Chapter 365 The Great Misjudgment of the Century

After the training, the players of the Huaxia Hong Kong team gathered in the conference room to watch the Anglo-German war as they did yesterday.

The time of the first game is just right, and the second game has become selective viewing. If you like it, you can stay and continue to watch the second game. If you don't like it, you can do whatever you like.

This is a way of team building. Watching football together also increases the team's cohesion, but the scene is not as calm as before.

The naturalized legion generally chooses to support the German team. Konka is even more interesting and wears a German team uniform, for fear that others don't know that he supports the German team.

In fact, the reason why Konka supports Germany is also very simple. As an Argentine, it is normal for him to firmly support the German team.

Li Yu is the leader who supports England. After all, Rooney in England is still his good friend, and he has been playing in England for a long time.

Hong Kong Island's local players also support England.

It's very interesting. Before the game began, two distinct support groups were formed on the side of the Chinese and Hong Kong team.

It's not difficult to imagine what kind of scene the competition will be held.

Erickson has coached England, and most of the players in the team are familiar to the old Swedish, but he still supports the German team rationally. Only when he is familiar with it knows his weakness. It's time for Germany to rise. Anyway, he is not optimistic about the England team he once coached.

Li Yu is even more alone, but the game has not yet started. The behavior of supporting the Chinese Hong Kong team is more like an active atmosphere of watching the two teams, which is really impossible like the fans of the two teams.

The two teams have met 27 times in history, and England has the upper hand with 12 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses in regular time. In the history of the World Cup, England and Germany have met four times. The most recent was in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. The two sides played 1-1 in 120 minutes and won the penalty shootout against Federal Germany 4-3. The most classic match was in the 1966 World Cup final, when England and the Federal Republic of Germany played 2-2 in 90 minutes. In overtime, England scored two goals and defeated their opponents 4-2 to win the championship.

In this game, Capello used the winning lineup of the last battle. Rooney continued to partner with Depford on the front line, Gerard and Lampard were in the midfield, Upson continued to defend with Terry, and James guarded the door. In Germany, Klose lifted the ban and returned to lead the front line, Schweinsteg sat in the midfield, and Neuer guarded the gate.

Li Yu looked at England's lineup. They were all old acquaintances. Erikson was familiar with it. Li Yu was also familiar with him. He said to himself, England's people are not bad, and the German team is not much better. How can he be alone on his side?

After the kick-off, the pace of both teams was very fast, but in the 20th minute, the German team took the lead, Neuer's goal ball launched an attack, Klose entered the penalty area like lightning, Upson failed to defend the card, and Klose fell to the ground and scored in front of James, 1-0! This is Klose's 12th goal in the World Cup, ping Pele on the total goal list.

"Damn it, no way, this goal is too easy to score!" Li Yu couldn't help sighing that the Germans were really lucky. It was almost a goalkeeper who completed this assist, England! Take care and look at the proud eyes over there. Li Yu keeps cheering for England silently!

The German team expanded the lead in the 32nd minute. Klose passed the top, Thomas Mueller hit the right into the penalty area and volleyed to the back point. The unguarded Podolski shot from a small angle on the left side. The ball flew into the gate from between James' legs, and the score on the court became 2- 0!

"It's over, it's all over. This is the rhythm of being washed by blood!" Li Yu's arrogant eyes were automatically ignored by him. Today, England doesn't know what's going on. The opponent has a threat as soon as he shoots, but they can't open the situation. It's not good!

England then launched a crazy counterattack and scored a point in the 37th minute. Lampard opened a corner, Gerrard sent a precise oblique pass on the right side, and Upson got rid of J-Boaten's head in front of the goalkeeper's atonement, 1-2!

"Haha, that's right!" Li Yu stretched out a finger and gestured proudly. There was still one ball missing. It was also a good thing to be under pressure. England played that momentum, and the Germans couldn't stand it.

A minute later, DEF's breakthrough was blocked. Lampard made a perfect hanging goal on the edge of the penalty area, and the ball crossed Neuer's head and hit under the crossbar and bounced into the gate! The whole ball crossed the goal line, and such an obvious goalkeeper La Leonda actually ruled that the goal was invalid!

"Black whistle, the referee is blind! I didn't get in any of this!" Li Yu was very excited and stood up and shouted. He knew the key to the ball. If it was counted, the winner of the game would definitely lean towards England, but now? It's hard to say, the goal is scored, and the morale was hit by the English players.

Erickson said at this time, "There may be any accident in the game. If there is such a situation in England, Li Yu will pay attention to your mood. Your mood can boost the morale of the team, so you can't complain, and you should know what to do with the rest!"

"Yes! It is difficult to control your emotions in the game, but you must do that. When you really encounter such a situation, you really have to control it, otherwise the morale gap between the two teams is enough to dominate the direction of the game!" Li Yu was really taught and sorted it out in her heart. This is the purpose of all Erickson asked to watch the game. For some things that may happen on the field, he takes the ball game as a model and gives example guidance.

