champion godfather

Chapter 997 Volume Seven Heart of the Lion King 1 Minute (Ask for a monthly ticket for a reward)

Michael Bernard has never been so anxious as he is today. Even when facing difficulties from clients and unexpected business affairs, he always handles them with ease, with a polite smile on his face, calling his subordinates After seeing it, I feel full of confidence, no matter what difficulties I have, I will definitely not be difficult.

But today is different.

At noon, he locked himself in the office, specifically ordered his secretary not to let anyone disturb him, and then planned to watch the game live on the web.But it was just such bad luck that before he planned to do this, he was called by his immediate superior to have a conversation.

This is really a tragedy, and what is even more tragic is that his boss talked to him this time with great interest, telling him that the company intends to further promote him and may entrust him with important tasks.He didn't dare not to have such a conversation, and he didn't dare to show any impatience in the conversation... although he was indeed very impatient.

Looking at the boss opposite, he really had the urge to pick up the thick glass ashtray on the table, cover his forehead, and then rush out by himself to watch the game.As for work and so on... how can I think about those at this time?
This unexpected conversation made him realize one thing clearly - it turned out that he still couldn't let go of football in his heart.He thought he had forgotten, but in fact he didn't forget, but buried it in the deepest part of his heart, so deep that he couldn't even notice it.Until today, the rush to watch the European Cup woke him up like a dream.

He was able to leave when his boss had finished talking about his business and personal affairs.Looking at the watch on his wrist, there are less than 10 minutes left before the end of the 5-minute game.

He trotted all the way to the elevator, but found that the elevator was still ten floors away, and looked at his watch again.He didn't have time to wait for the elevator here, so he simply rushed to the next stairwell, and ran down bouncing around.

Although it was only a few minutes, he didn't want to give up just yet.The affection for English football has gradually faded, and the only team in his life that makes him fanatical is Nottingham Forest.He just wanted to see what his old friend looked like standing on the most dazzling stage of the World Series.

I don’t know if it’s still that arrogant, ha!
Like a whirlwind, Michael blew up the paper documents on the tables on both sides of the aisle. Under the surprised eyes of his subordinates, he blew into his office, and he didn't forget to close the door too.

Michael, who flew to his desk, eagerly opened the link to the online live broadcast, fidgeting and waiting for the connection to the media.

The network quality in the United States is very good, and the online live broadcast took only ten seconds to connect, and it was very smooth.

Still breathing, he stared at the computer screen so hard that he almost forgot to breathe.

In the player, the first scene he saw was the fourth official standing on the sidelines, holding up the stoppage time sign: 5.

"5 minutes of stoppage time!" The ESPN commentator told Michael who had just turned on the live broadcast in English. "England is still 1:2 behind, and they only have 5 minutes left. I really can't imagine how Twain's team can save the situation..."

While speaking, the camera pointed at the England coach Tony Twain standing in front of the coach's bench.

Michael saw his long-lost old friend, but he didn't see his face, because the first thing he saw was Tony Twain's back.The man was standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed, and the back of his white shirt was wet with sweat.

The live broadcast didn't give him a frontal close-up shot, because the match on the field had already entered a heated stage, the camera just swayed behind Twain's back, and then turned to the field again.

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"England are in trouble, there are 5 minutes in stoppage time, they have to seize it, otherwise it will be over! But can they seize the opportunity of these 5 minutes? Or... Italy can give them a few minutes away The time? You know that the Italian team is in possession of the ball now!"

"Let them just pour the ball behind like this? That's not okay!" Vaughan rushed up, hoping to steal the ball in the frontcourt.

Upon seeing this, Chiellini quickly passed the football to Silvestri next to him.

Silvestri had just entered the field, and his feet didn't even warm up. In such a haste, he suddenly received a pass from his teammate, and his stop was slightly larger.As if the shark smelled blood, Rooney appeared in front of him instantly.At this time, don't think about continuing to control the ball. In order not to make a mistake, Silvestri directly kicked the football out.

