Chapter 73 Forward! Italy!

In this semi-final between Italy and Germany, in addition to the fans of the two countries, more than 90% of other neutral fans absolutely believe that Germany will win the final championship.

But when the game ended, everyone's eyes were shocked, and the results proved once again that these European Cups were really full of strange colors.

There is nothing you can't win or lose. This rhythm is absolutely B!

Italy, which was not favored before the game and thought that it could break into the semi-finals, was already eye-opening, defeated the strong German chariot 2:1. Under the circumstances that the world was not optimistic, the Blues advanced to the final step by step, which must be said to be a miracle, and at the same time, it continued to be very big The magical law that Li must enter the finals every six years, as former Italian coach Zoff said: "Never despise the Italian team in the football field."

Before this competition, the Italian team suffered unprecedented trouble. According to the media, the situation at that time was even worse than in 2006. A series of problems such as gambling, match-match, and reduced combat effectiveness plagued the Blues. In the only warm-up game before the European Cup, Italy lost to Russia by 0-3. The prospect of this European Cup is similar. It is destined to be extremely gray.

In a media-sponsored vote on the prospects of the Italian European Cup at that time, more than half of Italians thought that the Italian team would return home in the group stage.

The odds of winning the championship for the Italian team before the competition reached 1 to 15, tied for fifth with England, and even Belgium, which is less than Degan, is the least favored among the traditional strong teams in Europe.

Even before this game against Germany, the Italian team's odds of winning the championship reached 1 to 7, which shows that the whole world believes that Germany can meet Belgium in the final, but the so-called heat will die, and the Italian team can be said to be a small surprise this time.

Italy's experience of reaching the finals is also a stumbling, even extremely thrilling. In the group stage, Italy drew 1:1 respectively with Spain and Croatia. Before the last round of the group stage, Italy encountered a similar situation eight years ago, as long as Spain and Croatia scored 2:2, and the Italian team will definitely be out, but this time the Spaniards helped the Italian team a lot. They defeated Croatia 1-0, which made the Italian team successfully qualify from the group.

In the quarter-finals, the Italian team experienced a penalty shootout competition that they were not good at. In the previous competition, the Italian team experienced a total of five penalty shootout competitions and won only once, and in the 2008 European Championship, the Italian team lost the penalty shootout.

However, this time, although Montolivo was the first to lose the penalty in the second round, Pirlo's spoon penalty reversed the situation, and then England did not score two consecutive penalties, which allowed Italy to successfully advance to the semi-finals.

After breaking into the semi-finals, in the face of the booming German chariot, most people think that Italy will end their journey of the European Cup, but Italy is incredible that they took a 2:0 lead with two counterattacks in the first half and maintained their advantage until the end of the game. After reaching the finals, Italy also continued to follow a magical law. Since the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy has reached the finals every six years.

In 1994, Italy lost to Brazil in a penalty shootout, leaving Baggio's lonely back. In 2000, Italy reached the final of the European Cup, but was equalized by Wiltod in the last second of regular time in overtime. Finally, he was defeated by Trezeguet. In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Italy defeated Belgium in the final and finally won the championship. Now it is another cycle. This time, the Italian met Belgium again six years later.

In this semi-finals, one person unexpectedly became the protagonist of the competition again. The crowd was boiling, and the eyes of all sentient beings focused only on him, and cheered only for him, Mario. Baloteli is coming, who in the world can stop it!

Who else can make such a tough and unanswered shot and give such an arrogant and cold celebration in front of the always condescending Germans like Baloteli!

Scream, roar, the highest-end throne of the professional court should be exclusive to the people all over the world. Good little clever people go away! Perhaps there are still traces of sarcasm in people's mouths, and there is a little disdain in their eyes, but 10,000 steps back have to admit that it is still suspenseful whether Italy can win the final championship, but it is an iron fact that Balotelly has become the number one star in the competition.

Such a 21-and-a-half-year-old child can score 55 goals in five seasons, thanks to his unparalleled technical ability, especially in shooting.

Perhaps the media paid too much attention to his strange off-court behavior and celebration movements, which made people ignore the most essential side of Baloteli as a football player. When he really showed his strength, he was almost a superstar!

Compared with Balotelly in the league, the side hook goal against Ireland in the group stage is actually quite common. After entering the penalty area, Balotelly basically has no weakness. Both the left and right feet can do it. The high school and low three routes, and the large oblique angle volley can often be amazing. Whether it is a clever dodge or a direct physical confrontation, Just like the martial arts champion with 18 weapons, Baloteli can do whatever he wants, all according to his personal interest in a moment.

