Italian coach Plandelli returned to the locker room early.

In the match between England and Italy, a goal is very important. Before the game, many media judged that the two teams would decide the outcome by penalty kicks. The most important thing is that the media believed that it was difficult for both teams to score goals, and it was difficult for them to score in 90 minutes, and it was also difficult for 10 minutes.

In such a game, a goal can even determine the victory.

Although it seems that it is only one goal behind, Italy's situation is very dangerous. When it is one goal behind, Plandelli is considering defense.

In the first half, Italy's defense did not seem to make any major mistakes. The only goal came from the opponent's quick counterattack, and the opponent's core players performed well. It seemed that it was Pirlo's mistake, but in actual analysis, it was a problem with Italy's overall formation.

When England launched a fast counterattack, there was no one in Italy's backcourt and it was impossible to intercept the attack.

How did that happen?

Rhythm!

Plandelli saw this clearly. The pace of the first half was gradually accelerating. As the players adapted to the game, the English team became faster and faster under the leadership of Morris. Italy was not adapted to this rhythm, especially Pirlo. His football has always been slow. Perhaps it was because of Pirlo's football that the whole Italy was a little uncomfortable. In terms of offensive running, the formation was evacuated, and the frontcourt was gone, but before it could catch up, the defense line was unstable.

Italy finally made an advantage, suppressing England for a while, but that was caused by the retreat of England's formation, not how much strength the team really has.

Plandley saw something and he kept paced in the locker room.

The players returned to the locker room one by one. They were in a bad mood. Most of them lowered their heads and didn't speak. Even if they spoke, they would talk in a low voice, which made the atmosphere in the room look very strong.

Casano and Barzali walked in together.

Casano was complaining about Barzali's defensive "mistake". Barzali explained, "I didn't expect him to be so strong. It made my shoulder hurt when I hit him... It should be a foul..."

"What kind of foul, you can't hit him!"

Casano showed no mercy at all.

The two of them pushed the door open and happened to see Plandelli's cold picture, and they stopped talking. Plandelli seemed not to want to let the two go. He looked at Casano and asked, "What did you say outside the door just now?"

"Nothing said, coach..."

Casano was startled and replied quickly.

"No, that's what you and Andrea said just now?"

Casano was a little embarrassed and explained, "I just said that Andrea couldn't hit Morris. That guy was very strong. That made his shoulder hurt..."

Plandelley nodded and continued to pace and think.

The players in the locker room didn't dare to speak loudly. While doing their own things, they were paying attention to Plandelley and waiting for the head coach to speak.

Plandelli is having an idea and wants to change his strategy.

He noticed that in the last time of the first half, the gunpowder smell of the two teams became stronger and the team continued to have physical conflicts with the other side. Therefore, the England team chose to shrink the defense to ensure the safety of the goal. So in the second half, can this physical conflict be added to escalate the gunpowder smell?

Then the team can win in chaos!

In general games, the strong smell of gunpowder is not a good thing for both teams, because many players will eat cards, but this game is the quarterfinals of the European Cup. If you lose a game, you will be eliminated directly. It has no effect on holding a card or not eating a card. You must win the game to be qualified to consider this issue.

If you can take advantage of this, it will be worth it even if you get a few yellow cards or even get sent off.

After Plandelley considered it, he explained the players how to play in the second half. The overall way of play remains unchanged. The only thing is to increase 'physical confrontation', "Jump up the opponent's anger, we must fight to the last moment!"

Plandelli's statement is a bit implicit, but all the players understand it.

That's a battle of confrontation!

Many players are good at technology rather than physical confrontation. They like to play beautiful football, but it does not mean that they will not use some surprising tactics to stand out in the top league and become big stars. They have considerable experience.

Many teams often do everything they can to win games, especially a famous "bad boy" like Casano. When they hear the head coach say that, they are even more ready to do a big fight.

England locker room.

Wan Sheng also thought of confrontation, because in the last time of the first half, England became very passive in order to defend the goal.

This reminded him.

Wan Sheng didn't know that Plandley would let Italy play a "shameful" way of playing, but if the gunpowder smell was escalated in the first half, the team would always shrink their hands and feet when they were trying to score this goal, so he still had some explanations to the players.

"This is not a technical game. We don't need to play beautiful football, just win!"

"Don't be afraid of fighting with each other, we are much stronger than them!"

"I dare say that Italy is all weak..."

This sentence made the players in the locker room laugh, but Wan Sheng’s next reminder is very important, “You must remember one thing, be rational. The game is the game, and physical conflict is normal. Don’t be blinded by anger because the opponent’s foul is to be lost in his mind. We must stay awake at all times.”

"If you really do something, the happiest thing is your opponent, and they want us to get angry!"

After that, Wan Sheng continued to emphasize defense, "No matter what the Italians do, we must continue to stick to defense. As long as we defend the defense line, we can win the game. If you want to win the championship, you must first enter the semi-finals. There are only 45 minutes left. If you continue to hold on, we will definitely win!"

