second half, Wales took advantage of their kick-off to attack aggressively for a while, and finally got a set kick facing the goal.

"This is the best free kick in the position that Wales has obtained so far! The distance is a bit far, 30 meters, but it is facing the goal and can be left or right. As long as the opportunity is seized, Wales should be able to threaten England's goal and let Their attack frenzy is a little bit restrained." Even Wales' own TV commentator didn't expect Wales to score goals. For him, Wales' tactics were just to relieve their defensive pressure.

Seeing that the team finally got a free kick in a good position, Toshack got up from his seat and walked to the sidelines, watching the court nervously.

They endured for 49 minutes... No, since the game against the German team, they have been pretending to be grandchildren until now, it's time!

He saw Gareth Bell holding the football towards the opponent's foul spot, and carefully placed the football on the ground.

As an experienced old coach, he also felt a little nervous.

The person who felt the same nervousness as Toshack was Tony Twain.As the person who personally dug Bell from Southampton to the forest, he knows very well how good Bell's free kick ability is. It was very good "before", and after his own deliberate training, it became even better.

Sitting on the bench for a long time without any movement, the expression of George Wood, who was like a wax figure, also changed. He raised his head, stared at the field with some concern, and frowned slightly.

The position of 30 meters may seem a bit far, but for Gareth Bale, that was just his best range.Bell's free kick is fast and powerful, and it is very lethal with a proper arc.He is not the kind of free-kick player who wins purely by arc.So a longer distance would be more conducive to his performance. If it is too close, it will either hit the wall or go directly above the crossbar. 30 meters... is really a good distance.

Bell put the football on the ground, got up and looked at it, then leaned over to reposition it again, and put the ADIDAS logo facing the goal.Then he got up and backed away, instead of staring at the goal and the wall, he turned his head to look at the sidelines.

He saw Toshack, the head coach of Wales, and Tony Twain who was also standing on the sidelines.

It was indeed unexpected for him to meet the boss in such an important game.He promised the boss before that he would definitely go to Spain, but he never thought about becoming the boss' opponent in Spain...

Tang En noticed that Bell was looking at him, so a smile appeared on his tense face, so that he wouldn't let the little monkey see his nervousness.

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England's human wall was finally set up, and the referee stepped back to indicate that he must wait for him to blow his whistle before kicking this free kick.

Bell didn't take it very seriously.

He found that before the free kick, a lot of distractions popped up in his mind.He thinks of a lot, from his first meeting with the boss outside Southampton's training ground, to his first professional contract, to his first goal against Chelsea. A goal, the boss promised to show him a more personalized celebration than Mourinho.

In the twelve seasons at Nottingham Forest, as long as the memories related to the boss are always happy.That feeling made him miss it.

But it's not right to appear at this time...

Bell shook his head, trying to expel these messy thoughts from his brain.You must know that you are in a competition now, how can you let something like this interfere with you?
Gareth Bale stood in front of the ball and took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.He muttered silently in his mouth: "We are enemies now, boss..."

In Tony Twain's teaching, he would never let his players play water when facing the enemy.

Because Twain instilled a sense of pride in the Nottingham Forest players, such things as intentional release of water, the proud Nottingham Forest players would never do it.Wherever they go, their Nottingham Forest roots make them proud and set them apart.Rebellion and arrogance are their collective trademarks.This is the kind of momentum that should be expected of a team that has informed European football for the past decade.Even if the boss has left, this kind of momentum will still remain in the hearts of those old Nottingham Forest players.

The referee lowered his raised arm and blew the whistle in his mouth.

Bell glanced at the positional relationship between the human wall, the goal, and the goalkeeper, and started the run-up after determining how he wanted to kick in his heart.

The Welsh fans in the stands clapped their hands rhythmically and shouted: "Bell! Bell! Bell! Bell—"

I'm Gareth Bale, I'm from Nottingham Forest and I've played for that Championship team for over ten years.Now please take a look at the pride of a Nottingham Forest player!
Bell chanted this sentence in his heart, and kicked the ball with his foot.

