Football: The strongest post-zero generation

At seven o'clock in the evening on October 15, local time in Spain, the Benito Villamarin Stadium, which can accommodate 52,500 fans, was close to full, and the players from both sides had also come to the stadium to warm up.

With an hour to go, Gareth Southgate and Luis Enrique were given their respective starting line-ups.

The home team has an official Spanish formation of 433, goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Marcos Alonso, Ramos, Nacho and Jonny, midfielders Thiago, Sergio Busquets and Saul, and forwards Asensio, Rodrygo and Aspas.

Compared with the star-studded championship squad in previous years, the current Spain is much weaker, and it is even difficult to compete with a team like England for the initiative in the midfield, but considering the low tide of Spain after the peak, the inevitable process brought by the replacement of the old and the new is that the results are difficult to stabilize, and even lose more and win less.

This...... It's called paying tuition.

Visitors England made changes in three positions, with Kieran Trippier, Winks and Marcus Rashford replacing Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Manchester City star Raheem Sterling respectively, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, defenders Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez and Kieran Trippier, midfielders Winks, Dier and Ross Barkley, and forwards Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane and Li Qing.

Seeing the England starting line-up, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp breathed a sigh of relief, the end of the international break is the away league, although the opponent is a downstream team like Huddersfield, but the impact of FIFA poison cannot be ignored, I am afraid that the players will be too physically exhausted and in poor condition.

With Li Qing and Joe Gomez continuing to start, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold both received valuable rest.

Joe Gomez is a central defender, and the physical consumption will not be particularly large, and Li Qing is a good player for England's quick counterattack, and the physical strength of the demon is also not large, which gives the two of them a good physical strength after the international break.

At 8:45 p.m. local time, that is, at 2:45 a.m. on the 16th, a Champions League match period, although this time is very late, there are still a large number of Celestial Empire fans sitting in front of the TV or in front of the computer screen waiting for the game to start.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of Turkish referee Kakir, the third round of the fourth group of the 2018-2019 UEFA Nations League A was announced to kick off the group stage of Spain hosting England.

“aoaooaoaooaooooo——"

The Benito Biramalin Stadium erupted in a loud shout like a tsunami.

Spain, the home team with the advantage on the kick-off, quickly organized a series of dangerous attacks, and countless commentators had to suspend the broadcast of the starting line-ups of both sides of the game and switch to commentating on the game in real time.

It wasn't until Saul's long-range shot went wide of the post that the TV commentators turned their attention to the starting line-ups for both teams.

This match is the 27th meeting between England and Spain, after England had the upper hand with 1,448 defeats in 26 games, although Spain had a clear home advantage against England on the road.

Spain have won all of their last four home games against England, and England's last defeat to Spain dates back to 1987, so Sibanyan, who have home advantage, have organized a dangerous attack.

The Spanish fans in the audience were positively affected by the excellent performance of the players on the field, and broke out into waves of huge shouts for the players who fought on the field.

Football matches are often like this, players will be encouraged by the home fans when they play well, and the frenetic home atmosphere can often bring the home team players the mental level of ability, so as to give better form to the home fans.

England manager Gareth Southgate's appetite has now been nourished by Li Qing's super form, and the fight for a draw is no longer on his radar, he ...... To win!

In the face of Spain's bombardment in the opening stage, standing in the coaching area of the away team is frowning, worried about the game, and always feeling a little uneasy.

The psychological advantage of Spain's successive attacks is becoming more and more obvious, and the uneasiness in the heart of Spain coach Enrique is becoming more and more intense, as if something unacceptable will happen next......

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Qing, who looked like a headless fly, and muttered in his heart: "It's nothing special, so I feel very uneasy?"

"Could it be the sequelae caused by playing too high with my wife last night?"

Enrique tapped his chin and thought it was very likely.

However, at this moment, Asensio's pass was cut off by Joe Gomez, who had moved in advance, and England switched from defending to attacking, with Saul and Busquets subconsciously approaching Li Qing, and the impression left on them at the new Wembley Stadium last month was too deep to be careful.

Enrique chuckled in his heart, took two steps forward, and shouted hysterically, "Look at Lee!"

In fact, there is no need to remind the attention of the Spanish defenders on the field to Li Qing, never expected that England was the same as the first half of the last round of away victory over Croatia, the football from defense to attack was not given to Li Qing, and Barkley passed directly to Rashford, who was abrasive at high speed on the left sideline.

Rasford is less dexterous than Raheem Sterling, with more speed and technical finesse, while Ross Barkley's pass is very advanced and just right for Rashford to move forward at full speed.

Jonny Castro, who plays for Wolves, is no match for Marcus Rashford in terms of pace, and the two are getting further and further apart in poor position, and ultimately have to rely on right centre-back Nacho to fill in the defence.

In the face of Rashford, who is good in speed and technique, Nacho did not dare to grab easily, and chose to fight and retreat.

Marcus Rashford, who came to attack the left flank 30 yards from the baseline, saw the opportunity and suddenly sent a quick low ball with his left foot. The ball flew past Nacho and Ramos at the far end.

Ramos stretched out his foot without touching the football, his heart chuckled, and when he turned his head, he saw that Li Qing, who had been blocked by himself and ran to the far end instead, was exactly the same as Rashford's pass......

"I'll ......"

If you didn't block Li Qing at the beginning, wouldn't it be ......

Between the flashes of light, he had a feeling that the defensive moves were redundant.

However, there is no such thing as an if, Li Qing stopped the football with his right foot in the high-speed run, walked into the penalty area, and before De Gea could fully attack, he pulled out his foot and fired angrily from 16 meters from goal.

The ball flew like a cannonball, speeding past De Gea's head before he could reach for it.

“Gooooooooooooooooooa1——"

With the signature elongated voice of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray, the frenetic atmosphere at the Benito Vilamalin Stadium was minimized, and the England fans who came from afar were ecstatic, dancing and venting the ecstasy brought by Li Qing's goal. _

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