Chapter 92 New England set sail

In fact, not only Gerald knows little about the Macedonian team, but even Tony Donn is not familiar with the opponents they are about to face.

Not to mention Done, most British people may not be able to find out where Macedonia is located on the earth in a short while with a map. If they had not participated in the European Cup qualifiers, the people of the British Empire would have thought that this unknown country was in a corner of Antarctica.

Don En thought Macedonia was in Western Europe for a long time, but later found out that he was outrageously wrong. Macedonia was part of Yugoslavia, and their football strength was nothing to be praised for. The most successful football club in China, Valdar, has participated in the three major European Cups eight times, but his best result was only twice to the second round...

Today's Macedonian team, the person that Donn is most familiar with is Goren Pandev who still plays in Lazio. Pandev, 31, is also the number one star of the Macedonian team, and the captain, and he is also the only player who may pose a threat to the England defense line.

In fact, the focus of the English coaching team's research is on how to stop Pandev, and they basically ignore other players. After all, the strength difference between Macedonia and England is too great. The only ones in this group that may pose a threat to England's qualifying are Denmark and Serbia. For these two strong rivals, England's intelligence collection work has long begun.

The Macedonians can understand this kind of contempt in England. Because as the team's head coach, Tony Donn never mentioned Macedonian name in front of the media, but was constantly talking about Wales. Because after playing Macedonia, Donnn's England would fight with his neighbor Wales.

As the main player of the team, Mitchel was asked in an interview with a reporter, "Do you know where Macedonia is?" and his answer made the Macedonians furious- "Maybe it is in the north? I don't know..."

In this regard, Pandev declared in an interview that they would give England a little bit of excellence. “…Although we are away. I’m glad we have the opportunity to tell them where Macedonia is on earth. I hope they can remember it after this game.”

Macedonia looks aggressive, but Tony Donn is still not worried. He talks about his friendly relationship with Bale in the media and puts psychological pressure on Wales... Although England and Wales will not kick off until October.

"The stimulated Macedonia will start a rush, and they must be in high morale now. I can imagine how the opponent's head coach inspired them-" Donn imitated the Macedonian head coach, Slovenian Srecko_katanec, roared with his fists: "They looked down on you! They looked down on you! Give them a lesson and let them know what the price is to see you all!!"

The coaches next to them all burst into laughter.

Tang En also looked at the group of colleagues who were smiling stumbled. He continued to say it when they were not happy.

"If Katanic was a smart person, he would use our contempt to inspire the team's fighting spirit. It would have been difficult to attract the players to challenge strong opponents away. Now, we have given them a great excuse and opportunity. They will definitely catch it. So they will take the initiative to attack at the beginning, and we will attack them. They have many loopholes in the defense line, so we can catch it. We can make a fuss. Strive to score early. As time goes by, Katanic will understand that he has been fooled, so he will start to shrink his defense. If we hadn't scored at that time, he would feel that keeping a draw and taking away a point is a great victory. If that is the case..." Tang En talked endlessly and analyzed the progress of the game to his coaches.

"We just pressed up, I'll leave Pandev to George. Others don't need to take care of themselves. Next, pay attention to the psychological conditions of our players. If the score is always a draw, it will be more and more unfavorable for us. This situation must be avoided, so I hope the team can score early. If Macedonia recovers its defense, we will have a lot of set-piece opportunities. Seize this and try to open their goal."

"This is no problem. We have been practicing set pieces these days." Walker next to him interrupted.

"Let me say so much first... even the complete plan is not as good as the changes in the actual game." Tang En clapped his hands and ended the preparation meeting between the coaches.

This is the first time George Wood has worn the English captain's armband to play. Before the game, Done pulled him aside and told him to pay attention to guard Pandeff. Pandeff used to be a striker, but now he is getting closer to the midfield as he grows older. Now he is the core of Macedonian offensive. He has to organize the offense and end the offense. As long as he sees him to death, Macedonia will not make any waves.

Wood nodded while listening to Tang En's tactics. His expression was very focused.

Finally, Done patted Wood's left arm, "Before this game, there were still many doubts outside, opposing you as the captain. What do you think about this, George?"

