[football] walk side by side

After a short break, with a score of 0-0, Portugal and Spain switched sides to fight again.

At the beginning of the second half, Spain's overall running and stealing became more active and fast, which was the result of Iniesta's thinking during the intermission.

Fast attack is Spain's best offensive method. With the midfield running freely and without any worries, they can increase the speed while ensuring the accuracy of the pass and the relative stability of the formation, and it is easier for the opponent. Caught in their own rhythm.Once the opponent cannot adapt to this speed, it will inevitably lead to a partial disjoint of the team system.

Portugal's midfield strength is obviously not capable of accurate and fast pass control like Spain.

Game No. 406 minutes, Iniesta instigated a long pass in the midfield.

This pass seemed to be a signal, and the overall speed of Spain began to accelerate. Torres entered the penalty area without the ball. Xavi raised the header from the middle and hoisted the ball into the penalty area. It bounced off, and was hugged nervously by the belated Ricardo.

Cyril did not ignore the sudden acceleration of Spain, but the fast break itself is fast, so that when he reacted, the ball was already held by Ricardo in his arms.

This made him frown involuntarily.

Portugal is different from Porto, and it is also different from Chelsea. The acceleration of Spain will definitely not be able to take over with Portugal's strength.When passively defending, you may involuntarily follow Spain's footsteps, so try to control the ball at your own feet as much as possible, and slow down the speed when attacking.

Ricardo threw the ball to Cyril.

Cyril was not in a hurry to attack, because of Spain's attack just now, many players in the frontcourt of Portugal returned to the defense in time, but they did not run to their original positions because of this. It is not good for Portugal to instigate an offensive at this time .

He passed the ball back to Moutinho.

Moutinho was only slightly taken aback. He looked forward and saw the faint disjointed appearance of the Portuguese midfielder, and immediately understood what Cyril meant.

Spain played fast and Portugal couldn't keep up, so they had to slow down forcibly.Wait for the players to run back to their original positions, re-establish the original formation, and then continue to attack.

Moutinho took the ball and ran a few steps forward. Naturally, he would not run so fast now, having already thought of procrastination. He ran forward a few steps slowly, and rushed to grab the ball when Torres came forward. When the ball hit, the ball was knocked back to Cyril in the middle.

At this time, Portugal's overall running position has restored order.

Attacking again at this time can ensure the integrity of the offensive system and the ability to have teammates to coordinate running positions, while also ensuring the stability of the defense. Simply put, Portugal has regained its stability and has not been passively affected by the acceleration of Spain. walked out.

But that's clearly not enough.

Spain has three top midfielders in the middle. It is not easy to break through this route. Even if they can break through by chance, the time bought by Iniesta and others to intercept is enough for the Spanish defenders to prepare.

How to do?

What Cyril, who is worrying about the Spanish midfielder, doesn't know is that on the Spanish side, Iniesta is also worrying about the Portuguese midfielder.

To put it bluntly, in terms of strength, the combination of Iniesta, Xavi and Fabregas is definitely better than the combination of Cyril, Moutinho and Deco.

But Cyril's containment of Spain is also great.

He is not fighting against the entire Spanish midfielder by himself. This is a player who is very good at integrating himself into the team. His reaction and prediction speed to various situations on the court far exceeds Iniesta's expectations. - Like when he forced the ball away from Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas only knew that he intended to deceive Cyril, but was deceived by the other party instead.Iniesta was standing a little farther away, so he could see it more clearly. In fact, even if Fabregas reacted in time and broke through to the right after turning the false into real, he would only hit and run back Deco.

Regardless of whether Fabregas can break past Deco's side, Deco will keep him-even if it is a foul.

"This guy..." Iniesta muttered to himself, "Really, he's quite cunning..."

Portugal is actually a team with a somewhat complicated style.

From the perspective of the midfield, their offense is smooth, and the overall style is not gorgeous but definitely good-looking. The occasional breakthroughs and breakthroughs of Ronaldo and Slade are even more eye-catching and amazing.

