Chapter 187 Group C (Part 1)

Chapter 187 Group C (Part 1)

"We're going to take this game seriously!"

Because the Netherlands appeared ahead of schedule, before the start of the final round, no matter what the purpose was, the "water release theory" was rampant, because the result of the game between the Netherlands and Romania will directly affect the fate of Italy and France, so the game has not yet started , It has already been hyped up, facing the waterproof, the Dutch coach Basten also made a promise at the press conference before the game.

Basten talked about the match between the Dutch team and Romania tomorrow night. Although the result has no effect on the Dutch team, Basten said that the Dutch team will treat this game "seriously and seriously".

"Tomorrow will be a very interesting game. We are in a very good position, we are in a very good position, we have already passed the group stage. But we want to continue to play well and we will take this game seriously."

Both the Italian and French media had suspected that the Dutch team would "let the water go" in the final game. A reporter asked Basten if this was a "humiliation" to the professionalism of the Dutch team. There was a positive answer.

"We've got 23 pros, we're going to take this game seriously, we're going to put the same attention, focus and intensity into the game as we did in the first two games, we're going to prepare for this game the same way."

The current 23 players of the Dutch team are all healthy. For Basten, this is another "luxury" choice. In this regard, Basten once again emphasized that the Dutch team will take this game "seriously" and send out The current strongest lineup.

"We will take this game seriously. Our players are all professional players. In this game, I will send the best lineup of our team to play."

However, Basten also revealed that the Dutch team's lineup "may" change tomorrow. As for how big the change is, people will not know until the game starts.

Van Basten's attitude towards this game is the focus of people's attention, but there is no doubt that in the face of the continuous fighting system of the cup, he chose to rest the main players like other teams that qualify early, except Except for Boulahrouz and Engelal, the other nine players were all wrong in the last game against France, and even the goalkeeper was changed from Van der Sar to Stekelenburg.

In the opening stage of the game, the Romanian team launched a strong attack in order to completely secure the qualifying seats. After three tricks failed, the Dutch team used their midfielders and full backs to control the situation.

Shortly after the start of the second half, the Dutchman broke through the Romanian goal. This is a very classic cross from the wing. The left back De Kler passed the ball to Robben. The left midfielder passed the ball to the right midfielder Afe At Lai's feet, the latter took a few steps and then crossed to Englar in the middle.

Italy's lead in the other game forced the Romanians to let go of their attack, but they faced a three-line balance under heavy pressure. The powerful Netherlands could not control the situation, but was scored again by the Dutch team before the end.

Although Van Basten played as a substitute, his 451 total attack and total defense tactics remained unchanged. The powerful assault force on the side and the breakthrough ability in the center made the Romanians helpless.

In this game, the Dutch may not necessarily want to help Italy, but just play in their own way and at their own pace, and a group of substitutes must show their best condition, so as to compete in the next knockout round. Get a seat.

In the face of opportunities, the Romanians repeated the old problem of the Eastern European teams' poor psychological quality. This is how the Czechs were eliminated. The Poles also failed to seize the opportunity when they faced their "companion" Croatia's second team.

"What did the Romanian team do in this European Cup? It's all about defense"

After the Romanian team was eliminated, the domestic media used this method to express their dissatisfaction with their national team.

Before the third game of the group, they had the initiative to qualify, but after 90 minutes, they found themselves on the way home. The Romanian team paid the price for their conservatism and laxity.

In the first two games against France and Italy in the group stage, Romania's excellent defense and organization won them a lot of applause. When they played against France and Italy, the Romanians defended for the sake of performance, and found opportunities on the basis of defense. He achieved good results, and once made himself look very close to qualifying.

But sometimes things are like this. The Romanian team, which relied on defense to achieve results in the first two games, forgot how to attack when they needed to give it a go in the third group match.

In the 90 minutes of the game, Romania did not show a positive attitude. Romania seemed to be very satisfied with the 0:0 score, and did not care that the 0:0 result meant that they were about to go home.

At the end of the half game, the Romanian team had only one pass from Mutu, and Rat hit back from the left. Codrea's shot missed from the penalty area line looked the most threatening. When it was necessary to attack and win the victory, the Romanian retreated a bit. up.

There seems to be no reason for the retreat of the Romanians. In the qualifying stage, the Romanian team and the Dutch were in a group. In terms of the final results of the group, the Netherlands is overwhelmingly ahead of the Netherlands in the number of goals.

The Romanian team should be quite familiar with the Dutch, and they should have full confidence in themselves. But throughout the game, Romania had five fewer shots than the Netherlands, and it seemed that the Netherlands needed a victory to qualify.

If the low number of shots does not explain the problem, the Romanian team did not actively fight to reverse the unfavorable situation on the field when they were obviously behind in possession of the ball. Instead, they were slowly killing time with the Dutch team.

We can't expect to make a difference on the offensive. The sloppy Romanians pin their hopes of winning on sneak attacks. This probably shows what kind of mentality the Romanians are facing this life-and-death battle.

After the game, Romania did not feel relieved by the team's performance in the first two games. In their view, it is not terrible to be eliminated from the group. What is terrible is the attitude shown by the team in the last game.

A team that can't attack can still be saved, but a team that doesn't think about attacking will hardly have a chance. Romania has no shortage of good attackers, but they don't have a heart to hope to win the game.