England finally got possession.At this time, it was less than 5 minutes, and they had to seize all the time to attack.

The Italian team didn't have the strength to harass the frontcourt anymore. After nine to ten minutes of fierce fighting, their physical strength was running low. In order not to make mistakes, they all chose to retreat to the half court to defend.Lippi doesn't care how embarrassed his team will be in the last few minutes, as long as he can hold on, then he will be the one with unlimited glory in the end.

Facing the Italian team that even the forwards have recovered to the front of the penalty area to participate in the defense, the England team is a little helpless.After passing the ball several times in a row, he still couldn't find the right time to pass the ball through.Bentley, who was a little anxious, simply shot a ridiculous long shot from the ribs...

The Italian fans in the stands applauded his shot, thanking him for helping to waste another attacking opportunity for England.

Tang En was no longer as restless as before. Regarding Bentley's blind long-range shot, he was indifferent from the sidelines, and he did not make any annoyed moves, nor did he yell.As if it wasn't his team that was behind.Perhaps it should be said that there is nothing he can do now. As a head coach, he has done everything that should be done. It is impossible to help the team play football by himself, right?

What happens after that depends on the performance of the players.

For example, James Vaughan hasn't made any achievements since he came on the field.

Vaughan himself was also very dissatisfied with this-when he was not on the field, he complained that he was not reused, but Abanglahor, who replaced him, scored a goal.And when he himself had the opportunity to play, the team faced a crisis, but he made no contribution, which is really unreasonable.

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"We need goals! Rooney! Vaughan! And Walcott, what are you doing?!"

In bars in the UK, countless people stared at the screen and asked such questions.Tang En had already used all three substitutions, and he couldn't find what happened after that.

"What can we do at this time? We can't go up and help them score goals, but we can inspire them with our singing!" In the stands of the Bernabeu, John is speaking generously to his partners. "Guys, sing with me - St. George bless England! St. George bless England -!"

"Saint George bless England!!"

The singing voices came out from everyone's mouths, as if all the rivers merged into the vast ocean, and finally formed the momentum of turbulent waves crashing on the shore.

At this time, the England fans became the absolute masters in the stands, and the Italians were crushed to death by them.

However, it seems that their singing did not play any role. In the first 3 minutes of stoppage time, the England team failed to threaten the Italian team's goal.

"As expected of the Italian team, as expected of Lippi. This defense made Tony Twain's England team at a loss. The Italian team is getting closer to their second European Cup in history, while the leading England team is getting closer It's a sad reality for England fans away from their first European Championship..."

I don't know if others think so, but John's fan phalanx didn't stop singing because of it.

Even Mortensen was a little frustrated: "Perhaps only the gods falling from the sky can save us... This reality is really cruel. Who would have thought that we were ahead by one goal 10 minutes ago?"

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Injury time officially entered the 4th minute.

Now the head coaches of the two teams are out of cards, and all they can do is watch the show from the sidelines.Lippi also stood up from his seat and walked slowly to the sidelines.At such a tense moment, even after experiencing countless wind and rain, he couldn't sit still.

This full stop is almost able to draw a circle.

George Wood is holding the ball and he is not facing much defensive pressure because he is relatively deep in his position, while the Italian players are further back, and there is a long distance between the two.The cautious Italians did not rush forward to steal the ball, they did not want to give the England team a chance to play behind.

Wood distributed the football to Bentley on the wing, and Bentley passed a long pass to Chris Cohen on the other side.

It seems that England still can only make such meaningless crosses, but cannot send the football forward.

Chris Cohen kicks in a cross.Rooney fought hard to get the ball, but the football hit Criscito and flew out of the baseline.

England quickly took a corner, a tactical kick.Wood stepped forward to respond and then passed the football back to the rushing full-back Joe Mattock.Facing Balotelli's defense, Matok tried to break through after a feint, but was knocked to the ground by Balotelli.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the England team won a free kick from the left side of the Italian goal. It was more like a [-]-degree corner kick from a closer distance.