But this is not to say that Portugal is playing gorgeous football.

The midfield is good-looking and belongs to the midfield, but from the perspective of the midfield, Portugal under Scolari is actually a bit "dirty".

In terms of overall strength, Portugal's defense is weak, but at the same time, the Portuguese defenders can resolutely implement the instructions of the head coach-when necessary, they can make sober fouls.As big as a strong collision, as small as a "small movement" in a confrontation.

And this kind of defense with dirty colors is precisely the nemesis of this kind of artistic football in Spain.

The more artistic football is, the more fluid the offense is, the more fluid the football is, the more afraid of such unreasonable forced interruptions.

Want to play pass control?I stuck you with a foul.

What frustrates Iniesta is that Cyril combines the controlling defense of the midfield with the rude defense of the defense.The control of the midfield made up for the lack of defense. The rudeness of the defense restrained the Spanish style, and to a certain extent helped the Portuguese midfielder so that it would not be suppressed by Spain.

As a result, the two sides have reached a stalemate in the midfield confrontation.

Their defense is stable enough, and Iniesta has enough confidence in this, but if they want to tear through Portugal's defense today, they must strengthen Spain's firepower. They had to play a single striker in the last game. The strong midfielder allowed them to easily deliver shells to the frontcourt, but with only Torres as the striker, it must have had an impact.

Iniesta's eyes shifted to the Portuguese wing, lost in thought.

At the same moment, Cyril's gaze also shifted to the sidewalk of Spain.

In fact, what he thinks in his mind at the moment is similar to Iniesta.

Compared with Portugal, which is barely carrying Spain's offense, the advantage in the midfield makes Spain a lot easier than Portugal. Spain is reluctant for Portugal, but Portugal is more than capable for Spain.

But the firepower of Spain's frontcourt attack is insufficient.

What would I do if I were Iniesta?

Cyril thought quickly in his mind, and his eyes wandered unconsciously to the side. If the center can't open the situation, then Spain will definitely consider starting from the side, and there is no defensive burden on the side...

His eyes skipped over Silva and fell on the Spanish full-back.

Sergio Ramos.

In the 60th minute of the game, Deco brought down Harvey in the midfield, Spain got a free kick, and Deco was awarded a yellow card.

This free kick was not a short distance from the Portuguese goal. Xavi did not hit the goal directly. He chose to use this free kick opportunity to attack. The ball was swept to the right by him. Under the far post, without waiting for the Spaniard to make a second attack, he was cleared by Pepe and drove the ball to the Portuguese frontcourt.

The Spanish fans in the stands let out a sigh of regret, and the Portuguese fans touched their chests with lingering fear.

Cyril thought about the sidewalk of Spain.

Pretty much what he thought.

After Spain's defense line was basically stable and even had a lot of power left, Ramos began to try to advance from the backcourt. At first he didn't run very far ahead, but as the overall defense line became more and more stable, Ramos also gradually became more forward when he advanced, and the furthest time even almost penetrated into the Portuguese penalty area, and the high ball passed by Iniesta was headed into the net.

Sure enough, Portugal put too little defensive pressure on Spain, so that a full-back can attack repeatedly.

Cyril thought to himself, but he liked the scene in front of him.Ramos is the most forward, and the gap behind him will be bigger. If he directly penetrates into the penalty area, then this gap will not be able to be filled by others, even Marchena and others. It is not always possible to help him fill the position. Once Portugal turns from defense to offense, the side where Ramos is located is the best direction of attack!

What he wants to play is the wing that Ramos exposed after going forward!

In the second minute of No.60 of the game, Pepe made a backcourt clearance, and he sent the ball to the feet of Cristiano on the front wing. After getting the ball, Cristiano immediately took the ball all the way along the side. Ramos reacted immediately After coming over, he hurriedly turned around and ran back to the defense, but Cristiano started before him, and the speed was faster than him, and Ramos couldn't catch up!

Fortunately, at this time, Puyol has filled the vacancy left by Ramos. Cristiano forced a shot under Puyol's personal interference, but because of Puyol's kick, he missed his shot and the ball Hitting the post was ejected off the baseline.

