Chapter 324 Liberate Tiger

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Goal! England took the lead! With a bad turn of Lucio, Irving got a rare one-on-one opportunity. He calmly faced the goalkeeper who shot and broke the deadlock! After a previous attack that was comparable to Brazil, England still took the lead with a counterattack! But what I was a little worried about is whether England would start to recover defense after England took the lead, while Brazil began to push the offensive situation? This might make the game boring..."

Espn's commentator was still talking nonstop, while Irving had already waved his fist frantically. Then he opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines - this was his third goal in this World Cup, and it also made him the No. 1 scorer in the team in the England World Cup tied with Tiger. For Irving, this was a proud goal!

Tiger hugged Beckham who was running over in the midfield. After letting go, Beckham asked Tiger hesitantly: "What happened just now? Is Lucio's mistake also in your calculation?"

"This should be a coincidence." Tiger shrugged: "But I have considered the height of the pass. Only Lucio can intercept the ball on this route, so I passed a ball that would make him stop the ball very difficult... But I didn't expect that he would use his thighs to stop the ball, even if he bumped his stomach, he could intercept the ball in the middle."

Beckham was stunned for a moment, then looked at Tiger at the monster, and began to pray to Lucio in his heart.

After gaining the advantage of one goal, England did not regain defense, but continued to fight with the opponent in the midfield. However, Scholes and Beckham both retreated a little, while Tiger began to frequently switch positions with Gerrard, stayed behind to defend, allowing Gerrard to sprint - this approach brought great trouble to Brazil's defense. They were responsible for guarding Tiger's two back midfielders who dared not ignore the threat caused by Tiger's possible forward insertion, nor did they dare to leave Gerrard alone - you should know that this is also a back midfielder with strong offensive ability. His dribbling, long shots and passes at the front of the penalty area are also quite threatening, not to mention that he, Husky and Irving, both played for Liverpool, and there was no problem with cooperation...

What made Brazil even more troubled was their offense. The infiltration and breakthrough in the middle were completely unable to hit the English solid defense line. Edilson could not replace Ronaldinho's role on the court at all. Ronaldo and Rivaldo had to frequently pull to the side to participate in the offense. In this way, the direct threat to the goal was undoubtedly reduced a lot!

Ronaldinho is not on the court, and the biggest impact on Brazil is that the two main scorers have to retreat more to get the ball, or pull to the side to get the ball. Although Carlos and Carfo are excellent in offensive skills, England's wing defense adopts the tactic of letting you cross it, just to deal with your breakthrough, so that the small technical breakthrough ability is slightly average, double card can only keep kicking from both sides. However, Brazil does not have a forward who is good at heading the ball in the frontcourt, and the two central defenders in England are even more judged that the top central defenders with excellent position bounce. In this way, Rivaldo and Ronaldo can only continue to complete breakthroughs from the side.

In the 28th minute, Ronaldo completed a threatening shot. After moving to the left, he and Carlos made a beautiful cooperation, then dribbled the ball and broke through Ashley. Cole's defense broke into the penalty area and pushed the shot at a small angle. Ximan stood very well and confiscated the ball directly.

It was not until five minutes later that Brazil made another shot. Carlos dribbled the ball horizontally and then shot. The ball missed the far post. In the 39th minute, Rivaldo made a cross from the middle, and Cleberson inserted directly took a long shot. The ball hit Campbell, and Ferdinand immediately cleared the ball.

"Brazil is in some trouble. They cannot tear open England's tight and orderly defense line, and England's counterattack is also something they must be concerned about... If the score cannot equalize in the first half, England's defense may be more determined in the second half! Eriksen is a Serie A coach and has achieved considerable results in the coordination of defense. In offense, the quick and tacit cooperation of several English frontcourts can also score a large number of goals. This England is indeed very excellent!"

After resisting Brazil's fierce attack, England began to gradually recover. Tiger's continuous ball control in the midfield gave England's defense a chance to breathe. Then they began to launch a counterattack, and Brazil was forced to retreat.

Seeing that the opponent's defense was very tight, Tiger began to continuously dispatch in the middle, mobilizing Brazil's defense line through short passes and back and forth, trying to find the opponent's defense flaws - even if you can't find it, you have to delay more time...

When facing opponents like Brazil, any point needs to be carefully considered.

Under the dispatch of Tiger, England's back and forth passes were also very smooth. Although Brazil's pressing in the midfield was quite fierce, it was difficult to cut the ball from their feet...

"I really can't believe that the England team on the court... They can actually organize the offense through back and forth transmission in the frontcourt!"

