i am beckham

Chapter 206 Tears of 21 Years Old
Pratt held the football on the penalty spot, slowly backed away, and then slowly walked towards the football.

He was playing psychological tactics with the German goalkeeper.

But for Gerald and Hathaway, this period of time is so long, their hearts are hanging in the air, and it feels so uncomfortable.

Pratt finally had a shot, and he pushed the ball to the right of the goal with his arch.

Seeing the way Pratt shot, Beckham felt a shudder in his body.

How did this guy kick a half-high ball! ?
He dared to swear that if he kicked a penalty of this quality in front of Schmeichel, he would definitely be cold.

His eyes widened and he stared intently at the goal.

Sure enough, the German goalkeeper Kopke was in the right direction and punched the football with a small fist.

In the blink of an eye, the football brushed against the goalkeeper's arm and flew into the goal.

so close!

Schmeichel is 1 meters, Kopke is 96 meters, not as tall as Beckham.

As a goalkeeper, the German suffers because of his height, so he has always been a substitute in the German team.

In front of the Germans who value appearance so much, it is naturally difficult for the German goalkeeper with fatal height to stand out.

If it weren't for his recent outstanding performance, if it wasn't for the head coach Vogts' appearance and his willingness to give him a chance, I'm afraid he would have to be a substitute.

In short, the penalty was scored.

2 to 1!Pratt yelled into the stands, acting like a hero.

In the middle circle of the court, Beckham breathed a sigh of relief, and Shearer, who was sitting on the lawn, also made the same movement. He was not so nervous when he was playing football.

At this time, Ince, who had his back to the goal, touched his shoulder: "Did the ball go in?"

Gascoigne was the first to say: "It didn't go in, it hit a woman's lower body!"

Ince turned around and punched, but Gascoigne dodged it.

During this time, Strunz of the German team has already walked towards the penalty spot with the football.

Amid boos, he slammed the football into the top left corner of the goal.

This is a standard dead angle, and there is no way to save it.

2 to 2, the psychological quality of the Germans is really good.

Pierce was third on the pitch, and his shot tricked the keeper to the left of the goal.

3 to 2, as long as the England team who took the first penalty scored a goal, the pressure would be on the German side.

Ruyter, who played third for the German team, seemed to be under a lot of psychological pressure. He rushed up and kicked a half-high ball with only speed and no angle with his eyes closed.

Seaman's fist hit the football, but the football still flew into the goal after refraction.

3 to 3, the German team had a wave of shit luck.

Seaman should be a good goalkeeper, but his reaction speed is really not good
Beckham looked up at the sky, he didn't save the ball, and he would play anyway.

There are no fluke situations now.

He could only divert his attention and try to think of something that would not make him nervous.

His nervousness was a little better than in the last penalty shootout, but he didn't know what kind of mood he felt when he walked to the penalty spot.

It was Gascoigne who played fourth for England, and as the whistle sounded, England's bad boy adjusted his body position twice in a row during the run-up process.

Before he could make a move, Kopke gambled to the left, and Gascoigne easily pushed to the right.

4 to 3!The pressure was on the German side again.

The German team played the famous player Zieg, who quickly ran up and scored the ball into the upper right corner.

This ball is hard work. His running is clearly going to hit the right side, but he is betting that his footwork will not be deformed.

"Go up, kid, don't think about the result, kick it and it's over!"

Ince yelled at Beckham and quickly turned his back to the goal.

God, don't think about the result!It's nice to say, you're not too cowardly.

Beckham glared at Ince, then trotted to pick up the football.

This small episode eased his tension, but the moment he put the football on the penalty spot, his heartbeat accelerated again, and it increased in a sudden increase.

Watching Beckham on the TV screen backing away slowly, Hathaway covered her mouth nervously.

This moment made her so nervous, she persisted for 120 minutes to watch Beckham, to see the opponent win.

"21-year-old David is running!"

As the volume of the commentator suddenly increased, Beckham started to run.

He started slowly, drew a semicircle and ran towards the football.

Regarding penalty kicks, he and Gascoigne are the same way.

Goalkeeper Kopke held his breath and looked intently at the penalty shooter.

Beckham's body suddenly turned left and right continuously, and Kopke completely lost his attention.

Damn, it's this run-up method again.

Gascoigne had fooled him in this way just now, and Beckham wanted to do it again.

