Chapter 357 The hero of Belgium, what is meant by giving!
“Goal again!”
“England score another victory!”
“Gary Cahill’s powerful header helped the Three Lions tie the score Expanded to 2-0!”
“Ling Feng assists again! This is his sixth assist in this European Cup!”
"This 21-year-old golden boy from Great Britain surpassed David Beckham's five assists in just four games, and is second only to the Czech legend Polo in the European Cup assist history list. Boschi’s eight assists!”
“Not only that, his six assists also set a record for assists in a single European Cup!”
The entire Pierre Mourou The stadium was filled with cheers of great joy.
That was the emotional catharsis of thousands of England fans.
But the Belgian fans were silent and put on masks of pain.
Looking at the dark-haired young man who appeared on the big screen, celebrating with his teammates with a smile on his face, they felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.
Can't prevent it, can't prevent it at all!
If we say the best player in the first half, it is undoubtedly Ling Feng who made great passes and shots!
Ling Feng, roaming in the center and right, not only passed through the left back Lukaku, but also made Belgium's double midfielders Witsel and Nainggolan look like It's two random wooden piles!
Not only did they single-handedly upset the Belgian defense, they even had an "infighting" on the court in the final stoppage time at the end of the first half!
That was when Ling Feng once again took the ball from Nainggolan's side, and then used his body to withstand the crazy pull of the Roma Titans. With a fake shake, he completed the turn and passed the ball to Rooney who came to respond.
Witsel, who was following Rooney, closely followed Rooney as he advanced with the ball, forcing him to the wing, and then got down and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
Originally, this was a very good defensive performance.
However, perhaps Witsel couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up suddenly, raised his hands, and shouted at Nainggolan in French:
< br>"Hey! Racha!"
"Can you not let that No. 7 get the ball so easily?!"
Don't look at this pair of Belgian defensive midfielders. Next year, it will be like being from a different era.
In fact, the two of them are only a few months apart in age!
Faced with the accusations from his teammates, Nainggolan was not polite and responded directly:
“Get away!”
"Don't talk nonsense to me!"
"You are so powerful, guard him!"
In Nainggolan's view, he could not guard against Ling Feng, and It's not that I'm too weak, it's that Ling Feng is too strong.
Besides, if you saw that I couldn’t guard against him, wouldn’t you come over and help me? !
You will just watch me being raped and then do it as an afterthought? !
Originally, in Witsel's view, the head coach arranged for Nainggolan to guard Ling Feng.
Then Ling Feng easily takes the ball, which is Nainggolan’s incompetence.
As a defensive midfielder partner, if you remind him, there is nothing wrong with him.
Even if the tone is a bit harsh.
If Nainggolan lowers his head slightly or raises his hand to signal, Witsel will not continue talking.
However, Nainggolan, who was a loner in both the club and the national team, not only did not bow his head, but directly fought back.
This made Witsel, who had more experience in the national team, suddenly feel that he had lost face.
At this moment, he was walking towards Nainggolan with angry steps.
Fortunately, Hazard, the captain of the French faction with Witsel, stepped forward to dissuade them in time, allowing the two to calm down temporarily.
Subsequently, the referee also blew the whistle at the end of the first half at the right time.
The unexpected first half came to an end
Belgian coach Wilmots dropped the water bottle he was holding as soon as he entered the locker room.
As the water splashed, the faces of the Belgian geniuses were reflected:
Some had expressionless faces, some lowered their heads in frustration, and some had blank faces.
They never thought about why their European Red Devils, who are full of talents, were suppressed by England in the first half? !
The head coach's dissatisfaction with the team's performance was not unexpected.
“What the hell are you doing on the field?!”
“You don’t play like a team that wants to win!”
“Fuck ! ”
As one of Belgium’s greatest players, Wilmots can be called Belgium’s Maradona.
Therefore, with his qualifications and reputation, it is not difficult to suppress the Belgian geniuses who only play with talent and internal strife.
This is also an important reason why the Belgian Football Association appointed him as the national team coach in 2012.
Indeed, after Wilmots took office, the Belgian geniuses put away their personalities and barely formed a team.
In the 2013 World Cup qualifiers, Belgium qualified with an undefeated record and broke into the top 5 in the world during this period.
Wilmots really contributed most to Belgium’s initial improvement.
It's a pity that although he played very well as a player and had a high status in domestic football.
