Chapter 36 The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (7)

Chapter 36 The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (7)

At the end of the first half, the opponents walked off the court with different moods and entered the locker room. The Portuguese team led for most of the time in the first half, but was equalized and overtaken at the last minute. The impact on their mentality will definitely be very big.

Looking at the disappointed expressions of Jin Maoluo and others, you can see that this situation is definitely not what they want to see. They thought they could complete their revenge at home. Although the fact that they were eliminated from the World Cup has long been irreversible, if Belgium Standing out of the European Cup finals can be regarded as revenge.

But the current situation seems to be out of their control.

When they were in the lead, they thought they had the chance to win, but when the first half was about to end, Vermaelen, a rookie, scored a header to equalize the score, and then Digan, the biggest enemy, used a counterattack to tie He overtook the score, and the reality and the script they designed were too different.

The opposite of the gloomy Portuguese is the elated Belgian. It was a surprise for them that Degan overtook the score at the last moment. Everything happened so suddenly that they couldn't even imagine it.

"We scared the Portuguese!"

Degan couldn't restrain his inner excitement. The goal before the end of the first half was also out of his plan. He didn't expect that the Portuguese, who has always emphasized control, would make such a mistake.

"The game is now under our control. What we need to do next is to maintain this advantage until the end of the game. We will continue to put pressure on the Portuguese in the second half. They will definitely attack aggressively, but they are behind. Let them become anxious, and once their mentality has problems, they will continue to make mistakes. At that time, it will be our opportunity, seize the opportunity, and then give the Portuguese a fatal blow, let them bid farewell to next year's European competition cup!"

The Belgian knew what to do, and the Portuguese also knew he was cornered.

"Are you planning to go to the European Cup with such a performance?" Scolari was very dissatisfied with the team's first half of the game. What he expected to see, the team did not show at all, although the team's The offensive looked fierce, and most of the time the Belgians were suppressed in the half, but the situation was dominant, and it was of no use. Football games are about the final score, not possession.

"Ricardo!" Scolari walked in front of Quaresma with a cold face, his eyes pierced into people's hearts, and Quaresma couldn't help lowering his head, "Look up, look at Me, or do you just escape, Mr. Ricardo Quaresma, I have given you enough trust, but please answer me, how do you repay the trust I gave? I have already told you before the game , your task is to constantly attack the Belgians on the left side and keep putting pressure on them, but did you do it? Looking at your performance in the first half, I have to admit that you are indeed a magician on the football field , because you always let us give the precious ball to the opponent when we don't expect it, Quaresma! I am so disappointed in you, I hope you can remember that this is not Porto, in the Portuguese country Team, no one will take care of you like a baby, if you can't adapt to this team, then I can only let you go, you don't have to play in the second half, I will send Simao, I hope You can see how he executes my tactics on the sidelines, if we can win this game and enter the European Cup, I hope you can understand how to survive in the Portuguese national team!"

Quaresma didn't expect Scolari to replace him. When the first half ended, he was still trying to prove himself in the second half. With his own strength, he led Portugal to victory and proved to people that he It's not worse than Jin Maoluo at all.

Although he and Jin Maoluo are good friends in private, but watching Jin Maoluo's success step by step in a giant like Manchester United, he can only dominate in Portugal and entertain himself. It is impossible for him Not jealous, but Scolari obviously doesn't intend to give him this chance.

"No! You can't do that!" Quaresma stood up impulsively, and retorted loudly, "You can't put all the blame on me, you can't take me as a scapegoat for your failure!"

Scolari didn't expect Quaresma to resist so fiercely. Although he was angry, he was more disappointed. A person who can't learn to control his emotions is impossible to succeed at all. He sneered and said: "Of course I can do this. I am still the head coach of this team. I have the final say on everything here. Now, Mr. Quaresma, please go out and calm down!"

Seeing that no one stood up to speak for him, Quaresma was even more angry: "Okay! You will regret your decision today, tell you, Brazilian, as long as you still sit as the head coach of the national team for a day , I will never play for this team!"

