Chapter 174 European War
Chapter 174 European War
People will always be like this, satisfaction, for human beings, it will never exist, and human desires will never end. When Belgian football was at a trough, it was able to reach the World Cup and the finals of the European Cup. , It is already worthy of national celebration, but now as Belgian football performance is getting better and better, the fans' appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Losing to Turkey, in the eyes of many Belgian fans, is simply unforgivable.
People criticized the team more and more, and Degan couldn't sit still. He could scold the players bloody, but others didn't have the right.
"I really doubt now whether we are representing Belgium in the game. Although the result of the previous game was indeed a bit disappointing, my teammates have tried their best and they should not be subject to such punishment. Accusation, I know some people are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and if something happens, they will jump out and make trouble. I advise those people to be quiet, otherwise, when we fight back with grades, they will only be swollen. own face!"
Degan's words were very sharp, but the effect was very obvious. After Degan refuted some domestic critics, he suddenly became quiet.
Because the fans are at ease, since Degan has spoken, they have nothing to worry about, because Degan will never let them down.
After the first match day, the European Cup was still in flames, and another host that came on the field immediately confirmed people's evaluation of them. The big team is the big team. Although the final score was only 1:0, the whole game , Croatia has completely controlled the situation on the court. If it is not for bad luck, perhaps the score gap is much larger.
In another match in Group B, Germany, the favorite to win the championship, easily defeated Poland 2-0. Prince Podolski of Polti scored twice. German fans began to look forward to Podolski while expecting the team to win the championship. Able to win the title of top scorer in this competition.
The next thing that was ignited was Group C, the death group. Romania, led by Digan's teammate Mutu, played against France, where the big names gathered. Before the game, people were unanimously optimistic that the French team would win easily, but the result was unexpected. Henry continued. Given his tradition of poor performance in major competitions, it was like sleepwalking during the competition. On the contrary, Romania had a few chances to counterattack, but it was a pity that the luck of the goal was a bit unlucky. In addition, Frey, who finally took the main position, performed well. In the end, the game ended in a tie between the two sides 0:0.
Two and a half hours later, another game of this group started in Berne. The Italian team, which was favored by people before the game, finally disappointed all the fans who liked them. The concrete defense line became a shabby project, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, and Van Bronckhorst used three swords to end the World Cup champion team.
In this game, among the Fiorentina players, only Maggio and Montolivo got the opportunity to come off the bench. Pacini, who was originally expected to be high, just sat on the bench for 90 minutes. Tony, who was the main player, And Del Piero, who came off the bench, failed completely in the game.
So much so that after the game, the Italian media said angrily: "We have very outstanding young talents, but Donadoni sent a group of old men."
Of course, this disastrous defeat was not all the old man's fault. After watching this game, Degan remembered a person's name, Barzali. His only comment was that it was too trashy. Degan didn't understand how such a player could enter Italy's national team, and can still play.
Look at the second goal conceded by Italy. At that time, Italy took a corner kick and was cleared by the Netherlands. Three Dutch players counterattacked quickly, while only a few Italian players came back at full speed.
As a forward, Di Natale rushed back to his penalty area at full speed. Although he failed to prevent Sneijder's goal, as a forward, his initiative was very respectable. At this time, I can't help but ask.
Barzali, where are you?
With Maldini's retirement, Nesta's withdrawal from the national team, and Cannavaro's injury, the current Italian defense has really become their fatal problem.
Zambrotta and Grosso are assist-oriented side positions. In the second half of the game, we saw them make beautiful breakthroughs and shots many times, but unfortunately they missed a little bit.
Panuccilian is quite old and shouldn't have come, but to be honest, it is because of his good relationship with coach Donadoni that he came to this European Championship and played. Materazzi is indispensable in Italy now, but he is a defensive defender after all and cannot be entrusted with important tasks.