At this time, every set kick may break the opponent's goal, Terry and Taylor are all pressing, and even Joe Hart is ready to rush up and make contributions to the team.

Bentley is a right-footed player. It stands to reason that a free kick from this angle should be crossed, and it is more common sense to kick it with his left foot.But a free kick to the left by a right-footed player has another effect.

Bentley placed the football, got up and backed away.Just waiting for the referee's whistle.

"This is an in-spin ball! Watch out for their backs!!" Goalkeeper Amelia shouted in front of the goal, asking his teammates to strictly mark it.

At this time, the players on both sides are concentrated near the penalty spot, and they are not crowded in front of the goal like a corner kick.This is obviously to let the penalty shooter kick the football towards the goal instead of spinning it to the outside, and then the group in the middle will jump in and attack the goal, and the players on the defensive side will follow the offensive player to sprint towards the goal. In this process, it is a bit difficult for them to shake their heads and head the football in the opposite direction... Even if no one can hit it, the football will continue to fly straight to the back corner of the goal according to the established trajectory, as long as Amelia is here Being shaken by anyone during the whole process, and losing the initiative and due judgment, may cause the football to fly directly into the goal.

This is the benefit of having right-footed players take set-pieces to the left and left-footed players to play set-pieces to the right.

How could the Italian team fail to see such an obvious tactic.The Italians strengthened their close marking of the England players, and they did not hesitate to use the action of pulling the jersey to stop their offensive.

All eyes were on Bentley's aerial shot.

George Wood stood beside Bentley without attracting any attention.Although Wood used a free kick to score a goal in the match against the French team, the position of the free kick was directly in front of the penalty area, on the line of the penalty area, and the shooting angle was very good.Now that the football and the goal are at an angle of about thirty degrees, Amelia can easily seal the angle.Power shots won't work here.

In the penalty area, English players and Italian players are entangled, one side wants to get rid of it, and the other side is desperately sticking.Not giving in to each other, but the English players have their own little calculations-it doesn't matter if they let them pull at this time.When the ball comes out, I just need to take advantage of the trend, maybe it is a penalty kick?

The referee retreated from the penalty area, and he blew the whistle for kick-off.

Bentley didn't pass the ball directly to the penalty area after the run-up, but pushed it away!
Wood, who was standing aside, rushed up, swung his left foot, and directly pumped the football in!

From Amelia to striker Foti, the eleven players in Italy put their defensive focus in the air. No one expected that the ball would fly to the goal against the turf!
Is it really a direct shot?

Amelia turned pale with fright, quickly lowered her center of gravity, sank her body, and tried to throw the ball across her body.

At the same time, the penalty area is like the Royal Ascot firing guns.Players from both Italy and England fought bravely and rushed to the goal.

In fact, it's not a shot at all, but a cross. It's just a Wood-style cross. The football goes to the far corner of the goal. As long as someone touches it during the process...

Rooney, who was at the previous point, did not kick the football under the interference of Criscito, and he passed the football.Wood's vigorous "volley" was really too fast, and the chance to shoot was fleeting.

The two Walcott and Terry in the middle didn't touch football, but they collided with Chiellini and Silvertri.

This collision also interfered with Amelia. When he finally got rid of the situation in front of him and prepared to save him, he realized that it was already too late!
In the chaotic restricted area, no one outside could see clearly what happened.But I saw a white figure suddenly stabbing out from the crowd, like a dagger flashing cold light, and then I saw the football suddenly change direction only one step away from the goal, and rolled across the goal line!
This is really an unexpected scene.No one thought that this free kick actually resulted in a goal!
"What? What... what_the_great_GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

John Mortensen, who was a little downcast just now, came back to life in an instant.

"What did we see? A miracle happening! England equalized in the [-]th minute of stoppage time!! Who scored the goal? Or was it an own goal?!"

In doubt, a person rushed out of the crowd in front of the Italian goal, but it was James Vaughan in a white jersey!

As he ran towards the corner flag, he lifted his jersey to face the cameras, revealing a T-shirt he'd been preparing for so long that read: "We're with you, Aaron!"

