Chapter 117 The Death Group That Will Be Alive

Today's scene must have surprised all the Englishmen, especially those English players who were still playing games at the Camp Nou last night while warming up.

In their hearts, Wales is an ant that can be crushed to death with just one finger, and this game is used to adjust its state.

But now the ant hugged the English elephant's nose and bit it hard. The elephant was so painful that tears fell.

Three minutes ago...

Tony Donn knew that Wales would choose a more conservative tactic when facing England. It would be a good result to tie England and get a point. So he also changed his tactics and did not allow the team to continue to defend and counterattack. Defensive counterattack is used to deal with strong teams, or weapons that claim to be strong. Fighting against weak teams and taking the initiative to win the game.

So the scenes of this game and the previous game turned around. In the last game, Portugal almost all played against England. In this game, England had to show the fans around the world that they were not weak in offensive abilities.

When the other party cannot threaten him, Tang En will also do some "face-saving project".

But England encountered unexpected resistance.

Wales must have carefully studied England's recent games, especially their win over Argentina and Portugal, and then stole England's "defensive counterattack" in training.

Breaking intensive defense is a problem for coaches all over the world. In the last game, Don En was proud of himself for stumping Queroz. He had to face such a problem in this game.

What should I do if I can't enter the penalty area? Done asked the team to strengthen long-range shooting. But in the team, only Gerald is a good long-range shooting player, with few offensive points. Wales can easily stare at Gerald to death and organize him to shoot long-range shots.

Rooney also pulled out long shots, but it didn't work much. Mitcher disappeared from the opponent's intensive defense.

Wales' defense was very successful. In terms of offense, their local people seemed to have no center of gravity. As long as they had physical contact with English players, they would probably fall.

The referee also seems to be partial to the weak. More than half of the physical contact between the two sides will be punished for fouls. Wales has obtained a lot of set pieces as a result. It’s just that they are not very close to the goal and are not within the effective range, so they cannot directly threaten England’s goal. The Englishman didn’t take it seriously either.

Of course, Donn saw Toshak's charming intestines. But he was not worried. It was not easy for Wales, who had weak attacks, to get a free kick that could directly threaten the goal. After his roaring reminder on the field, English players always care about their foul locations and try not to give Wales a set piece in dangerous areas. Even corner kicks are rarely given to the opponent.

Both sides played very dull in the first half. England could not score the goal, while Wales had no strength to fight back.

Just four minutes into the second half, Wales took advantage of their kick-off chance to attack for a while and finally got a set piece facing the goal.

"This is the best free kick that Wales has obtained so far! The distance is a little far, 30 meters, but it can be opposite the goal, both left and right. As long as you seize the opportunity, Wales should be able to threaten England's goal. Let their offensive frenzy be slightly restrained." Even Wales' own TV commentator does not expect Wales to score a goal. For him, Wales' tactics are just to relieve their defensive pressure.

When Toshak saw that the team finally got a good free kick. He got up from his seat and walked to the sidelines, staring at the stadium nervously.

They endured for forty-nine minutes... No. Since the match against the German team, they have been pretending to be tolerant until now, it is time!

He saw Gareth Bale holding the football and walking towards the opponent's foul spot, and carefully put the football on the ground.

As an experienced old coach, he also felt a little nervous.

The person who felt nervous like Toshak was Tony Donne. As the person who personally dug Bale from Southampton to the forest, he knew how outstanding Bale's free kick ability was. He was very powerful before "before", and later, after his own deliberate training, it was even better.

George Wood, who had been sitting on the bench, had no movement, just like a wax figure, had also changed his expression. He raised his head and stared at the field with some attention. His brows frowned slightly.

The thirty-meter position may seem a bit far, but for Gareth Bale, that was his best range just now. Bale's free kick is fast and powerful, and it is very lethal with the appropriate arc. He is not the kind of free kicker who wins purely by arc. So a longer distance is more helpful to his performance. If it is too close, it either hits the wall or directly above the crossbar. thirty meters... It's really a good distance.

Bale put the football on the ground, got up and looked. He leaned over and placed it again. He put the adidas logo directly opposite the goal. Then he got up and retreated, instead of staring at the goal and the wall. Instead, he turned his head to look at the sidelines.

He saw Wales' head coach Toshak, and also Tony Donn, who was also standing on the sidelines.

He really didn't expect to meet the boss in such an important competition. He promised the boss would definitely go to Spain, but he never thought of becoming the boss' opponent in Spain...

Tang En noticed that Bell was looking at him, so a smile appeared on his tense face so that he would not let the little monkey see his nervousness.

