champion godfather

Chapter 968

There is not much time left for England. Three days after the group stage match, England ushered in the eighth-final opponent Sweden at the Pizjuan Stadium, home of La Liga club Sevilla.

Before this game, the media in England did not want to publicize the rivalry between the two teams like the German team. They only mentioned the embarrassing record of 48 years of unbeaten wins, and hoped that Twain's team could end this record.

There is no way if it doesn't end, if you don't win, you will be eliminated... No Englishman wants Sweden to be eliminated in the Cup.

It can also be seen from the entrance of fans from both sides before the game that the two teams do not have that kind of endless hatred.Fans of the two teams can even enter the arena with their arms around each other.Not one of the provocative banners was seen.The media only reported it as an ordinary game. At most, they compared Zlatan Ibrahimovic with Aaron Mitchell. Both of them have impressive heights, but they have excellent skills at their feet. players, and Mitchell also has the title of "Ibrahimovic II" in England.

Before the game, the players in England were not as wide-eyed as they were in the last game, as if facing the enemy who killed their father and wife, they wished they could rush up and slash them to the ground with knives, and step on hundreds of millions of dogs. Feet, so that the other party will never turn over.

In the dressing room before the game, Twain also paid special attention to not mentioning England's "shameful" record of not winning against Sweden in 48 years.He is just worried that the players' minds will always think in that direction.

The feud between England and Sweden is not the same as the feud between England and Germany.

With England playing against Germany, Twain can also use the feud between the two sides to stimulate the morale of the England players.But facing Sweden, the best way is not to mention the grievances between them at all.

The reason is simple, it is hatred with Germany, and fate with Sweden.As soon as it is said that England has not had Britain and Sweden for 48 years, the players in England will have bad ideas in their minds-is this what God meant by his old man?Otherwise, there is such a big difference in strength between us and Sweden, why can't we win against them?Especially in the World Cup group match ten years ago, he scored a goal in 85 minutes and was about to win. In the last minute, the opponent used a frontcourt throw-in to equalize the score... This is simply too arrogant, and it is impossible to use common sense to explain!

The more the players think about this matter, the result is that they can only mess up their brains.This kind of mysticism is very bad, it will affect the mentality of the players, which directly leads to their abnormal performance.Twain cannot guarantee that none of his players will think so:

Anyway, no matter how hard you try, the final result will definitely be like that...

So simply don't mention it at all, to avoid some people's wild thinking.

Tang En also made corresponding arrangements for this special game.

Chris Cohen, who started last game, will continue to start this game, and Tangning will continue to be on the bench.As Bentley and Walcott were injured successively, Adriano Mock started for the first time in this European Cup.

Twain arranged as many players from Nottingham Forest as possible, because compared with players from other clubs, he believed more in the psychological quality of the players he brought out.

In fact, many people in this England national team have no special feeling for Sweden, because basically they have never experienced the game against Sweden. If it weren’t for the media to bombard the players with the grievances and hatred between England and Sweden before the game According to them, Tang En didn't worry about anything at all, he just treated it as an ordinary round of eighth finals.

Now, he has to think twice.

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From the start of the game, England took the initiative.Threatened the goal of the Swedish team many times.

After all, in terms of strength, England is far beyond the Swedish team.The biggest and most famous star in the Swedish team is Ibrahimovic. This Inter Milan striker is 33 years old. His skills are getting purer, but his physical fitness has declined.

He was at the top and did not pose any threat to England's defense.Because the Swedish team has no way to send the ball to his feet.

The midfielder of the England team suppressed the midfielder of the Swedish team. It is really not easy to send the ball out.

The Swedish team couldn't find a good way to attack, but England's offense was impressive.With George Wood out of action, Gerrard became the backbone of England's midfield.Although Gerrard is old, his skills and awareness are still there. The decline in physical fitness will not prevent him from being one of the top midfielders in the world.

