The match between England and Portugal is about to be held, and before the game, England made a lot of preparations.⊥,

It is worth mentioning that in order to improve the team's penalty kick level, England specially hired experts from Liverpool University to conduct in-depth research on the World Cup penalty shot.

Experts have accurately calculated and analyzed the footwork, speed, shot and direction of each team's penalty kicks.

"We can't tell Erikson which five players should take the penalty kick, because we can't guarantee that these players are still on the court in the final penalty game. But we can find some commonalities, such as the appropriate serving direction and speed for each player. We have provided these data to the head coach, but these are now the absolute secret."

Experts also gave some precautions when serving penalty kicks: "The speed of the free throw player should be between 25 and 29 meters per second, the run-up during free throws is between four and six steps, and the goalkeeper should not exceed 3 seconds between the time when the goal line is stable and the opponent kicks the ball."

The very professional data is very convincing when it comes to the media interview and evaluates the preparations for the England team, Wan Sheng said funny, "Do they expect these 'experts' to help with penalty kicks?"

"They are right to train for penalty shootouts, but it is more important to keep the players calm. For example, finding a psychiatrist to reduce stress for the players, the effect will be better."

When Wan Sheng's statement reached Eriksen's ears, the Swedes looked down upon it. He emphasized again, "My team doesn't need him to point fingers!"

Two days seem to be a natural mortal enemy.

"I care about England, not him. England has my players, and I hope to see them on the stage of the World Cup finals, but now he (Eriksen) has the power, I think there is definitely no chance because England has passed this level (at the Portugal)."

After that, Wansheng did not make public appearances in front of the media.

The next time the fans noticed Wan Sheng again, it was two days before the game. Wan Sheng was visiting the live broadcast room of Sky TV. He served as the guest of the commentary game, and his partner was George Woodgate, who often commented on Premier League games.

Wan Sheng does not know George Woodgate, but Woodgate is very familiar with Wan Sheng because he often comments on Manchester City games and likes Wan Sheng's leadership style very much.

"Manchester City's football is very attractive." When the two met in the first day of the New Year, George Woodgate praised the victory.

This is equivalent to praising Wan Sheng.

"Thank you," said Wan Sheng, and then he asked, "Are there anything to pay attention to in a while?"

"No, it's just that the commentator is biased towards England." George Woodgate shook his head.

They are English TV stations, so the commentator naturally tends toward England. If English fans think they are biased towards Portugal, they will definitely make a series of complaints if they are unhappy with them, which will be a bit troublesome.

Wansheng doesn't care about this.

He will not support the Portuguese team, and only Kopelle Ferreira plays under him in that team, but now "Pepe" is still a fringe player. Scolari brought him with him, perhaps to cultivate young people, rather than really letting him play for the Portuguese team.

As time passes, the game will soon begin.

Half an hour before the start of the game, the live broadcast had already begun. At this time, the commentator and the guest had to comment on the two teams and talk about the things related to the two teams. As the "background music of the picture".

As a guest, Wan Sheng talked about his opinion, "Both teams are relatively conservative."

He mainly talked about conservatism, which was what he said before the media.

England and Portugal both play very conservatively. Perhaps this is also related to strength. They dare not let go of the attack. As a result, both teams are not good at playing in the World Cup qualifiers or group stages, and they don’t score many goals.

"If I were asked to make a prediction, I would still stick to my original view. It would be difficult for the two teams to decide the winner within 90 minutes..."

Wansheng had already made similar statements in the media before, and it was not surprising to hear him say this.

But many English people are disdainful.

They think that this English team is already the strongest and is definitely much stronger than Portugal. Even if Wan Sheng said that he played more conservatively, Portugal will not be an opponent. He trained a penalty kick just to be prepared for a while, and the 90-minute game can be decided.

However, Portuguese fans' statement about Wan Sheng is acceptable. Similarly, compared with the two teams, the English team's lineup is obviously more gorgeous, and Portugal is not a traditional strong team, so they can accept it if they cannot decide the winner in 90 minutes.

It was soon the two teams playing time. Seeing the England team's lineup, Wan Sheng couldn't help but talk, "I don't understand why the Swedes stubbornly let Lampard and Gerrard play together, Morris sat on the bench instead."

"He used a five-midfield lineup, which was a bit unexpected, but Hargreaves had a hard time adjusting Lampard and Gerald in the middle, and he was too idealized..."