Lampard's goal in the first half of the game was misjudged and invalid, which attracted Beckham's dissatisfaction. At the end of the midfield, fans ignored the image and chased the referee's theory all the way.

The camera lens at halftime has been paying attention to this.

Beckham, dressed in a gray suit with a gray waistcoat and a light blue shirt, and a black tie, appeared on the field. Obviously, his carefully taken care of his short hair was matched with the smiles of thousands of fans from time to time. Beckham, who appeared at the player's seat, attracted the shouts of countless English female fans at the scene.

"Ten thousand fans" wave to the audience in the stands from time to time, showing their gentlemanly demeanor. However, just 20 minutes after the start of the game, the German team Neuer made a long pass and Klose scored. In the 32nd minute, Thomas Mueller assisted, Podolski shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, and the German team led 2-0.

At this time, Beckham couldn't care about the image of a gentleman. He stood up anxiously from the player's seat, took off his suit jacket, stood on the side of the player's passage, and frowned and stared at everything on the court.

In the 37th minute, Gerard made a cross from the right and Upson headed back one point. A minute later, the hanging door on the edge of Lampard hit under the beam and bounced into the gate, but the referee ruled that the goal was invalid. Beckham, off the court, opened his arms and shouted loudly, expressing dissatisfaction with the referee's misjudgment.

At the end of the midfield, Beckham waited in the player's channel and high-fiveed each teammate who came down. Seeing Lampard walking down dejectedly, Beckham took the initiative to come forward and patted his teammate on the shoulder heavily. Seeing that the referee was ready to leave the court, Beckham, who had always been gentle, chased the referee all the way and kept arguing with the referee about the misjudgment of England's goal in the first half. Although the fans looked anxious, the referee beside him was expressionless and ignored Beckham's excuse.

As the image ambassador of England's bid for the 2018 World Cup, Beckham, who was injured in the World Cup, played in the World Cup in South Africa with England. Compared with other VIPs sitting in the stands, Beckham has been in the player's seat since the group stage. After the draw with the U.S. team in the first group stage, Beckham appeared in the player channel immediately after the game to comfort his teammates.

When Li Yu saw this picture, she couldn't help but think of whether Beckham could stabilize the mood of the English players on the field. If there is an old man in the family, Capello should really take Beckham instead of letting him sit on the sidelines.

Sure enough, the English players lost control in the mood in the second half. The German team went to the next city in the 67th minute. Friedrich knocked down Rooney's foul, Lampard's arbitrary goal was blocked, Barry's possession of the ball in the front court was cut off, Germany hit a quick counterattack, Schweinsteg sent a wonderful assist, unguarded Thomas Mueller He scored with his right foot, 3-1! The German team scored again after 3 minutes. Joe Cole's right cross was blocked. Germany made a wonderful counterattack again. Ozil broke through Barry on the left side and ** took the ball to the cross in front of the penalty area. Thomas Mueller scored twice, 4-1!

It's over, it's all over! That misjudgment was the turning point of the whole game. A century war that should have hit the earth on Mars turned into a one-sided game for the Germans.

In the face of the 4-1 score card, German fans said, "With such a big score, no one can say that the game can't win the game"; the English fans hide aside and feel sad - such a score makes many people don't even have the strength to argue! What makes England fans feel more painful is that in the face of the Germans, the history of repeated defeats in the Three Lions in the competition has lasted for 40 years!

The feud between English and German football has a long history. Even without considering the trade, economic and cultural friction between Britain and Germany over the years, and even without considering the engagement between the two countries during World War I and World War II, the friction between the two countries is very fierce just at the football level. As we all know, Britain is the birthplace and missionaries of modern football. Modern football has spread all over the world from England, and the road to promotion is basically unimpeded. But when the British tried to spread the football torch to Germany, it was unanimously boycotted by the German government and civilians at that time. Later, the Germans accepted football and began to professionalize, which has been 70 years behind England!

The Englishman has repeatedly ridiculed Germany as a "football latecomer" and need to be grateful for "we teach you what football is". But the Germans said ironically, "When we defeated Hungary to win the World Cup in 1954, you were still 6-3, 7-1 by this team!" This confrontation reached its peak in 1966. Hearst's "doorline case" allowed England to beat Germany 4-2. This battle not only ended England's history of the World Cup without a championship, but also escalated Britain and Germany from then on. Since then, when Britain and Germany meet, it will no longer be a football match, but a war!

But if it is a war, the English have not been victorious for 40 years since 1970. In the friendly match, the English may still have a weak advantage. But when it comes to the big game and the real decisive moment, the Germans always laugh to the end!

