Chapter 286 Walcott

Although the team has been defending and counterattacking very few times, at least the defense is very good. The French team seems to have been attacking all the time, but the team's goalkeeper Joe Hart has very little work, and most of the defensive work is limited to the penalty area. cutting edge.

Of course, the media were not satisfied.

French football commentator Ferdo has been slamming England, "Wan Sheng said that England is a team that is going to compete for the championship, he has always been confident, but what we saw in the game is that England has been defending , Defense!"

"When did he start playing utilitarian football?"

"This seriously affects the viewing of the game. No wonder some people say that Wansheng is actually a very utilitarian football coach. Now we see this in the England team."

"Can you win with defense alone? Wansheng is too arrogant. From the perspective of the game, the French team has been attacking, and it is only a matter of time before the goal is completed..."

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The game time has passed 30 minutes.

In the past time, the game has not changed much. The French team is still on the offensive, and the England team is still defending the goal. They seem to have no intention of strengthening the offensive at all.

It looks like this to most people.

However, as the head coach of the England team, Wan Sheng saw the key point. After 30 minutes of the game, the French team could not find a good chance, let alone create a goal.

At this point in time, the French players are already tired.

This kind of exhaustion is not only physical, but also mental. After 30 minutes of continuous effort, they cannot threaten the English goal at all. They feel somewhat powerless. This feeling is also reflected in the game. Some French players run obviously Fewer players. Before, the players on the wing were still actively intervening, but now their speed is much slower, and they often increase the number of passes near the center line, which is almost equivalent to killing time.

From the perspective of the rhythm of the game, the French team is making adjustments consciously.

Wan Sheng smiled.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

Just when all the media were paying attention to the game, Wan Sheng stood up from his seat. He scratched his head as if he was a little worried about the game, and then sat back again.

"Wan Sheng doesn't seem to be satisfied with the game," said French football commentator Ferdeau. "Of course he's not satisfied because England didn't attack at all."

What Ferdo and most people don't know is that Wansheng's actions are actually a signal.

This was negotiated before the game.

If he made a gesture publicly, anyone would know that the England team would make some changes. In the past time, the England team has been defending, and the number of counterattacks has not been many, and the changes that can be made can only be to strengthen the attack.

Then the French team will become wary.

Wan Sheng didn't make a commanding gesture at all, just walked over and scratched his head, no one could think of a commanding gesture.

But England players have received the signal!

Morris is the transfer core of England's attack and defense. His positioning and movement control the rhythm of the entire team. All players are centered on him.

Morris saw Wansheng's action, and in the next game, he began to plug in frequently, either dribbling the ball himself, or cooperating with his teammates to attack.

Morris's approach also led the entire team. England counterattacked more often, and the formation was slightly forward when advancing.

This change is difficult to attract the attention of the French team.

At most, they paid attention to Morris, and Morris was originally the target, and the others did not notice.

They are not aware of the danger yet.

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England's starting strikers are Welbeck and Walcott, both of whom are new stars in England. Walcott, who is slightly older, is only 23 years old, and Welbeck is only 24 years old.

When both were named in the England squad, the British media were surprised.

Usually one young striker is enough. The England team with Wayne Rooney and Defoe does not have many young stars, but when they learned of Wansheng's new coach, the British media knew that Wansheng gave him the The impression is that he likes young people, and he is also very good at using young players.

When Rooney is suspended, Defoe is on his father's funeral, and Welbeck starts with Theo Walcott, it's no surprise.

In fact, in the England team, Walcott is a special one. In the morning of 2006, he was selected for the England national team and followed the team to participate in Germany more than ten times.

Although there was no outstanding performance, considering that he was only 17 years old at the time, it was quite remarkable to be able to participate in the World Cup.

But Walcott hasn't improved much in recent years.

Regardless of the situation at Arsenal, Walcott has always been a substitute in the England team.

In fact, Walcott was a true young talent.

At the age of 16, Walcott was an obscure kid who had just entered Southampton's first team as their main striker.

Just three months later, Arsenal FC paid £5m for Walcott from Southampton, a fee that could rise to £12m depending on the number of appearances. By February 2006, Walcott had been included in Arsenal's Champions League squad and was on the bench in the match against Real Madrid.

What happened in just a few months is unbelievable for the 17-year-old star: from a substitute for a Championship team to a member of Arsenal in the Premier League.

In the next few years, Walcott has been growing, and now he has become Arsenal's main striker. The Times revealed that Arsenal are vying to consider signing a new contract with Walcott. His weekly salary will reach 100,000 pounds.

Walcott is about to become a bona fide high-paid star.

But in the England national team, because Rooney and Defoe are the main players, Walcott has never had a place. This time he can be selected for the national team squad. He thinks it is the reason why Wansheng is coaching. Your trust is greatly appreciated.

In England's training and preparations, Walcott has been the hardest one.

In this match against the French team, Walcott also cherished the opportunity very much. He always remembered Wansheng's special admonition to him during training, "You have to pay special attention to running. You are not the kind of use Physical striker, you need to find your position."

"There are no teammates of your club here. They don't have much tacit understanding with you, so you have to pay attention to the gap at all times. When it comes to the game, don't pay attention to the position of the football, and just keep running to the gap of the opponent's defense, understand?"

Wan Sheng's tone was very stern, but Walcott felt very kind. He believed that Wan Sheng trusted himself to say so.

