Godfather Of Champions

Not long after the second half of the game started, Spain took advantage of their strong midfield control to push England back. This was expected by Dunn, so the England team did not panic, but contracted the defense, patiently dealing with England.

Fabregas remembered Hierro's special instructions to the team before going on the field:

"There is an information that may be beneficial to you-George Wood has a yellow card..."

Hierro did not continue, but many people, including Fabregas, already fully understood.

As the captain and core of England, if Wood gets another yellow card in this game, then he will lose his eligibility for the final. Such a thing happened to Wood once. In the 05-06 season, Nottingham Forest, who returned to the Premier League, reached the final of the UEFA Champions League. The opponent was Barcelona, ​​who trained Fabregas. In the semi-finals before that game, it happened to be against Fabregas's Arsenal. George Wood received a yellow card at the last minute and missed the final because he accumulated two yellow cards. If it weren't for his absence, maybe Nottingham Forest would win the European Champions Cup a season in advance.

After that incident, Wood was quite disgusted with this kind of obsession. So even if it was severely injured, he strongly asked Dunn to take him to Spain and be ready to play at any time.

This news is indeed very beneficial to Fabregas.

George Wood, who has a yellow card on him, will definitely be scrupulous in the second half of the game. He can't perform at all levels. As long as you think that if you take another yellow card, you will say goodbye to the European Cup, no one can be left indifferent.

This is worth taking advantage of.

Thinking of this, Fabregas raised his hand for the ball and ran forward at the same time. He wanted to get closer to Wood to force him to foul.

Iniesta passed the football to Fabregas, and he knew what Cesc was going to do. In fact, he also has the same meaning, but he was entangled by Michael Johnson, and then to find Wood is to throw himself into the net.

Fabregas, who received the ball, dribbled the ball towards Wood.

Wood didn't evade, just waiting for Fabregas to come up. As the last line of defense in front of the central defender, he cannot escape in any case.

Fabregas suddenly swung the football to the left as he approached Wood, then turned around and waited for Wood to move closer.

Wood didn't let him down, stepped to the right and stuck the ball up at the same time. Fabregas stepped faster, kicked the football away, and hit Wood's leg. Then he lost his weight and fell to the ground, still yelling in pain!

This voice grabbed Dunn's heart-Wood fouled, what will the referee judge? Verbal warning or playing cards?

He stood up nervously, staring unblinkingly at the judge in black who ran to the scene of the accident.

Fortunately, the referee just stretched his hand forward and didn't mean to go to the chest pocket to draw a card. In the end, there was not even a verbal warning, but a free kick was given to Spain.

Dunn let out a breath and sat down again.

Four minutes later, the Spanish team made a comeback, this time it was Fabregas again, and Wood again. But this time after Fabregas fell to the ground, Wood raised his hands and said that he had nothing to do. The referee did not manage the money Fabregas lay on the ground in protest, but signaled the game to continue.

For the third time, Wood faced Silva's sudden inward cut, smashed the thin opponent away with his body, and was called a foul. Silva, Fabregas and Iniesta gathered around the referee and gestured to him.

Dunn who saw this scene yelled at the scene: "Pick your MB card!"

Fortunately, this time the referee was not disturbed by the Spanish players, but Wood continued to foul without taking a card, which has caused the Spanish fans in the stands to boo dissatisfied.

Dunn could see that the Spaniard had premeditated. They know that Wood is carrying a yellow card, and they deliberately want Wood to be scrupulous when defending. Must remind Wood.

Thinking of this, Dunn got up and walked to the sidelines, yelling Wood's name at the court. After attracting Wood's attention, he shouted: "Pay attention to your actions, George! Don't foul easily! Don't give them a chance!"

In fact, Wood knew what the other party wanted to do without Dunn calling out. He admits that he is struggling now-neither is willing to make concessions, nor does he really want to get a yellow card and miss the final. As an England player, it is not common to reach the finals. He does not want to miss such an opportunity. What's more, he wants to win the championship trophy with his own hands. How can he be a spectator on the bench?

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After England fought back once, the Spaniard came again. The target is still George Wood, but this time it has become Iniesta. After a continuous short pass with Fabregas and a position change, Iniesta came to Wood. I must make you back down this time! !

Wood looked at Iniesta who was getting closer and closer, and finally made up his mind not to let the opponent pass. But just when he was about to kick out, a person was shot from the diagonal stabbing and Iniesta even drove the ball out. Iniesta, who flew out, heard the referee's whistle, but to his surprise, in the corner of his eye, George Wood was still standing in front of him...

Wayne Rooney raised his right hand very cooperatively when he was still on the ground, indicating that he had committed a violation.

Wood looked at Rooney sitting on the floor nonchalantly with some surprise.

After Rooney got up from the ground, he patted Wood on the shoulder: "The defense is not your job."

For Rooney's foul, the Spanish players considered it a provocation. They surrounded the referee angrily and motioned for the referee to give the card. But this time, the referee only verbally warned Rooney, and didn't pay the card. The Spanish booed louder and louder in the stands.

