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Along with Rossi, Rashford is also preparing to come off the bench.

Southgate's original plan was to use both wings to attack and consume the French defense, and then send Rossi to harvest.

The tactics were successful.

In the first half, Saka frequently created murderous opportunities on the wing.

Foden on the other side also had several threatening attacks.

At present, England is lagging behind in the score and must continue to pressure the French defense.

Just when the assistant coach was holding the tactical board and arranging tactics for Rossi and Rashford, England made a wave of aggressive attacks, allowing the team to gain opportunities in the midfield.

After Bellingham stole the ball from Rabiot, he passed the ball directly after halftime.

A precise overhead long pass hit behind the French team's defense.

Foden, who received the ball, was knocked down by Varane in the penalty area, and the referee stopped the game.

Suddenly, everyone became nervous.

Whether this is a penalty kick or a flop depends on the referee's decision.

In just a few minutes, the fast-paced confrontation between the two teams made the game ups and downs.

The two goals made people's blood rush even more.

Sampaio came to the screen outside the field, carefully watched VAR, made a box with both hands, and then pointed to 12 yards.

penalty!

Another penalty!

This is England's second penalty of the game.

England fans jumped for joy and shouted wildly into the stadium.

Standing in front of the 12 yards again, Harry Kane faced Lloris with the hope of the whole team.

approach,

shoot!

Lori still misjudged the direction.

But Kane's shot hit high, flying over the crossbar and into the stands.

[Ouch, it’s actually too high! 】

[Harry Kane failed to become the hero of the England team! 】

[The psychological pressure is too great! 】

[This shot was not controlled in terms of angle and power! 】

[Unfortunately, England failed to equalize the score! 】

Kane, who missed the penalty kick, bit his collar with regret and then roared in a low voice.

As for the England fans in the stands, everyone's face showed extreme disappointment.

Could it be that the penalty kick nightmare of the 04 European Cup is about to happen again?
Compared to England's disappointed expression, Mbappe grinned widely and narrowed his eyes at the moment Kane missed the penalty kick.

And Lori even pumped his fists in celebration to vent his emotions.

Who says I can't save penalty kicks? Look at how I interfered with the top scorer in the Premier League.

But his smile disappeared after a moment.

Because the fourth official on the sidelines raised the substitution card.

Substitution for England.

No. 7 Rossi comes on, No. 8 Henderson comes off.

No. 17 Saka comes off and No. 11 Rashford comes on.

On this pitch, the top scorer in the Premier League is not just Harry Kane.

There is also Rossi who once led Leicester City to win the championship.

After coming on the field, Rossi gestured to his teammates, which meant press with all his strength and give me the ball.

His teammates chose to believe in him without hesitation.

After Kane kicked off, England continued to press wildly and the game fell into a stalemate.

In the 55th minute, after Rossi attracted the defense on the left rib, he knocked the ball across the middle. Rashford followed up and wanted to shoot into the far corner, but unfortunately he did not control the intensity well and missed the goal post.

Two minutes later, the French team responded in kind.

Chuameni stole the ball in the midfield and sent a long overhead pass to the back of England's three central defenders.

However, the passing force was slightly stronger and the landing point was deeper. Giroud was a slow center and threw his body completely out, but still failed to reach the ball.

In the 60th minute, Rossi got a set-piece opportunity for England.

Foden passed the ball into the penalty area, and Maguire's header broke through Lori's fingers, but was rejected by the post.

Soon, the French team's offensive struck again.

Also through a free kick opportunity, the ball is passed to the back of the penalty area.

After the full-back Theo received the ball, he made a pass and swept the ball near the penalty spot.

Mbappe followed up with a powerful shot, and under the interference of Stones, he fired the anti-aircraft gun.

High-intensity confrontation and fast-paced offense and defense conversions also unknowingly consume players' physical energy.

Dembele and Foden were substituted successively.

The French team, which once again took the lead, was no longer conservative.Deschamps requires players to ensure the flexibility of the formation. Once there is an opportunity, they can use Mbappe or Koeman to attack the opponent's fragile three-center-back system from the wing.

Speaking of England's three-centre-back system, it was one of Southgate's failures in this game.

He never expected that the two tall central defenders Maguire and Stones would be unable to guard against the opponent's big Giroud.