The football flew over the jumping wall quickly, and when the goalkeeper Joe Hart had no reaction at all, it got into the net!
The distance of 30 meters seems to be reached in the blink of an eye, and the Englishman has not even reacted when the football has been spun in the net inside the goal.

The ball went in like this?

Too easy, too simple, right? !

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"Gareth Bale!" Amidst the deafening cheers of the audience, the Welsh TV commentator had to desperately increase the volume of his shouting, so that the Welsh TV audience who were watching the game could feel his excitement. "A beautiful free kick! He shot through England's goal!! 1:0! Wales leads England!"

Seeing the free kick scored, Bell looked very excited. He desperately tore the jersey on his chest, and was soon overwhelmed by his teammates who were equally excited.

Seeing Bell's free kick go in, George Wood leaned back on the seat.He guessed such a result, because the location is so good...

The boss might have guessed it too, but he would definitely not want to admit it.

Tony Twain felt depressed about this conceded goal, not angry, but depressed.He leaned back and cursed secretly.The one who scored the goal was Gareth Bale, he couldn't have scolded too badly.But he is still very upset about the reality that the team is behind.

"It was an unexpected game. After being pressed by England for 10 minutes, Wales actually took the lead! The trend of this game reminds us of the game between England and Portugal five days ago! Will England repeat Portugal? mistake?"

Gareth Bale finally broke free from the crowd. He reached out to the Welsh fans in the stands, calling on them to continue cheering and cheering for the team.So the shouts of "Wales! Wales!" from the stands grew louder.

He passed the England dugout as he ran back to his own half on the touchline, surrounded by his team-mates.

Dunn didn't cast his eyes on him, but was gesturing to the English players on the field, signaling them to step up their offense and not to give Wales such opportunities for set-pieces.He has to make some adjustments.

Bell, who was in the crowd, glanced at Tang En.He saw Tang En's anxious look.What would happen if England did win this game?Such a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

Bell and Tang En passed by.He high-fives Toshack, who walks to the sidelines, and runs back to the court.

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The lagging England launched a frantic counterattack. During the period of just conceding the ball, they were all on top, so that the Welsh could not find a chance to counterattack, and the football could not pass halftime.England showed their strengths, but Wales defended well, albeit poorly.

Players such as Gerrard and Rooney have repeatedly shot from long distances, but they are just squandering opportunities.Under the close interference of the opponent, even Gerrard lost his long-range shots.

Wales' defense is tighter and more annoying than England's defense against Portugal. They don't want to leave the slightest kicking opportunity to the English, even if they are rolling and crawling on the ground, they must let the English players feel when they shoot. exist.

Pushing people, tripping people, charging...everything is used, and there is only one purpose-to stop England's offense and prevent them from shooting comfortably.

Tang En then replaced Rooney, whose temper became uncontrollable due to repeated shooting mistakes, and replaced Abang Lahuo.Let the team reduce the number of long-range shots, and frequently pass from the two sides, allowing Mitchell to compete for the header.

Reluctantly, Mitchell was effective under the double-teaming of two strong central defenders, and today's luck was not on England's side at all--Mitchell managed to grab the point, but he hit the ground with a backward shake. on the beam...

England grew impatient as time went on.This was out of Twain's control. Every English player on the field had only one thought in mind when they got the ball - to shoot!
As for the coordination of running positions, passing the ball and so on, you have to give in to this idea.So we saw that even the central defender Terry rushed up and shot the goal.

Tang En was furious below. Such a shot could only increase the opponent's fighting spirit, and make England lose confidence in winning.

For this reason, he had to replace Michael Johnson, who had completely lost his direction.

When England was still trailing Wales 807::0 in the 1th minute, Dunn thought about it for a while, and replaced Mitchell with James Vaughan.England without height can no longer threaten the Welsh goal, and the Welsh can already start to celebrate.

