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Capello frowned and pinched his hands from time to time, which was a sign of panic.

There have been few such moments in his coaching career.

But there were too many disadvantages in this game.

The first is Suker's strong attack, using this super single-point blasting ability to make himself mistakenly think that the left wing is Croatia's main offensive line.

In order to limit Suker, Capello had to shift the defensive focus closer to the left.

But Capello is still very confident about the defense on the right side.

Because they have Ashley Cole, he doesn't think Rakitic is strong enough to blast Ashley Cole at a single point.

This is a one-on-one situation.

Although it is relatively passive, it can still maintain the overall rhythm.

But the problem lies precisely here.

He only thought about Rakitic in front of him on the right, but Bilic was thinking about opening up the side corridor on the right!

Srna's sudden forward thrust broke everything.

The Croatian did a very thorough preparation for this game, and accurately applied his intentions to the game step by step. The damn Croatian even calculated the direction of his own thoughts.

"Huh~~~~"

Capello exhaled slowly.

Two goals behind, the situation was very unfavorable.

"Substitute someone else!"

Capello suddenly made a substitution gesture.

More than 20 minutes into the first half, England was forced to make substitutions.

This is Capello's complete denial of his pre-match preparations, and it also shows that the current lineup and tactics cannot resist Croatia.

"Capello chose to make a substitution. It seems that the Croatian made the Italian coach quite helpless."

"Substitutions are rare in the first half, but with two goals behind, Capello really needs to think about whether there is a problem with the pre-match arrangement. This method of repair is very decisive, but..."

The England commentator said solemnly: "Will it be effective? And how will Capello choose to substitute!"

When Capello's choice appeared, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Lampard and Heskey exited.

Beckham and Milner come on.

Capello broke up the double-German combination and sent veteran Beckham on to the field.

At the same time, forward Heskey was replaced and replaced by defensive midfielder Milner.

Croatian commentator Krausiewicz: "Capello boldly changed two people in a row in 20 minutes. This is a sign that Capello is not confident enough in the starting lineup. England must stabilize the situation, at least stabilize the defense. "If they don't want to fail at Wembley like they did the year before, they have to make some bold attempts."

Croatian coaching staff.

Bilic looked at Capello in surprise.

Two people were substituted in the first half. Was it so decisive?

When Bilic looked at Capello, the latter also turned to look at him. Of course, his eyes were not very friendly.

For Capello, 'Bililic' is the guy who calculated against him and forced him to make such a decision.

Vansteyak pursed his lips.

“These top coaches are so hard to deal with!”

There is also a third step plan.

This can give Croatia a greater advantage in the first half and establish an opportunity for victory.

But Capello's substitution was too decisive.

As a result, his plan was also disrupted.

However, with two goals in hand, the ability to resist risks is still very high.

Besides, if they persist for 20 minutes, Croatia will be able to enter the second half smoothly. For this, Van Steyak is not particularly anxious.

"Stay steady next time!"

Van Steyak made a downward gesture and reminded; "Slow down!"

Suk, Modric and others nodded immediately.

Van Steyak's tactics worked, but Capello's substitutions were also decisive.

The confrontation between these top coaches is really dangerous.

However, for Croatia, they have the advantage after all and have reserved three substitutions, while England only has one substitution left.

So, Croatia has huge advantages!

Then just hold on steady.

The whole game starts again.

England kicked off again after conceding two goals in a row.

After Beckham came on the field, he quickly formed a strong and stable midfielder with Gerrard.

Especially after replacing Lampard, Gerrard also had the opportunity to move forward.

Milner will take over more of Gerrard's defensive duties at the back.

Of course, they did not dare to attack rashly, and they would not feel comfortable once Croatia kicked out a counterattack.

boom!

The ball at Rakitic's feet was intercepted by Beckham.

"Old guy! Playing so hard?"

Rakitic blushed a little.

He was actually knocked down by Beckham, and he didn't fight hard in the physical confrontation.

Of course, Beckham chose the timing of the steal very well. He happened to get stuck when Rakitic was changing direction and suddenly bumped into him. His center of gravity was unstable, so it was not surprising that Rakitic fell after being hit suddenly.

This is the rich experience that veterans bring with them.

Beckham keeps his hair short and looks neat and tidy.

A pair of eyes looked forward brightly.

Rooney and Lennon are both key to England's attack.

In particular, Lu Xiaopang’s impact must be fully adjusted.

At this stage, Rooney has a very strong role in attacking the defense.

Not only that, but Beckham also needs to keep cruising.

His task in this game is to take over the organizational power.

Free Gerrard as much as possible.

This slugger from Liverpool can still continue to threaten Croatia's goal.

England quickly stabilized the midfield.

