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Chapter 203
The semi-finals, England once again reached the semi-finals of the European Championship.

This has already tied the best score in England's history.

But are the fans satisfied?It is impossible to be so satisfied.

Is Capello satisfied?Naturally, it is even more impossible, otherwise the previous games would not be played like that!

England is going for the championship, that will never change, the Netherlands are sent home by them, Germany also bought the same ticket, although they can actually take the high speed train, but it has nothing to do with England, now they have to do The goal is to send Spain home.

So what about the defending champions, there is no unbeatable team, England lost in South Africa two years ago, but Capello refused to accept it, he was not ready that time, this time is different, now England is not bad in everything, including the championship Heart.

As a gold medal coach and a champion coach, it is not in line with Capello's status to lead a team without winning the championship. Although there are a lot of coaches in the world who can't win the Intercontinental Cup, Capello doesn't think so .

Whether you say he is overthinking or stubborn, the heart of a champion must never be lost.

Only one team can go to Kiev, so both England and Spain have to fight and have to fight.

Capello should be proud, because the result of eliminating the Netherlands and allowing Turkey to qualify now seems to be too beneficial to England.

Puyol received a red card in the fight against Turkey, and Harvey was also annoyed by the Turks. Although it can be seen from the match list that Harvey started, but the news from many sources indicates that Harvey has been injured. up.

This kind of news is actually the biggest benefit for England. Although Capello has been emphasizing that England is no worse than Spain in every position, in fact everyone knows that England's experience in the middle is still weak.

This can be seen from Capello's arrangements in the game. In fact, he himself is not completely confident, even if he wants to win.Lampard started again with Mike as a defensive midfielder, with Milner and Joe Cole on both sides, and Nain and Rooney one in front and one behind.

No one doubts England's 451 style of play. It has been proved that 451 and 433 are no different in England. You can even regard this lineup as a 442 revision of the previous double virtues, because Rooney's style of play has already It proves that England's offense is enough.

Rooney's five goals must not be ignored. Maybe it is unrealistic to score in five consecutive games, but he is one stop ahead, and Pique is still a generation behind. Really, the performance of the German has proved that no matter what Rooney said in the previous game, he was planting a bomb in his own home.

Fortunately, Albiol is not a rookie. Aveiroa and Ramos on the two wings can also withstand the attack from England's wing. The English are more methodical in defending against Torres. After all, this guy is mixed in the Premier League. For so many years, everyone has become acquaintances. Although Villa has not been in a good state recently, he still bears the name of a world-class striker. The task of England's defense is still very difficult.

After the start of the game, neither side was in a hurry to attack. It seemed that both sides were thinking about playing steadily. In terms of the ball possession rate of the two teams, Spain is used to dominating, but the midfielder headed by Nain and Mike is absolutely unwilling. The football stays at the opponent's feet, and not rushing to attack does not mean that the game is not fierce. At least until the two teams decide the winner in midfield, the offense is incidental.

From the perspective of competition experience, Harvey and Alonso still have an advantage against Mike and Nain, but Mike and Nain are both able to fight, and they are not people who admit defeat. In such a confrontation Among them, it is no longer the so-called learning, but also the real struggle.

The battle for the midfield was controlled by Spain at the beginning. Although the attack was not smooth, Harvey's pass was still as sharp as usual.

And Torres' first shot was a pass from Harvey.

Alonso grabbed the position during the scrimmage and passed the ball to Xavi first. After the latter turned around with the ball, before Mike came to defend, he pushed his arch and let the ball pass diagonally across Ferdinand and Terry. The defensive line, and Torres took advantage of the situation to face Niu Shisan who was attacking. Perhaps it was because of psychological pressure. Torres chose to smash the ball, but Niu Shisan's hands were too long, so he just held the ball from under Torres' feet. The Spaniard When he wanted to use force, the referee had already blown his whistle.

Although stricter, it can be seen that the referee hopes to control the rhythm of the game. This game can be fierce but it must not be explosive.

This time in the fight, Niu Shisan barely took the top spot. This is because he attacked fast enough and his body was long enough. If it was another player, Torres might have already shot.

Speaking of being teammates in the club, the two of them have played against each other a lot. Although they didn't put in all their strength in training, they showed their skills and judgment. This time it looks similar to training.

