Chapter 73 Taking the Initiative to Grab

The starting lineups of both teams are as follows:

China (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Tong Lei.

Defenders: Zhang Chenxi, Liu Kairui, Gao Leiliang, Fan Yi.

Midfielders: Chen Man, Le Kai, Di Lei, Ouyang Fei.

Forwards: Quinney, Chen Xiang.

England (3-1-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Pickford.

Defenders: Maguire, Stones, Kyle Walker.

Midfielders: Ashley Young, Ali, Henderson, Trippier, Wilshere.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Sterling.

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England launched a fierce attack as soon as the game started.

"Harry Kane passes the ball! Sterling shoots! Dangerous!"

Bang!

The ball was headed out by Liu Kairui with his chest, while Le Kai squeezed Ali's position and passed the ball forward.

Ouyang Fei quickly controlled the ball and passed it forward to Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang took the ball with his back to the goalkeeper, but as soon as he passed the ball, Maguire behind him pushed him away.

Maguire's strength and physical confrontation ability were maximized when facing a not-so-flexible striker like Chen Xiang.

However, Chen Xiang also raised his hands immediately when he fell to the ground, and the referee indicated that this was a push from behind.

The Chinese team managed to keep a chance to move forward.

But even so, for Chinese fans and commentators, the game still made them worried after the start.

"England's offensive desire is extremely strong, especially the forward insertion of the wing and the penetration of the passing and dribbling nature." He Wei said anxiously.

Zhang Lu: "We should cut off a certain way of advancement and not let England play so relaxed."

That's what I said, but the intensity is completely different.

Compared with the opponents that the Chinese team had encountered before, England's overall intensity is much higher.

This puts more pressure on them. Not to mention the rhythm, the individual abilities of the players alone are enough for them to bear.

Especially Sterling, this guy's performance in the advancement is too eye-catching.

England is currently giving the ball to Sterling and letting the opponent to advance.

Lucky is also anxious in his heart, he knows that this is not a solution.

We must curb the opponent's desire to advance.

Lucky fixed his eyes on Sterling, this guy was too jumpy in this game.

"This is the overall strength gap. Even if Kai is very capable, he can't play it." Meadows said calmly.

Consistent with his thoughts before the game, England has a great overall suppression ability when facing the Chinese team.

This also makes their game process relatively easier.

Sterling also showed better performance based on this gap.

Of course, it's too early to say.

Based on Meadows' understanding of Lucky, Lucky always takes some actions at this time.

In a set-piece in the frontcourt of the Chinese team, because it was too far away from the goal, it only tried a wave of attacks and immediately returned to the defensive position again.

England also quickly completed the pressing, regained control of the ball under its feet, and then advanced.

After two consecutive passes, the ball came to Sterling's feet again.

At present, Sterling is England's thigh in advancing. When advancing, they basically look for Sterling.

As soon as Sterling got the ball, he immediately turned around and dribbled the ball along the sideline again and again, choosing a breakthrough route.

But just after he took two steps, Lucky suddenly pressed forward and blocked his breakthrough path in advance.

Sterling has the choice of passing the ball, but he is no longer the same as before. Based on the many wonderful passes during the World Cup and the bonus of confidence, he chose to pass Lucky this time.

Lowering the center of gravity, the frequency of both feet increased, and began to shake the center of gravity constantly, trying to deceive Lucky.

But Lucky was very focused, staring at the ball, and did not make any wrong judgments.

Sterling secretly felt tricky.

Most of the opponents he met before had already kicked in a hurry during this period, but Lucky was too patient.

For this reason, Sterling could only take the lead.

The ball went to the left, and Sterling chose to pass Lucky directly.

This is also a common method used by Sterling in this World Cup. He is sure that many defensive players dare not make overly tough defensive moves on such a large stage as the World Cup.

But he is facing Lucky.

Lucky doesn't care about these things. Based on his confidence, Lucky turned around and bumped Sterling with his shoulder at the moment when Sterling rushed.

