Chapter 135 The Curtain Call of Double Virtue [Four thousand words combined chapter]
“Wonderful rescue!”
“As expected of the captain!”
“Thiago Silva continued Protecting Brazil's defense with his outstanding performance!"
This clearance immediately caused a burst of applause from the Brazilian fans in the stadium.
After completing the rescue effort lightly, the sister-in-law immediately shouted to Maicon:
"Sisenando (Maicon)! Concentrate! Don't let him get past you so easily!"
Maicon didn't say anything, he just raised his hand to give a thumbs up, then strode to the sideline, stopping Vardy's little idea of a quick boundary kick.
Seeing this, my sister-in-law opened her mouth and directed her teammates to position themselves and defend.
Waiting for Baynes to come up and deliver the boundary ball, Vardy picked up the ball with his back and immediately passed the ball back to Ling Feng who was in charge.
Seeing that the Brazilian players were basically back on defense, he did not pass the ball rashly, but passed the ball back to the backcourt.
Through the reverse kick in the backcourt, Brazil's formation was indeed lured out.
Seeing Ling Feng pick up the ball in the backcourt and return to Vardy near the center circle, he immediately started running forward without any hesitation!
The next second, Ling Feng turned around and made an overhead pass, accurately hitting the space behind Maicon.
“Ling Feng. Long pass!”
"Vardy and Maicon are both chasing!"
"Who gets the ball first?"
The two perform fast and furious on the wing, both wanting to get it first this ball.
In the end, the younger Vardy took the lead in catching up with the ball.
Pushing the ball forward, he raised his head and glanced into the penalty area, and found that Sturridge was closely followed by David Luiz.
At the moment of lightning, Vardy chose to cut inside.
However, just as he pushed the ball out with his right foot and cut into the penalty area, a yellow figure rushed up and blocked his way.
Accurately grab the ball and directly poke the ball away from his feet!
Ding Qing took a look and saw that it was Thiago Silva, the captain and leader of the defense of Brazil!
After poking the ball away, my sister-in-law accelerated and passed the ball to midfielder Fernandinho before Ling Feng came in from behind.
Feiniao directly passed the ball to Neymar, who retreated from the left to receive the ball. The latter kept the ball and rubbed it with the instep of his outside foot, and then did a Bergkamp turn.
The movements were connected so fast that even Henderson had no time to reach out to stop him, and he passed him cleanly.
Neymar drives the ball forward!
But what stood in front of him was the last barrier in front of the defense, the captain of the Three Lions, Gerrard!
Gerrard didn't show any mercy. He just came up with a sliding tackle, knocking Neymar to the ground with the ball and others.
This tactical foul prevented Brazil's rapid counterattack.
Glancing at Neymar who was lying on the ground covering his legs and looking in pain, Gerrard stepped forward and patted his body, then said concernedly in English:
"Hey, Are you okay?"
At this time, Fernandinho stepped forward and argued with Gerrard in English: "You don't have to be so harsh, right?"
"It's just that. part of the competition.”
"You're showing off your spikes."
Seeing Gerrard being surrounded by the Brazilian back waist, Ling Feng and Henderson rushed to the scene immediately.
“Hey, stay away from my captain!”
Henderson stood in front of Gerrard, while Ling Feng opened his arms, trying to distance
< br>However, Fernandinho pushed him very unhappy and did not forget to curse:
"Go away! Boy!"
These words and the pushing behavior directly angered Gerrard, who was originally very calm.
He directly pulled Henderson aside, stepped forward and pushed Fernandinho with his chest, forcing him to take two steps back.
"Say it again if you are brave enough to ride a horse!"
Faced with Gerrard's angry glare, Fernandinho gave up and was pulled away by Paulinho.
Ling Feng, on the other hand, stared at his back and silently wrote down Fernandinho's name in his notebook.
Fei Niiao, right? I remember you.
When we get to the Premier League, it depends on whether I can get you or not!
Seeing the conflict, other players from the two teams also rushed to the scene.
While both sides were pushing and shoving and talking dirty, the referee arrived late.
Gerrard and Fernandinho were each shown a yellow card to let them calm down.
In addition, Neymar also got up from the ground, and this small conflict was eliminated.
