i am beckham

Chapter 349 The Ice Prince

When players from both sides stepped onto the court, Beckham always felt that something was wrong with the mood of the Dutch players. He didn't have the feeling of raising their heads to the sky before the game and looking indifferent.

However, after their expressions were distracted, they felt a little narrow-minded.

Ronald De Boer and Jonker tackled Batty twice in a row, and the previous high-minded state completely disappeared.

On the contrary, Ince and Davis are consistent on the court. Once the two form a heads-up mode, they must decide the outcome, and neither of them will pass the ball.

After everyone let go, the England team knew that they were not the opponents of the Dutch in passing and controlling the ball, so they concentrated on playing defense on the court.

Relying on the two barriers behind him, Beckham gradually increased his running range.

The Dutch team still has an advantage, but they dare not be too presumptuous.

They did overwhelm the English in the first half and couldn't take care of themselves, but they also saw the opponent's counterattack ability.

Ronald De Boer was robbed with only one wrong pass, which is enough to show the sharp attacking power of the England team.

In the four games that have ended, the Dutch team scored 9 goals, which is already considered an offensive team.

However, they have won more than half of their performance from Bangzi, and they are not tough in terms of the number of goals.

Although the England team also scored 4 goals against Tunisia, after all, they also scored 4 goals against Argentina and Colombia. The number of goals ranked first is well deserved.

Beckham could clearly feel that the Dutch team's operation was not as smooth as in the first half in the midfield. The football was obviously slower when it reached Ronald de Boer. His passing was obviously not as smooth as in the first half.

As identical twins, the situation of the De Boer brothers is similar to that of the Neville brothers. The elder brother has assumed the responsibility of presiding over the overall situation since he was a child, while the younger brother does not have to take responsibility and is obviously more unrestrained.

So Frank played as a central defender and was the captain of the Dutch team, while Ronald liked to play in the frontcourt.

Especially since the two were born on the same day, but their personalities are so contrasting, there is nothing wrong with saying that an elder brother is like a father.

Frank is 1 meters, and Ronald is 8 meters. The elder brother is not necessarily shorter than the younger brother.

Part of the reason why Gary is shorter than Philip is his own. In order to stand out in the youth team, he trained himself from the age of 14 to 16 to increase his strength.

This allowed him to have excellent lower body strength in the youth team, and in the central defender position, he was often able to push forwards who were half a head taller than him to the point where he couldn't take care of himself.

As a result, he entered the first team and was beaten by the center countless times. In addition, he did not grow tall, so he could only play right back.

But he can play at the current level, relying on his single-minded focus on football.

Many people start to degenerate after earning a little money, but he keeps tempering himself like an ascetic monk. Now even if he plays in the third central defender, few people bully him.

The goal of the England team in the second half was very clear. It was to use Shearer to single out Frank De Boer. The first was to hit the opponent's weakness, and the second was to overthrow the opponent's spiritual leader.

In the 57th minute, Ince and Davis once stirred together. Batty and Jonker rushed together from a distance of 20 meters. The two rushed at the same time without even looking at the football. This gave Beckham hope.

Tottenham's right midfielder passed the ball 30 meters in front of Beckham without even thinking about it. The heartthrob gritted his teeth and rushed up, touching the football before Cocu.

Due to a bit of force, the football was knocked out 10 meters, and the two of them sprinted for a short distance.

Beckham won!

Without even thinking about it, he passed the ball in front of Flake de Boer, and the Dutch central defender immediately went up to grab it.

Seeing this scene, even Martin Taylor couldn't help sighing: "It's not like David, Alan Shearer knocked Flack away and shot!
Oops, what a pity, the Dutch goalkeeper has such long hands! "

Just when Ronald thought he could get the ball easily, Shearer suddenly rushed from him and knocked him away.

And Stam, who was defending him, had been taken away by Irving. Even though Ronald was hanging on Shearer, he was still volleyed by his opponent.

If it weren't for Van der Sar to hold the ball out with his fingertips, the Dutch team might have been scored by England's robber-like attack.

"Alan has scored four goals for the England team and is the team's top scorer. Frank is obviously struggling to defend against him. Gary, what do you think of the England team's cooperation just now?"

"Well, how to put it, it looks like it's going to make mistakes at any time, but this is the style of the England team at the moment. If we fight the opponent's pass and control strictly, we will definitely be at a disadvantage, and the first half has proved that.

