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Chapter 359 The greatest tragedy in history! Yang Hao: Our goal is to win the championship! [A big chapter with ten thousand words, please beg me to subscribe]

On the 25th, after playing the third group match in Pretoria, Spain returned to Potchefstroom without stopping.

The knockout round of the top 16 is on the 29th, and the game is located in Cape Town.

Yang Hao and many Spanish international players are no strangers to this city.

According to the itinerary, the team will head south after training on the 28th, with three days of rest in between.

No, strictly speaking, there are only 5 training sessions.

These 5 training sessions are either recovery or adjustment.

There is simply no time for Spain to slowly prepare.

For example, the 26th.

Due to the game the night before, it was already very late when the players returned to the base camp.

But this requires racing against time.

It’s already 2010 and you’re still playing 442?

Time was limited, and he did not waste a single minute. Instead, he went straight to the point and put all the information about England into the hands of the players, including the situations and characteristics of the opponents each of them would face.

This is different from the club's weekly double matches.

For example, Gerrard and Lampard have no problems when viewed separately, but when put together, they have big problems.

The opponents you encounter are of all kinds, each with their own characteristics and advantages.

What's more important is the performance of England as a whole and its international players since this World Cup.

Yes, they are world-class, but if you put aside the halo of stardom and study these players carefully, it is easy to find that they are all quintessentially British players.

There is no problem with Capello's ability, there is no problem with his coaching level, and there is no problem with the cards and strength of England's players.

But all of this combined creates a problem.

Many fans will ask, why is it difficult for English players to play abroad?
It's just because their technical and tactical levels can't keep up.

The most important thing is to understand your opponent and yourself.

Is it really all a drag on the Premier League and is it the FA’s problem?

This backwardness is comprehensive.

Yang Hao and the coaching staff have dealt with intensive schedules in the past few years, and they have their own way of preparing.

According to the usual practice, at least 2 days of rest are required, which means that 3 training sessions are gone.

It’s the same lack of time. In the club, the players’ tacit understanding is better.

Moreover, Yang Hao directly told the players his tactical intentions against England.

……

Which of these players is not a world-class star?

That's why Yang Hao originally arranged the training camp in a remote and quiet place and refused outside visitors.

After the training session ended on the afternoon of the 26th and the team had dinner, Yang Hao arranged for a meeting with the whole team.

why?

From the 1980s to the 1990s after the Heysel tragedy, and even now, English football has always lagged behind continental Europe on a technical and tactical level.

But the tournament system won’t give you such time at all.

Why do England's stars shine in the Premier League but languish in the national team?

In the Premier League, they may be able to reform and improve by introducing foreign players, famous foreign coaches, and management systems from continental Europe, but what about youth training?

There is no doubt about Capello's tactical skills, but England is one of the few teams in this World Cup that insists on using the 442 style of play.

Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Terry, Ashley Cole...

Therefore, the training session on the morning of the 26th had to be suspended to give the players a rest, and recovery training began in the afternoon.

How many players have England produced over the years? What are the characteristics? How is the tactical adaptability?

What are their strengths, what do they need to pay attention to during the game, and what are their shortcomings and weaknesses?
Everything is put into the report given to the players in detail, and everyone has a copy.

This is the biggest test for the team in a tournament system like the World Cup or European Cup.

Some people may say, isn’t this outrageous?

Of course, Spain's current advantage is that their players have played together for many years and have a good understanding of each other.

Are they noobs?

It's not that Capello has never thought of using other formations and tactics. Since he coached England, he has tried repeatedly, but the results are not satisfactory.

England under the coaching of Capello can actually be described in one word: difficult!
In fact, many people in the industry were not optimistic about Capello when he was coaching England.

On the 28th, it is necessary to adjust the players' status and prepare for the game on the evening of the 29th.

why?
Let me say something that may be scolded by Premier League fans: English players are noobs!

Whether in the league or the Champions League, targeted training will be conducted before a match to study the opponent, run in the routine, and familiarize the players.

Isn't it because the real level of English players is not as strong as shown in the Premier League?

To put it bluntly, in the Premier League, local English players rely on those foreign players, and it is high-level foreign players who take them flying.