"This ball is for you, Aaron!" he shouted at the camera, pointing to his T-shirt.

"James Vaughan! James Vaughn!! He saved England!! He saved Tony Twain's heart!!"

Mortensen yelled so hoarsely that he almost lost his voice.

"What happened? The goal was scored? England equalized the score?" The Italian commentator used three interrogative sentences in a row, showing the shock in his heart. "God, what's going on?!"

A tsunami of shouts from England fans in the stands answered him: "Long live! James Vaughn! Long live! St. George!"

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Amelia lay on the ground with her hands spread out in a big shape.At this time, he didn't even have the strength to get up, he just felt weak all over, and all the strength in his body was taken away by the throw.

How is this going?His mind is still unclear.

Why is this happening?

This is probably the common question of countless Italians.

Lippi stood on the sidelines, watching the football roll into the goal, his face still expressionless.

On the contrary, Tony Twain who was next door jumped up from the ground and waved his fist vigorously, celebrating the goal as if he was going to break his arm.

The heart that had been beating rapidly in his chest just now slowed down suddenly, and his breathing was no longer short.

Survive a catastrophe...

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Vaughan yelled at the camera footage of the corner flag, followed by equally excited players.The equalizer at the end of the game was something to celebrate.

But someone interrupted their celebration.

George Wood sprinted into Italy's goal and snatched the ball from Thornton's hands.Then shouted at the teammates who were still in the corner flag area: "The game is not over yet!!"

Seeing him like this, Lippi, who had always been as stable as Mount Tai, felt a bit of chill in the scorching heat—what a terrible guy...

Lippi feels that even if the two sides draw, it is not unacceptable. At least there are 10 minutes left, he can readjust, and the Italians will not suffer if it is delayed to a penalty kick.But George Wood obviously didn't think so, he hoped the game would end within 95 minutes!

Even if there is only one second left, the game is not over for him.

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"YES!" Michael waved his fist at the monitor.Vaughn's last-minute goal was too exciting.It made him, who is far away in the United States, feel hot all over his body.

Meanwhile, in UK pubs big and small.

Golden hops bloomed above everyone's heads, and countless beers were thrown into the air.

"Cheers to England!!"

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Vaughn wanted to turn around and hug Wood who was assisting him, but saw Wood waving to him, signaling him to get back on the court quickly.

This move surprised him a bit, isn't it enough to equalize the score?

You know there is not much time now, what else does he want to do?Still want to score?

Before he had time to think any more, he was carried back to the court by his teammates, preparing for the next game.

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Lippi was only stunned for a while on the sidelines, then turned around and walked back. He had to discuss with Ferrara the tactics of the overtime game.

Similarly, Dunn also called Walker to his side and began to prepare for overtime and even the penalty shootout.

"We must curb their morale! In the first half of overtime, we will attack!" Lippi himself may not have noticed that his voice has been raised a lot without knowing it. Obviously, he is very emotional. "Take the initiative of the game back in your hands and tell them, don't worry, don't panic. There are only tens of seconds left in the game, and the English must be thinking about overtime!"

"This damn 5-minute break..." Twain was complaining that the game was coming to an end soon, and the high morale that the England team had finally gained might suffer due to the short 5-minute break. "Okay, put that aside... this game will definitely go to extra time, we have to be prepared. Tell them at the break, don't get carried away. The Italians are still very good. Three 10 minutes of extra time Sai is like reassuring them... bastard!" He still couldn't help scolding.

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The head coaches of both sides are racking their brains off the court for the sudden increase of three 10-minute games, hoping to overwhelm each other and continue to take the initiative on the court in their own hands.

On the court, Wood seized the last bit of time to tell his teammates what to do next.

"I don't want to play overtime, not for a minute. They thought we would accept this result..." He pointed across. "We just surprised them."

"But what can we do to score another goal? There's no time, George..." Terry had doubts.

"I don't know..." Wood was honest.He shook his head and replied, if he was not familiar with his temper, Terry really thought he was joking before...