This year's Italian team, people who know a little bit about football can clearly feel that the Italian midfielder is out of touch. The Italian midfielder is Pirlo, Ambrosini, Gattuso, and Camoranesi.
Pirlo, Ambrosini, and Gattuso are complete AC Milan midfielders. It should be noted that Ambrosini is Kaka's substitute in AC Milan, and Totti's substitute in the national team before.
So now Italy still lacks an offensive midfielder like Kaka and Totti. The only bright spot in the midfield is Pirlo. Ten fingers off, absolutely world-class masters, but it's a pity that one tree can't support it.
Di Natale and Tony are the first strikers. Di Natale performed well and worked hard. It is normal for him to be replaced because of his fame.
Tony is undoubtedly the number one striker in Italy now, but he wasted too many opportunities. The most memorable one is the single-handedly facing Van der Sar. beat.
The final result is that the Netherlands used a very Italian way to win Italy. Although there were three goals in the game, it always made people feel a little boring. When the Oranje learned to play defense, it may not be as complicated as before. Gorgeous, but it seems to indicate a farewell to the Netherlands, which was always depressed and fell into the Matthew Effect vicious circle in the past. If it is possible, who would like to be the uncrowned king?
There are winners and losers in the sport of football. The so-called winning and losing is just rhetoric for a while. No matter how beautiful it is, it is a loss. Ugly, people can see Ruud van Nistelrooy or Sneijder pass the ball and shoot in the pinch of two or three Italian defenders, you can see a beautiful bicycle pass, an accurate cross or over the top, it belongs to the Netherlands What is human is always Dutch.
And this game may not be a bad thing for Italy. It is not difficult to see in the game that the fighting spirit of the Italians is not strong. They only won the World Cup in 2006. After Calciopoli, most of the main players of Juventus and AC Milan We have also been running around for two seasons for our livelihood, and we can imagine the mental and physical exhaustion, but after this game, I am afraid that we have to cheer up anyway. If we want to survive this group, we have no fighting spirit. no.
In the next two games in Group D, the Swedes won. Although Ibrahimovic didn't score, after the game, he could taunt Digan who lost the ball to his heart's content.
2:0!
The defending champion Greek team was torn off the mythical coat, and the Vikings saw the hope of qualifying for the group.
The result of the other game was somewhat surprising, 4:1. Before the game, people generally believed that this contest between Spain and Russia should be evenly divided, but in fact, the Spanish team won.
Now the head coach of this Spanish team, Calagones, should be happy. The French team failed to break through Romania's gate because no player could fully assume the core of the post-Zidane era. Spain, on the other hand, is "annoyed" by having too many midfield playmakers. Of course, this is a happy annoyance.
Harvey, Iniesta, Fabregas and Alonso are the midfield commanders of their respective teams, but they can only have two players in the national team. Coach Aragones chose Harvey and Iniesta's Barcelona combination can be more tacit, but at the expense of a talented midfielder like Cesc Fabregas.
In the 442 formation, Senna, who defends behind Harvey and in front of the defense line, and Iniesta cannot appear in the middle, but can only serve as a right midfielder, while Silva serves as a left midfielder. The four defenders Ramos, Puyol, Marchena and Capdevila in the back line, as well as the striker combination Torres and Villa, are not surprising at all.
Although Iniesta's position is on the right, his range of activities in the game is more in the middle, and right back Ramos has not had many assists before the opening. In addition, Harvey's position is on the left of the center, and left back Karp De Villa frequently assisted, so the overall formation and offensive of the Spanish team in the first half of the game were "leaning to the left".
In fact, Spain's two goals in the first half were related to left-back Capdevila. In the 20th minute, Spain's first goal was initiated by left-back Capdevila.
Capdevila made a direct pass from the backcourt, and Torres waded the ball too far in front of the penalty area, but Kologin accidentally kicked the ball back to Torres' feet when he made a clearance.
Facing Akinfiev who fell to the ground and attacked, Torres calmly knocked across the middle, and Villa quickly followed up and shot an empty goal, 1:0.