Among Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and even later teams such as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, which team is truly built with a few local players as the core team and has achieved success? Was it successful?
Even in Manchester United in 99, the only English player who really played a key role in the team was Beckham.

But don’t forget Stam in the defense, the Black Wind duo in the forward line, and Roy Keane and Giggs in the midfield.

As for Manchester United in recent years, Rooney seems to be the number one, but it is Ronaldo who plays a key role.

It's no secret that England's local players are not very strong and their worth is staggering.

When Capello, the master tactician from Italy, encounters this group of English players with low technical and tactical literacy and poor tactical adaptability, what should he do?
He repeatedly tried many different playing styles, including 4231.

Why give up?
Because he discovered that Rooney couldn't play as a lone forward.

But Rooney is already England's most prolific forward and the most likely to create a threat.

Therefore, he could only choose to return to the two forwards.

Crouch, Heskey and Defoe were all selected for this World Cup.

On the one hand, it was the problem of the single forward, and on the other hand, the players could not adapt to more advanced tactics, so Capello simply returned to the traditional 442.

This caused a lot of discussion and attention before the World Cup.

There are problems with regression.

Do we need to arrange double Germany in the midfield?

The first match was against the United States, with Milner, Lampard, Gerrard and Lennon in the midfield, and Heskey's partner Rooney at the forward.

In the first 4 minutes, Heskey assisted Gerrard to score.

The results of it?
1 to 1, tied.

In the second game against Algeria, it was still 442. The two forwards remained unchanged, and Capello adjusted the midfield.

Take Milner and let Gerrard play on the left. Lampard partners with Barry, and Lennon is still on the right.

The results of it?
0 is better than 0!

If Yang Hao were Capello, he would cry directly.

What else can I do?
The third and crucial final was against Slovenia.

Capello made a change, the two forwards became Defoe and Rooney, and the midfielders were Gerrard, Lampard, Barry and Milner.

The result was 1-0, Milner assisted Defoe to score.

……

"I can tell you with absolute certainty that this is England's starting lineup for the next game!"

Yang Hao put the starting lineup for England's game against Slovenia directly on the tactical board without changing anyone.

Why are you so sure?

Because Capello won't change and doesn't dare to change.

Not only him, but any other head coach would not move at this time.

Milner and Defoe were Capello's last ditch effort in the final group match against Slovenia.

As a result, these two players really created the winning goal and brought England into the top 16.

This looks like a script where a hero is about to emerge from nowhere, right?
For example, Arshavin in 08.

But the problem is that neither Milner nor Defoe has such personal ability.

"This set of two forwards does not have a center. In addition, England's midfielder lacks the ability to pass and receive. They attack more directly and pass long balls, and they cannot even open the wings."

Why?

Gerrard and Milner are not wing breakers.

Ashley Cole and Glen Johnson didn't dare to press forward too much when facing Slovenia, but would they dare to play against Spain?
Why not?
The central defender combination of Terry and Upson is slow.

Slow speed, slow pursuit, slow turn... everything is slow!

Yang Hao knows very well that Spain actually likes to play against teams like England.

Their skills are not good enough, their ability to pass and control the ball is not strong, the midfielder cannot grab the ball, and the central defender in the back line is slow.

What about the two central midfielders?

Lampard, Gerrard and Barry all have the same character, typical English midfielders who are both offensive and defensive, but they easily lose their position when retreating and they also like to attack.

At the club, this is not a problem.

Because they will have an excellent defensive player wiping their butts behind them.

But what about in the national team?

That's the problem!
Someone had previously proposed that Capello play 433, use Hargreaves to play as a deep back, and be responsible for defense full-time, while Gerrard and Lampard played as central midfielders, but with Hargreaves' injury, this idea has never been can become reality.

In view of the characteristics of England, Yang Hao's strategy in this game was to firmly control the midfield, take advantage of Spain's passing and ball control advantages, and use passing and cutting to open England's defense.

Then use the pass to hit behind Terry and Upson!
"Remember, my requirements for this game are very simple. The whole game is to control the ball and rhythm."

"At the beginning of the game, I only had one request: to score a goal."

