Lin Yun stood up amidst the cheers of the audience and ran towards the corner flag area.
Put one hand on your hip, grab the top of the corner flag with the other, hold your head high and look down at the audience!
"Lin Yun scored on his debut! Almost two months before his 19th birthday, Lin Yun scored his first goal in the World Cup, becoming the second youngest goal scorer in England's history. That's it!" Lineker yelled.
Owen sitting next to him was the youngest World Cup scorer in England's history. He was only 18 years and 190 days old at the time.
Irving immediately said, "But I didn't score in my debut. I only scored in the second game, and I came on as a substitute at that time..."
At the same age, Owen first appeared in the World Cup as a rising star and a surprise player, and became famous with a goal against Argentina, while Lin Yun is now playing as the number one star of the Three Lions. The defensive treatment they received Obviously not the same.
Irving continued: "What Lin did was Batistuta's famous corner flagpole celebration. It seems that the person he wanted to pay tribute to was not me, but Batistuta. You know, Batistuta was on his own He scored a hat-trick in his World Cup debut, maybe Lin is using this to push himself..."
Rooney rushed to Lin Yun at almost full sprint speed and jumped into the air.
Lin Yun quickly reached out and hugged him.
Only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname, Xiaopang is really dead...
Everyone looked at the two people who were laughing and celebrating, feeling a little weird.
Rooney, participating in the World Cup for the third time, played 9 times, totaled 635 minutes, and scored 0 goals.
Lin Yun, participating in the World Cup for the first time, played 1... No, strictly speaking, it is now up to 0.4 times, a total of 40 minutes, and 1 goal.
Although you are the top scorer of the current national team and have scored a total of 39 goals for England, Rooney's World Cup results are almost zero.
This assist was the first time in his nine World Cup games that he was directly involved in a goal.
As for Lin Yun, he scored a goal in his debut and his efficiency was astonishing.
In the past, everyone looked at Rooney and thought that he was a great player in British football and that a revival was just around the corner.
Now that I have made a comparison, I realize that these are all crazy things...
Lineker was clearly not happy with Rooney either.
"If Hodgson inserted four full Liverpool players into the starting lineup in order to replicate the Red Army's style of play last season, then Rooney played a role similar to that of Liverpool midfielder Coutinho in this game.
However, in contrast, Coutinho seems to know how to coordinate the team's offense from the attacking midfielder position better than Rooney. In the first 40 minutes, except for the impressive assist for Lin, Rooney was completely free the rest of the time. Outside of the team's offensive system, the overall performance can only be described as terrible!
Of course, what is gratifying is that the combination of Lin Yun + Rooney has achieved the results that everyone has expected. We only hope that they can continue to maintain it and support England's front line for the next ten years! "
The camera pans from the celebrating players to Hodgson.
Mr. Huo hugged the assistant coach excitedly and then clapped. However, the next second, the camera suddenly turned and cut to the other side of the coaching bench.
I don't know when, there was a person lying on a stretcher there.
Taking a closer look, the person who was suddenly injured turned out not to be a player, but Gary Levine, the England team's doctor...
Lineker and Owen looked at each other and shrugged in amazement.
"...England's team doctor Gary Lewin was too excited during the celebration and stepped on a water bottle, spraining his ankle. He became the first...well, England team member to leave the field injured in this World Cup," Lewin Inker shook his head, "Michael, do you know much about Levin?"
"Of course, when I was still in the national team, he was the team doctor," Owen said. "Lewin joined Arsenal when he was very young and was a goalkeeper. But after a year on loan to play in the lower leagues, Arsenal... Na did not renew his contract, but...well, let him switch careers and become a team doctor..."
If you are not a good general, then you are a good doctor!
At the age of 19, Levine transformed from the goalkeeper of the Arsenal reserve team to the team doctor of the Arsenal reserve team.
Although he had no talent in goalkeeping, Levin had considerable potential when it came to treating injuries. After studying in a medical school for three years, he officially became Arsenal's first-team doctor.
