15 The Argentine's counterattack
The Argentine's counterattack was unexpected by the English.
Eriksson did count the tactics of the Argentine team, and even their infighting. But he didn't expect Lionwell to unite the Argentine team again in such a short period of time.
This Argentina is not the leaderless Argentina after Maradona was banned in 4 years, nor is it the Argentina that lacked a real leader in 8 years.
The existence of Lionwell has brought about a real change in history. The dome stadium, the atmosphere of the game is a bit depressing. Because of the weather, the roof of the stadium has been closed.
The English encountered an unprecedented Argentine offensive storm in the second half!
Leon's position mentioned the position of the left midfielder, and now Juan Veron is in the midfielder position.
I don't know if it was Leon's words that revived Veron's vitality at his peak. In short, since the beginning of the second half, he and Leon have made wonderful cooperation in a row.
"Stinky captain boy, I know you can't deal with that Englishman, so I will play more than one with you." Veron said to Leon before the start of the second half.
There is no good way for Ortega to go all the way, but after the start of the second half, Ashley Cole did not dare to press too much forward because of Argentina's double center tactics.
Double center! Two top centers, Crespo and Batty, are standing in England's penalty area. Do you think the English dare to press?
The Argentine's foot skills are not comparable to that of England. As Argentina's offense recovers a little bit, England's counterattack will also be much weaker.
At this time, the biggest drawback of Eriksson's coaching appeared, er... people all over the world know-conservative.
Yes, Eriksson is a good coach, but he overlooked one point. The World Cup is not a league. Other teams in the league may stop chasing after falling too far behind, but this is the World Cup.
The Goddess of Miracle always loves to visit the World Cup, that's why there is such a miracle in Bern, such a shocking reversal...
The change of the Argentines started from their left. When Hargreaves was played around by Veron and Leon, the England players also changed their defensive strategy.
England players no longer carry out targeted man-marking on Leonwell. Whoever he is in the defensive area will go up and mark him.
So in the second half, Beckham and Neville were more marking Leon...
The duel between Leon and Beckham on the wing also attracted the attention of female fans all over the world. In the words of a Japanese female fan, these two people can take anyone home.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Juan Veron took the ball in the middle. At this moment, the wizard put on the robe and took the staff. Then he gently waved the staff in his hand and performed magical witchcraft—he Cleverly gave the ball game to the captain Lionwell who inserted from the left.
The biggest feature of Leon's breakthrough with the ball has never been his speed. He does not have the speed of Kaka, nor does he have the instant explosive power of Ronaldinho.
But when the ball was stuck under Leon's feet, Beckham was unable to steal the ball from under his feet. Leon used a wonderful goal to pass the England national team captain behind him.
At this time, because Neville used to help defend Batty and Crespo in the middle, and Veron who inserted in the back, it is said that after Leon broke through Beckham, the road ahead is smooth!
Go to the bottom, kick and pass! When playing against Nigeria, Leon's cross made the Nigerians suffer. Facing the tall and jumping England team, Leon did not choose the kind of high-arc pass...
His passing is low, flat and fast!
Both Crespo and Batty are centers with a keen sense of smell. This kind of pass is far better than a high-arc pass!
The ball passed in front of Neville, who was pointing ahead, and flew to the middle! Campbell wanted to stretch his foot to break the pass, but the ball suddenly changed its route!
It was a low and flat arc kick, and Lionwell pulled out his desert scimitar again!
Swish——————————! At this moment, England was slashed with blood, and his throat was broken!
Crespo's body resembled a certain golden German bomber called Klinsmann. At this moment, an eagle on the Pampas grassland passed the English defense zone!
He leaps and dives ahead of Rio Ferdinand!
Boom! Crespo's header slipped through the fingers of old England goalkeeper Seaman!
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"Argentina! Argentina!!! Argentina!!!!!! Argentina!!!!!!!" It is impossible to see an avalanche in the World Cup... So the Argentine fans used human waves to express that they were suppressed for six months. Ten minutes of depression!
Lionwell's fourth personal assist in this World Cup! The Argentine captain raised his arms and shouted at this moment! After the goal, Crespo ran to Leon and threw him under him!
The tacit cooperation between the two kings of River Plate made Crespo seem to have returned to the time when he ruled Pampas when he was young!
Fatty Barry and Cardoso cheered excitedly for Argentina! All the Argentine fans suddenly saw the hope of the team again!
