Chapter 299 The End of the Group Stage

In the following period, under the leadership of Morris, England played a very smooth offensive.

The midfielder continued to cooperate with passing and receiving the ball, and with the fast passing of one kick, the game scene became very beautiful. The fans in the stands kept cheering for the team with shouts, and the cooperation of the England team also became more and more playful. The more tacit.

This kind of smoothness and cooperation was something that Wansheng never expected.

In Wansheng's view, England is not a team that is good at cooperating. Many players have good strength, but the overall cooperation is always jerky. However, under the leadership of Morris, the players of the England team are getting better and better. It's getting better and better.

It is surprising that England can play such a beautiful offensive. The opponent Ukraine did not expect that when defending, they feel in a hurry, and it is not easy to even try to be tough: when they want to do this, football is not easy. is no longer around.

In Ukraine, they originally wanted to use a tough fight to limit the England team. Those players who had a chance to defend, if one did not pay attention, the football rolled to the other side, so they could only run around in the backcourt, but there was not much to do.

This kind of game is exciting, but also makes the Ukrainian defense more and more dangerous.

In the 35th minute of the game, England found the opportunity to score the second goal.

This time it was Ashley Cole's assist.

As a 32-year-old veteran full-back, Ashley Cole has always been the main force of the England team. No one can shake his position. This is related to his own performance in the club and the national team. As early as the summer of 2006, Ah Shri Cole's move to Chelsea caused a stir. At that time, there was a lot of quarrel between Arsenal and Chelsea. In the end, he got his wish and came to Chelsea, for which the Blues paid a price of 5 million pounds for William Gallas.

After coming to Chelsea, Ashley Cole quickly occupied the main position and has always had a very stable and excellent performance. The biggest impression he gave in the game was that he was good at inserting assists.

Same this time.

Ashley Cole plugged in and completed coordination with Scott Parker in the middle. After that, he kicked a pass from the wing, and a high ball fell accurately in front of the small penalty area. Morris, who followed, put the ball over his head. Head into the goal.

2 to 0!

“Goooal!!!”

The England commentator shouted excitedly, he was cheering for the goal, and he was also cheering for Morris, "2-0! England leads by two goals, the game looks quite easy!"

"This is Morris's third goal for England in the European Cup finals! In the first two games, Morris also scored one goal each, and he is currently the European Cup finalist. Player with the most balls!"

"Morris is 34 years old! As a 34-year-old veteran, it is really surprising to have such a performance. You must know that he is a midfielder, a core, and has the task of leading the team's offense, but his scoring The ball is the most on the team!"

"The goal just now is also due to Cole, his delivery is very accurate..."

In the excited shouts of England fans, other teammates also rushed over to celebrate Morris. While they felt the ease of the game, they were also really happy for Morris.

In 2005, when Morris first entered the England team, few people in the team liked him because he was competing with Gerrard and Lampard. Gerrard and Lampard were quite prestigious in the team. The main players all support them.

Nearly 7 years have passed, and Morris has become the absolute main force.

Morris is outstanding on weekdays and has a very easy-going temperament. He has a good relationship with Gerrard, Cole and Terry. He has enough prestige in the team. Although he did not become the captain, everyone sincerely Happy for his performance.

If there is happiness on the field, there must be unhappy ones.

Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin's face turned black. He did not think England was an invincible opponent. The entire Ukrainian team prepared a lot for the game, but they did not expect the game to progress to this level. England's performance Great, it doesn't look like Ukraine is fighting back at all.

For Ukraine, if you want to qualify for the group stage, you must win this game. The match between France and Sweden is full of uncertainty, and even if the French team loses to Sweden, the relationship between Ukraine and France is that France is dominant. At that time, all three teams had 3 points, and it was about the goal difference. The situation was very complicated, but anyway, Ukraine lost the game and the possibility of being eliminated from the group is very high, because it is difficult to count on the game. Competitors lose.

Ukraine's minimum standard is a draw, but now it seems that it is very difficult to draw a draw.

The game has only been going on for half an hour, and it is already two goals behind!

In the past half hour, it seems to be telling a joke, it is a joke about Ukraine wanting to beat England!

The whole team has worked hard for so long, for the motherland, for football, and in the game, but it is of no use at all. Is all the hard work going to waste?

But what should we do now?

Oleg Blokhin was a little confused, and he didn't know what to do next.

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Until halftime, Oleg Blokhin didn't think about what to do. He just let the team play seriously according to the tactics, but another game between Sweden and France was played at the same time, which boosted the morale of Ukraine a little. , In the past 40 minutes of the game, the Swedish team scored two goals, while the French team did not score a goal.

If Sweden can win against France, Ukraine still has a chance.

Therefore, Oleg Blokhin's request to the team is: it must not lose the ball again. As for whether or not to score, it depends entirely on 'fate'.

Ukraine's morale is high and insists on defending the goal.

Oleg Blokhin asked the team to stick to the style of play, and especially told the formation not to be chaotic and the defense to be more stable.

This style of play has stabilized Ukraine’s defense a lot. In the first half, they still wanted to try to tie the game. Now they only need to focus on defense, and the offense is handed over to the star players in front: in the second half, in the expectation of many Ukrainian fans, they gave up Puchenko finally appeared.

Shevchenko is 36 years old this year. In August 2009, Shevchenko joined Dynamo Kyiv and signed a 2-year contract, ending the hazy British tour since joining Chelsea in 2006.

