Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 161 Tears and Hope (2)

Rita watched the boy with "21" printed on his back slowly walking towards the goal, and complained with some concern: "Why did the Swede send Alan to the field? He is just over 17 years old!"

After this period of understanding of the football field, she understands that in this kind of international competition, taking penalty kicks can certainly reflect the team's trust in the players, but the pressure it will bear is also conceivable!
"You have to trust him, Alan performed very well in the previous game!" Victoria said slowly.In fact, her heart is not here, but looking at Beckham standing on the sidelines full of worry. The result of the game is not important, the important thing is that Beckham should not bear too much pressure. For her, family is the most important thing. Most importantly, perhaps all women are like this.

"The old man is very optimistic about him. I thought Frank should play." Lampard's wife Brickley.

"I hope he can kick in, otherwise the England team will be in danger!" Colleen took over the conversation, "However, I don't know how Wayne's injury is."

"You can see that he has been treated after he left the court and has been sitting there. There should be no major problems. Don't worry."

At this moment, little Angela, who is far away in Los Angeles, USA, is also sitting by the computer, watching the game, but it is a bit tragic that she just saw Beckham kick a penalty kick. It seems that the world computer network Development hasn't met sync requirements yet...

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Wang Li put the ball on the penalty spot and looked up at the goalkeeper Ricardo. He had also taken a penalty kick in the game before, but at least it was a few months ago.Although there was no expression on his face, and there seemed to be a hint of excitement, in fact, he was still a little nervous.

Perhaps, no matter who it is, when participating in such a large-scale international competition for the first time, it will be a little nervous to kick this kind of free kick on behalf of the team!
But although he was nervous, he was very confident!

Although he seldom practiced the accuracy of the angle deliberately when practicing shooting, he believed that as long as he kicked the ball hard, even the most powerful goalkeeper in the world would find it difficult to save the shot at that speed. !In any case, the ways of exercising the limits of the human body, such as martial arts and internal exercises, have declined in this world.

Therefore, football will have passion!
Just imagine, if all the masters in Tianlong World come to play football, what will happen?At least, there will be no situation where people retire due to physical problems in their 30s!For inner family practitioners, the older they are, the more powerful they are. For example, Wang Li's master, Xu Zhuzi...

At this time, Wang Li may have thought a lot in his mind, but in fact, only a dozen seconds had passed. After he squared the football, he stood where he was, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

A clear whistle of "beep" also announced that Wang Li can shoot!He instilled internal energy into his right foot with luck, swung his right leg back about 60 degrees, and then slammed towards the ball with all his might!

"scold……"

Goalkeeper Ricardo was completely stunned by the ball. He could even hear the sound of the ball rubbing against the air as it passed through the air. What kind of speed is this! !So, Ricardo—

Be petrified! !
He wasn't in a hurry to react at all. At this moment, he even had the idea that he was about to get injured!How ridiculous it is to be hit by a ball and end up injured!
In the end, Ricardo failed to get his wish, and the ball flew into the goal against his right ear. After Collina blew the whistle to confirm the goal, he reacted, and immediately touched his right ear to make sure After the parts were still there, he took a long breath and relaxed.

"Oh! Allen's shot is really powerful, at least I think it's even faster than Steven's just now! It reminds me of Real Madrid's super defender Brazilian Roberto Carlos!! It's unimaginable , How could he play that kind of ball with his thin body!!" Graham couldn't help but said in surprise, but after he finished speaking, he regretted it. Using 'skinny' to describe Allen would definitely offend many people. Among them, female fans accounted for the vast majority...

Portugal 5:6 England.

Nuno Maniche, Porto's all-around midfielder and Portugal's midfield engine, has long straight hair but a chubby round face, which seems a little out of place.Of course, appearance does not mean anything, but his strength is beyond doubt. The 26-year-old international impressed Scolari with his good performance in Porto, and now he has become the main force of the team and has the opportunity to take the penalty 5th penalty.

At this moment, almost all the supporters of the England team are cursing him for not scoring, because then, the England team will win directly!

James in front of the goal is also a little nervous. He knows that as long as he saves the ball, he will be able to maintain his main position in England's national goal for a few more years. For James, this temptation is indeed very attractive.Of course, the premise is that he must save the ball.

success?fail?
Just in this second!
Under the gaze of everyone in the audience, Maniche was very calm. After taking two slow approach steps, he swung his right foot in rhythm and kicked the ball to the left corner of the goal!
James made a misjudgment and he jumped to the right!

