Chapter 117 The English are going to take action!
The role of superstars is that they can often decide the outcome in an instant!
Uruguay's tactical style of play relies on the personal abilities of the two superstars Suarez and Cavani in the frontcourt.
The goal in the first half fully demonstrated the effectiveness of this tactic and the power of the Uruguayan Twins.
Just two people easily penetrated England's entire defense line!
As for England,
it was clear that they had more opportunities and more shots in the first half.
But it just doesn’t come in.
The opponent only seized one opportunity and easily penetrated his own goal.
This has made many players who believe in God begin to doubt life.
Could it be that in this World Cup, they did not get the favor of the one above?
In the locker room, it was so quiet that even a pin dropping to the ground could be clearly heard.
Almost all the players just sat in their seats silently.
As the captain of the team, Gerrard organized the words in his mind and said in a deep voice:
“Guys, we created opportunities in the first half. Just bad luck and no goals.”
"However, we did not do enough on the defensive end and allowed our opponents to seize the only opportunity."
Conceded three goals in two games.
To be precise, three goals were conceded in one and a half games!
Standing aside, Hodgson could already predict that during the fifteen minutes of halftime, the media and football people would question his tactics and selection through various channels!
Indeed, compared to the former Ferdinand and Terry, the two starting center backs of this Three Lions team, Jagielka and Cahill, are more than one level behind.
If it were Ferdinand and Terry, this ball would definitely not allow Suarez to easily get into the penalty area and head the goal without defense!
Of course, not only the two starting center backs, but also the two full-backs Johnson and Baines are completely inferior to Ashley Cole and Gary Neville.
Although I think so in my heart.
However, Hodgson knows very well that England's golden generation is already a memory of the past.
Only Rooney and the "Double Virtue" are left in the golden generation that once boasted the English media.
Not to mention Lampard, who has basically no chance to play, Gerrard and Rooney, who had high hopes before the trip, have performed so far in this tournament, which can only be said to be unsatisfactory.
The other backbone players and newcomers are even more useless.
At this moment, Hodgson finally realized that it was impossible to rely on this lineup to win the championship!
Let’s not talk about the championship. Once they lose this game in Uruguay, they may not even be able to get out of the group!
So, it is best to win this game, otherwise, it must be a draw!
For this reason, he cannot continue to sit still and wait for death.
Changes must be made!
With the defense unable to effectively prevent opponents from threatening the goal, he can only find ways to enhance the team's offensive capabilities, create more shooting opportunities in the frontcourt, and reduce the pressure on the defense, thus Achieve the purpose of "replacing defense with offense".
In this Three Lions team, there is only one and a half people who can connect teammates in the midfield and frontcourt and smooth the offensive rhythm.
Half the man is Rooney, who is retreating forward.
And the other person is sitting on the bench!
Thinking of this, Hodgson waited for Gerrard to finish and then finally said:
"In the first half, we didn't do well enough. We had opportunities but didn't seize them. We want to To win, we must create more opportunities and kick the damn ball into the opponent's goal."
"So, we need to make changes!"
Paused. Hodgson suddenly looked at the black-haired young man in the corner:
"Ling!"
Hearing his name, Ling Feng, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly raised his head and met the old commander's gaze.
However, Hodgson didn't just call out his name:
"Jamie! Jack (Wilshere)! James (Milner)! Adam (Lalana)!"
"Go out and warm up!" The several substitute players who were named stood up without any hesitation, and accompanied by the coach, came to the stadium to warm up.
Seeing England's substitute players begin to warm up, the on-site cameras immediately focused on Ling Feng and Vardy, the hero of the previous game's goal.
"England's substitute players are starting to warm up. Does it mean that England plans to make personnel adjustments in the second half?"
"Let's watch the commercial first, the excitement will come back soon"
< br>It is worth mentioning that this game attracted 62,000 people to watch the game.
The most special one among them is none other than the striker of the French giants Paris Saint-Germain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, known as "The Great One"!
Since Sweden failed to qualify for the World Cup, Ibrahimovic traveled to Brazil with his family to watch the World Cup games.
Take advantage of the halftime break, Ibrahimovic signed autographs and took photos for the fans, completely
At this moment, an England fan asked Ibrahimovic:
"Zlatan, do you think England still has a chance?"
Hearing this, Ibrahimovic raised his eyebrows and replied without hesitation:
"If England had me here, there would definitely be a chance! It's a pity that I am a lion that only belongs to Sweden"
< br>Hearing this answer, the England fan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes showed admiration.
I have to say, he is indeed the king of football!
As soon as I opened my mouth, there was a wave of very silky pretentious sayings!
. . .
Fifteen minutes, fleeting.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The fourth official took out the substitution card.
Standing on the sidelines, waiting to appear, is Ling Feng, dressed in white!
"England made substitution adjustments at halftime. No. 11 Welbeck was substituted and No. 15 Ling Feng came on!"
"In the last game against Italy, this rising star of the national team performed well. , assisted another national team newcomer Vardy to score the equalizer goal."
"Obviously, Hodgson wants to use this young player's pass to create more offensive opportunities for the team."< br>
Seeing Hodgson replaced Ling Feng at half-time, the media who had already written the manuscript could only delete and rewrite it with curses.
When they saw Ling Feng wearing the white jersey No. 15 running into the stadium, both the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were shocked!
They’ve seen this episode!
In the last game against Italy, it was Ling Feng's appearance as a substitute that stabilized the situation on the court and helped the team draw the opponent in the end.
Therefore, many England fans at the scene couldn't help but burst into enthusiastic cheers!
Some even shouted Ling Feng’s name spontaneously.
“Ling Feng! Ling Feng! Ling Feng!”
Amid the cheers of the fans, Ling Feng moved to the attacking midfielder position, Sturridge was moved to the left wing, and Rooney was pushed to the front line.
When Uruguayan coach Tavares saw Ling Feng coming on as a substitute and leaning on crutches on the sidelines, his expression became serious.
He knew very well that the English were going to take action!
Let’s start with one chapter to satisfy our cravings, and the second chapter will come soon
(End of this chapter)