In 1989, David Lowcaster swallowed his tongue, and it was Levin who pried open his jaw and saved his life.
In the 2007 League Cup final, Chelsea captain Terry was kicked hard in the head by Arsenal midfielder Diaby and fell into a coma. At this time, Levine was the first to rush onto the field and urgently treated his opponent's injury. Terry later said that Levine Might have saved his life.
In 2008, Arsenal forward Eduardo da Silva broke his leg. It was precisely because of Levin's immediate handling that the former's career was saved. For this, Levin was highly praised.
Levine served Arsenal for 22 years until 2008, when the English Football Association called him up to serve the England team, and his nephew Colin took over as Arsenal team doctor.
Speaking of which, Levine's injury this time is actually a good inheritance of the "tradition" of the England coaching staff: before the 2012 European Cup match between England and France, England goalkeeper coach Clemens was injured mysteriously and was helped off the field by team doctor Levine. , now, it was Levin himself sitting on the stretcher.
Lin Yun, who was robbed of the scene, only found out what happened after his teammates informed him.
It can only be said that weirdness is also a kind of heritage, and heritage must be passed down...
The first half was coming to an end. After another kick-off, both sides focused on stability and did not attack easily. The first 45 minutes of the game ended without incident.
1-1, the outcome has to be left to the second half.
Back in the locker room, Hodgson was naturally not satisfied with the team's performance.
England once threatened in the first ten minutes of the game, but in the next thirty minutes, they were almost beaten by their opponents.
If Lin Yun hadn't maintained a strong intimidation in the frontcourt and used his personal ability to recover a goal, England's current situation would probably be even more difficult.
The difference is mainly in the midfield.
Liverpool is very strong this season and once reached third place in the league. In addition to Suarez's explosion, the midfield combination of Gerrard and Henderson also contributed a lot, so Hodgson directly arranged these two brothers in the national team. Entered the starting lineup.
As a result, veterans faced veterans, captains faced captains, and the Jay team's performance was obviously worse than that of the opposite team.
Fortunately, Lin Yun's goal happened to come from Gerrard's steal, otherwise the captain of the national team would have been sprayed after the game.
Gerrard naturally knew it, so he patted Lin Yun's shoulder gratefully, "The goal is beautiful. You did what Pele couldn't do."
Lin Yun also saw Pele's failed shot. He was inspired by Pele when he chose not to touch the ball and pass it directly. As for how much the final goal scored, it was a bit lucky, so he didn't dare to drift. He stood up and said, "I'm just lucky. If you ask me to do it again, I may not be able to get in."
"This makes it even more rare." Gerrard thought of something bad and his expression turned unpleasant. "The most precious attribute of a player is to be more powerful than usual at critical moments. In this respect, you are already on top of the world.”
Liverpool had a chance to reach second place in the league this season, but because of his slip, they directly became third.
Fortunately it wasn't a championship fight, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Lin Yun smiled and agreed with his statement, "I just feel stronger..."
In the CCTV studio, famous football commentators Zhang Lu and Xu Yang also commented on the first half of the game.
“Both teams did not use their full strength, both played very cautiously, and both were afraid of the opponent’s attack.
On the other hand, they are all chasing the championship, so they will not go all out.
England's defensive counterattack is more Italian than Italy's, which also reflects a trend in the current world.
England's forward line is formidable, but it did not fully exert its strength at the beginning. As we have seen, goals can be scored as soon as they exert their strength.
Lin Yun is still the same Lin Yun. No team in the Premier League or Champions League can find a defender who can really guard him, and they probably won’t be able to find one in the World Cup either..."
“Italy’s defense has exposed very big problems, and there are also problems with its personal abilities.
Pirlo has strong offensive ability, but lacks defensive ability.
England's weakness lies in its double defensive midfielder. Behind Gerrard and Henderson, the central defender is empty before. "
Xu Yang bluntly said that this was the most exciting half-time goal since the start of the World Cup. “These two goals fully demonstrated the technical characteristics of the two teams. Italy really has experience in tactics.
