Chapter 716

"Who would doubt whether De Gea can start in the European Cup now?"

"I respect Unai Simon, but you can never say De Gea is not good!"

"De Gea's save was so morale-boosting. Saka did the best with this ball, from the time he received the ball to the time he combined with Kane and Foden, to the time he made two calm adjustments after entering the penalty area to get past Alba and shoot immediately. Everything was perfect."

"In the Premier League, this goal would have been likely to go in, but De Gea played as well as he should in the European Cup final!"

After De Gea made the save, it took him some time to get up. The first half was basically over. When De Gea kicked the ball out, the European Cup final entered halftime.

The live camera kept giving close-ups of De Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper walked back calmly. After seeing Lin Chen, he jogged a few steps to catch up and walked with Lin Chen!

For a moment, the Spanish fans seemed to see again the young De Gea during the World Cup, the De Gea who was still at his peak, the De Gea who was never discussed by the fans whether he should be taken away from the starting position.

At that time, De Gea stood alone in front of the goal, as if he could block all the shots in the world. He was afraid of no one. That kind of De Gea was the real De Gea!

But as Manchester United has been constantly changing head coaches in recent years and its results have been getting worse and worse, De Gea's impression in the fans seems to be changing.

Although he is still the goalkeeper who can make continuous saves to save the team at Manchester United, he seems to be getting further and further away from the championship.

Gullit was enjoying the match very much, while Scholes was nervous, expectant, and a little angry at the same time!

"I believe that many English fans have the same idea as me. You have to make the European Cup final like a European Cup final. You should play your best in such a final."

"England's performance in the other finals was better than in this final. Why do I always feel that England will become a different team when it comes to the final?"

Scholes was not only talking about Kane's group of England players, but actually also about his own group of England players. Poor performance in the final seems to have been a problem for the England team!

"Stam, I know you watched the first half very carefully and hardly spoke. What do you think England should do in the second half to beat Spain?"

Scholes hoped to get some constructive advice from Stam, and then Stam also gave Scholes his advice!

"I think it will be difficult for England to beat Spain no matter what they do unless they can really break away from traditional thinking and let the players go where they should go and play the role they should play."

"I think Foden should go to the left and play as a left winger, instead of staying in the frontcourt. Although he can also play some passing roles in the frontcourt, it doesn't bring out his strengths at all!"

"Also, since Walker and Saka were on at the same time and you also played Luke Shaw, there was no need to play Trippier."

"Replace Trippier with Bellingham, then let Walker play at right back and Luke Shaw at left back, returning to the back four."

"Let Bellingham create opportunities for Foden and Saka in the attacking midfielder position. Isn't this more effective than the three-center-back formation that Southgate has put out?"

"I still don't understand what tactics Southgate is going to use with three central defenders!"

As soon as Stam finished speaking, the studio received the news that the England team had made a substitution. Bellingham was indeed substituted, but the person who was replaced was Phil Foden!

"Southgate replaced Phil Foden with Bellingham. To some extent, Bellingham's offense has his own characteristics, and his defensive ability is better than Foden!"

"But Bellingham is a very young English midfielder. Although he has talent and is watched by many fans, this does not mean that he can perform well in the European Cup final."

"I hope Bellingham's appearance can bring some changes to the England team!"

Ashley Cole understands Carl Walker's feelings very well at this moment!

"If I was Kyle Walker, I would rather be forced to play as a full-back than as a centre-back."

"In the first half, Spain focused on Walker, and Olmo and Sarabia took turns attacking him!"

"When will Walker become the opponent's main offensive target?"

"This is almost impossible to happen in Manchester City. It is because Southgate insisted on letting him play as a central defender that Kyle Walker was targeted by Spain!"

"I agree that where England have come this far has been absolutely thanks to Gareth Southgate and I think he is very important to the England team."

"Because before Southgate took over, the England team was in a state of disarray. In many major competitions, it was difficult to even advance to the knockout stage, let alone achieve results."

"It was Southgate who got England back on track, but shouldn't he also make some breakthroughs in his coaching style? Only in this way can he lead the England team to truly create glory!"

Southgate has a high level of support in England. Many football stars and royal family members are his fans.

Southgate was looking for a way to help England beat Spain in the locker room, so he replaced Bellingham, and he wanted Bellingham to play in a completely different style from Foden!

"Bellingham, in the second half, as long as you attack, you have to quickly pass the ball to your teammates, and then participate in the shooting!"

"Kane, pay attention to finding the passing route between you and Bellingham. The two of you can get more opportunities in the Spanish penalty area!"

Hierro learned that Southgate replaced Bellingham and made the substitution after discussing it with Zabia.

"Cesare Azpilicueta comes on for Alba, Gaya goes back to left back and Azpilicueta plays right back."

"Saka will definitely break through in the second half, and Bellium also likes to break through on the right, Gaya, you will be under a lot of pressure!"

"Busquets needs to move closer to Azpilicueta, so that you can reduce the pressure on Gaya when you have the ball, and Rodri is always ready to help Gaya defend!"

"Throughout the first half, we really were playing in the European Cup final!"

"So in the second half I hope you can always remember that we are really playing in the European Cup final, and we will definitely win the European Cup final!"