In view of the general tallness of the defenders of the Swedish team, Tang En did not arrange for the team to make a pass from the side to find Mitchell.He knew very well that with Mitchell's body in the Swedish team's defender group, he couldn't take advantage of it at all.Throwing the ball to him can only be a wasted opportunity.So in this game, the ball at his feet became the direction of attack that Tang En focused on.

Anyway, Mitchell's foot skills are also very good, and he is also useful in ground offense.

Gerrard passed the ball straight from midfield to Mitchell up front.

Mitchell leans on Sweden's centre-back Jonas_Olsson and puts the football under his feet.Olsen, who is 1.9 meters tall, stretched out his long legs to steal the ball, but asked Mitchell to push him with one hand, and he couldn't reach it.Just as Olsen raised his hands to the referee to signal Mitchell to push, Mitchell pulled the football backwards under his feet and knocked it to Wayne Rooney who came in from his side!

"Rooney received a wonderful pass from Mitchell! Breakthrough!"

Fortunately, another Olsson-left back Martin Olsson (Martin_Olsson) stepped forward at this critical moment.When Rooney had just waded the football out, he burst out from the side, made a clean tackle, and shoveled the football out of the touchline!

When England took the throw-in, Mitchell didn't wait honestly in front of the goal, but ran to the sideline and gestured to receive the pass.

Right back Richards threw the football to him, he licked it forward with his chest, turned around and was about to break through!Martin Olsson got stuck behind Mitchell with a slight negligence. He pushed Mitchell behind him. Unexpectedly, this helped Mitchell a favor—he took advantage of the opportunity to move the football forward With a knock, he accelerated and rushed over.Then he stretched out his long legs and knocked down the football bouncing in the air.

Martin Olsson slapped the horse, and Mitchell flicked the buckled football to the inside with his left foot. At the same time, he jumped up and sideways to avoid Olsson's press. defense!
After shaking off Olsson, Mitchell continued to dribble in.The central defenders of the Swedish team are all big guys who pass high-altitude balls casually. The possibility of Rooney being able to grab a point is too small.

When Jonas Olsson charged at Mitchell again, Mitchell passed the ball!
He swept the football against the turf towards the goal. As long as someone touches the cross, there is a high chance that it will fly into the goal.

It's a pity that this time Sweden's old goalkeeper Andreas_Isaksson (Andreas_Isaksson) made a timely attack and caught the football in his hands.

Although this attack did not form a shot, Mitchell's previous series of performances won applause from the England fans in the stands and praise from the England commentator.

"Really outstanding skills with his feet. It is unbelievable that he is [-] meters and [-] tall!"

Even the Swedish commentator had to praise Aaron Mitchell as "England's Zlatan Ibrahimovic".

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England has been besieging Sweden since then, and everyone can no longer see the defensive counterattack Dunn used in the games against Germany and Portugal.

The tall defenders of the Swedish team appeared to be comfortable when defending the ball in the air, but they were a little helpless when facing England's ground cooperation.Adriano Mock was assigned a very special task in this game.Tang En did not ask him to stick to the side, but gave him a lot of freedom to move freely, allowing him to move freely on the side, the center, and the penalty area.Use his foot skills to cooperate with his teammates on the ground in a small area to create a murderous intent.

It was a move that worked quite well in the first half, with Mork short in stature, quick in movement and good on the ball.The Swedes who are playing tricks go around.

By No. 207 minutes, England finally found a good opportunity.After Mitchell took control of the ball at the front of the penalty area, Sweden's defensive attention was focused on Adriano Mock's right flank, while England's left flank received little attention.Chris Cohen is not good at dribbling, so for a long time, England's offense has been "right-leaning".

Seeing this scene, the players who also came from the forest team had a tacit understanding.After Mitchell protected the football and made a fake move to pass the football to Mork, he turned around and kicked the football in the completely opposite direction.

"Chris Cohen received the ball, and there was no Swedish defender in front of him!" John Mortensen exclaimed.This is a great opportunity for England!
The line of defense that has always been tight has finally revealed a gap, and it depends on whether the England players can catch it!