Faced with such a result, the Romanian fans who were fanatical about the European Cup felt as if they had been poured cold water on their heads. The Romanian team's suicidal way of playing made the fans disheartened.

When the dust settled, when the Romanian team looked at the report card in their hands that was overwhelmingly defeated by the Dutch team, maybe they would understand that the reason for the loss was their own. The problem is that something has to change.

The Dutch are singing at the Vankdorf Stadium in Bern. Zurich's Lech Stadium, the Italians are carnival. In the fan square of the Vienna City Hall, fans of all colors were applauding for the Netherlands and seeing off Henry and Mutu.

This is a death game in a group of death. The four teams in the game are ready to die in a vigorous way from the very beginning.

However, the Dutch cracked the life and death talisman ahead of time. In such a game, the aggressive, conscientious, and talented Dutch have mastered the rules of the game. Whether to release water or save people, the Dutch made the simplest choice: destroy whoever they see .

The Dutch respect for the spirit of the game makes it possible to expect more.

The Dutch team led by Van Basten defeated two world champions in a row in the death group, and finally broke into the quarter-finals with a record of winning three games and scoring nine goals. The brightest touch of color in the European Cup group stage.

If you think back to the Dutch team in the qualifying stage of this European Cup, it may be difficult to link that team with the Oranje team led by Van Basten.

The performance of the Dutch team in the qualifiers was really mediocre. What really left a deep impression on people was the super defensive ability of the Oranje.

However, after entering the final round, the Dutch team suddenly changed their face. Not only did they maintain the advantages of solid defense, but also they were smooth and smooth in offense.

Facing the Italian team, which is famous all over the world for its chained concrete defense, the Dutch team easily wiped out their opponents with three goals. In a fight with the French team, the Oranje team scored four goals madly, causing both the two giants to suffer. worst defeat.

At the end of the final game, in the event of qualifying, in the face of Romania, whose defense left a deep impression in the first two rounds, the Dutch team sent a substitute lineup to play, and Huntelaar and Van Persie each scored a goal after missing good opportunities one after another. , and finally easily handle the opponent.

Nine goals, and the Oranje was scored by seven different players, which shows that the Dutch team not only has a sharp attack, but also has a wide range of attacks, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the opponent's defense. Facing such a strong orange storm, The opponents were indeed a little bit 250 when they faced the Dutch team.

This time it was not Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area, who took on the main task of attacking the city for the Dutch team, but Van Persie. Three games, two goals. Van Persie didn't score many goals, but he The strength shown on the court is unforgettable.

It was Van Basten's careful planning that made Van Persie's strong rise, but just before the start of the European Cup, the old Dutch football veteran Cruyff was still criticizing Basten for causing the Netherlands to lose blood. Steen's Holland team can only play ugly football, leaving talented players to do hard work, but entrusting some unknown people with heavy responsibilities. Seeing a Dutch young marshal who is strolling in the garden with ease, holding the two world champions in his hands, and generously giving them a fair chance to compete, what kind of gesture is this?

After conquering the world with their own orange storm, this time, the Dutch told those pacifists, eclectics, and naturalists that there is still justice in this world.

"The game is not only good-looking, fairness is also part of the game." Basten's words before the game have already revealed their attitude.

They should be like this. Four years ago, if it weren't for the spare efforts of the Czech substitutes, they would not have been lucky enough to qualify for the group stage. This time, they just took over the baton of maintaining order.

Basten watched Huntelaar score the goal, listened to the music played on the scene, and betrayed his pride with his legs shaking slightly with the music.

Yeah, he doesn't care, he doesn't care who the opponent is.

All he wants is victory, simple as that!

There is no need to imagine the game more complicated, this is just a victory, a task that must be completed if the Netherlands really wants to win the championship and really want to conquer the world.

The real king does not need pity from others, and the same does not need to pity others. The king is ruthless. I believe that when the players of the Dutch team walk on the field, their mood is the same as that of coach Van Basten.

Now, they did it, and the Dutch players expressed a unified thought in the mixed zone after the game: Now, we can't wait to accept all challenges.

The players in the Netherlands have the most say because they have the deepest feeling. The Dutch team, to be precise, the Dutch team after the Three Musketeers, has never been as strong as it is now.

Italy, France, and even Romania are all strong teams, but they were all wiped out in front of the Netherlands.

In the post-match press conference, Dutch coach Basten was proud of the team's outstanding performance: "I am proud of our team, we won three games and scored nine goals in total. .We were in the group of death but we got 9 points and scored 9 goals, I am very happy, but now we have the quarter-finals in front of us, everything has to be done from our point of view. Starting from zero, the real decisive battle begins in the quarter-finals."

The strong performance of the Dutch team has justified the name of the Oranje. After qualifying in the group, they will face a more severe test. This time, Van Basten and his disciples are ready. They are confident , and also has the ability to show better performance in the next knockout round.

The victory of the Dutch team also allowed the World Cup champion Italy to escape. Because of the appearance of Digan, the German World Cup final was not played between the old enemies of France and Italy, but now the battlefield has shifted to the European Cup. As if by fate, the two powerhouses had to compete fiercely for a qualifying spot. Now everything has changed. Although Italy did not snatch the Hercules Cup from the French, it took away the qualifying spot .