Chapter 83 Sad Blue

In Kiev, Ukraine, there is a carnival of winners, and naturally there are tears of losers.

Of course, perhaps the Italian team is not a loser. It is a great miracle that the Italian team can pass five levels and reach the final in this Cup.

After the game, most of the Italian players still seemed relatively calm. The most difficult to control was Balotel. He once cried bitterly, and Pirlo, the core of the team, shed tears alone.

At the end of the game, Pirlo was still able to control his emotions. Judging from his expression, Pirlo still looked very calm and shook hands with Degan and others respectively. However, when he saw the Belgian team standing on the highest podium, Pirlo could no longer suppress his emotions. When the camera cut towards Pirlo At that time, his eyes were already red, and tears rolled in his eyes. Such a picture was touching and made many Italian fans unbear to watch it any more. His sadness at this moment and Baggio's lonely back in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. Like the scenery, it is also so charming, and I have to say that this is another kind of beauty.

And while waiting, Pirlo closed his eyes for a moment, as if he couldn't bear to look at his opponent's celebration and his own loss.

Buffon, the captain of the Italian team, showed the demeanor of a leader. He looked calm after the game and did not shed tears. At this moment, he chose to be strong, but from the eyes of Buffon looking at the Belgian team, he still had a lot of disappiness. After receiving the award, Buffon hugged head coach Prandelli Together, comforting each other, this pair of generals still have a chance to create new miracles in the future.

Compared with old players such as Buffon and Pirlo, players like Bonucci and Baloteli who participated in the competition for the first time, they were very excited, especially Bonucci. At the moment when the whistle of the game blew, he could not control his emotions. He burst into tears and his teammates kept coming forward. Comfort him, but he is still immersed in his sadness, and even Bonucci is still crying on the podium.

Although Baloteli announced that he would do better in the final after the semi-finals, the Italians failed to shake Belgium's feat of winning the European Cup, the World Cup and then the European Cup. In the end, Italy could only accept the 0:4 defeat.

After the game, Baloteli looked sadly at Belgium's cup and couldn't help crying.

As soon as the game was over, the Belgians began to revel, and other Italian players also stayed on the field to comfort each other with their teammates and politely congratulate the Belgian players who won the championship. However, on the contrary, Baloteli directly lowered his head and left the stadium and walked to the locker room channel of the stadium, although the Italian official The clerk came forward to dissuade him, hoping to stop Balothely, but Balotheli pushed him away angrily and walked into the passage without looking back. From the behavior, he seemed very angry.

Subsequently, Balotli did not return until the time of the award. He walked to the end of all the Italian players and received a medal from Platini with his left hand on his waist before coach Prandelli.

At this time, his teammates had walked down the stands, and Balotelly walked slowly down the steps alone, as if thinking about the defeat just now and the whole process of the game.

When Digan took the trophy from Platini and the Belgians revelled on the podium, Pirlo cried, and Ba Shen also cried. He lowered his head and meditated. When he raised his head, his eyes were red with tears.

0: 4 defeat to Belgium, this score is indeed a little cruel for the Italian team, but this is football, but it is not enough to erase people's respect for this blue team.

Looking back on the process of the Italian team's participation in this European Cup, it can be said that it has gone through many twists and turns. Before the start of the game, Italy suffered a natural disaster. In mid-April, Italian player Morosini died suddenly on the field. The gambling case in May made many players say goodbye to the Italian team's training camp. Subsequently, Emilia in northern Italy- The earthquake in the Romagna region forced the warm-up match between Italy and Luxembourg to be cancelled. The team just hurriedly participated in a friendly match with Russia and set foot on the European Cup, and in that game, the Italian team lost 0-3.

Just a month ago, almost no one believed that the Italian team would enter the top four, and the odds offered by major gaming companies for the Italian team to win the championship was only 15.00, not even as good as the England team, which was not even optimistic about the domestic media.

However, under such conditions, the Italian team came to the European Cup. In the first match against Spain, the Italian team gave the opponent a push. Di Natale's goal gave the Italian team the lead. Although the game ended at 1:1, the Italian team still surprised people.

In the second game against Croatia, the 1:1 score put the Italian team in the embarrassment of eight years ago. If Spain and Croatia win 2:2 in the last round of the group stage, the Italian team will not be able to qualify no matter how big the score is.

But the legendary "tacit ball" did not appear, and the Italian team also grasped their fate. After defeating the Irish team 2-0, they reached the quarterfinals.

After entering the quarterfinals, the Italian team faced England first. In front of the English, the Italian team firmly occupied the advantage on the court.

In the penalty shootout, although Montolivo was the first to miss the penalty, Pirlo's "spoon" penalty completely defeated the English psychological defense. In the end, Italy reached the quarterfinals with a score of 4:2.

In the semi-finals against the German team, which is more championed, the Italian team played a rare and beautiful battle. If the strikers were not too relaxed in the case of a 2:0 lead, the German team is likely to swallow three or four goals.

However, the two exciting victories in the knockout match also consumed the Italian team's physical strength. Balotheli, who scored two goals from the German team, was replaced due to cramps.

In addition, from the semi-final to the final, the interval between the Italian team is three days, while the Belgian team is four days. In addition, the continuous injury situation in the team has also made head coach Prandelli at a loss. Balzali, Chiellini and Mota have been injured one after another, among which Chiellini is participating in the Spanish team. After the group match, it was once asserted that they would bid farewell to the European Cup in advance.

