Chronicle Sterling leads England headfirst to the most feared round of 16 crossing
Euro Cup Final draw
Good saves Sterling. '
God save
Sterling
, the little striker who with his goals allows a great team to mature, the most rounded England in time.
To his collection of thoroughbreds, he adds defensive security, as evidenced by his fourth game without conceding a goal, and the common sense of characterless coach,
Gareth Southgate.
, grown in the structure of the FA. Among other things, he knows how to listen. After reaching the semifinals in the World Cup in Russia, he is in the quarterfinals of the Euro with the sensations of having won a final, because that is what it always feels like to defeat Germany, a rival in every sense, the footballing and the historical . It is the engine of the continent against Brexit England. The road to the semifinals and the final, at a Wembley that challenges Covid, like yesterday, is clear for the 'pross', but before a last step awaits him, in Rome. The tournament has shown that danger is where it is least expected. 'Be careful'.
Germany, for its part, closes a cycle, that of
Joachim Löw,
with a half-done renovation, since
Neuer, Hummels, Kroos or Müller coexisted with Havertz, Gnabry or Goretzka
.
With his elimination, the last two world champions and the one from the last edition of the Euro are out.
Almost nothing.
Sterling, whose ownership was in question, signed the first victory and opened a very close scoring in these eighths, very tactical until that moment.
He started the action with his robbery in the media and crowned it in the area.
In the same way, a loss of the striker could ruin everything, but
Müller
failed the simplest.
It was clear which side was fate or God was on, it depends. [Match stats]
Southgate did not hesitate with Sterling, but he returned to the formula of the three centrals, which already gave him excellent results in the World Cup in Russia. A little more security was not too much in a clash less typical of the eighths than of later phases of the tournament. Germany, no matter how bad times it had gone through, is the archetype of competitiveness, and it had shown it in this Euro: it always came out of little. Not yesterday. Löw's selection started from a similar drawing on a Euro that has brought the line of three back into fashion, which is five without the ball. The complement is the long sides, the lanes, guys like
Trippier
or
Kimmich
, which returned to its original position.
They always have danger and they showed it in a first half in which they put some of the most dangerous balls in the area.
Neither
Maguire
nor
Gosens
, for England and Germany, got it right.
Respect was mutual in a very tactical clash, with Kroos at the controls and Kalvin Phillips with the studs out.
There was little room for Sterling's escapades, although the first time he found the hallway inside, the City player already connected with Kane.
Hummels arrived on time.
The second time, it was impossible.
It was a goal.
The lack of fluidity initially suffered the English attack, despite the fact that those from Southgate knew how to reverse the good German start and have control.
However, that is not their thing, it is not what they do best.
The 'pross' offer their good version when they run amok, given their collection of thoroughbreds.
Many were in the bank as well as in the stables, nervous, seething.
They were
Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Grealish, Mount
... Not even at the Grand National.
THE RIGHT APPROACH
Southgate knew that he needed the imbalance, because in equilibrium he was not capable of generating real occasions and, instead, suffered them, albeit in isolation.
The connection between
Havertz
and
Werner
, teammates at Chelsea, could put Germany ahead twice, with the balls into space.
Pickford
won a heads up against
Werner
and
Maguire
he arrived in time to avoid the shot of the same forward.
The English goalkeeper also put a firm hand on a powerful shot from Havertz, an exquisite footballer for technique and vision, but also very aggressive in driving.
His best companion at Chelsea, Mount, remained on the English bench, after not training with the group for a period of quarantine.
The English coach's first choice was
Grealish
, which caused the tingling in the stands.
He's in fashion without being
David Beckham
, in the Wembley box.
Not yet.
He is an unclassifiable footballer, effervescent, somewhat irregular, but of unquestionable talent.
What touches near the goal means imminent danger.
His participation in the two goals for England was no accident.
In the first, started and finished by Sterling, it was one of the vertices of the rondo in the erogenous zone of the German area;
in the second, he offered the cross to
Kane
, after Müller had lost the opportunity to reach another overtime.
The captain ended the suspense.
He both rehabilitates him just at the right time and place.
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