Chapter 60 What is dominance

After two rounds, the four groups still did not qualify in advance. It was time for the mystery to be solved. In the third round of the European Cup group stage, the host Poland and the Czech team, which had been eliminated early, took the lead.

If the Polish team wants to appear, it must defeat the Czech Republic, and Belgium must also defeat Russia. It seems that it entrusts its fate to others, which makes Poles a little unhappy. In this life-and-death war, in the face of the old and weak Czech team, which has been eliminated ahead of schedule, the Poles are unexpectedly weak.

0:1!

But at the end of the game, the Poles may not have understood what happened to all this?

As one of the host of the 2012 European Cup, Poland was divided into Group A, with rivals in the defending champions Belgium, the Czech Republic and Russia.

In the end, Poland lost the last round with two points in the first two games, and finally missed the quarterfinals of the European Cup, and still failed to achieve a "zero breakthrough" in the history of the European Cup.

This Cup is the first time that Poland has hosted an international competition and participated in the European Cup for the second time. Even in the heyday of Polish football, they have never appeared in this top event in European football.

Four years ago, they went to the European Cup for the first time and returned home after the group stage. It is very regrettable that they still failed to achieve the best results in history at home.

In the opening match, Polish striker Lewandowski scored the first goal of this cup, but the Belgians without Digan finally equalized the score, and the Polish team missed the first European Cup victory in the team's history.

In the second round, they lost a goal first, and captain Blashchkowski equalized the score. In the case of two draws, they could still qualify in the group if they defeated the Czech Republic in the last round. However, in the end, the Czechs tore up the host's dream and Poland failed to reach the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

Before the European Cup, coach Smuda tried a variety of formations and finally returned to the 4231 formation that the team was best at. The main reason is that the "Three Heroes of Dortmund" Lewandowski, Brashchkowski and Pishchek played in the Bundesliga championship team.

In the position of goalkeeper, Arsenal's main force Szesniben is the most reassuring link. On the defensive line, the combination of Bernisch, Perky, Vasilevsky and Pišcek has been used in three games, which has never changed. Although Poland lost the ball in the group stage, it is related to only three goals.

In terms of midfield, the main midfield partners are Polanski and Dudka, and the right wing is captain Blashchkovski. Oblanak, who can play the front and left wing, is responsible for organizing the attack, and the other offensive midfielder is rotated by Rebus and Mulakski. Lewandowski's main position on the front line is not Move.

Smuda's tactics are mainly based on flying two wings and enveloping the center in front of the goal, but the Polish team relies too much on the Dortmund combination on the right side, which can even be said to be the only starting point of its attack. In fact, it has not been able to fly with both wings at all. Once the right side is locked by the opponent, the Poles have few options. It is also the reason why they only scored two goals in three games. Today, the Czechs saw this and finally left the European Cup with their heads held high with a victory, leaving the body of the host.

In this European Cup, the host Poland failed to show convincing strength in the end. Although there are many famous European geniuses in the team, low offensive efficiency and lack of goal-breaking skills are persistent diseases that are difficult for them to overcome for a while.

More importantly, Poland's current status in European football is no longer even second-rate. They are the only team in the top 16 of the European Cup with a UEFA national team ranking outside 24, which means that it is still difficult for them to enter the French European Cup four years later.

In fact, if they are not the host, there is still a doubt about whether they can qualify to participate in this European Cup. At present, the problem of Polish football is the same as that of Eastern European football. Although there are still stars at the forefront, their overall strength has declined, and it is difficult to do much in the competition.

At the same time, Belgium played against Russia. Because the two games started at the same time, both teams were in danger of being eliminated before the game, and they also tried their best in the game.

Digan, who has become the king of Belgium, formed a 433 formation in the game. On the front line, he and Azar are separated from each other. In the middle Lukaku, in the midfield position, England, Fellaini and Martens are still in the defensive line are still Poconnioli, Compani, Wilmallen and Alder. Verelde, the goalkeeper is still Kurtua.

As soon as it came up, Belgium launched a fierce offensive. Although the Russian team has new and old tsars, its overall strength is obviously not Belgium's opponent.

Only five minutes after the game, Belgium took the lead in scoring a goal. After Degan pulled to the side to receive Fellaini's pass, he ran all the way to the dangerous area of Russia. Facing the defensive players and suddenly cut in, the Russian team was immediately facing a big enemy, and the whole line of defense was moving in the direction of Gandy.

But at this time, Degan did not choose to pass the ball to the unmarked Azar, or Lukaku, who had already stood in the penalty area, but made a long shot.

Akinfeev, the goalkeeper of the Russian team, had no reaction at all and could only watch the football cross a beautiful arc and get into the dead corner of the goal.

1:0!

Degan has scored his fourth goal in this European Cup.

However, Digan's performance did not end here. It seems that Wilmotz threw his anger directly to MAX in the first round of the group stage. The big hat trick in the second round of the group stage was not enough to be fully resolved, and Degan was even more powerful.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Degan moved to the middle. After getting the ball, he quickly entered. Lukaku and Hazard quickly split the side, pulling the other side's defense for Degan, allowing Degan to run all the way into the penalty area of the Russian team. Facing the pursuit and interception of the other side, Degan completed it in the penalty area. A classic waltz, after shaking Akinfeyev, easily picked the ball and kicked the ball into the net.

2:0!

"No one can question Degan's dominance of the court. At any time, as long as he stands on the court, he will always be the unique king. I don't know what Barcelona people will feel when they see this scene. Russell may regret it because of his weakness, Barcelona missed it. , the greatest star in their history!"

In the second half, Degan scored another goal with a free kick, completed a hat trick in two consecutive games, and assisted Hazard to score a goal at the end of the game.

4:0!

Belgian team defeated Russia. At this time, another game was also over. The Czech Republic defeated Poland, and Belgium and its opponent Russia competed in this game.

When the game was over, the Belgian fans at the scene were reluctant to leave for a long time. They kept shouting in the stands: "Rod! King! Rod! King!"

Wilmots on the sidelines looked dim when he saw this scene!