Chapter 306 Failed Adjustment

Italian coach Prandelli returned to the locker room early.

In the game between England and Italy, a goal is very important. Before the game, many media judged that the two teams would decide the game by penalty kicks. Most importantly, the media believed that it was very difficult for the two teams to score goals and could not score in 90 minutes. , 120 minutes is also difficult.

In such a game, a goal can even decide victory.

Although it seems to be only one goal behind, the situation in Italy is very critical. With one goal behind, Prandelli is thinking about defense.

In the first half of the game, the Italian defense did not seem to have made any major mistakes. The only goal came from the opponent's quick counterattack, which was scored by the opponent's core players. It seems that it was a mistake by Pirlo, but in actual analysis, But it is the problem of Italy's overall formation.

When England launched a quick counterattack, Italy had no one in the backcourt and could not intercept the attack at all.

How did that happen?

Rhythm!

Prandelli saw this clearly. The pace of the game gradually accelerated in the first half. As the players adapted to the game, the England team, led by Morris, became faster and faster, while Italy Not suitable for this rhythm, especially Pirlo, his football has always been slow, perhaps it is because of Pirlo's football that the whole of Italy is a little uncomfortable. In offensive running, the formation is somewhat evacuated, The front court went up, but the back didn't keep up, which also caused the defense line to be unstable.

Italy played an advantage at the last time and suppressed England for a time, but that was caused by the retreat of England's formation, not how much strength the team really had.

Prandelli saw something and he kept pacing the locker room.

Players returned to the locker room one by one. They were not in a good mood. Most of them bowed their heads and did not speak. Even when they spoke, they talked in a low voice, which made the atmosphere in the room seem very strong.

Cassano walked in with Barzagli.

Cassano was complaining about Barzagli's defensive 'mistakes', and Barzagli explained, "I didn't expect him to be so strong, and that hit my shoulder... It should be a foul..."

"What foul, you just can't hit him!"

Cassano showed no mercy at all.

The two pushed in the door, just saw Prandelli's cold face, and suddenly stopped talking. Prandelli didn't seem to want to let the two of them go, he looked at Cassano and asked, "You just now What did you say outside the door?"

"Nothing to say, coach..."

Cassano was startled and replied quickly.

"No, that's what you said to Andrea just now?"

Cassano was a little embarrassed, but he still explained, "I just said that Andrea couldn't hit Maurice, that guy is very strong, and that makes his shoulder hurt..."

Prandelli nodded and continued to pace and think.

The players in the locker room did not dare to speak loudly. They were doing their own thing while paying attention to Prandelli, waiting for the coach to speak.

Prandelli was thinking about changing his strategy.

He noticed that at the end of the first half, the smell of gunpowder between the two teams was getting stronger, and the teams were constantly having physical conflicts with each other, so the England team chose to shrink the defense to ensure the safety of the goal, then in the second half, can we increase this A physical conflict that escalates the smell of gunpowder?

Then the team can win in chaos!

In a normal game, a strong smell of gunpowder is not a good thing for both teams, because many players will take cards, but this game is the quarter-finals of the European Cup, and one game will decide the outcome. If you lose the game, you will be eliminated directly. It doesn't matter if you don't eat cards, you must win the game before you are eligible to consider this issue.

If you can take advantage of this, even getting a few yellow cards or even getting sent off is worth it.

After thinking about it, Prandelli explained to the players how to play in the second half. The overall style of play remains the same. The only thing is to increase the 'physical confrontation'.

Prandelli's remarks are somewhat subtle, but all players understand it.

That is to come to a confrontation war ah!

Many players are good at technology, not physical confrontation. They like to play beautiful football, but it does not mean that they will not use some surprising tactics. Players who can stand out in the top league and become a big star are all players. have considerable experience.

In order to win the game, many teams often do everything they can, especially a famous "bad boy" like Cassano. Hearing the coach's words, he is even more eager to do a good job.

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England dressing room.

Wansheng also thought of confrontation, because at the end of the first half, England became very passive in order to defend the goal.

This reminded him.

Wansheng didn't know that Prandelli would make Italy play that 'shameful' way, but in case the smell of gunpowder escalated in the first half, and guarding this goal, the team would always shrink back, so he still has some explanations for the players of.

"It's not a technical game, we don't need to play nice football, just win!"

"Don't be afraid to fight against each other, we are much stronger than them!"

"I dare say that Italy is weak..."

This sentence made the players in the locker room laugh out loud, but Wan Sheng's next reminder is very important, "You must remember one thing, you must be rational, the game is a game, and physical conflict is normal, don't be punished just because the opponent fouls. Anger is driving our heads, and we need to stay awake at all times."

"If you really do something, your opponents are the happiest. They want us to be angry!"

After that, Wansheng continued to emphasize defense, "No matter what those Italians do, we must continue to defend, as long as we defend the line, we can win the game. To win the championship, we must first enter the semi-finals, only forty-five Minutes, keep it up, we will win!"

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The second half of the game started.

During the intermission, many media commentators and football analysts had a prediction of the game. They believed that the second half would be more intense. Italy was one goal behind, and the offensive would definitely be strengthened, and the game would become relatively good-looking.

But at the beginning of the second half, everyone found that it was not so simple.

The game didn't look good, but it became even more ugly. From the first minute, the two sides were caught in an endless physical fight.

It's like a wrestling scrimmage, not a football match.

Players on both sides are constantly entangled in their bodies, rather than organizing gorgeous offensives. The game has no technical content at all, and the conflict between the two sides seems to be intensifying.

In ten minutes, the two teams only had one shot.