"I will prove that I deserve the captain's armband."

Wood's answer made Tang En very satisfied. He laughed loudly: "That's right! That's it! If they laughed at you, then you slapped them with actual performance! Didn't we do it when we were in the Forest Team? In fact, there is no difference between being the captain of the national team and being the captain of the Forest Team. Play well. Then there will be no problem."

Donne likes Wood the most. He will not be too humble and say "I am flattered by the captain's armband" and "I am surprised that I can be captain. In fact, Terry and Gerald are more suitable than me." He will only express confidently that he has the ability. He deserves such treatment. This attitude will most people think that he is arrogant, but like Tony Donne, he has the qualification to be arrogant.

Now that Gerald is getting older, the 28-year-old George Wood has indeed become the number one midfielder in England. Don't give him the captain's armband, it's not considered nepotism. It should be said that "referring the virtuous and not avoiding relatives."

Leading England to play the first official international A-level event (the previous match against Forests was not considered an international A-level event because the opponent was a club). It was also a test for Donn. He knew that the match against Forests was just a warm-up, and from now on his official journey to conquer the world.

Standing in front of the coach's seat, listening to the British national anthem "god_save_the_king" played on the live broadcast, the people next to him were singing loudly to the music. Only Don En closed his lips tightly, and did not make the move of putting his hands on his left chest like a player.

At the core, he is still a Chinese... He led the England team to the European Cup qualifiers, which was a job and money to earn.    It would be fine to sing the national anthem to show loyalty.                                                                                                 �

He turned his eyes to the court, and Wood stood next to the referee wearing the captain's armband, and he looked like he was singing the national anthem. It was not the first time he was standing in this position. He was a veteran of many battles and a trustworthy captain.

Think about the scene when I met him at my doorstep eleven years ago. That ignorant child has now grown into such a tall man...

Although Macedonia is not a strong team and the anger of the Macedonians is almost ignored, the new Wembley Stadium where this game is held is still full. English fans are evident in their enthusiasm for football. Of course, there must be a repertoire.

Before the players entered the court, the fans in the stands were already singing: "If you hate Manchester United, please stand up!"

Hula, almost four-fifths of the fans stood up on the scene.

Unfortunately, no one sang: "If you hate Nottingham Forest, then please stand up!" Otherwise, Don could proudly claim that his Forest team is already the most powerful team in England.

Now in the stands, fans from Nottingham hung up signs, banners and avatars comics supporting Wood as captain, while Liverpool fans booed the game in a discordant way when Wood appeared.

It seems that although the national team has already stopped, the free fans are not willing to buy it. They will vent their emotions directly.

Wood said he wanted to use his practical actions to prove that the captain deserved his reputation.

He did what he did after the game started.

Just thirteen seconds after Macedonia kicked off. The football returned to England.

Pandeff received a pass from the back in the frontcourt. Before he could stand firm, George Wood stabbed the ball from the diagonal back.

The fans of the Forest team in the stands shouted Wood's name and cheered for their captain. The Liverpool fans who were waiting to pick on the tricks could not boo the situation when facing Wood's wonderful steal.

Pandev is Lazio's main force, but Lazio is now hovering in the middle of Serie A. Their main force is still a little weak when facing the triple-champion landlords.

England used this steal to launch an attack and quickly entered the penalty area of ​​Macedonia. Alonmitchel opened England's offensive frenzy with a low shot.

As Donne expected, Macedonia did want to start by relying on active offense and momentum to attack England off guard.

But England's tough attitude caught them off guard.

Just ten minutes into the game, Macedonia shot two times, while England already had four feet, two of which felt quite threatening.

Due to the overall front pressure of the Macedonian front, there was a lot of room behind them. Donn fully utilized Rooney's technical characteristics, and his repeated breakthroughs made the rear of Macedonia panic. And when Alonmitchel, a big guy who was more than two meters tall, was swimming in front of the Macedonian goal, he could also make all Macedonian defenders nervous - if he really jumped up, could he stop him?

Eleven minutes later, their nervous premonition became reality.

