Chapter 275 He is still young

Keegan was in a dilemma, and her confidence during the break had begun to shake.

He was confident that his team could completely defeat France in the second half when he was focusing on defense, but after just eight minutes, this confidence was completely defeated by the French team's goal!

What should I do next? Continue to defend or attack? But from the beginning, Keegan was worried about the French team's rapid offense. Their two forwards with excellent personal abilities would perform better in places with large space, not to mention Zidane's organization and dispatch. If they attacked, they would encounter the most solid defense line in the world in France in places with small space - Keegan had no confidence in the difficulties that might be encountered on both ends of the offense and defense.

After equalizing the score, France immediately began to set up a solid defensive formation in the midfield. England pressed the attack for a while, but failed to create any threat. Although Tiger kept running in the midfield, there were always at least two midfielders around him defending, which made him unable to even get the ball. England could only attack without Tiger. Irving pulled out of the penalty area and received the ball, then dribbled the ball and forced it into the penalty area. He dodged Deselli, but was stabbed by Toulam who rushed out from the side.

Tiger rushed forward and planned to intercept the ball and continue the attack, but Petit took the lead and got the ball directly and passed it to Henry. The French team counterattacked!

Philip Neville planned to cut off Henry's ball, but Henry was pretty thrown away. Then he began to break through along the side and then passed the ball to Anelka at the front of the penalty area. Anelka shot in front of the penalty area, and Himan narrowly saved the ball from the bottom line and corner kicked.

"Return to defense!" Keegan shouted on the sidelines. The attack and defense just now made Keegan determine his judgment--position attack is difficult to open up France's defense, and France's counterattack poses great threat to England!

France's corner kick next did not pose a threat. After Beckham got the ball, he passed a long pass in the backcourt, Hiller headed the ball, and after Tiger got the ball, he passed a ball behind him. After Irving broke through, he kicked the ball under Blanco's close press, he was saved by Batterz.

"Down defense!" Keegan shouted off the court. He was preparing to use the tactical arrangement arranged during the break and use defensive counterattacks to deal with the French team - in order to avoid conceding the ball to the greatest extent, and then hope to rely on the inspiration of several forwards in the frontcourt to solve the problem - this is also a solution, there is no way to go.

The French teams on all lines are much better than England. The one who can compete with the French team is England's attack in the counterattack. At least they also have a Tiger who may get angry at any time. Before they knew it, Keegan had already placed all his hopes on Tiger.

But Tiger on the field couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This counterattack just now was the few times he was able to take the ball and launch an attack in the entire second half.

When the French team was pressing the attack, Toulam mentioned that the midfield was to entangle Tiger, while Deschamps was responsible for cutting off the passes from his teammates to Tiger. When they retreated to defend, Tiger faced the siege of three opponents. Under such dense defense, Tiger had almost no chance to get the ball.

This situation made Keegan more confident that this tactic was correct, but he ignored one thing. It was precisely because England adopted the tactic of reclaiming defense that their attacks became quite fewer, and Tiger had fewer chances to get the ball. If England could have more offenses, even if the French team's defense was tight, Tiger would not be unable to create an offensive opportunity!

Conservatism has made the possibility of making mistakes on the England defense line much less, but it has also made the possibility of England creating miracles in offense!

Tiger was stared at by these French defensive players, but Zidane was not having a good time. The retreat of the three England midfielders not only reduced Tiger much support, but also made their defense at the front of the penalty area thicker. Everything on the field always has pros and cons.

In this case, the French team's technical advantages began to be exerted.

Zidane began to retreat his position, constantly grab the ball and organize the attack in the back. Now they have the initiative in the offense. Even if Zidane retreats, they can create many opportunities. Even if Tiger wants to follow the example, it cannot do this. England's attacking ability in the back of the ball is not as good as France, its foot skills are not as good as France, and its personal ability of the striker is not as good as France. Zidane can organize the attack in this way, but Tiger cannot do it.

Under this circumstance, the French team's advantage on the court began to grow bigger and bigger.

Zidane's instigation allowed French players to take turns to attack. Henry, Anelka, Petit and Vieira all had good scoring opportunities, but Keegan's defensive tactics were not useless. France's strong offensive ability was indeed a little poor. When facing intensive defense, they could use apart from long shots and breakthroughs. The ability to grab points in the penalty area was not very good. England's situation on the court was very poor, and was suppressed by France on the offensive, but no fatal flaws were revealed.

