The biggest fanatic in football
Chapter 34
After defeating Manchester United 4:0, the Three Lions returned to the British Isles the next day to prepare for the game two days later.
As Southgate said before, this is a crucial game.
Among the five opponents in this group, Slovakia is the only team that has the potential to threaten England. They achieved a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in the first 7 rounds, with 15 points just behind England with 6 wins, 1 draw and 19 points.
The score difference is only 4 points.
In the first round of the confrontation between the two sides, Slovakia relied on its home field advantage to draw 0:0 with England in the regular 90 minutes, and almost had to shake hands, but Lallana's buzzer beater in the 6th minute of stoppage time allowed the Slovak side to win.
They lost the draw...
It is worth mentioning that in that game, Slovakia's main central defender, "Prison Breaker" Skrtel, who once played for Liverpool, was sent off with a red card in the 57th minute. In such an unfavorable situation, they still fought to the end.
For one minute, the overall spirit was very tenacious.
This kind of tough opponent who lacks big-name superstars and has mediocre skills but relies on fighting spirit to fight to the end is the type that England fears the most...
After all, the British media is too developed, and they always like to hype their own players, causing the overall English players to be seriously overvalued.
In this environment, these players sometimes really think that they are the leading superstars, and they should fight hard when facing the weak legs from Eastern Europe!
Even when Li Polo read the opponent's starting lineup, he had this illusion:
What Eastern European cavalry is just another Scotland at the mercy of others!
No wonder he thinks so, because there is indeed no one available in Slovakia!
The 30-year-old captain Hamsik is undoubtedly the most famous player in Slovakia, but he has also begun to decline in his career.
Among the 11 players in the starting lineup, six are over 30 years old, and the oldest center back Jurica is already 36 years old. How can he stop Li Polo?
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On September 6, more than 50,000 home fans flooded into Wembley Stadium.
In the stands of enthusiastic fans, a huge poster of Lee Polo was flying.
Some fans even openly stated in a TV interview:
"We hope that Lee Polo will continue his scoring efficiency of 10 goals per game in the national team to this game!"
The whole of Wembley, and even the whole of England, was filled with overwhelming self-confidence.
As long as they win this game, they will be able to advance to the 2018 World Cup two rounds in advance!
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"drop!"
Not even the most imaginative screenwriter can write such a weird plot.
Less than 80 seconds after the referee blew the whistle, Slovakia broke through the England team!
Hamsikla made a cross. Nemetz, a tall center with a height of 1.90 meters, withstood Cahill in the penalty area and headed back. The 22-year-old midfielder Lopotka directly shot a long shot!
Joe Hart didn't react at all, and was hit by this powerful and heavy long-distance shot that penetrated all ten fingers!
0:1!
It wasn't until Polotka completed the shot that England's commentators woke up one by one.
“Slovakia is not just Hamsik and Skrtel!”
"This Lobotca is the absolute main force of Celta Vigo, a powerful team in La Liga!"
"In addition to them, another young midfielder, Skriniar, is by no means an ordinary person! He just joined Inter Milan with a transfer fee of 28 million euros a month ago!"
——According to the price comparison between Serie A and the Premier League, about half of England's starting 11 players are not worth 28 million...
For example, Joe Hart, Bertrand, Jones, Cahill, Henderson, Dyer, Oxlade-Chamberlain.
What qualifications do they have to underestimate the enemy?
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The Three Lions, who were hit hard, quickly launched a counterattack, but although their offensive was fierce, they had little effect.
England commentator Lineker saw the problem:
"As a playmaker, Dele Alli seems to rarely pass the ball to Lee Poirot?"
Guest commentator Carragher scratched his head:
"Is there any grudge between them?"
【resentment?】
Ali almost wrote a history of blood and tears in his heart!
[When he was playing football in Milton Keynes, this young genius who had just debuted was kicked by the savage and rude Lee Polo and broke his leg!]
[If I hadn’t been lucky, my career would have been written off at that time!]
[This hatred cannot be wiped away with just one word!]
[The interests of the national team are indeed very important, but my personal grudges are equally important!]
Looking at Ali, who had not looked at him since the beginning of the game, Li Polo curled his lips disdainfully:
【Do you think I wouldn’t have scored without your pass? 】
[I, Lee Polo, have been in the football world, since when have I ever relied on midfielders? 】
[My favorite way to pass the ball has never been a through ball or a pick-up pass from the center, but...a cross from the wing!]
In the 23rd minute, right back Kyle Walker sent a 45-degree cross. Lee Polo jumped up from the edge of the penalty area, knocked away Skrtel who came to defend him, and smashed the ball in!
1:1!
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Just 3 minutes later, Bertrand from the left picked up the ball and passed the ball. This time, it was the 36-year-old Djurica who came to compete with Li Polo.
Before the veteran, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, reached the highest point of his jump, he was unceremoniously pushed over by Li Polo with his shoulder!
Fortunately, goalkeeper Dubravka finally saved the header bravely and prevented the score from changing again.
Jiuricha, who was lying on the edge of the small penalty area, breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a pain in his ribs. He struggled for a while, but he didn't get up!
Fortunately, after examination by the team doctor, he was only slightly injured and could continue to play. The entire Slovak team breathed a sigh of relief.
[I have long heard that the name of Lipolo the Green Butcher is resounding throughout England and Spain. I didn’t expect that just a reasonable confrontation today would cause me, an old man, to suffer a big loss! ]
Jurica could still analyze the situation rationally.
As a battlefield veteran, he even wanted to give Polo Lee a thumbs up:
【He is indeed the number one superstar in the world!】
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Since his opponents have commented so, Lee Polo cannot live up to these praises.
In the 31st minute, Bertrand once again sent a diagonal pass. This time he finally succeeded in getting an assist, allowing Lee Polo to complete his second header and score, rewriting the score to 2:1!
The England team's morale was greatly boosted after successfully completing the reversal. Just 4 minutes later, they once again got a great opportunity. Sterling sent a through ball from the left. Lee Polo advanced at high speed and then formed a single shot, which directly hit the left rib of the penalty area.
Foot blast!
But... maybe Sterling gave his crosshair to Lee Polo. Lee Polo's shot didn't even hit the goal range, but flew towards the second-floor stands!
He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Sterling, feeling somewhat confused:
[I have obviously lowered the price, why do I still raise it?]
[Are you infected by this guy’s happy temperament? 】
Sterling rolled his eyes inexplicably:
[Although I am indeed very happy, this does not mean that you can slander me at will!]
[What is the level of your own shooting skills? Don’t you have any idea? 】
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Failure to complete the hat trick made Lee Polo somewhat unhappy.
So he wanted to find a scapegoat to vent his negative emotions.
When he returned to the locker room at halftime, he showed off his ball dominance in front of all his teammates.
I saw him raising his chin towards Ali:
"If I remember correctly, you didn't pass the ball to me for the whole 45 minutes."
Ali looked at him coldly and said nothing.
Lee Polo sat in his seat calmly:
"Mr. Coach, I don't think Dele Alli is suitable to appear in the England national team. What do you think?"
The locker room suddenly fell into silence.
All eyes are fixed on the head coach.
Southgate swallowed hard and slowly opened his mouth:
"I agree with your point of view. In the second half, Kane came off the bench and we changed to 442!"
Ali stood up suddenly and stared at Li Polo with wide eyes.
Li Polo shrugged his shoulders:
"Young man, if you want to take revenge on me for defeating you, then you chose the wrong occasion!"
"This is a national team game, not a place for you to vent your personal emotions!"
Incompetent and furious, Ali slammed the door and left!
[Negative sentiment from Dele Alli, 886!]
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