Kopke decided to sit on the sidelines this time and must wait for the opponent's ball to go before making a save.

When Gascoigne made a free throw, he saved it early because the opponent was a seasoned veteran and a technical midfielder with tough mentality and no technical problems.

All in all, the quality is excellent.

If you wait for this kind of player to make a save, it is basically giving points, so Kopke simply took a gamble just now.

If you bet right, you earn blood, but if you bet wrong, you have nothing to lose.

But England's final appearance was Beckham, a freshman who had only experienced one season and participated in the World Series for the first time.

The 33-year-old Kopke is very clear that in the penalty shootout, the biggest difficulty for young players like Beckham is themselves.

Young people are unstable, and no one knows if they will suddenly have problems.

So Kopke decided to wait for Beckham to make a move, and then pounce after seeing clearly.

He was watching Beckham, and Beckham was watching him.

This buddy is motionless in place, is it a blood clot?

It doesn't matter what he should do, just pretend that the Germans didn't send a goalkeeper, but the process that should go has to be completed.

Beckham faced the lower right corner of the goal sideways, then suddenly turned his wrist at the moment of kicking the ball, and hit the football to the lower left corner.

The moment he kicked the ball, Kopke slammed to his right, and the dude guessed the wrong direction.

The speed of the ball was not fast, and it rolled slowly into the goal.

5 to 4! According to common sense, the team that scored 5 goals in a row can basically win, and the England team has already pinched the throat of the Germans.

With Beckham scoring a penalty, Wembley Stadium was boiling, and everyone thought the German was over.

After scoring the goal, Beckham took a long breath, then smiled and looked at the stands where Sophie Marceau was.

It turns out that this is what kicking a penalty kick is all about, and it's not difficult!
On the coaching bench of the England team, Venables bared his teeth and said fiercely: "Goodbye, German!"

Gerald's house, Hathaway was so excited that she almost screamed.

But what blocked her was the education she had received. Girls from middle-class families should not violate the etiquette standards of their class.

Geraud leaned on the sofa and looked at Kunz, who played fifth in the German team: "Can a small role make a difference?"

On the court, Ince turned around and looked at the goal. Everyone thought the German was over for the goal, and he was no exception.

Although this judgment has no scientific basis, in the previous penalty shootout, the team that scored five goals was basically finished.

But things did not develop according to everyone's guess, Kunz kicked the ball accurately into the lower left corner of the goal.

5 to 5, the penalty shootout continues, as long as the winner is determined in one round, the game will end.

England's sixth man on the pitch was Sheringham, who unflinchingly kicked the ball into the top right corner in front of Kopke.

6 to 5, the German team once again went halfway into the soil.

The German team Müller came on the field, and he hit the goal with a burst shot. Seaman judged the right direction, but he couldn't touch the football.

6 to 6, the next player is central defender Southgate.

The 26-year-old Southgate walked slowly towards the penalty spot, carefully positioned the football, then backed away.

Beckham clenched his fists nervously. He heard Old John say that the England team lost the penalty shootout, but he didn't go into details, and he didn't ask.

But at this moment he had a bad feeling.

Southgate ran up in a straight line, and when he ran towards the football, he suddenly exerted force and hit a low flat ball.

Oops, the angle of this ball is not open!

Like a leopard that had been waiting for a long time, Kopke suddenly jumped at the football.

He touched the football and threw it away.

The audience sighed, and now it was England's turn to be choked by fate.

Southgate walked back to the middle circle with his head down, his dejected expression Beckham will never forget in his life.

Whenever he thinks about the penalty shootout, he thinks of Southgate's head forming a nearly 90-degree angle with his body.

What kind of emotion can crush a man's spine, and Southgate's sky has collapsed.

The German team faced danger several times before, and the players scored penalties.

This time the wheel of fate turned to England, embarrassingly their fate was decided by the Germans.

In the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper is never the key link, they can't save the goal that they are destined to score.

Sammer, Germany's seventh player on the pitch, walked slowly towards the penalty spot with the football under his arm.

Goalkeeper Seaman carefully observed the opponent's emotions, and he was surprised to find that the German in front of him had a stern expression and was not affected by the outside world at all.

Sammer was a former East German player and the best player in the East German national team at that time.

But the level of football in East Germany was too poor, and his name was not prominent in world football.