"Goal first and score more goals than our opponents!"

"Even, I hope you can seal the victory directly in the opening stage or in the first half!"

"I hope that you will use a devastating attack to make the whole world recognize us again!"

Yang Hao's encouragement received a warm response from the Spanish internationals.

Put aside, Spain loves offensive football deep down.

In the years when Yang Hao has been coaching, the general trend of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and even La Liga as a whole has been towards offense.

Many rules are formulated to protect technical players.

Therefore, when these international players heard about the attack and saw the goal, they were really excited!

……

June 6, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town.

Spain plays England in the knockout round of 16 of the World Cup.

This is a battle that attracts worldwide attention.

As early as before the World Cup, in William Hill's final matchup odds rankings, the probability of Spain vs. England ranked second, second only to Spain vs. Brazil.

At the time, everyone felt that England had secured first place in the group ahead of schedule.

Unexpectedly, England was unlucky enough to encounter Spain early.

As soon as the game started, Spain pressed hard.

When Rooney kicked the ball back into midfield to Gareth Barry.

Barry had just stopped the ball and was about to turn around when he heard warnings from Lampard around him.

"careful!"

Then I felt a threat.

Torres sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed and had already reached the area behind Barry.

As long as he turned around, with Barry's foot skills, it would be difficult to get rid of Torres's entanglement.

So Barry kicked the ball back and handed it to Terry who was trailing behind.

Torres was like a gust of wind, passing by Barry and chasing Terry.

Terry kicked the ball to Glen Johnson on the right.

The young right back stopped the ball, took a step forward, and was pestered by David Silva. He immediately chose to kick the ball back, passed it back to Terry, and then passed it to Earp. Sen.

"Spain showed an aggressive attitude from the start."

"Their frontcourt players pressed hard and were very determined."

"Let's see how England handles it this time."

"Upson made a long pass directly to the frontcourt."

"The kick was very powerful. Spain's entire formation was pressing forward and the ball fell directly behind them."

"Defoe was pushing forward, but we saw that Ramos, Pepe and Puyol were also very quick to track back."

"Ramos is very smart, and his physical confrontation is not bad. He directly took Defoe."

Under the joint attack of Ramos and Pepe, Defoe failed to stop the ball in time.

After the football landed and rebounded, Pepe took the lead and kicked the ball back into the England half.

Spain's defenders are very fast in returning to defense and cooperate very well.

Especially Ramos and Pepe.

Two teammates who have been together at Atletico Madrid for many years knew each other's thoughts with just a glance.

When the ball fell into England's half, there was no immediate counterattack.

England grabbed the spot.

The two sides started pressing near the midline.

Spain's attitude was very clear. They took the initiative from the beginning and pressed forward very decisively.

England focuses on the midfield.

Yang Hao had always stood on the sidelines and observed, but in the second minute of the game, he noticed a detail.

Gerrard and Milner appear to be playing as wide midfielders, but in fact, they are very close to the center.

For example, starting at 1 minute and 56 seconds, after the Spanish midfielder stole the ball, he passed the ball continuously, and Iniesta took the ball to the left rib, which is England's right rib.

At this time, Gareth Barry retreated, Lampard went to defend Iniesta, and Gerrard appeared in the middle.

It seems that Gerrard and Lampard are the central midfielders.

Milner was following Antonio Lopez, obviously wary of the Spanish left back's advance.

But this attack also reflects the characteristics of Spain.

David Silva ran back and pulled out Glen Johnson.

After Xiaobai completed a beautiful one-two with Torres, he caught the ball in the left corner of the penalty area and tried to break through to the bottom line.

At this time, Upson pulled directly to the right back position and blocked Iniesta.

Torres decisively ran horizontally through the middle.

David Silva suddenly turned in a direction, got rid of Glen Johnson, crossed into the penalty area from behind Upson, received Iniesta's through pass, and passed from the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area. .

But this pass was blocked by Gareth Barry and blocked from the baseline.

The whole coordination sounds long, but actually happens in a matter of seconds.

Spain's exquisite passing and cutting cooperation brought huge trouble to England.

