Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"aoaooaoaooaoao——"

The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was frenetic, with huge chants coming one after another.

England, with the advantage of home court, led the attack. The English fans in the stands were particularly excited, cheering and dancing.

The Portuguese fans were somewhat sympathetic to the impassioned English fans because... judging by past practice.

A football game is an event that ends with Martin's team winning.

It's so exciting at this time, and there's a high probability that the joy will be in vain.

They turned their eyes to Martin and watched the game again with anticipation.

England gradually took the initiative in the game. Southgate, who was standing in the technical area directed by the home team coach, saw this with a frown on his face, obviously very worried about the game.

Not scoring when you are in a good position is a taboo in football.

It seemed like the offensive was overwhelming, but it actually failed to threaten Patricio's goal.

What satisfied him was that the team did a very good job in switching from offense to defense, without giving Martin any chance to get the ball, which made Portugal's quick counterattack impossible.

There were a lot of touches on the ball in positional battles, but they were isolated from the tactical system and had no substance to help Portugal create excellent opportunities in positional offense.

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray also highly praised the work of the English players in switching from offense to defense: "The overall performance was too good, and Martin was not given a comfortable chance to handle the ball at all. I believe that as long as we continue to increase the intensity of our offense, he will be very successful." Maybe he will score first at the new Wembley Stadium!”

In the 27th minute of the game, England really had a chance to score.

Saka received Rice's precise transfer ball on the right side of the attack and quickly moved inside. William Carvalho and Cancelo did not touch the ball at all. Felix, who was actively returning to defense, did something bad with good intentions. He was behind him The kick hit Saka's left foot which was trailing behind.

The referee Kuipers blew the whistle decisively and awarded England a direct free kick on the right side of the field, about 26 meters away from the goal.

The foul spot is approximately 70° from the right goal post.

A perfect free-kick position for left-footed players.

But in the end it was Trippier who took the free kick.

Although he is a right-footed player, the arc drawn by the inside of his foot is very large, and it bypasses the wall, grazing the inner edge of the upper post of the right goal and darting into the net.

England leads defending champion Portugal 1:0 at the new Wembley Stadium.

The entire stadium instantly became crazy, and the English fans gave out hysterical shouts and contributed all their passion for the goal that exceeded the score.

"What a great direct free kick from Trippier."

Central 5 commentator He Wei couldn't help but admire: "It's an absolute blind spot. There's really nothing we can do about Patricio's failure to save! Even the strongest goalkeeper in world football today is beyond his reach."

"But then again, England taking the lead at the new Wembley Stadium also means that the balance of the game is broken. Portugal, which is lagging behind, will definitely strengthen its attack. The next game will become even more exciting!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang said loudly.

The on-site director gave a meaningful message to Martin after giving the goal to Trippier.

There are mainly two levels of meaning that I want to express.

First of all, Trippier scored a wonderful direct free kick in front of the greatest free kick expert in world football. Is it a trick? Do you want to respond later?

Secondly, Portugal is lagging behind. Should the number one player in football today, who has not performed very well for a long time, stand up and stabilize the situation?

England head coach Southgate celebrated the goal excitedly. He quickly came to the sidelines and called Sterling over for face-to-face instructions.

Obviously, Southgate knows that if the balance is broken, there is a high probability of being attacked by Portugal like mercury.

Precisely at this time, it is also an excellent opportunity to expand the score!

Risks and opportunities are equal!

He knows that there is a high probability that Portugal's goal cannot be prevented, so he can only compete at this time to see who can seize the opportunity better.

By then, it may not be impossible to score first than Portugal.

As long as you get a two-goal lead, you can be patient when you should, and wait until the right opportunity to deliver a fatal blow!

The whole world is optimistic about Portugal's goal, so... they will give the whole world a loud slap in the face!

Portugal head coach Santos did not react much to the team's goal loss. From his perspective, Trippier's direct free kick can be said to be an absolute blind spot and an unstoppable world wave.

Now that the goal has been conceded, we can only focus on the game that is about to restart, strive to equalize the score, and then overtake the score!

He wasn't worried about this at all.

Anyway, Martin knew what to do next.

The Portuguese players on the field also knew it, so they were not worried.

This...is the heart of a strong man belonging to Portugal.

It is normal to be behind in the score. In competitive sports, there are leading and falling behind, as long as the score is exceeded before the end of the game!

The English players celebrated the goal for a long time, and the Portuguese players did not stop it through the referee.

They thought, let's celebrate. Anyway, there won't be too many celebrations in this game.