In the 44th minute, Capdevila once again became the source of the attack. Russia's tactical corner kick was cleared. Capdevila broke through from the left and then made a cross. Iniesta made a straight pass from the right side of the front court. , 2:0.
In addition to winning, what is more important for Spain is that the doubts about whether Villa and Torres can be a perfect pairing disappeared. Villa, which also opened the prelude to Villa's hat-trick. The communication between the two gradually formed during the game also made a perfect striker combination ready to emerge.
At the beginning of the game, Villa and Torres did not communicate much on the field, but as the game progressed, the frequent crossing and transposition seemed to allow the two to find a way to communicate. It was vividly reflected in the match between the two. Effective communication gave them more and better opportunities. Torres' hard work grabbed the opportunity to break through and directly face the goalkeeper, while Villa ran nearly 30 Mi's outflanking also caught Torres' eyes, a light cross, a push shot facing an empty goal, a goal was born, and all of this process was played by effective communication.
This goal also allowed Villa to find the feeling of scoring. Although Torres was replaced by Aragones in the middle, he did not run much, but he made a fatal pass. It can be said that he completed the task well and was replaced. There is no shortage of coaches who see that the overall situation has been determined to retain their strength.
Villa performed a hat-trick in this game and became the biggest contributor to the Spanish team's victory, but before the game, Calagones was still laying smoke bombs: "Yes, Villa is very good, but first He needs to be on the squad!"
Between Cesc Fabregas and Villa, Calagones finally chose the latter. With the outstanding figure of Torres as the "early bird", Villa played a guerrilla comfortably next to the Holy Child, Then there was the first goal.
For being the best player in this game, Villa seemed very happy, but he was still a little dissatisfied: "I am very excited about the hat-trick, but what is more important is the cooperation between the teammates, the cooperation between Torres and Iniesta The pass was just right, Cesc Fabregas also gave me a few good passes in the second half, but I didn't take advantage of my chances due to my lack of energy."
This is Villa's debut in the European Cup, and Cucurbita tied Alfonso's record for total goals in the European Cup set by Spanish players in just one game.
Villa has a considerable level of ball control skills. Whenever the calabash child gets the ball in the midfield, the Spanish midfielders can safely and boldly advance collectively.
In stoppage time, Villa sent an unpredictable pass in front of the penalty area. Although Harvey's volley was saved, Fabregas still scored the national team's first goal with a header.
Three goals, one instigation of the attack, Villa's data in this game can be called monster level.
After the game, the media also gave Huluwa a game-high 9.5 points: "So far the most exciting solo show in this European Cup."
While making a good start for Spain, Villa was also recorded in history with this hat-trick. This is not only the first hat-trick of this European Cup, but also the first hat-trick of the European Cup in eight years, and it is also the first hat-trick of the Spanish national team in three years.
Spain beat South Korea 3:1 in the 1990 World Cup group match, and former Real Madrid legend Michel scored a hat-trick. 18 years later, Villa became another matador who wore a hat in the World Series.
From this moment on, Villa officially stepped out of Raul's shadow, and fans all over the world can forget the former owner of Spain's No. 7 jersey—Raul Gonzalez.
In addition to Villa's hat-trick, it was Cesc Fabregas who scored the fourth goal for Spain from the bench. As early as before the game, Fabregas had a premonition that he would be a substitute: "I am only 21 years old. I'm still young. I'm in the best shape right now, but if I don't have enough patience, it will be a disaster."
Although he has become the new king of the Gunners, Fabregas, who is still a rookie and a substitute in the national team, accepts the battle for the starting line-up with such an extremely cold and sharp attitude, which has paved the way for his success from the very beginning.
If it weren't for tactical needs, which coach in the world would dare to voluntarily give up a top midfielder like Xiaofa. Calagones has no choice. Abandoning Raul and Guti has already made him a "public enemy". The only option before the coach and the national team is to win the championship. Looking at previous competitions, Spain has never lacked in splendor, but the extremely contrasting performances at both ends of the offense and defense always make them suffer in advance.
