Chapter 75: England in Great Form

"Hold!

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There is no other way but to defend.

Even though he thought about attacking, he couldn't push forward. Do you really think that British sweepers like Henderson are just decorations?

When these players who have performed well in the Champions League faced the Chinese team, their midfield suppression was almost overwhelming.

Moreover, England invested a lot of troops in the midfield in this game.

The three defenders are originally meant to serve the midfield, but now England are taking the lead to open up the situation, which means that they not only play the rhythm they want, but also gain an advantage.

It can be said that the Three Lions in this game are definitely the Three Lions.

For the Chinese team, what they can currently do is defend. While defending, they can find loopholes and mistakes to counterattack.

Although the probability of this is not very high, you should try it no matter what.

Lucky retreated very deep, and he did not dare to slip through the middle and front. Once he was kicked out, the threat to the Chinese team's defense became even greater.

For this reason, Lucky almost ran to the same position as the central defender.

The Chinese team's overall front was also compressed, making it difficult to move forward.

On the other hand, England is playing more and more smoothly. After scoring a goal, both mentality and performance have been greatly improved.

With the improvement of morale, England's performance is getting better and better.

The corresponding defensive pressure on the Chinese team is also increasing.

"Left side! It's leaking again!" He Wei exclaimed.

At this time, Gao Leiliang suddenly made a horizontal pass and kicked the ball out of the sideline with a fierce sliding tackle, successfully blocking England's attack.

"Beautiful! Gao Leiliang took the initiative very appropriately!"

Gao Leiliang got up from the ground. As he retreated, he kept turning his head to look at the wing, fearing that the English players would take advantage of his absence and pass the ball directly into the middle.

But fortunately, the English players did not do this. They played steadily and maintained a guarantee of holding the ball.

When gaining possession of the ball, keep applying pressure.

To be honest, this makes the pressure even greater.

The Chinese players also hope that England will play penetration as before. This will at least give them a chance to play positional warfare, which is nothing more than one more run.

But now England is hoisting the ball to the center again and again.

Players on both sides are like rabbits, constantly bouncing to compete for the top.

Every full-out bounce exerts a tremendous amount of force on your body and thighs.

After many times, some Chinese players could hardly stand up.

"They can't jump! Keep going!"

Harry Kane yelled.

He keenly felt that the defensive pressure of the Chinese players was not enough.

Perhaps, he can take advantage of this moment to find an opportunity to score again.

Just do it.

Harry Kane no longer runs towards the wings, but sits in the middle, putting more pressure on the Chinese players.

"This guy!"

Liu Kairui cursed secretly in his heart.

He could feel that Harry Kane's jump was becoming more and more threatening.

Moreover, Liu Kairui's thighs were a little sore and hot. This was a sign that his thigh muscles wanted to rest after taking off one after another.

But he can't rest.

Once there is a break, the opponent will seize this opportunity and break open the goal again.

At this time, Sterling made another pass from the bottom.

Harry Kane and Liu Kairui rushed to the landing point, and they took off almost at the same time.

But after Liu Kairui squatted down, his feet went weak and he was unable to take off.

It’s over!

Liu Kairui felt panic in his heart.

At this moment, he felt like he was hit.

When he fell to the ground, he saw two figures, one red and one white, fighting for the top in the sky.

The red figure No. 4 jumped higher and successfully solved the ball.

"Brother Kai! Awesome!"

Liu Kairui roared, climbed up on his knees, and immediately joined the next round of defense.

After Lucky and Harry Kane landed, the two almost rushed to the next point for the ball again.

England tried their best to hoist the ball to the center, and then compete for the top to complete the goal.

But when players like Maguire and Stones are unable to step forward, as long as Harry Kane is held down, the Chinese team can get a certain breathing space.

For this reason, Lucky is almost eyeing Harry Kane.

Another take-off, the two collided hard in the air again.

The body tilted to both sides, and the ball hit the shoulders of the two people and flew out of the baseline.

"Our ball!"

"Corner kick!"

Lucky and Harry Kane signaled to the referee almost at the same time.

For Lucky, the Chinese team can no longer give corner kicks.

This is really too dangerous.

The referee pointed in the direction of the goal and indicated that it was a goal kick.

Lucky and the Chinese players were relieved.

The commentators were also relieved.

"This is so difficult!"

He Wei shook his head and said: "Since conceding the goal, England has exerted even greater pressure. They are not satisfied with this goal, but want to further expand the score. The English themselves are good at confrontation and have a very deep understanding of fighting for the top. , On the other hand, the Chinese team is better at counterattacking. Even though they have conducted top training, they cannot compare with England. "

"The current situation is to try to hold on to the score, and then"

He Wei didn't know how to explain.

What to do after defense?

Of course, counterattack.

But the Chinese team's counterattack could not get through the opponent's midfield, and it would be intercepted by the opponent in less than three kicks.

England's attack and defense conversion speed was too fast.

As soon as the Chinese team started to speed up, the other side began to chase back.

In fact, He Wei was also very depressed.

He remembered that England did not play so well in the group stage and even in the quarter-finals.

But in this game, England's performance was definitely a top team.

Rhythm, tactics, lineup, individual positioning, these are all met by England.

It can be said that such a lineup can even be used to compete with France.

This is also the case. The individual abilities of English players are not weak. What they lack is a team-type play.

In this game, England was in high morale and did a good job of teamwork.

Apart from the first five minutes, after choosing a long pass, England became extremely dangerous.

Sure enough, England still has to play this kind of straightforward tactics, and there is no need to play ground penetration.

Overhead long pass, cross ball, and finally header to score.

The tactics are simple and effective, a deadly blow!

When the game time came to 25 minutes, the Chinese players' breathing became heavier.

They looked at the timer from time to time, why did this damn time pass so slowly.

The Chinese players cursed in their hearts.

The body was already in a very tired state, the tibialis anterior muscle on the front of the calf, the thigh muscle, and even the buttocks muscle were faintly sore.

The continuous high-intensity defense made their physical strength and muscles in a state of great consumption.

However, England's attack remained the same, and they hardly got any effective rest time.

"Damn it! Come again!"

Di Lei cursed inwardly, and he was ready for defense.

The Chinese team pressed towards the left as a whole, which made England choose a long pass.

A very accurate long pass transfer, every midfielder likes this kind of ball, not only can show footwork, but also very feeling.

But this time, just when Sterling was about to receive the ball, someone came up.

He turned his head and saw that his heart skipped a beat.

Lucky had already stuck to Sterling without knowing when.

In the confrontation between the two, Sterling was pushed repeatedly. He barely lifted his legs to get rid of the ball, but in the confrontation, his body center of gravity was unstable and Sterling's kick did not stop well.

Lucky took the opportunity to rush over from the side and snatched the ball.

Seeing Lucky holding the ball, the English players immediately rushed back to press.

However, Lucky had no intention of holding the ball at all. He passed the ball forward, then bent his right foot and put the arrow on the bow, and his whole body leaned back slightly, and suddenly pulled the ball.

The ball was hit at the bottom and flew high.

This ball flew very high and very slowly. It was not the kind of extremely fast pass, but the kind that was high and slow.

It should have been a pass that missed the opportunity to counterattack, but at this moment, for the Chinese players, the existence of this ball gave them a chance to breathe in such a high-intensity game.

Chen Man held the ball steadily. Just as he was about to dribble forward, a loud shout came from behind him.

"Hold the ball! Don't rush to pass it forward! Pass it back!"

Le Kai shouted at Xiao from a distance.

This made Chen Man immediately give up his previous decision and pass the ball back.