Chapter 1,268: How to Choose?

The Group H match was played first. In the end, Colombia and Japan qualified together, while Senegal and Poland were eliminated.

After the game, Kim Tiger called Lewandowski to comfort his beloved player, but Lewandowski was in a bad mood and his World Cup dream was shattered again...

On June 29, the England team is about to play its last group match, which is also the last group match of this World Cup.

Before the game, the coaching staff carefully analyzed the situation of the World Cup's top 16, and everyone expressed different opinions.

Currently, the strong teams in the top half include France, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, etc., while the strong teams in the bottom half include Spain, Croatia, Germany, etc., and the distribution is relatively even.

Based on the current situation of the England team, if they win the group first, they will meet Japan in the quarter-finals. If they defeat Japan, they will largely meet the powerful Brazil. The Brazilian team led by Neymar is not easy to deal with.

But if the England team cannot defeat Belgium, they will fall into the bottom half. In this case, their quarter-final opponent is Colombia. If they defeat them, the next opponent is likely to be the German team.

This is the situation of the England team in the next few games. As for who they will encounter if they enter the quarterfinals, no one has thought about it for the time being. Maybe it was because it was still early, maybe because they didn't think England had any chance of reaching the semi-finals.

Faced with this situation, the coaching staff had two opinions.

One opinion is to strive for victory and kill Belgium, and then rush into the top half. You must know that the German team plays very steadily and has rich experience, while the English team is very young and lacks experience. When the two teams meet, the English team will be in trouble.

Another way is to save the strength to perfunctory the last game, and then take the initiative to fall into the bottom half. You must know that Argentina, Brazil, and France are all in the top half. These teams all have superstars. Whether it is Messi, Neymar or Griezmann, they are all players who are very troublesome for the current England team. .

Now it's Kim Taege's turn to make a decision...

Regardless of what England think, Belgium's starting lineup has been released a few days in advance. Their starting lineup is very different from the previous two games. It is almost a completely different lineup. All the previous starting core members are sitting on the bench, such as Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku and other main players did not appear.

Among the starting Belgian team, there is one player who has a deep connection with Kim Tiger, and that is Yanuzaj.

After Kim Tiger took over Manchester United in 2013, the genius Yanuzaj, who once thrived under Ferguson, instantly lost his qualifications for the first team. He was loaned to Everton by Kim Tiger, and he was used again the next year. For a price of 12 million euros, Everton's talented player Stones was exchanged. Although Stones eventually left Manchester United, he earned Manchester United a transfer fee of 65 million euros, and Kim Tiger's player exchange behavior was praised by many people.

But in Yanuzaj's heart, he has always been resentful of Kim Tiger, and also very resentful of Stones.

Although Kim Tiger has cultivated many talented players, he has also discarded some talents. For example, Yanuzaji, or Zaha, the last signing of the Ferguson era. These players are all good, but because of Kim Tiger's later memory, he knows the upper limit of these players very well. They couldn't compare with Mbappe, so Kim Tiger finally gave up on them.

Yanuzaj got the chance to start in this game.

He is very excited to defeat the England team led by Kim Tiger. This is his biggest wish at the moment!

The day before the game, the England team's starting lineup was also released. This starting lineup also surprised many people.

4-3-3 formation: The goalkeeper is Pickford; the four defenders from left to right are Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Jones and Trippier; the three midfielders are Carrick, Loftus-Cheek and Dier; the three forwards The forwards from left to right are Rashford, Rooney and Alli. The main players who performed well in the first two games all sat on the bench.

Like Belgium, England ultimately chose to train in the last game. This is a decision made by Kim Tiger. The opportunity of the World Cup is really rare. For many young players, this is a good training opportunity.

Kim Tiger knows Southgate's thoughts very well, and he attaches more importance to young players than any previous coach. Therefore, Kim Tiger also follows his coaching philosophy to the greatest extent, allowing more young people in the England team to have the opportunity to play in the game and get training.

For this game, Jin Taige's goal for the team is to win as much as possible. If they encounter difficulties, at least not to lose.

In Kim Tiger's heart, he actually hopes to enter the lower half, because facing several teams such as Germany, Spain, Croatia, etc., Kim Tiger still has some confidence. Because he is familiar with the core players of the opponent's team and often meet them on the European battlefield. Knowing himself and the enemy makes it easier to deal with them.

Despite this, Jintiger will not actively seek to lose and fall into the bottom half. This inconsequential game also represents the honor of the England team and myself, and I will not behave unsportsmanlikely.

The game ended up being a second-team show for both teams.

Because they have already qualified for the group stage, the rotation players on the field play very relaxedly, and because of this, exciting offenses are very frequent.

On the England side, veteran Carrick made his appearance again. He never thought that he would be able to return to the World Cup stage and put on the England jersey again.

Therefore, in this game, the England team performed extremely well, and Carrick became the focus of the audience. Although he is older now, in the midfield organization and scheduling, Carrick has become the metronome of the team and performed very well.

The first goal in this game was Yanuzaj, the core of Belgium's game.

After a breakthrough on the right wing, he cut in and shot, helping Belgium gain a 1-0 lead.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Carrick's midfielder made a precise long pass and found Rooney in the middle of the penalty area. After stopping the ball, Rooney passed the ball and then shot into the near corner. Courtois was unable to save and missed the goal.

1 to 1, England finally equalized the score!

At the end of the game, the head coaches of both teams once again adjusted some of the team's personnel to allow more players to take the field to get a feel for the situation.

Because it was not a life-or-death battle, the two sides played very friendly, and the final score of 1-1 was within their respective acceptable ranges.

After this battle, the England team's group stage journey is all over!

With two wins and one draw, the England team finished second in the group and successfully advanced to the top 16!