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Chapter 527: Restraint (please subscribe for the third update!)

"This is the 12th round of Group E of the 2008 Austria-Switzerland European Cup qualifiers. England plays Croatia at home."

"This is a key battle for us. Facing the group leader, we must get a draw or win to advance to the European Cup!"

"I believe the boys in England are ready for a decisive battle."

"They know what this game means to us, and they also believe that at Wembley Stadium, at our home court, they can put in a wonderful performance to defeat the grid army from Eastern Europe!"

The English commentator's tone was extremely solemn.

Although the media pretended to be relaxed, they knew very well that Croatia summoned all the main players to come to England to face the game, which meant to kill them in advance.

Faced with such a predicament, England must perform brilliantly.

At the same time, they also want these guys from Eastern Europe to understand how terrifying the Three Lions' combat effectiveness is.

"The lineup that England put up was restrained by us. I don't know how England's three central defenders can stop Suker's impact on the back line. Although they invested a lot of power in the midfield, under Croatia's intensive defense, England really Can I score the first goal?"

There was a hint of ridicule in Krawsiewicz's tone.

Having qualified first in the group, they have no pressure at all.

For Croatia, if they win this game, they will make a profit, and if they lose, they will not lose. That is, they just failed to defeat England in advance.

But for England, they are under tremendous pressure.

Therefore, he believes that the Croatian boys will definitely be able to perform better.

"The game is about to begin! After the captains of both teams guessed the side, Croatia will take the lead."

"In this game, England wears a white home jersey, while Croatia wears a black away jersey."

Along with the commentator's words, the players from both sides have arrived in their respective halves.

Suker and Mandzukic stood in the center circle waiting for the kick-off.

Shh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!

Violent boos continued to emerge, and the English fans booed in waves, hoping to affect Suker's performance.

Su Ke had no worries about this, and his eyes were fixed on the opposite side.

Croatia's approach is correct. A strong opponent like England needs to be dealt with quickly while their condition is not stable enough.

At this time, the referee has already walked out of the center circle.

Along with violent cheers, the whistle sounded.

The whole game has begun!

"The game begins! After the kick-off, Croatia immediately passed the ball towards the backcourt. Suker and Mandzukic moved forward simultaneously. England's forwards also began to press and press, and five midfielders also occupied the midfield. "

"England's pressing is intense, how should Croatia respond?"

"Simunic directly took a long pass and the ball flew towards the England half. Suker was rushing towards the landing point of the ball. England defenders Terry and Carragher were also close to Suker."

Everyone at the scene looked at the three people who were fighting.

Suker is full of threats, and he is also the player that English fans are most worried about.

But they believe that Terry and Carragher can limit Suker.

Suk was running towards the ball's landing point. Along the way, Terry and Carragher kept interfering with him.

England's playing style is very brave and the physical confrontation is extremely fierce.

This time against Su Ke, I felt it very intuitively.

The ball fell, and Suk suddenly stopped and pushed hard towards Terry.

Carragher saw the opportunity and hurriedly tried to rescue him.

"I bet you got kicked!"

Suk stared at Carragher closely.

The ball fell and Carragher raised his foot to kick the ball out.

But the ball rubbed Carragher's shoe and flew forward.

"The bet was right!"

Su Ke's eyes lit up.

He immediately ran forward!

As long as you put enough pressure on these guys, and at the beginning of the game, if the state is not stable enough, there will be a greater chance of making mistakes.

Su Ke immediately caught up with the ball, and at the same time, he moved his feet horizontally and shot directly.

Terry quickly followed up and stretched out his right foot to block.

But Su Ke twisted his waist and kicked the ball closer.

The ball passed under Terry's crotch and flew towards the near post of the goal.

"Robinson!"

Terry shouted over his shoulder.

England goalkeeper Robinson quickly made a save and blocked the ball, and he pocketed the ball.

"Suker's first shot hit a close corner and the ball went under Terry's crotch, but Robinson was very focused."

"But this attack still threatens England's goal!"

Krauszovich smiled and thought to himself.

So, how can the three central defenders stop Su Ke!

Su Ke shook his head slightly and immediately began to retreat.

Terry and Carragher looked at each other solemnly.

"my question!"

Carragher raised his hand.

If he could have rescued the enemy immediately, there would not have been such a commotion.

But under the circumstances, Su Ke put too much pressure on him.

Carragher was too anxious to make a save, which is why this mistake occurred.

"Be stable."

Terry did not blame, he knew this was not Carragher's true strength.

But Suk's threat in front of the goal still made them feel extremely fearful.

"Defended! Defended!"

Suk shouted as he retreated.

The eyes of the England players are all focused on Suker.

This guy puts too much pressure on them.

Especially for England's forwards, after Suker's shot, they became more urgent.

If they fail to score first, Suker will continue to apply pressure, and their defense will eventually collapse under pressure again and again.

Goal!

Must score!

"I'll attack their defense line, and you prepare to fight for the top!"

Rooney said to Crouch.

With a height of two meters, it would be a pity for Crouch not to compete for the top.

However, Crouch was also a little embarrassed inside.

Although he is tall, he is a weakling and is not good at confrontation.

What's more, Croatia also has a central defender who is nearly two meters tall.

Simunic took the initiative to approach Crouch. There was not much difference in height between the two, but in terms of physical confrontation, Simunic was better.

Rooney kept turning his head and watching, waiting for the pass from his teammates.

The ball was passed to Ashley Cole on the wing, and Rakitic quickly retreated to join the defense.

Ashley Cole originally wanted to break through, but when he saw Rooney calling for a pass, he immediately passed it.

Rooney took the initiative to face the ball and moved outward with the instep of his outside foot, hoping to use his explosive power to complete the breakthrough.

But Vukojevic was also experienced and immediately hit him laterally.

A tactical foul brought Rooney to the ground.

"here you go!"

Simunic loudly encouraged Vukojevic.

A large part of the reason for his outstanding performance in the Croatian national team is that Vukojevic and Modric cleaned up the backcourt.

Even a foul will not allow the opponent's forward to easily approach the back line.

"England's first set kick. Carrick took the penalty. England chose to drop it into the penalty area. Can Crouch hit it? Simunic made a clearance and the ball was tipped to Modric. Mo. Delic stopped the ball, turned around, and made a long pass. Another Croatian counterattack! Suker started running!"

Suk is running wildly towards the ball's landing point.

Carragher failed to catch up with Suker at the first time. He immediately raised his hands and shouted: "Offside! Offside!"

The linesman was unmoved.

Suk cursed inwardly.

Yue Nima bit!

Suk slowed down slightly and looked up at where the ball landed.

Terry was too far away, so instead of getting closer to the spot, he planned to limit Suker to the wing.

Su Ke stood up straight, raised the toes of his left foot slightly, and made a motion to stop the ball.

When Terry was about to rush in front of him, Suker's left foot stopped the ball and moved slightly inside.

The ball stopped in front of Su Ke's right foot.

"This is a stop!"

Terry was terrified.