[football] walk side by side

After successfully defeating Switzerland, Portugal won all three games and advanced to the quarter-finals with the first place in the group. In this game, they will face the German team.

June 2008, 6, Switzerland, Basel, St. Jakob-Park Stadium.

The fans of both sides have already taken their positions. Cristiano and Ballack, as the captains of their respective teams, will conduct a coin toss before the start of the game.

Cyril stood in the midfield position.

Since Mourinho left Chelsea, Chelsea under Grant has changed from a defensive counterattack to an offensive-oriented team. In this way, the most suitable position for organization has become a lagging organization midfielder , that is, the lower back.

Maybe it was in the Chelsea game that Cyril was found to be more suitable for a deep organization in the offensive system. In the Portuguese national team, Scolari quickly retreated Cyril's position and formed a double midfielder with Deco .

At this moment, Cyril was standing in the position of the back waist, but his eyes passed through the crowd and fell into a special box in the stands.

In that transparent glass box that abandoned any means of communication, the German national team coach Joachim Loew sat there nervously. The German coach will not be able to command on-site in this game, so he can only sit in the stands until competition is over.

This made Scolari and the Portuguese players feel a little happy-after all, the coach's on-the-spot command still plays a vital role for the team.However, Cyril couldn't help but think of Chelsea's game against Bayern Munich when Mourinho was not on the court.And the result that shocked everyone.

Even if he misses the scene, the German coach should be prepared to deal with it.

Cyril thought silently.

During the time when he was distracted, the side guessing between Portugal and Germany was announced to be over. Portugal won the right to pick the side, and the right to kick-off fell into the hands of Germany.

"Good evening, fans and friends. This is the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Cup. Portugal played against Germany. The coaches and players of both sides are already in their positions. Unfortunately, the German coach Joachim Loew was sentenced to a one-match ban. The German assistant coach Flick is in charge of directing the game in this game, maybe this will have a certain impact on Germany."

"The lineup of the two sides is not much different from the previous game. In the Portuguese team, Nuno Gomez is the center forward, Ronaldo and Simao each guard one side, Cyril retreats, and Deco forms a double midfielder. Germany On the other hand, Frings, who was injured in the last game, was replaced by Rolfers, Schweinsteiger moved to the wing, and Klose and Podolski partnered in the frontcourt."

The referee blows his whistle to announce the official start of the game.

The exchanges between the two sides still started from the temptation of neither plague nor fire, and the core of Portugal's organization is still Cyril. When the players get the ball in the backcourt, or when they are in possession of the ball, they will send the ball to Cyril as soon as possible. , or Deco's feet.

The back position of the midfielder makes it less likely for players to be frozen by opposing players when organizing.In the first three games of the European Cup, Cyril seldom wanted to go forward. In this way, it became more difficult to limit Cyril-when Portugal was on the offensive, The ball is mainly passed and controlled at the feet of Cristiano, Gomez, and Simao. At this time, Cyril is far behind the three.

In order to limit Cyril, Germany can't ignore the more threatening Portuguese striker and concentrate on restricting a deep midfielder, right?

It is precisely because of the clear recognition of this point that Germany's marking of Portugal is also concentrated on freezing Cristiano, but this kind of restriction is obviously of limited effect under the unreasonable impact of Cristiano of……

In the 4th minute of the game, Friedrich made a pass error. Cristiano dribbled the ball forward after getting the ball from the left. Rolfes rushed up to try to defend him closely, but the former knocked the ball lightly with his back heel and made a pass. The ball flew into the air. Towards the back of the two, Simao who was lying in ambush raised his foot and shot!

"Ronaldo made a cross! Simao shot! The ball landed firmly in Lehmann's arms. The angle was so right that Lehman put the ball in his arms without any difficulty."

In the 9th minute of the game, Ferreira tripped Schweinsteiger 30 meters from the backcourt penalty area. This action gave Germany a 30-meter free kick.The German midfielder Hitzersperger was responsible for taking the free kick, and the ball was blocked on the wall after the ball was taken.

Scolari sat on the coach's bench, staring intently at the pitch.Germany's interim head coach Flick has stood up and stood by the pillar next to the coach's bench. This is not an eye-catching assistant coach, even if he becomes the interim head coach at this time, no matter whether Germany is offensive or defensive , Whether the situation is safe or dangerous, he didn't show any movements or expressions, and stood there quietly from beginning to end.

Off the court, Cyril's brows were slightly wrinkled.

wrong.

