Manchester United legend

Chapter 145
Jost was shown a yellow card by the referee for insulting the referee. As a result, two yellow cards turned one red and he was sent off.

In this game, referee Nelson obviously became the protagonist, sending off two players from England and invalidating the goal scored by Jost in overtime.

The England team surrounded the referee to discuss the argument, but the referee ignored it and gave Campbell a yellow card.

The English mentality has collapsed, they just want to quickly enter the penalty shootout.Soon the second half of overtime also ended, and the two sides began a penalty shootout.

You can hear the sound of your heart beating faster in the penalty shootout.Penalty shootouts always make people anxious and painful, especially the England-Arab war.The photographers are so close to the court, the players' legs, the scratches on the turf, the hustle and bustle accompanying each ball...every detail, panoramic view.

The two sides flipped a coin to decide, Argentina took a penalty kick first, and England later.

Ayala was the first to play in Argentina, but Ayala took the lead, and Alan Shearer was the first to play in England, and Alan Shearer also made a penalty.

Argentina's second player was Crespo, who replaced Batistuta in the second half. Crespo kicked to the right of the goal and kicked a goalkeeper's favorite half-high ball, which was directly saved by Seaman.

England's second appearance was Anderton, and he kicked a half-high ball exactly like Crespo, which was also saved by Argentine goalkeeper Roja.

Argentina's third player, Veron, kicked cleanly into the upper left corner of the goal.

Owen of the England team also made a clean penalty.

The fourth players from both teams also scored, as did Argentina's fifth player and England's fifth player David Batty.

David Batty told Shearer he'd never taken a penalty, but it didn't matter.It's always good that Shearer encouraged Batty to have someone willing to take a penalty.

David Batty told Shearer he would take the penalty down the middle, but he later changed his mind and opted to kick it to the keeper's right.It is dangerous to change your mind at the last moment when taking a penalty kick, but he was brave enough to stand on the penalty spot.

When Al Batty (David Batty's father) saw the England coaches asking David Batty to take the penalty, he and his wife Mary were stunned. They didn't expect David Batty to score the penalty.

England were on the verge of being eliminated, and David Batty, who had never taken a penalty before, smugly tried to trick the goalkeeper, but kicked a goalkeeper's favorite half-high ball.The result was saved by the Argentine goalkeeper.

The Argentine team, who saved Batty's penalty kick, immediately rushed into the field to celebrate wildly.They eliminated their rivals and rushed to the top 8.

Unfortunately, England was out, and the players walked off the field dejectedly.

David Batty said after the game: 'When I knew I was fifth, I imagined I scored the last goal.I was thinking positively and I didn't realize we were out until I saw the Argentines start celebrating. 'When I heard this, a desperate voice flashed in my heart 'I really shouldn't count on him'.

When the team returned to the locker room with the result of being eliminated, Beckham felt that the world was dead, no one talked to him, and he felt isolated and could hardly breathe.

Adams was the first to return to the locker room. When he entered the locker room, he saw Beckham with tears in his eyes and Jost with his head down.Adams walked up to them and said, "It's all your fucking fault, idiots! You ruined my last World Cup!"

The two of them looked at Adams, and finally realized that Adams was only half joking, which eased the oppressive atmosphere a little.

Later, both Beckham and Jost were deeply grateful to Tony Adams, and it was the Arsenal captain who released him.Adams patted Beckham on the shoulder, put his arm on Jost's shoulder and said, "Boys, everyone makes mistakes, don't be depressed by this. You will return to the top, and you will be stronger and better then."

Beckham and Jost really wanted to grab Adams' shoulders and give him a hug. "The two are deeply grateful to this day. Adams was not the captain of England at the time. He didn't even have the obligation to take care of the young people, but he was a leader. I will never forget his words. He set a good example."

Not everyone is Adams. The coach of the England team, Hoddle, was very angry with Beckham and Jost. When he returned to the locker room after the game, he went into a rage and cursed Beckham and Jost.In the post-match interview, although he did not directly blame Beckham and Jost, Hoddle made it clear that it was my mistake that led to England's exit.This is tantamount to completely passing the responsibility for England's loss and exit to Beckham and Jost, allowing the fans to find an outlet to vent their anger.

After losing the penalty shootout, some fans in England were unwilling to accept it and sat on the sidelines for a quarter of an hour.

Families of the players remained on the field, waiting despondently for the security guards to walk out of the field.

There are also some dancing Argentine fans.These fans only thought at the time, these people with blue and white clown hats must not blow the horn in front of their faces.Otherwise beat them up.

Just a few minutes after the final whistle, the stadium was empty, and some media had not dispersed.Alan Shearer, the big man in England, sat there by himself, looking sad.An Argentine TV station wanted to ask him to talk about his feelings, but he politely shook his head and declined 'Sorry, buddy, this is not the time'.

Carlos Roja from Argentina was interviewed after the game: That was the best performance of my career.Whenever the national anthem is played, patriotism inspires us.If the opponent is England, there is no need for any mobilization at all.It is a life-and-death contest for the two countries that once fought each other.It is a lie to say that history is over and the game is only about football.We beat England, dropped a bomb on England, and if we lost, Argentina would explode too.

After the game, the England players returned to the locker room. Beckham and Jost apologized to the team, saying that their performance caused England to lose.

After the game, the buses of the two teams stopped next to each other, and the Argentine players on board were so excited that they kept waving and screaming out the window.

They didn't laugh at the England players, they just celebrated wildly - England could have won.Some English players reacted violently, like Ince and the others, they kept gesticulating and yelling.

Saint-Etienne train station is like the battlefield of the final battle between good and evil at the end of the world, full of mourning.

England fans just want to hop on any train and make a quick escape from Saint-Etienne.The fans blamed Beckham, not David Batty or the missed penalty.

The bar was in disarray, with some fans collapsing under tables and others rushing into the street.When we left the town in the early hours of the morning, we heard three kinds of sounds one after another: the sound of dogs barking, the sound of smashing glass, and the sound of French police sirens like donkeys: yi yo~ yi yo~ yi yo.

"Daily Mirror" headline after the game: "Nine lions, two fools".

(End of this chapter)