From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 311 Troop Training

England's throw-in, Walker threw the football to Vardy. Bruno went up to press, Vardy passed to Rooney, Joao Mario went to press, Rooney passed back to Milner, Adrian rushed up, and the latter continued to pass back.

"Vardy's attack just now had an effect. The Portuguese team responded immediately and they further strengthened their pressing."

After receiving the ball, Walker attempted to pass back, but he suddenly accelerated and used the change in speed to rush past Joao Mario. Then when Danilo Pereira came to intercept, he chose to pass the football across the ball. .

"Rooney got the football and he was England's attacking brain, but today England's brain fell asleep."

If the Portuguese team's first focus today is Alli, then their second focus is Rooney, who is the midfield brain of the England team.

Rooney took control of the football for a moment, and when Alves pounced on him, Rooney passed the ball. He did not pass it to Milner, who was closest to him, nor to Dier, who came to meet him and raised his hand to ask for the ball. Directly launch a long pass.

The football slipped through the air and flew to the right.

There, Walker, who had just completed the pass, was advancing at high speed, and the Portuguese team's left wing was mobilized by the continuous passes from the England team. At this time, there was already a large space.

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"Beautiful, Rooney, his precise passing!" Gary Neville praised.

The stands at the new Wembley Stadium roared with cheers.

Amid cheers, Walker stretched out his foot and hooked the football while running at high speed. Then Walker did not go to the center, but continued to go down. After attracting Carvalho to defend, he made a horizontal cut inward, and then deceived the chasing Joao Mario to come over to intercept, but he buckled the football back. The left foot pushed the football out!

Middle!

Ali appeared on the football line. He had his back to the goal and seemed to pose no threat. However, Ali held Adrian back and at the same time secretly knocked with his heel.

"Beautiful! Heel! Dale!"

Ali's knock to the ball directly tore open the Portuguese team's defense. Dell appeared at the back point, flicked his ankle, and rubbed the football.

The football went over Alves' head and flew towards the goal. Vardy appeared there. With the goalkeeper already attacking and the shooting angle limited, the Blue Fox forward lifted the football back to the center of the penalty area.

"Dale--WOOOOOOW!"

Dell rushed in front of the football, and before the football landed, he fired a volley. The football suddenly jumped up and almost touched the top of the crossbar and went out of the baseline.

Santos jumped up suddenly. He was really shocked by Dell's volley and broke into a cold sweat. The football almost went over the crossbar.

If Dell had pressed a little better when shooting, the goal could be said to be a must-goal: Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio had just attacked to block Vardy's shot, but he had not returned to his position at this time, almost The door is half empty.

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"Ah! What a pity! What a pity!" Lineker, the commentator of the England team, jumped to his feet with regret, "What a pity, what a pity, Dell did not completely suppress the football..."

Dell also held his head in his hands in frustration. This can be said to be England's best scoring opportunity so far in the game.

Hodgson put his hands in his trouser pockets and stared at the Portuguese team's goal. When he saw that the ball did not go in, he jumped up and spun around in a circle.

Santos glanced here. He had to admit that he thought this guy would change his tactics in the second half of the game, but he still underestimated the old guy Hodgson. The England team's attack was very subtle. If it weren't for some bad luck, England scored.

With this wave of offensive routines, England's offensive focus shifted to Vardy, and Walker was also activated, which led to Rooney becoming active as well.

Then the key point is that Ali's role has changed. The Tottenham star no longer tries to control the ball. He appears at a certain point in the offense and just touches the ball.

However, just this one move, using the football talent of the Tottenham star, suddenly accelerated the England team's attack. Just like Ali's heel just now, it was very clever, directly tearing apart the Portuguese team's defense.

Santos shouted loudly from the sidelines. He called Bruno over and explained.

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The game has reached sixty-five minutes, and Santos is preparing to make personnel adjustments to the Portuguese team.

At this moment, Ali got the ball in the frontcourt. This time, Ali tried to pass it to Vardy. The latter faked a run, and Ali suddenly dribbled the ball forward. He first used the change in speed to pass Joao Mario. Just when Lineker shouted "Breakthrough, Ali continues to move forward...", Ali was blocked by someone.

Seeing this face, Lineker paused before continuing: "Bruno is defending Ali."

Ali slowed down slightly and controlled the football with his feet.

Bruno did not intercept from the front, he was half sideways. He knew Ali's strength and characteristics, and was alert to prepare for Ali's sudden speed.