Although the strong Chiellini returned to the team before the semi-finals, the fact that he left the field in less than 20 minutes due to a recurrence of his old injury still made the Italian team strategically passive.

In addition, De Rossi, Barzali and others on the court also insisted on playing the whole game with injuries.

However, despite this, the Italian team still played a tragic final. Judging from the technical statistics after the game, the gap between Italy and Belgium is not as big as the score reflects, and even the Italian team plays more reasonably. It can be said that the Italian team has done well enough.

More importantly, the results of the European runner-up were achieved by Italy two years after the defeat in the World Cup in South Africa, which is even more valuable.

Two years ago, in the World Cup, the Italian team, which played as the defending champion, could not even qualify, which can be said to have fallen to the bottom. However, just two years later, the 26th place in the World Cup became the second in Europe, and Prandelli's team's progress has attracted worldwide attention.

After the game, only the young Bonucci and Balotelly shed tears, and Pirlo filled his eyes with tears. The remaining 20 players were calm and smiled and accepted such a cruel reality.

Buffon said in an interview: "We have a very good game, and it's a wonderful trip."

Italy lost 0-4 to Belgium in the European Cup final, but the team's performance in this competition was praised by the domestic media. The Italian team has completed the task in the final without being optimistic, and the coach Prandelli has made great contributions.

Prandelli and his team are commendable, because the Italians fell in love with their own team again. Before Prandelli, the last person to be loved was Lippi.

After the semi-final with Germany, Prandelli once expressed the idea of resigning as head coach in an interview because of too much pressure.

However, after a brief contact with football association officials after the final, Prandelli said that he would continue to coach Italy until the 2014 World Cup, and Prandelli's contract will expire after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Prandelli said: "I did have the idea of leaving, but now I think our goal has not been achieved. We have the strength to continue to move towards it. I have a good relationship with the Football Association. When I go back, I will talk to the chairman. It is a great and difficult task to coach the Italian team. I am reluctant to leave."

Speaking of the final that just ended, Prandelli had some regret: "Everyone has seen the game. Belgium's speed has controlled the game, and we have not recovered from fatigue, so the team can't restrain our opponent. In addition, it is very regrettable that Chiellini was injured and our plan has been completely destroyed. Any mistake of a great team like Belgium may have a great impact!"

"I am very satisfied with the team's performance throughout the game. I can score eight points. We played some great games, Balothely? I told him to learn to accept failure. Such experience is very useful for the future. This is football.

For Italy, the dream of a European championship is over, but the Italian team still deserves respect.

The Milan Sport reported on the game under the title of "bitter tears": "The dream ended at the most gorgeous moment. The Belgian team became an undefeated division on the football field. After winning the 2008 European Cup and the 2010 World Cup, they achieved legends and myths. Three consecutive championships, this result is regrettable for the Italian team, because they should not get such an outcome because of their performance in Poland and Ukraine, but the Belgian team showed the determination and cruelty of the great team, and the European champion showed their strength in front of people and successfully defended their title.

"Torino Sport" gave the title of "Italy Collapses, Dream Ends": "Compared with the semi-final 2:0 victory over Germany, today is a completely different story. Belgium has achieved unprecedented three consecutive championships. Congratulations to them, Italy passed this. The second trip to Poland-Ukraine regained their dignity. They went through the most difficult road to come to the finals. Spain, Croatia, Ireland, England and Germany were once their opponents. Now it's time for Prandelli to think about his future.

The Rome Sport said: "The dream is over! We should have written history and worked hard, but why is there such a big score gap in a final? The Belgian team successfully defended its title and completed unprecedented achievements in football history. They took the initiative cruelly every minute and finally won. The unquestionable and ruthless 4:0 victory left no room for Italy. The Italian team, which took a day less rest, dragged tired from the first minute. The two-legged game cannot pose any substantial threat to the Belgian team. This time, the Sky Blue team has not been able to create miracles.

"All Market" praised the Italian team's performance in the article: "The European Cup is over. Anyway, thank you, guys, and Chezare. Prandelli, Belgium is too strong for the Italian team, but anyway, thanks to the Italian team.

The European Cup is over, and Italy left a sad blue for fans around the world who like them in the finals, but for Italian football, this is far from the end, and they still have dreams to look forward to.

In this European Cup, Prandelli and his team have shown their determination to all the fans. Perhaps two years later, Brazil, Italy will give people a bigger surprise.

After the interview on the sidelines, Prandelli returned to the field to comfort his players. At this time, Degan came over. The once intimate master and apprentice also took off the burden as opponents after the end of the game.

"It's a wonderful game!" Degan said with a smile.

Prandelli doesn't think so: "In this case, you should leave it to the post-match press conference."

Degan shook his head with a smile: "I won't go to the press conference after the game. Someone will talk about those scenes. I'm just here to tell you, Chezare, give me a few days of free for the holiday!"

Prandelli was stunned: "What else are you going to do?"

Digan looked at the sidelines with a smile: "You will know soon!"

After saying that, Degan waved to Prandelli, and then ran to the sidestand. At this time, the cameras in the audience immediately aimed at Degan.

At the press conference before the game, Degan once said something inexplicable. He hoped that someone could realize his wish. Is it~~~~~~~~