Passing Three in a Row, the Situation Reverses!

After the fifteenth minute of the match.

The Netherlands' ferocious opening attacking wave finally began to lose its edge.

The high-intensity full-pitch pressing and relentless attacking and defensive sprints had consumed enormous amounts of stamina.

The Orange players' running tempo visibly slowed, and the intensity of their pressing dropped sharply.

That suffocating, storm-like pressure from the opening ten minutes had largely dissipated.

England, on the other hand, having weathered the all-out assault, had completely found their footing.

After fifteen minutes of back-and-forth adaptation, the Three Lions Army had fully adjusted to the rhythm of the match.

The defense line's positioning and cover grew increasingly coordinated, while the midfield's passing was no longer panicked or stiff.

Everyone had completely settled down, shifting from passive defense into a composed standoff.

The balance between attack and defense on the pitch quietly began to tilt through unnoticed details.

Li Yufei's midfield orchestration became the greatest key to turning the situation around.

During the passive opening fifteen minutes, he had dropped back on his own initiative and taken on all the dirty work.

He frantically joined in defensive interceptions, sorting out the chaotic passing rhythm at the back.

Time and again, his precise short passes stabilized the team's attack-and-defense structure, which had been on the verge of collapse.

Time and again, his accurate long switches disrupted the Netherlands' pressing setup.

As the team's absolute core and captain on the pitch, he had forcibly carried them through the darkest opening stretch.

Now that the opponents' stamina had declined and their attack had weakened, England's counterattack horn officially sounded.

England began actively controlling possession in midfield, steadily pushing their formation forward.

They no longer retreated blindly into their own half, no longer passively took the blows, but actively sought openings.

The attacking and defensive situation had completely