Chapter 151 The Coming of the Great War

Belg's breakthrough in the finals brought new joy to the World Cup. Now, two teams in the World Cup finals have been born, namely the Netherlands and Belgium.

In 13 World Cups, Belgium has never won a cup. The best result was to reach a final at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, but because of Degan's hand, the European Red Devils made hatred in Germany. Although the Dutch team reached the final for the third time, in the first two times, they divided Don't lose to the host Argentina and Germany. There is no chance to win the championship. Now the world is looking forward to the birth of a new World Cup champion team, and the Netherlands and Belgium are close to the championship.

In the history of the previous World Cup, only Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina and France have won the championship, and now the Netherlands or Belgium will become the eighth World Cup king in history.

The star tactics of the Orange Army and the ** play of the European Red Devils, the confrontation between the two will sing the final poem in South Africa, looking forward to, excited, nervous, sad, ecstatic, inspiring all human emotions, and finally entering the final **.

Belgium VS Netherlands, this night is destined to give birth to the eighth king in the 80-year history of the World Cup. After this night, the new king's chest will be embroidered with a shining champion star like Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England and France.

Whether it is the Orange Army or the European Red Devils, it will win back the 10th championship for Europe. The balance of the World Cup will tilt again, and "10 cups" Europe will overwhelm 9 South America. At the same time, this will be the first time for a European team to win the World Cup on other continents. The European team will turn the World Cup into a "European Cup" .

The last time the Dutch made it to reach the World Cup final was in 1978, when they fell at the feet of the host. 32 years later, the Dutchman was frighteningly strong. The Dutch were looking forward to their first world champion, a perfect, 100% winning Hercules Cup.

In the face of the upcoming final, Van Persie, the main center of the Dutch team, said: "I'm used to watching other teams' finals, but now I will be in it. I don't know what it feels like to win the World Cup, but I have a picture of Maradona holding the World Cup at home. It's an incredible photo, Mara Dona sat on the shoulders of his teammates with a smile and raised the trophy. If we win, I also want such a picture!"

Now, Van Persie is only one victory away from his dream, but their opponents are equally fierce. After winning the European Cup in 2008, the Belgians have made the world look sideways at their bloody football. Now in South Africa in 2010, from the group stage, the Belgians have let those who are not optimistic about them. Guys, I saw their strength, 6:0 Nigeria, 6:0 South Korea, 1:1 Argentina, 3:1 Mexico, 3:2 Germany, 3:0 Spain, the strong attack power made opponents fall under their feet.

Digan, the number one star in the team, recorded his name in the history of the World Cup with 27 goals in the World Cup, and I'm afraid it will never be erased.

If Belgium can finally win the championship, they will successfully break the "European Cup spell". Historically, only one team has successfully won the European Cup and the World Cup in a row. West Germany dominated the world in 1974 after winning the European Cup in 1972. At that time, the Germans's final opponent was the Dutch.

As for the French, they got the World Cup first, and then the European Cup!

The World Cup final touches the hearts of fans all over the world. People want to know what the outcome of the World Cup final will be when Belgium, the bloodiest way of play, meets the most "ugly" pragmatic Netherlands?

No matter who holds the Hercules Cup, it means that a new king will be born.

Belgium is currently recognized as the most changeable team in world football. They can use chain defense to make the Spanish team bow down, or use transmission and control to make the Mexicans helpless. They pay attention to the whole, but also highlight individuals, but the only thing that remains unchanged is their bloody feet mixed with blood and fire. Even after the German team lost to Belgium in the quarter-finals, they admitted: "Belgians have the toughest nerves in world football, and no one can disintegrate them spiritually!"

Although Dutch coach Van Malvik basically coaches in the Netherlands, his Dutch team has abandoned the tradition and is very successful in utilitarian football and effectiveness, which is very different from the traditional Dutch football advocates "even if you don't win the championship, you have to play well."

After 32 years, the Dutch team reached the final of the World Cup for the third time, but this time they were not accompanied by the reputation and excitement of the world, the fascination and infatuation of orange football, the worship and pursuit of unrivaled geniuses such as Cruyff and Basten, but ridicule, criticism and attack.

Because the Dutch team played "too ugly" and was completely "lucky" to reach the finals.

Is the Dutch team playing beautifully?

Yes, today's Dutch team is not as invincible as Ajax in the Kruif era, without the sharpness of the Three Musketeers era, and even copy the sexy backs left by Kruivit, Borgkamp, Ovimas and Cen in 1998.

In this World Cup, when almost all teams adhere to the situation of conservatism and recycling, the Dutch team can still score 12 goals in six games. In each game, the Dutch team, which has the right to control the ball firmly under its feet, should not be the best spokesperson for ugly football.