Neymar was fine, he was just lying on the ground pretending.
I didn’t know it was the insidious guy who took advantage of the chaos and kicked him, causing him to suddenly turn over, trying to see clearly who kicked him.
In the end, until Players from both sides left, and Neymar did not find the "real culprit" who kicked him
In the rest of the first half, the right wing guarded by Maicon became the direction of England's main attack.
It’s interesting to say that Brazil mainly attacks England’s right wing.
England's main attack is also Brazil's right wing.
Obviously, the key to the outcome of this quarter-final is who can hit the opponent's right side first!
After running back and forth several times, although Maicon did not obviously lose his position, he was still a little overwhelmed.
Looking at Maicon who was breathing heavily, Thiago Silva couldn't help but stepped forward and asked in Portuguese:
"Sisenando, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!"
That's the answer though.
However, Maicon had already begun to curse in his heart.
Although England's No. 21 kid is not as fast as the Welshman back then, nor is he as strong.
But, this kid can run.
And the core strength is very strong, and even reaching out to pull it can't slow down its sprinting speed much.
For Maicon, whose physical function has seriously declined, it would be better if Vardy could overtake him in one go like the Welshman did.
That way, you don’t have to fight so hard to get the ball.
However, he couldn't do it.
Vardy was just like a dull knife, cutting repeatedly at one time and sawing Maicon's bones.
Continuous fast-paced physical confrontation and follow-up defense are the most draining!
Fortunately, Scolari on the sidelines watched England repeatedly attack Maicon's back, leaving the former world's number one right back exhausted, and quickly called Fernandinho to help defend.
This gave Maicon a chance to breathe.
In this way, the first half of the game ended with the two sides exchanging blows on the right wing.
After a short intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
In the second half, because Gerrard was carrying a yellow card, Brazil shifted its attack direction and focused on the center. Neymar became more unscrupulous when cutting inside the center, Oscar and Paulinho frequently stepped in, trying to open England's gate from the center!
If Gerrard can be sent off from two yellows and one red, then they will definitely win!
In desperation, Ling Feng had no choice but to change from an attacking midfielder to a central midfielder, staying in the midfield area to assist in defense.
When Ling Feng, the core playmaker in the frontcourt, moves back and distributes his physical energy to the defense, the offensive threat to him and England as a whole will definitely be greatly reduced.
Even though he was still able to transition from offense to defense, he used accurate long diagonal passes to hit behind, allowing the two wingers to attack Brazil's defense.
However, the happy boy on the right was completely blocked by Marcelo and had no chance at all.
While Vardy on the left has repeatedly taken advantage of Maicon's duels on the wing.
However, without Ling Feng cutting into the middle to provide support, he could only fight alone on the wing.
However, his foot skills are not enough to allow him to get past Maicon and his sister-in-law who come to defend him every time, and then complete the shot.
Even if Hodgson swapped Vardy and Sturridge, Sturridge failed to create more threats on the wing.
On the contrary, Brazil seized the opportunity and expanded the score again:
In the 65th minute of the game, Neymar dribbled along the middle and hit a wall with Oscar. After that, the ball was passed diagonally to Hulk who came in from the right.
The latter dribbled the ball and passed it back in an inverted triangle. Paulinho followed up with a heavy shot that hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Two to zero!
After taking a two-goal lead, the Brazilian revealed his loose nature, and his pressing and running became a bit slack.
And five minutes later, England, with their full formation pressed out, launched a smooth offensive!
Ling Feng hit a diagonal pass behind Maicon on the left. After Vardy got the ball at high speed, he made a timely inverted triangle pass.
Ling Feng then stepped in and reached outside the penalty area. Just as he was about to take a push shot, he was overturned by Thiago Silva who rushed out of the penalty area with the ball.
Although the opportunity to kick off was missed.
However, giving my sister-in-law a yellow card and getting a perfectly positioned free kick outside the penalty area is also a good result.
Since Rooney, the first free kicker, was not on the court, this free kick should be taken by Gerrard.
The penalty kick location is about 20 meters away from the goal, and the location is very positive.
However, the distance is too close, and the elevator ball or the falling leaf ball does not have enough distance to fall, but it is very suitable for a curve ball or Gerrard's heavy cannon to hit the goal.