"Hey, Leo, you are too familiar with him, change places with John, otherwise it won't be a problem for the teacher to let him pass by your side!" Seeing that the team members in front hadn't run away, Niu Shisan was not in a hurry Kicking off and walking around Ferdinand holding the ball, it really looks like the rhythm of usual training.

"It's not what I think. Even if I change positions, it doesn't mean that John will feel uncomfortable. I know him well, and he won't feel better if I am uncomfortable!"

Ferdinand is not confident that he can lock Torres to death. For now, Torres is in his prime, and Ferdinand is already old. If he wants to fight for speed and strength, Ferdinand has no advantage.

Niu Shisan understands this, and Ferdinand himself knows it too, but defending on the football field is not a one-person job. Isn't Ashley Cole next to him also used to assisting in defense? In other words, there is not much demand for defenders to attack, and Nine and Mike can fully cope with the game under the scheduling of the two in front.

In this way, it can be regarded as barely keeping the old England defenders in good condition.

There is still fierce competition in the midfield. Harvey seems to be really injured. Judging from the range of running, he is trying to avoid contact with Mike. Although this avoidance style of play can be a little easier, but There are not many opportunities. After all, the condition for Mike not to contact Harvey is that the ball is not at Harvey's feet.

Even so, it is not easy for England to take the initiative. Whether it is Mike or Nain, they all play with a fighting attitude, which invisibly lowers their position. Although it is better to be humble, But if you have been doing defense all the time, it is more difficult to maintain an offensive state in the game.

However, Capello on the sidelines didn't seem to be in a hurry to give instructions, and he didn't know whether he believed in his players too much or felt that the team was at this level.

Mike ran left and right, pushing Lampard a little to the front, but the Chelsea midfielder also made it clear today that defense is the main priority.

In fact, unlike Mike, Capello's task for Lampard is to defend and give Mike the opportunity to participate in the offense. It's just that the two young midfielders failed to grasp the coach's intentions in this game.

When the game was about to end in the first half, there seemed to be a turning point.

In the fight with Harvey, Lampard relied on his relatively strong body to push the Spaniard away. After a few steps, Harvey fell to the ground and failed to get up. A stretcher came on and carried Harvey down.

And Spain did not make adjustments, so ten people persisted until the intermission.

"Never mind whether Harvey is injured or not, you saw that in the first half, they were doing what we did against Germany, look at their passing statistics, almost 50 more passes than us, and the control The ball rate is 55%, which is their lowest level in this cup, don’t you feel proud that you can prevent Spain’s possession of the ball!” Capello spoke a little too high, and his tone seemed very angry look.

"Don't fight for the ball with them like an idiot. You also felt it in the last game. What about 70%, 80% possession rate? We scored 7 goals in the group stage, but we played relatively well against Germany. Comfortable, but what about goals? One, Germany is better than Holland? Tougher than Turkey? Or does it have a fan advantage over Poland? Yes, it’s closer to Germany, but what’s the matter? If you want to win, you have to score! If Can’t score, so what if you have 90% possession?!”

"Don't be stupid and grab the ball and turn around and think about passing people back. This is a game, not a game! Nain, where are you talking about taking the initiative? Is it in passing? But not only did I not see you passing Losing Alonso, even long-range shots are gone, what do you use to show your initiative?! Mike too, I arranged Frank to partner with you today because I hope you can give enough support to the wing, I didn’t let you and Harvey Entanglement, Frank can handle it! He has more experience fighting Harvey than you!"

"Okay, in the second half, regardless of whether Harvey can still play or not, I only want you to play according to the method established before the game, and don't be led by the nose. That's not a game, it's a dog walk!"

In the second half, Xavi was not replaced. It can be seen that he is gritting his teeth and persisting. Moreover, Cazorla and Fabregas are both warming up. It is unclear who Bosque will use to replace Xavi. Of course It was also suggested to use Busquets, but Busquets directly denied it.

And Harvey's excessiveness is more obvious now. The football is basically one stop and one pass at his feet. This makes both Mike and Lampard feel a little awkward. After the two discussed, Lampard agreed to Mike's defense In doing so, the two directly abandoned Capello's arrangement, which made Capello's face on the sidelines even more black.

"Warm me up!" Even the players on the sidelines followed suit.

In fact, Harvey puts a lot of pressure on the English players on the field, because you can't be sure whether his pass will penetrate the entire defense line at once, which is different from Fabregas, although the latter also It can be done, but because of everyone's familiarity, it doesn't matter.

It is this kind of subconscious defense that makes England less proactive in offense.