The England team uses a 451 formation, with Hargreaves in the center, and Lampard and Gerrard on both sides. This formation seems very good. Hargreaves can adjust Lampard and Gerrard, but in fact, as soon as the player runs in the game, the midfield position will be messed up. It would be nice for the three to stand in a triangle formation, let alone the "left and right support in the middle". The main reason is that the space in the middle of the midfield is so large, and the three players are in the same position and want to play a role. How tacit cooperation is needed?

So Wan Sheng's comment was, "He is too idealistic..." He would say the same thing even if Hargreaves was replaced by Morris.

After that, Wansheng began to give professional explanations.

He analyzed the game from the perspective of the tactical playing style of the two teams. As the two teams continue to attack and defend, he soon mentioned some problems that only top coaches with great vision can see.

For example, England's offensive style, they often want to organize attacks from the middle lane, but because the three players in the middle lane cooperated without the tacit understanding as expected, the wing lane was more efficient.

At the beginning, many people disdained Wan Sheng's words, but soon they found that the Chinese statement was correct. When the English team attacked from the middle, it was difficult to find opportunities. Either their own mistakes or the opponent's defense was too tight. There were several times when they failed to play too far. On the contrary, Joe Cole, the wing side, used his personal technical breakthrough to pose a threat to the Portuguese defense line.

Relatively speaking, Portugal has been more flexible in playing, but in order to make the defense tight, they dare not attack too far.

The best performance in the game was Louis Figo. He frequently used his personal skills to create threats to the England defense line. Unfortunately, Ronaldo, who was ahead, was defended very closely and had no performance at all. This disappointed many Portuguese fans, who had high expectations for Ronaldo.

Wan Sheng is not surprising at all. In the memories of his previous life, Ronaldo and Messi, both of them performed very well in the club, but they became "soft" when they joined the national team.

It was just 2006 World Cup. By 2010, they had all grown up, but they still performed like this.

...

George Woodgate is partnering with Wan Sheng in the commentary competition. He is a professional commentator. Most of the time he is talking. At the same time, he should pay attention to giving Wan Sheng some comment time.

This is his first time with Wan Sheng to commentate.

George Woodgate is also a little celebrity, but he still feels wonderful because he likes watching Manchester City games and Wansheng. In his sense, Wansheng is like an idol.

Now that the idol is by his side, he feels very calm.

It must be admitted that Wan Sheng’s comments are very professional, and he has made many things to the point, and some of his views on the two teams were also expressed in the game.

The game is moving towards the prediction of victory.

Rooney was sent off in the second half, which made all England fans worried, but after more than 80 minutes, the two teams still did not score.

English fans should be satisfied with the 0:0 score, because now they have one less player on the field and it would be great if they are not behind the score.

At this time, no one will refute Wan Sheng’s statement that “the victory or defeat cannot be decided in 90 minutes”.

Sure enough, until the end of the 90th minute, the two teams still did not score.

The game is about to enter overtime.

Taking advantage of the break, Wan Sheng suggested, "England has a substitution quota, and Erikson should be used on the goalkeeper, because James is better at saving penalty kicks than Robinson."

"Yes, he should prepare for the penalty shootout..."

By this time, the fans who watched the live broadcast of Sky TV were very convinced by Wan Sheng, because many of the things he said were reflected in the game. In addition, the 90-minute result was the same as he predicted, and the two teams did not decide the winner.

So many fans began to worry about England, and they believed in Wansheng's statement even more.

In various bars, streets, squares, as long as fans gather to watch the live broadcast of the game, many fans shouted, "Switch to James! Switch to James!"

The sound spreads very quickly.

A few minutes later, just as the overtime game was about to begin, the same shout sounded from Offschalke Stadium, "Switch to James! Switch to James!"

Many people don’t know why they shouted like this, but when they heard the shouting, they all started shouting together.

Many cameras on the court pointed to the stands of the English fans, and some unknown reporters joked, "It seems that James is still very trusted by English fans."

"At this critical moment, England fans remembered David James, and they collectively shouted and hoped that James could play!"

"Perhaps they think James is more reassuring than Robinson!"

Many media praised David James, but James on the bench felt inexplicable. When did he have so many supporters? Especially in such an important game, fans were shouting that he would appear... This seems to be a treatment that David Beckham can enjoy? In the England team, only David Beckham is qualified to enjoy this treatment.
Chapter completed!