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On November 21st, on the day of the competition, all England fans were waiting at home or in the Pub to watch the upcoming competition.
According to the news revealed before the game, David.Beckham was indeed ranked on the starting list by McClaren. It seems that in the face of such an important game, he finally intends to believe in the experience of a veteran.
Twain is also waiting to watch the game in front of the TV. He is not going to cheer on England and McClaren. He is purely to investigate the status and performance of Beckham.
In the Croatian array, Striker Eduardo currently plays for Arsenal FC.Da.Silva is the most concerned. Before the game, the England media had spent a lot of time praising his ability. Looking back at his half-season in Arsenal FC, he said that it was "perfect". In fact, there is no such thing as "perfect", but "still successful." He scored five goals in less than half a season, considering that this is his first season, it is quite good. He will be the most threatening player in England in this game.
There was another change in the list released before the game. Robinson, who had been the Goalkeeper of England's main team, was abandoned in this game, and Carson, who performed well in the exhibition match against Austria, was the starting lineup. It seems that McClaren also distrusts Robinson. Otherwise, it is a risky move to replace the main Goalkeeper that has been used in such an important game.
Due to the injuries of Owen and Rooney, the starting Striker was Crouch alone, exactly the same as Wenger's previous analysis – Wenger thought that McClaren would play 451 because England is now lacking Striker.
The five players in the midfield are Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham, and Joe.Cole, Barry. On the back line, due to Rio Ferdinand's suspension, Terry was injured and could not play. The combination was from Richards of Manchester City FC as right Defender, Campbell and Lescott as Defender, and Left Defender as Wayne.Bridge.
pre-match England media touted Croatia, the subtext is that I hope that Croatia can see that it has already been released in advance, and that there is no need to fight with us.
The Manager of Croatia did not express any opinion on this issue, and the journalist asked him to let him go around ingeniously. No one knows if he is going to let the team go all out, or is it really just pretending to be a model, and then waiting for England to release the water as soon as it is done…
Don't think that European Football will be cleaner than China Football, fake ball, gambling, tacit ball, water, black whis…The dark side of these footballs. It's a lot like Europe. It’s just that people do better than China, and the average person doesn’t look at it carefully. Even if they see it, there is no evidence.
For example, Englishman certainly hopes that the release of Croatia, although this will harm the interests of Russia, is in violation of the spirit of fair play, but damage the interests of Russia and damage the interests of England, which Englishman choose? Fools won't choose to meet Russia. Because not everyone is not eating fireworks. There are no saints who have seven passions. When this is related to the national nationality, fanaticism will prevail.
But Englishman is smart, they don't just say it, just to find a reason for the seemingly high-profile watering in Croatia – "Advance in advance, no need to fight for a game that is irrelevant to them." In case of a big general in the middle of the game, or causing the main player to eat a red card ban, then it will not be worth the loss. ”
The reasons are very good and reasonable. Very legitimate. If Croatia really sent a replacement lineup and did not contribute to the Englishman winning the game, the Russians were dissatisfied with the appeal, and if there is no hard evidence, this thing will not be enough.
But the problem is…Will Croatian follow the script written by Englishman?
Eight minutes into the opening, a huge landslide on the top of all Englishman's heads.
This summer, Twain was hesitant to introduce the Assists-type side Defender, who had a crossover on the side of the road and followed the road to the left of Ramenzia at 25 yards. The game squeezed out Robinson's high-profile starter, Goalkeeper, by McClaren. Carson faced a major mistake in this shot – he dropped the ball!
The football slowly rolled from under him. Carson is still on the ground, and some have not returned.
"Oh, God…"Narrator John.Mortensen's painful martyrdom. "He is too nervous, or…This is a stupid mistake! ”
Croatian is celebrating the goal, but the new Wembley Stadium is dead. It was only eight minutes after the opening and I lost the ball. No one thought of it.
Before the game, everyone was generally optimistic that England could use the home court advantage to beat Croatia, so most fans are still very optimistic.
Twain straightened his waist on the sofa, thanks to the active performance of Croatia. He suddenly felt that he was full of expectations for this game…It seems that the Croatian does not intend to play the scripts written by them in Englishman…
Englishman's nightmare is not over yet. Just six minutes after this goal, the fourteenth minute. Eduardo and more.Da.Silva took the ball and broke the edge of the penalty area. He attracted two of England's Defender Campbell and Lescott to follow, and at this time he passed directly to the previous Oric.
Campbell raised his hand to indicate offside and did not catch up. But the lineman did not say that Campbell found out that Bridge was still behind…
Oric was successful in the offside, and he faced the attacking Carson easily to shake it, and then hit the empty door.
In just six minutes, Croatia scored two goals.