Although the attack just now looked a bit barbaric, this is our style.In such a high level of competition, most teams are not far behind.At this time, we must first have the ability to operate at high speed, and the second is to look at the ability to fight. The advantage of technical ability is not intuitive.

Even for a team with top personal technical ability like the Netherlands, there are not many ways so far. "

Frank De Boer suffered a big loss in this wave. He didn't expect that the England team would bring the Premier League model intact to the World Cup, and the opponents were obviously targeting him.

So he hurriedly called people, and according to the situation on the field, he sometimes asked Jonker to retreat, sometimes Newman moved closer to the middle, and Cocu retreated.

The English players were also taken aback by how quickly the Netherlands solved the problem, and Beckham found that the trick was no longer working the second time he took the ball.

On his second pass, Shearer still received the ball, but clearly farther from the goal.

Although he pushed Frank away, Stam blocked his shot.

As long as Irving is in charge, no matter how powerful Shearer is, it is impossible to hit two.

England's tactics were deciphered and Holland held their ground, but their threat of possession could no longer match that of the first half.

In the first half, the Dutch team took an early lead and seized the possession advantage. Stam withstood Shearer, Frank kept sticking to Owen, and England's central attack had little effect.

And Le Saux and Anderton, a pair of defensive and weak wing combinations, are obviously not as good as the old-fashioned Ronald and Cocu.

Although the attack was unsuccessful, the England team was not suppressed.

The score was behind in the first half, and the scene was completely passive. The England players were completely out of control for a while, and the Dutch team played more and more easily, which can be called free and easy.

If the England team concedes another goal during that period, the game will basically be explained. Don't think that the Dutch will not play counterattacks.

After that period of time, and with the instruction of the coaching staff, the England players were able to play evenly against the Dutch team by running at all costs.

A draw and being behind are completely two worlds. Even if it keeps going like this, the England team will at least not lose in regular time.

The Dutch players also played very pragmatically and quickly changed their strategy. Since the England team can bully their central defenders, why can't they bully the England central defenders?

So the Dutch players simplified the complexity and used Kluivert's athletic ability to frequently attack the England defense, which made Adams and Campbell a little overwhelmed.

After all, Adams is nearly 32 years old, even if he is more vigorous when he is young, after all, he cannot compare with the 21-year-old young man.Especially since he was addicted to alcohol for so many years, he was overwhelmed by the Dutch center just because of his explosive power.

When the Dutch team put the ball straight into the penalty area, Kluivert had a [-]-[-]% chance of getting the ball first.

On the other hand, Campbell was played around by Bergkamp, ​​and the England team's central defender combination was eaten to death.

However, the good thing about the England team is that they have Gary Neville. He has destroyed the ball out of the danger zone at critical moments several times in a row.

The two teams grabbed each other's weaknesses and beat each other, which made no sense at all.

"The game lasted for 70 minutes, and the two teams were still tied, but the English players were obviously using running to make up for their lack of technical and tactical ability. Gary, I am a little worried that if they enter overtime, the English players will be physically unsustainable."

"It's hard to say, but at least from now on, our three midfielders have no physical problems. Have you noticed that the Dutch players looked a little bit painful after the start of the second half, especially the two wide players. It feels like they are gritting their teeth."

"It seems to be the case, otherwise they would not have pinned all their offensive hopes on a 21-year-old young striker. It seems that they did not get a good rest during the halftime break. I don't know what happened to the Dutch team's midfielder during the halftime break."

Martin Taylor is a seasoned veteran, and Lineker immediately figured out the key points.

His understanding of techniques and tactics is not as good as Lineker's, but in terms of predicting the situation, he is considered the top in England's commentary circle.

Although he knew the situation in the Dutch team's locker room, but with these years of experience, he even guessed the range.

In the stands, the dominant England team suppressed the Dutch fans in momentum, but the Dutch fans also refused to back down.As long as the England fans make a slight adjustment, they will immediately counterattack.

The two teams teamed up to contribute the most intense confrontation since the World Cup. With the decline of physical fitness, the mistakes of both players began to increase.

The skillful cooperation gradually decreased, but the intensity of the game did not weaken. The two teams fought hand-to-hand in the midfield, and the players on both sides were basically covered with grass clippings.

In the 73rd minute, a heart-wrenching scene occurred on the court.Frank de Boer wants to launch a long pass from the backcourt, and Beckham struggles to slide the tackle.

The football bounced high off his calf before landing near the center circle.

Beckham looked back and saw Ince and Davis rushing towards the football at the same time.

