Manchester United legend

Chapter 234 Was Sent Off Again
England played against Romania. Romania won a penalty kick at the last moment. Iliyer, nicknamed the Cobra, withstood the pressure and scored a penalty kick.Romania overtook the score 3:2.

England is once again facing a desperate situation. Who can save the England team? England fans are looking forward to the emergence of a hero.

The third referee has raised the electronic card, which shows 5 minutes of stoppage time.

At the last moment, England got a corner kick. The referee looked at his watch. This may be the last chance for England to attack. Beckham took the ball to the bottom line corner.

He raised his head and stepped back, looking at the situation in the penalty area. Seaman rushed into the opponent's penalty area again, the last time was against Portugal.

The penalty area was densely packed with people, and Adams and Campbell were the first choice for a corner kick, but these two people had been surrounded, and all Romanians ran back to the penalty area.

Beckham didn't know whether he could find his teammate when he was about to take a corner kick. Just as he was about to take a corner kick, he saw Jost outside the penalty area. Jost gestured to him. The two had known each other as teammates for many years. Beckham knew that Jost wanted him to pass the ball directly to him, and Jost wanted to shoot directly.

The two practiced this way when they were at Manchester United, but the success rate was very low.

In the end, Beckham chose to believe in Jost, and treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Beckham took a corner kick, and the football did not fly into the penalty area, but floated towards the penalty area line.

Jost knew that this was the last chance. At this moment, he forgot everything, as if he could not hear the noise in the stadium. At this moment, he only had football in his eyes. Jost did not make any adjustments, and directly volleyed towards the ball.

Jost volleyed. He felt that the ball was played well by himself. He had a good feeling. After years of training, players sometimes know whether the ball can be scored with just one shot.

Jost made a volley, and the football flew towards Romania's goal in a beautiful arc. The football spun rapidly, and everyone was watching the trajectory of the ball.

The football flew fast and fast, but it was getting higher and higher, and it didn't look like it could fly into the goal. At this time, all the hearts of England were down. They thought that the shot had no chance. Jost [-]% of the opponent's undercover agent helped the opponent to clear the siege.

Just when everyone thought the ball would end up flying out of the bottom line, the football began to fall rapidly in mid-air. The goalkeeper thought the ball would fly out of the bottom line, but when the ball fell rapidly, the Romanian goalkeeper was unprepared and it was too late to make a save.

Everyone in England loves Jost right now!

The referee blew the sound of the end of the game, and England drew with Romania 3:3.Qualified as No.2 in the group, the opponent in the quarter-finals will face the Italian team.

Romania was not convinced at all after the game, they thought stoppage time was too long.

In the quarter-finals, England played against Italy. Italy has a top lineup. The main goalkeeper Buffon was injured in the group stage. Toldo replaced him. Toldo's strength is not inferior to Buffon.

Italy's lineup is goalkeeper Toldo, Cannavaro plays right back, two central defenders Sinesta and Iuliano, and left back is Maldini.

In the midfield, Zambrotta was still a right midfielder at the time, Fiore was a left midfielder, Albertini was the metronome of Italy's offense, and Conti was his partner.

On the forward line is the Roman Prince Totti, and Inzaghi is always on the offside line.

At the beginning of the game, Italy's defense was impeccable. England did not have a shot at all in the first three 10 minutes.

The Italian team took the lead in creating a threat. Albertini, Totti and Fiore cooperated on the left and sent a wonderful pass for Inzaghi. England made an early offside error and Inzaghi had a great chance to shoot. Unfortunately, Inzaghi's shot missed the target.

Then England's Beckham's free-kick shot over the bar. When the game went on to 38 minutes, Totti opened the door to victory for Italy.

The corner kick taken by the Italian team was cleared by England defender Adams. Fiore got the ball from outside the penalty area and handed it to Totti.

After 2 minutes, Jost almost equalized the score. His shot was thrown over the crossbar by Toldo, who performed well. In the 43rd minute, the England team made another offside error. Albertini passed the ball to Inzaghi with an accurate long pass.

Italy wants to take the lead, and it is impossible for England to get back the score. Italy has the top defenders in this European Championship. Even Cannavaro has to play on the right, so Italy has a lot of talented defenders.Italy has always been known for letting go of files. It is an impossible task for England to equalize.

In the 89th minute, Jost clashed with Zambrotta. Jost pushed Zambrotta down. The referee Pereira showed him the second yellow card within 5 minutes. Jost was sent off and England lost by two goals.

England didn't get a decent chance from start to finish.England was kicked out by Italy, after a 2-0 victory over England, Italy advanced to the semi-finals of the European Championship for the third time.The opponents in the semi-finals will face the hosts, the Netherlands.

In the semi-finals, all four teams played in excellent form. France and Portugal drew 90-1 in 1 minutes. In extra time, the referee awarded France a penalty kick. Although the Portuguese team protested, the game was interrupted for more than 5 minutes.

After the game restarted, Zidane withstood the pressure and hit a penalty kick to eliminate Portugal.

The other semi-final played an unbelievable, ups and downs process and result for the fans.

The Dutch team had the advantage and attacked the opponent wildly.The Italian team struggled to support with their steely defense.

Although the Dutch team played extraordinary performances under the encouragement of the home fans and continued to set off an offensive frenzy, they still lacked a little luck and could not score goals in open games.

The Italian team did not hesitate to pay the price of a red card and a penalty kick. Zambrotta was sent off in the 34th minute and the Dutch team was given two penalty kicks!