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Croatia has no intention of releasing water. Their active performance is like a cold water, falling from the sky and extinguishing the fire of hope in the England fans.
Wembley Stadium was silent, and the narrator Mortensen was silent. The camera gave McClaren, who stood on the sidelines and directed the game. The poor man looked at the field with a slight stunned look and seemed to be unable to understand what was going on. He still has a bottle of water in his hand, starting from the first ball in Croatia, he is drinking water on the sidelines. Anyway, as long as the TV camera sweeps over him for a while, he must be drinking water. The ruddy complexion is all sweat, it is not because he is good. It is completely tortured by nervous emotions.
For a long time, Mortensen’s voice finally re-emerged: “It’s only twenty minutes before the opening, we even lost two goals…Is Campbell old? Is Lescott too young? This is not a reason. Where is our midfield defense? What is the most important barrier before the defense? Gareth Barry works very hard, he is a versatile midfielder, Gerrard, Lampard is also a versatile midfielder…But we need a special defensive midfielder! Barry alone can't stop Croatia from attacking everywhere, they have too many offensive points! ”
Mortensen is very vaguely reminding TV viewers that someone who is very helpful in this situation is sitting in front of the TV at home to watch the game.
Twain doesn't look like this. As he watched the game, he explained to Shania next to him. As a guest commentator, this is a time to return to the bbcWorld Cup invited commentator.
"Mortensen is wrong. The set he said can only be used before losing the ball. Now that England has fallen behind two goals, it doesn't make sense to talk about the midfield barrier. McClaren is now in a trouble – is it desperate to press on to bombard, or to defend against the loss of the ball? This is a difficult question to choose, Shania. And this dilemma is the easiest thing to do, if he doesn't choose any answer…So he must make a decision as soon as possible. ”
Twain said with a smile. He is very aware of the feelings of McClaren. Because his opponent and himself have experienced it. When you urgently need to score a goal, you are countered by your opponent. The next step is to stabilize the defense and prevent you from losing the ball. Is it going to fight against the opponent?
McClaren didn't seem to choose his answer. England seems a bit "anarchic" on the court, and the players all want to go it alone, and there is no match. Even if it is a match, it is very impetuous, always throwing the ball away.
The loyal England fans in the stands are still singing, but they can't conceal the buzz of McClaren.
Mortensen shook his head: "The quality of the attack, how do we expect miracles?"
Gerrard and Lampard have exactly the same position and function on the court. In their own battles, Beckham was confined to the right, but lacked sufficient support. In addition to the apex pass, once it was stuck, it basically did not work. Joe on the left.What about Cole? The technique is excellent, but the lack of speed advantage makes his breakthrough completely a flower shelf. The Croatian team has to lose the ball. What about Barry? He was placed behind Shuangde. Said to be defensive and then take into account the offense, in fact, his position is very embarrassing.
The best performance in his National Team was against Israel, when Lampard and Hargreaves were absent from injury and Carrick was abandoned by McClaren. Gerrard could only play with a closed grip. In that case, Barry played the same state as Aston Villa FC. It turns out that this is not because he played very often, but because the staffing of the team midfielder was just right for him.
There is one less in Germany. Gerrard is in a bad state. Barry can be the core after moving to the middle, and his passing has given England five offensive opportunities. In exchange for a ball. In that game he was completely used as the core of the midfield organization, which also fully exploited the characteristics of his all-around player.
But now, Gerrard and Lampard didn't hurt, and McClaren let them do the core. Barry can only be a foil. This position and effect are very embarrassing for Barry. He is at a loss, can't find his own position, naturally. I don't know how to play it best.
The entire lineup is like a freak, stuffed with a lot of powerful Football Stars, but they can't play together. They should play a role. One plus one plus one plus one plus one is not equal to five or greater than five, but less than Five.
The first half passed in Croatia's counter.attack and England blind mistakes.
Twain said to Shania next to him: "If I am McClaren, I will ask all the players to attack at the intermission. Don't consider defense. I will try to score a goal within ten minutes of the opening so that I can hope to win in the second half. Otherwise..Just wait for death. ”
Shania grinned: "You are talking about the head here. Why don't you coach the England team?"
Twain smiled: "I won't go." I wrote a newspaper in the newspaper column, National Team Manager, criticizing his employer Tactics, does not mean that I have to sit up and be defamed. That location. Not people do it. ”
After the start of the second half, as Twain said, England strengthened the offensive. And it is not gradually enhanced. It is a sudden offensive, and it is imposingly pressed to the belly of the Croatia team. It seems like you don't want to defend at all. McClaren replaced Striker Defoe with Barry, who was mediocre in the first half, strengthening his front line and adding support for Crouch.
Croatia thought that England would counterattack in the second half, and they quickly made their own defensive countermeasures against this situation.