The ball is in!
The Portuguese fans immediately cheered again, and it was obvious that the pressure was back on the England team!Alternating in this kind of expectation, loss and excitement may be the charm of the penalty shootout!

Now, after 5 rounds, the score has become a 6:6 tie.

The rule of the penalty shootout is: if the two sides still have not decided the winner after 5 rounds of free throws, the "sudden death method" must be adopted for additional penalties: that is, the two sides continue to punish each other until the end of a certain round. In the case of no penalty, the side that made the penalty wins.

Off the court, Eriksson's face was full of disappointment. Under this rule, he had to choose another player to take a penalty kick, and as long as he failed to score once, he almost lost the game. So cruel!
In the sixth round, England sent Phil Neville.This Manchester United all-round defender has excellent skills, and he can even serve as a striker part-time. In this game, he replaced Scholes as a left winger, which shows that he also has his own uniqueness in passing the ball.For Neville, set kicks are also his forte. You must know that before Beckham did not transfer, he was the team's third free kicker.

Ricardo looked at this strong defender and felt a little cowardly in his heart. He was frightened by Wang Li's kick.And now another powerful shooter came to take the penalty kick. While staring at the ball carefully, he also secretly scolded his opponents as barbarians. Couldn't they just show off their skills and pursue angles?It is necessary to shoot rampantly and vigorously.Hey, the current goalkeeper faces the danger of 'traffic accident' at any time, it's really terrible...so he decided to stand still, maybe he can save the ball this way!
Unfortunately, Neville kicked the ball to the left, so the ball easily rolled into the goal.

Portugal 6:7 England, the pressure returned to the Portuguese team.

Luis Miguel, the 24-year-old native of Benfica, had entered Scolari's main roster last year, and now, he has once again gained the trust of the coach. He retreated a little, then took two small trot steps, and hit the goal directly. The ball hit the back of the left post and bounced into the net!
Portugal 7:7 England, the pressure was put on the England team again!
Frank Lampard, Chelsea's superstar and England's powerful midfielder, finally made his debut.Perhaps, Eriksson trusts Beckham or Irving more, but in fact, fans trust this strong midfielder more, because his state is always so stable!
At this time, Ricardo was full of mixed feelings. The entire England team, except for captain David Beckham, almost all the players who took penalty kicks were after the speed of the ball, not the angle. Not to mention Pad!He even wondered if he would have a nervous breakdown if he persisted in this way for a few rounds. If it weren't for the rules of the game that did not allow the goalkeeper to be replaced in the middle of the penalty shootout, perhaps he would have proposed a substitution long ago!
So, he still decided not to move this time!Because he didn't have the confidence to save that kind of powerful shot!
Lampard stood where he was, looked in the direction of the goal, swung his right foot and hit the bottom of the ball directly!The ball roared towards the goal!

"The ball...!" Graham's high-pitched voice stuck in his throat, and his voice became low and lost, "The ball hit Ricardo..." Listening to his low voice Tone, fans already know the outcome.

Thousands of words can't express the mood of England fans at this time!Has persisted until the seventh round of the penalty shootout, but Lampard made a mistake!
On the court, Wang Li closed his eyes tightly and covered his cheeks with his hands. Seeing that the goal was missed, he felt a little ominous.Yes, not only him, but also other players. All they can do now is pin their hopes on that 'nervous knife'.

Although, although most players have some hope in their hearts, they are more distrustful.Even though James played very well in this game, it cannot change his position in the hearts of his teammates.

'Maybe that Bristol Rovers big man is nice, isn't he? At this time, many English players thought of the warm-up match before the game. The most impressive thing in that game was the tall goalkeeper, because his performance was indeed much better than James.

If Thomas, who turned on the computer and watched 'Japanese' movies while watching the England game, knew the thoughts of these stars, I don't know if he would turn off the computer under excitement and focus on watching the game instead.
The England team failed to score, that is to say, if Portugal's next player can score, then England will be eliminated directly!
Perhaps, for the current England team, this rule is too cruel.However, rules are rules and cannot be easily changed.

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