But his coaching experience and level are no different from those of a fledgling rookie coach.
You know, before becoming the coach of the Belgian national team, he was just a parliamentarian!
Brazil two years ago exposed Wilmots' true level as a head coach:
The formations are chaotic, the tactics are unclear, and they just rely on the personal abilities of the stars. .
However, the Belgian's talent is indeed too strong.
Even though the head coach has no experience and no tactics, Belgium, which has a golden generation such as Kompany, Hazard, De Bruyne, and Vermaelen, still stumbled out of the group stage.
In the first knockout round, they met the weak American team, and the talent in the team allowed them to advance.
In the end, he fell at the feet of Messi's Argentina, which was considered a small test of his skills.
However, after Brazil, people naturally have higher expectations for this team that is full of talent and ranked among the top five in the world.
Before the opening of the European Cup, many Belgian media and domestic celebrities believed that with Belgium's luxurious lineup, the minimum goal should be to reach the semi-finals!
The betting company also gave the winning odds. Belgium ranked fifth, second only to the four major powers of Germany, France, Spain and England.
Before the game against England, Wilmots, who had just led his team to a 4-0 sweep of Hungary, was still very high-spirited.
Even if England has a new generation of superstars like Ling Feng, he still firmly believes that Belgium's geniuses can set off waves of picturesque attacks and swamp their opponents!
Unfortunately, one half and two goals conceded made the arrogant Wilmots and the optimistic Belgians realize two cruel realities:
Denayer and Lukaku are no match for Vermaelen and Vertonghen!
Ling Feng cannot be restricted at all!
As his eyes swept over the four starting defenders, Wilmots put his hands on his hips, and he suddenly missed the team's pinhole Pani very much.
If Kompany is here, plus Vermaelen and Vertonghen, their defense will definitely not be broken by Ling Feng!
As the saying goes, if a soldier is raging, a general will be raging in a nest.
With a coach like Wilmots who has almost no coaching experience and whose tactical skills are not up to par, Belgium's outcome is doomed.
Moreover, he has not learned any lessons from the World Cup in Brazil. In this European Cup, there is still no clear tactics and the players played in chaos.
He is also immersed in the fact that the team has so many talents. As long as they can perform at their normal level, they can defeat their opponents!
So much so that in the first half, the team was used by the more experienced Huo Taigong to limit and dismantle the connection between the team's frontcourt players, and then used Ling Feng's personal ability to drive the frontcourt. The field attack cooperated, thus gaining a two-goal lead.
Of course, Wilmots himself did not know that it was his own fault that the team was completely suppressed by his opponents. He just felt that the players were in average condition and their performance was not good enough.
Feeling the heavy atmosphere in the locker room, Wilmots suppressed his inner anger and did what a head coach should do:
"Guys, raise your heads!"
< br>"The game is not forty-five minutes, but ninety minutes!" "We haven't lost yet!"
Considering that Nainggolan alone cannot limit Ling Feng, then Coupled with repeated rough defense, he also had a yellow card on his back.
Wilmots directly made the substitution decision:
"Racha, you have a yellow card, sit down and rest. Moussa, you come on in the second half!"
Hearing this, Nayinggo Lan didn't say anything, just lowered his head and took the shin guards out of his socks.
He knew very well that his performance in the first half was a disaster!
Not only did they not restrict Ling Feng very well, they also failed to participate more in the offensive level.
As for why the head coach did not replace Witsel, who also had a yellow card, but replaced himself, he also had expectations.
What makes him one of the few mixed-race players in the Belgian team who does not belong to the two major factions? He is a fringe player that grandpa does not love and grandma does not love.
Whoever you love, I don’t want to serve you anymore!
And Tottenham midfielder Moussa Dembele, who was sitting not far away, was in high spirits!
However, the coach’s next words made him frown:
"In the second half, you have to mark that No. 7!"
That No. 7 is naturally Ling Feng, who completed the pass and shot by himself in the first half!
In the Premier League, Dembele once faced off against Ling Feng.
At that time, he had experienced Ling Feng’s power.
He knew very well that he simply could not do better than Nainggolan in the first half.
However, now that the head coach has given himself the heavy responsibility of defending the opponent's core players, he can't say "I can't do it"
"If he switches to the right, then go over and play with Jordan (Jr. Lukaku) double-team him together, never let him pass!”