Germany merged, and the World Cup ushered in the "Italian Summer" that year. Beckenbauer didn't pay attention to this young man. He had Matthaus under him. He didn't know Sammer, so he didn't plan to take risks.

Summer's fate is like a dandelion unable to decide its own fate in front of the world situation.

He joined Stuttgart and helped the team win the league championship, but fans and teammates didn't like him as an East German guy.

He could only wander around, and it wasn't until Dortmund that the world realized that he was a superstar.

Vogts has privately revealed to those close to him that Summer is the best free man in the world today after Beckenbauer and Baresi.

But Mateus has become a godhead, and he dare not say this publicly.

Summer put the football on the penalty spot, looking at Seaman with cold eyes, letting the opponent guess his intentions.

Retreating, approaching, Wembley Stadium issued a tsunami of taunts and insults.

Seaman saw a mocking smile on Summer's face, this is his life.

what happened?

Is this man a monster?I can still laugh at this time!
At the moment when he panicked, Sammer's penalty kick was already in the upper right corner.

Sammer smiled and raised his hands, he completed the final blow for the German team.

The penalty shootout between Germany and England was like two rival soldiers who met unexpectedly.

The young man named England threw another middle-aged soldier named Germany to the ground in an instant. He grabbed the opponent's throat and pressed down desperately.

The huge suffocation and the pain in his throat that was about to shatter made the middle-aged soldier fearful, unwilling, and desperate. He could only put his hands against the hands of the young soldier, looking forward to the turnaround.

The two sides held each other for more than ten seconds, the young soldier collapsed, and the middle-aged soldier seized the only chance of survival to reverse the situation.

Breaking away, holding on, exerting strength, he finally sat on the young soldier's body. Different from the opponent's inexperienced attacking method, the middle-aged soldier who was born in many battles instinctively drew his saber from his body.

Then rely on gravity from top to bottom, piercing the young soldier's heart.

The young soldier resisted desperately, but he was still wrapped in death, and his pupils finally dilated.

The middle-aged soldier put his hand to his mouth and made a booing gesture: "Be patient, it will be over soon."

The England team was stunned, and the old guys recovered first. Adams hugged the old guys one by one: "We played well, and we can still fight in two years!"

Ince encouraged Southgate loudly: "It's not your fault, you only need to take 23/[-] responsibility.

Listen to me, you're so brave I don't even dare to try this stuff, life has to go on! "

Gascoigne, Pierce, and Pratt congratulated the German players on their victory in a gentlemanly manner.

Shearer stood where he was, and he didn't want to congratulate his opponent at all.

McManaman and Anderton were trying to control their tears, and Seaman was apologetic and talking to the goalkeeper coach, as if he was reporting to the leader.

Gary Neville covered his face with his hands, his first World Series ended in such a vague way.

Beckham looked at everything in front of him, and his heart suddenly seemed to be frightened by something.

He knew the result of this game, and he thought he could change the result, but he didn't expect that history would still develop according to its inertia.

He thought he could accept it, after all, he had done everything he could, but seeing the expressions of his teammates trying to resist the pain in his heart, and seeing the fans applauding for England, he felt very sad.

Beckham always thought he could control his emotions, but unexpectedly tears still flowed down uncontrollably. He was the only one present who knew the direction of the matter, but he was powerless to change the result.

He put his jersey over his head, not wanting others to see him crying.

He didn't know that during this period of time, the broadcast camera was always on him.

Hathaway's eyes were also red, she just felt that this was not the result she expected.

Gerald had already accepted the result. He watched the TV and then glanced at Beckham again: "I didn't expect this kid's muscular lines to be quite obvious. I thought he would be a white chicken!"

Hathaway immediately helped Beckham retort: ​​"You are talking nonsense, he works out every day and has a regular schedule.

You are the white chicken! "

Gerald smiled wryly, this is not a big deal, so he helped outsiders
Adams patted Beckham: "David, we will be stronger in two years! Now let's thank the fans!"

Under the leadership of the captain, England players began to circle the field to thank the fans.

The fans at the scene were very satisfied, singing and applauding. They were very satisfied with their team's performance, and it is not shameful to fall in the penalty shootout.

Looking at the Wembley stands, Beckham could only say one thing in his heart: Goodbye, European Cup.

In 1996, fans all over the world saw Beckham's tears.

Tears at the age of 21 mean that a young man has started a journey to explore the world.

(End of this chapter)