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Volume 5: The Flying Dragon in the Sky Chapter 674: First in the Group

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    Chapter 674: First in the Group

    Abidal left the field dejectedly, and then walked to the locker room. A minute later, Nasri also left the field dejectedly - he was substituted less than 20 minutes after he came on. Although Nasri  He is not a weirdo who has a bad temper when he is substituted in the middle of the game, but he was immediately substituted after only ten minutes of playing time. How could the young man keep his face?

    Originally being substituted in the middle of the game, unless the performance was extremely outstanding, the coach was substituted a few minutes before the end of the game to receive the cheers of the fans, which was regarded as an honor. Others were substituted after a short period of play.  Getting off the field is a sign that the coach has had enough of your performance, let alone being substituted immediately after being substituted midway?  Although the whole world knows that Nasri would not have been replaced by Boumsong if Abidal had not been sent off unluckily, but this at least proves that in Domenech's mind, Nasri's status is not as good as  Other frontcourt players.

    Domenech had no choice but to make this substitution. Without one defender, he could not leave the defense of the center in the penalty area to Gala alone. Originally, the full-backs on both wings were stronger in offensive ability than defensive ability. One less center  Defender, that is equivalent to placing the goal undefended in front of England's offensive line, allowing others to slaughter it.

    The midfielder cannot move, the defender cannot move, and the only ones who can move are naturally the attackers in the frontcourt. Among the two forwards, Henry cannot be replaced. Although Benzema is a rookie, as a center forward,  His tactical position is also very important, and naturally he is unlikely to be replaced. Then only one of Nasri and Govou will be replaced. For Domenech, who is accustomed to reusing veterans, Govou and Govou will be replaced.  Which one is more important, Nasri, is naturally self-evident.

    Although Govou was only a substitute for the French national team in the past, he is also a veteran with much more experience than Nasri. Therefore, although Domenech felt that it was not humane for Nasri to be replaced after playing, he  This is the only way to do it.

    However, this approach has made the morale of the French national team even more depressed. The old guys will always quit the national team. The future of the French national team still depends on young rookies like Nasri. However, Domenech¡¯s  This approach makes it clear that he only cares about the present and does not care about the future. In other words, he only plans to do this game-the players are not fools

    While France was making substitutions, England began to prepare to take penalty kicks. The previous first choice for penalty kicks was Beckham. Now that he is not here and Lampard is not here, Gerrard becomes the first choice.  .

    Taking the ball from the referee, Gerrard placed the ball on the penalty spot, then straightened up and took a deep breath of the rainy air.

    In the European Cup four years ago, England was actually able to defeat France. They had most of the advantages before, but when they were leading by one goal, first Beckham missed a penalty kick, and then Zidane used a beautiful  After the free kick equalized, Gerrard made a mistake in returning the ball and allowed the opponent to get a penalty kick, which directly led to the defeat of that game.

    This penalty kick is also a good opportunity for Gerrard to show himself.

    Start, run up and shoot, all in one go.

    Kupe completely misjudged the direction and the ball flew directly into the center of the goal, but he pounced to the left

    The cheers of England fans filled the entire stadium. Now they are one goal ahead and there is one more person on the field. For England, who only need a draw to qualify, they have begun to take an absolute advantage.

    "Continue to attack, don't give them a chance to breathe!" Xiao Ming clapped his hands and shouted to the players on the field.

    It's not that he doesn't give face to the opponent, but that he doesn't want to give France any chance to make a comeback. Now there are only three players left in France to counterattack. The most threatening one is Henry. Without any worries  , if you don¡¯t attack aggressively and completely lose the opportunity for the opponent to counterattack, you can only watch the opponent catch his breath.

    England, with high morale, launched a tidal wave of attacks. The two wingers began to make frequent breakthroughs. Heskey in the middle continued to play for the players in the backcourt. In the 27th minute, Heskey was in the penalty area.  After picking up the ball with his back, he passed it back, and Gerrard stepped in and shot a powerful shot over the crossbar.

    A minute later, Lennon broke through Evra's defense on the right and passed in. Rooney made an acrobatic heel shot in the penalty area, but Kupe struggled to save the ball.

    Next, Heskey got two consecutive shooting opportunities. First, after receiving an overhead kick from Hargreaves, he shot directly into the air and shot high. Then, Downing broke through from the wing and sent a ground ball. Heskey received the ball and turned around forcefully.  Shot and the ball missed the post.

    &nbsThe mediocre Gewu put two midfielders in the midfield, and then three forwards charged in front

    This kind of random play will naturally not have much effect. The disjointed offense can only make England's defense more comfortable. At the same time, their offense is also unfolding in waves.

    In order to save energy, Xiao Ming replaced the two starting forwards with Agbonlahor and Crouch, and then replaced Gerrard with Lampard - the Chelsea midfielder looked reluctant when he came on the field.  It seemed that he was dissatisfied with not being reused in the group stage, which also attracted the attention of many reporters.

    However, although he looked unhappy, Lampard seemed to have good luck. He scored a few minutes after coming on - Agbonlahor was tripped by Clare during the counterattack, and England got a goal twenty-five meters away.  Mi's direct free kick, Daniel pushed, Lennon stepped on it, Lampard followed up with a kick, the ball hit Henry on the sideline inside the wall, and then flew into the goal

    Three to zero, England completely established the victory and secured the top spot in this group. The Netherlands, ranked second, had two wins and one loss, Romania ranked third with two points, and World Cup runner-up France tragically only got one point in three games.  Defeated by three goals in a row by England and the Netherlands and ranked at the bottom

    Xiao Ming is right, the golden age of French football has passed.

    When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the cheers of the English fans were mixed with the sighs of the French fans. The English fans had reason to believe that their team would go further under the leadership of Xiao Ming.  The French fans are a little desperate, because after two consecutive disastrous defeats, Domenech did not announce his resignation, and the French Football Association did not intend to take him down. Instead, it announced that the former French international and national team  The contract was extended for two years until the end of the World Cup two years later

    Maybe the World Cup runner-up two years ago gave the French Football Association a reason to continue to support Domenech. The most important thing is that they can¡¯t seem to find a suitable replacement

    For Domenech, his days of hard work have begun, while Xiao Ming will continue to lead the England national team forward.
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