Looking at today's two goals, Balotelli made the German team's weakest central defender completely reveal his mediocrity. Originally, the German team could rely on a strong attack to alleviate the defensive problem, but when they met a Baloteli who could fight against the back line alone, the distant water obviously could not quench their thirst.

When Cassano skillfully got rid of it, he chose to pass the ball, and the ball seemed a little floating. Judging the height of the ball, Balotry was several levels higher than BadStuber. They all said that the striker wanted to go around the front to grab the point, but Baloteli still went around the back, because he saw that the highest point of the ball, Bard Stoutbo might not be able to touch it. You can completely grab the second point, and this judgment is completely in place.

Barotelly's sudden circle destroyed Badstuper's wishes. He originally wanted to pull Baloterley to prevent him from grabbing the front, but he was surrounded by the target and Bard Thuber, who lost his defensive center of gravity, almost fell down. At this time, he was in a low position, and it was no longer possible to jump to fight for the header. Yes, it can only jump symbolically, and Baloteli successfully advanced in with the posture of Mount Tai.

German full-backs are generally considered to have a high degree of mobility and sufficient IQ on the field, but there seems to be a lack of Balotelli.

In the second goal, Ram was completely defeated by Baloteli. In the judgment of the long pass landing point of Montolivo, Baloteli completely won Ram from standing to turning around and sprint with the ball. The captain of the German team was completely lost his position when staring at such a dangerous person. Sometimes the definition of the football world is cruel.

It doesn't matter if you stare at your opponent a hundred times and succeed. If one failure leads to the loss of the ball, then you will become a sinner for thousands of years.

The next burst in the rapid breakthrough is the highest manifestation of Baloteli's technical ability, which is fast enough to prevent Ram from being chased. At the same time, it is not easy for him not to lose the best position to follow the situation.

And the next direct shot, Balotheli was by no means a kick with his eyes closed. He deliberately pulled out the outer arc and approached the goalpost, which was a very rare route in the volley and completely bored Noyle.

He won Ram first and then won Neuer. Baloteli gave the two players who had been "Saint" in this competition a chance to lose their temper tonight. Don't care too much about his ordinary celebration, or the cold style caused by his personality. He relies on his real ability to score goals, which belongs to the football world. The topic.

It's not too much to score three goals in the final stage of the European Cup, but it has set a record for Italian players to score the most goals in a single event in the history of the European Cup. He and Cassano are also among the Italian players with the most goals in the history of the European Cup. At the same time, he also tied Cassirachi in the European Cup in 1996. Italian record of two goals.

Barothely ended with cramps, but he left greater miracles and legends on the field of the finals, which may be the real dream and pursuit of every professional player. Like a postman delivering letters to home, Barotheli, who easily completed two god-level shots, can also give fans in the finals. Fans need to wait patiently for several days to bring classic shots of how to reverse all sentient beings.

Of course, in addition to two yuan, stripping and showing muscles, the scene of Ba Shen hugging his mother and family in the stands after the game was also quite touching.

After the final whistle, Baloteli walked to the stands, where his family was cheering for him, where his adoptive mother Sylvia and brother cheered for the whole game. After becoming a hero, Ba Shen's first thought was to be with his family.

"I went to see my mother after the game, which was the best time," Baloteli said. "I told her that the goal was dedicated to her."

Ba Shen, who walked to the stands, hugged her family. Sylvia, the adoptive mother, held her son's head and looked so excited. Her face was happy and her eyes were full of tears. Balotel, who was abandoned by her biological parents since childhood, grew up under the care of her adoptive parents. Now, he wants to repay them with his achievements.

"I've been waiting for a long time at this moment," Ba Shen also said a little excitedly. "especially my mother is old and can't travel far away, so I must make her happy when she comes here to see me so far this time."

At this moment, Balotheli looks so sincere that people should realize that he is not just a young man with a grumpy personality. Similarly, he is also a good son full of warmth.

When visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp before the European Cup, Balotelly couldn't help crying. He thought that his adoptive mother Silvia had a relative killed by the German Nazis here. This is Ba God, with a warm heart under his cold appearance.

After returning to the game and accidentally losing the game, Loe at the press conference was obviously a little unprepared, but he could face the failure calmly.

