In the just-concluded 1/8 final between England and Slovakia in the 2024 Euro Cup, the Three Lions, who are worth 1.52 billion and are the most in this tournament, almost made a big upset - Slovakia's Schlanz blasted the door guarded by Pickford first, resulting in falling behind from 25 minutes to the last 1 minute of extra time in the second half, and never found a good chance to score. Just when everyone thought England would say goodbye to the tournament, the controversial Bellingham stepped up.
Bellingham, who took the initiative to give up the ball and concentrated on playing Kane's wingman, waited for a high-quality cross from his teammate in front of the goal, and Bei Huang, who had his back to the goal, did not hesitate to complete the shot with an upside-down golden hook, and the ball bounced off the turf and shot directly into the dead corner. To paraphrase Bellingham in his post-match interview: "With 30 seconds left, we almost went home, we almost felt like we had let our country down, but with one kick and everything was fine. ”
It is worth mentioning that Bellingham's shot was England's first shot on target in this game, and it was really a shot from another village. After taking the lead, the Slovakia team came together to complete an airtight defence, but after Bellingham's extreme 95-minute equaliser, the situation completely changed. In extra time, Harry Kane finally found a chance to rush to the top in a chaotic battle in front of goal, completing his first goal of the tournament. With this goal, Kane also equalled Griezmann's European Championship knockout game with five goals, and the two are tied for the top scorer in the European Championship knockout stage.
Regardless, England's European Championship journey continues, even though they were at home at one point. I have to say that the coach of the Three Lions, Southgate, is really tough. When the team is behind, the south gate has not adjusted for a long time, and the substitution is also confusing, but I didn't expect Palmer, who came out after a long time, to appear because of a passive substitution, replaced by Trippier...... Although Palmer's arrival brought the script of the "Nine Sons to the Crown" to a climax, the consistency and creativity of England's right flank were visibly improved by his arrival. I believe Southgate also saw it. Subsequently, the south gate actually replaced the unusually active Menu, which made people scratch their heads; With 3 minutes left to go to Tony, he really takes people as gods......
In this way, the biggest shortcoming of this England team is the manager, and the reversal can be completed entirely by the personal ability of the players and the favor of Lady Luck. I just don't know if Southgate can open up a little bit against Switzerland, who eliminated Italy, and stop letting his own team always die and survive.