Chapter 323: Lead

When both players are waiting for the appearance in the player channel, both English and Brazilian players are waiting for the start of the game with a serious look on their faces.

However, compared with Brazilian players, England players seem much more relaxed. For the Brazilian national team, they always go for the championship every World Cup. If they can't win the World Cup - such as in 1998 - it will be considered a failure.

For England, although they were shouting to bring the World Cup championship back to the hometown of modern football when they went on a battle, even the FA gave Erikson only to reach the semi-finals...

Although the English players do not know what the FA's task is, reaching the semi-finals is already the second best result of the England national team in the World Cup, which is enough to make them proud - so the English players play this game with a serious but relaxed mentality, which makes them less psychological pressure than Brazilian players before the game started.

The Brazilian national team players are not players who play in the Premier League. Only Juininho has played in the Premier League, but he is not on the court. However, Tiger is familiar to most Brazilian players, such as Rivaldo and Robert Carlos.

However, today the person responsible for dealing with Tiger is not Robert Carlos who is more familiar with him, but the two Brazilian midfielders who have only become famous in this World Cup - Gilbert Silva and Cleberson.

France and Portugal where Zidane and Rui Costa were eliminated, Effenberg chose to withdraw from the national team due to conflicts with the German Football Association, Italy was eliminated, Spain was eliminated, and the Netherlands did not come to the World Cup at all... There is no doubt that Tiger and Rivaldo are the best midfielders in this World Cup. Unlike Rivaldo, Tiger, who was originally more like a shadow striker, performed more like a traditional midfielder in this World Cup, while Rivaldo appeared more on the front line...

Brazil's 3r has already missing a corner, while England's three Musketeers are all on the court. However, Gilberto Silva and Kleberson both know that if Tiger can be suppressed to the greatest extent, both Irving and Beckham will perform worse!

Before the game started, Scolari also repeatedly told him to completely pass on all the opponent's actions in the midfield!

Controlling the counterattacks initiated by Tiger, and then using continuous attacks to suppress England's defense line, this is the tactics formulated in this game. However, what he didn't know was that Eriksen made a decision to fight against Brazil without pressure!

To be honest, England's offense is excellent. Although they have scored three goals in each of the last two games, most of their goals are completed through counterattacks. Whether it is the forward line of the high-speed combination, Tiger's connection in the middle, and long-passing masters like Beckham and Scholes. England is suitable for defensive counterattacks. However, Erikson made such an unreasonable move, which just made Scolari's preparations fail!

Of course, neither side knows this yet...

The first one to kick off was England.

After receiving Irving's return pass, Tiger stopped the ball at his feet. Ronaldo and Edilson rushed towards Tiger at the same time. Tiger did not choose to go beyond his opponent, but turned around and passed the ball back.

After a few rounds of kicks, the ball was sent back to Tiger's feet again. Tiger had just stopped the ball, and the Brazilian team also rushed to two people - but this time it was not Brazil's forward combination, but their midfielder combination Gilbert and Kleberson, and Rivaldo also surrounded Tiger.

The three of them pressed and cut off Tiger's ball in the frontcourt!

Brazil's advantage lies in their midfield. When Carlos and Carfoe support the midfield, the thickness, hardness, technology, strength and speed of their midfield are no team in the world that can match them - England's midfield is not good, and the only one that can be confronted by the French midfielder four years ago.

Scholes and Beckham ran over at the same time to support Tiger, and Gerald behind him also came up to support Tiger. However, Kafu and Carlos on both wings of Brazil also moved over to cut Tiger's pass route. The narrow midfield area immediately became a battleground for military strategists!

A small area immediately filled all the midfields of both sides - there were nine players!

At this time, Tiger made one of the classic passes even in the history of the World Cup!

With one push and one tap on his right foot, he dodged Cleberson's outstretched foot. While turning around, Tiger twisted his body and passed the ball directly to the left!

This ball was not passed to Scholes, who was entangled by Kafu, but to Ashley Cole, who was inserted from the back row and was unguarded!

Nine people on both sides were concentrated in the narrow area of ​​England's halftime middle. It is conceivable how empty it would be in other places!

The classic thing about this pass is that Tiger almost found the only pass route. In a hurry and interfered with countless people around him, he still made a perfect ball. The ball flew directly to a little distance in front of Cole, just allowing him to exert his sprint speed!

Kafu immediately turned around and rushed towards Cole, while the other players spread out from the narrow area - like a bunch of flowers blooming together!

However, it was a little late. When Cole received the ball, there was a huge open area in front of him. There were only three defenders distributed everywhere in Brazil defending in the half, and two England strikers had followed suit, three against three in the frontcourt!

