Chapter 473: Being Fooled

The French team consciously strengthened its offense, so England could only passively strengthen its defense. The French fans at the Luzhniki Stadium became excited, and the cheers they created gradually suppressed the English fans.

"aoooaoaooaooooooo——"

Twenty minutes into the game, Pogba, who was responsible for the loss of the ball, was still relatively calm. He did not pass the ball blindly, but consciously observed the running positions of his teammates and the defensive positions of the English players when he got the ball.

After Li Qing scored, his running distance decreased significantly, and Kante was in a dilemma again. He didn't know whether he should give up paying attention to Li Qing during the team's offense.

Countless games in the past have verified that giving up paying attention to Li Qing will be punished. The problem is that Li Qing is injured now. If he pays too much attention to him, it will affect the team's overall offense. If he doesn't pay attention to Li Qing, he is worried that Li Qing will play an unexpected role in the process of switching from defense to offense.

There is no regret medicine in the world, and Kante dare not gamble.

After all, this is the World Cup final.

Missing it is a lifelong regret!

As long as they maintain good form in four years, they can certainly represent France in the World Cup, but who knows if there will be better young players in four years?

A new generation replaces the old, which is the eternal law of world football.

However, if they do not participate in the offense, the team's offense will always be a little bit lacking. After all, Matuidi can only play a limited role and it is difficult to share Pogba's pressure on the offensive organization.

England's defense is very good. It is very difficult for France to organize the offense with Pogba alone. Griezmann and Mbappe consciously return to the ribs to connect and organize the offense, giving up the wing position, and Lucas Hernandez and Pavard respectively advance to participate in the main attack.

Lucas Hernandez's specialty is stealing and blocking the ball, and crossing is a weakness. The cross he sent from the left basically did not reach Giroud's head, either blocked by Arnold or cleared by the English central defender.

Pavard's technical characteristics are not much different from Lucas Hernandez. He has a high football IQ and can play any position in the back line, but the high-quality crosses that the French team needs most at present seem a little lacking.

As a result, the French team's two wingers kept crossing but couldn't find Giroud.

The ball was headed out by Maguire again. French coach Deschamps came to the sidelines and shouted at the players on the field, signaling them to change their offensive methods.

In addition to crosses from the wing, the French team can't rely on many offensive methods. They can qualify from the group stage to the finals, largely because the forwards have a strong grasp of the process of switching from defense to offense.

Now that France is leading the offense, England has no breakthrough space needed by Mbappe and Griezmann.

Pogba has high attainments in dribbling, long shots, short passes, through passes and long passes. The problem is that he lacks space to display his skills. Everyone knows that he is the core of the French team's midfield. They have played against each other in the Premier League for many years and are very familiar with Pogba's technical characteristics.

The French captain occupied the ball for a long time and could not threaten Pickford to guard the goal. The on-site director took the opportunity of a dead ball to give a close-up shot to Deschamps. He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao 5, changed the subject: "The French team had possession of the ball during this period but lacked direct shooting opportunities. If I remember correctly, the French team should not have completed a shot that hit the goal."

"The main tactic of the French team to advance to the World Cup final is a quick counterattack. Now that England is leading in the score, it takes the lead in taking a defensive counterattack, which means that the French team can only choose to attack. After all, both sides cannot defend in a football match."

The commentator Xu Yang changed the subject: "The French team's offense was hindered to a large extent because of the slow transfer speed, which gave the English defensive players enough time to defend in place. If Kante could join the French team's offense and enrich the tactical play, the result would definitely be different."

How could Deschamps not think of the problem that Xu Yang could think of?

Li Qing was indeed injured, but it did not mean that he had no ability to counterattack with the ball. Once he counterattacked with the ball, he would expand the score.

Kante didn't dare to step out of line without the coach's order. Ten minutes passed with the French team taking the initiative. In the 28th minute of the game, Pogba saw that his teammates were not in a good position and there was no one to run for the ball behind him. He had to use the rhythm of his upper body to shake off the defensive player Dell and shoot from 30 meters away from the goal.

The long shot was powerful, but the crosshairs were not adjusted properly, so he fired the anti-aircraft gun directly.

"hahahahhaaaaa——"

The English fans in the audience subconsciously laughed, laughing at Pogba's wasteful shooting.

Facing the laughter, Pogba spitted on the grass in dissatisfaction, as if to vent his strong dissatisfaction with the English fans in the audience.

At this time, French coach Deschamps came to the sidelines again and shouted to Kante: "N'Golo!"

Kante, who was walking back with Li Qing, turned his head and saw the change in the gesture of coach Deschamps. His eyes lit up and he felt like a spring breeze!

I don't have to be Li Qing's bodyguard anymore!

How cool!

Seeing that Kante wanted to raise his arms and shout, Li Qing said with a smile: "N'Golo, don't you want to defend me? I tell you responsibly that I am really not injured. The coach deliberately asked me to fall to the ground after scoring. Really, you have to believe me. I am only seventeen years old. I can't lie to you. If you don't follow me, if I score again next time, you will be fully responsible."

Kante glanced at Li Qing and snorted: "Even if I, N'Golo Kante, believe that there are ghosts in this world, I don't believe your mouth! You are not injured? If you are not injured, I will chop it off live!"

"What?"

Facing Li Qing's suspicious eyes, Kante wanted to verify it on the spot, but considering the current environment, there was no way to prove his innocence, so he turned his head away proudly and retreated to the front of central defenders Varane and Umtiti, waiting for England to attack.

As for defending Li Qing, we will talk about it when the ball is at our feet.

The football came to Li Qing's feet after multiple passes. He, who was highly concerned, did not break through, but passed the ball back to Henderson who passed the ball.

In this way, after several passes, the ball rolled towards Harry Kane, who chose to turn and shoot under Varane's close defense.

This kind of shot is very difficult, and with the close defense, the shot missed the goal post.

French captain Lloris kicked the goal kick from the backcourt. After multiple continuous passes, the ball came to Pogba's feet. Compared with the past attacks, this time it was more layered. The double defensive midfielders Matuidi and Cantra opened up the width, giving Pogba a lot of passing space. With Griezmann and Mbappe advancing in the ribs, the French attack became three-dimensional.

Pogba and his teammates passed and cut continuously. While running, he saw the gap where Griezmann was advancing and passed the ball behind him.

"wowoowowoooooo——"

Accompanied by the exclamations of English fans, Kyle Walker turned very quickly. He turned and hooked the ball to clear the ball, kicking it out of the penalty area. Dale, who happened to be guarding there, headed the ball back and headed the ball according to Harry Kane's position in his memory.

Pogba pressed forward immediately, and Harry Kane, who was experienced in the game, blocked the position first and then took the ball.

Kante did not rush to Li Qing this time, but put pressure on Harry Kane with Pogba to see if he could steal the ball.

Harry Kane handled the ball very coquettishly, leaning to the right, leaning on Pogba, and knocking the ball that Dale headed forward with his left heel.

His knock was certainly not blind, but... targeted!

The live director switched the camera, and the commentator He Wei of Tianchao 5 raised his voice by eight degrees: "Li Qing——"

Suddenly, Kante realized that the situation was not good.

The head coach Deschamps standing on the sidelines had the same feeling!

Damn it!

It seems to have been fooled!