Chris Cohen looked up at the penalty area after receiving the ball.It stands to reason that the Swedish team's right back Mikael_Lustig (Mikael_Lustig) who should be defending him is in the penalty area at this time, and his eyes are on Mok's side. Obviously, Mok's continuous active performance has also attracted his attention.

Cohen no longer hesitated, and directly cut into the penalty area.Only then did Lustig run over to defend.

The defense line of any team is a whole, and it affects the whole body.Lustig's run like this emptied the center of the penalty area.

Cohen saw the opportunity and passed the ball directly.Both Mitchell and Rooney were under the hands of the Swedish defenders. His pass was not passed to them, but...

Gerrard came in from the back and suddenly appeared on the edge of the box, Cohen's ball had just passed to his feet.Gerrard shoots directly at the football!The football roared and flew towards the goal of the Swedish team.

Isaacson did not expect Gerrard to complete the attack. He was not prepared for Gerrard's vigorous volley. He waited for the football to hit the net before he made a save.

"What a beautiful goal!" exclaimed Mortensen. "Stephen Gerrard's powerful volley is unstoppable!"

"It seems that our players have not been affected by the grievances between Britain and Switzerland. So far, the Swedish team has not had any chances. England has the overall upper hand!"

After the goal, Gerrard waved his fist excitedly.The last time England lost to Sweden in the World Cup, he participated and scored England's second goal, but he did not save England's fate. They were finally tied by the Swedes.

This time he is not willing to let such a thing happen again!

If two goals are not enough to guarantee victory over Sweden, then we will score three goals, four goals, five goals!More goals!

Gerald waved his fist vigorously, venting his depression.

The Swede seemed a little numb to this conceded goal. He had no chance at all for nearly three to 10 minutes. They were all overwhelmed by their opponents. It will be a matter of time before they concede the goal...

Tony Twain stood up and applauded the team's performance. He was not excited because he thought very similarly to the Swede—our performance in the past three to 10 minutes was perfect. If we can't score any more goals, then hell up.This is a gap in strength, and the team has always attached great importance to the opponent from the beginning to the end, leaving no fatal loopholes for the opponent, and it is normal to take the lead.

The Swedes must not have expected England to hold high the banner of attack so resolutely, as can be seen from their bewildered reaction.The Swedes must not have imagined that this England seems to be completely unaffected by the fate of 48 years.

"The performance of the England team gave us hope, the hope of ending that fate like a joke!" Mortensen expressed the aspirations of the majority of England fans.

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After taking the lead, Twain did not relax. Instead, he got up from the coach's bench, stood on the sidelines, and kept gesturing to the players to continue to strengthen their offense and not to give the Swedes a chance to rebound.The players on the England team faithfully implemented Twain's tactical intentions, robbed the Swedish team fiercely in the midfield, and strictly guarded the backcourt to prevent Zlatan Ibrahimovic from getting the ball too much. Don't let him turn around easily.In this way, the space that Ibrahimovic can play is compressed to the minimum, so that the commentator doubts whether the Swedish tower will play...

Facing the tide of England's offensive, the Swedes could only shrink their defense and avoid the edge temporarily.The idea of ​​the head coach of the Swedish team, Lagerbeck, is that even if they fall behind by one goal in the first half, it can be regarded as a victory. As long as the score gap is not widened, adjustments can be made at halftime, and then they can fight England with all their strength.Based on his understanding of the England team, the psychological quality of this team is not flattering. A good performance in the first half does not mean that it can maintain such a performance in the second half.As long as you put a little pressure on them, they will mess themselves up.

Think about that World Cup group match ten years ago.England's performance in the first half was also perfect, the result?
Lagerbeck sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, as if everything was under his control.

He also heard the whistle at the end of the first half as he wished.Sweden fell behind England 0:1.

Lagerbeck, who left the field, could not see any dissatisfaction with the team's lagging behind. He glanced at Tang En and found a smile on his face, as if he was satisfied with the team's one-goal lead.

Lagerbeck smiled inwardly.

Proud and arrogant Englishmen, let you know what fate is!

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