i am beckham

Chapter 340 History Repeats Itself Early
"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are going to broadcast next is a crucial game in the round of [-] between England and Argentina. The importance of this game is self-evident. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

England's goalkeeper is David Seaman, and the three centre-backs are Gary Neville, Tony Adams and Saul Campbell.

The two defensive midfielders are Paul Ince and David Beckham. In order to contain the Argentine team's midfield combination, the England team put Beckham in the defensive midfielder position, just to use his running ability to contain the opposing players.

Before the two midfielders were Paul Scholes, the ginger head from Manchester United seized the opportunity after captain Keane was injured this season, secured his main position, and also won a place in the England team.

The two wings of the England team are Le Saux and Anderton, two players who are more defensive than offensive.

The two players on the front line are captain Alan Shearer and Michael Owen. The appearance of the Liverpool boy in the starting lineup is somewhat unexpected, because the height of the three central defenders of the Argentine team does not have an advantage in playing in the middle school league. If Emile plays, everything will become very simple.

But we have to take a closer look, there must be a reason for everything that appears. "

In the broadcast footage, Adams and Shearer silently embrace each other, looking like two rappers.

In the process of getting rid of Hoddle, the friendship between the two people who had been stagnant for many years suddenly showed signs of breaking the ice.

Adams captained England ahead of the World Cup and was stripped of his captaincy after a violent row with Hoddle when Beckham was taken out of the starting line-up.

And Hiller first obtained the captaincy from this accident, and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Hoddle, so he was regarded as a vested interest.

Under such circumstances, most people's enthusiasm for "rebellion" is not too high. It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If this matter is not handled properly, the sequelae will be extremely serious, and may even affect future careers.But Shearer saw the problem very clearly, and he stood firmly on Beckham's side for the team's performance.

Shearer's support strengthened the support of Blackburn and Newcastle players, which gave England players unprecedented cohesion.

With Hoddle losing the team's decision-making power, Adams regained the captaincy, but in order to show respect for Shearer, Adams insisted on leaving the captain's armband to Shearer.

Not far away, Beckham was giving Owen a trick: "As long as you see me holding the ball, you rush forward, and I will pass the ball to you as soon as possible. Don't save your energy, and sprint with all your strength to kill them whenever you have a chance."

Beckham patted Owen's neck. The boy was taking a deep breath. Judging from the vibration from the arteries on his neck, the Liverpool kid's heartbeat might have soared to 120 beats per minute.

He patted Owen with a smile, and then walked to his place.

Some things can only be adapted through experience, and no one can walk his own path for him.

"Argentina also played a 3-5-2 formation, with Roa as the goalkeeper and Ayala, Chamotte and Vivas as the centre-backs.

The five players in the midfield are Zanetti, Veron, Almeida, Ortega and Simeone.

The two players in their front line are Batistuta and Lopez. "

During Martin Taylor's commentary, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Batistuta gave the ball to Lopez. The latter wanted to observe the positioning of his teammates. Shearer's body had already come up, and Lopez was so scared that he quickly stabbed the ball to the backcourt.

The England players rushed up like rhinos, and the Argentine team was unable to gain a firm foothold and had to pass back continuously. After three passes and two passes, Batistuta half-turned and passed the ball back to Owen. The fans in the audience were amazed.

Owen obviously hasn't entered the game state yet, he paused for a while before starting.

On his second touch, Ayala shoveled close to the turf.This tackle can be described as steady and ruthless, Owen was shoveled and flew up, almost turning over in the air.

Scholes volleyed the ball, but the ball went wide out of his instep.

"Michael shouldn't hesitate. If he can be more determined, the defensive players will not dare to step after breaking into the penalty area!"

Seeing Owen miss the opportunity at the beginning, Martin Taylor could only sigh.

"Yes, Ayala's legs were firmly attached to the ground when he tackled the ball. FIFA's penalty for tackles is very strict. Paul Scholes' kind of tackle may get a red card as soon as he makes a kick."

Lineker just passed the tackle to the Argentine central defender, and generally speaking, he affirmed the opponent's defensive ability.

The Argentine goalkeeper took the goal kick with a short pass, and Shearer and Owen quickly pushed up. The center back Chamot passed the ball back to the goalkeeper Roa, and Roa passed the ball to the 1-meter-tall defender Vivas.

The Argentine central defender looked up, and all his teammates in the backcourt were locked by the English players. He decisively kicked a pass to the junction of the England midfielder and the central defender. Batistuta stopped the ball two meters away with his chest and took a few steps to control the ball.

He immediately passed the ball back to Veron before Ince posted it, and the Argentine midfielder known as the magician did not stop the ball and immediately passed the ball to Simeone on the left.

Before the Argentine captain stopped the ball, Beckham had already rushed up, only to hear a bang, and Simeone turned half a circle on the spot before barely standing still.