And because of this, when Harvey got the ball again, Mike wanted to put pressure on the opponent with his body, but this time Harvey withstood Mike's physical pressure, feeling as tough as if he was not injured, relying on Mike Turning around, Harvey passed the ball diagonally to Terry's side, David Silva took advantage of the opportunity and directly wiped Terry, while Glenn Johnson was left behind.

Niu Shisan made a false step with his left foot and made an attack, as if he was going to rush towards Silva's feet. Terry also seemed to use all his strength to turn around and catch up with Silva.

Faced with such a situation, Silva's arch went straight, and he suddenly made a cross pass to the center.

At the moment of passing the ball, Niu Shisan's left foot suddenly became solid, and at the same time he kicked his right foot, but instead of rushing forward, he fell sideways to the middle.

boom!
Niu Shisan's palm was hard on the ball, Torres kicked the ball with his right foot as if kicking on a stone ridge, and his body staggered and fell down.

penalty?Or successfully defend?
The referee ran to the assistant referee, obviously he didn't see the ball clearly.

Nice poke!This is the answer given by the linesman.

"Niu Shisan saved the ball so beautifully, it looked like he tripped Torres, but we can see from the slow-motion playback that Torres has already poked the ball with his toe, which is very dangerous, basically It won't be much worse than bright soles. It can be seen that Manchester United's striker and goalkeeper no longer care about the brotherhood of teammates. This time, seeing Torres limping, he may have been injured, but look at Niu Shi The appearance of San is similar. After all, there is a football in the middle, which is much more uncomfortable than head-to-head, because the elasticity of the football is much stronger than head-to-head. The constant impact can aggravate the injury. I hope that the two of them will not be seriously injured. ! Otherwise, there will be a lot of stories missing in this game!" The excited commentators from all sides were talking about relevant topics, and it seemed that this had risen to a duel between the world's best goalkeeper and the best striker.

Yet people seem to forget that on the other side of the pitch is also one of the world's best strikers and one of the world's best goalkeepers.

Fabregas replaced Xavi, whose ankle was swollen like a bun, with a through ball that was his last pass of the tournament.

The game continued, but England's midfield seemed to be unloaded, attacking wave after wave. In the past 10 minutes, Rooney had three high-quality shots, but Casillas seemed to be affected. The stimulation of the opposite goal, the ball is quite resolute, which is actually not much worse than Niu Shisan.

The 90-minute game ended with some frenzied saves by the two goalkeepers, and in the subsequent stoppage time, both teams converged instead, which made the fans at the scene think that this was an irrelevant friendly match.

The penalty shootout came as everyone expected.

In Niu Shisan's second penalty shootout, Nine and Barry, who hurt him last time, have become teammates.

Facing the penalty shootout again, Niu Shisan's mood is different after all.

Spain kicked first, which might be an advantage. Facing the approaching Villa, Niu Shisan slapped his hands hard, and then roared "COMEON!"

People say that if you fall down in one place, you can get back up from that place. Niu Shisan really wanted to do this, so he had been working hard on it for a while before the European Championships, and now the opportunity finally came.

David Villa, the golden boot of the last European Championship, should have been the most assured shooter in Spain. However, after the World Cup, his state has declined significantly, and he feels unsustainable. However, it is undeniable that his shooting His ability has not declined. Although the frequency of scoring has decreased, it can be seen that his shooting skills are constantly improving.

Just like the penalty shootout that Niu Shisan experienced, the impact of that battle was quite large. Many people used to be afraid of taking a penalty kick against Niu Shisan, but after that battle, people realized that Well, if you can't shoot, it's not that Niu Shisan is fierce, but that the shooter is not good at shooting. If you can shoot, if you dare to shoot two upper corners, you can also score.

Villa should have seen that game, so his shot was the same as Nain at the time, aiming at the upper right corner of the goal, and the strength was the same. However, it was obvious that he was still a little conservative, and the football was slightly biased towards the center.

However, this little difference shouldn't have much impact, because some experts have analyzed that Niu Shisan's reaction limit is beyond reach.

However, Villa should consider that two months is enough to change many things, such as Niu Shisan's predictive ability.

Maybe it can't be called anticipation, it's a desperate save, bet on one direction, and then stick to it with all your strength, the goal is so big, there's no reason Niu Shisan can touch the football, right?