His eyes swept across the front court very quickly. After getting the ball, Cristiano quickly got rid of Ballack and Ram, and directly inserted into the penalty area from the left. The instantaneous increase of speed almost made him single-handedly against Germany. In the end, Friedrich, who was rushed by a thrill, shoveled the ball out of the boundary.

wrong!

In all fairness, Cristiano's impact on the wing is indeed very strong, and it is not an easy task to completely defend him, but in this game, Cristiano successfully broke through the German defense too many times .It is obviously impossible to say that Cristiano's strength has become stronger so that the German defender is completely unable to defend.

Then there is only one reason left-Germany does not intend to use multiple players to completely freeze Cristiano's performance like the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

Cyril quickly analyzed in his mind while recalling the frontcourt situation since the start of the game.

When Cristiano dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Germany's obstacle was not simply to let the defender rush up and jointly intercept him. ……space!

Germany really doesn't need a close-to-mark defense against Cristiano, because they only need to compress the space between Cristiano and Simão after the breakthrough-because from the actual results on the pitch, this is exactly Portugal's problem where.Once Cristiano and Simão lost space in the frontcourt, Portugal's offense became a problem.

This is why Portugal has been unable to start the situation for a long time.

On the other hand...

"Ohhhh!! Beautiful small-scale coordination! The German team's left-sided coordination is very exquisite, Ballack passes the ball, Podolski accelerates after receiving the ball from the left! Ferreira... oops! Ferreira's defensive judgment Mistake, Poldowski passed him directly with speed! Cross from the bottom! Schweinsteiger... GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Bastian Schweinsteiger!!! Goal!! Shi Weinsteiger opened the scoring for Germany!!"

"In the 22nd minute of the game, the German team completed the first goal through a series of cooperation from the left. The German team led Portugal 1-0! The German team played very well! They never left any fatal opportunities for Portugal. It seems that Even though Love can't direct on the court, his tactics still played a very big role in this game."

There was a wall of people jumping up in the stands of the fans, including Loew sitting in the glass box. The first goal from Germany made the German coach jump up happily, but the assistant Coach Flick just waved his fist excitedly, his expression still restrained.

Scolari covered his eyes in pain, but felt helpless in his heart.

Frankly speaking, defense has always been an old problem in Portugal. As the best full-back in the UEFA Champions League in the past, Ferreira's state has deteriorated over the past year, but Scolari is helpless.From a long time ago, Ferreira has nothing to do with opponents with good skills and fast speed, which is why he was repeatedly "bullied" by Cristiano in this year's Champions League final.

The difference is that at this time "bullying" him has become Schweinsteiger of the German team.

And with Ferreira's speed, when Schweinsteiger soared on the wing, let alone defending, he couldn't catch up at all!

Scolari was worried on the sidelines, and Cyril was worried on the court.

Since the first game of the European Cup, Cyril has rarely advanced forward. A very important part of this is due to Portugal's poor defense.

In the case of Portugal's own weak back line, the double midfielder composed of Cyril and Deco has become an important part of the midfield interception, and Cyril spends most of his time on organizing offense And defensively, there is no chance to go forward at all.Not only that, but with one person missing from the back, no one can guarantee whether the already fragile Portuguese defense line will be directly blown by the opponent.

However, what made both of them feel anxious and helpless was far more than that.

In the 26th minute of the game, Metzelder suddenly went forward, and Ferreira was thrown away by the accelerated speed unexpectedly. In desperation, Pettit had no choice but to bring him down outside the penalty area—one step later , that is within the restricted area.

This action successfully prevented Germany's attack, but it also caused him a yellow card and a free kick.

Scolari stood up nervously from his seat.

Loew stared at the court with piercing eyes.

Cyril frowned, feeling uneasy.

The German team is best at set-piece tactics, and headers are the best among them. Several players in the team are good headers.Portugal focuses on poor defense, and among that poor defense, air defense is the most important.

Cyril and Deco are not very good at fighting for the top of the penalty area. It is also difficult for Ferreira and Carvalho to get cheap in the penalty area. The only one who has a good header is Cristiano...

Cyril was even more worried that he would accidentally head the ball into his own net...

At this time, Schweinsteiger stood in front of the penalty spot.

The author has something to say: To be honest, I’m actually a bit sloppy when I see that I’m going to play Atletico Madrid again... The main reason is the law of the Champions League. I feel that every team that has regrets about the Champions League will finally get what they want, so watch Seeing that your team is going to play Atletico Madrid again, I am really...indescribably complicated.

But you are still the best! ! !Not long ago, I just watched someone play Messi and it was hahahahaha... The hat-trick is so cool! !

ps. Not much to say that the author will not add more after going down for a lap (.