We are Argentina! We will never admit defeat so easily!
The morale of the Argentines was fully ignited, and even Pochettino, who was holding a towel off the court, was shouting with his teammates at this moment!
"Go on, guys! We're one more away! There's still thirty minutes left, we can score two more of them!" All the Argentine players surrounded their captain.
At this moment, the media who said that Leonwell and his teammates were at odds in the first half were slapped severely!
"Leon obviously has the support of all his teammates! People who say that Coach Bielsa chose Leon as the captain was wrong or that Leon is not good as the captain, at this moment, you can shut up!" Kempes said Leon The brainless fans stood up and spoke for Leon in the first place.
And Beckham, who was swayed by Leon just now, also re-examined his opponent, "Guys, cheer up! We are still one ahead! Seize the opportunity, we will fight their counterattack!"
Under the guidance of Lafayette, David is no longer the fledgling kid. He is now the captain of the England national team who bears the responsibility.
Eriksson was still the same as before. Although the Argentine pulled back a goal, he still chose to be conservative. At this time, England commentator Martin Taylor thought: "Coach Eriksson should remove Husky and replace him with speed. Faster Dyer, even if it's defense, we need to counterattack!"
In the second half, Argentina has obviously adapted to the England team's long pass to find Husky's tactics. Husky's performance in the second half is very different from the first half.
Martin Taylor believes that if Eriksson dropped the Husky and replaced him with the faster Dyer, he would definitely cause more trouble for the Argentine.
At least the Argentines cannot be allowed to besiege the English positions like this.
But Eriksson also has his own ideas. He doesn't have many centers, and Sheringham can be counted as one...but there is no one who can hold the ball for Irving like Husky.
Replaced by Dyer, so how to find the pillars of the frontcourt for long passes?
You can't say who is right and who is wrong. Anyway, Eriksson firmly believes in the players on the field. The England team sometimes benefits in this situation. The trust of the manager will inspire their fighting spirit, but sometimes they It will also suffer, because the Argentines have taken the lead in making adjustments, but they are still passive...
Leon is now at home on the left, he is no longer the one who holds the ball, so he doesn't have to be stalked by Hargreaves.
Veron has played for Manchester United for this year, at least he is more calm in the face of pressure and pressing.
When Leon was able to kick the ball on the left, the Argentine's double center Batty and Crespo kept sounding the alarm over the tall England defense zone!
There are three tricks in breaking the iron barrel formation, strong attack, long-range shooting and patience...
The Argentines are attacking at this time! Moreover, Leon's crosses are rich and varied, including low-level balls, back points, and front points... Anyway, there are many people outflanking in the Argentine penalty area, and Leon has many choices, so although the English will use a bus Stopped in front of the goal, but goalkeeper Seaman was still their most tired man in the second half.
In terms of ball possession rate, Argentina has already accounted for 60%... You must know that their data was only 52% in the first half...
Argentina's shots suddenly increased, and England's defense was under pressure!
The situation was reversed. Michael Owen completely lost contact with his teammates. He was isolated and helpless in the frontcourt. No matter how good his skills and speed were, the Argentine didn't even give him room to play in the second half.
The Argentine's counterattack caught the English by surprise. At this time, the English inevitably had a thought: This is the invincible Argentina!
In fact, has Argentina really become stronger? Will their technology really get better?
No, the Argentines didn't really become stronger, they just found a better way to play, and this way of playing can restrain England's tactics very well.
The England team was not so strong in the first half. Similarly, they also found a good way to restrain Argentina.
It's just that Eriksson is good at arranging everything in advance before the game, and on-the-spot response is not his strong point.
So when Argentina made targeted changes, Eriksson, the famous Swedish coach, failed to make the most timely adjustments, causing England to be suppressed by Argentina on the scene!
Now the Dome World Cup Stadium, England fans were planning to drink beer after the game to celebrate during the halftime break... But now they are watching every attack of the Argentine with trepidation...
This kind of heart-wrenching competition is simply torturing the heart!
England fans even hope that Argentina can quickly equalize, and the two teams can start playing again. Who can bear it if they continue to play like this!
And the Argentine fans are also sweating for the team, md England's defense is too strong, they are afraid that what if the team can't equalize the score?
Losing in the group of death basically means that it is very difficult to qualify!
The players of the two teams are tormenting the hearts of the fans of the two teams...
According to reports afterwards, it is said that many fans suffered from heart disease after watching the game.
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