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Chapter 625 Ten Years, A Singer!
The second half of the game started, which was almost a repeat of the first half. The German team performed very steadily, and they were not eager to attack, but played in an orderly manner according to the established tactics.

In fact, the relatively conservative performance of the German team in today's game also surprised some people, because when the German coach Loew assisted Klinsmann in the 2006 World Cup, everyone noticed that he was an offensive footballer. When Loew was the head coach of Stuttgart, he also always emphasized offense. The troika of Bobic, Elber and Balakov built by him, Megatron German football, Stuttgart also achieved good results.

In the game before the final, the German team also showed impressive offense and cooperation.

Therefore, the German team's defensive and counterattack tactics in the final are more or less surprising.

The camera was also aimed at Loew, hoping to find the answer from the face of the German young marshal.

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Loew's face is very calm. Although he is an advocate of offensive football, he did not choose to take a risk of attacking in the face of a game like the European Cup final.

The attacking team of the England team with Li Rui as the core, the powerful attacking power shown in the previous games, could not help but be ignored by Loew. Facing such an England with soaring offensive power, Loew chose to be cautious in defending and counterattacking. The strategy still has its reasons.

Now, the score on the field is 1:1, and England still shows a strong desire to attack. If it is pressed to attack at this time, it is very likely that England will seize the opportunity to make another victory. If this is the case, it will be bad.

He decided to let the team continue to focus on defense, supplemented by counterattack.It is not necessary to break through England's goal, and even as long as it can hold the score in 90 minutes of regular games, it is enough.

His plan is that if the tie can be extended to overtime, the German team can fully exert their strength in overtime and defeat England. Afraid of England.

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It can be said that Loew's tactical strategy has something in common with the traditional strategy of the German team when they met England before, that is, to use the tenacity of German football to grind England. The psychological quality of the England team has always been poor. There are often habitual collapses in time games or penalty shootouts, and the tenacity and tactical quality of the Germans are enough to ensure that they persist until the last moment of the game.

Previously in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1996, Germany 1-1 England, 5-4 on penalties. , This is how the host England was beaten to death by the German team.

As a result, England striker Lineker said a classic sentence after the game, "A football game is a game in which both sides play 11 players, and the Germans win in the end." '

Obviously, Loew intends to let the English people relive their old dreams today.

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Contrary to Loew's relatively conservative tactics, Mourinho did not choose to be conservative in this game.He must attack, and only attack.

The history of the war between England and Germany, although it is nonsense to talk about, but Mourinho has to pay attention to it. He studied the video footage of the knockout matches of England and Germany in the previous major competitions, and concluded that England and Germany. In the game, England must take the initiative to attack and strive for the 120-minute game. It is best to end the game in the 90-minute game. Otherwise, once the game is dragged into a penalty shootout, England is really in danger.

In the face of the "feud" Germany, England's already relatively fragile psychological quality, it is difficult to change much in a short period of time. Mourinho is not a god, and he can't do it.

Moreover, England has Li Rui, the most terrifying offensive player in football today, which is also the capital that makes Mourinho determined to attack.

So, at the beginning of the second half, Mourinho stood on the sidelines and waved his hand. He asked England to press across the board and launched a siege against the German team.

Try to score as quickly as possible to get ahead.

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As England continued to attack, the England fans at the Ernst Hapoel Stadium were extremely excited. They kept shouting. Although 45 minutes had passed in the first half, the fans showed no signs of fatigue emotionally or physically. , their voices are still loud and clear.The waving of the arms is still powerful.

Not only England fans, but also German fans. At this moment, the Ernst Hapoel Stadium can be said to be the most popular place in continental Europe.

"England's attack! Li Rui broke through with the ball, Schweinsteiger couldn't stop him, and rushed in! Mertesacker came up--beautiful! Li Rui! His speed is really fast!! Passed the ball! Rooney - shoot!"

It was a low shot. The German goalkeeper Lehmann's long legs barely touched the football. The football changed direction slightly and rolled out of the baseline against the post.

"God! It's a pity that the goal was not scored! I bet, seeing Lehmann's current performance, Wenger must regret letting the German go—"

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After saving Rooney's shot, Lehmann jumped up from the ground, slapped his hands and shouted at his teammates: "Put it on! Watch him! Don't let him pass the ball easily!"

In fact, the German defender cannot be blamed entirely, because Li Rui's breakthrough is too sharp, his technique is very skilled, and his speed is very fast. Turning around was relatively slow, and Li Rui obviously noticed this, so he used his speed advantage to torment the German team's defense in the simplest way.