But scoring penalty kicks is also a kind of psychological struggle. Everyone knows about Niu Shisan's situation. Naturally, Niu Shisan also knows that at this time, it's just a bet on the right or left. Therefore, Villa, who is placed first, should be very confident. Naturally, he will choose the one with the greatest confidence.

That's how it happened, Niu Shisan desperately rushed to the space that was once regarded as the darkest corner of his career.

There was a 'snap'!
Like Villa's declining career, his shots were also stopped.

Spain's coaching bench was already a bit chaotic, many people had already rushed out because they saw that Villa shot very comfortably, however, everything was stuck, as if being suddenly strangled by the throat.

"Niu Shisan is indeed one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Yes, Iker Casillas is no worse than him, but luck is on his side!" It's too well covered up!
Mike came on and he hasn't disappointed since replacing Lampard as England's number one penalty shooter.

However, today was destined to be another classic goalkeeping performance in the penalty shoot-out.

Mike rushed towards the football at a slow pace, pushing the arch of his foot slightly as if he wanted to fake it, but when your football was approaching, the swing of the calf suddenly accelerated, and the shape of the kicking foot was suddenly corrected, like a whip whipping a cow, and one kick hit the ball .

Casillas, who had already moved sideways, twisted his waist and forcibly slowed down his body movement. His right hand and right foot closed awkwardly. The football hit Casillas' arm and bounced down on his calf.

"It's amazing. It turned out that it was possible to slam the ball like this. This kind of scene that only hits on a few people was actually done on Casillas alone."

In the second round, perhaps because of Niu Shisan's performance, Spain changed the established plan, or Alonso himself changed the team arrangement.

When Niu Shisan flew out stubbornly, Alonso who shot the goal slowed down, and then pushed the ball to the opposite angle.

Spain leads 1-0.

However, when he turned his head, Rooney made a resolute volley and directly hit the inner side netting. Casillas judged the right direction but had no choice but to be physically limited. From this point of view, Niu Shisan's talent is really high. Not just football ability, but also physical fitness.

The next one to play will be Torres, another duel between Manchester United teammates. In fact, when arranging the personnel, Torres was originally the last one, but he himself said that he was not sure about the latter, so he chose the third place.

This is the position that is most likely to confuse people. After all, two penalty kicks can show that a team's rules may also be confused.

Torres thought that if he played a one-on-one penalty kick with Niu Shisan, his chances of winning were not great. It would be better to play at this time when the situation seemed clear and full of confusion.

Spain's toughness and softness did confuse Niu Shisan, and the same Niu 13's two desperate saves also made Torres quite hesitant.

It was like a psychological warfare. Torres finally chose to volley, and it was still in the upper right corner. This was because in his consciousness, Niu Shisan was not a stubborn person. Just like the penalty shootout against Manchester City, Niu Shisan will change himself in case of an accident.

However, Torres was wrong today, Niu Shisan was even more determined than the first ball before.

This is not to say that he is stubborn, he is not considered a stubborn person, but he has tried to play a penalty shootout in the game, let the goalkeeper save in the same direction, the victory is basically more than [-]%, this is Niu Shisan's choice The reason for persistence, even if you want to give up, you must have greater confidence.

To get to this point, not only must you have a persistent belief, but you must also keep hinting to yourself that you will succeed this time.

Sure enough, the angle of the football was similar to that of Villa, and the strength was not much stronger, but this time Niu Shisan pounced more calmly.

Niu Shisan's self-suggestion was successful!His confidence in hitting the penalty kick has returned, and the people below are in trouble.

And then Nain kicked a more accurate and explosive shot than Villa and Torres before, allowing England to overtake the score.

"From this shot, we can guess that it was indeed Nain who proposed this method of kicking the cannonball. You can see how resolute he kicked. This contrasts the intangible and spiritless shooting of Torres and Villa. !"

1 to 2, Spain's pressure is on Cazorla, who replaced Silva, can he restore Spain's hope?
He didn't look up at the goal, and didn't care whether Niu Shisan moved. Cazorla kicked blindly as if he was wearing a mask and earmuffs.

Niu Shisan raised his hands high and did not move. The football bounced off his chest like a cannonball, giving people the illusion of hitting a wall.

The Spanish players and fans felt heartbroken and felt abandoned by God.

Why is he not moving?Many people are puzzled, but if they know what Niu Shisan is thinking, they probably want to learn Chinese culture.

"There are only three things. Brother is not a fool. You have to be stubborn. Is it cool for you to fall out continuously?" This is what Niu Shisan said to Nain.