So in the game, Walcott has been trying to find space, even if most of the time, he can't catch the pass from his teammates, and he has been doing it.

This time, Walcott's efforts have finally paid off.

Under the tight marking of the French central defender Lamy, few young forwards can find opportunities, but Walcott is 'unusual'. When the England team launched an attack and all the players were rushing forward, Walcott turned abruptly and ran two steps to the left.

Lamy didn't expect Walcott to run like this at all. He didn't keep up with it the first time, and he was a little confused.

But Morris saw Walcott!

The French team's defense is still very tight. Although their defense line is actually not as good as the English team, it is not easy for the English team to rely on normal progress to break the French team's defense line.

Just as it is difficult for the French team to attack the English team’s defense, the England team also needs to carefully look for opportunities. This time, after Morris and the winger Milner cooperated continuously, they began to look for the players in front. Welbeck was defended very well. Death, but Walcott ran out of space. Morris was dribbling the ball in front of the right. Seeing the opportunity, he immediately kicked a small arc with the back of his foot. The football accurately rushed to Walcott against the grass. .

Walcott couldn't even believe it when he saw the football rushing in front of him!

He was very surprised.

The sudden turn to running just now was just a flash of inspiration, but Morris's pass was too accurate, especially the arc pass, the difficulty can be imagined, he was amazed at Morris's foot break, and praised that Morris was not badly regarded as a The core of the midfield, but the feet know what to do.

During the week of preparation time, Wansheng kept telling him not to rigidly bring the ball into the penalty area. Long-range shots and high-altitude headers from the outside are the sharp edges of the team's offense.

So Walcott chose without hesitation--

Swing, shoot!

Just before Rami turned around, Walcott had finished shooting!

With a bang, the football flew from Walcott's feet and charged towards the goal with a spin. The two French central defenders, Lamy and Mex, couldn't make any defense at all.

The only one who could stop the goal was goalkeeper Lloris.

Lloris is not well-known, but he has been active in the French U-17 team, and later won the 2005 European U19 Youth Championship with the U-19 team.

On February 6, 2008, Lloris was selected for the French national team for the first time, and quickly settled in the No. 1 position of the national team with his stable performance.

In the play-offs of the European qualifiers for the World Cup in South Africa, in the two-leg match against Ireland, Loris played an incredible performance. He saved many dangerous goals many times. Former France goalkeeper Cooper called his performance a "phenomenon" level", while the French media referred to him as "Saint Loris", who is now regarded as one of Europe's top goalkeepers.

Loris's excellence lies not in experience, but in his ability to predict. It is because of his ability to predict that he can save dangerous balls.

But this time in the face of Walcott's shot, Lloris did not predict success, because Walcott's shot was too sudden. When a striker gets rid of the defense at the front of the penalty area and receives a pass, most situations They will choose to dribble and score goals.

But Walcott didn't dribble the ball at all. He was just like in front of the goal, and he shot at the ball!

French central defenders Lamy and Mex failed to react, and goalkeeper Lloris did not expect it. By the time he made a judgment and made a save, the football had already flown in front of the goal.

The only thing Loris can do is raise his hand, but the football has already flown into the goal on one side!

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“Goooooooooal!!!”

"Goal scored!!"

"Walcott! Walcott! He smashed the French team with a powerful shot from the penalty line!"

"1-0, England lead!"

"It's incredible...England has been passively defending before. Many analysts believe that even the goal will belong to France, but England has completed the goal first!"

"Walcott, this shot is very powerful! Morris's pass is even more classic, let's look at slow motion... Morris' curved pass! God! It's so accurate!"

"This is Maurice, his feet are the best in the world!"

"Walcott's shot is wonderful, but the goal is even more attributed to Maurice! In the face of Walcott's sudden long-range shot, the entire French defense, including goalkeeper Lloris, couldn't react in time!"

When the England commentator was excited to talk about the goal, many people at the scene, including in front of the TV, were stunned.

In the minds of most people, the concept that the French team has been attacking and the England team has been defending still remains. They think that the first goal must be the French team.

But football flew into the door of the French team!

It's weird!

At the moment of scoring, many people were thinking, "Why did the England team score suddenly?"

Even some England players didn't react.

It also includes Walcott, who scored the goal. From the first minute of the game, he was running hard and was always looking for space, but as a striker, when the team's main focus is on defense, he can touch the ball. The number of times is very limited, let alone shooting opportunities.

Walcott didn't expect it at all, and he scored the ball with his first shot.

This is the European Cup!

The battle between the European Cup Group D and the French team is almost the most watched game in the entire Group D. As a result, he scored the ball so easily?

Walcott didn't react for a while.

When he heard the cheers of the England fans, he realized that he had scored a goal, and then jumped up from the grass, spreading his hands and cheering wildly!

The goal in the European Cup is too important for Walcott. He is just a substitute for the England team. He doesn't want to be a substitute forever, and he wants to perform better.

For a striker, a good performance is undoubtedly a goal!

After being excited, Walcott was the first to hug Morris who came over and felt the wonderful pass that Morris gave him.

The other England players are also excited to celebrate!

Before the start of the game, the England team thought the game was difficult to play. During the game, they were defending most of the time, and the game didn't feel very good, but what I didn't expect was that the coach just adjusted his tactics, and after a few waves of offensive , the team scored a goal.

In a game like this, scoring goals is so important!

Everyone laughed and hugged each other, and they didn't forget to rub the top of Walcott's head to complete a 'stained luck' ritual.