Chapter 3 A Summer's Fairy Tale 2
The second game of the Three Lions was to face the new teams in Central North America and the Caribbean at the Frank Stadium in Nuremberg, Trinidad and Tobago, the core of this team is York, who once dominated the Premier League.
In the second game, England encountered a tenacious blockade, and William Copper was violated many times, which greatly weakened his power. However, soon, William Copper began to create opportunities for England with the "blind spot direct pass" learned from Redondo.
Will has made great progress in technology in recent years, otherwise he would not be the absolute attack core in Ye Chuan's lineup.
"Trinida and Tobago are obviously different from Paraguay. Now England lacks a bridgehead. I think Eriksen can consider Crouch in the second half." Ye Chuan suggested.
"Well, indeed, it's hard for our ground to penetrate. The opponent piled up eleven people in the penalty area. Will's role could not be highlighted." Bill James said.
Sure enough, the situation changed immediately after Erikson replaced Crouch in the second half. In the 63rd minute of the game, David Beckham's Bay-style arc once again opened the door to victory for England.
After receiving Beckham's pass, Crouch jumped high, and the 2.02-meter giant won a goal without hesitation!
Subsequently, Gerald's long pass and Michael Irving's calm low shot in the penalty area allowed England to win the second game with a score of 2-0.
This game is different from the first game, and the overall strength of England played a role when William Coburn was restricted.
In Ye Chuan's words, England is slowly maturing.
On June 21, at the World Cup Stadium in Cologne, England welcomed its old rival, the Vikings Sweden, and Ibrahimovic brought a strong impact to England.
William Coburn also won his first World Cup goal in this game. In the 23rd minute of the first half, his long-range shot of lightning and lightning pierced the goal behind the Swedish goalkeeper!
"Excellent shot, this shot showed William Coburn's more and more comprehensive skills." Bill James seemed very excited, but Ye Chuan took it for granted.
If he can't do it, he is not worthy of being Wimbledon's offensive core.
Then, Gerald knocked on Sweden's door with a long shot, and the two-footed World Cup gave English fans the hope of breaking the fate between them and Sweden.
But Ibrahimovic quickly used an imaginative scorpion to swing his tail and scored a goal for Sweden. In the 75th minute of the second half, Ibrahimovic equalized the score with his second goal.
"Oh, Ibrahimovic's personal strength is really too strong." Bill James sighed.
Ye Chuan shook his head. It was obvious that England was a little careless and relaxed after leading, but Ye Chuan felt that the game was not over yet and England still had time.
Sure enough, before the end of the second half, William Coben broke into the penalty area and passed the ball. Gerrard's long shot caused the Swedish goalkeeper to save the ball. Lampard, who followed closely, calmly changed the score to 3-2 for England!
"The ball is in! The ball is in! Lampard! Frank Lampard locked the victory of the game!" Bill James jumped up excitedly!
Ye Chuan in the commentator seat smiled. Sure enough, the history of England has been rewritten. In the three group matches of the World Cup, William Coben scored a goal and had two assists, and performed very well.
Moreover, four of the eight goals in the group stage of England came from their strong midfielders, Beckham, Gerald, Lampard, and William Coburn all scored!
This team is indeed very strong.
England advanced to the quarterfinals with three consecutive victories. Their performance also allowed the fans of the Three Lions to see the team's hope of winning the World Cup again forty years!
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The group stage of this World Cup is indeed very exciting. The passion and calmness of the host German team, the excellent technical and tactical skills of the Italian team and their comprehensive lineup, the Gaul Roosters' final qualifying and Ribery's wonderful performance, and Croatia's qualifying against Australia. I guess Huang Jianxiang has no chance to be excited, Ye Chuan couldn't help but smile.
Wimbledon's players shine in this World Cup.
Modric gave one goal and three assists in the group stage. All four goals in the Croatian group stage were directly related to him. David Villa had already scored three goals in the group stage, only one less than Klose who scored four goals...
This also makes people feel that Wimbledon has such strong offensive firepower, and the top two in the World Cup scorer list are in their team...
Bosingwa's outstanding performance in Portugal's right-back position also made his net worth increase. The only tragedy was the two internationals of Serbia, which was the same as Ye Chuan predicted. The division of the country made Serbia unintentional in the game, and their disastrous defeat was destined.
Ye Chuan's memory of his previous life has completely changed, at least the beginning of this World Cup has changed.
From now on, Ye Chuan must rely on the knowledge he has learned.
After the knockout round, Ye Chuan and the staff of BBC TV were also busy. England's outstanding performance in the group stage made people feel that this team can go further.
England's top 16 opponent is Ecuador.
