At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 1, 2024, the quarterfinals of the European Cup continued, England played against Slovakia, the result was almost everyone's surprise, England continued to stage the group stage of the mystery of the offensive constipation, in the first half of the game in the 24th minute of the game to take an early lead, England grinding and chirping for a long time, until the 95th minute of the game, Bellingham shot with a hook, tenaciously equalized, and dragged the game into extra time. In extra time, Kane scored with a header to help England reverse 2-1 and advance to the last eight.
England is currently ranked 4th in the world, Slovakia is ranked 48th in the world, the former is the first in Group C to advance to the knockout round, the latter is to advance to the third in Group E, although England played unsatisfactory in the group stage, but the team is known to be worth 15 billion euros, the team is star-studded, no matter how you look at it before the game, this should be a game of great disparity, as a result, England unexpectedly brought us a jaw-dropping performance, although after conceding the goal, the whole team showed a very proactive, But there is no effective solution, and it gives the impression that everyone on the pitch doesn't seem to know how to play.
In the previous game, Southgate appointed Arnold as a midfielder, which was widely questioned and criticized, and then replaced Gallagher, the effect was not very good, this campaign sent Maynu, it should be said that the young man's performance at both ends of the attack and defense is qualified, but the problem is that Southgate's original intention of using Arnold is that England lacks the role of midfield organization, strictly speaking, England lacks a good hand in the cross, when Slovakia adopts a strategy of shrinking the defense, England has almost no decent crosses, Even if Bellingham has taken the initiative to ambush into the penalty area and play the role of a second central striker.
Moreover, Southgate's substitutions in this game are really mysterious, short pass penetration and breakthrough in the middle are obviously no longer playable, but they do not replace pure wing players, and the time to replace the big center Tony is even in injury time, which is almost garbage time, although it has played a good effect in the end, but what if there is no Bellingham's more unexpected kick? Also, when Arnold shouldn't have been used before, when he messed up the mandarin duck spectrum and needed a good hand for side crosses, he put it on the shelf, as a manager, should the operation be so fascinating? Fortunately, England finally qualified, otherwise the sea of public opinion may drown a few Southgates.