But as the captain, he must be just using this method to boost morale, right?It's not really unacceptable to draw, in fact, a draw is also a very good result, at least we won't lose the game within 10 minutes.Now there are three 10 minutes left, and they can regain their strength and make a comeback.

Terry thought so.Wood didn't really want to score the third goal, but just a "big talk" to keep everyone's morale high.

The football was repositioned by Wood on the kick-off point in the middle circle, and James Vaughan and Wayne Rooney stood outside the middle circle, waiting for the Italian players to come up and kick off.

Vaughan was a hero once, but now he doesn't have the heart to think about the treatment a hero should enjoy.Because the game is not over yet, it's just an equalizer.The captain is right, the game is not over yet.

Lippi was standing on the sidelines, yelling at the Italian players inside: "Keep the football under your feet, don't be so easy! Drag the time to the end!!"

At this time, his originally meticulous silver hair has become disheveled because of his violent actions, and his gentlemanly demeanor has long since left him.England equalized the score at the last moment, which made this cunning silver fox smell danger. Years of experience told him that at such a time, one must not think about scoring and leading again. It is very dangerous "adventurism".Anyway, there is less than 1 minute left in the game, and there is no hope of winning the game until overtime.In his original tactics, there are deployments for overtime.

Tang En didn't rush to the sidelines to yell, because he also felt that the game was destined to be dragged to overtime, and it was really stupid to run and yell nonsense.

Italian forwards Forti and Balotelli came up to kick off, they have received the latest instructions from the coach, this game will play extra time.

Vaughan, Rooney, Walcott and others who were waiting in front suddenly heard a voice from behind.

"Go up and press! Don't worry about the defense, go for their ball!" It's George Wood! "Get the ball down, we still have another chance to attack!"

With the whistle of the referee, Balotelli knocked the ball to Foti, who then passed the football back.At the same time, George Wood was the first to rush forward, followed by Vaughan and Rooney.Then, Walcott, Bentley, Cohen, Joe Mattock, Richards... and a group of people all rushed to the half of the Italian team. Their goal was only one - to grab the ball!
It’s like the little game “Monkey” used to practice passing in training. The Italian players are playing in the backcourt, while the England players seem to be novices playing professional football for the first time and only recognize football. Chase, and don't care about any matchup.

This scene looks a little funny.

The England fans in the stands were booing, they were very dissatisfied with Italy's timid approach.They can't wait for the Italians to send football directly to the feet of the England team.

For such a situation, Tang En could only swear secretly and had no other thoughts.

The ones who are anxious are the players on the field in England.

If the football was allowed to pass around the feet of the Italian players, the referee might not have waited for stoppage time to actually come before blowing the whistle for the end of the game.This is not what they want to see.

Vaughn made a very dangerous shovel, which didn't hit the football, but it didn't hit anyone either.De Rossi dodged his imprudent tackle and passed the ball to Aquilani next to him.Facing Rooney's pressing, Aquilani passed the football to Chiellini behind him.Chiellini then passes to defender Thornton on the right.

Joe Mattock rushed forward, and Thornton passed the football to De Rossi in front.No matter how the England team fights, football is always at the feet of the Italian players.In terms of foot skills alone, the Italians are indeed better than the English.

But when it comes to tackling the ball, the best man in England has yet to make a shot.

Wood has been glancing at the referee, although he has not looked at his watch so far, but there is not much time left for England.

De Rossi has the ball again and this time he passes it to Balotelli in the middle.At the same time Wood followed.Facing the club's captain, Balotelli was not afraid. He even decided to pass Wood before passing the ball.But in the next second, he realized how stupid his idea was.Wood rushed forward very quickly, and did not give him time to show his footwork.

In desperation, Balotelli had to turn around quickly, protecting the football in front of him, and blocking Wood behind him.He thought that this would temporarily keep the football, but he didn't expect that Wood suddenly stretched out his foot from the side and stabbed the football away!
Balotelli watched Wood go around him, about to chase the ball, and quickly stretched out his hand to pull it in shock.Originally, it was impossible for Wood to give up his pursuit of football in the face of such a pull, but when he found that Aquilani was in front of the football, and he was pulled by Balotelli, he might not be able to reach the football at all. At that time, I already had calculations in my mind.