Ali made a fake move to pass, hoping to trick Bruno into losing his focus.

Bruno remained unmoved, steady his center of gravity, and stared at the ball at Ali's feet.

At this moment, Dell suddenly ran over from the flank, and Bruno glanced subconsciously. It was this opportunity that Ali decided to force a breakthrough. He flicked the ball and broke through diagonally inward, but Bruno reacted quickly. He was not affected by Dell at all. It was just a trick to deceive Ali, so he immediately followed suit and leaned forward, intending to prevent Ali from speeding up. .

Ali showed a smile. He knew that Bruno was lying to him, and he was also partial to Bruno. When he saw Bruno being fooled and making a move, he was waiting for this moment. He suddenly spiked the ball, stopped suddenly, and wanted to speed up the breakthrough from the other side of Bruno!

At this moment, Bruno showed a proud smile on his face.

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"What?" Ali immediately realized something was wrong.

A figure rushed up, and then Ali saw a leg suddenly appear in front of him. He immediately wanted to react, but at this moment of fatigue, Ali knew that something was wrong. His brain had already given way to his feet. The order was given, but the movement was slow and it was too late.

The football was shoveled away and Ali fell to the ground.

Loud boos erupted from the stands at New Wembley Stadium as England fans thought Danilo Pereira had fouled and England should have been awarded a free kick.

But the referee waved his hand to indicate that there was no foul. He was very close to the scene of the incident and could see the whole process clearly. Danilo Pereira's defensive action was crisp and clear, and there was no foul.

"Beautiful defense, Bruno is very smart. He is delaying Ali and has been waiting for Danilo Pereira to return." The Portuguese commentator praised.

"From the beginning, Bruno never thought about defending Ali alone." Gary Neville said.

"Counterattack! Portugal team's chance to counterattack."

Danilo Pereira shoveled the football away. Adrian reacted quickly and kicked the football to Rafa Silva who came over to meet him. Rafa Silva then passed the football to his teammates in front, Portugal. The team suddenly formed a forward pressure and launched a quick counterattack.

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Santos rubbed his hands on the sidelines. He was a little surprised. He noticed that the team pressed forward very resolutely this time.

Of course, this does not mean that the players violated his tactical arrangements. Santos explained that the players can counterattack when they are confident. The specific time to implement it is up to the players themselves.

From Santos' point of view, this is not the best opportunity to counterattack, but he will not immediately shout to stop it from the sidelines. He chooses to wait and see what happens. He chooses to believe in the players, who know the situation on the field best.

Bruno ignored Ali who fell to the ground and ran forward directly.

The Portuguese team suddenly pressed forward this time, but the England team was not in a hurry, because the England team had just organized an attack before, and the players did not press forward too much, so there were no obvious holes in the England team's midfield defense.

Seeing the Portuguese team suddenly pressing so wildly made Hodgson's eyes light up.

"Maybe, this is an opportunity?" Hodgson immediately walked to the sidelines and stared at the court. If the England team could steal the ball successfully, this would be a rare counterattack for the Portuguese team.

As Nani carried the ball forward, both Bruno and Joao Mario were sprinting at full speed.

"Mark!" England goalkeeper Joe Hart shouted, directing the team's defence.

However, Nani did not pass the ball to Bruno or Joao Mario, but suddenly chose to pass the ball from behind in the middle. Rafa Silva rushed up.

Because he rushed too hard, Rafa Silva's rhythm was a bit messy when he received the ball for the first time, but Rafa Silva quickly adjusted his steps and then directly sent a diagonal pass.

"Cancelo!"

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On the right, Cancelo cuts in at high speed.

Rooney came up to cover and tried to intercept Cancelo's ball, but Cancelo just accelerated sideways, threw Rooney away, and then continued to chase the football.

Rooney smartly chose to commit a tactical foul. He pulled Cancelo's jersey. However, Cancelo speeded up again, broke free from Rooney's pull, and continued to move forward.

The referee was about to call a foul on the England team, but when he saw Cancelo continuing to dribble the ball, he immediately ran and made offensive gestures.

"Stop him!" England's veteran centre-back Cahill shouted, and Smalling immediately rushed forward.

Cahill is highly vigilant. He is the last line of defense behind Smalling. Once Smalling is broken through, he can only rely on him.

Cancelo looked at the England players who were rushing towards him. He slowed down slightly and made a move to shoot.

Smalling immediately crossed to block, and then saw Cancelo dunk the football back: pass!

(End of this chapter)