“Even if it’s a foul, I won’t hesitate to do it”
Hearing this, Dembele couldn’t help but murmur in his heart! .
To put it lightly, can that monster be prevented by double-teaming him? !
Although I thought so in my heart, I still nodded very seriously and said:
"I understand."
I had no choice but to bite the bullet
After making substitution adjustments, Wilmots also gave instructions to Hazard and De Bruyne to get closer and to cooperate more in passing and cutting.
In this regard, Hazard and De Bruyne nodded slightly to express their understanding.
The Belgian duo looked at each other and saw in each other's eyes that they refused to admit defeat!
. . .
“.Let us continue to return to the Stade Pierre Mauroy to watch the second half of England’s match against Belgium”
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The situation on the field has undergone earth-shaking changes:
With a two-goal lead in hand, Hodgson made conservative changes.
He retracted the entire England formation, retreated to near the midline, and then only let Vardy roam in the frontcourt, ready to counterattack at any time.
This defensive strategy gave Belgium more opportunities to attack with the ball.
So, at the beginning of the second half, the fans who had just returned from using the toilet were surprised to find that Belgium began to press England in the half and rub wildly!
Hodgson’s tactical strategy is not wrong at all.
With a two-goal lead, defensive counterattack is the most stable.
However, he still overestimated the team's defensive ability after all
You know, the team they faced had the most valuable frontcourt trident in the entire European Cup!
When Belgium's dual-core frontcourt cannot perform, Belgium, which is in trouble, needs a hero to stand up at this moment.
And this person has nicknames and titles such as "Belgian Soup Brother" and "Everton Striker". He is obviously a center but likes to play wide - Lukaku!
When the game reached the 63rd minute, Belgium finally found an excellent opportunity to score:
Hazard broke through with the ball on the left and quickly reached the hinterland of the frontcourt.
This time, he did not indulge in "passing Walker". Instead, after attracting two defensive players, he suddenly sent a cross pass to the center.
The person who responded to him was another Belgian dual-core player - "Blue Moon Label King" Kevin De Bruyne!
"Kevin!"
Hearing the shouts from the front, De Bruyne directly sent a direct pass without stopping the ball and passed it to Lukaku on the line of the penalty area.
Then he immediately moved forward to draw the defensive attention of England midfielder Dell for Lukaku.
After getting the ball, Lukaku got a one-on-one opportunity with center defender Smalling!
I saw him first leaning against Smalling with his body, then suddenly turned around and suddenly started to volley!
The force was so great, coupled with the suddenness of the blow, that it was too late for Joe Hart to get to the ground.
He could only take a step subconsciously and watched as the ball clung to the turf and quickly penetrated into the goal from the near corner!
“Goal!!!”
“When the team needed it most, Lukaku stood up! His powerful volley got a goal back for the team!”< br>
“The Belgians haven’t given up yet!”
Yes!
What does it mean to give!
Just as Lukaku, who scored the goal, was still raising his arms and shouting excitedly, he saw De Bruyne not far away, waving to him:
"Romelu ! How can you celebrate? Go pick up the ball!" Hearing this, Tie Hanhan quickly reacted and rushed towards the goal.
The funny thing is, maybe to pretend to be cool, he stretched out one hand to fish it up, but he didn't pick up the ball.
Seeing the ball slipping away from his hands, he hurriedly caught up with a slight embarrassment, picked it up with both hands, and ran towards the center circle.
Fortunately, his face was darker and others could not see that he was blushing
Seeing that the goal was pulled back and there was only one goal difference between the two sides, the morale of the Belgian generals suddenly improved. .
But at this moment, Wilmots, the head coach, made the second substitution of the game:
Replace Witsel and replace him. Put on another fluffy-headed Fellaini, and then push it to the front line, and Lukaku and Lukaku become a double forward with one high and one fast!
Then there was a change of 442, with De Bruyne and Dembele controlling the midfield and sending the ball to the two wings.
Let the two wingers Hazard and Carrasco break through with the ball and directly pass the ball high to find Lukaku and Fellaini in the penalty area!
Looking at Belgium's sudden tactical changes, Ling Feng had a strong sense of déjà vu.
Why does this tactic look so familiar? !
After a second thought, he reacted:
"Isn't this horse-riding Leicester City's desperate 442, 45-degree cross and explosion?!"
(End of this chapter)