Isn't it? In the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup, the Federal Republic of Germany drew 2-2 and eliminated England with a penalty kick. In the second round of the 1982 World Cup, England threatened revenge, but still only drew with Germany. In the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, in Turin, Italy, Germany once again eliminated England by penalty. In the 1996 European Cup semi-finals, Germany eliminated England again.

Of course, England is not without defeating Germany. But most of the victories are in friendly matches or World Cup qualifiers. For well-known reasons, such victories can never really vent the anger of the English people. The only big win was the group stage of the Euro 2000, in which England beat Germany 1-0, but how can a group victory be the shame of losing three knockout matches? Moreover, after today, the number 3 has become 4.

For the English, the price of today's defeat can be described as "painful". You know, this England, with an average age of 29, is the oldest team in the World Cup. That is to say, many of these players will hardly have another chance to find Germany's revenge at the World Cup. For 37-year-old James, 32-year-old Carragher, Lampard, Husky and others, not to mention the World Cup four years later, even the European Cup two years later, I'm afraid they dare not say that they will be able to participate. This means that the shame of losing to Germany is likely to be the shame of this generation of players!

Hate is always like this, passed down from generation to generation. It must be noted that just a year ago, at the European Youth Football Championship, the German youth team beat England 4-0 and won the championship. In that Germany, there are Neuer, Boateng, Ozil, Bad Stuber, Marin, Thomas Mueller, Tony Cross and others, who are the core skeleton of Germany in the next decade. And in that England team, there are Milner, Walcott, Cartermore, Gibbs, Richards, Adam Johnson, Mansien and others. Aren't these people also the future main force of England? The fire of hatred has also planted seeds in their hearts.

The significance of hatred for football is that after every Anglo-German confrontation, people's first emotion is: "We can't wait to see the next Anglo-German confrontation!"

History can no longer be rewritten, and English fans can't accept such a history.

When the four Uruguayan referees drove away from the temporary passage between the police and security personnel between the fans, the English fans shouted the slogan "liar, thief, amateur referee". Subsequently, a few emotional English fans even gathered outside the hotel where the referees of the World Cup were staying, and continued to shout slogans criticizing the referee. According to South African media, the World Cup organizing committee strengthened security for the hotel where the referees stayed today.

South African media interviewed some English fans. James Fridge from Shropshire said: "If we equalize the score in the first half, the situation will be completely different." However, William Gan from Ipswich has a different view. The 18-year-old English fan said frankly: "To be honest, our team is far worse than our opponent today. It has done badly in many aspects, especially defense. Even without that misjudgment, we may not be able to beat the Germans. But that misjudgment shattered all our hopes, which made us the most uncomfortable.

Adam Wilkinson from Coventry said, "Since referees of rugby and tennis can use TV video technology, why can't football?" Not only a large number of fans hold the same view as Wilkinson, but also some English media hold the same view. The Mirror proposed after the game that FIFA would install a camera on the goal beam to avoid the same mistakes in the future.

"I did see the ball cross the goal line. At that time, I was desperate." After the game, German coach Leaf did not avoid controversial goals on the field when he attended the press conference, and said frankly that England's goal was indeed misjudged. In the 38th minute of the first half, Lampard's hanging door on the edge of the beam bounced into the gate, but the referee ruled that the goal was invalid. The England team, which could have equalized the score, was affected by this misjudgment. The German team took advantage of the victory and defeated the opponent 4-1. "The goal can be awarded, and everything on the court should be judged by the referee." Loeb said so.

In this game, Loeb and assistant coach Flick once again wore a dark blue suit with a sky blue sweater. In the first game of the group stage, when Germany swept Australia 4-0, the two coaches appeared in this shape. Wearing this dress again, Loeb was laughed at as "superstition" by the reporters present. I'm not superstitious. You can look forward to what I'll wear in the next game. After the victory over England, Löf, who has always been unsmiling, also joked with the media, which shows that this victory relieved Löf.

"We are not the favorite to win the championship yet. There are different situations and different opponents in the game. We can enjoy it today, but we will continue to prepare for the game with the next opponent tomorrow. Don't relax at all." After winning, Loeff did not forget to sound the alarm for the team members.

After the game, according to the British media Telegraph, German goalkeeper Neuer, who experienced the incident, admitted in an interview that the goal was indeed scored.

Neuer said, "I tried not to react to the referee. I just paid attention to what happened on the court, but the goal was difficult to judge. It was really too close to me." Then, he added: "After the game, when I was taking the drug test, I knew what was going on through the slow motion of TV. That goal did score. Maybe it was two meters into the goal.

Anyway, Thomas Mueller's two goals in the second half sealed the victory for Germany and sent England home.

When Li Yu saw the words of the Germans after the game, she also felt that things were no longer Germans. The key was the referee's mistake. England left the World Cup like this, which was somewhat regrettable.