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Back in the locker room, the teammates weren't particularly excited. Conceding a goal before halftime was definitely not something to be happy about.

But they can't be too pessimistic either, after all, there are a bunch of older players in the England team, and Hodgson brought these guys to Brazil precisely for this situation.

The four veterans, Lampard, Gerrard, Ashley Cole, and Terry, were very effective and warmed up the locker room in just five minutes.

Then Rooney suddenly swore, saying that Van Persie's gesture must be the result of him spending a lot of time with girls since he was a child.

Now that they'd started criticizing the Dutch team, the other players got excited and started boasting happily.

The saying "Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure" is absolutely true.

A successful team must have experienced veterans to lead it.

Although most of the veteran players have passed their peak performance and their form has declined.

But in events like these, where heart rate can instantly spike to 140, veteran players can usually make an impact as soon as they step onto the field.

The more critical the situation, the more useful the veteran general becomes.

Even if they can't play regularly, they can at least provide emotional value.

If the veteran players on the team can't do these two things, then this team will definitely not make it to the World Cup semi-finals.

No matter how strong a team is, the quarterfinals are the ceiling; the most typical example is the Spanish team in 2006.

The captain of that Spanish team was the former Golden Boy Raul. This guy couldn't compete with Torres and Villa, so during training he comically poured water for each player and then loudly said, "This is what I'm here to do."

When the whole team ate together, Raul would casually tap his plates with his cutlery along with Salgado and Canizares.

At the time, media reports revealed that Raul was even drinking beer in the hotel lobby, completely ignoring the passing head coach Aragonés.

Aragonés once said in an interview: "The only important thing I did for the Spanish national team was to die together with Raúl."

Raul is a striker whose overall abilities are around 80 points, and whose shooting ability is relatively consistent.

During this guy's formative years, Real Madrid lacked a flagship figure, so Raul, who was handsome, capable, and well-liked, became the figure strongly promoted by the club's interest groups.

If we were to put him in the entertainment industry, he would be like Wu Qian or Kun Kun, with top-notch singing skills, some amazing dancing skills, and a very likable sense of humor on variety shows.

How could a player like this not be popular with members and fans?

After gaining popularity, Raul successfully became Real Madrid's captain and gradually became the team's undisputed tyrant.

Forwards who have played for Real Madrid have a very low opinion of Raul. Anelka once said that Raul was neither a good striker nor a good person.

The first sentence roughly means that he is not as good as him, while the second sentence is not particularly inexplicable.

Owen, the then-European superstar striker, was even more direct. In an interview upon leaving Real Madrid, he said, "Real Madrid only has one qualified striker, Ronaldo."

This assessment of his performance is based on his peak form during his time at Liverpool.

Cassano put it bluntly: "Of all the forwards on the Real Madrid team, only Ronaldo is better than me."

As a former Italian prodigy, Cassano is fully qualified to say this. Even in his thirties, he could have easily shaken off Hummels with a single turn in the European Championship semi-final.

Raul is like the leader of a pride of lions. In order to protect his rights, he always excludes foreign strikers who join the team and suppresses the team's youth strikers.

In a lion pride, this means constantly driving out male lions who join the group and are likely to replace you, and then killing or banishing young male lions that may threaten you.

His behavior might be understandable in an animal group, but in the human world, it's like that of an animal.

In the season before the 2006 World Cup, Raul made 32 appearances in all competitions, scoring 7 goals and providing 3 assists. Wu Lei also scored 7 goals in his first full season with Espanyol.

Who is worse than whom?

Aragonés included Raúl in the list out of consideration for his influence, hoping that Raúl could stabilize the overall situation.

This World Cup gave the veteran coach an insight: only when Raul is left out of the Spanish national team can he help the team stabilize the overall situation.

No one can fight against time. When Raul was 33, he received a clear message from Mourinho: either accept the role of a substitute, serving as a backup for Ronaldo, Higuain, and Benzema, or change his environment.

结果到了沙尔克04，33岁的劳尔平均每个赛季出场49次，贡献出20球和7.5次助攻。

Everyone is complex, and everyone is selfish, but everyone should take responsibility for themselves at every stage of life.

If Raul had played his role well in 2006 and set a good example for the young players, Spain might have been the team standing alongside Italy in that World Cup.

