Chapter 36 The Battle of Portugal 7

At the end of the first half of the game, the two sides walked off the court with different moods and entered the locker room. Portugal led for most of the first half, but was equalized and overtakened at the last moment, which will definitely have a great impact on their mentality.

Looking at the disappointed expressions of Kim Mauro and others, you will know that this situation is definitely not what they want to see. Originally, they thought they could complete their revenge at their doorstep. Although the fact that the World Cup was eliminated has long been impossible to change, if they can keep Belgium out of the European Cup finals, it is also a revenge.

But the current situation seems to be out of their control.

When they took the lead, they thought they were winning, but when the first half was coming to an end, they were equalized by the rookie Vermaren with a header, and then Digan, the biggest enemy, to counterattack and overtake him. The reality is too different from the script they designed.

Contrary to the depressed Portuguese, they are naturally happy Belgians. Degan overtook the score at the last moment, which was simply a surprise for them. Everything came so suddenly that they couldn't imagine it.

"We were shocked by the Portuguese!"

Digan also couldn't suppress his excitement. The goal before the end of the first half was also outside his plan. He didn't expect that the Portuguese, who had always emphasized control, would make such a mistake.

"Now that the game is under our control, the next thing we need to do is to keep this advantage until the end of the game. In the second half, we will continue to put pressure on the Portuguese. They will definitely attack, but if the score is behind, it will make them anxious. Once their mentality appears Problems will continue to make mistakes. At that time, it will be our opportunity to seize the opportunity and give the Portuguese a fatal blow so that they can say goodbye to next year's European Cup!"

Belgians know what to do, and the Portuguese also know that they have been forced into a desperate situation.

"Are you going to go to the European Cup with such performance?" Scolari was very dissatisfied with the team's first half of the game. The team did not show what he expected to see. Although the team's offensive looked very fierce and suppressed the Belgians most of the time, the situation was superior and useless. The football match was the final ratio. Score, not the ball possession rate.

"Rikado!" Scolari walked to Quaresma with a cold face. His eyes shone directly on people's hearts, which made Quaresma couldn't help lowering his head. "Look up and look at me, or do you only escape, Ricado. Mr. Quaresma, I have given you enough trust, but please answer me, how do you repay my trust? I told you before the game that your task is to constantly hit the left road of the Belgians and keep putting pressure on them, but have you done it? Look at your performance in the first half, I have to admit that you are indeed a magician on the football field, because you can always give the precious ball to the opponent's feet when we don't expect, Quaresma! I'm extremely disappointed in you. I hope you can remember that this is not Porto. In the Portuguese national team, no one will hold you as a treasure to take care of you. If you can't adapt to this team, then I can only let you leave. You don't have to play in the second half. I will send Ximang. I hope you Let's see how he executed my tactics on the sidelines. If we can win this game and enter the European Cup, I hope you can understand how to survive in the Portuguese national team!"

Quaresma didn't expect that Scolari would replace him. At the end of the first half, he was still trying to prove himself in the second half, leading Portugal to victory by himself and proving to people that he was no worse than Kim Mauro.

Although he and Kim Mauro are usually good friends in private, looking at Kimuro's step-by-step success in a rich family like Manchester United, he can only dominate and entertain himself in Portugal. He can't be jealous, but Scolari obviously does not intend to give him this opportunity.

"No! You can't do that!" Quaresma stood up on impulse and retorted loudly, "You can't shift all the responsibility to me. You can't treat me as a scapegoat for your failure!"

Scolari didn't expect Quaresma to resist so fiercely. Although he was angry, he was more disappointed. A person who can't learn to control his emotions can't succeed at all. He sneered and said, "Of course I can do this. I'm still the head coach of this team. Everything here It's up to me. Now, Mr. Quaresma, please go out and calm down!"

When Quaresma saw that no one stood up to speak for him, he was even more angry: "Okay! You will regret your decision today. Let me tell you, Brazilian, as long as you are still the head coach of the national team for a day, I will never play for this team!"

