The AI ​​​​of simulated football taught me to be a coach

Chapter 290 Going further and advancing to the quarterfinals

The last game of the group stage was against Spain, but everyone was laughing.

Compared with the last European Cup in the Netherlands, this year's German European Cup, the Dutch team can be said to have gained a lot.He has already qualified ahead of time, and it is very likely that the top of the group will qualify, so at least the possibility of facing a strong opponent in the second round is unlikely.

The chairman of the Dutch Football Association Van Prager specially called Wu Haowen to congratulate the Dutch team on their two consecutive victories in the group stage, and took this opportunity to encourage the players to work hard and make persistent efforts.Don't repeat the tragedy of Euro 2020 in the Netherlands.

In the last European Cup in the Netherlands, the Netherlands thought that it would be able to win the semi-finals due to the benefits of the host country and its strength.As a result, they were eliminated by France 4:1 in the second round of the group stage.That defeat caused the morale of the Netherlands to drop for a long time.

Although the French team won the European Cup in the end, the Dutch team still firmly believes that if it is not for the French team, they can go further.

On June 6, at the Olympiastadion, home of Hertha in the Bundesliga, the Dutch team ushered in the last opponent Spain in the group stage.

Spain, like the Netherlands, has two consecutive victories in the group, so this game will determine who is the first in the group.Hattie in the Spanish team has grown into a world-class star, although he is still in Crystal Palace.However, thanks to the young talent Wu Haowen bought back then, Crystal Palace has long since shed its image as a nouveau riche and has become a strong contender for European qualifications.

Last season was the third in the league, and will represent England for the second time in the UEFA Champions League in the new season.Last season was a historic second Europa League title.

Hattie's steady performance made him a well-deserved superstar for Crystal Palace.This European Cup is also Hattie's first trip to the European Cup. Naturally, he hopes to gain something, such as a championship.Of course, Hattie is also very clear that there is basically no hope of defeating the Netherlands, because the head coach is Wu Haowen.

Spain's head coach Mendiliba also generously admitted at the press conference before the game that defeating the Netherlands is a difficult task, but the Spanish Matador has never been afraid of anyone, and the result will be known only after the game is over.

In the 29th minute of the game, De Gea took a goal kick and was blocked by Dutch player De Laite.De Laite was just about to kick back to the frontcourt, but the Spanish player Hattie suddenly launched a surprise attack from behind him and snatched the ball from De Laite's feet.And it was passed to the front left side to teammate Mikel Oyazabal for the first time.

Oyazabal took his left foot to intercept the ball behind him, and exerted a force to change the speed and direction of the ball, avoiding the middle, and continued towards the left penalty area.

At this time, the Dutch goalkeeper Korkmaz also abandoned the goal, and with several Dutch defenders behind him, Oyazabal was basically covered.

But the Spaniards are never afraid of difficulties. Before they formed a siege, Oyazabal made a powerful lob, passed the ball over the goalkeeper, picked it into the upper corner of the right goal, and drilled into the net.

Spain leads the Netherlands 1-0.

The Spanish fans at the scene immediately cheered and celebrated the victory goal.Because they firmly believe that their team will be the winner tonight.

Under the leadership of captain Van Dijk, the Dutch players responded calmly without the slightest panic.Wu Haowen is very satisfied with the performance of the Dutch players and has hardly been out of the coaching bench.

In fact, as the head coach, Wu Haowen was even more nervous at this time.In order to relieve the tense atmosphere, he made a video connection with his wife and daughter who were far away in BJ, and chatted with them.Before you knew it, the first half was over, and the Dutch team did not equalize the score.

But Wu Haowen is not in a hurry at the moment, because he knows who the winner tonight will be.

The situation changed suddenly in the second half.

In the 46th minute, the Dutch team took a corner kick from the right.Depay kicked into the penalty area in front of the goal, Velestra stepped forward to fight for the ball, but was pushed by the Spanish player Egea, the referee decisively blew a penalty.

Velestra was also calm and calm, with a powerful penalty kick into the Spanish goal defended by De Gea, helping the Netherlands equalize the score.

Van Dijk, the double captain of the Dutch team and the Liverpool team, naturally has to play the leading role of party members and cadres.In the 63rd minute, Van Dijk faced the corner kick kicked by Stens in the corner flag area on the left, quickly ran into the penalty area on the left, jumped up, scored with a header, and sent the ball into the net on the right.

De Gea's vision was partially blocked by his teammates due to his positioning, which resulted in his failure to make a save in time, which put the Spanish team in a passive position.The score became Netherlands 2:1 Spain.

In the 79th minute, the Dutch team took a corner kick from the right.

Stens still took the penalty, and he kicked the ball into the penalty area.Dutch midfielder Ikollenkamp relied on a header near the corner of the small penalty area on the left to help the Dutch team complete the final blow, and the score finally became 3:1.The Dutch team also maintained the score until the final whistle.

In this way, the Dutch team won the first place in the group and advanced to the second round, where they will meet Ireland.Spain will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second round.

Ireland is currently ranked 38th in the world, and there is still some gap compared with the Dutch team.But for European countries, there is almost no difference in the ranking within [-] places.After all, a victory or defeat will lead to a big difference in points ranking.

But despite this, the players and coaches of the two teams are actively preparing for the battle, because everyone wants to go further.

On June 6, at the Esprit Stadium in Germany, the match between the Dutch team and the Irish team officially began.Today is the birthday of Irish coach Ralph Rangnick, and the Irish players are also counting on the victory over Holland to give the coach a very grand birthday present.

But contrary to expectations, Ireland is not the opponent of the Dutch team, and the game has shown a clear result from the beginning.

In the 16th minute of the game, De Laite intercepted the ball in the backcourt and quickly kicked it to the frontcourt to Belwyn.Bellwyn dribbled the ball from the left side to the middle, and then passed a through pass to Stens who ran into the penalty area on the right.

Stens didn't waste the slightest opportunity, and the ball immediately adjusted his posture, then bent his left foot and leaned to the left at the same time.Kick the ball with the right foot.

Ireland goalkeeper Christy Pym immediately took a left leg and tried to block the ball.It's a pity that it's still a step late.The ball almost brushed his left foot and flew towards the right goal, refracted in mid-air and flew into the net.

Wonderful goal!
The Dutch fans were extremely excited and sang enthusiastically.It was an unconventional operation to stop singing after being persuaded by the security personnel who came after hearing the news.

After the goal, the Dutch team fully grasped the initiative on the field.As the game progressed, the Irish players became more and more impatient.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, the Irish team paid the price for their impatience.

At that time, the Dutch team took the ball out of bounds.Trope throws the ball to Depay to respond.Unexpectedly, the Irish defender Helihani pushed Depay and snatched Depay's ball.

The referee Ovidiu from Romania naturally would not ignore it. He showed Hrihani the second yellow card of the game.Two yellows turned into one red, and the Irish team lost one player.

So far, there is almost no suspense in the game.

In the 78th minute, Burger of the Dutch team received a cross from the right side of his teammate Troupe before the penalty spot. A clever shot avoided the attention of all defensive players. The ball rubbed the turf and went into the lower right corner of the goal.

In the end, the Dutch team defeated Ireland 2:0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

(End of this chapter)