If it weren't for Gareth Barry's timely retracement, David Silva passed the ball out, and Villa received the ball from the back, it would have been easy to pose a threat and even score.

When Yang Hao saw this corner kick, he also noticed Capello's intention.

As Yang Hao has been saying before, at the tactical level of this World Cup, the most obvious trend is that 4231 has become the mainstream, and 442 has become synonymous with being outdated.

The 442 style of play has natural flaws in the middle.

Whether it's 4231 or 433, this style of play has shortcomings.

However, Spain is better at midfield passing and control.

As a world-famous coach, it is impossible for Capello not to pay attention to this, so his strategy should be that if Spain launches an attack from the left, Milner will be responsible for marking Antonio Lopez, and Gerrard will receive it from the center.

In this case, the center becomes a three-midfield configuration of Gerrard, Lampard and Gareth Barry.

On the other hand, if playing on the right, Gerrard will recover with Ramos and Milner.

But this seems like a solution within no solution.

Because the problem is obvious.

If Spain launches an attack from the left and attracts England's entire defense, what if the long pass is transferred to the right?
Can the England midfielder adjust at this time?

Also, just now the central defender was pulling wide, and Gareth Barry dropped to the central defender position to fill the gap.

There is a big gap between Terry and Ashley Cole.

Thinking of this, Yang Hao immediately walked to the sidelines, called Xavi and Villa who were closest to him, gave them gestures, and made targeted adjustments.

……

In the 3rd minute of the game, David Silva dribbled the ball from the left and tried to break through Glen Johnson. The two got entangled, causing the ball to go out of the sideline.

The referee awarded England a throw-in.

But when Glen Johnson ran over to take the kick, he found that he was surrounded by Spanish players and he couldn't find a passing route.

This makes the England right back very depressed.

In the end, he had to throw it directly to Rooney in front. As a result, when Rooney and Puyol were fighting for the top, the ball was tipped by Puyol to Iniesta in front.

After Xiaobai protected the ball, he took a step back and passed it back to Xavi Alonso.

After Xabi Alonso stopped the ball in the left area of ​​the center, he glanced ahead.

Xavi was pushing forward, while Torres was retreating. The Atletico Madrid captain even called Xavi Alonso and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

It looks like they are going to cooperate in the middle.

But just when everyone was thinking this, Xabi Alonso suddenly made a quick overhead pass, directly from the 30-meter front to the right side of the penalty area.

I saw Villa quickly running forward, taking advantage of the head start, blocking Ashley Cole's position with his body, catching up with Xavi Alonso's pass, and volleyed with his right foot. One unload.

Villa's foot skills showed their effect at this moment.

Just now Rooney also received a long pass, but the ball stopped far away.

But this time, Villa steadily unloaded the ball in front of him and chased after him.

The smartest thing about Calabash is that when he stops the ball and moves, his body always pins Ashley Cole in a very inconvenient position to grab the ball, which makes the England left back very depressed.

When Villa chased into the penalty area, he was afraid of being interfered by Ashley Cole, so he lightly touched the falling football with his left foot, pushing the ball to his right front, allowing Ashley Cole to Out of reach.

At the same time, after he caught up with the previous step, he directly exerted force with his right foot without having to adjust, and hit a half-high volley.

"Villa hits the goal!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Spain scored!!!"

"Less than 4 minutes into the game, Spain took the lead in breaking England's goal!"

"A long pass from Xavi Alonso was handled very calmly by Villa and he put the ball into the England goal."

"1 to 0!"

"Spain had a very good start and showed aggressive momentum from the beginning."

"England beware!"

"If they fail to perform better than in the group stage tonight and face Spain, who are bound to win, they may be in trouble."

……

In this game, Spain is almost playing against England.

Yang Hao didn't even hide his tactical intentions.

He clearly told Capello and everyone that he wanted to use Spain's best method to destroy England.

Faced with Spain's midfield stranglehold and frontcourt pressing, England's only option was to pass the ball long.

England tried several times to penetrate the ball, but when they reached the midfield, especially when advancing near the halfway line, they often encountered problems.

In order to ensure the success rate of passing, they all use short-distance passing.

The short distance made it difficult for them to open up Spain's defensive formation.