However, the human wall is also very close. If you want to shoot a heavy cannon around the human wall, you not only need to use force, but also add some arc.
This is a test of the players' footwork.
At this moment, the on-site director was also very knowledgeable and pointed the camera directly at the serious-looking former Three Lions captain and free kick master Beckham in the stands.
The language of the lens is self-evident.
At this moment, millions of English fans hope that Beckham, who is sitting in the stands watching the game, can come off the field and take the free kick.
Unfortunately, this is impossible to happen
Bang!
Following Gerrard's powerful volley, although the ball flew over the heads of the wall of Brazilian players, it also directly missed the goal crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
The next second, both the English fans in the stadium and the British viewers in front of the TV all let out a lament.
The game has gone on for seventy minutes, and they are still trailing two to zero.
The chance of victory is already very slim.
At this moment, Hodgson, who felt he was helpless, also made substitutions.
In order to let the substitute players also experience the atmosphere of the World Cup, he used up all three substitutions at once.
Replaced the three main players Ling Feng, Henderson, and Baynes, and replaced them with Lampard, Wilshere, and Luke Shaw!
This substitution decision did not come as too much of a surprise.
Seeing the substitution decision, Mr. Martin Taylor, who was commentating on the spot, couldn't help but said:
"In the 70th minute of the game, England used up all the substitution places. , prepare to fight to the death!”
Even though he said so.
However, even Taylor himself knows very well that suddenly replacing the main players and replacing them with substitutes who have little playing time is basically a surrender.
What is worth mentioning is that when Lampard, wearing the No. 8 jersey, was standing on the sidelines waiting to appear, all the England fans stood up and gave him the warmest applause.
Before the start of the World Cup, Lampard determined that he would retire from the national team after the World Cup.
Therefore, this will be Lampard's last appearance in the World Cup.
What makes many England feel sad and missed is that this will be the last time that both Germany and Germany appear on the court at the same time!
Gerrard is thirty-four and Lampard is thirty-six.
These two people have been with them for more than ten years and have made great contributions to the national team.
In other words, the next twenty minutes will be Shuangde’s final performance in the Three Lions!
At least they can accompany the two of them through this final journey.
Ling Feng, who was replaced, trotted to the sidelines, high-fived and hugged Lampard.
Returning to the bench, he high-fived his teammates one by one, took the coat handed by Rooney, and Ling Feng sat in the empty seat next to him.
"Huha. Huha"
The intensive cup schedule, coupled with the fact that he spent most of the game on defense, made Ling Feng a little overwhelmed.
The good news is that this is his last game of the season.
The bad news is that this is the last game of the World Cup for the Three Lions
After Ling Feng was dismissed, the man who was once hailed as "the core of England's midfield for the next ten years" Wilshere became the playmaker on the field.
This young man who fought against Habaib on his own during his peak period, used active running and dribbling to sort out the midfield, and still played sporadic offense.
Unfortunately, such an attack could not threaten the Brazilian team's goal at all.
As time went by, in the 80th minute of the game, an episode occurred on the court.
Perhaps the victory was decided, Neymar began to show off his tricks in front of Lampard.
Of course Lampard didn't give him face, he gave him a slap in the face and taught him what it means to respect his seniors!
With screams, Neymar fell to the ground like a felled tree.
Seeing this, Scolari, who was afraid that his core was injured, quickly replaced Neymar with Ramirez.
Seeing Neymar limping off the field and being helped off the field by the team doctor, the Brazilian fans at the scene also gave heartbroken and encouraging applause.
Ling Feng, who was watching this scene from the audience, also felt ripples.
Thiago Silva received a yellow card when he tackled himself and will definitely be suspended.
And now Neymar is shoveled off the field by Lampard again. I don't know if he can play in the next game against Germany.
If Neymar cannot play, will Brazil, which lacks one core player and one back, be beaten by Germany in a seven-to-one tragedy that shocked the world, as it was in history?
As soon as such an idea came up, Ling Feng threw it away.
It doesn’t matter whether Brazil will be beaten by Germany in the next game, it has nothing to do with him.
He only knew that his first World Cup trip was over.
It's time for him to think about what to do in the offseason.
(End of Chapter)