That French team had virtually no chance against Switzerland in the group stage, and was also on the defensive for a long time against South Korea. They only managed to advance from the group stage by defeating Togo.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the Spanish team, which was embroiled in internal strife, in the first round of the knockout stage. That victory gave the French team confidence, and Zidane almost became a god.

If Raul had reached that level, even if the Spanish team didn't achieve the desired results in that World Cup, he would most likely have won a European Championship with the Spanish team.

In the England team's locker room, the old buddies Gerrard, Terry, and Ashley Cole were all working hard to cultivate a positive atmosphere.

Sun Ke observed that the players were in good condition, but Old Man Huo was actually not very happy.

Ending the first half with two goals is a world of difference from ending it with one.

If the Dutch team goes back to halftime with a two-goal lead, the locker room becomes hell mode.

A confined, small space amplifies all negative emotions, making the Dutch players acutely aware of their physical exhaustion, which in turn amplifies their pessimism.

But when they pulled one back before halftime, it felt different.

The Dutch players all have one thought in their minds right now: just one more goal and the chance will come, there is hope!

Driven by their mental strength, they will experience more of the pleasure brought by dopamine after exercise.

As for muscle soreness, isn't that something that happens from childhood to adulthood?

As a result, after the score was narrowed by one goal, the England players were in a bit of a predicament.

Although they were leading, everyone had one thought in their minds: please don't concede another goal.

Thinking of this, Sun Ke smiled and said to everyone, "Don't worry, even if they score another goal, we will still advance in the end."

"I didn't run much in the first half. I waited until they couldn't run anymore before I pushed hard, and then the game was over."

Upon hearing this, Lampard laughed and said, "You're really something, you looked like you had the easiest game in the first half."

The other big shots joined in the banter, and the atmosphere in the locker room became increasingly relaxed.

Because what Sun Ke said was exactly what had happened countless times in the league, and every single English player present had experienced it.

Seeing the positive atmosphere, Hodgson gave a positive evaluation of the team's performance in the first half, saying that conceding a goal was an accident.

But at the end, Hodgson changed his tone: "Robben played too easily in the first half, we can't give him too much space."

"If you encounter a similar situation again, just take him down, but if you get a yellow card, be careful with your actions."

"In addition, we cannot give them too many opportunities to control the ball; we must constantly disrupt their passing."

......

The fifteen-minute break felt like five minutes, and both teams quickly returned to the field.

With the referee's whistle, the second half of the match began quickly.

After the start of the second half, the Dutch players played with great intensity.

Robben was playing with great enthusiasm, constantly looking for opportunities in the attacking third.

Van Gaal gave him plenty of space; he was a free-roaming forward in the Dutch national team.

This is the role Sun Ke played at Arsenal, but he couldn't play like that for the England team.

Besides Sun Ke, Arsenal also have two attacking players in the front line, Suarez and Reus, and on the flanks, Walcott can constantly attack behind the opponent's defense.

In the England team, Sun Ke needs to play a role in drawing defenders away from the penalty area; with him there, he can draw away three defenders.

If his position is not fixed, Milner and Walcott will not be able to create much damage, and Rooney will focus a lot of his energy on defense, as he needs to cover the area between the two penalty areas.

In the 51st minute, Robben received the ball in the attacking third and dribbled past Walcott and Henderson in quick succession.

Seeing that Robben was about to charge into the penalty area, Rooney didn't hesitate and slid in from the side and behind, knocking Robben and the ball down.

Yellow card!

Robben got up from the grass and limped around for a while before he got into the rhythm.

During this period, the Dutch team could only drive their attack through passing, which was not very effective.

In the 57th minute, England won a corner kick.

Wilshere took the corner kick, and goalkeeper Cillessen punched the ball over Sun Ke's head and out of the penalty area. Rooney, lurking outside the penalty area, volleyed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Cillessen had completely lost his defensive capabilities, but De Jong, standing near the goalpost, kicked the ball into midfield.

In the 61st minute, Henderson was pressed after controlling the ball. He turned around and tried to pass the ball to Wilshere behind him, but the ball ended up between Wilshere and Jones.

Van Persie rushed into the gap, controlled the ball, and turned, forcing Cahill to close him down.

Van Persie immediately passed the ball behind Jones, and Wijnaldum dribbled into the penalty area, unleashing a powerful shot before Terry could close in.

Joe Hart's positioning was precise; he stretched out his leg and blocked the ball out of the penalty area the instant it passed.