Dunn decided to make an adjustment. Very bold adjustments, he decided to switch Gerrard back, and let Wood play the midfielder. Although this may send Wood to Camacho, at least it reduces the possibility of him eating cards for defensive fouls. Anyway, England leads by one goal, and even if it wins Dunn with a small goal in the end, it is not considered shameful. The loser is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks. Moreover, Wood's long-range shooting ability can play a more important role in the front waist position.

Dunn’s adjustment made the Spanish team unexpected...

Hierro turned his head and looked at Dunn several times, trying to figure out what he thought-it is obvious that England is now under the strong offensive of Spain, the wing is basically abandoned, and their few offenses have been counted. It was initiated by Wood in the backcourt, using his overall view and long pass to create opportunities for Mitchell and Vaughan in front. Now he pushes Wood to the frontcourt and directly faces Spain's midfielder Camacho. Doesn't he give up martial arts?

Camacho turned to look at Hierro on the court, Hierro gave him a gesture of going up and staring at Wood. I can only do this at the moment, but it can be regarded as indirect to achieve my goal-anyway, George Wood is no longer in the midfielder position. The 36-year-old Gerrard’s defensive contribution is definitely not comparable to that of Wood. , Spain can also be regarded as clearing the obstacles on the offensive road.

Now you can ignore Wood and attack with all your strength!

The Spaniard wanted to sound the clarion call for a counterattack, but it was England that took the lead.

Gerrard can organize the offense like Wood did after arriving in the backcourt. When the football passes to Wood's feet, he uses his strong body and explosive strength to squeeze Camacho behind him, and then meet himself with the drawdown. Mitchell made a two-on-one match, and shot directly!

The shot was sudden, and Asenho basically did not respond, but the football missed the goal post.

Although he didn't score a goal, he shocked the Spaniard into a cold sweat.

At this time, Hierro also reacted to long-range shooting. England is not the only one Steve Gerrard...

He walked to the sidelines and nervously asked Camacho to strengthen his personal defense against Wood. Now he can only think of such a response, and then adjust his team at a loss.

After giving this instruction, Hierro walked back, and he suddenly felt a little unwilling: As a result, after competing with the head coach who had coached him, he was always at a disadvantage from start to finish, and he was led by Dunn. Never once has he mastered the initiative...including the adjustments he made during the intermission, and now he discovered that the opponent had already expected it.

He asked his players to try to get as many set kicks as possible, which is an effective means to break the dense defense, but England is very cunning, always try to foul in the non-dangerous area away from the penalty area. He asked the team to suppress England's wing, and England took the initiative to give up the wing. George Wood became active in the middle and became England's main attack point.

And although England has been in a gesture from the beginning of the second half until now, their goal is not too dangerous. This is what makes Hierro most worried about-the game continues like this, it will only be more beneficial to the defense. Goals must be scored early, in order to achieve this goal, even if it is... it is worthwhile to ignore the defense temporarily!

Hierro thought about it for a while and decided to put two full-backs up to strengthen Spain's offense and create pressure for England's defense, thereby forcing Wood and others to return to the defense to reduce their defensive pressure.

England's defense is very tight, and the Spaniard's offense is difficult to penetrate. In the counterattack, England was robbed by the Spanish team's frontcourt, which made it difficult for them to send the football to the frontcourt. Michael Johnson did not have an excellent long pass ability and relied on Gerrard alone. , Easy to be stared to death.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked, and no one could do anything about it.

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Both coaches stood up from their positions one after another and stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle. Players on both sides fight to the death and do nothing on the court. Wood had another foul, and Abang Raho received another yellow card. The Spaniard had a very good opportunity during the period. There was a little mistake in coordination between the three England defenders, allowing Boyan to slip in between the three of them and face Joe Hart to get a single-handed opportunity. It's a pity that this opportunity seems to be too easy, and Bo Yang kicked the ball directly into the stands.

This ball made Hierro mumble off the court for a long time. Of course, he had reason to complain. He watched Bo Yang go in and watched Fabregas pass the football in. Finally he saw Bo Yang kick the ball away. Then he jumped up, as if he was not the football being kicked.

"This is almost Spain's best chance in the second half, but Bo Yang kicked it away! What a pity..." the Spanish commentator said annoyed.

John Mortensen took a deep breath: "It seems that God is on our side today..."

Hierro made a mistake during the middle class break, and he only noticed it now. He asked the team to strengthen the offensive from the wing. Crossing from the wing is one of them. However, Boyang is short and thin, so he can't take advantage of the competition with England's central defenders. Useless furnishings.

Hierro could not agree to such a waste of offensive resources.

In the 20th minute of the second half, Hierro gritted his teeth and replaced Bo Yang with a more impactful Torres. Even if Torres is still injured, he must play. Because of losing the game, even if he gets better, it becomes meaningless. Who wants to play three or four finals?

Torres rushed to the field enthusiastically, hoping that he could become the hero who saved Spain.

The thirty-two-year-old Torres is not as fast as he was when he was young, but his experience and consciousness, as well as the use of shooting footwork, have reached a higher level than when he was young. He can be regarded as "old ginger" now.

