Faith returns when the hero appears

MILESTONE OF REBIRTH

A moment of brilliance came like a ray of sunshine in a stormy sky. A hero returned after two consecutive matches, and Bellingham himself, in the previous 94 minutes, was powerless. A thought began to appear: the victory over Slovakia was like a golden key to open the door, which from the group stage matches until the 90+5 minute of the round of 16 match, Bellingham and his teammates could not make that door budge. Those were the moments of brilliance of an outstanding individual, able to create a turning point in extremely difficult matches; the burst of will and courage to reverse almost certain defeat; a firm belief that they were here to exploit the great potential of the team, and turn them into heroes.

Bellingham's explosive moment brought England back to life

That could be the turning point in England's EURO campaign, the moment everyone has been waiting for after three dull and lackluster group stage matches, a milestone of rebirth. He appeared at the most serious and sensitive moments to save England, save himself, save coach Gareth Southgate from a humiliating end. After that beautiful goal, there was a completely different England team, and a completely different Slovakia. They had held on to the ticket to the quarter-finals very tightly, until they let go exactly 90 seconds before the official end of the match. A mental collapse when the Central European team suffered a second goal, a header from Harry Kane. That goal would probably also be a big turning point for England's number 9, after a series of unsatisfactory matches. Confidence in victory was restored. Now, people began to believe that England would go deep.

NO MORE booing, BUT…

The criticism of Southgate has softened thanks to that spectacular victory. Before that, right from the first half, the England team was whistled by their own fans, because they played sloppy football and lost the lead to the opponent. The boos were also aimed at Southgate, who was whistled when he and the players went out to see the pitch before the team warmed up. Fans also shouted "buuuu" when his name was read over the loudspeaker during the introduction of the team. The peak of the anger and frustration that fans had for Southgate was when they threw plastic cups at him after the 0-0 draw with Slovenia in the group stage at the stadium in Cologne.

Coach Southgate both laughed and cried

This time, after the match, when he and his players came out to thank the fans, there were no more boos, whistles or reactions in the stands. The fans, who were tired of him, angry at the way he let his players play unattractive games due to his excessive caution, now temporarily "ceasefire" when England had a thrilling victory. But they will not compromise with Southgate. They want to continue to see new victories, new adjustments.

Bellingham returned with a goal, as did Kane, but Foden remained quiet and Palmer was wanted. He made a positive impact for England after coming on as a substitute. Mainoo is likely to retain his starting place after an impressive performance against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.

The big problem is that England's defence was tested to the max and exposed by Slovakia's quick counter-attacks and could face even more problems against Switzerland - their quarter-final opponents. Switzerland are not there by accident. They have run Germany into trouble and turned Italy into former EURO champions. The pace of their attacking players and the experience and class of Switzerland's midfield and defence will probably leave England in disarray, exposing gaps, just as Switzerland have breached Italy's defence. A real test, with Switzerland coming out stronger and more confident after their recent victories.

But England had faith again, a thought was forming that Bellingham was their biggest star and God was with them. He had saved the king, now it was time for him to save England again.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chuyen-ky-la-ve-doi-tuyen-anh-niem-tin-tro-lai-khi-nguoi-hung-xuat-hien-185240701223809443.htm