This... is the strong self-confidence that a champion teacher should have.

The game restarted, and Portugal, which had won the right to kick off, had no intention of continuing to strengthen its offense. It still used reasonable passes step by step to find the shortcomings of England's defensive system.

The English players who took the lead at home were in high spirits and ran without hesitation to limit Portugal's offense for everyone.

Everyone knows that Martin is the absolute core of Portugal. As long as he is optimistic about him, he can easily resolve most of Portugal's attacks.

In this regard, the English players have done very well.

Martin received the defensive attention of many players, but the defensive level of the English players was very good. They would not rush in swarmly, but in a layered manner, which not only ensured tight monitoring of Martin, but also took into account the defense of other Portuguese offensive players. .

Seat B and Ronaldo also received the attention of England's defensive players, so the Portuguese players never found a way to score.

In addition, England players also completed the task assigned by head coach Southgate to avoid fouling in dangerous areas as much as possible.

Time passed by second by second and soon came to the 35th minute.

The score shown on the scoreboard is still England leading Portugal 1:0.

The England fans at the new Wembley Stadium were filled with excitement and hysterical chants, cheering for the struggling players on the field.

The Portuguese fans did not panic at all, because they knew that the game would definitely develop in the direction of victory.

Santos, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the visiting team coach, looked at the players on both sides of the field with interest, with a playful smile on his lips.

England head coach Southgate did do enough homework before the game, and the targeted tactics were in place, but he sacrificed the players' physical fitness to do things beyond their abilities.

Only three substitutions could be made in the game. England played overtime in the semi-finals and had one less day of rest than their own team. Their physical fitness was not as good as their own. In addition, they ran without hesitation. As the game went by, , the team's physical condition will definitely become less and less obvious.

If you are ahead, you can still rely on perseverance and hard work, but once you lose the ball, it will be a crushing defeat.

This... is also the only thing Southgate is worried about.

Martin had long caught England's problems and was in no hurry to create a great scoring opportunity at the end of the first half.

He is now focusing on consuming the physical energy of England's players as much as possible in preparation for the devastating second half.

When Kuipers blew the first half whistle, the scoreboard on the big screen still showed England leading Portugal 1:0.

No one expected such a result before the game.

England fans were ecstatic. They watched the entire first half of the game and did not see any decent opportunities created by Portugal. They all thought that Southgate's coaching team had thoroughly studied Portugal's offensive system, so they had A clean sheet against Portugal in the first half.

The England fans at the new Wembley Stadium were particularly excited and gave out endless cheers.

Neither the Portuguese fans nor the Martin fans were affected by the score, as they had obviously seen a lot of games in which Martin was involved.

It's only half the game, so there's no need to panic.

……

Home team locker room.

"The 1:0 lead at the end of the first half has already shown something. The tactics we formulated before the game were correct. I know everyone is tired, but you can try to imagine how wonderful it would be to end the game with the current game? Reaching the European Cup final did create a team record. Why not win the championship in one fell swoop on this basis?"

The English players were gasping for breath, and head coach Southgate was pumping his blood with passion: "We have the ability to compete with Portugal. Don't forget, we are number one in the value rankings! Our overall strength is not inferior to Portugal. Believe in yourself and we will definitely defeat the defending champion at the new Wembley Stadium. When the time comes... the championship will belong to us! Are you confident in defeating Portugal here?”

The young England players have obviously been positively influenced by Southgate. They are full of enthusiasm and full of confidence in the future second half of the game, even if their current physical fitness is a bit weak.

The fifteen-minute intermission time passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another to prepare for the second half of the game.

Before the change of sides, neither team made any adjustments.

"Beep~"

The referee Kuypers blew his whistle to signal the official start of the second half of the 2020 European Tour Cup.

Ronaldo kicked the ball to seat B, who quickly handed it to Martin.

Portugal's overall offensive formation unfolded naturally, stretching the framework of the formation.

England, who were leading the score, seemed a little worried that Portugal would take advantage of the kick-off to quickly organize an effective attack. Starting from Harry Kane, all players started to mark Portuguese players in an orderly manner.

In particular, the playmaker Martin was the most heavily defended.

The connection between him and other Portuguese players was also cut off by the active running of the English players, so that the Portuguese offense looked a little constipated.

Actually?

The offense organized by Martin is still unfolding in an orderly manner, and it still mainly consumes the physical energy of England's defensive players.

It is indeed easy for young players to burst out with extremely terrifying energy when playing chicken blood.