At the critical moment, Italian goalkeeper Toldo played exceptionally well. Not only did he save consecutive penalty kicks from Frank De Boer and Kluivert in the game, but he even saved shots from Stam and other players in the final penalty shootout. In the end, Italy defeated the Dutch team 3-1.

The Dutch team only scored 6 goal from 1 penalty kicks in a game-this kind of thing is unprecedented in the entire history of football.

The final was between France and Italy.Before the game, everyone was unanimously optimistic about the French team, but the conservative Italian team relied on a steady counterattack in the game. Delvecio scored the first goal to take the lead.The French team has been trying to break through the Italian defense, but they have never had any chances in front of the goal. The ball has been flying in the Italian half, and has been coming and going at the feet of the French team. The Italians are always defending, intercepting, and clearing with big feet... In the case of weak offense, French coach Le Maire made the most wise decision in his life.

He replaced Wiltord, Trezeguet and Pires one after another at the critical moment, using 3 attackers to increase the firepower, and threw all the chips on the table.

The French team, which had used up 3 substitutions, then tore through Italy's defense several times, but unfortunately there were too many people in the penalty area, and it was difficult for the French to find a chance to shoot.

Italy still took the lead in the final until the 94th minute of stoppage time. Many Italian fans at the scene began to celebrate the victory, while the Italian players on the bench were exaggerating and showing off with their waists and hips.At this time, the Frenchman, who had lost his mind, launched an English attack. Barthez made a long pass from the backcourt. Cannavaro of the Italian team actually made a mistake and the ball fell to Wiltord's feet in the penalty area.Wiltord hit the ball with an angry shot-the ball went in!

The French equalized at the last minute.In the ensuing overtime, the Italians had no intention of fighting, and they were more like a defeated army with no armor and no armor.Using Zoff’s catchphrase at the time, “God stopped speaking Italian from the 94th minute!” Yes, God started to speak French, and the French were as fierce and crazy as a rooster that had been pumped full of chicken blood. In the 9th minute of overtime, Pires made a breakthrough cross from the wing, and Trezeguet, another striker of the French team who was playing for Italy, outflanked the penalty area.
The French finally had the last laugh.

This is the second time that the French team won the important European Cup after winning the World Cup in 1998. They are also the first European country to win the European Cup as a World Cup champion.

After the French team conquered the world in 1998, they once again stood on the top of Europe!

When the French team won the title by beating Italy in the final, not many people questioned the French team's victory.

The French team coached by Le Maire is even better than the French team led by Jacquet that won the 1998 World Cup.

Zinedine Zidane, the best player in this competition, shines brightly on the court as the soul and core of the French team, overwhelming the crowd.He scored a free kick against Spain in the quarter-finals and scored a penalty kick in the 1th minute, scoring the golden goal for the French team to advance to the semi-finals.

"I'm pretty sure Zidane must have 'Made in Heaven' stamped somewhere on his head," said Roxborough, UEFA's technical director. "He must have been sent by God."

Not only Zidane, there are many stars in the French team who performed well.

Henry and Trezeguet grew from raw stars in 98 to super strikers in world football, Vieira proved himself to be the best midfielder in Europe, and the defense composed of Blanco, Desailly and Barthez is also world-class.

Pires, Wiltord, Anelka... and other players also showed their superstar demeanor.

When the European Cup came to an end, the England fans had already returned to the country in despair.

In fact, the England team did not go very smoothly in this European Cup. They only relied on the play-offs to overwhelm Scotland to be lucky enough to enter the finals.

After the draw, England was divided into the death group of Germany, Portugal, and Romania, which once again alerted the Three Lions to the possibility of repeated fierce battles.

When he went to the European Cup, England coach Keegan was criticized by the English media because of his selection of players and formation tactics. On the other hand, the eventful media packaged the England team as "the best England team in 1966, and raised the team's goal to the unattainable fantasy of competing for the championship."

The England team coached by Keegan had so much halo and praise before the game, why did it fail so badly in the European Cup?So incompetent?How did Keegan's bragging about "skills plus physicality" and his ambition to build a "New England-style" super team get exposed and slapped in the face?
Keegan's England has almost included all the top players in the Premier League account book, and it seems that the age mix of old, middle and young is also very reasonable.

But the serious problem is that the fame of these players is completely out of proportion to their real ability.Let's take a look at the players in the England team at that time.

The goalkeeper is Arsenal's Seaman, and Leeds United's Martin is a substitute. These are the two goalkeepers that England can play, but judging from the game, these excellent goalkeepers in the Premier League are mediocre at best at the world level. The great Hilton has never found a successor.

There are huge hidden dangers in the defender group. Gary Neville is solid in defense on the right, and he cooperates well with Beckham in offense.

Left back Keegan only chose Phil Neville, but his problem is almost the same as that of his brother, and his comprehensive strength is at a relatively low level in the European Cup.

England's midfield has almost copied Manchester United, Beckham, Jost, Scholes is the main force, and McManaman, who has played well in Real Madrid, occupies the left.

England's midfield is top-notch in Europe. Jost alone still cannot support England's midfield defense. Scholes is strong in offense and weak in defense.

Alan Shearer performed well on the forward line and is indeed one of the strongest strikers in Europe, but his partner Keegan was not selected well.Owen is still young, and his dexterity and quickness are not in tune with Shearer. Phillips is the same type as Irving, and Husky is the same template as Shearer.

Fundamentally speaking, what England needs is a striker who can support. If not, then simply play a single striker, add a defensive player in the midfield, and it may be better for Scholes to be at the top.

(End of this chapter)