On the Welsh bench, the players stood on the sidelines with their arms around each other's shoulders, waiting for the final whistle before rushing onto the pitch to celebrate a remarkable victory.

"It's unbelievable, but this is precisely the greatest charm of football. England, which swept Portugal 4-2 in the last game, was at a loss when facing Wales, the weakest team in the group, and scored 0-1. The score is behind. It seems that they have a good chance of losing to Wales, which should be regarded as the biggest upset of this cup so far!"

Bell has completely stopped participating in the offense. He and his teammates formed a human wall in front of the goal, blocking every attack from England with his body.A white away jersey has long since turned grass green, which fully explains how many times he fell on the ground.

The fourth official held up the 3-minute stoppage time sign on the sidelines, and the England fans in the stands booed. They couldn't accept the reality that the mighty and invincible England lost to the weak neighbor Wales...

What point do they have that can be a reason to defeat us?

"Wales had only one decent chance to attack in the whole game. They seized it and now lead 1:0! The proud Tony Twain also had to bow his head..."

Twain in the TV camera just lowered his head, pinching his chin with one hand, and seemed to be thinking—why did the game become like this?An opponent they didn't pay attention to at all stepped on them instead.

After lowering his head and pondering for a while, Dunn turned and walked towards the coach's bench, shrugged to Walker who was watching him, spread his hands and said, "We lost, Des. Facts once again proved that if you keep walking with your head held high, you I will trip over the stones under my feet. It's a pity I always forget this..."

Walker was also very helpless with this result, he shook his head lightly: "We all underestimated the enemy, it's not your responsibility..."

Behind Twain, after looking at the watch three times, the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game amidst the cheers of the Welsh fans!
"The game is over! Wales defeated England and scored three points! This rekindled their hopes of qualifying for the group stage!"

After the game, Bell excitedly went around looking for hugs, happy like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child.This does not match the calm temperament he showed in the game.

After he hugged all his teammates, he remembered that he should have a few words with the boss.But Tony Twain was no longer in front of England's coaching bench.

At this time, Tony Twain was reviewing his mistakes in front of the reporters: "I underestimated the enemy, Wales is a very good team, they have excellent players and coaches. We lost because of this, there is nothing to complain about... ..."

A reporter asked: "Mr. Tang En, the loss to Wales has cast a shadow over the team's prospects for qualifying. May I ask what countermeasures do you have for the last game against Germany?"

"I don't know yet." The reporter asked Tang En's pain point.Originally, this game defeated Wales, his team qualified ahead of schedule, and the last game could use the substitutes to eliminate the yellow card.Now it looks like the game against Germany should be a battle of life and death...

If the goal is only to get out of the group, third place in the group is also acceptable.But Twain's eyes are fixed on the championship. In order to meet a better opponent in the knockout round, England will of course strive to win the first place in the group.

But it's not like there's no chance at all.If the German team beats Portugal in the later game, and the two-match victory is the first to appear, then they should have no reason to fight England in the last game, which is beneficial to England.

The reporter wanted to ask questions, but Tang En, who was in a bad mood, pushed them away and hurried away.

When Bell was looking for Twain, Wood was watching him from the sidelines.After watching him silently for a while, he also walked away.

Losing to Wales puts England's qualifying situation in question.George Wood has waited for two games, will the last game make the wait for these two games meaningless?

Wood clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white as he made his way to the locker room.

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Three and a half hours later, Dunn watched another match of this group in the hotel room.

After the German team played against Portugal, they lost with a score of 1:2.

Twain fueled the Germans for nine and ten minutes, but they couldn't change the score.Looking at the depressed Germans and the grape players embracing each other in ecstasy on the TV screen, he also pinched his temples in pain, feeling that his head was getting bigger.

"This bloody death group..." He slumped on the sofa and cursed weakly.

(End of this chapter)