Young Football Player

The first round of the World Cup group stage is over, and England also returned to Rio de Janeiro to prepare for the next second round of the group stage.

The second round of the group stage is only five days away, and there is not enough time, so the whole team needs to hurry up and prepare.

And England's opponent in the second round of the group stage is Uruguay. The top four teams in the last World Cup have a strong striker led by Suarez and Cavani, and there is also a top defender like Godin on the back line. It is absolutely difficult to deal with. of.

The venue of the competition is Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, but it is not far from Rio de Janeiro.

Due to the successful victory over Italy in the first round, the emergence of England is generally optimistic.

According to the English media, Italy is England's biggest competitor in the group stage, and now that it has successfully won, it is very possible for England to win three consecutive group matches.

And Li Chenglong's outstanding performance in the first round of the group stage also made his strength recognized, and he can basically be said to be the core of the team.

During Li Chenglong's training with the team in Rio de Janeiro, he also accepted some interviews with reporters.

In the first round, there was such an outstanding performance as a substitute wearing a cap. Of course, it is necessary to strike while the iron is hot and promote more. These are all arranged by Jackie Chan's agent Barnett.

Among the reporters who interviewed Jackie Lee, there were reporters from Brazil, England, and even China.

However, when the Chinese reporter interviewed Jackie Lee, he asked a very creative question.

"Jackie Lee, who do you think will win the World Cup first, England or China?"

"Chinese team."

Faced with this kind of brain-opening question, Li Chenglong answered very simply.

This surprised the reporter, and he continued to ask, "Are you joking?"

"Didn't you joke with me first?"

Although the England team is ridiculed by Chinese fans as the European Chinese team, and often loses the chain in various ways, England is still a European power...

Anyway, his way of thinking about this question is very clear.

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On June 19th, the entire England team came to Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil with a population of tens of millions, and also the largest city in South America, where they will play against Uruguay.

Before the start of the game, Jackie Lee attended the pre-match press conference together with Hodgson and Gerrard.

This can be regarded as fulfilling the wishes of the reporters. Lee Chenglong is currently the most popular star in the England team.

"Uruguay are a very strong team, they have top stars like Suarez and Cavani, it will be difficult tonight."

"But regardless of the final result of tonight's game, we will make it out of this group."

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Li Chenglong answered the question normally, but at this time a reporter asked, "Bruce, after being reversed by you in the first round, it is said that the Italian coach Prandelli didn't sleep all night, do you know?"

"So what is he doing? Playing players all night? That's not a good thing..."

Li Chenglong was quick-witted and didn't give those reporters any reason to stir up the topic.

At 5 pm local time in Brazil, the game between England and Uruguay began at the Sao Paulo Arena.

this game,

England's arrangement has hardly changed from the previous round. It is still a 4231 formation, that is, Lee Chenglong replaced Sturridge in the starting game.

Uruguay arranged a 442 formation,

Goalkeeper Muslera;

Defenders Alvaro Pereira, Diego Godin, Jose Jimenez, Martin Caceres;

Midfielders Cristian Rodriguez, Egidio Arevalo, Alvaro Gonzalez, Nikolas Lodero;

Forward Suarez, Cavani.

In Uruguay's lineup, the two forwards and two central defenders are very strong, but the other positions are relatively average. They are basically fringe players from the five major leagues or the main players in the South American league.

"We don't have many chances to play against Uruguay. We have only had three matches before, and the results are one win, one draw and one loss."

"But in the two confrontations in the World Cup, we were at a disadvantage with one draw and one loss."

"But this time, I'm sure the lads will help England win our first World Cup victory against the Uruguayans."

In the analysis before the start of the game, the England commentator was quite optimistic.

The strongest Italy has been overthrown, still afraid of Uruguay?

After the game started, England played more proactively.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Lee Chenglong shot a long shot in front of the penalty area. Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera accidentally dropped the ball, but Welbeck was out of his wits, as if he didn't expect the opponent to let go. After a while, he stepped forward to make a supplementary shot, and the ball was already taken back by the opponent.

As a striker, you are not even ready to step forward to make a follow-up shot at any time, and even kick a woolen ball, go home and raise a pig.

In the 7th minute, Sterling's wing breakthrough created a free kick opportunity. Due to the relatively biased position, England chose to take a tactical free kick.

Leighton Bynes kicked the ball out, unexpectedly no one grabbed the point, but the ball landed in the penalty area. After everyone scuffled, the ball was still cleared by Jimenez.

"We suppressed Uruguay consecutively at the beginning, and I believe the boys will score goals soon."

The England commentator was very optimistic, but he really guessed right.

In the 10th minute, Li Chenglong switched to the left, and after receiving a timely goal from Rooney, he passed the opponent's right back Cáceres with a small bicycle.

But this guy's hands are a bit cheap. He raised his hand casually and pulled Li Chenglong down who had just entered the penalty area.

"Penalty~~~This is a penalty!!" The England commentator shouted immediately.

Spanish referee Velasco reacted quickly and immediately awarded a penalty.

In just 10 minutes of the game, Jackie Lee earned a penalty for England by relying on his personal breakthrough. This is a very good start.

But now there is a question, who will take this penalty?

Of course, Li Chenglong wants to take the penalty himself. He has already completed a hat-trick in the first round. Next, he has the opportunity to win the World Cup Golden Boot. Of course, he wants to seize every opportunity to score.

But currently England's first penalty shooter is Rooney, which was arranged by Hodgson long ago.

So Jackie Chan and Rooney looked sideways, waiting for Hodgson's instructions.

Hodgson on the sidelines hardly hesitated, and immediately signaled for Rooney to take the penalty.

At this moment, Li Chenglong was completely disappointed with the old Hodgson.

In fact, in the situation just now, after the referee gave a penalty kick, Li Chenglong could directly hold the ball and prepare to take a penalty kick. This is a penalty kick he created. With his current position, no one really does this. What can you say about him.

But Jackie Lee doesn't want to create a topic, especially if Rooney is also hot-headed and rushes to grab the penalty, then soon the news of England's internal strife will fly all over the sky.

This is Li Chenglong's first World Cup. He doesn't want to cause any big news of infighting. When the whole team is affected, they may not be able to qualify for the group stage. This is not good for everyone.

But that old guy Hodgson didn't consider Li Chenglong's feelings at all, and didn't consider Li Chenglong's ability to compete for the World Cup Golden Boot at all. This is what disappointed Li Chenglong the most.

Jackie Lee and his teammates retreated together and let Rooney go up to take the penalty kick.

At this time, Gerrard, the captain of the team, seemed to see that Li Chenglong was not happy, so he took the initiative to comfort him.

"Bruce, it's just a penalty, don't be discouraged."

"Wayne needed that penalty badly, it will probably be his last World Cup..."