Is the Dutch team so lucky to play?

Yes, today's Dutch team has the spiritual strength and God's blessing that the Dutch team did not have before, but don't forget that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Behind the Dutch team's "lucky promotion" again and again is the result of the unremitting efforts of generations of Dutch people, which is this Dutch The team is united and the product of high morale. When people exclaim the good luck of the Dutch, they ignore the efforts and perseverance of the team and the efforts and transformation of head coach Van Malvik. Don't forget that it was thanks to Van Malvik's efforts that the Dutch team that appeared in South Africa had no long-lasting infighting, reduced the grudge between the mainland and Surinamese descendants and the three major clubs, and was instilled into a tenacity similar to German football. Whether facing the powerful Brazilian team or the shrinking Japanese team, this Dutch team is as always, without impatience, retreating or arrogance.

In the six games of this World Cup, in addition to taking the lead in the first half with Cameroon and Slovakia, the other four games were either tied or behind, but every time, the Netherlands played a more efficient and sharp attack in the second half, and they were always able to start to let others. Launching a fatal blow when you are idle is the foundation of the continuous progress of the Dutch team in front of you.

When people disdainfully say that the Netherlands is lucky, they seem to forget that winning is the most important thing. Is it strength?

No, it's definitely luck.

What if you have strength? Even if you kick the ball into the goal, the referee can choose to be blind in an instant and blow the ball out, just like the unlucky England team.

Believe it or not, fate always seems to exist.

In South Africa, a country that was first colonized by the Dutch, the good use of the Dutch team could not be used up. In 1652, the first Dutch colonial governor, Van Riebeck, decided to establish a permanent residence for white people in Cape Town. 358, another Dutchman Van Malvik also led the Dutch team to defeat Argentina in Cape Town and reached the final of the World Cup in South Africa. The former "uncrowned king" finally got another chance to be crowned.

Now, the Dutch are only one step away from rewriting history. They reached the finals with a complete victory, but they have been criticized by international public opinion for their ordinary style.

"Non. Classic and ugly are the attributive words that accompany them. Many media have posted obituary for "full attack and defense football" on their headlines to prove that Dutch football is dead, and the football concept of the Orange Army that advocates freedom and aggression no longer exists.

"Ugly Dutch football has taken victory as its only purpose. The epitome of this transformation is that fierce villains like Van Bomel are reused. Even the Dutch team in 2008 is better than now. Van Basten's team destroyed France and Italy with the best football in the European Cup. Li, but Van Malvik is suppressing the Dutch offensive talent.

However, the Dutch players may be very happy to accept this view. Van Bommel, who plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, agrees that the Dutch team is more destructive and defensive than before. His partner De Jong also believes that the football played in the Netherlands now is correct: "We have learned a truth and don't lose the ball. That's the most important thing."

In fact, this realistic idea does not have to be influenced by the so-called "regressiveness of Dutch football" and even "betrayal of Dutch culture" from the outside world.

In fact, the pragmatic style has always existed in Dutch football. At least in the past 30 years, it has existed more or less, lamenting the decline of all-offensive football, just like the sadness of replacing black-and-white TV with color TV and the disappearance of carriages from the city center. The Dutch began to change decades ago. It's just that those so-called bricklayers always don't notice this.

In the 1860s and 1970s, Cruif's Ajax team pioneered the tactical concept of full attack and full defense. Its two core ideas are the maximum pressure on the opponent's space and frequenthuanpositions between players in different positions on their own side. The full-back can be a winger, and the striker can also be a midfielder. In the era dominated by man-to-man tactics and the team generally paid little attention to space and formation, Ajax's "thinkers" were almost invincible.

In the 1978 World Cup, the Dutchman reached the finals for the second time in a row, but from then on, the full-attack and defensive football began to be gradually replaced by a more conservative football system, which still looked aggressive, but there would be several scavengers behind in the rear, but as the football match became more and more intense, in the game It is also more difficult to maintain such a high intensity.

The Dutch team won the European Cup in 1988, which is also their only title so far. The team's most impressive is the outstanding personal ability striker Van Basten and the offensive organizer, shadow striker Gulit, but their defense The rock-solid scavenger Koman is ignored, and the perfect combination of elegance and violence is the king.

The classic formation 433 of the Netherlands has not changed in the past few decades, but the trend of football is that the role of players is becoming more and more refined, so the development direction of Dutch football is far away from the original full attack and defense style.

The Dutch team in the 1994 World Cup had many offensive geniuses like Borgkamp, but don't forget that they also had a ** nicknamed Waters in the midfield. The substitution between players looked ridiculous at that time.