Keegan gritted his teeth on the sidelines. England's defense is really good now. He only hopes that a few forwards in the frontcourt can create one or two opportunities - France is playing hard now. If England can lead again, then perhaps the Frenchman will collapse!

Lemayer replaced two players in a row. Trezeguet took the field to replace Anelka, who performed poorly, and increased the high point in the penalty area, while Pire replaced Petit to increase the impact on the wing - these two substitutions were for the offense.

Keegan also made a substitution. He replaced Hiller with Husky, hoping to use his impact to create some opportunities in the frontcourt. He did not move in the backcourt. The overall defense is still good now, and there is no need to substitute to affect the tacit understanding on the defense.

Hiller's expression was not very good when he left the court. After all, it was his last time to participate in the national team's game, but he failed to play the whole game - he can only count on the team to pass the French team's level, so that he can still play in the final.

Husky played a little role after he came on the court. His impact and jumping power were stronger than Hiller, who had already begun to decline. Although Deselli and Blanco were not afraid of high ball control, they were also frustrated by his unreasonable impact in the frontcourt. Adams' clearance in the backcourt was pushed down by him, and Tiger grabbed the ball in front of Toulam!

Tiger was greatly energetic after getting the ball - he didn't have many opportunities like this in the second half. Although Irving can't help him on the wing now, as long as he can break through Toulam in front of him, he can create a pretty good opportunity!

Turam - Ronaldo's defender was completely frozen in the World Cup final!

When Tiger stretched out his feet to stop the ball, Toram was just in front of Tiger, and when Tiger removed the ball, he had already reached the front of Tiger.

While stopping the ball, Tiger stretched out his foot to the right and tried to attract Turam's attention, Turam was as unmoved as a mountain. This defensive method was the defensive method that made Turam famous in the World Cup final. Facing the dazzling fake moves of Ronaldo and Denilson, Turam was not fooled at all. As long as you really start dribbling, you can immediately poke the ball off - the effect of this method is very good.

Seeing that the opponent was not fooled, Tiger did not waste his time. He immediately turned the fake into real, and pulled the ball to Tulam's left side with his right foot and broke through!

After he began to break through, Toulam immediately moved a quick step, shortening the distance between him and Tiger, and then quickly stretched out his foot to stab the ball.

If this hits, Tiger will never be able to control the ball even if he is good at controlling the ball.

The moment he stretched out his foot, Tiger immediately changed the direction of his breakthrough. His foot quickly pulled back, pulled the ball back, and then half turned around and passed through the other side of Toulam - he had already mastered this turning movement. With a little bit of space, he had the confidence to break through!

Turam's center of gravity is very stable - he is not very tall, but his physical fitness is extremely outstanding. There are many defenders with stable center of gravity, and many defenders with fast footing. However, there are few defenders with stable center of gravity, quick and quick response and agile. What's more, he has played in Italy for so many years, and the essence of Italian defense has basically learned the essence of ten, which has enabled him to have the ability and physical fitness of a top defender, and has also made him one of the best defenders in recent years.

Tiger's movements were very fast, and Turam's movements were not slow at all. When Tiger turned around, he stabilized his center of gravity and quickly half-turned his body, forcing Tiger. Although Tiger had already pushed the ball outward, making it impossible for him to intercept the ball successfully, Turam kept interfering with Tiger, making it impossible for him to easily form a breakthrough.

The two of them tangled for a while. Although Toulam could not stop Tiger's ball, Tiger could not break through him smoothly. After this delay, the French defenders began to return to defense one after another, and the opportunity for a fast break was lost.

In the end, Tiger could only barely dodge a gap under the interference of Toulam and shot a long time outside the penalty area. The ball with insufficient strength was easily obtained by Batz.

He slapped unwillingly, and Tiger turned around and ran towards the backcourt. He didn't feel that he could not break through Toulam's defense, but it was a bit difficult to complete it in a short period of time. If England could have more offense...

It would be a good idea to continue like this. England, which reclaims defense, will only have fewer and fewer opportunities, and France's offense will become more and more fierce.

Unwilling to surrender, Tiger began to learn from Zidane's retracement organization. He had more opportunities to get the ball. In addition to breaking through, he also kept passing the ball to two forwards to organize the offense. However, under the suppression of the French team's excellent overall defense, this level of offense can only be regarded as itchy.

When the game reached the 89th minute and was about to enter injury time, the England defense line, which had always performed well, finally made a mistake - and this mistake was fatal.

Zidane made a 20-meter pass. Henry caught the ball and broke into the penalty area along the sideline. He originally had no chance, but Philip Neville, who had rushed back to defend, tackled Henry in the penalty area, and the referee's whistle sounded - a penalty kick!