English players lack the skills to handle the ball in a small area, which leads them to often lose the ball under the interference of Spanish defensive players after passing the ball a few times.

For example, in the 10th minute.

Milner returned to the center to dribble the ball. Gareth Barry tried to pass to Rooney in front, but Puyol blocked the ball first.

Xabi Alonso picked up the ball again and hit the ball to the thirty-meter area.

At this time, if the game scene is frozen, everyone will find that England's three lines are out of touch.

Especially their defense and midfield.

At the moment of attack, England's players are pushing forward.

Milner and Gerrard recovered, and the full-backs moved forward and became England's only weapon to open up the width of the frontcourt.

Therefore, Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole also moved forward.

The moment the ball was intercepted, they wanted to counterattack on the spot. Gareth Barry, Lampard, Milner, Gerrard and others were all rushing forward.

The only two central defenders left in the defense are Terry and Upson.

When Spain successfully intercepted the ball and Xavi Alonso passed the ball again, Torres and Villa were both moving forward, leading Terry and Upson to follow suit.

But the midfielder hasn't had time to come back yet.

This creates a huge gap between the midfield and the back line.

After Iniesta stopped the ball, he quickly passed it to David Silva on the left front. He went around behind Silva and ran to the left sideline, while David Silva dribbled the ball to the left. rib.

Spain's quick counterattack quickly formed a 4-on-2 situation in the frontcourt.

But Terry immediately caught up with David Silva and blocked David Silva's pass into the penalty area.

Gareth Barry also followed back to defend, ready to rush to help at any time.

David Silva kept observing the situation around him.

He knew very well that the best thing at this time was to transfer the long pass to the unguarded back point, Villa's position.

But with Gareth Barry behind him and Terry in front of him, there was no space at all.

So, David Silva chose to pass the ball.

He did not pass in front of Iniesta, but directly in front of him.

Xiaobai and David Silva have played together for so many years, and they both know each other's playing habits.

David Silva's pass is telling Iniesta to cross the ball!
Iniesta quickly passed through Terry's defense, caught up with David Silva's pass, and passed the ball to the center of the penalty area.

This pass is also very particular.

Torres moved forward quickly, but didn't have time to follow up with the first blow.

The same is true for England centre-back Upson.

The ball fell directly to the back point.

The unguarded Villa faced Iniesta's pass on the right side of the penalty area. After stopping the ball with his chest, he pushed the ball to the goal.

At this time, Torres seized the opportunity, got ahead of Upson and goalkeeper James, and stabbed the ball towards the goal.

The ball went straight into the England goal.

2 is better than 0!

The entire Green Point Stadium was completely boiling!
Except for the England fans, all the fans in the stadium were cheering for Spain's wonderful goal.

The Spanish international players quickly ran to the sidelines and rushed to the stands where the Spanish fans were, cheering passionately and hugging each other excitedly.

11 minutes into the game, leading by 2 goals!
Could there be a more wonderful start than this?
……

Continuous goals have given Spain a huge boost in morale.

The fighting spirit of the English players was completely knocked into the abyss.

This is particularly evident on the court.

Spain's international players are full of aggressiveness, and their momentum is even more impressive than at the beginning.

England's international players are obviously lacking in fighting spirit and even worry about gains and losses.

Not only Glen Johnson and Upson, but also the core players Terry, Lampard and others are obviously not confident enough.

This is not because their mental quality is not strong, but because of the situation of this game, they began to be afraid and began to panic.

In a decisive knockout match, they conceded 10 goals in the first 2 minutes. How can they play this kind of game?
Yang Hao understood the truth very well.

The centipede snake is dead but not stiff.

Therefore, he signaled the players to continue attacking and keep applying pressure.

He will directly seal the victory in the first half!

It was because of Yang Hao's thoughts and arrangements that Spain did not relax its vigilance after taking a 2-goal lead. Instead, it continued to exert pressure and maintain a high-pressure state on the court.

In the 23rd minute, Torres retreated from the right rib to receive the pass from Villa and Xavi. He made a transition and directly blocked Villa's pass back to the center and handed it to Iniesta. .

