After the game restarted in the second half, fans discovered that both teams had made some personnel adjustments.
On the Italian side, Piero replaced Cassano and formed a trident with Montolivo next to him and Balotelli in front.
England made two consecutive substitution adjustments: Theo Walcott, who has better offensive ability and extremely fast speed, replaced Milner, and the young Henderson replaced Scott, who was in mediocre form in the first half. Parker.
However, not long after these two players came on the field, the Italian team scored first.
"Pierro was very active after he came on the field! He changed directions twice in a row and used small skills to get rid of the English defenders!"
"Pass to Montolivo on the other side of the court! Montolivo stops the ball and cuts inside! This is an opportunity!"
"He faked a shot and passed the ball, and Balotelli got the ball! This time Terry and Lescott stared at the Italian genius, not giving him a chance to shoot or turn around!"
"Balotelli passed the ball back, and De Rossi came up! He fired the ball without stopping from 30 meters away! The ball went in!!!"
"Less than ten minutes into the second half, Italy scored another goal!"
"3 to 1! Italy's lead expanded to two goals again!"
Yun Sheng, who was applauding on the sidelines of the court, looked up at the time board, 60 minutes.
Well, leading by two goals at this time, with Italy's top defense, there is basically no problem.
With 30 minutes left, can England make a comeback?
And the color of their jersey today is not red.
Red? Why do I think of red jerseys?
Yun Sheng was in a very relaxed mood. He thought that this game would most likely be fine.
But he forgot one thing. Although the England team did not wear red jerseys today, there were several strong players in the team who wore red jerseys in the club...
After expanding the lead, Italy's offense was obviously much weaker, especially in the midfield position. De Rossi, who had just scored, no longer pressed forward easily, and the three midfielders moved much further back.
As a result, England's offense will become more troublesome.
Especially the fast horse Walcott, who has just been replaced. Under Italy's dense defensive formation, his speed advantage cannot be used at all.
As a result, several of England's midfielders pressed higher and higher.
Especially captain Gerrard, his position is frequently pushed up and he often wanders near the penalty area.
In the 74th minute of the game, England had a great opportunity.
This time it was Rooney who pushed forward with the ball in the frontcourt. He squeezed away Marchisio and won the opportunity to attack at the top of the penalty area.
"Bonucci rushed out of the penalty area, he fell to the ground and tackled! Rooney lost the chance to shoot, he knocked the ball behind him..."
"It's captain Gerrard! He rushed up! He shot with a blast! The ball went in!!!"
"About 32 meters away from the goal, Gerrard shot a powerful shot. The ball was like a cannonball and hit the dead center of the goal! Even Buffon, who has performed superbly this season, could not do anything about this shot! "
"3 to 2! England got a goal back! Gerrard's goal was crucial!"
The England players did not celebrate too much. The fast horse Walcott finally took advantage of his speed and ran into the net with the ball in his arms and rushed back to the center circle. The England players were just passing by Gerrard. Only then did he congratulate his captain.
Speed, who was on the sidelines of the court, frowned: "Gerrard's shot is a bit like the shot in the Champions League final..."
Although Speed didn't say which one it was, everyone knew it.
Cannavaro looked at the direction of the court and was a little worried: "It doesn't matter if this shot looks like the Champions League final, but the result must not be like it..."
But not long after Cannavaro said these words, England received another excellent opportunity!
"Ashley Young shook Montolivo away and he pushed forward along the wing! The Manchester United winger performed very well in this game!"
"Pass the ball to Welbeck! Welbeck headers back! This time it's Rooney's powerful shot!"
"Buffon saved the ball firmly! Italy escaped!"
The Italian coaching staff on the sidelines broke into a cold sweat.
This shot has good power and angle, but it's just because Buffon's defense is better.
Yun Sheng looked at the time and saw that it was almost the 80th minute. He shouted to Del Piero on the court: "Del!"
Because Piero was in front of the Italian coaching bench, a long way away, taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Piero heard Yun Sheng's cry.
"Sir?" Del Piero ran to the sidelines.
Yun Sheng warned: "Stop being so passive, you offensive players press forward! Use offense to relieve pressure on the defense!"
"Okay sir!" Del Piero ran back to the court and told everyone Yun Sheng's instructions.
At this time, the entanglement between the English and Italian players was separated by the referee, and the referee definitely gave England a set kick for the collision just now.
Not only that, Chiellini was injured and fell to the ground and received treatment on the sidelines.
Now Italy is playing 10 against 11, and the situation is unfavorable. Del Piero's several offensive players have also returned to the penalty area to help defend.
Gerrard once again stood at the free kick spot and he didn't even let anyone cover him.
The meaning is obvious, he is going to kick me again!
Buffon directed the position of the wall, and Barzagli pushed the English players who had squeezed into the wall out.
Del Piero filled Chiellini's wall position and temporarily became the left back.
At this time, all eyes were on Gerrard.
Gerrard is definitely the most resilient midfielder in this England team!
Whether in the national team or the club, Gerrard's performance is very outstanding. He has been working hard for more than ten years and will never give up until the last minute!
It is precisely because of this spirit of never admitting defeat that the former Red Army won five championships and the former Miracle of Istanbul.
Now England is in trouble, trailing 1-3. Gerrard relied on his explosive shot to help the team narrow the score gap.
At this moment, he stood bravely in front of the ball again. Now that the time has reached the 83rd minute, can he help England equalize the score?
"The referee's whistle sounded, Gerrard slowly stepped back, took a run... and shot hard!"
"The ball hit the wall and bounced out!"
"But this shot knocked Montolivo down!"
"There is a gap in the human wall!"
"The ball bounced towards the England player! Henderson shot with a blast! The ball went in!!!"
"At the last moment of the game, England stubbornly equalized the score!"
"3 to 3! Henderson's shot blasted away Buffon's fingers!"
"Henderson performed very actively after coming off the bench. His half-time running distance even ranked first among English players!"
"This young man who is only 22 years old has just moved to Liverpool for a year, and he already looks like Gerrard when he was young!"
"Given time, this young man may become the captain of Liverpool and the leader of England!"
