Scored 2 goals in a row! England gasped, the third team in the top 8 was born, the dark horse was amazing, and one person nearly collapsed

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2024-07-01 03:08Creators in the field of sports

The 16-8 knockout rounds of the European Championship continued, and the mighty England faced the challenge of dark horse Slovakia. England basically dominated the game at full-time, but Slovakia's counter-attack was very disciplined and took the lead in breaking England's goal. The 1-0 scoreline lasted until stoppage time in regulation time, until the final minute was equalised by Bellingham's stunning barb.

After the two teams entered extra time, Harry Kane overtook the score with a header in the first minute, and finally relied on two consecutive goals in the last minute of stoppage time and the first minute of extra time, England defeated Slovakia 2:1 and became the third team to lock in the last eight.

England, who were stronger, launched a fierce attack on the heart of Slovakia from the very beginning of the game. However, Slovakia had been prepared for a long time, and the defensive solidity did not reveal any defensive weaknesses, and Guehi and Menou received yellow cards in succession. In addition, in less than 10 minutes, Slovakia frequently attacked England's penalty area through quick counterattacks on both wings, and all formed shots. Haraslin's shot had already cleared Pickford's ten fingers, but Trippier saved at the goal-line. And Kyle Walker was very embarrassed by him, and he paid the price of a yellow card very early on.

It wasn't until the middle of the first half that England penetrated through the middle and connected several attacking players in the front field, and finally Harry Kane's header was blocked by the opponent. However, just when England was preparing for a new round of offensive again, Slovakia broke through England's defense with several long passes, and Schlanz received a wonderful pass from his teammates and pushed the far corner to score! England turned out to be lagging behind. With the score behind, Southgate got up and asked everyone to press quickly, and the offensive was there, but the final final blow had a mediocre effect. At the end of the half, Slovakia temporarily led by one goal.

Throughout the first half, England, who were stronger, played very awkwardly. I wanted to control the situation at both ends of the pitch and then suppress the opponent, but the biggest problem was that the pace of the team was not fast, so it was difficult to pose a threat to the Slovak backline. Slovakia, on the other hand, had a unified tactical approach, attacking quickly through two flanks on the counter-attack, and it worked very well.

With the exception of Schlandz's goal, the other shots were of high quality. During the break, Southgate needs to make adjustments to the lineup as soon as possible, such as replacing Gordon as soon as possible, otherwise it is still a matter of time before the team is eliminated by using this rhythm and configuration.

England didn't make any substitutions at the start of the second half, but were more direct in attack, with Foden scoring a goal but being ruled offside. However, the back line unexpectedly mismade a pass and was kicked by the opponent, and Pickford's position was relatively forward, and finally the ball grazed the post and went wide, and England almost lost the ball again because of their own mistakes.

The outstanding performance of Menou, who continued to distribute the ball outside the box and used his personal ability to create many fouls, caused a lot of problems for the Slovak backline. The constant running required a great deal of physical effort on Slovakia, and in order to maintain defensive toughness, Haraslin and Strelec were substituted. Southgate replaced Kieran Trippier with Palmer.

Palmer came on at right midfield, while Bukayo Saka was at left wing-back, and the attack on the left was further strengthened. In the final 15 minutes, Foden found Kane in the box with several crosses, and England's threatening attack picked up. And it was also able to send a threatening pass to the middle, that is, on the edge of the penalty area, and Rice hit the post with a brilliant long-range shot, and England missed a great chance to score. Gareth Southgate brought on Ivan Tony at the last minute, and in the last minute of stoppage time, Bellingham took advantage of a corner kick and equalised with a reverse hook! The two teams went into extra time to decide the winner.

In the first minute of extra time, England used a highly continuous header relay, Harry Kane jumped high and smashed the goal, and England overtook the score! When the score is behind, he will force Slovakia to take the initiative to attack, but the positional attack is not what he is good at, coupled with the decline in physical fitness, which makes Slovakia look very entangled. After England got the score advantage, they lowered the tempo of the game and used Kane and Ivan Tony to find opportunities. In the end, the game was over, and England was in danger to advance!

Although Slovakia are out of the tournament, their fighting spirit and tactical discipline deserve applause and recognition. England's promotion is gratifying, but it is necessary to deeply understand the shortcomings exposed by the team, especially the manager Southgate, since the beginning of the group stage until this game, his personnel scheduling has been questioned, if the team had earlier on players such as Ivan Tony or Palmer, the game would not be so passive.

When the team couldn't open the situation for a long time, Southgate's words, expressions, and movements on the scene seemed to be on the verge of collapse. The further you go, the closer you get to the championship, but the stronger the opponent gets. Gareth Southgate has always been the most inconsistent part of the England squad.

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