The penalty kick before the end of the game caused an angry insult to the English fans, and the English players were equally angry, but their anger could not save the referee's penalty.

Beckham got a red card because of his dispute with the referee. Tiger was not as angry as Beckham. He could only stand on the other side with his hips helplessly. The French team had completely taken the initiative in the game. They should win, but they were eliminated because of a penalty kick before the end of the game, which really made the English players unacceptable.

Zidane took the penalty and calmly scored the ball into the upper right corner. Although Himan judged the right direction, he still could not stop the ball from entering the net.

After the game restarted, it had entered the injury stoppage stage. England's offense and defense, which had completely imbalanced mentality, was no longer a problem. Tiger's personal breakthrough was stopped by Toulam and Vieira. The ball rolled out was obtained by Irving, and his shot outside the penalty area was outrageously missed.

Leinkell, who commented on this game, also fell silent. Although England was at a disadvantage for most of the time, they persisted until the end and were defeated by a penalty kick. It was not embarrassing to say it out.

When the final whistle sounded, the French players celebrated their entry into the finals, while the English players lie on the lawn weakly. Their performance was fine, but they lost to another level - if Keegan could do his best to fight against France, it might be another result.

"We didn't play well, so we lost the game, and there was nothing to say." Tiger said in an interview after the game: "The French team has many aspects that are better than us, but we are younger than them. Next time, we will have a chance... There will be the World Cup in two years and the European Championships in four years. As long as we persist, we will always see the day we win the championship."

What no one knows is that this failure made Tiger realize that he still has shortcomings - yes, the teammates behind him did not give him enough support, but if he could also exert his strength in the back organization like Zidane, at least the scene would not be so ugly!

Charging in the frontcourt is just a chess piece after all, and being able to plan in the midfield can only become the commander on the court.

In Valencia and Manchester United, I have enough supportive teammates behind me. In England, since my teammates cannot give me enough support, why can't I support my teammates in turn?

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After losing the semi-finals, England's path in the European Championships also reached the end - there were no three or four matches in the European Championships, but they did not return home immediately. Instead, they rested in Belgium for another two days, preparing to return home after watching the finals and then disband.

What Tiger didn't expect was that he lost the game and won something back.

After the game that day, Kelly took the initiative to find him, perhaps to comfort him who failed, Tiger was happy.

"I wouldn't have come to you if I had known it. It seems that you have not been affected by any consequences." Kelly slapped Tiger's naked chest with a angrily voice and said.

"Don't say that, I'm actually in pain... But as soon as you come to me, I forget all my worries!" Tiger said with a smile on his face.

"Actually, you have played very well this time... We fought in the local area four years ago, and we only entered the semi-finals. This time we didn't draw the last score in the local area. I don't think any fans will blame you." After all, Kelly comforted Tiger.

"What's wrong with the semi-finals? If you don't win the championship, you'll lose." Tiger shook his head: "After the game, I was thinking that if I could perform better, maybe we could pass the French team's level... Unfortunately, the national team's playing style has not yet been formed, and we should be able to play more proactively. Defense has never been what we are good at, and the skills of English players are much better than before. Even if we play on ground attack, we don't have any chance of winning. Unfortunately, our head coach seems to have not yet determined what tactics we should use, either thoroughly implement defense or play well. In this game, we played four differently."

"There's no way. There are no good coaches in England now. Coach Keegan is very good." Kelly shrugged and said.

"Forget it, I don't want to." Tiger hugged Kelly's smooth shoulders: "I'm just a player, and I don't count on some things... It's almost July now, and the club's pre-season training will begin soon. After the national team is disbanded, I will have about half a month's vacation. Where can we go to have fun?"

"Oh, I thought you would train hard after losing the game. How could you have time to play with me everywhere?" Kelly wrinkled her nose and said to Tiger.

"Don't laugh at me, training will not work in the past few days. I will accompany you well after I say it, so I will naturally not keep my word." Tiger laughed: "You have an idea, go wherever you say you go. I think I need to relax."

"Then let me think about it." Kelly wanted to sit up from the bed with great enthusiasm.

"Don't worry, think about it slowly. Now, do we have some other things to do?" Tiger smiled strangely.

"Isn't it already... um..." Kelly said halfway, her mouth was blocked by Tiger. Soon, the two of them gasped again in the room.

After losing the game, I was comforted by the person I liked. Tiger felt that he was very happy at this time.

As he said, he is still young and loses on the court, and there is always a chance to win back!
Chapter completed!