Chapter 1,289, The Price of Pride

The first half of the game is getting closer and closer, and the Spanish team is getting more and more anxious. But they made a mistake while they were busy, giving England another chance to counterattack.

This time it was Carrick's pass and Sterling's counterattack again. Sterling passed back near the baseline and passed the ball to Kane in the middle of the penalty area. Kane volleyed into the dead center of the goal, but the ball hit the goal. On the post, the bottom line popped up, which did not help the team expand its lead.

Kane shook his fist in frustration and quickly defended.

Raman in the live broadcast room looked at Kane on the court and said regretfully: "If that goal had been scored just now, the England team would have entered the finals with one foot. Since scoring four goals in the group stage, in the eighth Kane failed to score in either the quarter-finals or the quarter-finals. Now he is four goals behind Rooney and Asensio's five goals. Before the start of the World Cup, Kane was thought to have a big advantage. He had the chance to top the scorer list, but he didn’t expect his condition to decline.”

However, Wenger disagrees with this statement: "The reason why Kane did not score in these two games is also because the team's tactics have changed. Kane has changed from the previous terminator to the current ball-maker in the center's tactics. He has helped other forwards score more goals, and this is all due to Kane. For example, Giroud of the current French team has started every game since the beginning of the season, and now he has only scored one goal, but you can't Said he didn't play a forward role."

Morris also agreed: "I think Kane has a chance to score in this game. Let's wait and see and keep watching."

At this time, the game on the field was coming to an end. After Spain's last attack failed, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. With a 1-0 advantage, the England team returned to the dressing room with a relaxed look. indoor.

In the locker room, Kim Tiger praised the performance of the players: "Guys, you performed well! Especially the defense, you were able to hold on for 45 minutes and not let the Spanish team score. You can be called the best defense in the world!" "

"You may encounter greater offensive pressure in the second half. I hope you will continue to withstand it and not give them a chance to score."

"The forwards also performed very well in the first half, but they were a little unlucky, otherwise we would have led at least 2-0. In the second half, I hope you will continue to maintain an efficient counterattack and try to kill the game early!"

The England players loudly agreed to Jin Taige's request, and the whole team was in high spirits!

At this time, the atmosphere in the Spanish team's locker room was somewhat silent. Lopetegui was criticizing the players, especially the attacking players.

"I don't blame you for conceding the goal in the opening game, it was because England were just unlucky!"

"But for the next 45 minutes,

You guys can't even break through England's defense. Don't you feel ashamed on your faces! "

"Most of the Premier League players are guys with inflated prices! Few of them are really capable! They are incomparable to you players from Spain! I hope you will cheer up in the second half, attack with all your strength, and equalize the score as soon as possible , and then defeat them! If any of you can't do it, come down and rest!"

Lopetegui was shouting from the front, he was in a bad mood.

And many players in the seats were also unhappy.

For example, Silva is a player from Manchester City in the Premier League. Hearing Lopetegui look down on Premier League players so much, Silva felt insulted. However, he has always been reserved and unwilling to lose his temper, so he just frowned and didn't say much.

De Gea from Manchester United remained expressionless, as if Lopetegui's words had nothing to do with him. No one knows what he is thinking. Maybe he is recalling the goal he lost just now, or maybe he is thinking about his future direction. No one else knows.

However, Alonso, who was sitting in the corner, was not in a good mood. After hearing Lopetegui's words, he snorted disdainfully and was very dissatisfied.

Lopetegui heard Alonso's voice of dissatisfaction. He glanced at Alonso and felt very unhappy!

What do you have to hum about? Are you dissatisfied with what I said? We in Spain are the strongest team, 10,000 times better than England! Don’t think that just because you won seven titles at Manchester United, you can do anything? In front of our great Real Madrid, your Premier League team is still nothing!

Originally, Lopetegui wanted to make personnel adjustments just now. He wanted Alonso and Carvajal to play to enhance the offensive capabilities of the two wings. But now he saw that Alonso was getting more and more unhappy, so he simply continued to put him on the bench.

As soon as the second half of the game started, the Spanish team made personnel adjustments. Nacho, who made a mistake at the beginning of the first half, was replaced by Carvajal. It seemed that the Spanish team was going to attack the wing.

Jin Taige waited for a long time, but did not wait for the Spanish team to make further substitutions. He looked at the Spanish team's bench. Alonso was still sitting there, squinting his eyes as if he was asleep.

Kim Tiger snorted and said to Scholes: "It seems that today's game is the same as the last one. If good players don't play, they will eventually fail."

Scholes also didn't understand: "Let the main left back of the seven-time champion team sit on the bench. I really don't know what Lopetegui thinks?"

Kim Tiger told Scholes: "Paul, if one day you coach the team alone, you must not act on impulse. Even if you have conflicts with the players or don't like certain players, if he can bring you victory , you have to use him! Don’t be awkward with yourself! Before, whether it was Dembele or Umtiti, even if they left in a fuss, when the team needed them, I still let them play to help the team achieve success. Victory. This is the professionalism of a head coach. In order to win, one must get rid of personal biases."

Scholes nodded: "The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain. Is that what they say?"

"Have you gone to the movies recently?"

"No, I learned it from you."

"All right……"

In the opening period of the second half, the Spanish team still attacked very fiercely. Their continuous passes made the English players nervous. However, just like the first half, the Spanish team still did not score a goal.

The game has now been played for more than an hour, and the Spanish team is still unable to do anything against the English team's defense.

Lopetegui was a little anxious on the sidelines. He looked at the bench, opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.

There is still time for the game, I can’t panic!

Lopetegui told himself.

It is now the 72nd minute of the game, and Spain has less and less time left...