Cristiano frowned, looking remorseful.

Cyril patted him on the shoulder, signaling him not to take it to heart: "There will be a chance." He said softly.

Cristiano nodded listlessly.

Cyril smiled and didn't say any more - Cristiano thought he was just comforting him, but Cyril knew that he was just explaining a fact to him.

It's not over yet.

His eyes drifted unconsciously to Ramos who was also listlessly standing in his position, and Cyril squinted his eyes.

This guy doesn't seem like someone who can stay in the backcourt to defend.

Perhaps Cristiano's dangerous attack had an effect just now. After the re-kick-off, Ramos became obviously obedient. He didn't go forward for a while, but stayed in the backcourt honestly.

Cyril was not in a hurry, and waited patiently.

Sure enough, less than 3 minutes later, the Spanish full-back began to relapse, and couldn't help sneaking into the frontcourt.But considering the dangerous shot that Cristiano quickly counterattacked just now, Ramos seemed to have some scruples in his heart for a while, and he didn't dare to run too far when he advanced.

Cyril saw all this in his eyes, but remained calm on his face.

He knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for was about to come.

In the 70th minute of the game, Harvey made a direct pass. Torres made a breakthrough from the side. Under the joint siege of Carvalho and Ferreira, he forced a pass to Iniesta, and Carvalho immediately let go. Torres turned around and ran towards Iniesta, and Pepe, who came from the other side, pushed towards the Spanish midfielder from left to right.

Iniesta's eyes lit up, the Portuguese defender's running position was just what he wanted, Ferreira was still on Torres' side, Pepe and Carvalho were attracted to the center, and the entire left side was vacant!It can be said that it just created a dribbling space for the attack on the wing!

good chance!

He didn't hesitate anymore, and he passed a 45-degree diagonal pass to the ribs of the penalty area, which seemed to be aimed at Harvey, but the latter suddenly moved to the right when the ball flew over, and directly missed Iniesta's pass. But it doesn't end there!Ramos, who plugged in from behind, took advantage of the opportunity and cut into the bottom line of the penalty area from the side!In front of him, only Portuguese defender Bosingwa and goalkeeper Ricardo are left!

The Portuguese fans in the stands turned pale with fright. Scolari stood up abruptly, watching the stadium nervously.

This is not a position suitable for fouls. Although Bosingwa can stop Ramos with a foul, the result is bound to give Spain a penalty. What is the difference between this and a direct goal?

If you can't foul, you can only interfere with his shooting as much as possible, or delay the time, and wait for your teammates to come over... Thinking of this, Bosingwa immediately posted it to Torres. In order to avoid being awarded a penalty by the referee, he The action at the moment can be said to be clean and careful. Torres was a little uncomfortable being oppressed by him. He turned half to the left on the spot and raised his foot to force a shot. One left and one right with Bosingwa, one pressed against Torres' body, and the other used his position to narrow the angle of his shot.

Torres's powerful shot hit Pepe's calf immediately, rebounded and rolled down, Cyril exploded in speed instantly, grabbed the first spot of the football between Iniesta, he took the ball, Turn around and rush to the frontcourt!It was too late for Harvey to stop.

With a pull, a dunk, and a few simple ball-grabbing moves, Cyril easily got rid of Cesc Fabregas-in terms of defense, the Arsenal midfielder is really not much better.Cyril, who wiped out Fabregas, continued to move forward. His aggressive posture made Silva and Senna unable to sit still, and immediately started to block Cyril at the same time.

But in this way, more than half of Spain's sidewalks are empty!

Originally, Casillas didn't feel anything when Cyril counterattacked with the ball. Although Cyril's dash caught Spain by surprise, the Portuguese players at this moment were also not running enough to meet him. With Spain's defensive ability, it should be no problem to stop him alone.

However, when his eyes really turned to the backcourt...

and many more!

and many more!

Ramos! !Come back to me ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ! ! ! !