Xiaobai also played very smartly. He did not stop the ball, but faced Torres' return pass. After seeing Torres pass the ball, he turned around and sprinted forward. He directly made an overhead pass. Directly behind central defender Terry.

Terry was always facing a formidable enemy and had already been wary of Torres, so he turned around and chased after him.

Torres started from a further back position than Terry, but his speed and explosive power were better. Although he was unable to catch up due to Terry's interference, he did not fall behind in the scramble.

When the two caught up with the ball at the outside of the penalty area, Torres and Terry kicked at the same time, but Torres touched the ball first, and Terry kicked Torres' right foot.

The ball was swept towards the center by Torres' right foot.

In the middle of the penalty area, Upson quickly returned to defense. When he saw Torres' pass coming, he seemed to hesitate.

According to his intention, he originally wanted to stop the ball, then turn around and make a big kick.

After all, when returning to defense, he was facing his own goal.

But just when he was about to stop the ball, someone around him warned him.

David Silva approached him quietly and was already beside him.

Upson realized at that moment that he couldn't stop the ball.

David Silva is short but very flexible. With Upson's foot skills, the ball may be cut off as soon as he stops it.

But he is facing his own goal, so he can't pass the ball to his teammates behind him, right?
Pass to goalkeeper James?
Upson's first thought was to pass back to the goalkeeper.

However, Torres's pass was very fast and difficult to handle. If he was not careful, it would be an own goal. This caused Upson to change his footwork and the position of touching the ball in a hurry. As a result, he made a mistake in judgment. He actually kicked him.

At this moment, everyone was stunned!

How could such a mistake happen?
David Silva seized the opportunity decisively and caught up with the ball first. Facing the attacking goalkeeper James, David Silva made a calm push shot.

The ball slipped under James and into the England goal.

3 is better than 0!

"What a stupid mistake!!"

"England's centre-back Upson made a very, very fatal mistake!"

"It's hard for us to believe that such a mistake could occur in the knockout rounds of the World Cup."

"This is so inappropriate."

"It's hard for us to imagine Capello's mood at this moment. He probably has murder in mind."

"Originally, the situation at 0-2 was already quite bad, but at this time, Upson's fatal mistake made England even worse."

"0 to 3!"

"It can almost be said that England has been sentenced to death in advance!"

……

When the score reached 0-3, everyone already knew that Spain's overall situation was decided.

Before the game, everyone thought it would be a fight between dragons and tigers.

Unexpectedly, during the game, Spain almost slaughtered England head-on.

England continued their poor performance in the group stage.

Especially when the score was behind, their players did not show enthusiasm and tenacity, but played with a lack of fighting spirit.

This is obviously not just a technical and tactical issue.

When Yang Hao saw this scene on the sidelines, he had to admit that the mentality of the English players was indeed very bad.

The reward system formulated by the Football Association before the game to treat the main players and substitutes differently should be a very important point.

To put it bluntly, this is dividing the England dressing room.

But the problem is, the FA is not short of money, so why are they so stingy?
Yang Hao didn't have time to think about this problem because the game on the court was still going on.

After scoring the third goal, Spain slowed down its offensive somewhat.

England is regrouping and trying to stabilize its position and defense.

Both sides slowed down the tempo slightly, which resulted in the game looking like it was back to an even match.

But Spain still controls the ball.

Until the 31st minute, after the Spanish midfielder stole the ball, Xavi passed the ball to Iniesta.

After Iniesta stopped the ball and got rid of Gareth Barry, he dribbled the ball forward and handed it to David Silva on the left rib, and then ran forward quickly.

When David Silva stopped the ball, he dunked past Glen Johnson and passed the ball to Torres who was retreating.

Torres retreated and brought out Upson. After stopping the ball, he took a step back. When he passed the fast forward Iniesta, he knocked the ball to Iniesta with his heel.

Xiaobai dribbled the ball from the left rib into the left side of the penalty area. After dribbling the ball past Terry, facing the attacking goalkeeper James, he made a light shot and sent the ball into the England goal again.

4 is better than 0!

"Wuhu!"

Iniesta jumped up with excitement, turned around and ran away.

All the Spanish internationals chased after him.