Balotelli naturally pulled Wood with all his strength, but Wood's fall was a little too smooth...

The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

"Balotelli fouled! England got a free kick in the frontcourt! This is probably the last chance for England to attack!" In fact, the time of stoppage time has exceeded 5 minutes, but the England team advanced first A ball, celebrating the goal and waiting for the Italian team to serve was delayed for some time. Although the fourth official did not raise his card again, according to the usual practice, this time still needs to be made up a little.

The atmosphere on the court is not tense, because everyone's mind is now thinking about overtime, not the current game.Even John Mortensen kept guessing what tactics the two coaches would use in overtime.

After Gerrard left the field, although Bentley could also take a free kick, but now this free kick is a bit special-it is 32 meters away from the goal. If you want to shoot directly, Bentley's feet can't reach it, so you can only choose pass the ball.

Bentley had the same plan when he went with the football.

But someone stopped him.

"If you kick the ball out, it's game over." Wood stopped him halfway.

Bentley looked at the captain, not understanding what he meant by that.

Wood hugged the football in his arms: "I'll play."

This sentence surprised Bentley.He and Wood have been teammates of Nottingham Forest for many years, but they have never seen Wood practice free kicks, because his free kicks cannot be seen at all, and he knows it himself, so he never asks for free kicks during games.

Why was he suddenly about to take the penalty at the last moment of the game?
Bentley guessed and guessed, just thought it was Wood who wanted to have a fun, anyway, the last attack, the possibility of scoring is too small.

So he let Wood deprive him of his set-kick right to take the penalty.

Watching Wood place the football on the ground, Tang En also felt puzzled: Is he going to play it himself?What does this mean?
Lippi saw that Wood was about to prepare for a free throw, and he no longer had any worries in his heart-this game seemed to definitely go into overtime.

"George Wood? It seems that England is going to give up this last chance to attack, ha!" The Italian commentator no longer panicked.

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The Italian players are building a human wall. The ball is really far from the goal. There are not five or six people lined up on the human wall, only four people are in front of Wood.The referee is looking at his watch, preparing to blow the whistle for the end of the game no matter what the result is after the free kick.

Thinking that overtime will be played soon, there are not as many English players going up to attack as before.

The stands suddenly fell silent, whether it was the England fans or the Italian fans, they all chose to shut up at this time.Maybe after 95 minutes of non-stop confrontation, I was tired at the last moment.Perhaps it is because they feel that this is a critical moment and are afraid that noise will disturb them.

Like them, the fans of the two countries in front of the TV, as well as a Michael Bernard who is far away in the United States, were also quiet.

Sophia couldn't come to watch the game live. She sat at home, staring at the TV screen, holding her hands together, as if she was praying to God.

In such a quiet environment, it seems that everyone's heartbeat can be heard.

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In the blink of an eye when Wood puts the football in place, there is so much going on around him that it just feels like another nine or ten minutes have passed.

The Italian wall did not move forward. They felt that the ball was too far, and it was Wood who kicked it again, so there was really no threat.

Wood set up the football and began to back away from the running distance.

He didn't stop after two steps, but kept retreating, almost to the middle circle.The run-up distance is about ten meters.

Does he want to learn from the long-retired free-kick master Brazil's left-back Roberto Carlos?
Wood looked at the football ten meters away, the wall further away, and the goal at the end of the road.At this time, he remembered a long time ago.At that time, Demy had not retired and was still playing for the Forest team. Tang En asked Wood to follow Demy to learn how to be an excellent midfielder.So Wood is often by Demi's side, including when Demi is practicing free kicks.

He once expressed the idea of ​​​​wanting to practice free kicks at the time, but he didn't have this talent so he gave up.On the contrary, there was one sentence from Demi that impressed him deeply.That's what Demi persuaded Wood when he hoped to become Albertini's "fallen ball". "I'm one type, Beckham's is another. There's a lot of free-kicks, George. There's a big volley too..."