After Rooneyla reached the wing, he broke through and made a cross. Mitcher crossed the ball in front of the goal and jumped high to head the ball. The Macedonian defenders had no choice but to watch Mitcher dominate the air in front of them, and then with a powerful header, a huge cheer sounded at the New Wembley Stadium.

"Alonmitchel!! A clean and neat header! Macedonian defenders can only serve as spectators! 1:0! England took the lead!"

Don Eun jumped out of his seat. The first goal was easy to score. And it was Mitcher's goal. The goal scored from the Forest team player undoubtedly relieved his pressure. The media still wanted to say that he was "nepotistic"? This was a loud slap!

"Aronmitchel from Nottingham Forest took the lead for England. Before the game, the voices about Donn's nepotism were rampant. Now Mitchel's goal must be what Donn wants to see the most... Look at his excitement on the sidelines! Ha! As the national team coach, he is still as ostentatious as in the Forest team..."

After Mitchel scored, Macedonia wanted to struggle to death, and their offense became more rapid. But with George Wood watching Pandeff dead, their offense could not pose a substantial threat to England at all.

However, England is becoming more and more courageous as the home fans sing. It doesn’t take much effort to fight an opponent like Macedonia. On the contrary, everyone hopes to use their excellent performance in this game to impress the man on the sidelines. In order to occupy the main position in the future England team.

So don't think that this England can't be interested in facing the bottom team. They have to paddle and wait until they have determined their position in England. Now that they have changed their new head coach, it is time to show off their own strength. Thinking about John Terry and Stephen Gerard, who have been deprived of their captain's armband, they feel cold on their vests.

This new coach's method is so thrilling that it can be solved by the outside world's hype. If he does not perform his best in the first few games and pleases him, he may be able to get further and further away from the main players of the national team in the future.

The English team, driven by this idea, continued to launch fierce attacks on the hinterland of Macedonia.

In the 29th minute, England was led by Rooney by long shots and basically laid the foundation for the victory of this game.

"As we said before, the result of this game is not a suspense at all... Tony Donn's first exam was too simple. "The commentator felt that winning so easily was boring. The new captain's performance was illuminating.

Macedonia's only threatening core, Pandev, now almost couldn't even catch the ball under George Wood's strict defense. After seeing him like that, Macedonian players no longer sent the ball to death. That would only pass the ball over to England faster.

Then Pandev almost disappeared from the court, and the TV broadcast was broadcast for fifteen minutes without giving him a shot.

"Wood's defense is still so good..." the commentator and the guest exclaimed.

The most proud person in the stands was Nottingham Forest fans. The first ball was Mitcher's entry, which made Macedonian offense unthreatening the captain of the Forest team. What reason do they have to be unsatisfied?

The first half ended with a score of 2:0. During the half-time break, Done told Wood that he would not have to keep a close eye on Pandeff in the second half, because during the half-time break, the opponent's head coach would definitely make adjustments to the situation in the first half. They are likely to let the rest of the team share the pressure of Pandeff, or push Pandeff to the front line, play a relatively simple offensive tactic, and directly look for Pandeff. But these are not issues that Wood needs to consider.

Done gave Wood a new task and participated in the offense more in the second half. If you have the chance, you can try some long shots. Maybe there will be unexpected surprises.

Second half.

"goooooal-!!" The commentator yelled, "Excellent long shot! George Wood, the new captain from England -!!"

"The football has produced two consecutive refractions, and the speed and strength are still unabated. Goalkeeper Masovsky was completely unable to react, so the football flew into the goal from him! 3:0!"

After scoring the goal, Wood swung his fist hard, and then Gerald hugged it. The hug also shattered rumors about Gerald and Wood's disagreement.

There is no shortage of this game for Tang En.

Through the testing of this game, Donne can officially help Wood to the core position in the next game. England's tactics must also be formulated around Wood.

At the end of the game, Bentley, who appeared as a substitute Walcott, scored another goal. Helped England lock the score at 4:0.

Tony Donn led the team to a big home victory, and the team showed off its offensive momentum. The impregnable defense made England fans and the media feel relieved.

After this game, no one discussed whether the captain's armband should be given to Wood or Gerald, or Terry.

In the face of victory, such discussion is insignificant.

The Times the next day used the title like this:
Chapter completed!