Their defense against England is simple. Shrinking the middle road, let you pass on the sidewalk, come in and be released, in the dense restricted area, it is not an easy task to fight for the top shot. Even a big man of more than two meters like Crouch has few chances to face the two Defender's pincers.
Changing the direction of the game is often not an unexpected adjustment of personnel, or a clever Tactics arrangement, but a pure accident…
JoeCole picked up the restricted area. Defoe fell in the penalty area and the referee thought it was Croatian player Simonovic fouled and penalized the penalty. Although the Croatia players have expressed their protests, the main referee has not changed the intention of the penalty. This penalty kick revived the atmosphere and Wembley's fans sang hymns. Encourage the players.
Poor McClaren, when the broadcast gave him another shot, the water bottle in his hand was finally thrown away. Twain thought maliciously, how much time did he go to the toilet during the break? Still more in the locker room, players have more time to explain Tactics…
Lampard stood out and took the penalty kick. His low shot fooled Goalkeeper and the football flew into the lower left corner of the goal. England pulled back a goal! It was fifty-six minutes at this time, just one minute after Twain said the tenth minute after the start of the second half.
Pulling back a goal, England's morale is great, and Croatia is a bit listless. Things are moving towards the Englishman's hopes – the Croatian scored two balls to block the lips of the Russians, and then saw England's efforts to counterattack and send the boat to the people. Eventually England and Croatia scored 2:2 and everyone shook hands. Join hands to go out.
However, the bridge that made the offside error in the first half hit the crossbar once and almost caused the unexpected mistake ball, which made all Englishman's hearts mention the blind eye. Next, Serna passed straight, and Bridge made a mistake to help the opponent stop the ball. Fortunately, Oric was somewhat under-prepared for the opponent who frequently gave gifts. His rushing shot on the edge of the penalty area was stopped by Carson.
Twain shook his head and said: "Layton.Barnes is better than Bridge, but unfortunately, McClaren can't stop you. You can't get it. ”
Sixty-fifth minute. Before the game, he was expected to be a miracle.Beckham finally flashed. He made a precise pass on the sidewalk. He sent the football to Crouch's side, squatting on the chest and then volleying directly to equalize the score for England!
The Wembley Stadium broke out at this moment, and the cheers of the fans were as deafening as Twain sitting in front of the TV.
"Crouch! Beckham! David .Beckham, he saved England again! This foot is too accurate, Crouch just needs to jump up to stop the ball, he does not need to get rid of Defender, because David's pass makes the opponent's Defender can't grab it! ”Mortensen shouted excitedly. Round Draw! The situation is good for us! ”
On the other side, Russia and Andorra also had no news of the goal, so Mortensen said so. If Russia is finally flattened by Andorra, England is completely under pressure – even if they lose the ball they will qualify.
Assists teammate Beckham was more excited than the scoring Crouch. After celebrating with the teammate, he retired and raised his fist and slammed the three-lion corps logo on his chest. It was the emblem of the England Football Association.
Now re-entering the England National Team, the number behind him is no longer the glorious No. 7, and the 7th is Barry, he can only wear the 17th. Even at Nottingham Forest FC, he couldn't wear it on the 7th and 23rd. For a while, everyone thought that he had completely indulged, and it was impossible to return to the past. But every time people think so. Beckham will use his own actions to prove how wrong they are.
In 1998, the World Cup retaliated against Simone was sent off as a "public enemy" in the United Kingdom. Everyone thought his career was over. But in the first game of 98-99season, Beckham announced his return with a goal. The season he helped Manchester United FC get the great Triple Crown. In the 2000 European Championship, the England Group Stage was eliminated. Out, he was as bad as England, but in the 2001 World Cup qualifier, he was called free kick with Greece. Let him instantly become a god from man; in the European Championships in 2004, he missed a penalty, leading the team to be eliminated by Portugal, and countless people laughed at him for a while, this voice continued to the Germany World Cup. In those people's eyes, today's England Dinghai Pin is Lampard and Gerrard, Rooney, but in Germany, who is almost the one to bring England to the top 16. And relying on my free kick to help the team break into the quarterfinals? It is David.Beckham. Who wears the Captain armband and runs tirelessly under the scorching sun at the age of 30 until vomiting? It is David.After Beckham; World Cup, he was excluded from the National Team and was not good at Real Madrid. Even the list of substitutes can't get in. Everyone thought that he should have finished completely this time. Can he only go to the United States of America for a gold rush? No, Beckham impressed Capello with his amazing professional performance and steady state, and the hard work he never gave up. Returning to Real Madrid's main lineup, helping the team get the first League Title in four years, and also announced that they will return to the English Premier League and join the new section Europe Champion Nottingham Forest FC, which is about to make a comeback.