Cazorla failed to level the score and England would have advanced to the final with just one more goal.

Lampard held the ball and walked slowly towards the penalty spot, swinging it over and over again. It could be seen that he was also nervous at this time. Terry was injured and he would not be able to play in the final, and he himself knew that if the team entered the final If nothing else, Capello will not give him another chance to play. It's not that he didn't perform well, but that he consumed too much in this game, and at least he won't have a chance to start in the next game.

Calming his mind, Lampard seemed to be firing with all his might, with the Chelsea player's final contribution to England.

The football flew towards Casillas' side like a cannonball.

The goal does not have the advantage of the golden section point, even if it does, it belongs to the goalkeeper.After the game, someone analyzed that if Casillas did not make a save, Lampard would shoot a shot near the golden section point, whether it is horizontal or vertical.

However, Casillas jumped out, his left palm resting on his right palm, and his palms overlapped to block the football.

"Iker Casillas should have played to the extreme today. St. Cassie once is not enough to describe him! Maybe he is the existence beyond the gods. This kind of saving is different from the gambling posture of Niu Shisan. It is completely a manifestation of strength. !” Many people think so. "Iker Casillas saved Spain..."

A group of narrators are still chattering away.

But can Casillas be saved?
Another shot for England!
More importantly, can Cesc Fabregas get past Niu Shisan?
The focus is on Niu Shisan, and it can only be Niu Shisan, because no matter whether he can save Cesc Fabregas' penalty or not, he is the one who decides the outcome!Because England's fifth penalty will be taken by him.

Will there be a scene of Niu Shisan and Casillas fighting hand to hand?

Do not!
What the goalkeeper should do is to catch the ball, shooting is the job of the striker...

This is the idea of ​​Niu Shisan flying out while Fabregas shot!
Four years ago, Cesc Fabregas' penalty allowed Spain to defeat Italy and began to move towards the altar. Four years later, Cesc Fabregas' penalty kick made Spain come down from the altar.

Four years a reincarnation!
This is the most constant cycle in football!
The same is the penalty shootout, the same is the goalkeeper duel, but the young Casillas was finally crossed by the younger Niu Shisan after straddling Buffon.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes: The waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead, and the waves before died on the beach!

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postscript
In Kiev, Ukraine, Capello used a set of Manchester central axes to defeat Portugal, Niu Shisan, Ferdinand, Upson, Mike, Barry, Nain, Rooney.

Rooney finally beat Ronaldo because he has a more solid backing than Ronaldo!

What can't be done is that no matter how Ronaldo changes, he can't change the reality of Portugal...

After winning the championship, Nain did not know where to find a flag of the People's Republic of China.

After being wrapped up by Nain, Niu Shisan accepted it calmly.

I don't know if I am qualified to wear the national flag, but this time I did, if it causes international disputes, I can only say sorry, it doesn't matter whether I am Chinese or not, as long as I know my father, my mother Just be Chinese.My daughter is now an American citizen, but she still sheds Chinese blood. She will be called Chinese in the future.

I just want to do what I like to do, and I don't want other people's will to influence me. Speaking of selfishness, I actually don't owe anyone anything.

If I have to say who I owe, maybe my parents, they gave birth to me and raised me, but I didn't do what they expected!

But I don't think what I did was wrong. They have their own ideas. I walked my own way. It doesn't matter who is wrong. If you step out, you should keep going. If you always hesitate, it's just nothing will happen...

It's a glorious world, I got what I wanted and I did what I could.

Nain said that he is of Chinese descent, but he loves China very much. I don't know where his deep feelings come from.

We are standing on the highest peak of this world, here is the world of football, here is joy, here is passion, here is a dream, here is never giving up, here is the land of glory.

I'll keep playing, don't tell me that England will fire me for wearing the Chinese flag, they don't seem to have a flag, if there is a British flag, of course I really want them to fire me, so that I can not Faye can get a lot of money for no effort, and by the way, Nain said that Manchester United would not do that because it was his money...

"Hey, Nain, take care of your son, don't let him keep staring at my daughter, don't say anything, my daughter won't marry my boss' son, don't even think about it..."

"Hey, wait, I haven't finished talking yet, you, just you, the guy who clicked X, quietly, come on, my buddy tells you, the author wants to tell a football story, it's cool, don't, football Hey, wait, don't turn it off, hey, hey..."

(End of this chapter)