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50 Classic Battle of the Gods XLIII Argentina 2-2 England Enemy of the People
Ten brave lions, one stupid boy. Back in the summer of France in 1998, after the 1/8 final of the World Cup, which encompassed all the stirring elements of the game, the Daily Mirror put the blonde talent who made the mistake of receiving a red card in the crater of a volcano with such an offensive headline. Even the then manager, Glenn Hoddle, went on record as saying that had there been equal numbers throughout the competition, England would have been the successors.
Overnight, David Beckham, who should have been enjoying the favor of millions, became an unforgivable sinner in all of England.
After 12 years, England and Argentina are reunited in the World Cup. So far, the two teams have met five times in the World Cup, with England winning three and losing two.
In this British-African war before the game, after Victoria's text messages and phone calls, Beckham learned that he will be a father's happy news. He couldn't help himself, he even hid in the small bathroom of the bus, jumping up and down a constantly. The exuberance before the big game, and the joy of getting a son at a young age, intertwined in his warm emotions. But Beckham, who trudged out of the Stade Frois-Guichard just a few hours later, burst into tears as he hugged his mom and dad. At what he remembers as "the worst time of his life", England's No.7 could hardly forgive himself, and was engulfed by a great deal of regret and remorse.
On the night of the outing, Beckham, who rarely drinks, had a few drinks with McManaman, Slattery and others, and they hung around the hotel neighborhood until 4 a.m., but said nothing more.
For a long time, that was the final quiet time in Beckham's life, less than a day, by the "red card incident" brought by the national questioning, accountability, blackmail curses and ridicule, from all corners of the world rushed to - even if he kept flying to the United States to resolve the dispute. He flew to the U.S. in a bid to solve the problem. Beckham later said, "At the age of 23, I wasn't ready for all this. Suddenly, my day was ripped to shreds on the pitch at the World Cup in France."
Utilizing a fantastic direct free kick partnership, the Argentines erased the deficit before the end of the first half. Javier Sanetti, who was buried in the crowd, scored with his left foot.
The "England-Argentina Battle", born in the summer of France, was not a good way to differentiate between the protagonists and the side players. Argentine as the ultimate successor, should win more sense of presence, but because of the two new England team, after their own way to steal the limelight, turned into "cutting-edge traffic", so in a number of years, regretting the exit of the "Three Lions", but more like the "protagonist" of this classic duel. Instead, it is more like the "protagonist" of this classic duel.
These two young Englishmen are Michael Owen, who scored the goal, and David Beckham, who was sent off. Regarding the latter's kicking of Simone during the match, Owen once said: "I'd be lying if I said David didn't let his teammates down with that red card. Of course, I don't think David should have taken the abuse and the swearing later on, that's not right. But to be honest, he didn't do his best in that game, and I've had a hard time getting over that for years."
There is no rational explanation that can convince everyone about the leg lift and the red card. Including as the parties concerned Beckham himself, in the process of being shown a red card back to the field, can not answer from his friend Gary Neville's "soul torture": "What did you do, why did you do it ah?" Of course, the young Beckham also real bad luck, Simeone's old and treacherous, as well as Argentina's three main referee pressure, are difficult to avoid. It was a trial where it was necessary to hand over the anointing.
As Beckham's biggest enemy at the turn of the century, Diego Simeone had this to say in an interview: "Let's put it this way, the referee kind of fell into our trap ...... That action would have only gotten a yellow card by and large, but my falling to the ground in a dead ball situation made Beckham's deserved yellow card upgraded to a red card. I merely played a clever trick."
Had VAR been in place, this England-Africa battle might have shown a vastly different result. But at that moment, a penalty under the confusion and anxiety, changed Beckham's soccer career, but also let the English soccer began to suffer from the curse of the red card.
After a 120-minute battle, England dragged Argentina to a penalty shootout with one man less. Unfortunately, they came up against Roa, the Argentine goalkeeper who was in great form.
In a serious penalty shootout, Argentine goalkeeper Roa saved penalties from Ince and David Batty to help Argentina advance to the last eight.
Michael Irvin - "The bottom line is they can't stop me ......"
As the most prolific Argentinean goal scorer in the history of the Premier League, Sergio Aguero remembers the "Anglo-Argentine Battle" of the 1998 World Cup in France. However, his exclusive memory has nothing to do with the success of Batistuta, Javier Zanetti or the Argentinians, the real unforgettable fragment, in fact, is the Michael Owen in the history books of the thousands of miles to ride alone.
Aguero said, "Owen's goal in that game was truly beautiful. At that time, I was just a 9 or 10 year old kid, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I witnessed the wonderful breakthrough after his consecutive crosses. Since then, I have always missed it with others, I really love Michael Owen so much."
How many kids like Aguero fell passionately for Michael Owen's solo play during that fiery French summer. Even the England striker himself has a vivid image of that solo burst. It was a completely life-changing goal. Michael Owen recalled it in his autobiography -
"Frankly speaking, when I received Beckham's pass in the arc of the center circle, my initial idea was simply to curdle a bit and pass the ball to my teammates. However, when I angled my head to investigate and found a huge gap in front of me, everything changed ...... Perhaps it was because of the nagging concern about my previous display of speed, Argentina's defenders were a little less determined, and some of them kept backing away from the defense, purposely leaving a buffer zone. But at that moment, Argentina's center-back defense was like a chaotic scene in some schoolyard playground, and they were unable to thwart my break at all. Even if I slowed down, I could pass them all.
Owen went on to recall, "That kind of sighting, that kind of power shot, I've practiced that too many times in my day. I need to emphasize once again that this is all due to the various experiences I endured as a teenager. Even if it's a point of view that's hard to catch, I'm able to seize the moment and make it in one go.
On a one-on-one with the Argentinean goalkeeper, I could have played a through ball or a lower quiz, but the danger of any of these options is too great and I would have probably botched it - even if I had blasted the ball close to the goal, which I'm not very athletically built for. In contrast, hitting a high ball that goes past the goalkeeper is the safest option. The moment I hit the ball with my right foot, I knew it was in."
It was a contest that could have left all neutrals aching for more, but there is always only one side that succeeds in a soccer contest. Michael Owen's goal was unrivaled, but he was denied a ticket to the last eight of the World Cup.