Kafu was retreating, but Cole's speed was not slow at all. Tiger's beautiful pass made him not need to slow down his speed when he was forward, but just rushed forward directly!

During the running, Kerr kept adjusting his direction. Seeing that Irving and Husky were both under the strict control of the opponent, he did not pass the ball, but dunked on the corner of the penalty area and immediately shot with his left foot!

The ball just flew out from under his feet, and a figure rushed over from the side, blocking Cole's shot with his body. The ball that changed the line flew directly out of the baseline - it was Lucio, the central defender who also performed extremely well in Leverkusen last season, completed a key interception!

"Oh! England scored a shot from the beginning, and Lucio blocked the ball out of the baseline with his body. A corner kick! England's momentum is very strong. Let's take a look at the slow motion of Tiger's pass just now... It's so wonderful! Surrounded by so many people, he still found almost the only way to get out, and formed a counterattack... Judging from this pass, Tiger can be called a well-deserved midfielder!"

"Look at them one by one! Don't give them a chance!"

Scolari shouted loudly off the court. England had already scored three goals with the cooperation of corner kicks and free kicks in the frontcourt. The three goals were assisted by Beckham, and the goals were two central defenders Campbell and Ferdinand, as well as Tiger... In addition to tall men like Husky and Gerrard, it is not an exaggeration to say that the frontcourt set-piece is England's trump card in this World Cup.

Four tall men from England rushed into the Brazilian penalty area at the same time, and Tiger also ran back and forth in the penalty area. However, this time the Brazilian team will not relax their defense against him. Kleberson followed him closely, and the Brazilian team is quite good in defense. The three central defenders are all over 1.85 meters tall, and Gilbert in the midfield is also close to 1.9 meters tall. There is not much pressure to defend high-altitude balls - maybe it was because Zidane scored two headers in the last World Cup final and stimulated them...

However, England's set pieces are very threatening, and it's not just because they are taller. Beckham's crossing and set pieces are also a big factor.

Start, run-up, and cross the arc ball!

The ball flew straight to the front point in an arc. Under the cover of his teammates, Husky, who ran to the front point, jumped high with the ball and then headed to attack!

This is a rebound ball to the ground, but Marcos' reaction is quite outstanding. The previously unknown goalkeeper's performance in this World Cup is subversive. His outstanding performance has greatly alleviated the phenomenon of Brazil's goalkeeper's successor after Tafarer, which has been worried about, has greatly alleviated the phenomenon of no successor to Brazil's goalkeeper after Tafarer.

After moving his footsteps quickly, Marcos held the ball firmly in his arms. Tiger stopped his running pace with regret. If the opponent took a break, Tiger was confident that he would shoot into the net as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the opponent did not...

After defeating England's attack, Brazil attempted to launch a counterattack, but England's players began to brutally block the midfield, while the two central defenders paid great attention to Brazil's two strikers - even if the opponent has a speed advantage, as long as the defender is focused, he will not be easily thrown away by the opponent.

Rivaldo intends to get rid of Gerald's defense, but ignores Tiger who is running up from behind. He accidentally hooks his foot from behind and hooks the ball directly from Rivaldo's feet!

After this beautiful interception, Tiger did not give the opponent two midfielders the chance to press, but passed it directly to Beckham on the side. Beckham came up with a long pass!

This time it was Irving's turn to catch the ball and counterattack. After dribbling from the right side, Rock Junior knocked Irving down from the side, and England won a free kick on the right side of the penalty area - a free kick better than the corner kick position.

Brazil's defense line began to get nervous again, but this time Marcos reacted quickly and made an accurate attack to intercept Beckham's pass in the middle, without giving England a chance to shoot.

Brazil then launched an attack. After receiving a straight pass from Gilbert, Rivaldo turned around at the front of the penalty area and suddenly shot from a long shot. The shot was very sudden, but it was a little off and flew directly out of the baseline.

"Continue the attack!" Ximan kicked the goal to Miles and roared.

Miles was very smart and didn't get the ball in the backcourt - he knew his poor foot skills himself - he quickly passed the ball to Beckham, who began to dribble and then passed the ball to Tiger in the middle.

Tiger quickly passed the ball to the left - England would not have much advantage on the right, because Beckham was not particularly good at dribbling and breaking through, and Miles had a fairly average offensive ability. On the contrary, Cole and Scholes on the left teamed up to make Brazilian captain Kafu suffer a big loss.

After making a two-for-one cooperation, Scholes successfully got rid of Kafu's defense. Kleberson was just about to go over to make up for Scholes, and Scholes immediately passed the ball to Tiger in the middle - now it was when Brazil had only one midfielder left in the middle!

