Sweden never expected England's goal to score so quickly!

Before the game, they were determined to fight England to the death, not only to qualify, but also to seize the opportunity of a slight collision with the German team. In the odds of the bookmaker's World Cup, the chance of the German team winning the championship is lower than that of the English team, but that is just the opinion of the public fans. It says that England has the opportunity to win the championship, it depends on their stars, Beckham, Zhang Tiehan, Rooney, etc. But for teams participating in the World Cup and having the opportunity to play against the two teams, it is obviously a bit trickier for the German team.

The Swedish team not only wants to qualify, they also want to eliminate the World Cup quarterfinals and stagger the Swedish team.

In other words, they want to win the first place in the group!

If you want to win the first place in the group, you must defeat England. Since the match with Paraguay, Sweden has been preparing and they have put a lot of effort into defense.

Swedish coach Ragbeck watched the game video of England, over and over again. He knew very well that the shortcomings of the current England team lies in the coordination. If he competes with England in a desperate manner, his team will not have any chance. Therefore, when arranging defense, he will pay more attention to the overall formation arrangement and intensive defense. At the same time, he uses position and running to make the England team unable to pass and receive the ball and advance easily. At the same time, he also put some effort in the midfield to prevent the England team from gaining the advantage of the midfield.

This is the game tactics of the Swedish team.

Ragbeck believed that his team could still compete with England, but what he didn't expect was that the opponent scored a goal so soon.

This goal is purely the personal performance of the star!

After the England team completed the counter-attack, the football was handed over to Zhang Tiehan's feet, and then Zhang Tiehan broke through and directly formed a single shot to score.

Such a goal made the Swedish team feel helpless.

There was no cooperation in the entire goal process. There was no tactics, positioning and other things. It was completely the opponent's No. 13's personal ability breakthrough, fast enough, accurate enough shots, and then the ball scored... It was helpless. There was no way, this was how Ragbeck felt about this goal.

After the game started again, Ragbeck stood on the sidelines, directing the team's defense, and at the same time reminding the team's defensive players to pay attention to the opponent's No. 13!

He emphasized this sentence many times.

I said it over and over again before the game. But after all, Swedish players have not had any experience in fighting with Zhang Tiehan. At least most players do not have it. They can only defend closely, or pay more attention on the field to prevent Zhang Tiehan from getting the ball easily. Once he gets the ball, nearby defensive players immediately press on each other.

This is the limit they can do.

This direct blockade is indeed very effective. Next, it is not easy for Zhang Tiehan to get the ball, and it is also difficult to lead forward after getting the ball. The opponent's players would rather give up the defense of others than block him. He could not break through several players by himself, especially when the opponent is very cautious.

He also felt helpless.

But the competition has just begun. Zhang Tiehan is not in a hurry either.

For Zhang Tiehan, there are many reasons to win this game, such as the "breaking the Swedish curse" that the whole team hopes to be. For example, his heart that pursues victory - as long as it is a game, he must strive for victory. For example, his relatives and friends are watching the game, and they are watching it on the spot, parents, sisters, friends, lovers...love-people? In short, many people are in the fan stands, and so many people support themselves come to the fan stands. He must strive for victory.

Zhang Tiehan's offense was hindered, but in fact, the entire England team's offensive was still very fierce.

Sweden has to defend Zhang Tiehan carefully, and sometimes neglect the defense of others. In the 13th minute, Zhang Tiehan got the ball and attracted the defense, and passed the ball to Joe Cole. The latter made a cross from the side. Irving rushed forward on the left side of the penalty area and headed the ball to the goal net. While he was preparing to celebrate the goal, the referee signaled offside first.

Irving had a few arguments with the referee, and finally he could only smile bitterly at his teammates.

In this World Cup, he played in two consecutive games, but his performance was not very good. He did not score a goal. Rooney, who was recovering, performed much better than him. He finally scored a goal, but was judged offside. Irving was also helpless.

Zhang Tiehan is also full of sympathy for Irving.

Regardless of whether it is offside or not, Irving's shot just now is still quite good. If the referee does not blow it off, the ball will be quite perfect.

However, England was not affected much overall. Although many fans vented their dissatisfaction in the audience stands in various ways, England led by one goal, and the fans did not make a big fuss. Moreover, from the big screen, Irving's position just now was indeed a little higher, half a position ahead of the opponent's defender.

"This ball is a pity, but the lineman raised the flag too much. Irving's position is a bit far ahead. Perhaps Golden Boy is eager to perform. He did not score in the first two games, while Rooney, who is recovering at the same position, scored two goals, Beckham's performance is also very good, Zhang Tiehan... Golden Boy is under great pressure on the team. If he still cannot perform well in this game, in the knockout stage, he can only be a substitute in the frontcourt..."

This is for sure.