It was a pass from Pirlo. Cassano dribbled the ball into the penalty area to finish the shot, but this shot did not threaten the England goal, because Cassano shot without the center of gravity, and the ball strayed far from the goal post and flew out of the baseline. .

The only shot was not to watch either, and the game was drowsy to watch.

The players on both sides are very energetic. Every defense and attack is a challenge to their bodies. Even Pirlo and Morris are involved. In the direct confrontation between the two, Morris has a slight upper hand, but It didn't bring much effect either.

This kind of game gives the referee a headache and the pressure becomes very high.

He had to blow the whistle to suspend the game in a row, and every penalty had to be considered very comprehensively in order to maintain a stable situation and prevent fierce conflicts. If the referee's penalty caused any player to be dissatisfied, then he would take responsibility.

Italian head coach Prandelli felt that the style of play he arranged was effective.

This game looks messy, but it's good for Italy.

England can't organize a stable offensive and the defense needs more confrontation. Italy has the opportunity to create goals in the chaos. As long as they can score a goal and tie the score to 1-1, the situation will be very favorable for the team. .

Prandelli began to look forward to it.

But in fact, the Italian players on the field were in pain. They were following Prandelli's arrangement, but in the physical collision, they found that they did not have an advantage.

England is not easy to deal with!

Most of the English players have a pair of big men, such as Gerrard, Rooney, Terry, and even Morris. These people are very difficult to deal with. Their bodies are as hard as iron. When they fight against them, they feel Very unwise, but they still have to do it.

After a while, some players can't stand it.

They feel pain all over...

De Rossi is one of them. As a native Roman, De Rossi has a height of 184cm. This height is not bad in professional football. De Rossi always thinks that he is a very strong person with a weight of 80 kg. .

De Rossi was excited when he heard the coach's style of play, and he thought it was time to play to his strengths.

England and Italy are constantly fighting, mostly in midfield, De Rossi is one of the most involved players, he has many opportunities to 'play well', after several collisions in a row, De Rossi began to doubt his own strength attitude.

Scrambled with Morris and he was pushed away...

Encountered by Terry, he was almost knocked to the ground...

Finally, he met Ashley Young who was easy to deal with. As a result, the other party looked like a small body, but his bones were as hard as iron, causing him to have a dull pain in his abdomen.

"asshole……"

This time, De Rossi and Morris grabbed the ball and almost fell to the ground again. He couldn't help but scolded him angrily. Fortunately, the referee suspended the game and warned Morris, which calmed his mind. , but he also felt a little unbearable.

"Are these guys from fighting?"

De Rossi said something to Pirlo, which is of course meaningless, and Pirlo also looked helpless.

Pirlo rarely participates in the fight, but it does not mean that he is not strong. He even said that he is one of the strongest players in the Italian team. He also had two direct confrontations with Maurice just now. All are at a disadvantage.

Pirlo was very unwilling, but he had to admire Maurice's ability a few times, just as the media described, "Morris is definitely one of the best football players in the world." He also felt it. The game is tough.

At this time, Pirlo couldn't help but glanced at the coach's seat.

Now the Italian team is at a disadvantage in the confrontation, and the offense has been lacking. He hopes that Prandelli can stand up and do something, even if it is to boost morale and let everyone continue to have the confidence to persevere.

At this time, Prandelli also felt wrong.

Nearly 20 minutes passed in the second half, and the team seemed to be in a confrontation and did not have any advantage. Instead, the opponent became more and more used to this kind of game.

This is very bad for Italy.

What can be done?

Prandelli doesn't know what to do. What he thinks of is to win in chaos. This method is the best in the case of a goal behind, but the most surprising thing is that the team and the opponent do not take up the body. Advantage.

"When did this England become an African team?"

Prandelli is very puzzled. In terms of physical strength, Italy is also a European team. How can Italy not be too passive, but the situation on the field is like this. After 20 minutes, Italy is already at a disadvantage. Some players obviously can't hold on, and most of them will be the losers in the reckless fight and hard grab with their opponents.

England also used the opportunity to continue to attack, even threatening the Italian goal.

What should we do now?

Pradley can only pray for the team in his heart.

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The change of the game came in the 76th minute of the game.

After 30 minutes of competition, the physical fitness of the players on both sides could not keep up. Both England and Italy showed fatigue. The fierce confrontation consumed not only physical fitness, but also huge energy. Some players' movements changed significantly. not enough.

The consumption of physical strength and energy also increases the mistakes of both sides.

This time Ashley Young passed the ball backwards and was grabbed by Marchisio. Italy saw a chance to counterattack and rushed forward immediately, but Marchisio made a mistake. He originally wanted to go backwards. The pass was steady, but I didn't expect it to go directly to Morris's feet.

Italy's offensive came to a halt, followed by a counter-offensive against England.

Morris got this unexpected opportunity, reacted immediately, and dribbled the ball forward quickly. He rushed past Pirlo, who wanted to defend, and Barzaretti on the wing. Before Zalli came to the defense, he sent the ball to Welbeck.

Welbeck got it and passed it to Rooney.

Rooney got the ball and continued to charge forward, but was entangled by the opponent's central defender Bonucci, and then he chose to knock the ball back to Gerrard, who followed.

Without any hesitation, Gerrard hit the ball with his legs and rage!

"Gerald—"

"Shoot!"

Italian goalkeeper Buffon flew to save, and he dragged the ball to the goal line with both hands to resolve the danger.

Football flew to Rooney!

Faced with such a good opportunity, Rooney did not hesitate to shoot with his foot, and the ball was directly drawn into the goal without a handle.

"Goal! Rooney!"

"The ball is in!"

"In the 76th minute, England led Italy 2-0!"