Hard-to-see performance → Overwhelming penalty shootout. A 180-degree change in England's atmosphere. 英 Media Praise "Southgate deserves compliments"
Jul 07, 2024
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England won the Euro 2024 quarterfinals at Espri Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on the 7th (Korea time) after a bloody penalty shootout match against Switzerland. They won the penalty shootout 5-3 after failing to win or lose 1-1 in 120 minutes of extra-time blood.
Second consecutive semifinal. England, which reached the semi-finals, will try to win for the first time in history.
The quarterfinals were a scary thing for England. In the meantime, the performance has not been so good.
In terms of the members themselves, they were strong candidates for this tournament. It is made up of the best players in the European league, including Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.
Jack Grealish was eliminated. However, the first and second lines of attack were too frustrating.
1 win and 2 draws in the group stage. 1-0 win over Serbia. Since then, the team has drawn 1-1 against Denmark, and in the third round against Slovenia, it has not scored a single goal and is in a scoreless draw.
In the group qualifying round, the players were not in perfect physical condition. However, the round of 16 was dizzying. Slovakia, who is considered one step below, was allowed to score the first goal in the 25th minute of the first half. At a time reminiscent of elimination from the round of 16, Bellingham's miraculous bicycle kick in the second half of injury time tied the game, and Harry Kane's winning goal in extra time confirmed his advance to the quarterfinals. However, the atmosphere was not very good.
First of all, the problem was the first and second-line players who did not match. In particular, Kane and Bellingham, who are the core of the attack and have to play a crack, did not work well. Some pointed out that excessive central attacks did not produce any spacing to maximize Bellingham's power.
In addition, Southgate's ability to be consistent with simple tactics for four consecutive games was also pointed out. England created a two-top system, using extra-time Ivan Toney, in which Kane scored the winner.
The BBC said at the time that the center of the front line is too tight whenever England catches the ball in the opponent's side. Bellingham and Foden's positions overlap. There's no space coming out. In addition, Southgate's forward-line tactics have been pointed out since the preliminary round.
In England, Kane will be at the forefront, Bellingham will be placed on the offensive midfielders, Saka and Foden on the left and right. Many media outlets, including the BBC, need Plan B in addition to the existing attack system. Cole Palmer, Ivan Toney, Anthony Gordon and so many other cards are available.
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Then, Southgate said 'I don't care about such criticism. We're doing our job, and Kane also hit back, saying, `There are old legends in the history of not winning the English Euros.
In other words, 'inner red' appeared to be extreme on and off the ground.
However, they won a dramatic victory in the quarterfinals. In addition, he overcame the pain of the penalty shootout in the last tournament and won after the penalty shootout.
The tone of all local media has changed. BBC said on the 7th (Korea time) 'Southgate and other England teams were criticized a lot. 'What I can do now is now when I give credit...'
He also said that despite his disappointing performance so far, Southgate's team has the ability to inject individual excellence into their natural resilience.
He also showed the calmest and most control in the penalty shootout. Cole Palmer, Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold combined with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's save of Manuel Akanji.
In addition, he praised England for its system change to 300.
Gary Lineker, who has also been criticized for being raw, did not believe that England would advance to the Euro 2024 semi-finals just a week ago. However, the coach and the players kept telling us, 'England dominated the shootout. Manager Gareth Southgate raved that he had prepared for the situation with full planning.
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