Seeing him on the field, the English team's defenders were nervous collectively. As someone who also played in the Premier League, everyone knows what level of striker Torres is. Those who linger in the top three of the Premier League goalscorers all year round cannot be underestimated.

Sure enough, Torres used a long shot to give the England team a good start as soon as he came on the field. Joe Hart's shot from outside the penalty area was threw out very hard. His long shot also rekindled the enthusiasm of Spanish fans. The Spanish fans in New Mestalla seemed a little bit quiet, but the singing of the English fans became louder and louder.

George Wood finally returned to the position of the midfielder. After all, Spain attacked with all strength and England's backcourt was tight. Of course, he has become the goal of the Spanish team's breakthrough again. Even Torres, who just came on the field, looked for a chance to fight Wood once, this time Wood blocked the ball without fouling.

Dunn applauded for Wood's defense off the court. Letting go this time has dealt a good blow to Torres' arrogance and let him know whose site is in front of the penalty area! The effect is quite good, just look at the England fans in the stands clapping and applauding.

St. George is a mountain in front of England's goal. Any violent storm must stop in front of him. The goal behind the mountain is always sunny.

It's just that this big mountain is not just a shelter from wind and rain...

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In the 75th minute of the game, after Torres' shot was blocked by Hart, the Manchester City goalkeeper did not kick the football out with a big foot, but threw his hand to Gerrard outside the penalty area.

As soon as Gerrard received the football, Iniesta rushed up. The players in Spain still remember that the head coach asked them to be active in the frontcourt.

Gerrard naturally also remembered that Dunn let them play the ball quickly.

Turning around and passing the football to Michael Johnson next to him, Gerrard ran forward, pretending to be involved in the attack, but actually only attracted the attention of the Spanish midfielders.

Sure enough, Johnson did not pass the ball to him, but to Abang Raho on the right. After receiving the football, Abang Raho didn't delay for a second, he directly knocked the football forward and started to accelerate the pursuit of the ball.

This is the most feared offense for the Spaniards. If you don't stop him when he starts, the trouble will be big. Upon seeing this, Camacho threw down Wood and ran towards Abangraho. The people who came out of Nottingham Forest weren't just fools who knew how to kick the ball with brute force. Seeing Camacho pounce on him, Abang Raho cleanly passed the ball to George Wood who was in the middle, turning the tiger away from the mountain!

Wood receives the ball, and Camacho is not there. Only the central defender can make up.

Pique motioned to Albiol to wait behind, and he would go up to meet his former captain in person.

Wood never used fancy moves in his dribbling, and he had the advantage of explosive power. As expected, he only needed to push the football away and accelerate to overtake. Pikwe knew this, so instead of rushing forward, he kept a certain distance and followed Wood back while slowly pushing him to the side. Just let Wood go to the side and let go this time as a success. Because Wood does not pass, the quality of the cross is terribly poor.

Pique thought so, but Wood would not give him such a chance to implement it. Seeing that Pikwe had made such an attempt, Wood passed the football directly to Vaughan on the side.

Pi Kui was stunned for a moment, and immediately turned back to fight Vaughan. At this time, Vaughn passed the football back to Wood, and Wood kept the ball knocked directly to Mitchell who was waiting in front.

Mitchell passed the ball back again. Albiol knew that the front of the penalty area was where Wood was good at exerting his strength, so he hurriedly asked Mitchell to pounce on Wood. At the same time, Pikwe turned and rushed towards him. The two rushed to Wood one after the other. They had the same idea-even if the foul was off the field, Wood would not be able to shoot the ball!

Wood moved the back pass to the left, seemingly to get out of Albiol, and then waited for the opportunity to score. Albiol and Piquet thought so, and the two changed slightly and continued to push toward Wood.

In fact, Wood did it to their advantage. The two thoughts of pushing Wood to the side in time, so that he would be no threat at all. But just as the encirclement of the two people was about to close, the football leaped out of the gap between the two of them!

No one thought that Wood would knock the football behind him with his heel...

Mitchell was already in an offside position and he was indifferent to Wood's pass.

But another person is in exceptionally good condition today...

James Vaughn scored a goal for the first time in this European Cup and is still actively looking for a chance to score twice.

Now, the opportunity is before his eyes!

George Wood attracted two Spanish central defenders for him, and then passed a moderately powerful ball to make him face the goal. Is there a better chance in the world?

of course not!

Vaughan volleyed directly against the incoming ball, and the football drew a very obvious arc. From Vaughan’s perspective, I’m afraid that the ball will fly directly out of the bottom line, because...the arc is too big...

But as it approached the goal, the football suddenly began to spin!

Although Asenjo made a save early in the morning, but the arc of the football turn was too big... it bypassed Asenjo's hands and went straight to the upper corner of the goal!

"James Vaughan...YES! YES! YES!!!" Mortensen was excited, "England leads by two goals!!"

The football flew into the goal from a dead corner, and Asenjo could only sigh at the ball, then fell heavily to the ground, forgetting the tumbling action. Don't blame him, this blow is too heavy for the Spaniard.

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