The English wall was finally set up, and the referee stepped back and told him that he had to wait for him to whistle before he could kick the free kick.

But Bell didn't take it much.

He found that before playing a free kick, many distractions suddenly popped up in his mind. He thought of many things, including his first meeting with the boss outside the training ground in Southampton, his first professional contract signed, and his first goal against Chelsea. The boss promised to show him a celebration move that was more personal than Mourinho.

During the twelve seasons in Nottingham Forest, as long as the memories related to the boss are always happy. That feeling makes him reluctant to leave.

But something was wrong when it appeared at this time...

Bell shook his head. He wanted to drive out these messy thoughts from his brain. You should know that now he is in a competition, how can he let such things interfere with him?

Gareth Bale stood in front of the ball, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He murmured silently: "We are enemies now, boss..."

In Tony Donn's teaching, he never lets his players let the enemy go.

Because Done instilled a sense of pride in the Nottingham Forest players, the proud Nottingham Forest players will never be able to do such things. No matter where they go, Nottingham Forest's origins make them proud, making them stand out. Unruly and arrogant are their collective trademarks. This is the momentum that the teams who have notified European football in the past decade have been supposed to have. Even if the leader has left, this momentum will remain in the hearts of those old Nottingham Forest players.

The referee's raised arms were put down and he blew the whistle in his mouth.

Bale glanced at the positional relationship between the man wall, the goalkeeper, and then started running assist after confirming in his heart how he wanted to play.

The Welsh fans in the stands clapped rhythmically and shouted: "Belle!Belle!Belle!Belle—"

I am Gareth Bale, I am from Nottingham Forest, and I have played in that championship team for more than ten years. Now please take a look at a Biao Astronomy Nest!

The distance between thirty meters seemed to be in the blink of an eye. When the football was already spinning in the net within the goal, the Englishman had not even reacted.

That's how the ball went in?

Too easy, too simple, right?!

"Garreth Bale!" Amid the deafening cheers of the audience, the commentator of Welsh TV station had to try his best to increase the volume of his shouting, so that the Welsh TV audience who were watching the game could feel his excitement. "A beautiful free kick! He shot through England's goal! 1:0! Wales lead England!"

Bale seemed very excited when he saw the free kick entering the goal. He tried hard to tear the jersey on his chest. He was soon overwhelmed by his equally excited teammates.

Seeing Bale's free kick enter, George Wood leaned into the seat. He guessed such a result because that position was so good...

The boss might have guessed it, but he would definitely not be willing to admit it.

Tony Donn was depressed by the goal conceding, not angry, but depressed. He leaned back and cursed in swearing. The person who scored the goal was Gareth Bale, and he couldn't have cursed it too badly. But he was still very unhappy about the reality that the team was behind.

"It was an unexpected game. After being pushed by England for fifty minutes, Wales actually led the opponent! The trend of this game made us think of the match between England and Portugal five days ago! Will England repeat the mistakes in Portugal?"

Gareth Bale finally broke free from the crowd. He stretched out his hand to the Welsh fans in the stands and called on them to continue cheering and cheering the team. So the shouts of "Welsh! Wales!" in the stands became louder.

When he crossed the sideline and ran back to his half with his teammates, he passed by the coaching seat in England.

Donn did not turn his eyes to him. Instead, he was making gestures to the English players on the court. He signaled them to strengthen their attacks and not to give Wales a set-piece opportunity like this. He had to make some adjustments.

Bell in the crowd glanced at Don Eun. He saw Don Eun anxiously. What would happen if this game really beat England? This thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Bale and Donn passed by. He celebrated with Toshaq who had walked to the sidelines and then ran back to the court.

The backward England launched a crazy counterattack. During the period when they lost the ball, they all pushed up, making the Welsh people unable to find a chance to counterattack, and football could not pass the half. England showed their strong side, but Wales' defense was in a mess. It did a good job.

Players such as Gerald and Rooney have repeatedly shot long shots, but they are just squandering opportunities. Under the opponent's close interference, even Gerald has lost his accuracy in the long shot.

Wales' defense is more tight and annoying than England's defense against Portugal. They don't want to leave any chance to kick the ball to the English. Even if they roll and crawl on the ground, they have to let the English players feel their presence when shooting.

Pushing people, tripping people, rushing... to do everything, with only one goal - to stop England's attack. They don't let them shoot comfortably.

Don Eun then replaced Rooney, whose temper became uncontrollable due to repeated mistakes in the shooting, and replaced Abanglaho. The team reduced the number of long shots, and frequently crossed from both sides, allowing Mitcher to compete for the header.

