i am beckham

Chapter 272 Who Can't Defensively Counterattack

"My friends in front of the TV, the game we are going to see is England's away game against Italy, and this game is about a direct place in the group stage.

England are currently 2 points ahead of Italy in the World Cup qualifiers, as long as we don't lose, we can advance to the top of the group.

It is a great honor to be able to witness the qualifying journey of the England team with everyone!

Let us first look at England's starting lineup, the goalkeeper is the experienced David Seaman.

The four defenders are Gary Neville, Tony Adams, Southgate and Pierce.

The four players in midfield are David Beckham, Paul Ince, Paul Gascoigne and Steve McManaman.

England's most unexpected formation is undoubtedly the striker, the top of the front is Husky, this strong guy is only 19 years old.Mr Alex brought him to Manchester United in the summer, a decision that caused quite a stir.

Before that, I am afraid that many people did not know him.Let me briefly introduce this tall young center.

Emil Heskey was born in Leicester City. This young center forward with Antigua blood has amazing confrontation ability. Few people in the Premier League can carry him alone. No one knows how much power is contained in the body of this strange boy.

But his shortcomings are also obvious. As a center forward, his only scoring method is header. When the football is at his feet, he basically has no shooting ability.

This is a player with outstanding advantages and disadvantages. This is the first time he has played for the England team. Here we still have to admire Glenn's courage.

Another striker is Ian Wright, who is known for his speed. With him, any team must be extremely cautious before pressing forward. He is an important member of Arsenal's '1-0' era. "

When Martin Taylor's high-spirited voice appeared together with the broadcast screen, the whole game began.

England kicked off first and Ian Wright passed the ball to Heskey, who immediately passed to Gascoigne.

At the same time, Inzaghi rushed to the England midfield along the line of the football. Gascoigne did not protect the ball with his back, but shifted the football to the right, and raised his foot to pass to the left.

Inzaghi took advantage of the situation and took off to block, but he was lonely.

Gascoigne's kick was basically kicking the air. He used the inertia he got rid of to knock the ball to Beckham behind him with his heel.

The England fans in the stands let out a collective laugh when they saw their bad boy playing tricks on their opponents so easily.

As soon as Beckham got the ball, Maldini stuck it up, and the crowd turned around to protect the ball subconsciously. The great left back didn't stop the car, and directly hit him with his lower body.

Damn, brother, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!

Disgusting or not? !

Beckham turned around and glared at Maldini: "You give me another try!"

In fact, he knows very well in his heart that a great left back should be straight, but he just wants to embarrass the opponent, just to make the opponent uncomfortable.

Maldini raised his hands above his head, and then raced a lot of Italian, knowing that he was defending himself without a translator.

"Wow, look quickly, I can't believe my eyes, what kind of trick is this, is the Maldini family in estrus? David can't be silent!"

Martin Taylor seized the opportunity and started to take the rhythm. He is not a serious commentator himself.

On the court, Maldini was still explaining, but Beckham immediately stepped out 10 meters, whoever steps on the horse will have to listen to your explanation.

To say that Maldini is not an ordinary person, he muttered, and the speed of his feet was not slow. Beckham was surprised to find that this buddy still did not forget to predict in such an embarrassing situation.

So he made an emergency stop to get rid of the opponent, and immediately sent a long pass towards the penalty area. This pass with a strong spin flew towards the penalty spot.

Under the football's landing point, Heskey was plunging backwards, and behind him, Italian defender Ferrara was struggling to squeeze him forward.

Ferrara, who was known for his strength, was already blushing at the moment. He tried his best to block Hesky, but he had no choice but to keep backing away.

Amidst the cheers of the England fans, Husky crushed Ferrara at a speed visible to the naked eye and advanced into the penalty area.

The scene in front of him made Beckham's mouth growl. Beside Husky, Ferrara's image of a tough guy was completely disillusioned. He was still resisting in vain, looking weak and helpless.

Husky grabbed the first point, he slid the ball behind Ferrara, and the England fans were going crazy.

"Ian followed up with a shot and oops it went high"

Martin Taylor let out a long sigh, and his voice stabilized.

"Manchester United's center not only has a body, but also a brain. He chooses a very thief. Because in the penalty area, it is impossible for two defensive players to stand in a straight line!
And Ian Wright's insertion was just right, and the two had a tacit understanding.

It's a pity that this attack did not succeed. If the England team can score a goal, the Italians will slide off the cliff with one foot! "

England's start was simple and practical, and they almost opened the Italian's goal.

However, the players of the England team did not love to fight. Except for Heskey and Ian Wright who were relatively forward, the other England players were more or less recovered.

Seeing England's defensive counterattack posture, the Italian players almost couldn't kick. They circled the England defense line back and forth, and couldn't find a place to start for a long time.

Seeing the awkward way the Italian players played, the old Maldini kept whistling and gesturing, looking very dissatisfied with the player's performance.

The Italian team wanted to go in the middle, and Albertini kept arranging the team's pass coordination, but Ince and Gascoigne's raids made them return without success many times.

The voices of the Italian fans seemed very messy, and their enthusiasm was not very high.

The Italians had no idea that the English were imitating their style of play.

It has to be said that England's defensive counterattack was still very good, and the Italian team did not get even a decent chance in the first 10 minutes.

Beckham was in no hurry to break through with the ball, and he passed almost all of the ball to the weak side of the Italian defense.

The Italian players, who wanted to attack but were afraid that England's striker would play tricks in the penalty area, became more and more tempered and fouled more and more.

At this time, something unexpected happened. During a header competition, Albertini's arm hit Ince abruptly.

"Paul is lying on the lawn, my God, we can see, there is blood on his face, it must be a broken brow bone!"

At this moment Ince stood up, the blood from the browbone running down his neck onto the jersey, and half of his upper body was red.

He was going to continue playing, but the referee stopped him and signaled him to leave the field for treatment, stop the bleeding and come back.

Taking advantage of Ince's time off to deal with the wound, the Italian players launched a wave of offensives. They penetrated through the center and sent the ball to Vieri's feet. The latter's shot was slightly over the bar.

Seeing that the opponent is playing in the middle, both Beckham and McManaman moved closer to the center to intercept the opponent's offensive.

Seeing Beckham leave the wing, the Italians immediately attacked on the left, using Paolo Maldini to chip away at Gary Neville.

Gary Neville was dissatisfied in all kinds of ways, but when the two confronted each other, he realized how powerful his opponent was.

Maldini is better than Gary in terms of physical ability and technique. The first time the two confronted each other, the Italian left back passed cleanly.

Fortunately, Adams was strong and pushed the opponent's cross out of the penalty area.

Seeing that Gary was going to suffer, Hoddle signaled Ian Wright to play on the right, temporarily making up for the disadvantage of one less player.

The Italians continued to seek breakthroughs from both sides of the England team, but the England team completely resolved the opponent's attack with crowd tactics.

Ten minutes later, Ince returned to the field with a bandaged head, and England's defense was on track again.

Throughout the first half, the Italians felt like they had nowhere to speak in front of the England team.

"The lads are doing well, as long as you stick to it for another 45 minutes, you will have a ticket to the World Cup!"

(End of this chapter)