After receiving the ball, Tiger began to dribble forward with a momentum. Gilbert could only retreat while preventing himself from being easily shaken by Tiger. After finally waiting for Kleberson to return to defense, Tiger pushed the ball out horizontally. Gerald, who was inserted in the back row, directly shot nearly 30 meters long. The ball was blocked by Lucio and then was held in Marcos' arms.

"After the game started, England actually took the initiative in the offense! They took the initiative to launch the offense, and the formation was pressed quite well... This was probably something no one expected! Brazil was also suppressed by England. Apart from Rivaldo's shot, they have not shot yet!"

It is obvious that England has taken advantage of the offensive advantage, and Brazil is also unable to hold back. They began to try their best to push it out, trying to reverse the passive situation on the field!

The Brazilian national team has no habit of being suppressed by others. Although their defense is good this World Cup, if they are suppressed by others, they have no confidence to guarantee that they will not concede the ball.

Always, offense is the lifeblood of the Brazilian national team!

However, what even the Brazilian team did not expect was that when they struggled to push up, the danger in their backcourt began to grow bigger and bigger.

Under the leadership of Ronaldo and Rivaldo, Brazil launched a fierce counterattack. Ronaldo began to frequently pull the side to participate in the offense, bypassing England's excellent frontal defense and starting from the side. Rivaldo also began to constantly switch positions with Edilson and reach the forward position to participate in the offense.

Although Ronaldinho's absence reduced Brazil's frontcourt offense by one lubricant, Brazil is Brazil after all. Brazil, which has Rivaldo and Ronaldo, is definitely no worse than any team in terms of offense!

In the fifteenth minute, Ronaldo tripped by Cole and got a free kick. Rivaldo pushed and Ronaldo stepped on it. Carlos rushed up and shot with a strong shot. The ball hit Husky's leg and bounced towards the goal. The reacting Shiman took the ball.

In the 18th minute, Ronaldo shook past Cole and passed through the front of the penalty area. Rivaldo kept shooting directly at the front of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Miles and Campbell immediately cleared the ball with his feet.

In the 21st minute, Ronaldo made a cross from the edge of the penalty area, and Rivaldo stopped the ball back under the pressure of the defender. Ronaldo shot low with his right foot from 17 meters in front of the goal, and the ball passed through Campbell's crotch and was hugged by Siman.

The three consecutive threatening shots made the Brazilian fans in the stands cheer. As long as Brazil's offense starts to fight, they don't believe they can't win the ball!

During this process, Tiger retreated a little and began to take the initiative to help Gerald defend. It was his retracement that made it difficult for Brazil's offense to penetrate from the middle into the penalty area. It was more of a launch from the two wings or a long shot outside the penalty area. However, it was his retracement that made Brazil's two midfielders at a loss. If they pressed the attack, they were afraid that Tiger would suddenly insert it and not pressed it, it would be too boring to stand in the backcourt stupidly...

In the 25th minute, Tiger quickly let everyone know that even if he is at the back, as long as he ignores his existence, he will be taught a lesson!

Carlos's transfer from the wing was interrupted by Beckham in the middle. While he intercepted the ball, Tiger suddenly started to step forward and then successfully received Beckham's pass!

Gilbert and Cleberson immediately rushed towards Tiger at the same time. Tiger looked up at the front, then calmly raised his right foot before the two formed a siege and directly passed the ball forward!

"Tiger's long pass, England counterattack! Ah... The ball was not passed very well, Lucio happened to block the pass route. It seems that Irving can only do it in vain..."

Just as the commentator was sighing, Lucio on the field realized that Tiger's pass was really awkward - he was not too high, he couldn't reach it even if he lifted his feet, and could not block it with his body...

Lucio is a very top defender, but his problem is that sometimes he is easily distracted on the court - this time he is distracted, even if he blocks it directly with his body, there will be no problem. But he doesn't know why he raised his right foot and wanted to stop Tiger's long pass with his thigh...

The ball hit the upper edge of his thigh, then jumped up, jumped directly over Lucio's body, and jumped behind him!

Irving, who had stopped sprinting just now, looked at the ball flying towards him in surprise...

At this time, a shooter's instinct made Irving not think about why the ball appeared in front of him for no reason. He stretched out his foot and hooked the ball forward, then dribbled the ball and started running into the penalty area!

Lucio turned around and chased Irving, and Junior and Ed Milson also rushed towards Irving, but it was too late. Irving, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area, faced Marcos who was attacking, calmly shot a little bit in front of the free throw!

The ball passed Marcos' body and quickly flew into the center of the goal!

In the 26th minute of the first half, England led Brazil 1-0! Irving's third goal in this World Cup and Tiger's third direct assist in this World Cup!
Chapter completed!