This commentator obviously said it a bit early. England did a good job of passing the ball, but they are not players who are good at this kind of offense after all...

When Tiger returned Beckham again, some cooperation mistakes occurred between these two England's most trusted players.

Tiger's intention to return the message was a little more obvious, while Beckham's response was a bit slow.

At this moment, Gilberto Silva made a fierce tackle, and Beckham was forced to jump up, and then the ball was directly shoveled by Gilberto Silva - he did not get up, but swept the ball directly to Ronaldo a little in front!

Most of Brazilian players have already followed, but the two forwards have been staying in the frontcourt!

At this time, Ronaldo, who had just returned from injury, began to show his "alien" style back then!

Ronaldo accelerated and got rid of Gerald almost the moment he received the ball, and then began to drive forward. In both directions in front of him, Rivaldo and Edilson were running at the same time!

Fortunately, England's defense line did not rise to the top just now, and Brazil's frontcourt offensive combination is facing the entire England defense line.

When Ronaldo dribbled the ball into the 30-meter area, Ashley Cole rushed over from the side to defend him. At this time, Ronaldo seemed to be back in the state before being injured. Two consecutive pendulum-like outspokens directly got rid of Cole who rushed over to defend!

Cole was removed by Ronaldo, and England's defense immediately revealed a big flaw. Campbell was about to rush forward to defend Ronaldo. Rivaldo had already rushed past him. Just as the two passed by, Ronaldo had moved quickly and directly passed the ball from two central defenders in England!

Rivaldo, who was running forward, received the ball behind the England back line, and then directly pushed the ball without hesitation. The ball flew past Ximan, who was attacking, and flew directly into the goal!

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Rivaldo! A beautiful cooperation between Rivaldo and Ronaldo! Brazil's counterattack was as fast as lightning! By the same counterattack, Brazil equalized the score, and when the first half was about to end! This was a big blow to England!"

This goal is undoubtedly a huge blow to England, but it can give the Brazilian national team, which has begun to feel weak, a shot of a heart-warming shot!

Ronaldo and Rivaldo hugged each other. Both of them have scored five goals in this World Cup. Brazil, which has the strongest firepower, is well-deserved!

"Damn it, I made a mistake!" Beckham shook his hand suddenly, looking regretful.

"Don't say that, David, I'm responsible." Tiger bit his lip: "In the second half, we will compete with them!"

After England re-telephoned, the first half ended quickly, and after returning to the locker room, Erikson did not make any adjustments to the tactics.

"We played perfectly in the whole first half... We made some mistakes in that goal conceding, but no one would not make mistakes... So in the second half, we continued to play like in the first half. In the first half, the only thing I was not satisfied with you was that you had never beat Brazil in the offensive!"

Erikson said loudly: "We have nothing to regret when we hit this point! Continue to attack in the second half! Their defense is not impeccable. Seize the opportunity and give them a moment!"

"No problem!" England's players also started yelling together - indeed, what are they going to be afraid of? Brazil cannot win the World Cup championship, but England does not have the pressure in this regard. After all, their performance in the World Cup has not been very good for many years...

The halftime break passed in a blink of an eye, and the English players walked onto the court with a hundredfold spirit. If it were the final, they might be nervous, but in the semi-finals, as Eriksen said, they had nothing to regret! There was nothing to be afraid of!

Tiger was the last player to walk out of the locker room as usual, and he stopped before he walked out of the locker room.

"Mr. Coach, if you want to strengthen the offense... I can also play the striker." After saying this, Tiger walked out of the locker room with big strides, leaving only the thoughtful Eriksen.

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The second half of the game began with the shouts of fans on both sides.

Neither Erikson nor Scolari had substitutions. It was obvious that both sides were quite satisfied with the performance of the players on the court.

Brazil first launched the offense in the second half.

After falling back and forth a few shots in the midfield, the ball was passed to Lucio on the back line. After Lucio received the ball, he did not pass the ball, but began to decisively dribble the ball and attack!

When he was in Leverkusen, Lucio was originally a "sword guard" with a strong desire to get in. In the Brazilian national team, there was never a shortage of offensive players in the frontcourt, which made Lucio focus more on defense, but it did not mean that he would not participate in the offense!

Husky, caught off guard, was directly broken by Lucio. The advantage of defender forward is suddenness. At the same time, no specific player on the defense will defend him, which can easily cause loopholes in the opponent's defense.

However, Tiger immediately met him. He was also a player without a specific defense target. At this time, Tiger seemed so active.

Lucio wanted to forcibly get rid of Tiger's defense, but Tiger showed excellent confrontational ability and directly rushed to knock Lucio to the ground - the referee blew Tiger's foul, and Brazil won a free kick near the center circle.