So far, Giroud has successfully challenged for the top 8 times, 3 of which were against the goal.

The French team actually used England's best aerial advantage to suppress their opponents.

In the 67th minute, Griezmann took the ball from the wing, and it was Giroud in the penalty area. He grabbed the spot between the two central defenders and flicked his head towards the goal.

This time, Pickford blocked the ball out of the baseline with both hands.

After getting up, the England goalkeeper roared loudly, reminding the defense to stay focused at all times.

After Rossi came on the court, although he launched several attacks, the results were not ideal.

He was being watched by his former teammate Varane.

This is also the tactical arrangement that Deschamps has already arranged.

Not only that, Chuameni will also defend Rossi at any time.

Using people who know you well to restrict you, or two, Deshang's method is indeed clever.

After being strictly guarded, Rossi's position moved from the ribs to the left wing, becoming a true left winger.

In this way, if the French team wants to restrict him, the formation must tilt to the right, so that there are opportunities to attack in the center and weak side.

The offensive attributes of Bellingham, Grealish, and Rashford can be fully stimulated.

In order to ensure the thickness in the middle, Deschamps did not move his position to the wing too much, unlike Chuameni.

He prefers that the full-backs and central defenders can complete the restriction and defense of Rossi.

Seeing this in the box, Zidane raised his body with his arms and asked Deschamps in the field through the glass.

Is this bit of defense enough?
In the 75th minute, when Rossi got the ball on the left wing, Luke Shaw quickly moved forward along the sideline.

The French team's full-back Konde had to turn his defensive focus to Luke Shaw, and lost the opportunity to defend Rossi head-on to Varane.

Deep in his heart, Chuameni felt that something was wrong, so he turned his body to the right, ready to defend at any time.

Facing his former teammates, Rossi showed no mercy. After his left shoulder sank slightly, his body quickly broke through to the other side.

Varane, who was highly nervous, was not completely deceived by Rossi's fake move. After a slight adjustment of his body, he moved laterally towards the defensive line in the direction of Rossi's breakthrough.

"It's useless, Luo, I have seen through all your moves."

"Then you just have to shoot."

As Varane expected, Rossi failed to shake off Varane and raised his right foot high, preparing to force a shot.

"This is not a shot, it's a fake!"

"Trying to lure me into a tackle and kick the ball back!"

Varane, who has an extremely calm mind, is completely aware of Rossi's actions.

He took a big step with his left foot, firmly stepped on his center of gravity, and waited for Rossi to kick the ball back, then stretched out his right foot to intercept.

Sure enough, Rossi quickly kicked the ball back with his right foot, and everything was according to Wa Xueba's calculation.

When he was about to stretch his foot to intercept, Rossi quickly landed with his right foot as a supporting foot, and then used the inside of his left foot to quickly move the ball from behind to the front right.

Varane was shocked.

He guessed the beginning, but not the ending.

With his center of gravity on his right foot, he was unable to complete lateral movement in a short period of time, so Rossi rushed in from the left.

"Stop him, stop him!"

Deschamps was furious off the court. If Rossi broke into the penalty area, it would be more difficult to defend.

At this time, Chuameni, who sensed something bad in advance, rushed towards Rossi and fell to the ground to tackle.

As expected of a club teammate, just by looking at Rossi's momentum, one can predict that one-on-one defense is impossible.

However, Chuameni's tackle only delayed England's attack opportunity for one second.

Rossi braked quickly, protected the ball between his legs, and avoided Chuameni's sliding tackle.

【Beautiful and unrestrained person! 】

[Rossi passed two French players! 】

[Pass to the restricted area! 】

[Rashford goes it alone! 】

[Facing Lori’s attack! 】

【Shoot! ! ! ! 】

Accompanied by huge sighs from the England fans behind the goal, Rashford's shot hit the toe of Lori and slid out.

England missed a great chance to equalize the score.

Southgate was absolutely furious.

Such a good opportunity was not scored. Is England's World Cup journey over?
Deschamps was startled into a cold sweat and immediately made substitutions.

Remove Giroud and replace with midfielder Camavinga.

If double midfielders are not safe, then add one more.

Rossi, it has to be locked down.

(End of this chapter)