Beckham rushed forward along the right flank, Simeone chased after him with all his strength, and Beckham gave the ball to Scholes before Ortega blocked it.

Simeone, who was catching up, came up fiercely from behind, and then pretended to lose his balance and landed on Beckham.

The referee's whistle sounded, but Simeone was not in a hurry to get up, he stood up slowly with his hands on Beckham.

He did it on purpose!
Seeing the opponent's deliberate violation, Beckham subconsciously wanted to turn around and give the opponent a kick.

At this moment, he immediately thought of the game situation that Old John told him. This was the first time that the opponent told him the important moment of the game in pieces. It can be seen how much resentment this game has left for this old man.

"David, remember, you must not overreact. Out-of-control anger will not help the game!"

Thinking of what Old John kept reminding him these two days, Beckham controlled the sudden anger from above.

This old rascal couldn't be cheap, Beckham felt that he had to do something, find a way to make Simeone leave a bad impression on the referee, and it would be better for him to get a yellow card.

So Beckham screamed and began to roll on the ground in pain.

There is no way, the football world is often not friendly enough to technical players, and they can only learn some personal skills.

He has mastered this method of increasing pain ten thousand times in youth training, but the English football world is not ashamed to use this method to win the care of the referee. Even Scholes believes that the truth of the spikes is everywhere.

The English players didn't think it was wrong at the beginning, but when they saw Beckham in such pain, they immediately became impatient, and they had to fight hard when they surrounded him.

Surrounded by a few strong men from the England team, some of them were disheveled and showed disdainful smiles, with the momentum of "fuck me if you can".

Batistuta wanted to protect his teammates, but was pushed away by Shearer, and then came up and pushed away.

The Argentine players all rushed up and pulled their captain out of the England team.

Just when Simeone was confident, Gary Neville said something in his ear, and the Argentine was furious, scaring his teammates to drag him back.

As a result, the referee Nelson immediately called Simeone over and gave him a yellow card after some severe persuasion and education.

Beckham got up slowly, and his teammates all came up to inquire, and left with confidence after making sure that he was fine.

It seems that Gary is right, Simeone put it there to target himself.

Old John said that this moment would happen in the second half, but he didn't expect it to happen just after the opening.
It can only show that this guy's foul moves are prepared in advance, and he will take them out whenever he encounters the right opportunity.

There is a yellow card as a base, let's see how high the waves this old hooligan can make.

The game restarted, and the smell of gunpowder on the field instantly rose to a level. The intensity of the England-Arab battle was no less than any derby in the Premier League.

The England team firmly pressed the Argentina team in the midfield at the beginning of the game. The density of hand-to-hand combat and the frequency of physical contact between the two sides can be called the highest in this World Cup.

The football was mostly controlled by the Argentines, but England's high pressing severely suppressed their passing space, and the football was always played in the Argentine half.

"Our lads are very determined and suppressed the opponent's pass and control play at the beginning!"

Martin Taylor seemed to be very motivated, and his mental state was not much different from that of the fans on the court.

"Yes, but this style of play is very exhausting. The humidity in Saint-Etienne these two days is very high, and it is easy to sweat. If this style of play cannot be converted into goals, the England team's physical fitness will reach its peak early. This is something that England's coaching staff should pay attention to."

Compared to Martin Taylor, Lineker is much more rational, and he has been vaccinating fans.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice fell, there was a situation on the field. Argentina switched from defense to offense, and there was another problem in the process of passing the football to the midfield.

Chamotte passed the ball to the center, Veron passed the ball to Almeida despite being pressed by Ince, and the Argentine midfielder immediately passed the ball to Ortega on the left.

At the moment of his kick, Ortega yelled, and Almeida hesitated for a moment before passing the ball to Simeone.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his pass was out, Beckham rushed horizontally to the passing line.

"David steals the ball, Ortega posts it, David makes the pass, oh beautiful! Michael starts, he gets rid of Zanetti, speeds up! He falls in the box, see what the referee says!"

During Martin Taylor's yelling, the referee Nelson appeared at the scene of the incident. He put his whistle in his mouth and blew it, but the two people on the field couldn't hear the sound at all, and the sudden sound from the audience covered all the sounds on the field.

"Whether there was a foul or not, I didn't see the referee's gesture at the scene, and the rebroadcast camera did not explain clearly."

At such moments, even Lineker became anxious.

Within a few seconds, Nelson pointed to the penalty spot, and nearby England players raised their hands.

"Obviously, it was a penalty and our high press at the start paid off!"

On the court, Beckham was high-fiving Owen, the Liverpool boy turned pale with excitement, but his condition was coming out.

Shearer puts the football on the penalty spot and backs away slowly.

Not far from him, the Argentine goalkeeper Roa's eyes widened, and he subconsciously touched his nose.

(End of this chapter)