During this period, the players from both sides fought fiercely in midfield.

Sun Ke retreated twice and was fouled twice by vicious tackles.

De Jong and Blind of the Netherlands both received yellow cards. De Jong's tackle also gave Sun Ke a few minutes' rest. That old devil is too vicious.

In the 64th minute, De Jong, who had just received a yellow card, was still very aggressive. The moment he was breached on the left flank, he made a reckless tackle, disregarding the lives of others, to steal the ball from Walcott.

Blind passed the ball back to De Jong, and the Dutch defensive midfielder accelerated decisively against Walcott. Unexpectedly, Walcott chased after him from the side and made a flying tackle, which startled De Jong so much that he jumped up.

Even when he jumped into the air, Walcott shoved him so hard that he swung halfway around like a pendulum before crashing to the ground.

Hey!

Seeing the referee hesitate for a moment before showing Walcott a yellow card, Sun Ke broke out in a cold sweat.

Luckily, the "little tiger" bumped into the soccer ball, otherwise it would have been a straight red card.

In such a thrilling competition, everyone is on edge, and it's really hard to say what might happen.

The Dutch team surrounded the referee demanding a red card, but to no avail. Kuyt and Sneijder then surrounded Walcott, and the two teams clashed for nearly three minutes.

The match restarted, and Van Gaal brought on Feyenoord's "Eye-Gaze ​​Guy" Indi, whose eye bulged out while marking Diego Costa in the group stage, making him an instant meme.

22-year-old Indi plays center-back and left-back at his club. In the Dutch national team, Van Gaal occasionally puts him in the defensive midfield position. This guy is all about fighting.

In the 68th minute, Indi and Wilshere went head-to-head with a tackle, which resulted in Wilshere suffering cramps in both legs.

Hodgson didn't dare waste time, so he substituted Lampard for Wilshere and then Sterling for Henderson.

Sterling played on the left wing, Milner returned to the defensive midfield position, and Rooney was responsible for playmaking.

Hodgson was still wary of Gerrard's header in the group stage and was hesitant to field him at this crucial moment.

England was already short of playmakers in the midfield position, and Carrick would have been a good choice.

However, during training camp, the Manchester United midfielder was unhappy with Hodgson's positioning of him as a midfielder or a substitute playmaker, and the two broke down in talks, leading Hodgson to fire him.

Unfortunately, a team can only focus its efforts in one direction at a time; this happens at every World Cup.

After Sterling came on, Robben's area of ​​activity shifted to the right wing.

In the 71st minute, Robben received the ball and accelerated directly towards Sterling, but Sterling quickly turned and poked the ball to Jones.

Jones passed the ball directly to the attacking third, and Sun Ke passed it back to Rooney.

Rooney passed the ball to the left wing, Lampard crossed from the edge of the penalty area, Walcott shook off Blind and volleyed the ball from the right side of the six-yard box.

The England fans in the stands were ready to celebrate, but Walcott missed a crucial shot, squandering the chance to seal the victory.

such a pity!

Sun Ke held his head, almost shouting out loud; this guy seemed to have no strength left.

Sure enough, less than five minutes later, Walcott rushed back into midfield to win back Wijnaldum's pass and then also cramped up.

Hodgson made another substitution, replacing Walcott with Chamberlain.

Lineker looked worried as the substitutions were made: "We've used all three of our substitutions, which means the remaining players have to hold on until the end of the game."

"Judging from the lineups of both sides, Hodgson is not conservative, and his choice is not wrong."

"A defensive approach against the Netherlands makes it difficult to maintain the score until halftime."

"If we defend too defensively and concede a goal, forcing extra time, our best outcome will likely be a penalty shootout, which is unacceptable to us!"

"We must make full use of Sun Ke's strengths; a penalty shootout is an outcome we cannot accept."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Dutch team made a personnel change, with Van Gaal replacing the unsteady Kuyt with Depay.

Depay plays on the left wing of midfield, while Robben remains a free-roaming forward.

With the eighty-minute mark fast approaching, the Dutch coach seemed to be taking a do-or-die approach.

In the 79th minute, Depay and Robben combined well from 30 meters out. Milner, seeing that he was about to lose his position, decisively tackled Depay.

Free kick!

Sneijder's free kick was heading straight for the top left corner of the goal, but Joe Hart made a brilliant save!