Li Rui's breakthrough attracted the attention of almost all German defenders and gave Rooney a chance to shoot.

Although the head coach of the German team, Joachim Loew, emphasized this point during the halftime break, it is necessary to pay attention to Li Rui's defense and pay attention to Li Rui's scoring, but it seems that the German team does not have many ways to deal with this .

It's not that easy to stare at Li Rui completely and make him harmless.Li Rui has excellent skills, fast speed, can pass and shoot, which is a nightmare for defensive players.

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Beckham's corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by Mertesacker, ending England's round of offense.In the anti-high-altitude ball, the German team still has an advantage.

Three minutes later, Gerrard's long-range shot, slightly higher than the crossbar, once again put the German fans' hearts to the test.

"Damn! Don't let them take long shots easily!" Loew loudly reminded his players on the sidelines to be more aggressive in the midfield.

His words seemed to be very effective. In England's next attack, Richards, who assisted and stepped forward, dribbled the ball and was shoveled to the ground by Ram. The referee believed that Ram touched the football first and there was no foul.Mourinho raged on the sidelines, in exchange for a warning from the fourth official.

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In the 59th minute of the game, England made a pass error in the frontcourt, and Friedrich immediately launched a counterattack after stealing the ball.

After Podolski received Ballack's pass, he took advantage of the momentum and rushed forward. Hargreaves immediately posted it. He reached out and grabbed Podolski's jersey to prevent him from picking up his speed.

The two ran forward, and the referee Rossetti held the whistle in his mouth, ready to whistle at any time to signal that Hargreaves had fouled.

Podolski was entangled by Hargreaves, unable to pick up his speed, annoyed, he stretched out his hand and pushed back, Hargreaves immediately fell to the ground, and at the same time opened his arms and yelled loudly, hoping to arouse the referee Attention, the German team was sentenced to an offensive foul, and the defense was successful.

However, the referee just hooked his hand at Hargreaves, signaling him to get up, and at the same time gestured forward - no foul, the game continued!

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"Rosetti's penalty is correct! Both sides have actions, Hargreaves' performance is too exaggerated, and his acting skills are really bad." The German commentator was full of praise for the referee Rossetti's penalty.

"Foul! Podolski fouled! Everyone saw that the Cologne pushed Owen (Hargreaves), only Rossetti didn't see it." Taibi said to the referee Rossetti's penalty Criticized loudly, but in the next minute, his accusation against Rossetti escalated into endless resentment and criticism, and fans all over England were like him.

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Hargreaves saw the referee Rossetti signaling the game to continue. He watched Podolski continue to dribble the ball forward. He felt cold, got up from the ground suddenly, and staggered towards Podolski. chase after.

The German team's counterattack was very sharp, and England's defense was empty. Hargreaves decided to stop the German team's attack even if it was a foul.

Podolski is not the kind of fast player. He felt Hargreaves catching up behind him, and immediately chose to pass the ball. The football had just passed from his feet. Hargreaves's The tackle came and he tackled empty.

"Great pass! Klose! Klose!! Can he score a goal and become a German hero? Goal! Beat the British!!" The German commentator shouted into the headset, his eyes were red Yes, this is exciting.

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When England made a mistake in passing the ball in the frontcourt and Friedrich stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack, Beckham desperately chased back. It's too powerful. How could the full-back who just ran to the frontcourt get back in place so quickly?
Klose is about to enter the penalty area. Now in England's penalty area, only Ferdinand is defending from the other side. However, everyone knows that under such circumstances, as the offensive side, Klose has the largest possession As for the initiative, he can complete the shot before Ferdinand pounces on him. Klose can also pass and shoot, and Ballack has already penetrated in place in the middle.

This time, James decisively chose to attack, but, in Klose's view, the England goalkeeper's attack just happened to be convenient for him to shoot.

"Dangerous, Podolski's ball tore through the defense! Klose dribbled the ball! One-handed - David (Beckham)! It's David! God, he is still chasing, from the midfield. Desperately chasing back, but there is no way to stop Klose's shot." Lineker said desperately.

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Beckham felt that he was almost losing his strength, and the desperate pursuit from this distance was really choking.

Seeing that Klose was about to enter the restricted area, the expression on Beckham's face became extremely serious. He bit his lips tightly and made the final decision:

In the 1998 World Cup, a boy named David Beckham was known because of the World Cup in France. At that time, he was fooled by Simeone because he was not calm, and was sent off with a red card. In the end, England was eliminated by the arch-enemy Argentina. Considered a sinner in England.

In the 2002 World Cup, Beckham, who returned from injury, followed England to the round of 16, but was eliminated by that session's champion Brazil.

