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

Chapter 293 Italy, just do it
"My God! Why?" Pioli looked up at the sky and couldn't help feeling.

Is Italy destined to miss the championship?

Lost to Brazil in the World Cup semi-finals, lost to England in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals on penalties, and now finally came to the European Cup final, the opponent turned out to be the Netherlands!

The situation in the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers is vivid in my memory. Not long after this has just passed, Italy has suffered two consecutive losses.For the final match against the Netherlands, to be honest, Pioli has no idea.

This has caused training in Italy to be affected.Italian captain Rolando Mandragora felt the tension leading up to the final, and he understood the coach's woes.

After the first day of training, he called everyone to the room of coach Pioli.

"Hey, boys. If you have something to say, I can't fit you in my room. If you have something to say tomorrow, you may go out." Pioli naturally understood why the players gathered here, but he didn't want everyone to see his loss.

"Boss, we thought about it. We didn't think about anything in the final, so we just went to fight. We can't win anyway. With this mentality, I think maybe we will be different." Mandragola said with a smile.

"God! Look at what you're talking about? As long as it's a game, we must go all out. We have missed the championship several times in a row. I don't want to continue like this. I think you must have the same idea. Just do it!"

Pioli suddenly came to his senses, and there was only one game in the final.Either lose or win, what defense do you care about?Just do it!

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On July 7, the high-profile European Cup final will be held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, and the two sides of the game have already entered the field.The stands were also crowded with people. Although the German team had lost, the Germans would not be stingy with their applause and praise, and they resolutely chose to watch the match live.After all, compared with the Italian fans and Dutch fans who came from afar, the price I paid was very low.

The weather is a bit sweltering, but the fans naturally have their own way, and many of them bring power banks and small fans.I heard that the charging treasures of the surrounding Mijia were sold out.

With a whistle, the game officially started.

Italy's tactics were no longer limited to defensive counterattacks. From the very beginning of the game, the Italian team was proactive and sought to seize the initiative earlier.

In the 11th minute, the Dutch team got the ball in midfield.Belwyn made a long pass to the frontcourt and wanted to pass to teammate Velestra.Unexpectedly, Romagnoli, who was marking Velestra, pushed back.

Pellegrini quickly retreated to catch the ball, stopped the ball in his chest and turned around, glanced at his teammates in front of him, then kicked the ball to the left wing with a strong right foot.

At this time, the Italian left winger Capone was running fast on the left side, as if he had known Pellegrini's pass for a long time.He looked back at the incoming ball, predicted where the ball would land, and controlled the speed.

Then lift the left foot, step down the ball, and continue to attack with the ball forward.

He continued to move forward along the left side, and then met the interception of the Dutch player. He chose to dial the ball to the middle of the right, and then avoided the defensive players in the penalty area.

Midfielder Chiesa made a pick and stopped the Dutch player, allowing Barrelia to quickly and smoothly approach the sideline of the penalty area. When everyone thought that Barrelia would choose to pass the ball, Barrelia shot directly from 20 meters away.

The ball was heavy and flew directly into the upper corner of the right goal.Dutch goalkeeper Korkmaz flew to save but did not touch the ball for half a point.

Italy took the lead, and a small climax broke out on the scene.

The Italian fans are also very excited, after all, there is hope of victory if a goal is scored.But the good times didn't last long, and the Dutch team soon equalized the score through cooperation.

In the 21st minute, Belwyn made a cross from the left, and was taken a step ahead by Italian defender Bonucci, pushing out of the penalty area.Fortunately, Trope, who caught up later, regained the ball and continued to attack.

Trope scored the ball to Depay on the left side of the penalty area. Depay did not stop the ball, and took advantage of the opportunity to pass a through pass to the penalty area and hand it to Burger.Burger didn't have any hesitation either, and handed the ball in the penalty area to Velestra, who had fewer defensive players on the right.

Velestra ran to meet the ball, then pushed with his right foot into the lower right corner.

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a quick pounce, and although he touched the ball, he was unable to change the direction of the ball.

The Dutch team equalized the score 1:1.

This time it was the Dutch fans' turn to shout, but the Italian fans could only stare.

The game then entered a stalemate, until the 86th minute of the game, Italy scored a goal, allowing everyone to see Italy winning the championship.

In the 85th minute, a fast break of the Dutch team was interrupted by Italian defender Rugani, and then it was immediately passed to the midfielder and handed over to teammate Cristante.Kristante paused the ball for a short time, and then made a mid-range pass to Barelia in the frontcourt.

Barrelia dribbled the ball and ran quickly, but the Dutch team still had 3 defensive players in the backcourt. He couldn't get rid of De Lait who was marking him, and chose to pass a left pass to Keane in the penalty area.

Keane took advantage of his speed, opened the distance between the defenders, and pushed the ball towards the ball.The ball arced to avoid the goalkeeper's saving range and flew to the right goal.

With a bang, it hit the goalpost and bounced back to the field.

At this time, Chiesa, who was filling in on the right, quickly rushed to the ball and made a supplementary shot into the empty goal easily.

Italy 2:1 Netherlands.It was less than 10 minutes before the end of the game.The stands of Italian fans directly became a world of happiness, and some fans even took out the celebration flags prepared in advance.

But soon, the Italian fans were dumbfounded, because the Dutch team took advantage of the last few minutes to equalize the score.

In the 89th minute, Capone passed the ball near the midfield line to Christante, but Christante slipped and missed the ball.At this time, the Dutch player Ikollenkamp, ​​who was defending Christant, saw the opportunity and slid the ball to the ground with a shovel, destroying Italy's possession of the ball.

Belwijn randomly stepped forward with a big foot to make up for it, and kicked to the open space in front of the middle, allowing the fast-running forward Velestra to chase the ball.

The ball landed near the penalty spot. Goalkeeper Donnarumma chose to defend the goal conservatively and did not compete with the Dutch striker for the ball.So Velestra took advantage of this distance, adjusted the angle, and made a precise shot near the sideline of the small penalty area.

The ball passed under goalkeeper Donnarumma and rolled into the goal.

The score became a 2:2 tie.

Suddenly, the Dutch fans in the stands erupted.

It's the final!Every goal represents the approach of victory, especially just behind, and now it is tied, the Dutch fans naturally wept with joy.

We still have hope!

The game entered stoppage time, but there was no breakthrough again, and the two sides tied 2:2 to end the regular season.Next is overtime, Wu Haowen made no adjustments to the personnel, and Italy did not make any adjustments.

Pioli is no longer thinking about it. In the previous words, it's over, what else can we do?The final is up to the players themselves.

As the overtime time passed, the audience at the scene and the audience before the live broadcast became more and more nervous because the score had not changed.

With the referee's final whistle, overtime ended.The two sides are still tied 2:2, which means that the two sides will enter a penalty shootout!
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