Nanitecher was effective under the double-team of two strong central defenders, and today his luck was not on the side of England - Mitecher finally got the point, but he tilted his head but hit the crossbar...

As time goes by, England becomes more and more impatient. This has been out of Donne's control. Every English player on the court has only one idea in his mind when he gets the ball - shooting!

As for running and matching, passing and other things, we have to give in to this idea. So we saw that even central defender Terry rushed up and shot.

Don Eun was furious below. Such a shot could only increase the opponent's fighting spirit and make England lose confidence in winning.

For this reason, he had to replace Michael Johnson, who had completely lost his direction.

When England was still behind Wales with a score of 0::1 in the 87th minute. Donne thought for a while, replaced Mitcher and replaced James Vaughan. Without a height, England could no longer threaten Wales' goal, and the Welshman could already start celebrating.

On the bench in Wales, the players stood on the sidelines, hugged each other's shoulders, and rushed into the court to celebrate this amazing victory just after the final whistle sounded.

"It's incredible, but this is exactly the biggest charm of football. England, which swept Portugal 4:2 in the last game, was at a loss when facing the weakest Wales in the group, and fell behind by 0:1. It seems that they have a great chance of losing to Wales. This should be considered the biggest upset in this Cup so far!"

Bale was no longer involved in the offense. He and his teammates formed a wall of people in front of the goal, blocking every attack in England with his body. A white away jersey had long turned into grass green, which fully demonstrated how many times he fell on the ground.

The fourth official raised the three-minute sign of injury time on the sidelines. The English fans in the stands booed. They could not accept such a reality - the powerful and invincible England actually lost to the weak neighbor Wales...

What is their reason to defeat us?

"Welsh only had one decent offensive opportunity in the whole game. They seized it and now lead 1:0! The proud Tony Don had to lower his head..."

In the TV camera, Don Ng was just lowering his head. He pinched his chin with one hand. He seemed to be pondering - why did the game turn out like this? An opponent they didn't take seriously at all took them under his feet.

After lowering his head and pondering for a while, Donn turned to the coach's seat. He shrugged at Walker who was looking at him, spread his hands and said, "We lost, Des. The facts proved once again that if you keep walking with your head raised, you will trip over the stones under your feet. Unfortunately, I always forget this..."

Walker was helpless about the result. He shook his head gently: "We all underestimated the enemy, it's not your responsibility..."

Behind Donn, after watching the table three times, the referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the game amid the cheers of the Welsh fans!

"The game is over! Wales defeated England and scored three points! This rekindled hope for their group qualifying!"

After the game, Bell was excited to look for someone to hug him, and was as happy as a child of seventeen or eighteen. This was inconsistent with the calm temperament he showed in the game.

After he hugged all his teammates, he remembered that he should say a few words to the boss. But there was no more Tony Done in front of the coaching seat in England.

At this time, Tony Donn was reviewing his mistakes in front of the reporters: "I underestimated the enemy. Wales is a very good team, they have excellent players and coaches. We lost because of this, there is nothing to complain about..."

A reporter asked: "Mr. Tang En, losing to Wales, cast a shadow on the team's prospect of qualifying. What are your countermeasures in the last game against Germany?"

"I don't know yet." The reporter asked Tang En's sore spot. Originally, he defeated Wales in this game, and his team advanced early, and he could send all substitutes in the last game to eliminate the yellow cards. Now it seems that the game against the German team should be a life-and-death battle...

If the goal is just to qualify in the group, the third in the group is acceptable. But Don't stared at the championship. In order to meet a better opponent in the knockout stage, England of course has to strive to win the first place in the group.

But it is not a chance at all. If the German team defeated Portugal in a later game and appeared first in both games, then they should have no reason to fight England to the death in the last game, which would be beneficial to England.

The reporter also wanted to ask questions, but Tang En pushed them away and hurriedly walked away.

When Bell was looking for Donn, Wood looked at him on the sidelines. He looked at him silently for a while and left.

Losing to Wales made England's group qualifying situation put a question mark. George Wood has been waiting for two games. Will the last game make the wait for these two games meaningless?

Wood clenched his fists to his knuckles as he walked toward the locker room.

Three and a half hours later, Don En watched another game of the group in his hotel room.

After the German team fought against Portugal, they lost 1:2.

Donn added oil to the Germans for ninety minutes, but he couldn't change the score. Looking at the frustrated Germans and the ecstatic Grapes player on the TV screen, he also pinched his temples in pain, feeling that his head was big.
Chapter completed!