A vigorous volley is also one of a kind!
The referee blew the whistle in his mouth, indicating that Wood could make free throws.

Wood took a deep breath, then stomped his feet vigorously, then he leaned forward and made a starting posture for a [-]-meter sprint, all the muscles in his body tensed and contracted, and he rushed out like a cheetah in the next second!

The distance of ten meters is only an instant, and he has already rushed to the football.Stepping hard on the ball with his left foot, he swung his left hand out and drew a circle outward, while swinging his right foot.The power is transmitted from the ground through the left foot and the right foot respectively, and the power of the left foot is amplified by swinging the left hand, twisting to the right through the waist and abdomen, combining the power of the left and the right, and directly accelerating to the right foot arch.

At last the forces born of the earth reached their end—

Wood's right leg was like a whip, and the arch of his foot was the tip of the whip, and he hit the football hard.

As if the football had been shot out by a cannon, it soared into the air and flew forward roaring.

The closest people were the Italian team's human wall. They only felt a gust of wind blowing over their heads, and the football flew over.

The whistling sound of the friction of the football passing through the air sounded like an alarm, sounding over the Italian defense zone.

WARNING! WARNING! ! WARNING! ! !

With a sound of "Woo--", the football has flown into the penalty area.

Amelia started to move from the moment he saw the football go over the wall, ready to catch the ball.When the football flew into the penalty area, he jumped up and made a save.

But a terrible thought suddenly emerged from his mind-I might not be able to reach this ball...

"Phew!" The image of the football in his pupils didn't gradually enlarge little by little, but suddenly doubled in size as if suddenly inflated, and then doubled again suddenly.Now it is even closer, but his hand is not in place yet.

"Oops……"

It was the only thought on his mind as the football flew past his defence.

Then, in the silence of the stadium, he heard the rustle of footballs rubbing against the net, and the gasps of Italian teammates around him.

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People outside the field saw only a white line across almost half of the field, and then crashed into the goal, swinging the net.

The first people to react were the England fans in the stands, who jumped from their seats with their hands up.There were overwhelming cheers from the mouth, breaking the tranquility in the stadium.

Immediately afterwards, John Mortensen also woke up like a dream, and he was extremely excited: "St. George! St. George! God, what happened? Why do I think I am dreaming? Is this real? Football is real Scored the goal instead of the side netting? A goal in the last second...yes, not in the last minute, but a goal in the last second! It's unbelievable !!"

Not to mention him, even the English players on the field couldn't believe what they saw.It stands to reason that after a teammate scores a goal, they should cheer with open arms.But these people's arms are open, but they are holding their heads, staring at the football inside the goal with wide eyes...

Terry stood behind, he didn't go up to participate in the attack, because he felt that the game was over, and it would be wise to save his energy for overtime.But now when he looked at George Wood's back, he realized that he wasn't talking big to boost morale, but he was telling the truth!
"I don't believe that George Wood can shoot such a ball! If he has the ability to make another kick, he must shoot into the sky! This must be shot by God! It is God who used Wood's right foot to kick such a goal The ball! In the last second of the game, in England's last chance, they reversed! Can anyone believe this kind of game?" The Spanish commentator was also very excited, "But this scene is happening! We are lucky Witnessing a game like this... no, it's a miracle!"

Wood, who scored the goal, was not as excited as these outsiders. He didn't rush to the sidelines, nor did he take off his jersey. He just stood there, opened his arms, and clenched his fists to point to the sky.

He is not excited, but others are excited.The teammates rushed over from all directions excitedly, surrounded him, and finally lifted him up and threw him into the sky!This kind of celebration is really rare. No matter how excited I was in the past, I just put the goal scorer under me...

"George Wood - unbelievable goal! Both the way and the timing of the goal are unbelievable! The Italians lost at the last second! They didn't get the game into extra time as they wanted. Lost the championship trophy at the last second!"