Both of them ignored each other's existence and tried their best to push towards the football.

Not far away, Beckham only heard a bang, accompanied by the uniform exclamation of the entire stadium, the heads of the two hit each other hard, and their bodies also had a strong impact.

Davis, who was one size smaller, was hit backwards in the air, and after landing, he suffered a second injury due to the impact of Ince, and was pinned down by the opponent and remained motionless.

Ince rolled off of him and rolled on the lawn, his right hand resting on his ribs and his left on his brow bone.

Beckham ran over with a look of surprise. He saw blood ooze from Ince's brow bone and covered the other's left hand.

Davis, on the other hand, had blood on his face, lying on the ground and couldn't even turn over.

"Paul, are you all right?"

Beckham squatted beside Ince and asked, and the latter grinned and replied, "The head is fine, just the ribs. I'm fine, pull me up!"

Two stretcher squads rushed onto the court, Davis lay on the stretcher, visibly weak, and Ince insisted on walking to the sideline.

Without waiting for the head coach to be rich, the midfielders on both sides immediately began to warm up.

The game is still going on, but the focus is on the two players, and the two hit each other like two cars on the gas pedal, and just thinking about that scene makes people feel weak in the legs.

And the slow motion is still showing the scene of the moment when the two collided from different angles, probably because Davis was afraid of losing his height, so he jumped a little, and Ince hit the opponent like a rhinoceros and immediately spun in the air.

Looking at the scene where Davis' facial muscles were shaking upwards due to the impact, Martin Taylor's voice slowed down significantly: "This is the most intense impact I have ever seen in the World Cup. The two players did not use body protection at all. They just collided together. I hope they are all well."

The screen switched to the sideline. Ince, who was dyed red, was yelling at the team doctor. He asked for stitches on the spot to continue the game, but the team doctor advised him to leave the field for treatment, which aroused the fury of England's beast waist. He grabbed the team doctor's collar and shook it continuously.

Not far away, Davis was like a boxer who was suffering a countdown because he fell to the ground. He turned over and wanted to get up from the ground. He tried twice but failed, and was pushed back to the stretcher by the team doctor.

A few minutes later, Ince ran into the field in a gauze, and the England fans in the stands cheered deafeningly. The scene was no less than the moment of scoring. The Dutch team replaced Davis, who was unconscious, with Seedorf.

"The game has entered 80 minutes, and the confrontation between the players on both sides has become more intense than before.

Frank sent a through ball, and David turned to block the pass out of the touchline.

The Dutch team quickly sent the ball out of bounds, Reziger dribbled forward, David and Michael formed a pinch for him, the Dutch right back passed back to the goalkeeper, Van der Sar passed the ball to Newman, Newman passed to Frank, the latter made a long pass to the frontcourt, not good! "

In the exclamation of Martin Taylor, Bergkamp stretched his leg on the right side of the penalty area and stopped the long pass.

Although most of the power of the football was removed, it still bounced.

Campbell, who was late, slammed into the football and stretched his legs to make a clearance.

At this time, even Lineker, who has always been calm and restrained, exclaimed: "You can't stretch your legs!"

With his exclamation, Bergkamp flicked the ball with the inside of his right foot, and the ball passed right between Campbell's legs.

Adams, who was a few meters away, immediately rushed to the Dutchman, who suddenly shot with the outside of his foot when the ball bounced off the ground.

The football skipped past Adams, who was flying a tackle, and drew an arc towards the upper left corner of the goal.

Seaman stood still, raised his right hand in vain, and watched the football fly into the upper right corner of the goal.

Beckham looked to the linesman amidst the din, expecting it to be an offside kick.

But the expectation did not come true, and the referee pointed to the middle circle.

1 to 2, the England team was raided by the Dutch in the 81st minute.

Bergkamp ran dozens of meters amidst cheers, then made a sliding kneeling posture on the lawn, spreading his hands excitedly.

Beckham held his head. He suddenly remembered the game scene described by Old John. The Argentine team was killed by the Dutch at the last moment. The scene described by the other party was very similar to that just now.

He was shocked by the tenacity of the historical trajectory, and also by the amazing skill of Bergkamp in this moment.

The English players were all stunned on the spot. They didn't expect the Dutch striker to score such a high-quality fairy ball.

On the sidelines of the court, Keegan immediately made a substitution decision. He was going to replace Irving with Husky and fight the Dutchman to the death.

(End of this chapter)