Before the 2008 European Cup, how much the Dutch team changed was. Cruyff, who still thought he was the chief football thinker in the Netherlands, sharply criticized Van Basten's 4231 formation. He said in a TV interview: "This is simply not the Netherlands. Team, the Dutch team should always have three strikers on the field, and we don't need two backs. Their role is to make up the number.

As a result, relying on the excellent performance of the two midfielder and the application of fast counterattack tactics, the Netherlands played a pleasant football in that cup.

Cruyff misses the tactics of 40 years ago, just like hiding his ears, but he doesn't know that the best tactics should be the one that is most suitable for his existing players.

Basten's explanation for Cruyff's accusation at the time was: "This is to make enough space for our counterattack."

In other words, Basten's coaching philosophy has completely broken away from Cruyff's old theory and is no longer limited to attack and defense.

But those cynics always claim that the Netherlands has become disobed, and they even regard Dutch football as another extreme of offensive football.

In fact, the Dutch team is not more conservative than the one 30 years ago. They just found that teams that were unwilling to attack were often more difficult to defeat, so France and Italy in 2008 became victims of new Dutch football.

If the Dutch team can finally win, those "obituary writers" are likely to quickly change their tone and celebrate the rebirth of Dutch football.

The most gorgeous offensive football has never made the Netherlands hold the Hercules Cup. The most resounding "Three Musketeers" has never entered the finals of the World Cup. The orange "Tulips" faded away and said goodbye to the full attack and defense, but returned to the stage of the World Cup finals.

Van Malvik, the head coach who pursues utilitarian football, is not well-known, but he led the Dutch team to play the smartest football. The low-key civilian coach subverted the traditional playing style of the Dutch team and brought the team to the final of the World Cup in South Africa.

In Van Malvik's eyes, the style of full attack and defense is "old". Modern football pays more attention to the balance of attack and defense, and now, the Netherlands needs achievements most.

Since Van Malvik took office, he has been instilling the concept of defense in the players. Sneed often retreated to the front of the penalty area to assist in defense, and Kuyt has carried forward the true nature of "worker". Whether on the left or right, he has returned to defend actively. In the past, the Dutch team had psychologically fragile problems, but now the improvement of defensive ability has brought victory to the Dutch team and greatly enhanced the confidence of the players.

Van Malvik is a small man. Compared with his many predecessors, his name is completely out of the table, but it is this little man who is leading the Dutch team to great success.

Opening the coaching history of the Dutch team, which one is not a resounding figure?

However, no one successfully crowned the Netherlands in the World Cup. Van Malvik is the most senior among them. The player era was mixed with the middle and lower reaches of the Dutch team and only played one game on behalf of the national team.

As a coach, he did not join Feyenoord in the Dutch League until the age of 48. His ordinary experience made Fan Shuai a rare "ordinary person" among Dutch coaches. Gorgeous football has never brought honor to the Dutch team and speaks with his achievements. Those who mock him can now shut up. The so-called "ugly" football is a reform trend set off by Van Malvik.

The new Dutch team has come to the stage of the World Cup final, and now they have to face the feared European Cup champion Belgium.

Before the decisive battle began, Cruyff, who criticized the Dutch team in the 2008 European Cup, jumped out again.

"This is the ugliest Dutch team I have ever seen. Such a Dutch team is not worthy of the World Cup championship at all!"

A man who returned to the field suddenly said and did so. I'm afraid that this former famous hotel has been lonely for too long, afraid of being forgotten by the public, afraid that he will no longer have the right to speak in the circle and have influence, so he can't wait to jump out and refresh his sense of existence.

I don't know how Van Malvik, who has always been low-key, felt after listening to Cruyff's words?

At least so far, people have not heard any sound from Van Malvik.

In the football circle, on the green field, there are many things, not by mouth, but by feet. Van Malvik knows all this. Therefore, he will not stand up or refute anything. Because there is no need to argue or refute an active coach who has been idle for many years and can only count his feet when he is full of work.

Maybe Cruyff is really old and his ability to judge the timing is also poor. At this time, in fact, it is much wiser to say nothing than to jump out and make a high-profile statement. No matter how you remind people and things that should be forgotten, it is always difficult to keep them. It is disdainful to mention the old things over and over again.

Just before the start of the decisive battle, Van Malvik held a press conference at the Dutch team's station. In the face of reporters' questions, Van Malvick said: "This is the third time in our history to reach the final, but this will be a completely different one. I will not deliberately avoid it. 1974 and 1978, because I think it was an incentive for us. This opportunity is better for us than before. We can't always compare the current Dutch team with the Dutch team 28 years ago or 32 years ago. We are just playing for all the Dutch people, not the predecessors decades ago.