Irving is now also a substitute in the frontcourt. Although he started in the first game, in fact, it was because of Zhang Tiehanla's tactical relationship. Otherwise, he would not have the chance to start. Rooney and Zhang Tiehan each occupy one position, and Gerald, Joe Cole and others can also play forward. Only Zhang Tiehanla's special tactics require two forwards, can Irving have the chance to start, otherwise he can only be a substitute.

Sweden's defense is not much against Irving. In fact, before the game begins, Ragbeck did not consider his defense against Irving at all. The English Golden Boys are outdated in their opinion. His threat is simply not as good as Beckham's usual. Beckham's pass is a big threat, but what does Irving have?

When he is in average, he is just a very mediocre striker. As for his full state... the players at which position in England are full of state are extremely threatening, so there is no need to consider this at all.

But I have to say that they ignore Irving. Irving has more opportunities.

When Zhang Tiehan's performance was a little quiet, the frontcourt became the world for Irving and Joe Cole. Irving is the number one striker. He always has the chance and his teammates will pass the ball. Joe Cole is quite active on the left, and his constant dribbling is a highlight on the court.

The two of them continued to perform, causing a lot of trouble to the Swedish team's defense.

But fans who watched the game soon knew that other people's performance was performance, and performance did not represent goals, and Zhang Tiehan was the player who was very terrifying when he had performance - in the 31st minute, Zhang Tiehan suddenly broke out!

This time, Joe Cole transferred the ball to Zhang Tiehan on the wing. Zhang Tiehan is far away from the goal, and two Swedish players came to press. In this case just a few times, Zhang Tiehan would choose to pass the ball to his teammates. But this time Zhang Tiehan didn't do that.

He suddenly turned the ball to the left, started the pursuit and threw the Swedish midfielder beside him. Another Swedish player immediately came over to compete, but Zhang Tiehan changed direction again. Facing the standard "closing" defense, he carried two people with his body and passed through the gap in the middle!

Cologne Rhine Energy Stadium became popular instantly!

English fans were cheering for Zhang Tiehan loudly. When they saw Zhang Tiehan break through the defense of the two, they immediately became excited. Although Joe Cole often surpassed people, his surpassing people was actually just protecting the ball. The opponents who passed were able to catch up quickly. His breakthrough on the wing only brought the ball forward. Zhang Tiehan is different. His extraordinary people are really extraordinary because his speed is very fast. Generally speaking, the players he passed could not catch up even if he wanted to. He would always leave the passed players behind before he posted the ball.

He has always done this.

So in comparison, Zhang Tiehan's extraordinary movements are not good-looking, and he is more forced to break through with his physical advantages. But more fans like to see Zhang Tiehan's extraordinary, and they like to see the powerless eyes of the opponent's players...

The two Swedish players left behind by Zhang Tiehan were indeed very powerless. After they were thrown away, they turned around to chase the ball as soon as possible, but when they completed the turn and started again, Zhang Tiehan had already started and ran forward with the ball.

As for whether they are embarrassed or not, they no longer consider it. They just hope that their teammates can stop it for a moment, so that they can chase after it.

But at this time the Swedish team's formation was a bit threatening.

There are two Swedish defenders in the middle of the midfield, but one of them has to guard against Irving, and the other has been standing in front of the penalty area. He needs to face Zhang Tiehan's breakthrough.

This is Melberg.

Melberg is a very strong central defender of Sweden and is already familiar with Zhang Tiehan because he transferred to Aston Villa in 2001. So far, he has played directly with Zhang Tiehan twice.

In terms of the national team, Melberg was the Swedish footballer of 2003.

He was selected for the national team for the first time in February 2000, with Italy. He was on the court at the right back and had a record of playing in the 2002 World Cup. In the 2004 European Championship qualifiers against Poland, Melberg scored his first goal since joining the national team.

In the club, Melberg was smooth sailing. He was selected by Degerfors-if (Swedish: degerfors-if) of the Swedish Football Super League in 1996. In 1997, after Degerfors was relegated, Melbery transferred to Aik Solna. But he only played for Aik Solna for 10 months, and then joined La Liga team Athletic Santander, and then joined Aston Villa in 2001.

Such a club experience of jumping at a fast pace is not easy for a defender player. After all, defenders are different from frontcourt players. They have to perform stably, but stability also means not outstanding. From this point of view, it can be seen that Melberg is indeed very outstanding.

What makes him the most outstanding is his decisiveness.

His defensive judgment was very decisive and he also made a very decisive footwork. This time when he faced Zhang Tiehan alone, he tried very carefully to stare at the football under Zhang Tiehan's feet, and then made a footwork... a foul - directly stepped on Zhang Tiehan's leg, without even caring whether it was the ball or the person he was touched. Then he quickly grabbed Zhang Tiehan's jersey and shrugged at the referee.

A tactical foul!

The referee gave Melberg a yellow card without any hesitation. Melberg turned around and prepared to face a free kick without even arguing.

This is decisiveness.

Just now, when he saw Zhang Tiehan rushing towards him, Melberg knew that it would be difficult to limit the opponent by relying on his own defense. He faced Zhang Tiehan head-on in the Premier League many times. The result was not very good each time. If Zhang Tiehan was allowed to break through, Melberg could be sure that it would be another goal, so he chose to make a direct tactical foul.