Amelia knelt on the ground, and the teammates next to her looked at the excited Englishman in a daze.No one can accept this reality - just 1 minute ago, they thought they would be the champion.Just a second ago, they thought the game would be dragged into overtime, and with their impenetrable defense, they would still be victors in the end.

But Wood's world wave shattered their dreams, and those carnival scenes after winning the championship are now only reduced to countless fragments, blown away in the night wind in Madrid.

Lippi stood blankly on the sidelines. This time he was not still so calm, but completely dull... He didn't expect his team to lose the game in this way.The most unlikely moment, the most unlikely person to be the terminator.

The full stop was just a little bit away...

Lippi was dumbfounded, but Tang En didn't jump up and down like the people around him.He stood still, but stretched out his right hand to press his heart.

He was feeling his heartbeat, fast and strong.

"Hey, Tony! We are the champions! European champions!" Walker didn't give him a chance to sigh here, and ran up from behind to hug him. "We did it, we really did it!"

Tang En didn't struggle, and let him hug him and howl madly.

He feels relieved, it's good to be hugged, otherwise he really doubts that he can no longer maintain a standing posture...

At this time, he will not care about what counterattack Italy will make, because he is sure that the game is over, and this time it is really over!
No one will fish out the football in the net and place it in the middle circle, and the leading England will not do this.Nor would the backward Italians.

After the referee blew the whistle for the goal to be effective, he blew three whistles for the end of the game.

competition is over!

England's substitutes stormed onto the pitch with their coach to celebrate their first ever European Championship.

Tang En did not follow the crowd, he stood on the sidelines, ready to shake hands with Lippi.

This is the etiquette after the game.

After the game, Lippi finally returned to normal. He has experienced countless championships in his life, but he has also won many runner-ups. He has seen many such failures.

"Congratulations, Mr. Tang En."

Holding Tang En's hand, he politely congratulated.

"Thank you, Mr. Lippi."

The two didn't talk any more.Lippi needs to be busy to appease his players, those people have been crying like tears.As for Tang En himself...a large group of reporters had already surrounded him, waiting for him and Lippi to rush forward to interview after shaking hands.

As soon as Lippi turned and walked away, the reporters swarmed up and surrounded Tang En, as if they were afraid that he would run away.

"Mr. Dunn! First of all, congratulations on winning the first European Cup in English football history..."

"Mr. Tang En, can you talk about your current thoughts?"

"Winning the game at the last moment, is this beyond your expectations, Mr. Tang En?"

"Do you have anything to say about that goal by George Wood?"

"Mr. Dunn..."

"Tony..."

"Mr. Dunn..."

"Mr. Tony Twain..."

Countless topics, microphones, recording pens, and mobile phones were stuffed in front of Tang En's mouth. Now, even if he farts, it is delicious, and any sentence will be regarded as a famous saying.In the entire world of football, no one dares to question his ability to coach the national team anymore.

Tony Twain is equal to a champion.This law is in effect again in the national team.

At the end of the first part of the handed down classic movie "The Godfather", Michael Corleone finally became the new generation godfather of the Corleone family. Under the peeping of his wife, he accepted the hand kisses of his subordinates behind the study door Allegiance has completed the transformation from a young officer full of ideals to a ruthless underworld godfather.

Today, at the Bernabéu.The old godfather of Italian football is walking off the stage step by step. He is comforting his players, and no media has expressed concern for him, and no one cares about his "loser" mood.

Tang En received unprecedented welcome and support.

Tonight the whole of Europe prostrates at his feet, kisses the hand he offers, and submits.

When the old godfather left alone in the afternoon sunshine of Sicily, the new godfather was sitting on the throne of power, enjoying the oath of allegiance from his new subordinates.Looking down at the world, he is full of vigor, as if there is nothing in this world and no one can stop him from conquering the world.

Tonight is only Europe, two years later, he wants the whole world to surrender under his feet!

He has no doubts about this, because the champion's heart in his chest is beating vigorously.

(End of "The Heart of the Seven Lion King")

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