So exciting!

After watching this game, Sun Ke could hear his own heartbeat.

In a match of this caliber, if you put a "shot-on-target king" on the field, the game is already over.

Of course, the same goes for the Dutch team; Cillessen was playing like he was on steroids today.

The two sides then engaged in a back-and-forth battle. The Netherlands no longer intended to play in the midfield, while England was struggling to keep up. Both teams went straight to the front.

In the 81st minute, England passed the ball to the frontcourt. As the ball bounced, Son Ke flicked it to the left side of the field, where Sterling met it and shot towards the far corner.

Cillessen had given up on making the save, but Blind at the far post tracked back in time and carefully used the instep of his foot to push the ball out of the penalty area.

Turning back, the Netherlands launched a counter-attack, with Robben and Depay both heading towards the left flank.

After receiving the ball, Depay immediately passed it behind Jones, and Robben overtook him in an instant.

In a moment of desperation, Jones brought Robben down outside the penalty area.

Free kick!

This free kick is in a more dangerous position than the previous one.

Sneijder stood in front of the ball, and immediately took a run-up and shot after the referee blew his whistle. The ball arced through the air and headed straight for the top left corner of the goal.

Joe Hart made a desperate save, but missed the ball.

Finished!

The ball hit the left post and bounced back into the penalty area.

Robben received the ball immediately, turned half a circle in the penalty area, dribbled laterally, and then took a shot with a slight swing of his leg.

Sun Ke, positioned on the goal line, stretched out his leg to block the ball. Depay, outside the penalty area, pushed past Rooney and volleyed the ball toward the goal.

Terry made a sliding tackle, the ball hit his leg and bounced towards the goal, but Cillessen made another save.

But just as the ball flew out, Robben followed up with a header, sending the ball into the goal.

2: 2!

The Netherlands have equalized the score...

At that moment, the Dutch players erupted in jubilation, and the orange lights in the stands seemed to dance.

Sun Ke called his teammates over and said, "Let's keep it simple. After we get the ball, we'll just pass it between the two center-backs."

"Their physical strength is insufficient, so the more direct our tactics are, the better."

In the commentary booth, Lineker shook his head helplessly: "Our defense wasn't too bad, but the Netherlands still managed to equalize."

"We missed many opportunities when Sun Ke was double-teamed."

"Sun Ke should be a little selfish right now; the England team needs him to solve their problems!"

On the sidelines, Van Gaal was clenching his fist to encourage his players.

On the England side, Hodgson watched the field with a gloomy expression, the veteran England manager racking his brains for a way to break the deadlock.

But there's really no good way.

In the stands, Dutch fans sang and danced, while English fans fell silent.

After being tied with a two-goal lead, the momentum shifted to the Netherlands.

After England kicked off, the Dutch players immediately pressed forward.

Rooney struggled to get past Indi and pass the ball to Lampard.

"Lampard" and Milner exchanged passes, and he received the ball again on the right side of midfield.

Depay tried to intercept the ball, but Lampard immediately passed it to Chamberlain.

Upon seeing Chamberlain receive the ball, Depay immediately ran back to his own half.

Chamberlain passed the ball to Lampard, who glanced at the attacking third the moment he received it, then immediately launched a long pass after controlling the ball.

Van Gaal's expression immediately changed after that kick.

Lampard's pass was fast and aggressive, flying towards the right side of the penalty area almost in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the ball, Sun Ke could be seen moving at a speed that surpassed two center-backs, instantly bursting into the penalty area.

Cillessen reacted quickly, rushing out from the six-yard box.

The moment the ball landed, Sun Ke and Cillessen rushed forward at the same time.

Seeing this, Lineker immediately stood up: "I've got it!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Sun Ke poked the ball to the opponent's left rear before Cillessen could react.

next moment!

England fans are ecstatic!

The instant Sun Ke touched the ball, Cillessen lunged at it without hesitation.

but!

He didn't touch the ball; instead, he tackled Sun Ke!

The whistle blew, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot.

Sun Ke stood up and swung his fist forcefully!

These two center-backs were worn down by their own actions!

"pretty!"

The moment Sun Ke won the penalty, Hodgson roared and craned his neck to look at the pitch.

Sun Ke glanced at the electronic timer.

The match has reached the 86th minute.

As long as the penalty goes in!

That will allow you to advance to the semifinals!