Dominate the midfield

Chapter 659 Chapter 658: Calm Capello!
At the end of the first half, the Dutch team took advantage of a corner kick to attack the England goal. Robben's diving dive gave the Dutch fans the best chance to narrow the gap.

The football went towards the empty goal, England goalkeeper James looked at the ball and sighed!

The football is getting closer and closer to the goal, heading towards the post!

In the eyes of England fans, football is like a sharp dagger, piercing towards their hearts fiercely!

they are dying...

"Pong!..."

With a loud bang, the football hit the outside of the post and flew out of the baseline!
This sound is the sound of nature to the England fans. In order to celebrate the resurrection from the dead, they gave a huge cheer...

The Dutch fans fell from heaven to hell, their hopes of closing the gap were dashed, and they let out a huge and painful exclamation, lamenting the injustice of fate...

The Dutch team has repeatedly used set-pieces to threaten England's goal. Except this time, if it weren't for Ashley Cole, the Dutch would have broken through the England goal.

James hugged the goal post in surprise and kissed fiercely...

Luca, the commentator of Milan Sports Station, said loudly: "The Netherlands missed the best chance to score, and Robben missed the chance to narrow the point difference!"

Sky TV commentator Kent exclaimed: "The god of luck is on the side of England! The football is rejected by the goal frame!"

Capello, who was standing in the command area, yelled towards the court with lingering fear, signaling his players to pay more attention to the defense of set kicks.

For the rest of the first half, England focused on defending, maintaining their two-goal lead until the end of the first half.

Players from both sides returned to the locker room to rest and make final preparations for the decisive battle in the second half. The fans also died down, using this time to recuperate and prepare for the decisive battle in the second half.

The major TV stations were busy summarizing the first half and looking forward to the second half. The German national TV said loudly: "Both sides defended their positions very well and did not give the other side too many opportunities. The most threatening shots from both sides came from set kicks. This is in line with the law of war.

Perhaps the main threat for both sides in the second half came from set kicks. "

Spanish national television said: "It was still Wang who dominated the first half, one goal, one assist, he made England's two goals.

Wang is a very speechless player. He broke the goal of the Dutch team in the 4th minute, disrupted the deployment of the Dutch, caused their psychological imbalance, and missed the goal again and again at critical moments.

And that ball brought great confidence to the English. Although they were passive, they seized the few opportunities and used the free kick to make another victory, leaving the Dutch in an extremely passive state.

I hope that the Dutch team will use the intermission to adjust their mentality, attack more patiently, and bring us a great game.

The Wolves duo became England's goal-scoring duo, and they were one of the best attacking pairings in the World Cup.

In terms of possession rate, the Dutch have the upper hand, their possession rate reached 57%, while England only had 43%, but the lead in possession rate did not bring the Netherlands the lead, but they fell behind by two goals.

The Dutch also lead England in shots taken, with ten in the first half compared to England's seven.With seven shots, England scored two goals, which shows that England's offensive efficiency is terrible! "

Dutch national television said loudly: "Being behind is not the end of the world, we still have the whole second half!
Let's not forget the quarter-final match against Brazil. We were also behind, but it was us, not Brazil, who had the last laugh.

England's set-piece defense is not watertight, we can't score goals in positional attacks, we can get goals from set-pieces!

In the second half, we had no way out and could only attack with all our strength. People will always burst out with shocking energy when they are cornered. The Dutch will not bow to fate!
come on!Netherlands!
We still have time and opportunity! "

Sky TV commentator Kent said: "England's best performance in the first half was of course the Wolves twins. They scored two goals for England, but we can't ignore Kenting's contribution to the defensive end. Living with Robben, England's defense is under more pressure, and the score cannot be what it is now.

This simple and low-key midfielder has become an important member of England. He is like a rock, propping up a solid wall in front of the back line to resist the opponent's huge waves.

The Wolves trio is the youngest three in England, but they were the three best performers in England in the first half. I hope they will continue to perform steadily in the second half and make outstanding contributions for England to reach the final! "

Luca, the commentator of the Milan sports station, said loudly: "Two goals behind, the Netherlands will definitely come out in the second half, and the time to test England's defense has come.

The England team with a two-goal lead will certainly not fight against the Dutch, they will use defensive counterattack tactics.

Was it the Dutch's stormy attack that broke the England goal, or did England use the defensive counterattack to expand the point difference again?
All we have to do is wait quietly! "

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The atmosphere in the locker rooms of the two sides is very different. The excitement in the England locker room is intertwined with tension, while the atmosphere in the Netherlands locker room is depressing.

After Wang Rui returned to the locker room, he silently added water and wiped off his sweat. He was not very satisfied with his performance in the first half. Apart from those two goals, he didn't have much performance.

Compared with the last game against Uruguay, the Dutch did not send someone to mark him in this game, but whenever he wanted to get the ball, or after he got the ball, the Dutch would surround him tightly. Forced him to spend less time with the ball.

Peter has been discussing the details of the first half of the game with his teammates, and he wants to use this method to resolve the tension in his heart.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the Italian coughed twice and was about to speak.The players quickly returned to their positions, ready to listen to the coach's arrangements for the second half.

"In the first half we did a good job defending the position, but we didn't do a good job defending set-pieces. We must improve in this aspect in the second half, and we must keep an eye on the opponent's key players."

Capello said seriously: "A two-goal lead doesn't mean we can win the game. There have been many battles in the world to remind us that if you are negligent, even if you lead by three goals, the opponent has a chance to equalize! "

Peter suppressed the joy on his face, and his face rarely became serious. Girard nodded again and again. The example given by the Italian was created by him leading Liverpool. He has a deep understanding of this.

"Anything can happen before the whistle blows, as we did in our last game, two goals in stoppage time to turn the score around.

We cannot give the Dutch an opportunity like this! "

After reminding the players, the Italian began to arrange the strategy and tactics for the second half: "The Dutch will definitely increase their offensive strength. What we have to do is to defend well and not let them score too early!"

Ashley Cole frowned, so the coach doesn't trust our defense?
The Italian said in a deep voice: "I know everyone has different opinions on what I just said, thinking that I don't trust our defense line, on the contrary, I have quite confidence in our defense line.

But the Dutch are the only team other than us to keep a complete victory. What does that mean?
It shows how powerful his offensive ability is!
And there were several dangerous situations in front of our goal in the first half, which confirmed the strong attacking power of the Dutch.

Our strategy in the second half is to slow down the opponent's speed as much as possible in defense, and must be concise when attacking. Don't make too many inverted balls in the midfield and transfer the football to the frontcourt as quickly as possible. "

In the following time, the Italian explained the tactical play in detail, and the English players temporarily forgot the tension of entering the final.

Especially the defensive players, they decided to use the facts to prove that although the Dutch's offense is sharp, England's defense is extremely solid...

They want to use their actions to prove that the Italian's statement is wrong, they have the ability to prevent the Dutch from scoring!

(End of this chapter)