After returning to the Ukrainian Football Super League, Shevchenko performed very well. Although he was about to retire, he still played in 55 games, scoring 23 goals and helping the team win the 2001 season. Ukrainian Super Cup champion.

Although Shevchenko himself has not officially announced it, the outside world has analyzed that he will retire from both the club and the national team after the European Cup. After all, he was born in 1976, and he is really old.

In the eyes of many Ukrainian fans, Shevchenko is still the "savior" of the team, and he is still the best football player in Ukraine.

When Shevchenko came on stage, there was a huge cheer in the stands.

Everyone knows that it is Ukrainian fans who welcome Shevchenko's appearance, and they hope that the former superstar can help Ukraine save the situation.

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Seeing Shevchenko's appearance, Wansheng still sighed a little.

This is a real superstar.

In AC Milan, Shevchenko contributed the most peak years of his career. He also won the Ballon d'Or in 2004. As a striker, it is not easy to win the Ballon d'Or, but Shevchenko won the Ballon d'Or in 2004. Chenko did it, which is enough to prove that he was outstanding in that year. You must know that the strikers who performed outstandingly in the same year included Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Even now at 36 years old, Shevchenko's experience is enough to bring too much to the young team in Ukraine, and it will become an opponent who must pay attention to defense.

Wansheng didn't do anything, he just watched Shevchenko come on stage, and he didn't tell the players at all. One is that the England team doesn't need to do that. The English players on the field are all big stars. The team has obvious advantages on the field. Even if Ukraine can score, it will not affect the team's qualification as the first in the group.

Shevchenko's performance has been flat since his appearance.

England's defensive players were a little concerned at first, but then England was attacking most of the time. Shevchenko couldn't even get the ball in front, so they didn't care. The game went on in the 75th minute, and they cut in. The defender Lescott, who was on top, used a powerful shot to help England score another goal, rewriting the score to 3-0, and the England team didn't care.

Unexpectedly, Shevchenko used a dazzling performance to let all the players who defended him remember the lesson-that is a lesson of neglecting the superstar!

In the 81 minutes of the game, England took the lead by 3 goals, and each player played very casually. As a result, the football was passed to the frontcourt, and there was a small mistake. Ukrainian central defender Kacheridi broke the ball from Rooney's side.

Kacheridi quickly passed the ball to midfielder Timoschuk, and Timoschuk passed a straight pass to Shevchenko in front.

Shevchenko received the pass and moved forward quickly.

The two central defenders Lescott and Terry had the opportunity to defend, but Lescott ran a little forward and did not continue to chase, and only Terry kept up with Shevchenko.

Terry and Shevchenko have been teammates for three years, and they are very familiar with each other. Terry is better than Shevchenko. He keeps squeezing Shevchenko with his body, but he is just ten meters away from the penalty area line. At that time, Shevchenko suddenly dribbled the ball and changed direction. Terry had no time to adjust and was wiped directly from the right by Shevchenko.

The stadium suddenly screamed like a howl!

"Sheva has passed Terry! Keep going!" Even the England commentator was shouting. In the eyes of many people, the 36-year-old Shevchenko is a player worthy of respect.

After getting rid of Terry's entanglement, Shevchenko needs to face only goalkeeper Joe Hart. With enough experience, Joe Hart just ran out of the goal, and the "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" kicked the football in. goal.

1 to 3!

Although still two goals behind, the Ukrainian fans in the audience were cheering for Shevchenko's goal.

Even Wansheng took his seat and applauded Shevchenko's goal.

This is a respectable goal!

In such a passive situation, being able to rely on his personal ability to help the team score a goal is enough to prove Shevchenko's excellence. Thinking about it carefully, he is 36 years old. For many professional players of the same age, he insists on half-time. In a fiercely confrontational game, and then quickly sprinting from half court to the goal, it is a somewhat difficult challenge, not to mention, passing people in the middle and accurately sending the ball into the goal.

Shevchenko is really good!

However, a goal will definitely not help the Ukrainian team to win, and some media commentators have begun to analyze, "Sheva can help Ukraine score a goal in the last game before retirement, which is perfect..."

"As for the win, of course it belongs to England."

As the commentator said, England will not stop attacking because of Shevchenko's goal. When the game restarted, England attacked Ukraine's goal again, looking more fierce than before, as if swearing. To recover the goal just lost.

England quickly caught up.

In the 89th minute of the game, the England team took advantage of a corner kick and made a wonderful cooperation. Rooney headed back to Scott Parker, Parker crossed Morris, and Morris shot with a foot to help. England scored the fourth goal.

"Morris! Another goal!"

"4 to 1!"

"Morris helped England score the fourth goal before the end of the game, which is also Morris' second goal of this game, his fourth goal in the European Cup finals! His performance very perfect!"

"Ukraine has Shevchenko, but Morris is undoubtedly better. He is 34 years old. So far, there is no news that Morris is going to retire. Looking at his state, it is estimated that he can still contribute to the club and the country. Team for one or two seasons!"

"Now Morris is still the core player of Atlético de Madrid and the England team. His wonderful performance this year is very promising to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Looking at Morris' performance, it is hard to imagine that he is 34 years old. It seems that he is still at the peak of his career. Few of the stars who are at the peak can compare with him. Morris is also the player with the most goals among the 16 teams in the European Cup. With his centrality to the England team, and other contributions on the field, he is arguably the best player..."

In the praise of Morris from various commentators, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

England fans cheered for victory!

Although it was in Ukraine and the hosts, England were playing away from home, the stadium was still occupied by the shouts of England fans.