Quaresma finished speaking and slammed the door. Scolari didn't care. What he was thinking now was how to win the game: "Okay! Now let's continue. In the second half, we will continue to play two sides, Cristiano and Simang. You two will keep attacking from the two sides in the second half. Cristiano, at the right time, cut decisively and threaten Belgium's goal with your long-range shot. Pauletta, your task is to contain the Belgians. The central defender pulls him out of the penalty area or blocks him to create opportunities for his teammates to shoot, boys! We prove to the world that we don't have many opportunities. Seize the opportunity in front of you. Don't leave any regrets for yourself. Remember that the European Cup without Portugal is not perfect, and we can't let the worst happen!"

Scolari seemed full of confidence, and his self-confidence also infected the Portuguese players. At the beginning of the second half, Portugal launched a fierce attack on Belgium's half, and wonderful scenes emerged one after another. Unfortunately, their luck today was really a little worse, and they failed to score goals after several times.

The continuous attack was fruitless, which also made the Portuguese restless. Scolari, who had always been calm, couldn't sit still and kept walking to the sidelines, shouting to remind his players.

Belgium's goal seemed to be shaken, but they were not in a hurry. Instead, they took advantage of the gap between the Portuguese attack and made several high-quality counterattacks, making the Portuguese team dare not really let go of their hands and feet attack.

With the passage of time, the score on the field is still 1:2. In front of the home team, Belgium's lead by one goal seems to be unshakable.

"The Portuguese have done their best, but it seems that they can't pose too much threat to the Belgian goal. The Portuguese's tactics are indeed very characteristic, but unfortunately, the Belgian's defense seems to be better!"

The game has lasted for 85 minutes. The Portuguese players have consumed too much physical strength under a series of attacks. Although they are still persisting, everyone can see that they don't have many opportunities. Belgium can almost be called in the second half. It is a full-line retraction defense, and Degan, as a striker, was even pushed to his half to participate in the defense.

The Portuguese criticize the Belgian team for the negative game, but this is football, which has always been a hero by success or failure. No matter how dissatisfied the Portuguese are, as long as they lose the game, they are losers.

After being able to attack for a long time, Kim Rero was also a little anxious. When the football was passed to his feet again, Kim Remauro did not follow Scolari's tactics and began to attack from the side, but directly from the front to the Belgian penalty area.

The speed of Kimmelon is still very fast, but the action of holding the ball does not look so chic as at the beginning of the game, and his physical strength has almost reached the limit. He ran back and forth on the court for dozens of minutes, but the real iron man can't stand it.

Suddenly, Kimuro, who was hitting at a high speed, fell down and booed in the stands, but the referee was unmoved. Although Scolari's ferocious expression on the court was eager to smash him to pieces, he was still very sure that there was no foul and the game continued.

Kim Rero sat on the ground and looked at the back that was rushing forward with the ball.

Wilmaren!

Is this still the rookie who was teased by him at the beginning of the game?

Of course, Kim Maoluo was well aware of what had just happened. He grabbed it cleanly and neatly. He just habitually jumped into the water.

The football was divided into the left side. After Simmons, who was quiet and almost played the normal game, got the ball, he quickly rushed along the side road. Miguel, who defended him, was also a fierce player, but now he couldn't run, and Simmons calmly made a pass.

When the football came to the penalty area, Degan jumped to the top, and Pepe, who defended him, was completely pressed under him. As long as Degan can hold the ball, there will be great hope of winning the game.

But at this time, there was a sudden change on the court, and Pepe, who could not compete with Degan, suddenly bowed, which caught the fallen Degan off guard. He hit Pepe's back and fell to the ground. At this moment, Degan felt that his whole upper body had lost his intuition.

The referee's whistle sounded at the first time. Far away, his hand pointed to the penalty point, and the players from both sides ran to the scene of the incident, but at this time, Pepe suddenly broke out.