The biggest fanatic in football

"Hey!"

With a confident laugh, the football soared into the air from behind Lee Polo, then successfully passed Maguire, who was in charge of marking, and landed accurately in front of Pickford.

As soon as Pickford took a step, he saw a whirlwind passing by and hit the ball into the goal before he could attack!

Seeing his goalkeeper losing ground, Lee Polo raised his hands with satisfaction:

"Can any of you do it better than me?"

[Negative sentiment from Harry Maguire, +48!]

Lingard looked down at his feet and took two steps forward, ready to show his ignorant teammate what real skills were.

But as soon as he took a step, captain Henderson grabbed his arm.

The two people looked at each other, and countless messages were exchanged at this moment.

Emperor Lin finally stopped and sighed slightly:

[That’s all, fame is as beneficial to me as a floating cloud, so I’ll give you this false reputation!]

Henderson broke into a cold sweat:

[For the unity of the team, I, the captain, have sacrificed so much!]

But he suddenly thought:

[Without Lee Polo’s strong support, how could I have won the captain’s armband?]

He suddenly felt in a trance:

[Could it be that...Li Polo has seen through everything a long time ago and will support me as captain?]

[His structure is still far superior to that of Emperor Lin!]

-

After the daily training, Southgate and his assistants held a discussion and analysis meeting in the tactical room, which is also the daily work of the coaching team.

With a "squeak", the door to the conference room was pushed open, and in came captain Henderson, vice-captain Cahill, and ordinary player Lee Polo.

Nanmenmen raised his chin and motioned for them to sit down casually:

"The game starts tomorrow. I want to hear your views on the starting lineup and basic tactics so that we can make final improvements and adjustments."

As the head coach, Southgate can theoretically make the decision with one word, but after all, this is the first time England has reached the semi-finals in recent decades. He has to be more cautious to avoid being dazzled by consecutive victories.

Hearing that Prince William had already boarded a special plane and was preparing to fly to St. Petersburg to supervise the semi-finals on the spot, Nandamen was even more alert and wanted to be fully prepared.

If he loses to France then, he can also tell the media:

"I fully listened to the opinions of the team representatives, so I will never take the blame!"

Henderson glanced politely at Lee Polo, who was sitting between him and Cahill, and then said:

"Their midfield and frontcourt are very strong, especially the configuration of Kante and Pogba, which can be called top-notch offense and defense. Our midfielder is bound to be under great pressure."

Southgate nodded slightly:

"Delph or Dyer, who do you prefer to partner with?"

Henderson thought for a few seconds:

"Delph, his left foot is excellent and his running is more flexible. He is more suitable for left midfielder."

Dyer is 188cm tall. Although his playing style is tough, he is relatively lacking in flexibility. It may be difficult for him to gain the upper hand in a competition with Pogba and Kante.

As for Delph's height of only 174cm, which is not conducive to fighting for high-altitude balls, Southgate is not worried at all.

Among the top 32 players in the World Cup, no one is better than England in terms of aerial shots!

Cahill, Stones, Maguire, Jones... his team of central defenders are all header experts!

Southgate adopted his opinion and looked at Cahill:

"Stones and Maguire?"

His question was simple, and Cahill's answer was straightforward:

"Maguire, his confrontation is stronger and his ability to play the ball is also great, but his speed of turning around and chasing after..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.

Southgate nodded:

"Then Walker must be used as the right center back."

His meaning is also very clear. Among the three defenders, Cahill and Maguire are both strong frontal defenders. The remaining third candidate must make up for the lack of speed, otherwise he will be beaten by Mbappe every minute.

Griezmann played into a colander...

The only one who didn't speak was Li Polo, but he denied their opinions:

"To deal with France, we don't need two tough, tall defenders. Using Stones is more in line with the characteristics of the game."

Although Maguire is tall and powerful, his flexibility really makes Lee Polo uneasy. Against Stones, who is slightly inferior in ability, he has a clear advantage in interception and pursuit.

Anyway, the French team does not have a very powerful forward in the frontcourt. Whether it is Giroud, Griezmann or Mbappe, they are not top-notch in terms of physical combat. Stones should barely be able to cope with it, but if Maguire is replaced,

If you go into battle, he can only contribute world-famous paintings:

The aircraft carrier turns around!

As for expecting Walker to wipe his ass?

No need to think about it, Kyle Walker is the engine of the wing attack, and his position may even be higher than Lee Polo during the transition between offense and defense!

As soon as Li Polo opened his mouth, Cahill immediately shut his mouth.

The boss's opinion is very clear. If Maguire must be replaced, Cahill must give way!

If you Cahill can continue to start, you are already holding the big boss's thigh, so don't point fingers now!

Southgate knocked on the table lightly:

"Then let's do it."

Seeing the head coach's lack of opinion, Cahill secretly made up his mind:

[From now on, my speech will only be one sentence:

Boss Polo is right!]

-

[Negative sentiment from Maguire, +86!]

I don’t know who leaked the news. On July 10, when the England team got off the bus and entered the stadium in St. Petersburg, Lee Polo received dissatisfaction from his teammates...

He glanced sideways at his teammate, and Ma Datou immediately avoided his gaze with a guilty conscience...

The last ray of sunset shone on the green field, and Li Polo stretched himself and started the final warm-up activities.

Half an hour later, the England team made their final mobilization in the dressing room.

Southgate did not play. Standing in the middle of the locker room was captain Henderson:

"We are only one step away from the final, and no one can stop us!"

"Kill France!"

-

At 9 o'clock in the evening, when the St. Petersburg Arena was completely shrouded in darkness, this world-famous semi-final finally officially began.

England and France, two veteran teams that have only won the Hercules Cup once, are going head-to-head for one goal.

France captain and goalkeeper Lloris is standing side by side with Henderson at the front of the tunnel, with Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez behind him...

In the left midfielder, or left midfield position, Deschamps finally chose Matuidi, who can attack well and defend well.

According to preliminary judgment, the French team deployed a double midfielder of Kante + Pogba, a 4231 formation.

Lipolo and his club teammate Kante gave a warm hug:

"N'Golo, you don't blame me, do you?"

Kanter smiled honestly, showing his big white teeth:

"Let's all do our best, Polo."

Li Polo also smiled and turned to the young Mbappe:

"Can you defeat me, little one?"

Mbappe's eyes dropped slightly, but his voice was full of confidence:

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Li Polo looked at the forward who was 4 years and 4 months younger than himself and clenched his fists loudly.

Destroying these potential seedlings is really exciting!

Giroud, who was at the bottom of the French team, stretched his neck and waited for a long time, but did not receive a greeting from Li Polo. He couldn't help but secretly get angry!

【Did you forget something?】

【I have been your substitute for half a year!】

[Negative sentiment from Olivier Giroux, +48!]