For the opponent Belgium in the final, Van Marvík commented: "I think it is reasonable for Belgium to defeat Spain and enter the final of the World Cup. They play very well. In my opinion, they are the strongest team in the world. I like the way they play. We want to learn from them and use them for me. Yes, we respect the Belgian team, but we are not afraid of them. Although I know that it is a big challenge to compete with the Belgian team and defeat them, everything is possible.

Van Malvik led the "atypical" Dutch team to the World Cup final for the third time in history. In the face of the European champion Belgium, which has just eliminated Spain, Van Malvík remains full confidence.

"Belgium deserves the victory over Spain. We respect Belgium, but we will not be afraid of them. The final is a big challenge, but we will defeat them. This is the third time that the Netherlands has reached the final. We must rewrite history and recall the journey from the qualifiers. It is really not easy. It's unbelievable that it's only one step away from the trophy. It's time to win the championship.

After 32 years, the Dutch team's impressive record in South Africa detonated fans in China**. Many Dutch fans did not expect that their team could reach the finals, so they did not buy tickets for the final or even the semi-finals, but the Dutch team will never have to worry about the enthusiasm of "orange fans". It is reported that there will be Nearly 1,000 Dutch fans went from domestic charter flights to Johannesburg to cheer for Tulip.

Now the Netherlands has only 90 minutes left in the finals from the coronation of its first World Cup champion.

Distance to success, 90 minutes!

The simple and powerful title of the Dutch media explains everything. After 32 years, it reached the finals again. The uncrowned king Holland is eager to take off this hat that has been worn for too long.

If it succeeds, the Netherlands will not only change its own history, but also weave the history of the World Cup, and the World Cup will usher in its eighth champion!

This is the third trip of the Netherlands to the championship title. Since 1974, the Netherlands has been looking forward to making the world crazy about orange. Even if it is a long time, it is the Netherlands's turn. This time, many media have bet on the Netherlands.

To some extent, the world has owed the Netherlands a world champion for 36 years. The Netherlands should have become the world champion in 1974, but this time they just took back what they deserved.

From the group stage of the World Cup in South Africa to now, the Netherlands has entered the finals unbeatenly. The Netherlands, which entered the first two finals, unfortunately lost to the host, and this time the host is no longer an obstacle. Dutch players believe that they can sing Kaige all the way to the end.

"This is the third time that the Dutch team has reached the final. We must rewrite history and recall the journey from the qualifiers. It's really not easy and incredible. Now it's only one step away from the trophy, and it's time to win the championship." Dutch player Kuit said in the outlook for the final.

The World Cup final in South Africa was the last game of his career for 35-year-old Dutch captain Van Bronhorst. In response, the meritorious defender expressed confidence that he could put an end to his football career with a perfect result: "The last game of his career happened to be the World Cup. Sai, I hope it will be the most beautiful game in my life.

In his expectations for the final, coach Van Malvik also said: "We are so close to victory. I will try my best to win honor for the national team and bring home the Hercules Cup!"

Whether the Netherlands or Belgium have won the cup on African soil, this South African World Cup is memorable. The first World Cup held on the African continent has finally presented something new. Whether the Netherlands or Belgium wins the championship, it will become the eighth World Cup champion.

Before this World Cup, only seven countries won the World Cup. This is an exclusive group and an elite club that is unwilling to accept new members. But this year, the Netherlands defeated Argentina, the two-time World Cup champion, and Belgium defeated Germany, the three-time World Cup champion Germany. Although the final has not yet been held, one thing can be determined. In any case, the eighth champion of the World Cup will be born between Belgium and the Netherlands.

The Netherlands has entered the final stage in a mixed reputation, while Belgium's environment is much more complicated. Belgium naturally cheers for the second consecutive World Cup final, but the outside world has an unconcealed disgust for this bloody team.

Originally, it was a "non. The Netherlands has made the final of the World Cup very pale, and then a bloody Belgium. The final of the World Cup looks like it is going to become a slaughterhouse.

Now, before the game starts, someone can't help jumping out: "A ugly Netherlands, a Belgium full of muscle sticks, the World Cup final, which should have been the focus of fans all over the world, will become boring because these two teams, I can foresee that this will be more than four years ago. An ugly final!"

For such a tone, the two teams chose to be boring at the same time. What is the final? The final means the championship, which means that success and failure will be born at the same time. The finals of the previous World Cups are wonderful.

In order to please the fans, throw the victory of the game aside. Neither the Netherlands nor Belgium will agree.

Belgium captain, core, flag Digan said in an interview: "I think the two teams will do their best to win the game. As for whether the process of the game is gorgeous, will anyone really care about that? Bloody Belgium? Is this the biggest praise for us, the ugly Netherlands? This statement is ridiculous, Cruyff? The old man should have been in the coffin a long time ago. Every word he said smelled rotten.