After Quaresma finished speaking, he slammed the door and left, but Scolari didn't care. What he was thinking about now was how to win the game: "Okay! Now let's continue, we will continue to play two wings in the second half , Cristiano, Simao, the two of you must keep attacking from the two sides in the second half, Cristiano, cut in decisively at the right time, use your long shots to threaten the Belgian goal, Pauletta , your task is to contain the Belgian's central defender, pull him out of the penalty area, or block him, and create opportunities for teammates to shoot, lads! We have shown the world that our chances are running out, seize the opportunities in front of us , don't leave regrets for yourself, remember one sentence, the European Cup without the Portuguese team is not perfect, we can't let the worst happen!"

Scolari seemed full of confidence, and his confidence infected the Portuguese players. At the beginning of the second half, the Portuguese team launched a fierce attack towards the Belgian team's half. There were many wonderful scenes, but unfortunately their luck today was really bad. After a while, several shots failed to form a goal.

The fruitless consecutive attacks also made the Portuguese restless. Scolari, who has always been calm, couldn't sit still at the moment. He kept walking to the sidelines, yelling and reminding his players.

Belgium's goal seemed precarious, but they were not in a hurry. Instead, they took advantage of the gap between the Portuguese's attacks and played several high-quality counterattacks, which made the Portuguese team dare not really let go of their hands and feet to attack.

The time of the game passed by every minute and every second, and the score on the field was still 1:2. The home team was in front, and Belgium's one-goal lead seemed unshakable at all.

"The Portuguese have tried their best, but it seems that they have no way to pose too much threat to the Belgian team's goal. The Portuguese team's tactics are indeed very characteristic, but unfortunately, the Belgian's defense seems to be better. good!"

Eighty-five minutes into the game, the Portuguese players have consumed too much physical strength under repeated attacks. Although they are still persisting, everyone can see that they have no more chances. In the second half, the Belgian team almost retreated and defended across the board. As a forward, Digan even pushed to his own half to participate in the defense.

The Portuguese are blatantly criticizing the Belgian team for their passive play, but this is football, and heroes are always judged by success or failure. No matter how dissatisfied the Portuguese are, as long as they lose the game, they are losers.

Unable to attack for a long time, Ronaldo was also a little anxious. When the football was passed to his feet again, Ronaldo did not follow Scolari's tactics and started to attack from the side. Instead, he directly headed towards Belgium. The restricted area hit the past.

Ronaldo's speed is still very fast, but the movement of dribbling the ball does not look as chic as it was at the beginning of the game, and his physical fitness has almost reached the limit. After running back and forth on the court for tens of minutes, he is a real iron man I can't stand it either.

Suddenly, Ronaldo who was rushing at a high speed, fell down, and there were boos in the stands, but the referee was unmoved. Although Scolari's hideous expression on the sidelines, he wanted to tear him into pieces, but He was still very sure, no foul happened, and the game continued.

Ronaldo sat on the ground, looking at the back of the one who was rushing forward with the ball.

Vermaelen!

Is this still the rookie who was teased by him to the point of death at the beginning of the game?

Of course, Ronaldo was very aware of what happened just now, and the steal was clean and neat. He just jumped into the water out of habit.

The football was assigned to the left side, and Simmons, who was playing quietly and almost normally, got the ball and rushed along the side. Miguel who defended him was also a fierce player, but he couldn't run now, Simon Si calmly kicked the cross.

When the football reached the penalty area, Degan jumped up to fight for the top, and Pepe who was defending him was completely crushed by him. As long as Degan can hold the ball, the hope of securing the victory will be very high.

But at this moment, there was a sudden change on the court. Pepe, who had no way to compete with Digan, suddenly arched his body. This caught Digan, who had already fallen, by surprise, and the whole person fell on Pepe's back, and then head Falling to the ground, at this moment, Degan felt that his entire upper body lost his intuition.

The referee's whistle sounded at the first moment. He was far away and pointed to the penalty spot. Players on both sides ran towards the scene of the incident, but at this moment, Pepe suddenly broke out. .