As Croatia approached, England's passing was a little chaotic, but every time it was passed to Beckham's feet, this guy was always able to stabilize the situation with a beneficial distribution.

"Tsk!"

Suk frowned slightly.

Beckham is older, but this guy still maintains a high level of competition. This is the most troublesome reason.

"Press up!"

Su Ke gritted his teeth: "Keep pressing! I don't believe they can withstand the pressure!"

The Croatian players surged forward.

At the same time, Beckham began to cruise towards the center, and the midfield as a whole began to run more frequently, but in an orderly manner.

When Suker and Mandzukic rushed towards Terry, Terry headed towards the wing and Ashley Cole pushed the ball forward.

The ball rolled to Beckham's feet.

Beckham caught the ball on the wing and turned around. He raised his head and looked far away in the direction of the opposite corner, then took off his feet and drew a rainbow.

boom!

The classic Bayern arc reappeared at Wembley Stadium.

The ball drew a beautiful arc in the sky and fell towards the position behind Simic.

And there, Rooney forced an overtake on the wing, stopped the ball and dunked in. After getting out of the angle, he actually passed the ball directly.

In an instant, three offensive players poured into Croatia's penalty area.

Lennon, Gerrard and Barry.

The three people are evenly distributed at the front, middle and back.

Gerrard suddenly took off in the middle and started to attack Simunic.

The two jumped up suddenly.

Simunic relied on his height advantage to touch the ball first and complete the clearance.

But the ball flew to a backward position. As soon as Lennon stopped the ball, fierce footsteps sounded beside him.

Snapped!

Srna made a clean sliding tackle and scooped the ball out of the sideline.

Croatia's defense crisis has been lifted.

Su Ke and others also quickly retreated.

"It feels a little bad!"

Klawsiewicz frowned.

England's counterattack became sharper, especially after stabilizing the midfield.

As the game continued, England relied on this set of long passes to make crosses and apply pressure.

Although Simunic was able to complete the clearance every time, it also increased his pressure a lot.

"Steady! Steady!"

Van Steyak looked nervously at the court.

Just hold on for half the game!

Just let them enter the second half with a two-goal lead.

Capello stood on the sidelines, his face completely calm.

"I've met a lot of offensive people, mostly Dutch, who believe in attacking as if attacking is engraved in their DNA."

"This kind of head coach is full of offense. Even if they slow down the tempo, they can't do anything like setting up a bus. They won't make thorough defensive postures and choices."

Capello pushed up his glasses and said: "Because of their poor desire to attack, they think defense is shameful!"

"Since they want to stabilize the rhythm, they should do it more thoroughly and retreat to defend instead of continuing to press high. They think they are fighting for the ball and controlling the rhythm, but it is precisely that pathetic desire to attack that is causing the problem. He made this move of taking off his pants and farting!"

boom!

During the game, Beckham suddenly reached the right baseline.

Once again, he showed off his superb passing skills and passed into the penalty area.

Simunic wanted to fight for the top, his eyes fixed on Gerrard.

But at this time, Rooney suddenly rushed towards the front point, and his attention was distracted for a while.

But at this opportunity, Gerrard suddenly started and rushed to the position behind him.

"Damn it!"

Simunic's body shook violently.

The moment he turned around, Gerrard had already completed his jump.

In the air, Gerrard spread out his body posture. He held his breath, stared at the ball, and pulled his waist like a bowstring!

boom!

The ball hit the left goal post hard.

The ball hit the goal line and bounced into the goal.

41 minutes.

England finally got a goal back with continuous counterattacks.

"Goal!!!!!!!!!!!! -"

"Gerrard!! A wonderful header. Simunic failed to stop Gerrard from jumping this time. We finally recovered a goal."

"Capello's substitution worked and this goal is a relief for us."

“But there’s not much time left in the first half.”

The England players were venting like crazy.

The pressure of being two goals down was too much.

When they recovered a ball, their chests were filled with confidence again.

Can win!

In the following time, England continued to attack.

The traditional British long pass has certainly been criticized.

But it can also form a strong combat effectiveness.

The most significant effect is the constant pressure on Simunic, which causes the Croatian high school defender's physical fitness to decline rapidly.

By the end of the first half, Simunic was sweating profusely and gasping for air.

In the last twenty minutes, he felt as if he had turned into a rabbit, constantly jumping up and down to compete for the top spot.

He confronts Gerrard!

He versus Rooney!

He also has to guard against Lennon!

The pressure is huge.

However, he still withstood it.

"Damn it! This game is really hard to play."

Simunic complained.

Suker: "England was difficult to deal with. We teamed up to defeat England at that time, but at that time England was caught in a wave of injuries, coupled with the incompetence of the coach, the three armies were exhausted, but now."

"Capello is a thief!"