I think this is the most exciting 45 minutes since the start of the World Cup. The tactical confrontation is very good. England plays defensive counterattack. Rooney's position changes more. However, we also see later that Lin Yun seems to have changed positions with Rooney, with Rooney taking the top position. When he reached the front, Lin Yun turned into a free man.
In the Champions League final, he played like this and the effect was very good. Maybe Hodgson can refer to it and maybe there will be surprises. "
Hodgson seemed to have heard Xu Yang's words and said to Lin Yun: "Lin, move your position back in the second half and let Wayne go forward. You...well, you can play freely."
Everyone looked at the old handsome man in surprise.
Good guy, free play... what kind of tactic is this?
Hodgson also reacted immediately, which seemed a bit irresponsible, and quickly made up for it: "I need you to revitalize our frontcourt, strengthen our impact in the area from the midfield to the opponent's penalty area, use your speed, You can try long shots when necessary. As long as you are active, their midfield and backfield will be contained..."
Italy uses the midfielder-back approach of Milan at its peak, with Pirlo as the center of attack. Hodgson obviously wants to put more burden on Pirlo and contribute more in defense.
On the other side, the Italian team's tactics in the second half also revolved around how to restrict Lin Yun.
Naturally, this issue is not being taken seriously just now, and the defensive plan is not just coming out now, but needs to be constantly emphasized and reinforced.
De Rossi had not yet recovered from the missed goal, and murmured: "They say that when God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you, but damn, his window has already opened, God Which door did he close?"
Pirlo patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think about such disgusting questions. Do you know it now? Some people are born to be the darlings of God..."
"Who?" Before he finished speaking, De Rossi retorted, "Ronaldo and Van Basten? Injury-ridden! Messi and Maradona? Height is a flaw! They are perfect enough, but they still have Weaknesses and shortcomings! But what about the guy opposite, who tells me what his weakness is? Physical? Technical? Mental?"
Pirlo was speechless, but he also knew that he could not let his thoughts grow any longer. He said patiently: "As long as you are human, you will have weaknesses. If you don't feel it, it's just that you haven't found it! All you need to do now is Find it and defeat him, instead of desperately thinking about how powerful and invincible the opponent is at such an important time."
De Rossi rubbed his face, shook his head, and forced the negative emotions out of his head, regaining his fighting spirit, "I know, the game is just halfway through, they haven't won yet, and we haven't lost yet. .”
Pradley naturally noticed Lin Yun's change in position at the end of the first half.
He didn't know whether it was Lin Yun's own initiative or Hodgson's arrangement, but he believed that after tasting the sweetness, England would definitely do that again in the second half, so he immediately adjusted his defensive strategy.
We need someone who can follow Lin Yun all over the field, and at the same time, we need to set up a lot of defenses to prevent him from rushing.
At the beginning of the second half, only De Rossi was left beside Lin Yun. Barzagli was finally relieved and returned to the central defender position.
With one less bodyguard, Lin Yun felt more pressure.
It was as if every Italian around him was paying attention to himself.
Not to mention taking the ball, as long as the ball is ready to be passed, the Italian players around him will immediately run with all their strength and try their best to cut off the passing route between his teammates and him.
Lin Yun also became popular.
In the 52nd minute of the game, as soon as Gerrard got the ball, he reached out and pointed forward.
Don't pass it to my feet, hit the front!
Team Jie understood this and although they still passed the ball to Lin Yun, they did so with an outrageous amount of advance.
De Rossi groaned secretly, and quickly used his hands and feet to pull up to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun stretched out his hand to block it, pushed his hand away, and then ejected on the spot, chasing the football that landed more than five meters in front of him.
Verratti was closer to the football, but seeing Lin Yun sprinting, he didn't even have the courage to pass back. He just wanted to catch up with the football quickly and destroy the ball out of the boundary.
But Lin Yun didn't even give him this chance.
accelerate! accelerate! Go ahead! Eat it raw! Throw the ball hard and throw it out with a long stride!
Traveling thousands of miles alone!
(End of chapter)