Before the game, Eriksen also let the players and his girlfriend go around the street for a long time. William Copper was the only person who did not bring his girlfriend and his wife to Germany. This also made people curious. Could it be that William Copper, who is handsome and famous, is he still single?
This also drove many girls crazy because they still have a chance!
On June 25, at the Dalem World Cup Stadium in Stuttgart, the Three Lions welcomed the plateau fighter Ecuador. The Ecuadorians found that the English team, which had not had the advantage in the past, played smoother on the ground than them...
William Coburn's outstanding skills allowed England to take the full initiative on the court. David Beckham once again scored with a direct free kick in this game. He played free kicks twice in a major competition. Beckham can also be said to be an unprecedented and unparalleled person!
In the second half of this game, Beckham assisted the team's central defender Terry to score a header.
2-0, England defeated Ecuador and advanced to the quarterfinals with his head held high. William Coburn scored a high score after the game. If Beckham had not made a pass and scored, he would have been the best in the media's mind.
Just like his teammate Redondo, he made accurate breakthroughs and passes like a computer, William Coburn brought unlimited vitality to the England team.
Ye Chuan is undoubtedly the most proud person because of the Wimbledon players in this World Cup.
In the quarterfinals, a Wimbledon derby was staged. Ribery's France faced Villa's Spain, and the meeting between the two teammates was merciless.
Villa scored his fourth goal in the World Cup to tie Close, but France, which had Zidane, had the last laugh. Ribery, Zidane and Henry joined forces to bring France to the quarterfinals.
Croatian Gemini Modric and Joel Luca were unable to stop the Italians from moving forward, and Toti's decisive victory made them leave Germany regretfully.
The quarterfinals are exactly the same as what Ye Chuan knew in his previous life.
In the first two games in the quarterfinals, Klose's header equalized the score for the Germans at the last moment. In the final, Lehman's small note allowed the German team to enter the semi-finals. After the game, Lehman said that this was the creativity that Klose got from his teammate Johart.
The Italians continued to advance, and they were troubled by the phone scandal before the game and swept the downturn in the World Cup.
The three-to-zero score made Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko regret, but there was no way. This is football. If there are winners, there are losers who have to leave.
On July 1, England and Portugal's quarter-finals will be played at the Gelsenkirchen World Cup Stadium. Two years ago, it was the Portuguese who eliminated England in the European Cup, and this game was also called the battle of revenge by the British media.
England, which has the strongest lineup, will inevitably eliminate Portugal.
However, before this game, the England team heard unfavorable news. William Coburn was accidentally injured in pre-match training. Erikson indeed put him on the bench to be on the safe side.
William Coburn had long foreseeable injury. This season, he participated in too many games with Wimbledon and had no rest and devoted himself to the national team's game.
Countless English media and fans are praying for William Coburn. Even Liverpool fans who have always had a bad relationship with William Coburn hope that he can make a comeback as soon as possible for national honor.
Downing replaced William Coburn as the starter.
The game started in a cloud of darkness. After England lacked William Coburn on the scene, there was obvious problems in its operation. They only supported Portugal with strong defense.
Tangning was a little overwhelmed when facing his old teammate Bosingwa. This player who had a good pass and leadership at Manchester United seemed to have sat on the bench for too long.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo threatened England's goal again and again.
The England team made no achievements in the entire first half, and the two teams fought to zero.
During the halftime break, Ye Chuan was also worried about William Coburn's injury. After all, that was his own player. Moreover, this England team obviously changed because of William Coburn. Ye Chuan hoped that the England team could at least break through the quarterfinals...
In the second half, England suffered a heavy blow from the beginning!
"The referee showed Rooney a red card, and Rooney expressed his dissatisfaction with his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United. The reason was that Cristiano Ronaldo was trying hard to instigate the referee to give Rooney a red card. Looking at the slow-motion replay just now, Rooney stepped on Maniche's private part... It hurts so much, this is indeed a red card." Bill James' voice began to tremble.
Wayne Rooney was sent off to break the originally balanced game at once, and the conflict between him and Cristiano Ronaldo became the biggest topic and hot topic of the two teams since this game.
The passive England team soon made the insult worse. Michael Irving was injured and Erikson replaced Crouch in desperation. England, which was completely passive, lost steadily and could only defend in full.
It is obvious that Portugal has no good way to face such a tenacious defense as England.
In desperation, Erikson had to let William Coburn warm up. Soon, when David Beckham came out with his thighs, many English fans felt that they were exhausted.
William Coburn appeared in the expectation of fans, and England fans hoped that William Coburn could save the team.
"It depends on you whether history can be changed, Will." Ye Chuan, who was sitting in the commentary seat, frowned, and made him choose to support England. He also hoped that England could get rid of fate.
The key to getting rid of fate is naturally William Coburn.
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(The second update today~~~)
Chapter completed!