In fact, by the fourth goal, everyone was no longer so excited.

At this moment, everyone knew that the overall situation was decided.

Iniesta's goal was the icing on the cake.

But for Spanish players, there are never too many goals.

Even Yang Hao himself did not expect that the Spanish game would go so smoothly.

Just over half an hour, 4 goals!
This is simply the rhythm of a bloodbath.

……

Football games are sometimes so inexplicable.

In the first 30 minutes or so, Spain scored 4 goals in a row, their offensive was overwhelming, and their scoring efficiency was extremely high.

But after scoring 4 goals in a row, it may be that the players' mentality was a little relaxed, or it may be that the players saved a little strength to give England some face. Anyway, in the end, Spain failed to score again in the remaining hour. .

Spain still created a lot of opportunities, but they were never able to score again.

In this game, the two teams created a total of 35 shots, which is not a small number of shots.

But Spain created 27 times, and England only created 8 times.

This huge disparity shows England's loss in this game.

But more importantly, in this game, England failed to make several threatening attacks throughout the game.

It can be said that this is a complete defeat!

Spain once again ignited media and fans around the world with its 4-0 victory.

After the game, the British media were the first to open fire.

The British Times highly affirmed the performance of Yang Hao and Spain, believing that Yang Hao showed the technical and tactical level of the world's top coach in front of Capello, and Spain's football level was worthy of this victory.

More importantly, this game allowed England to see the disparity in strength between the two sides.

The Times believes that Capello and the England international should be responsible for the biggest tragedy in history.

In the history of English football, the most they lost on the World Cup stage was 2 goals.

That was all in the 1950s and 1960s, and more than half a century has passed.

But now?

They lost a total of 4 goals, and they lost four net goals!
This can be called the first tragedy in the history of English football!

England, which was hailed as one of the favorites to win the championship before the game, was bombarded by Spain in the quarterfinals and scored 4 goals. This is simply unbelievable.

Even in the UK, many fans don't want to believe it. They even suspect that this group of international football players are betting on football.

Alan Hansen even asked Capello to resign in his own show.

"The team performed so poorly, especially in front of Spain."

"I really can't believe that this defense line composed of Premier League players was so loose and was completely torn to pieces by Spain's attack."

But there were also those who defended Capello.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Redknapp said in an interview with media reporters that Capello was responsible for such a disastrous defeat, but what should be seen more is the contribution Capello has given to the team in the past few years. Progress brought about by England.

"I think he should be given more confidence and support."

But the whole of Britain has completely exploded.

They can accept losing, but they cannot accept losing in such a humiliating way.

Especially in the past few years, under the general trend of global competition between the Premier League and La Liga, England unexpectedly lost to Spain 0-4. How can this make all the teams that support the Premier League feel embarrassed?

They have always believed that England is also a traditional strong team and the Premier League is the world's top league.

But now?

This disastrous defeat in the World Cup knockout round was like ruthlessly uncovering a fig leaf covering England and the Premier League. It ruthlessly told everyone that England and the Premier League have been beaten by Spain and the Premier League in terms of technology and tactics, stars, and others. La Liga is gradually leaving.

They are falling behind, completely behind!

Yang Hao and Spain once again won flowers and applause from media and fans around the world with their big victory over England in the top 16 knockout round.

Spain even praised Yang Hao, believing that under Yang Hao's training, this Spanish team could be called the strongest in history!
Whether it is in Spain, Spanish fans around the world, or even within the Spanish national team, the call for winning the championship is getting louder and louder, and the players are becoming more and more confident and confident.

Yang Hao also said publicly for the first time at the post-match press conference, "I am very happy, because tonight in Cape Town, I saw a team that has the strength to compete for the championship!"

"I'm even more happy that this team is us!"

Yang Hao called on everyone to continue working hard and guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

"As long as we perform like we did tonight in every game, I believe we will win the championship!"

Before the World Cup, Yang Hao received some criticism and suspicion due to his poor performance in the warm-up matches.

But now, Spain is relying on its increasingly excellent state and winning one victory after another, winning everyone's recognition.

Especially Yang Hao.

(End of this chapter)