Sirna gritted his teeth.

Srna hates Capello, but he has to admit that this guy is tactically talented.

This is a top coach in the true sense.

His on-the-spot command ability is also extremely superb.

Just like the decisive substitution in the first half, England immediately turned the situation around and got a goal back.

In the locker room, Van Steyak is arranging tactics.

"The second half is still about continuing the attack. Of course, the first 10 minutes are the most important. We must exert enough pressure at this time."

"England are in a situation where they need to attack because they are behind and they don't want to lose this game and lose the opportunity to qualify directly for the World Cup, so we have to take advantage of that, understand?"

The Croatian players yelled; "Got it!"

After speaking, Van Stryak looked at Simunic: "Can you still persist?"

Simunic exhaled and calmed his breathing: "Ten minutes is still no problem."

Vansteyak frowned slightly.

I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling.

England pressed Simunic too fiercely, but the good news is that they still have three substitutions.

Vansteyak turned to look over.

Suddenly, the substitute defenders straightened their backs and their eyes nearly gleamed.

Young player Lovren looked at Van Stryak expectantly, his face full of nervousness.

He almost shouted, ‘Coach, I want to play! ’

Van Steyak also saw Lovren, but eventually his eyes shifted to the right.

"Krisanacci, get out and warm up!"

Crisanacci stood up immediately and ran out of the locker room excitedly.

At the same time, on the other side, in the England dressing room.

Capello stood in front of the tactical board with a translator because his English was not good.

The translator paraphrases Capello's words.

"In the second half, we need to hold on!"

The entire locker room suddenly became quiet.

The England players looked at each other.

Rooney; "Did I hear wrongly? Hey! Boss, we are behind now."

Capello: "I know, but we must defend, of course not for the whole game, but for ten minutes!"

"These ten minutes are the key. If we can't get through it, everything will be over."

Gerald was also puzzled: "What's the point of this?"

"Of course!" Capello pushed up his glasses: "We fell behind. The Croatians thought we would attack, because only in this way can we win and guarantee our chance to qualify, so they will use more intense attacks in the second half and Press high to press us, and once we really want to attack, Croatia will really have to choke us until we suffocate!"

"But defense is different. Croatia still has three substitutions. According to their past tactics, they will only attack for ten minutes. Bilic likes to use the 55-minute substitution node."

Capello said solemnly; "Croatia makes a substitution, our chance is here!"

Rooney: "Can you guarantee success?"

“No one can guarantee this, but this is the best solution I have come up with through the data collected and analysis, and I also need your support!”

After saying that, Capello looked at Beckham.

Beckham's prestige in the England national team is still very high.

Everyone also looked at Beckham.

After a moment, Beckham nodded and said: "Since we are the coach, we as players must obey. Besides, I don't think the coach will do anything that is uncertain. The information and data he collects are more detailed."

Beckham spoke, and others immediately nodded in agreement.

Capello finally smiled.

He likes this about Beckham. He is a perfect player, dedicated enough, and knows how to respect and trust the head coach.

Having such a talent in the locker room can make the team more cohesive.

"Okay!" Capello clapped his hands and said excitedly: "In the second half, let's kick Croatia's ass hard!"

"Croatia's attack was extremely fierce. England put up a steel barrel formation and barely resisted."

"But Suker's breakthrough on the left wing is still a constant threat to England's goal."

Capello watched Suk pass by him, and his heart began to beat violently.

He's not Bilic, he can't do that kind of thing like taking off his pants and farting.

Speaking of defense, it is really the ultimate defense.

But even so, Suk's impact was still threatening their goal.

However, they will soon make it to ten minutes.

Capello turned his head and looked over. He saw Croatian substitute Krissanac warming up again on the sidelines. This was a signal that he was ready to play.

Vansteyak frowned.

He watched the game on the court with some anxiety in his heart.

Something's wrong!

Something is very wrong!

England didn't attack, they were actually defending!

What went wrong?

What is Capello thinking about?

Van Steyak racked his brains, but couldn't string the pieces of information together.

Phew~~~~

Van Stryak finally sighed, maybe he was overthinking.

Anyway, they are currently leading by one goal, and they still have substitutions, which is a big advantage no matter how you look at it.

The game entered the 54th minute. Taking advantage of a dead ball, Croatia stopped the game and made substitutions.

Simunic and Simic come off the field.

Crisanach and Planic come on.

Looking at Croatia's substitutions, Capello's eyes sparkled.

"Substitute!"

Capello shouted.

"England made substitutions and Capello used up the last substitution spot. Who is he going to replace?"

Not long after, a giant stood beside Capello.

The height of two meters creates a huge contrast with the surroundings.

England make a substitution and Lennon comes off.

‘Tall Guy’ Crouch is here!