binnovel Chapter 551: Exposing huge problems
Chapter 551: Exposing huge problems
The football crashed into the snow-white net with a devastating force. Spanish coach Enrique's tense emotions burst out instantly. He rarely made any gestures to celebrate goals. He half-knelt in the command area of the home team's coach, looked up to the sky and screamed, venting his anger. The pressure release that comes with scoring a goal.
Being the head coach of the Spanish national team is even more stressful than being the head coach of Barcelona.
"What a terrible moment!"
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said regretfully, and guest commentator Martin Taylor frowned: "Compared with conceding the ball, I personally feel that the mentality of England's defensive players is more important. The negligence during this period led to the final conceding of the ball! In terms of distance There are about five minutes left before halftime. I hope they can make a good summary. The score is still ahead, so there is no need to be too anxious..."
Saul did not celebrate the goal. He bypassed the English defensive players, ran to the kick-off point in the center circle with the football in his arms before Pickford, and just high-fived his teammates while running back. It was a simple celebration of the goal. ball.
"aooaoaooaooaooooo——"
Loud shouts as violent as a tsunami resounded throughout the Benito Villamarin Stadium. Just as Li Qing was about to say something to his teammates, captain Harry Kane took the initiative to walk towards his teammates and shouted encouragement.
However, through keen observation, Li Qing discovered that his teammates had not actually changed, and they still had the same casual attitude.
Head coach Southgate also discovered the same problem, but he did not angrily complain from the sidelines. In fact, it is very normal for players to have such thoughts. It is commonly known as glory saturation. Participating in the World Cup is already a dream stage for many professional players, and there are many World Cup champions. It’s a peak that players can’t even imagine.
England won the World Cup this summer, and the mentality of many players has changed. This can be seen from the fact that many England internationals signed contracts with clubs with better benefits this summer.
We are all adults, and often speaking too much can have the opposite effect.
Everything needs to be understood by the players themselves.
"Beep~"
With the whistle of the on-duty referee Cakir, the third round of the 2018-2019 UEFA Nations League Group A fourth round match between Spain and England at home was announced to restart.
England, which still had a one-goal lead, organized the attack in a leisurely manner. Seeing Saul and Asensio rush over at the same time, Li Qing quickly signaled to Barkley not to pass the ball over, but Barkley opened his bow without looking back. Arrow, the football rolled quickly against the ground towards Li Qing, who was not fully ready to catch the ball.
Saul and Asensio worked together. Saul took the initiative to seek physical confrontation with Li Qing. Even though Li Qing was ready for a collision, he staggered. He tried to use his super explosive power to get the ball before Asensio. It became unrealistic and with a strong sense of responsibility, he had no choice but to stretch his legs behind him to trip Asensio who stole the ball.
The referee Cakir blew his whistle to signal that Li Qing had committed a foul. Perhaps considering that Li Qing rarely committed fouls on the playing field, he did not give Li Qing a yellow card but gave him a verbal warning.
Seeing that there was no yellow card, Li Qing let out a sigh of relief, and then made a gesture of pressing down on his teammate Barkley with both palms, which meant not to pass the ball in a hurry. Barkley was quite self-aware. He was indeed a little anxious when passing the ball just now. He nodded, but since he moved to Chelsea, he is now quite arrogant, and he still goes his own way behind the scenes.
The Spanish players who narrowed the score were high-spirited and highly motivated, as if they had seen the hope of equalizing the score.
Although time passes by second by second, they firmly believe that the next game will develop in a good direction. Li Qing, Southgate and Harry Kane feel more and more pressure.
Before the end of the first half, Spain had a good chance to equalize the score.
Maguire made a defensive mistake when he went forward, and Rodrigo gave the ball to the penalty area. Aspas, who crossed diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, moved the football forward. Joe Gomez, who was defending, fell to the ground and made a tackle. He had already done it, and it was obviously too late to take it back. His right foot kicked Aspas' left foot that was trailing behind.
Referee Cakir blew his whistle and gave Joe Gomez a yellow card.
Pickford was under great pressure during this period. He did not agree with Cakir's penalty and was so emotional that captain Harry Kane could not push him.
Naturally, the penalty made by Cakir will not be taken back. The matter ended with Pickford, who was too emotional, receiving a yellow card. After all... the authority of the referee cannot be violated.
In addition, according to the slow-motion replay given by the on-site director, Joe Gomez did kick Aspas, and there was no problem with Cakir's penalty.
"apappapapapaaaaa——"
The Spanish fans at the Benito Villamarín Stadium gave thunderous applause to the referee Cakir who was very aware of the situation. It was a pity for them that the English players calmed down quickly and did not do anything illegal again. .
England coach Southgate shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, the first half of the game would end soon, otherwise the game would be in trouble.
The player who took the penalty kick was Ramos. He was very excited with the support of the Spanish fans in the audience. He took a very entertaining spoon penalty kick. Pickford chose to pounce on the right side of his body. Therefore, there is nothing he can do against the football flying toward the center of the goal.
"Spoon penalty! The ball went in!"
China Channel 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose an octave: "Ramos is really big-hearted! In this situation, he dares to take a penalty kick! He is indeed a player who has won a Grand Slam! He has a great psychological quality!"
"aooaoaoaooooo——"
Accompanied by loud shouts as violent as a tsunami, the DJ at the Benito Villamarin Stadium shouted at the top of his lungs: "The goal was - Sergio -"
More than 40,000 Spanish fans shouted in unison, almost crazy: "——Ramos!"
Ramos was very excited after scoring the goal. He opened his arms and ran all the way, venting the huge pressure brought by the goal. It takes great courage to take a penalty kick, especially a spoon penalty.
Other Spanish players could no longer suppress the ecstasy in their hearts and celebrated the goal crazily in a fanatical atmosphere.
From two goals down to equalize!
This kind of joy from the bottom of my heart is difficult to calm down, and the head coach Enrique even went to skate and kneel to celebrate.
This shows what this goal means.
In sharp contrast is England head coach Southgate, but there is good news for him. It is still early for the problems to be exposed, and there is still room for maneuver in the game.
All problems can be solved during halftime.
Whether it was the England fans at the scene or in front of the TV, they were a little unable to react. How long did it take for the two-goal lead to be equalized?
BBC commentator Lineker said solemnly: "The defensive players obviously became mentally relaxed in the last few minutes. This did not exist in the past. It is not difficult to see that there is a problem with the mentality of our players. I hope Gareth Sou Sgate was able to address the mental issues that came to light during the break."