In the 2004 European Cup, England fell into the sand again.

In the 2006 World Cup, when this man named David Beckham was exhausted and was replaced, he was so tired that he vomited on the sidelines and shed tears, watching England being eliminated by Portugal...

Ten years a reincarnation!
On June 2008, 6, the night of the European Cup final, this was my last European Cup—could I also use red to bid farewell?

Beckham lowered his head and looked at the captain's armband on his arm. The white captain's armband seemed to give him infinite strength. He gritted his teeth!

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Klose didn't pass the ball to Ballack, he decided to shoot himself and looked at the goal. Klose was still sure of scoring the goal.

Lift your feet and get ready to pump a far corner.

However, in the next second, Klose felt that his center of gravity was gone, and then he fell headlong into the penalty area.

This scene shocked everyone. The camera caught up. Behind Klose, Beckham fell to the ground with his legs flying out...

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In front of the goal, James, who was subconsciously preparing to make a save, looked at his captain:

Behind... shoveling people?
Hargreaves, who followed Podolski closely, covered his eyes, not daring to look.He knew that this was the only way to stop Klose's shot, but thinking about what would happen next...

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really--

"Beep!" The Italian referee Rossetti blew his whistle and ran towards the scene of the incident.Meanwhile he had reached into his pocket.

Beckham has already got up from the ground, the corners of his mouth squirming, looking at the referee, waiting for the predictable verdict, as long as that card is shown, he will leave the stadium, leave the final of the European Cup, yes Oh, left, left forever, this is the last European Cup of his career...

ten years ago;
In 1998, red was the beginning;
ten years later;
In 2008, red is parting...

No accident, Rossetti took out the card - the red one!

Bright red!

Dazzling red!

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Mourinho suddenly stood up from his seat, stared wide-eyed, looked at the penalty area, and at the card in the hands of the referee Rossetti——

red?

That's right, it's red!
Mourinho covered his head: "David - what the hell!" he moaned.

Of course Mourinho knows that Beckham's back shovel is the only way to stop Klose's shot. At this time, you can't pin your hopes on the goalkeeper.

However, the cost of being sent off is to block this shot, or to score a goal.Is it really worth it?
Mourinho was even thinking, why wasn't Hargreaves or Richards the one who shoveled from behind?It's terrible that the captain was sent off in such an important game.

Then, Mourinho felt that his thinking was unfair, unfair to Hargreaves, and unfair to Richards.

But is it fair to Beckham?
"David, this is your last European Cup..." Mourinho could feel how painful it was for Beckham to shovel someone behind his back! !

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"Sir, this is not a penalty. I fouled outside the penalty area!" Beckham looked at the red card and tried to calm himself, he said to the referee Rossetti.

"I have my own eyes." Rossetti looked serious and pointed towards the sidelines.Many years later, when recalling this classic European Cup final, Rossetti said that he had officiated so many games, and only when he drew out the red card against Beckham, he felt the most regretful in his heart, but, He is the referee and must enforce the law fairly, although this result is very unfair to Beckham.

"Thank you." Beckham tried his best to smile, bowed his head and walked towards the sidelines.

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Li Rui was extremely excited. He rushed to the referee Rossetti and shouted loudly, "Just give it a yellow card! Just give it a yellow card! He's going for the ball!" Seeing that the referee ignored him , Li Rui shouted almost hoarsely, "This is his last European Cup! The last one! Do you understand? Do you understand? Do you understand?"

Beckham, who was walking towards the end of the field, stopped. He came over and hugged Li Rui, and when he shoveled behind him, he knew his end, yellow card?This is impossible.

"What do you want to do? Is it useful to yell at the referee?" Beckham yelled at Li Rui, "If you want to do something, score a goal, score a goal! Goal! I want the championship!!"

Beckham yelled almost hysterically.

Li Rui looked at Beckham. He didn't blame Beckham for yelling at him like this. He really didn't blame him. He understood how much Beckham was in pain at the moment. He knew that this man wanted to return to England for this European Cup. Team, what a great effort...

Li Rui had the urge to cry. He watched Beckham walking towards Terry. The England captain took off the captain's armband from his arm and handed it to Terry.

He patted Terry on the shoulder, and waved to his teammates who came to comfort him with a smile, "I leave it to you."

Walk towards the sidelines.

"Captain!" Li Rui and other England players shouted.

"Captain!!" This was the shout of the England fans in the stands.

The shouts sounded in Beckham's voice, and the tears he held back finally fell... The camera followed him all the time, the number 7 in the red England jersey, like a rock, a monument...

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