"The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!"
"In the first half, the Italian team took the lead. Cassano and Balotelli passed the ball to each other and then ran forward."
"Short passes from Marchisio and De Rossi, England defenders quickly attack!"
"The ball was passed to Pirlo's feet! A long pass to the left front! Montolivo received the ball!"
"Glenn Johnson made a quick move and Montolivo pulled the ball past England's right back!"
"This is a good opportunity! Montolivo comes to the edge of the penalty area! Pass the ball to the back point! Balotelli headers the goal!"
"The ball went slightly wide and Italy missed a good opportunity."
The entire England fans were in a false alarm, as the header just now made them tremble with fear.
If we concede the goal at the start, we'll be in trouble.
Five minutes later, Ashley Young's cross was deflected by Bonucci, and the ball fell to Pirlo again.
Pirlo followed suit and passed the ball to Montolivo!
"Montolivo suddenly cut inside and got away from Scott Parker! He chose a long shot!"
"The ball hit the goal post! This shot from about 35 meters almost gave England the lead!"
"As the saying goes - I saw Hart take a kick. It really makes sense. Montolivo's long shot just now almost scored, and Joe Hart was not prepared at all! Montolivo's shot angle was tricky, It’s also very powerful.”
In the live broadcast room, Vieri explained excitedly, and Di Livio on the side also praised him repeatedly.
"Diero got a chance to rest in this game, and Montolivo took his place. This technical player who can play multiple positions in the frontcourt performed very well today!"
At this time on the sidelines of the court, Cannavaro praised Montolivo: "This guy was really active today. His personal ball-handling skills can be ranked among the top three in Italy, and even his small skills are not inferior to Del Piero."
Speed nodded: "A few days ago, Mr. asked Montolivo to start instead of Del Piero. I also expressed different opinions. I didn't expect that I didn't think far enough."
Yun Sheng smiled: "Gary, your concerns were right, and I am willing to hear different voices, but you and I have different considerations. You suggested bringing in Giovinco or Di Natale to add a forward and attacker. But I would rather play a midfielder like Montolivo, who is good at controlling the ball and passing the ball, as a shadow forward."
"There is no shortage of forwards in the team now. As long as Cassano and Balotelli can activate their best form, then the two of them are definitely worth the configuration of three forwards. And players with good skills like Montolivo are exactly Good for England - these guys are good but technically too rough."
Yun Sheng's reasoning is good. Not only this England team, but more than ten years ago, the England team has been criticized for its rough technique.
Ever since Gask's generation of technical players retired, there have been few technical stars in England.
Speed recalled his days playing in the Premier League: "In the past ten years or so, there have been no technical players in England. Well, Joe Cole is one, but because of his excellent skills, he suffered constant injuries in the Premier League. In the end, he had no choice but to fall. The Premier League simply has no soil suitable for the development of technical players."
The three of them were chatting, and the game had already reached the 28th minute.
This time it was another pass from Montolivo, which directly found Cassano on the left.
This pass is very accurate! Just past Scott Parker between the two!
Cassano goes straight! Balotelli kept shooting from outside the penalty area!
The ball went in! ! !
In the 28th minute of the game, Italy finally broke the deadlock!
1 to 0! This is a wonderful collaboration between Italy's front three!
Shortly after this goal, Pirlo's long pass found Balotelli in the penalty area. This was a good opportunity!
Under Terry's close guard, Balotelli could not turn around and could only pass the ball back to Cassano. Cassano knocked it across and Montolivo received the ball!
Passed into the penalty area again! Balotelli retreated to receive the ball, turned around and shot!
The ball went in! ! !
2 to 0! Italy's counterattack is very efficient!
The Italian fans in the stands cheered continuously, and the Italian general on the sidelines clapped vigorously!
"Mario, your performance today is so handsome!"
Yun Sheng hugged Balotelli, who rushed over excitedly, and patted his defender hard.
"Sir! Thank you for what you said to me a few days ago! I enjoy playing football with you so much!"
"Haha, then you perform well and we will try to play all the games in the European Cup!"
"Absolutely no problem!"
At this time in the live broadcast room, Vieri kept praising Balotelli.
"In my opinion, Balotelli is definitely the most talented Italian player today! The two goals just scored were so domineering. Even when I was at my peak, I might not have been able to score such beautiful goals. ! I can announce in advance now - Italy will definitely get the semi-finals of the European Cup!"
But I didn't expect that England would score shortly after Vieri started talking excitedly.
This time it was a collaboration between three Manchester United players. Ashley Young passed the ball to center Welbeck. Welbeck headed the ball back. Rooney blasted a shot from the top of the penalty area and the ball went into the net!
2 to 1! England gets a goal back!
This time even Buffon, who performed well, had no time to react. Rooney's shooting power and speed were top-notch, and the angle was also very tricky.
Listening to the cheers of the English fans in the audience, Di Livio glanced at Vieri in the live broadcast room: "You should stop saying those bad words just now..."
Vieri: "Okay..."
England's goal occurred in first-half stoppage time, shortly after Italy's restart. As Balotelli's shot missed the goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Italy returned to the locker room with a 2-1 advantage, and they were a little dissatisfied with the goal they conceded at the last moment.
England saw hope of equalizing, and the goal they just scored gave them hope for the second half.
In the locker room, Yun Sheng asked Cassano with concern: "Are you a little tired today?"
Cassano hesitated for a moment: "It doesn't matter, I can still hold on in the second half."
From the start to now, Cassano has started every game and played the entire game. Even in the game against Ireland, he did not get a chance to take a rest. Del Piero and Balotelli both rested in the Ireland game.
Yun Sheng patted him on the shoulder: "You come down to rest in the second half and let Del play. Don't insist. We still have two games to play. I need you to adjust your condition in advance and play in the semi-finals and finals. "
Cassano nodded and looked in the direction of the door, where Del Piero was warming up on the court.
In the second half of the game, our pressure will be even greater. Captain, the second half is up to you...
