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, Bellingham and his teammates could not make the 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 of England's EURO campaign, the moment everyone has been waiting for after three dull and lacklustre 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 quarter-final ticket very tightly, until they let it 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. Belief 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. Earlier, in the first half, England were whistled by their own fans for playing sloppy football and falling behind. Boos were also aimed at Southgate, who was whistled when he and his players came out to look at the pitch before the team warmed up. Fans also shouted "buuuu" when his name was read over the loudspeaker during the team introduction. 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 in Cologne.

Coach Southgate both laughs and cries

This time, after the match, when he and his players came out to thank the fans, there was no more booing, whistling or other reactions from the stands. The fans, who were tired of him, angry at the way he let his players play unattractively because of his excessive caution, now temporarily "ceasefired" when England had a thrilling victory. But they will not compromise with Southgate. They want to continue to witness new victories, new adjustments.

Bellingham returned with a goal, as did Kane, but Foden remained quiet and Palmer was wanted more, having 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 more problems against Switzerland - their quarter-final opponents. Switzerland are not here by accident. They have run Germany into trouble and turned Italy into former EURO champions. The pace of their attackers and the experience and class of their midfield and defence will probably leave England in disarray, exposing gaps, just as Switzerland have broken down Italy's defence. A real test, with Switzerland looking stronger and more confident after their recent victories.

But England had faith again, there was a thought forming that Bellingham was their biggest star and God had it. 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