148 Group Stage Qualified
The show of buttery hands on the field is not good news for David James. England goalkeeper hopes that national team coach Capello has no time to pay attention to this game.
However, James' hope was obviously not realized. Capello not only paid attention to it, but also came to watch the game on the spot.
During the live broadcast of Sky TV, Fabio Capello and his chief assistant coach Roberto Galbiati have appeared in the cameras many times.
Think about it, because although Portsmouth is not a strong team, the acquisition of the Gadamak family is also an important strength in the Premier League. David James, Glenn Johnson, Peter Crouch, Jermaine Defoe, and after careful consideration, this Portsmouth actually has 4 England internationals.
Capello has been in office for less than a year and is currently actively preparing for the qualifiers in the 2010 South Africa World Cup in Europe. The League Cup is also a European-level game. Capello naturally won't miss such a good opportunity to examine the players' condition.
After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides in the second half.
The 2-0 lead in the first half made Magath feel full of confidence. He felt that the Premier League team was just like this, Ma Dasai replaced Masato Hasegawa. Ma Dasai hoped to use Gentner's impact to bring greater pressure to Portsmouth.
Adams was naturally not very satisfied with Portsmouth's first half game, so he also made adjustments. Adams replaced Nugent, a forward player who failed to make any achievements in the first half.
Defoe is a typical striker with speed and agility, and has previously played for Tottenham Hotspur.
Because he lost in the main competition with his teammate Robbie Keane, on the last day of last season's winter transfer, at the end of January this year, the English scorer who came from Charlton's youth training joined Portsmouth for 7.5 million euros.
It can only be said that Defoe is not lucky. Just half a year after he transferred to Portsmouth, his biggest competitor Keane transferred to Liverpool for 25 million euros.
The top player who Tottenham bought at a high price was the Russian Super League Golden Boot Roman Pavlyuchenko a bit unacceptable. In the past one-third of the league, the Russians have basically never scored much.
Therefore, the position of Tottenham's forward in the forward seems to be empty again.
Tottenham's new coach Redknapp misses his forward partner in Portsmouth and is currently instructing Tottenham's transfer staff to actively contact their former clubs and want to package Defort and Crouch.
Of course, Difu has something to do if he can make his former boss miss it.
In the 7th minute after the opening of the second half, Glenn Johnson's forward shot was saved by Benario.
Difu appeared in the small penalty area like a ghost, shot with a horizontal leg, winning a goal for the team.
After scoring the goal, Difoe pounded his chest in the stand where Capello was, and showed Capello crazy that he was in very good condition. He must bring himself with him in the qualifiers and the finals of the South African World Cup.
Difo was very obvious and even used too much force.
Of course, there is a reason for this.
Two years ago at the World Cup in Germany, Defoe experienced a bleak time. He was selected for England's five-man reserve list and even flew to Germany's training camp with the team. However, after Rooney was confirmed to be injured and was able to participate in the competition, he was sent back to England.
After returning to England, Defoe accepted an exclusive interview with The Sun, "Every time I watch TV, I hope I can be present in person, and when the roster is released, my mood is hard to describe in words. I have been a part of the team for the past two years, but suddenly I was kicked out."
When it comes to this, how can it be called "miserable"?
Probably the Buff bonus given by Capello on the court. In the 13th minute of the second half, Defo scored another goal.
This time the attack was initiated by Glenn Johnson. The forward insertion of the England left-back was both sudden and efficient, and Zachardo failed to stop Johnson.
Johnson, who had been bringing the ball to a position parallel to the small penalty area, did not try to cut in and attack, but directly hung the ball to the middle.
Crouch, who was 12 yards, did not disappoint his title of "Gao Man" and his 2-meter-high height, pressed Barzali to the ball.
Barzali's defensive ability is not bad, but the 15-centimeter height difference with Crouch makes him unable to face this header.
Crouch jumped up smoothly and hit the ball.
Crouch did not choose to attack directly, but flew the ball to Defoe who was inserted from the weak side and back row.
Wolfsburg almost always looked at Crouch, including goalkeeper Benario. Unmarked Defoe removed Crouch's pass and looked at the somewhat empty goal and achieved it in one go.
2:2
The score equalized.
Defoe ran happily towards Crouch and jumped on Crouch's back.
Difo, who is only 1.7 meters tall, looks like a baby.
Crouch also cooperated with Defoe. Although Rooney's status in the national team is unshakable, Crouch's partner can be considered a spare tire plan no matter how it is.
Portsmouth's two-man frontcourt does not need to be detailed.
Madren was already warming up on the bench in Wolfsburg.
Crouch's header just now made Magath realize the risk and needed a header like Madren to check and balance.
Ma Dashu's substitution almost immediately. Although Portsmouth frequently made crosses from the bottom on both sides, Madren did not allow Crouch to take a little advantage.
After staring at the backcourt, Wolfsburg's midfield and frontcourt began to exert force.
In the 19th minute of the second half, after Gentner broke through on the right, a low ball against the ground assisted Dzeko who was nailed in the middle, and the Bosnian striker almost hit the goal line and kicked the ball into the net pocket.
In the 28th minute of the second half, Gentner made another contribution. During a thrust, Gentner made a cross in the small penalty area. The cross was extremely sudden, which deceived both Portsmouth's defensive players and his own people.
So, the cross finally rolled into the goal.
The No. 25 midfielder of Wolf Castle was a little confused when he saw his goal. After confirming it over and over again, he happily began to celebrate.
The last goal of this game occurred in injury stoppage time.
After Chen Qing cut inward on the left, he made a fake shot and made a real pass, kicking the ball to Misimovic who was coming up from the middle.
Near the penalty spot, Misimovic shot into the net.
5:2
The group score of this League Cup ended up staying at this number.
Chapter completed!