I had hoped to use Cross to strengthen the strength of the middle to restrain the performance of De Rossi and Pirlo. Gomez scored three goals before and was in good training. Podolsky had also scored before, so I arranged for them to play. We also won the game with Gomes and Podolsky in the first three games. . After the beginning of the game, the rhythm of the game was actually controlled by us, but after falling behind 0:1, we were not organized enough. During that time, we did not perform well. After losing two goals in the first half, the game became very difficult, because Italy is a well-defensive team, but in the second half we It's very hard. If you score a goal early, there may be a chance, but in the end, the Italians laughed to the end. This is a fair result. Don't care what others comment on. The Italian team is a very powerful team. It has always been like this. Anyone who underestimates them will be retaliated!"

As for the regrettable stop in the top four, Löw said: "Of course, I am very disappointed now, but I don't think we should keep asking questions now, but think more about if we do better in the future. Generally speaking, the German team's performance in this cup is good, and there is no point in criticizing now."

After the game, the German team members were also very disappointed. Löw said, "No one spoke in the player's locker room, and tears flew everywhere. Everyone was very disappointed."

However, Loeb is still full of confidence in the future of the team: "We have good players, and the team is very young and is still developing. We should avoid similar mistakes in the future. The team is still working very hard after two goals, which is worthy of recognition."

Germany was defeated by Italy. After the game, captain Ram felt very sad about the team's failure after the game: "I am very sad now. Both goals were undue mistakes. In the second half of the game, we tried our best and did everything we could. If I can get that opportunity in the second half, maybe I can still Equalization, two goals should not be lost. In the face of an excellent tactical team like Italy, it will be very difficult to fall behind. Every defeat will be very painful. What's more, the Cup has come so far. Our team has great potential, but it has not been played at the right time. I was not smart enough to lose the game in the end.

Midfielder Cross said after the game: "Two goals lost by the German team are avoidable. After falling behind 0:2 in the first half, the game became very difficult. We tried a lot in the second half. Italy defended very steadily after taking the lead, but we still created it against the Italian team with full defense. There are many opportunities. If we can score early, there is still hope to equalize the score. Unfortunately, we are really not lucky enough!"

veteran Klose couldn't even cry after the game: "Everyone is very disappointed. Before the game, we all really hope to win the game. During the first half, the German team's performance was a little abnormal. The players did not seem to be determined enough to win for a long time in the game. Italy The team played very smartly. We created some opportunities in the first half, but failed to score goals. Everyone struggled to the last minute, but unfortunately, they failed to achieve their goals today. I felt that I could make it to the finals, so now I am also very disappointed that I failed to cross the threshold of Italy today. We failed to implement me in the game. Our plan may have worked psychologically. I don't know if it's because of pressure or history, but many people in our team are very young and believe that this European Cup has helped them accumulate experience.

For the 2014 World Cup, Klose did not give up: "I think I can play for another two years."

Gomez, who missed several opportunities in this game, also couldn't help crying after the game: "If we can score 10 minutes earlier, maybe we can reverse it. We are well prepared for this European Cup, but in the end it's still a little worse, but the team's development is far from over, and now everyone's mood is very low. We didn't play well in the first half and played a little better in the second half. The result of the game could have been better. Facing Italy, which is excellent in tactics and defense, it is not easy to deal with. Today's game is a lesson for us. Italy should enter the finals. They perform better in the game. For maturity."

Schweinsteg said after the game: "Now everyone is very disappointed and sad. The progress of the game is different from what we thought. The team could have taken the lead, and there is no need to lose two goals. The Italian team played well and deserves to win the game, but we have also accumulated experience. I believe it will be different in two years. "

The high-profile German chariot finally paid the price for their youth. The old Italians laughed to the end. When people's focus was still on the shining Baloteli, or when they were sad for the German chariot, few people could notice that the Italian team in this game The real hero of the victory is Prandelli.

Two years ago, he took over the chaotic and old Italian national team, which was a great adventure for Prandelli, who had reached the peak of his coaching career in Florence at that time.

But at present, it seems that Prandelli has succeeded. He brought the Italian team, which is not seen, to the finals, which is a great achievement in itself.

In addition to an undue substitution mistake in the second round of the group stage, Prandelli's on-the-spot command in this European Cup is enough to be talked about, especially in the group stage against Spain's oppressive and the classic defensive counterattack of the German team.

The only thing left in front of him is the final battle: "Originally, we expected to compete with Spain in the finals, but now it's also very good to enter the finals with Belgium! It's also a pleasure to compete one-on-one with Degan on the court!"