His movements were not big, he just made a move. He didn't make much ruthless moves.

He also smiled friendly at Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan shook his head helplessly and responded with a smile. Although the opponent made a foul, it was obviously a deliberate foul, not targeting anything. It was a football game. Tactical foul is also a strategy for football games. Although the opponent interrupted his attack, he also received a yellow card. The team also got a free kick. It is hard to say which of the two sides suffers.

But losing a goal is compared to the opponent getting a yellow card. The former is definitely the one who suffers.

But if this free kick can be turned into a goal, Melberg will get a yellow card in vain, and Sweden will suffer a big loss.

This free kick is on the outside of the penalty area, about 35 meters away from the goal, the angle is a bit off, and the distance is a bit too far. Beckham is not on the court, and Gerald and Lampard are not there either. Joe Cole cannot take the free kick at this distance, let alone Hargreaves and Genes. Irving...will he take the free throw?

There is no need to fight for anything, Zhang Tiehan becomes the only choice.

The Swedish team didn't care much about this ball. Zhang Tiehan's free throw is still a certain threat, but the threat is definitely not as big as Beckham. The most important thing is that the distance of the ball is really far. It's 35 meters long, even if his right leg is very strong, it's not easy to cross the wall and hit the ball directly, because the goalkeeper has enough reaction time during the football flight.

Zhang Tiehan stared at the position of the football and watched the Swedish team lined up with three people. He looked towards the Swedish team's penalty area, towards the goal, and made a silent judgment.

This ball is not easy to kick directly into!

He usually shoots a lot from a long shot, but the angle of the ball is not very good, and the distance is really far. Even if he is very strong, the distance and angle determine that the ball is difficult to play. At the same time, there is a wall blocking it. It is not easy for him to pass the ball through the wall and then quickly score the goal.

Finally, Zhang Tiehan said to Qiao Cole, "You'd better come on."

Joe Cole was stunned and didn't understand what Zhang Tiehan meant. Zhang Tiehan smiled and blinked, pretending to leave, and suddenly said a few words in Joe Cole's ear. Joe Cole nodded immediately. The movement was very secretive and could not be seen without careful attention. Everyone else was looking at Zhang Tiehan, but he suddenly walked away, as if he was waiting for Joe Cole to go for a free throw.

Sure enough, Joe Cole stood in front of the ball.

At this time, many English players were still a little dissatisfied and complained to Zhang Tiehan, "Cole is not good, you should do it." Zhang Tiehan smiled and said nothing. Even Terry said so. He and Joe Cole played for Chelsea at the same time, so he naturally knew Joe Cole's free kick. This ball was a bit too far for Joe Cole. In comparison, Joe Cole took the penalty, which was better than Terry himself.

The Swedish team has lined up with a wall of people.

At this time, other English teammates also reacted and stood in a position parallel to the Swedish wall, ready to compete for the spot.

Zhang Tiehan also looked like he was walking inward.

It seemed that he was going to compete for the point, but at this time the Swedish player realized that this was a tactical free kick. Joe Cole's footwork was good, so he would definitely be good at starting and landing. Then Zhang Tiehan and others went to compete for the position and shot, which was naturally the best choice.

I see!

"Keor came to take the free kick. It seems that this is a negotiated tactical free kick. Zhang did not choose to take the penalty. This would not be a direct shot. Joe Cole is not good at direct shots at such a long distance. We can expect the next free throws. Zhang still has a very advantage in grabbing points. He has scored 16 headers for Liverpool in the past season. In terms of the number of headers, he ranks among the top Premier League scorers. His height, body and heading ability are very outstanding in world football..."

The English commentator kept laughing.

English fans are also looking forward to it. They all look at the direction of the Swedish penalty area, hoping that this will be a good opportunity. On the contrary, Swedish fans were a little worried. They just thought that the distance was too far and there was no threat, but they did not expect England to play this ball as a corner kick. Just letting Joe Cole take the penalty directly is equivalent to telling the Swedish team that we should look for high-altitude ball opportunities, which is almost inevitable.

When they saw Zhang Tiehan slowly moving forward, they became even more worried.

The Swedish team waited for Zhang Tiehan to come and prepared to defend. At the same time, they also began to pay attention to the tight defense of other English players, but who did not expect that the referee had just signaled that Joe Cole kicked the ball to the left without retreating!

What's going on?

The referee was stunned for a moment, and the Swedish players were also stunned. Then they saw the football coming to Zhang Tiehan, who was walking forward. It seemed that he was just about to find a position, but the football had already come. Then Zhang Tiehan suddenly took a big step forward and raised his right foot high.

It wasn't until this time that the Swedish players became nervous!

Everyone was nervous, but they wanted to go over and block it without a chance. Almost all Swedish players could only watch Zhang Tiehan kick the ball hard.

"Bang!"
To be continued...