In the 54th minute of the game, Xiaofa replaced Torres, who assisted with a goal and slightly injured his ankle. There is no need to say much about the technical characteristics of Fabregas. After his debut, La Masia "senior" Harvey took the initiative to retreat and Senna continued to contain the fortress in the middle. This season, Cesc Fabregas, who is escorted by only Flamini alone, can still attack and defend freely. At this time, the number of "hardware support" for him has doubled, and it is inevitable to complete the stunning.
"I can adapt to any position in the midfield."
Before the game, Cesc Fabregas had confidence in his ability to adapt. After he came on the field, his main activity area was more inclined to the right forward position. To the right side of the midfield, that foot is like a scalpel-like slash straight through.
Opportunities always favor those who are prepared, and Fabregas is obviously not satisfied with only one assist. In the first minute of stoppage time, when Harvey volleyed in the penalty area and was saved, the Gunners core appeared in front of the goal line like a ghost, and easily scored the first goal of his national team career in his European Cup debut.
With this victory, the doubts around the Spanish team have been quelled, and Cesc Fabregas' ability has also been proved. He will undoubtedly gain more trust from the old coach in future battles.
In this game, Cesc Fabregas gradually entered the role of the command tower, even though he still has a big brother like Harvey by his side. You know, kneading the whole team and scheduling offense and defense are the highlights of Cesc Fabregas' tactical characteristics. How the old coach makes full use of the small methods and enriches Spain's offensive tactics is very critical to the Matador's journey to win the championship. After all, a team of champions still needs the protagonist of plan b.
The Spaniard won, and Hiddink, the head coach of the Russian team, was furious, "Quickly ask the next question!" This is what the Dutch coach said when he didn't give reporters a good face at the post-match press conference. Obviously, the ambitious Russian team before the game Ren, after falling at the feet of the Spanish matador at 1:4, was not satisfied with his disciple's performance, and even publicly stated: "Almost nothing was played. We failed to perform at our level throughout the game. There was a good period in the beginning of the second half. time, but then lose my stuff, which is what annoys me the most."
However, Hiddink does not think that losing the first game will have a big impact on the team. After all, Spain is the strongest team in Group D: "We are a young team and lack experience in major competitions. When they gain experience, they need to pay tuition for their youth. This game did not make us completely lose hope. There are still two games waiting for us. We need to look forward, but the performance of the players today makes me feel a little disappointment."
The Russians, who have achieved outstanding results in the qualifying and warm-up matches, did not show their strength in the competition. The team that was considered likely to be upset before the game was swept away. It is no wonder that the famous coach was annoyed. Hiddink led the famous Whether the most outstanding Russian team in history can really achieve breakthrough results, how the Dutch adjust the mentality and state of the players in the last two games is particularly important.
Spain's victory over Russia may not have come as a surprise, but the real surprise was that Spain won so easily.
There is no doubt that Russia, which was able to beat England to qualify in the qualifiers, would never be so vulnerable. Why did it play so badly in the European Cup?
The answer may be found in Russia's top killer Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko plays for Spartak Moscow. The 27-year-old shooter is 188cm tall and has a good header. He is the top scorer of Spartak Moscow every year.
In the European Cup qualifiers, when Russia defeated England 2:1, it was Pavlyuchenko who scored twice to help Russia win.
Such a "natural air fighter" should have been the most troublesome attacker for Spain's slightly short striker. In addition, it rained heavily during the game, which was more conducive to the physical strength of a shooter like Pavlyuchenko. , taking all these factors into consideration, Pavlyuchenko should have been very useful.
But as the game progressed, there was a scene that stunned everyone. The Russians suddenly stopped playing press, and instead of relying on their bodies, they played skills.
