The locker room echoed with the slight gasps of the England players. They ran very actively in the first half and their physical fitness declined quickly. However, for professional players, when it comes to the final, the physical exertion is not enough. It will have too much impact on their performance. After all, it is only the last game. They are used to fierce competition and can fully realize their potential until the last moment.
What¡¯s more, in the first half, they took the lead in both the process and the scene! In the past decade or so, although England has won several games against Germany, the overall record is still at a disadvantage. Especially the more important the game, the easier it is for England to lose to Germany, both in terms of process and scene.
Although only half-time passed, and although they only led by one goal, their advantage on the field was real. The pressure on the German goal was much greater than theirs throughout the first half, but Germany did not create much. Opportunities, Podolski did nothing, Klose and Ballack also failed to create any opportunities under the tight defense of the English players. At this moment, they had no doubt that they could successfully win this game. .
"Now, is there anyone who doubts that we can't win the European Cup?" Xiao Ming looked at them with a smile, and then asked a question.
The players were stunned.
"Does anyone still think that we are a pseudo-strong team that can only win a World Cup by relying on home court advantage and often misses world competitions?"
"Does anyone still think that every time we claim to be the 'strongest national team in history' we always fail in the quarterfinals?"
Xiao Ming raised three questions in one breath: "Yes, England is not the strongest team in the world. In history, there have been too many situations where England had high hopes but fell behind inexplicably, but that is in the past. ! In this European Championship, we have shown our strength, will and ability. We are definitely no worse than any strong European team, and even better than them! All along, in the eyes of sports media outside England, We are a pseudo-strong team! We can play some wonderful games in major competitions but never win the final championship! Now, we have entered the finals and taken the lead. If we persist for another forty-five minutes, we can crush everyone's mentality. Impression! This is our battle to rectify our reputation! We no longer need to bear the name of the originator of modern football, but only have a pitiful World Cup in our hands! But before that, we must use a better state to cope with the second half The perfect performance from start to finish proved that this is a European Cup for England!"
"That's right, this is our European Cup!" The players shouted, waving their fists. In their opinion, there is only one answer to the three questions raised by Xiao Ming, and that is "No!"
The final does not require special encouragement. Of course, for a team in a special situation like England, such encouragement is enough to boost their fighting spirit to a higher level!
Compared with England, Germany has very little support for them to persevere. It is nothing more than maintaining tradition and recreating glory. However, for the German team, which has many young players who lack championship experience, these statements It doesn't seem to be enough to make their blood boil to the extreme.
In terms of fighting spirit, England was forced to a dead end in the qualifiers and was not favored at the beginning of the finals. Then England defeated strong teams all the way to the finals. Their morale has reached its peak. Germany has two hard games, especially the last one. After defeating the opponent at the last moment of the game, Germany's morale has dropped. It can be said that in this game, Germany was not able to play in its best condition to a large extent.
Xiao Ming is right. This final is not even as difficult as the semi-final against Spain.
??And after the halftime break, Loew made a wrong decision.
He replaced Bayern's young full-back Jan Sen, who made a mistake in the first half and conceded the ball. Although Jan Sen's offensive ability is also quite good, at 1.91 meters tall, he is even more unable to speed up and pull. Compared with Germany - in this way, the shortcomings of the German national team's slow defense line are even more highlighted.
After seeing this, Xiao Ming immediately adjusted his tactics, and England began to play behind the German national team more resolutely!
Compared with the first half, England's midfield was somewhat retracted. However, Germany would be attacked head-on by England as soon as the half was passed. At the same time, the distance between England's three lines, which had been retracted to a certain extent, became even tighter. There were almost no gaps in the defense, and even if the German big guys hit them with their bodies continuously, they could not clear a way forward.
And nowSure enough, after coming on the field, Gomez, like Kuranyi, was immediately overwhelmed by the England defense.
In terms of height and confrontation, England's players are no worse than Germany's. In the past, Germany always suffered a defeat in competitions. It is more because the psychological weakness of England's players is related to the fact that the psychological quality of those German players is too strong. But now in Vietnam. As they become more and more superstitious about Xiao Ming, the psychology of the English players has also begun to become stronger. The psychology of the current German players is not as good as that of their predecessors. Under the circumstances of one and the other, if Germany can still make a miraculous comeback, Xiao Ming I feel like I can eat the football on the field!
In fact, in the last ten minutes, England created several good opportunities but missed them one by one. The opportunities created by Germany were mediocre. In stoppage time, the German players even stopped running. Three minutes later, the Italian hosts Referee Rossetti blew the whistle to end the game!
The tenth team to win the European Cup is here!
? Following the birth of a team that won the European Cup for the first time in the last term (Greece), this time a team that won the European Cup for the first time was born again!
Forty-eight years since its establishment, the European Cup has finally arrived in the hands of the originator of modern football!
"There is a saying in China that the tenth is the most perfect (Mortensen's nonsense explanation is perfect). Under the leadership of a Chinese, England became the tenth team to win the European Cup! This is a tournament that belongs to England. World Cup! Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Germany! Five teams that have won the European Cup have fallen at our feet! Now I feel a bit regretful. If Romania in the group stage is replaced by Greece, maybe we You can step on the corpse of the former champion all the way to the top! Who can say that this kind of thing can't happen? Let us congratulate Xiao! He spent only eight months to build a championship team, proving once again Even in the position of national team coach, he is still the best! Choosing him to be the head coach of the England national team is the most correct decision made by the Football Association in the past 16 years!" Mortensen shouted excitedly With.
Along with his shouts, countless England fans are cheering!