Lucio, who had climbed up from the ground, shook his head. The opponent's foul was very timely. If he continued to flip forward, the England defense line, which was already prepared, would not let him succeed.

He began to take the free kick, but did not pass it directly, but passed it to Cleberson.

Kleberson started dribbling forward, and Tiger also met - Tiger would not be lazy in such a game. Since he did not have defensive ability, why not?

After Tiger made a pass, Cleberson chose to pass the ball, and he passed it directly to Gilberto Silva, who began to dribble the ball along the left!

Beckham wanted to defend him, but was attracted by Kafu. Brazil's two midfielders rarely participated in the offense, but the occasional forward insertion would have unexpected effects!

It was not until the 30-meter area that Miles rushed to defend Gilbert. At this time, Gilbert directly passed the ball and passed it to Ronaldo in the corner of the penalty area!

Beckham made up for the team to defend Ronaldo, but Ronaldo directly dribbled the ball away - then, the aliens dribbled the ball into the penalty area...

"Hold him!" Erikson shouted on the sidelines, allowing Ronaldo to enter the penalty area. That was a very dangerous thing!

Campbell and Ferdinand rushed towards Ronaldo at the same time, and Beckham and Miles who were returning to defense surrounded Ronaldo from all directions - they were not worried that Ronaldo would pass the ball. Gilbert and Cafort were behind Ronaldo, and Rivaldo had Gerald defending, while Edilson was stared by Cole who returned to the penalty area. Carlos was unguarded, but he was still near the sideline...

Facing the opponent's fierce attack, England's defensive formation was not in chaos.

However, the little thing on the football field sometimes does not mean that your formation is not messy and you will definitely not lose the ball if you don’t make mistakes on defense. You can only reduce the possibility of losing the ball to a lower level - there will still be accidents.

Now, it's an accident.

Faced with the heavy siege of the English defenders, Ronaldo shook his feet a few times in a row, and suddenly swung his calf quickly under the pressure of Campbell and Ferdinand, and shot directly with his toes!

The ball flew between Campbell's legs, and the place where Ronaldo's shot was quite close to the goal. When Shiman saw the ball flying from Campbell, he had no time to react...

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! The ball scored! It was a strange goal! There was almost only one shooting route, and Ronaldo scored the ball! The sixth goal! Ronaldo's sixth goal in this World Cup! It's wonderful, so exciting! Under the heavy siege, he scored in an unexpected way... Ronaldo is not as gorgeous as before he was injured, but he is smarter and more skillful!"

Amid the cheers of the commentator, Ronaldo ran to the sidelines with his arms wide open, and the bald head with a tile hair looked so eye-catching under the camera...

Relying on the goals of two absolute superstars Rivaldo and Ronaldo, Brazil reversed England! Just four minutes into the second half!

"The game is good now!" Almost all commentators from all over the world expressed this feeling-Brazil will not retreat to defense, and England will play more openly after falling behind. The next game will undoubtedly be less steady than before, but more exciting!

"Joe, go warm up!"

Erikson thought for a moment, turned around and shouted at Joe Cole on the bench.

This player is the only authentic left forward in the England national team - in this position, England has always made Scholes guest appearance, and sometimes Husky can also play left forward, but at this time, Eriksen wants offense!

The young Joe Cole was sent to replace Scholes as the left forward, allowing Scholes to return to the middle lane, and Tiger's position was forward, fully exerting Tiger's personal ability!

After Tiger's words during the break, Erikson began to think about the possibility of this adjustment - Tiger did show his master-level style in the midfield position in this World Cup, but Erikson should not forget that he is also a player who scores goals. Even if he is a midfielder, he has always been a midfielder with many goals!

After scoring twice in the first group stage, Tiger focused more on scheduling the entire team, which reduced his direct threat of offense, but maximized the offensive ability of other players. This was Tiger's sacrifice, but at this time, England no longer needed him to make such sacrifices!

Liberate Tiger and push him to the front line - England, which has Irving and Tiger on the front line, can truly have the capital to compete with Brazil's offensive ability!

As for Husky's lack of ability to grab points in the penalty area after leaving the court, Brazil's defense line has a high advantage, and Husky can't grab a few goals on the court, so his role is much limited. After Joe Cole came on the court, all England's frontcourts were technical players, and they would never have a small threat when playing short passes on the ground. What's more, after Tiger pushed the frontcourt, England's ability to seize opportunities has increased a lot!

When lagging behind, Erikson finally made this decision!
Chapter completed!