And Pavlyuchenko, who has been active on the wing throughout the first half, has become a quasi-winger. Most of the time, Pavlyuchenko has been active on the wing and outside the penalty area.
This tactical arrangement is extremely surprising. Changing a natural air fighter to play as a winger not only makes Pavlyuchenko's power drop sharply and his playing is extremely awkward, but also makes Russia lose a high point of attack.
In the original rain fight, this high point should have been a big fuss for Russia. There was one scene that was enough to illustrate the absurdity of this arrangement. In the 44th minute, Pavlyuchenko took a free kick and was blocked by the wall. He found the second landing point in front of him and shot again. The ball roared and hit the crossbar.
This scene proves that Pavlyuchenko has an excellent feeling and state in this battle, but the killer in such a good state is used as a winger, which is really a bit funny.
It wasn't until the second half that Hiddink realized the problem and Pavlyuchenko was substituted into the penalty area. The natural air fighter quickly came back to life, and in the 51st minute, his header ferried to Bystrov to create a shot. Chance, in the 72nd minute, he tested Casillas with a shot after carrying a man at the top of the penalty area. In the 78th minute, his shot for the second goal narrowly missed the post, and in the 86th minute, he scored a goal for Russia with a trademark header.
Throughout the second half, Pavlyuchenko not only had five shots, hit the goal frame twice, but also scored a goal and won a frontcourt free kick for the team. Russia also had a fatal move because of his return to the penalty area. means of attack.
Comparing Pavlyuchenko's very different performances in the first half and the second half, one can conclude that Russia's poor performance in this game cannot be blamed entirely on the players, but on tactics.
However, looking at Hiddink's coaching history, he is used to using tall players to move to the side. When he coached the Korean team, Xue Qixuan, who is close to 190cm tall, was used as a winger. When Hiddink coached Australia, the team's header was the best. Cahill, the player nicknamed "The Helicopter", is also often fixed to the wing activities. In the Russian team, the victim became Pavlyuchenko.
However, Hiddink's change of tactics failed this time. Pavlyuchenko is not Xue Qixuan. Pavlyuchenko, who is not good at running ability and breakthrough ability, loses his power when he pulls out of the penalty area. The Russian team also missed the attack on the Spanish team. the best way. In the end, it was no surprise that it failed miserably.
After the game, originally in the pre-match winning odds table of the famous bookmaker William Hill, Spain ranked second with 1 to 5. But after tonight's game, William Hill immediately adjusted the odds. Although Spain still ranked second, the odds fell to 4 to 1.
From the perspective of professional gaming companies, Spain's hope of winning the championship is undoubtedly higher. Russia is indeed not a strong team, but considering the previous record, Spain's performance is still very convincing.
After sweeping Russia 4:1, Spain has maintained an unbeaten record of 17 games in all competitions, which is the only one in the world with such an impressive record. In the course of 17 unbeaten games, Spain has successively defeated first-class teams such as England, Italy and Sweden. This unbeaten game has amazing gold content.
While improving its always weak defense, Spain has established a very lethal attack system through quick counterattacks and central midfielders.
After abandoning Raul, Guti and other veterans, Caaragones used a group of vigorous young people to create a quick response force. The smooth switching between 442 and 4141 formations made Spain The attack can be invincible, and the defense can be as stable as Mount Tai.
The upper lottery is the guarantee for Spain to make a breakthrough. In Group D where the Matador Corps is located, there is neither a host nor a first-class team. Not only can Spain easily obtain the right to qualify for the group, but it can also minimize consumption to prepare for the knockout round .
Looking at the first round of the group stage, the only one that can be compared with Spain in terms of spectacle and momentum is Germany. The German chariot is the number one favorite to win the competition. Similar to Spain, Germany is also in Group B without a team that can really challenge Its authoritative powerhouse. Moreover, there are many German expatriates in Austria and Switzerland, and the Germanic chariots with the right time and place are likely to be the only obstacle on the way to Spain's dominance.