This collision is to slow down the opponent. After all, if he starts normally, Lucky can't catch up with Sterling.

When the two bodies formed a relatively balanced acceleration due to the collision, Lucky made adjustments under his feet. When he was close to the ball, he fell to the ground and slid to the ground, and directly reached the ball with his toes.

Sterling saw this and jumped up immediately to prevent himself from getting hurt.

"FXXK!"

After Sterling landed, he cursed.

He wanted to chase Lucky, but the latter got up and immediately passed the ball.

The whole process was clean and neat, without any drag.

This made Sterling extremely unhappy.

The camera happened to be focused on Sterling, and everyone saw the gloom on Sterling's face.

"Steal the ball!

Beautiful! Great steal!"

He Wei shouted.

Zhang Lu also looked excited and said: "We still have to look at Lucky. Sterling's choice is already very good, but Lucky is full of confidence in defense. He can defend neatly, even in this kind of situation." Same thing with the vicious slide tackle.”

"On the stage of the World Cup, many defensive players do not dare to make dangerous defensive moves. On the one hand, they are afraid of getting cards, and on the other hand, they do not have enough confidence!"

"But Lucky is not this kind of player. His movements are smooth and neat. Sterling passed many players in previous games, but finally failed here with Lucky."

Seizing the ball from Sterling's feet will greatly improve the morale of the Chinese team.

This means that the Chinese team has the ability to steal England's advance and counterattack.

This counterattack also gave the Chinese team a chance to shoot in the frontcourt.

Chen Man's long-range shot went slightly over the crossbar, shocking the English fans into a cold sweat.

Meadows did the same, wiping sweat from his palms.

From the moment Sterling was intercepted, he felt bad.

“Kai’s steal was real”

Billy covered his chest and said, "I'm scared to death! We also need to be careful about the Chinese team's counterattack."

Both of their eyes were fixed on Lucky, who was on the defensive.

In the past, they enjoyed Lucky's defensive security with peace of mind.

Lucky is the captain of Arsenal and one of them.

At that time, they just felt at ease, but at this moment, when Lucky stood opposite them, they felt the pressure from Lucky's steal.

This feeling is really uncomfortable.

"Don't try to get past him, asshole!"

Wilshere cursed angrily.

Before the game, they had already discussed that if Lucai was determined to steal, they would pass the ball as much as possible.

But Sterling still forced himself on and almost allowed the Chinese team to score.

This was something he couldn't accept.

No one understands Lucky's defensive intensity better than Wilshere.

But this guy Sterling has a rude personality. After he enjoys himself, he doesn't care about other people's feelings.

The ball went to Sterling again.

But Sterling felt the pressure behind him as soon as he received the ball.

Yes!

Lucky posted it.

Seeing Lucky's action, Wilshere's expression changed. He immediately followed up and signaled Sterling to pass back.

But this guy clung to Lucai and looked left and right, obviously looking for an opportunity to break through.

At this moment, Sterling pulled the ball to the left, created a gap, and wanted to pass the ball to Harry Kane from the gap.

As soon as his left foot touched the ball, he felt something blocking the ball and was unable to exert force.

Sterling was tripped to the ground, but Lucky completely controlled the ball at his feet.

"asshole!

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Wilshere cursed angrily and immediately rushed towards Lucky.

Wilshere's body is not strong, but this guy's fighting spirit is always high.

He immediately got attached to Lucky.

The latter was not used to this club teammate. After many physical confrontations between the two, Lucai squeezed past from the side and passed the ball to Chen Man.

Chen slowly caught the ball, turned around and started sprinting.

But Kyle Walker also quickly followed suit.

The two men were racing wildly on the wing. Chen Man failed to get rid of Kyle Walker. As a last resort, Chen Man could only choose to pass in.

The ball passed into the penalty area, and no surprise, Chen Xiang was suppressed by Maguire.

Maguire pushed the ball away, but the Chinese team's offense failed to pose a threat.