The second half of the game began.

During the halftime break, many media commentators and football analysts had predictions about the game. They believed that the second half would be more intense, and Italy would be one goal behind, which would definitely strengthen the offensive and the game would become relatively better.

But when the second half began, everyone found that it was not that simple.

The game did not become good-looking, but became even more ugly. From the first minute, both sides were trapped in endless physical struggles.

It's like a wrestling melee, not a football game.

The players on both sides are constantly entangling physically instead of organizing gorgeous offensives. The game has no technical content at all, and the conflict between the two sides seems to be getting worse.

In ten minutes, the two teams only had one shot.

It was a pass from Pirlo. Casano dribbled the ball into the penalty area and completed the shot, but this shot did not threaten the English goal, because Casano shot without the center of gravity, and the football deviated from the post and flew out of the baseline very far.

This only shot is not interesting either, and the game makes people drowsy.

The players on both sides were very energetic. Every defense and attack were a challenge to their bodies. Even Pirlo and Morris were trapped in it. In the direct confrontation between the two, Morris had a slight advantage, but it did not bring much effect.

This kind of game makes the referee very troublesome and the pressure becomes very high.

He had to blow the whistle continuously and suspend the game. Each penalty must be considered comprehensively to maintain a stable situation and prevent fierce conflicts. If any player on any side is dissatisfied due to the referee's penalty, then he will be responsible.

Italian head coach Prandelli felt that the way he set up his play was effective.

This kind of game looks confusing and can be beneficial to Italy.

England cannot organize a stable offensive, and defense also requires more confrontation. Italy has the opportunity to create goals in chaos. As long as one goal can be scored and the score is tied to 1-1, the situation will be very beneficial to the team.

Plandelli began to look forward to it.

But in fact, the Italian players on the court were in pain. They were doing what Plandelli was doing, but in the collision of their bodies, they found that they did not have an advantage.

England is not easy to deal with!

Most English players have big guys, such as Gerald, Rooney, Terry, and even Morris. These people are very difficult to deal with, and they are as hard as iron. It feels very unwise to fight them physically, but they still have to do this.

After a while, some players couldn't stand it anymore.

They felt pain all over their bodies...

De Rossi is one of them. As a native Roman, De Rossi is 184m in size. His height is not bad in professional football. His 80 kilogram weight has always believed that he is a very strong person.

When he heard the head coach talked about the playing style, De Rossi felt very excited. He thought it was time to play to his advantage.

England and Italy are constantly confronting each other, most of which happen in the midfield. De Rossi is one of the players who participate the most. He has many opportunities to "show well". After several consecutive collisions, De Rossi began to be skeptical about his strength.

Compete with Morris, he was pushed away...

When he encountered Terry fighting, he almost got knocked to the ground...

Finally, he met Ashley Yang who was easy to deal with. As a result, the other party's seemingly thin body, but his bones were as hard as iron, which made his abdomen ached faintly.

"asshole……"

This time, after De Rossi and Morris competed for the ball, he almost fell to the ground again, he couldn't help but curse. Fortunately, the referee suspended the game and warned Morris, which made him calmer, but he also felt a little unbearable.

"Are these guys all fighting?"

De Rossi said to Pirlo, of course this is meaningless, and Pirlo also looked helpless.

Pirlo rarely participates in the fight, but it does not mean that he is not strong. He is even said that he is one of the strongest players in the Italian team. He had two direct confrontations with Morris just now, and he was at a disadvantage in both skills and physical fitness.

Pirlo was very unwilling to give up, but after a few times, he had to admire Morris' ability. As the media described, "Morris is definitely one of the best football players in the world." He also felt the difficulty of the game.

At this time, Pirlo couldn't help but look at the coach's seat.

The Italian team is at a disadvantage in the confrontation and the offense has not been settled. He hopes that Plandley can stand up and do something, even if it boosts morale and allows everyone to continue to have confidence to persevere.

At this time, Plandelli also felt something was wrong.

Nearly 20 minutes passed in the second half, and the team seemed to have no advantage in confrontation. Instead, the opponent was increasingly adapting to this kind of game.

This will be very unfavorable to Italy.

But what can I do?

Plandelli didn't know what to do. He thought of winning in chaos. This method was the best when he was one ball behind, but the most surprising thing was that the team and the opponent were not in the physical advantage.

"When did this England become an African team?"

Plandelli was very puzzled. As for the physical competition, Italy would not be too passive for both European teams, but this is the case on the court. After 20 minutes, Italy was at a disadvantage. Some players on the court obviously could not hold on. Fighting hard with their opponents and fighting hard, most of them would be the failure side.

England also took advantage of the opportunity to launch attacks and even threatened Italian goals.

What to do now?

Pradley could only pray for the team in his heart.
To be continued...