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On Saturday, in the quarter-final of the World Cup against Sweden in Samara, Maguire advanced to 80 yards from the English penalty area and posted on the penalty spot, waiting for the corner kick. Ashley Young. The ball was thrown and Maguire met him with a ball head after a strong jump.
He broke the stalemate and more importantly injected life into the match after 30 minutes of a tasteless affair that almost drove even the most ardent of English fans.
Janne Andersson's Sweden had defied logic and reason for two years. They eliminated the Netherlands in their qualifying group and eliminated the life of Italy, winner of the World Cup four times in the playoffs. All these milestones were achieved with defenders Andreas Granqvist, Viktor Lindelof and striker Marcus Berg. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was obviously absent from this medium-sized fighting unit, but the hunger of a wolf. England coach Gareth Southgate has correctly read the weaknesses of Sweden. The Scandinavians are angry at the ball and are scared when players run to them.
Jesse Lingard and Raheem Sterling had just the right mix of rhythm and cheating to keep the Swedes on their heels. If Sterling could keep his cool, Robin Olsen's citadel would have fallen once more before the end of the first session. It did not take long, after the change. This time, the Swedes failed to defend Lingard's shot from the right that came from far away. Dele Alli came in second place, as usual, without being noticed, and nodded at home to the delight of the English fans, now alive and shouting their years of discontent. They suddenly realized that it's better to follow a resurgent "team" than ego-friendly stars.
If English attackers exploited the air weakness of the opposition, Jordan Pickford showed that his heroism against Colombia under the bar was not a flash in the pan. Plunging to his left, he stopped Berg's head and refused the Swedes to equalize and renew their will to fight. With the timely and courageous intervention of Jordan Henderson, Pickford could keep his net free of disruption after Viktor Claesson planned a 10-yard shot. The goalkeeper parried the shot and Henderson blocked the recoil.
To spoil an almost perfect outing, Maguire's adrenaline got the better of his senses. He entered the referee's book for firing the ball out of frustration after being penalized for a foul on John Guidetti. An offense that he must avoid spending more time on the field to defend England. Southgate has kept it simple enough and has managed brilliantly its limited resources up here. Deliberately confusing all the frills, he anointed Harry Kane, the coolest guy, as captain.
There are no accessories for the game of England. Everything is real since they earned a bye for the World Cup semi-finals after a long wait of 28 years. Since Chris Waddle skied his penalty in Turin against West Germany, England has never felt as good as the fairy tale of Sweden has come to an end. When their disappointment continues, they will be proud of their 2018 World Cup race.
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