But once it is hit, it is likely to be unable to recover.

"I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel like Martin is deliberately planning something."

Central 5 commentator He Wei looked at Martin in the broadcast and expressed his feelings.

"I'm feeling it too."

Guest commentator Xu Yang nodded repeatedly.

Many fans who watched the live broadcast of the game were confused at first as to why Martin had not exerted his strength and his playing style was very different from the past.

Those worried fans immediately felt relieved and looked forward to the second half of the game.

Fans who already believe in Martin's super scoring ability will feel more at ease.

However, those England fans felt uneasy and deeply worried about the future prospects.

What was a near miss was that the first ten minutes of the second half went through smoothly. Ronaldo and Seat B got consecutive scoring opportunities, but neither of them posed a substantial threat.

England fans watching the live broadcast of the game gradually felt that the enthusiasm of the English players to run on the field had declined slightly. Although it was not particularly obvious, the fans who had been paying close attention to the live broadcast of the game felt it very clearly.

The fans can feel it, can Southgate not see it?

Can't Martin see it either?

nonexistent.

At the 60-minute mark of the game, many players in England suffered from physical problems, and their running coverage declined. Especially the midfielders, whose constant lateral movement and back-and-forth sprinting caused particularly serious physical exertion.

The corners of Martin's mouth rose slightly, knowing that he could use his strength in the next game.

Prior to this, Portugal took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

The extremely fast Leo replaced the tool-like Felix.

After gaining possession of the ball, England slowly gained opportunities to move forward from the backcourt. The English players whose physical fitness declined were somewhat inconsistent in their thinking.

The offensive players hope to extend the score to two goals in order to reduce the huge pressure on them.

The defensive players just want to continue the current rhythm of the game, thinking that as long as they don't make mistakes, they can maintain the score throughout the game.

The problem was not big at first, until the number of passes increased, and the distance between the connection and protection of the 343 formation was unnaturally widened.

Rice, who received the pass, saw Harry Kane running out of space and decisively sent the ball out.

As everyone knows, this is a delivery space deliberately exposed by Martin and Palinha.

The moment Rice passed the ball, Ruben Dias suddenly pressed forward and appeared in Rice's passing path.

He pushed the ball directly to Martin who deliberately created space without stopping.

Realizing that something was wrong, Rice and Phillips pounced.

After receiving the ball, Martin lifted the outside instep of his right foot, handed the ball to Ronaldo, who had his back to Maguire, and then quickly moved forward.

Ronaldo stepped on the ball for a moment, then waited until Martin picked up speed before sending the ball over with the arch of his foot.

Rice and Phillips, who were trying to grab the ball, didn't even try to catch it. Martin, who was starting to speed up, noticed that Stones' active position was raised. He made a slight adjustment and directly sent a penetrating diagonal pass to the left front.

Leo, who came on as a substitute, passed through the center line of the left rib at a speed visible to the naked eye, and chased Martin's precise through ball under the watchful eyes of the fans.

"oooooooo——"

England fans at the new Wembley Stadium subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.

As Premier League fans, they are particularly familiar with Leo's technical characteristics.

The most striking of them is...

speed!

Maguire and Stones are both out of position, leaving only Kyle Walker.

Although Kyle Walker had an advance prediction, his speed also belongs to the fast horse category in world football.

But Leo's speed has been completely increased, and Martin's pass is just right in advance, and the passing and running are consistent, which means that Leo skips the center line first, and Kyle Walker has to be slower.

Leo saved time dribbling and Kyle Walker lost the chance to get close.

"uuuu——"

Leo, who joined Arsenal last summer, learned a lot from Martin. He ignored the overwhelming boos and stopped the ball at a distance of about 35 meters from the bottom line on the left flank of the attack. His speed did not slow down. Kyle Walker's desire to close the distance was once again dashed.

It wasn't until Leo approached the penalty area line again that he slowed down his running speed slightly.

The reason~

It's time to knock on the door.

Leo crossed the penalty area line with his left foot and followed up with his right foot.

Pickford's body rushed out after attacking, but compared to Leo's kick, the running speed was a bit slower...

The football, which was close to the ground, rushed past Pickford's left armpit as he tackled to the left, and then grazed the inner edge of the right goal post and crashed into the snow-white net.

"Goooooooooooooola——"

"In the 64th minute of the game, Martin assisted Leo to equalize the score!"

"The English are in huge trouble, they were scored by Portugal!"

……

The commentator in the commentary box blurted out.

Southgate, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, keenly captured the tense tone of the players...

Released~