Chapter 293 Victory Is Beckoning!
The game time has passed 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes of fierce confrontation, the players on both sides have entered the state of the game, and their cooperation has become more and more skillful.
Some of the things that should be manifested have also begun to manifest.
The Swedish team's ability in the frontcourt is quite good. They began to seek some counterattacks to threaten the England goal. At the same time, after being constantly suppressed, the Swedish team became more and more stable in defense, but they found that they wanted to block the defense. It was very difficult because the England attack was so violent.
This is the first time they have seen such an England team!
The England team adopts the most familiar 442 formation. The two strikers are Volkert and Bolton Reiter. Considering the state of the players before the game, Welbeck did not appear in the starting lineup.
Burton Reiter and Walcott, both are strikers, but of completely different types.
Walcott is a kind of flexible striker with a wide range of movement, relying more on grabbing points and personal foot skills to find opportunities; Bolton Reiter is completely a high school striker, his speed is an advantage, but perhaps Affected by the height, the body is not so flexible, and it is very disadvantageous to compete with the opponent's skills.
Wansheng also uses Bolton Reiter as a tactical center.
Now Bolton Reiter is at the top of the lineup.
Standing on the European Cup, Bolton Reiter is still very excited. The last time he was selected for the England national team was seven years ago. At that time, he performed very well in the league and was the top scorer of Derby County. He joined the England team to participate in some international A-level friendly matches, but after the World Cup in Germany, he was not selected for the national team.
That's a pity!
Since Derby County's performance has not been very good, Bolton Wright's performance has also been affected. He feels that it will be difficult for him to have the opportunity to enter the England national team in the future. He did not expect that this time his former teacher coached the England team and he was selected again. .
Many media have analyzed that "Leiter was selected because of Wansheng." The implication is that Bolton-Leite entered the England national team purely through the back door. As the head coach of the England team, Wansheng did not shy away from recruiting His former players have made many people disagree.
Burton-Leiter is also aware of these claims.
So when it comes to the game, Bolton Reiter hopes to show his performance to prove his strength and to prove that the outside world is wrong.
In this game so far, Bolton Reiter has not shot, partly because as a tactical center, he has limited opportunities and even the number of balls he can get, but Bolton Reiter is very unwilling.
He desperately wants to prove himself!
Wan Sheng's words have been lingering in his mind, "We have to play aggressively and play hard! We have to play more resolutely, don't hesitate in the game, play how you want to play, and play more smoothly. "
"Shoot directly if there is a chance! Don't think about other things, we have to show our strength!"
Burton Reiter trusts Wansheng very much.
That is an absolute trust. He will not question anything at all. When other people have some doubts in their hearts, Reiter believes that as long as they do what the coach says, the team will definitely win.
Reiter has been working hard!
Most of the time, Leiter didn't have the ball. His position was too high, and it was difficult to receive a pass from his teammates, but he was still running, looking for a position, and constantly making physical contact with the opponent's players. Helped other teammates to attract the attention of the defense, but the Swedish players gradually didn't care. They found that this big man who was not well-known had no skills at all. He was completely like a rampaging bull, except for his physical strength. advantages.
What threat do these guys bring to the Swedish goal?
Melberg thinks so.
Melberg is the central defender of the Swedish team. He is now 34 years old. It is not easy for a 34-year-old defender to be selected for the Swedish national team. This shows that Melberg's performance is stable. It can be said that Melberg is Sweden. Defensive Dinghaishenzhen.
This time the England team launched a quick counterattack. Bolton Reiter got the ball 10 meters before the penalty area. Melberg rushed to defend, and other England players could not keep up.
Burton - Reiter difficult to give the ball to teammates, he must face Melberg alone.
Melberg doesn't look down on Bolton Reiter very much. He just walked over slowly and blocked Bolton Reiter's forward position. In Melberg's view, the tall man in front of him will definitely protect the ball until Teammates come to pass the ball.
The next moment, Melberg knew he was wrong!
Bolton Reiter kept in mind the words of Wansheng. He knew that he could not delay in the game, and he had to play how he wanted to play. Now as long as he passes the Swedish defender in front of him, he is likely to get a shot, so there is nothing to hesitate. what about?
Burton Reiter swiped the ball to the right and rushed over!
Melberg was stunned for a moment, then turned around and found that he couldn't keep up, "This kid... it's really fast!"
Just when Melberg sighed unexpectedly, Bolton Reiter had brought the ball to the penalty area line, and when he saw another Swedish player coming to defend, he chose to shoot directly without hesitation.
Bang!
The football made a muffled sound and rushed to the right side of the goal, hitting the ball with great strength. Unfortunately, the opponent's goalkeeper Isakson responded very quickly and rushed over immediately, dragging the ball out of bounds with both hands.
"It's a pity that Reiter failed to help England score..."
"On this ball just now, Leiter was very fast. He showed his speed advantage. The Swedish defender Melberg didn't have time to catch up. If there were teammates around, maybe the ball would have been scored..."
"Anyway, the England team played very well in this attack just now, and Leiter, who played for the first time, was also very tough..."
In the commentator's analysis, the England team was ready for a corner kick. After winger Milner took the corner kick, Morris jumped up and competed with the opponent for a header. Unfortunately, the opponent's position was better, and he topped the ball at the first time. After Gerrard and the opposing players scrambled, kicked the ball out of the touchline, England's offensive came to an end.
Although it is a pity not to score, Bolton Reiter is very rewarding.
From the first minute of the game, Leiter was entangled by Melberg, the old Swedish defender brought him huge trouble with his rich experience and ability, but just now Leiter discovered the opponent's problem.