Twain looked at the TV screen, the familiar, twisted face…He had some gloating fun, England was going to be eliminated, and now he can't get up.
His mood is very contradictory. Because he doesn't want McClaren to stay in the Manager position, and he doesn't want to see Beckham's National Team career end so miserable – if you don't qualify for Euro Cup's finals. Is Beckham still conditioned for the World Cup three years later?
Without him returning in the first half of the year, McClaren's team didn't even have the chance to compete in Russia for the final qualifying position with Russia in Wembley.
Can this be more cruel? Which one is better for you to pour in front of the finish line and exit before the game?
In the next game, Twain kept silent and didn't explain the game to Shania. Shania felt a bit strange. She snorted and looked at Twain seriously.
Beckham is working harder, or the players in England are working hard. Because Croatia is fighting back. It seems that Croatian does not accept the Englishman's wishful thinking, they are not willing to shake hands with the opponent here.
Beckham began to retrace frequently and move to the middle to help defend. His threat on offense has been weakened. After all, he is older, not as good as he was when he was young. Sometimes he can't go back, sometimes he can't go back. In the 74th minute, McClaren made a very controversial substitution after the game. He replaced Beckham with Wright.Phillips.
When Beckham came off, the fans raised his face and applauded him, thanking him for everything he did for the team.
It can be seen that McClaren doesn't want to be so close to the end of the game. Wright. Phillips, who has a better physical strength and a breakthrough in the dribbling technique, is hoping to continue to exert pressure on Croatia, so that their counterattack momentum is slightly weakened.
His idea is good, but he ignored it. Sometimes relying on offense to suppress defense may be harmful, because this is a double-edged sword…
Wright.Phillips may be more active than Beckham on offense, but he is definitely not as responsive as Beckham.
In the 81st minute, when Croatia's substitute Terry Terry took a 25-yard shot to break the Goalkeeper score, the Wembley Stadium fell into a minute of silence.
Twain didn't raise his fists to cheer for Croatia's goal this time. He just sat on the sofa and sighed.
The result of the destiny is just too cruel for David.
At the same time, Russia also scored a goal, the score at the bottom of the screen played Russia and Andorra – 0:1, home theater Andorra behind.
This is aggravated by the news that everyone Englishman can only continue to be silent.
Just after Croatia just scored, McClaren replaced Joe with Darren Bent.Cole, continue to strengthen the offensive. He used up all three substitutions and tried to let go.
The England team made a move and wanted to equalize the score and create a miracle. But what makes them very uncomfortable is that Croatia didn't recycle all of them because of the lead, letting England besieged. Instead, they insisted on counter.attack and offense. If they had the chance, they would firmly press it and make it to England's defense. Trouble, forcing England to have to take over.
This is very similar to Twain's approach, regardless of whether he is leading a few goals, and does not give up the ideas and opportunities of counter.attack. Just to prevent the other party from doing everything possible to press the attack and create a miracle.
When the main referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 2:3.
Beckham, who hasn't replaced jersey, is on the court. The TV gave him a long shot of the back, the background is a noisy grandstand, and the big, dazzling and dazzling screen on the top of the head.
Beckham was wearing a No. 17 jersey and looked up at the score on the screen:
England 2:3Croatia.
No one could see the expression on his face, and he stood there for a long time. Behind him was the dejected teammate and the Croatian who cheered and celebrated, with an empty Stadium and an empty goal in front.
In this picture, Mortensen sighed: "England is out. In the summer of 2008, announced in advance…finish ”
Twain turned off the TV. He didn't want to see Beckham's back and didn't want to listen to McClaren's speech at the post-match press conference.
Shania looked at him strangely.
"I went to sleep. He said that he turned and went upstairs. "Good night, Shania. ”
"Good night, Uncle Tony. Shania kept seeing his back disappearing on the stairs, then she turned her head and looked at the quartz clock on the wall.
It’s only ten o'clock.
She turned back and turned on the TV, just after the game. Beckham stood in front of the camera, and jersey was soaked in sweat on his chest and stuck to his body.
He looked tired and said: "The Euro Cup qualifier is not the end of the world. England has so many young and excellent players. I believe we will have a bright future in the South Africa World Cup…"
“Is the Euro Cup qualifier out, can you give peace of mind to the Nottingham Forest FC?”Asked by the journalist concealed.
Beckham shook his head: "I won't announce the withdrawal from the England team. As I said before, I am ready to play for the England team unless the England team no longer needs me. ”
After saying this, Beckham refused to answer other questions and bowed out of the interview area.
Shania saw McClaren appear on the screen, she also turned off the TV and went upstairs to prepare for a break.
This night, it’s not fun…
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