No matter how experienced and capable the opponent is, he is a veteran after all!
As a veteran, his physical fitness has declined in an all-round way, and his speed and explosiveness are definitely not as good as those of young people. In other words, he can completely get rid of defense by relying on his speed and explosiveness.
England's next wave of attack is coming soon.
Bolton Reiter attracted defense from the outside of the penalty area, Morris inserted a pass to the wing Milner, Milner played a high ball, and Bolton Reiter broke into the penalty area to complete the fight for the top.
The football was saved by Isaacson.
Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson did quite well. Not to mention his stability, he has saved several dangerous balls, but the entire Swedish team still felt the danger of the goal.
The England team took a corner kick, Bolton Reiter grabbed a nod and shook his head to Morris, Morris slanted a diagonal pass to Milner who ran over from the corner flagpole, and Milner hit the goal directly.
The door was a bit rushed.
Milner's position was quite bad, and it was only about 30 degrees from the goal. A shot flew far from the goal post and flew out of the bottom line. Milner covered his face in embarrassment and waved to his teammates.
Milner's last shot was really substandard, but the media gave a high evaluation of England's recent offensive.
"The England team continuously attacked the Swedish goal, wave after wave, with no intention of slowing down at all. The Swedes were kicked in a hurry."
"England played with momentum, and the overwhelming opponent was out of breath!"
Even the Swedish media commentator had to admit, "In recent times, the England team has completely suppressed the Swedish team, and the Swedish goal is in crisis."
"But... England's attack can't last forever, and then it will be Sweden's chance!"
The last sentence of the Swedish commentator inspired the Swedish fans. They all began to look forward to Sweden's counterattack, but they did not wait for the Swedish team to break out. Instead, they waited for the England team's goal!
The goal came in the 37th minute of the game.
After nearly 40 minutes of the game, both sides were a little tired, but England's offensive continued. This time they made 4 consecutive passes in the midfield. Special to the direct pass in the road.
Walcott gets the pass!
The Swedish centre-back Jonas Olsen was defending next to Walcott. After he got the ball, he had to turn around to protect the ball. When Walcott saw Gerrard coming in, he immediately pushed the ball back. .
Gerrard keeps up and swings to shoot!
The Swedish centre-back Melberg almost immediately gave up his defense of Bolton Reiter and rushed over to block Gerrard's shot with his body. The French players must see this action and praise him, saying, "This is a A brave warrior who does not fear sacrifice!"
Gerrard's shot is not easy to block!
But Melberg's luck was good.
Burton Reiter is unguarded!
Leiter received the pass with ease, and even had time to make adjustments. Then he glanced at the goal and chose to volley with his foot. The football was close to the turf, and he hesitated and rushed towards the goal like lightning.
This time, the Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson failed to continue his amazing performance. He chose to save to the left for the first time, but in the end, the fingertips of both sides failed to touch the ball.
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The English commentator was explaining passionately. In the past 30 minutes of the game, he felt extremely excited because he saw the strength of the England team and completely suppressed Sweden's goal.
"It's Leiter again! Recently, Leiter has been quite active, and he passed the ball to the middle..."
"Walcott guarding the ball, is he going to shoot... No, he gave the ball to Gerrard, it's a safe bet... Shoot! Gerrard!"
"Still not a shot, Gerrard fooled Melberg...pass! Reiter!"
"Good chance! Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
"Shoot! Go! Leiter's shot! Oh——"
"Goal in! Goal in! Goooooooooooooal!!!"
The England commentator shouted excitedly, he said excitedly, "Reiter! Reiter! Bolton Reiter! He helped England score the first goal! This is 38 minutes into the game, 1 It's 0! England take the lead!"
"This is a direct shot from the outside of the penalty area! The shot is very powerful and the angle is very tricky! The Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson failed to save the ball again, he had nothing to do!"
"Leiter! He's been a big part of the England team and helped score the first goal!"
"This goal also proved himself. There were many people who believed that because England hired interim coach Wan Sheng, he had a chance to enter the national team, but now these people should shut up..."
Not only the English commentator, Gao Hong, the commentator of "Salary Live", also said excitedly, "Lett helped England score a goal. Seeing this goal, we seem to see the genius center who was in the Premier League back then!"
"It's also a pretty amazing goal! England has been suppressing Sweden by virtue of their strength. Now the goal is the result. This may also be a huge blow to Sweden. They held it for more than 30 minutes, but they still conceded the goal... "
In the analytical comments of various media commentators, Wan Sheng stood up from his position with fists clenched.
Wansheng was also very excited at this moment.
Not only scoring goals, in fact, Wansheng also felt the pressure just now.
Although Wansheng's expression has always been flat, and it seems that everything is under control, there is no certain victory in the football game. Minutes, the team did not score a goal in consecutive attacks, the situation continued, and in the second half, the team would definitely be very disadvantaged.
Now, finally there is a goal.
The goal was scored by Bolton Reiter. This former disciple has proved his worth with the goal. Wansheng is very pleased.
From the perspective of the whole team, with a goal, the certainty of winning becomes greater. Now that the team has an overall advantage, it becomes more difficult for the Swedes to counterattack.
This game is quite important.
In order for Wansheng to help the whole team build confidence, they must take the Swedish team. In the second game of the group stage, the team could still lose, so Wansheng would choose a risky tactic.
The goal now is the team's struggle!
After that, I believe the players will be more confident, and the team as a whole can perform better at that time.
For Wansheng, this is the result of their own work!
He raised his fist hard, as if to explain something to everyone, and then he and Gary Neville hugged each other, no longer caring about the image and wanting to party with everyone else.
1 to 0!
Victory is already beckoning!