Chapter 174 European War

People are always satisfied. For human beings, they will never exist, and their desires will always be endless. In the past, when Belgian football was at a low point, it was able to reach the finals of the World Cup and the European Cup, which is already worth celebrating by the whole country, but now with the achievements of Belgian football The better, the fans' appetite is getting bigger and bigger. In the eyes of many Belgian fans, it is simply unforgivable.

People are criticizing the team more and more, and Degan can't sit still. He can scold the players, but others don't have the right.

"I really doubt whether we are representing Belgium in the game now. Although the results of the previous game are indeed a little disappointing, my teammates have tried their best. They should not be accused of such criticism. I know that some people are just afraid that the world will not be chaotic, once If something happens, they will jump out and make waves. I advise those people to be quiet. Otherwise, when we fight back with our grades, they will only make their faces swollen!"

Degan's words were very sharp, but the effect was very obvious. After Degan refuted some domestic criticisms, he suddenly became quiet.

Because the fans are at ease, and since Degan has spoken, they have nothing to worry about, because Degan will never let them down.

After the first match day, the European Cup was still in flames, and the next host confirmed people's comments on them. The fish team is the fish team. Although the final score was only 1:0, Croatia took full control of the situation on the court throughout the game, if not luck. If it is not good, maybe the score difference is much bigger.

In another game in Group B, the popular German team easily defeated Poland 2-0, and Prince Podolski won two yuan. German fans not only expected the team to win the championship, but also began to expect Podolski to win the title of top scorer in this event.

The next thing that ignited the war was Group C, the death group. France, led by Digan's teammate Mutu, was full of big names in Romania. Before the game, people were unanimously optimistic that the French team would easily win, but the result was unexpected. Henry still continued his tradition of poor performance in the competition, and the game was similar. Sleepwalking, on the contrary, Romania had several opportunities to fight back, but unfortunately, the luck of the door was a little worse. In addition, Frey, who finally took the main position, performed well. In the end, the 0-0 match between the two sides became a draw.

Two and a half later, another game of the group started in Bern. The Italian team, which was favored by people before the game, finally disappointed all the fans who liked them. In the battle with the Dutch team, the reinforced concrete defense that the Italians were proud of became a tofu project. Fanny, Sneide, Van Bronkhorst defeated the World Cup champion team with three knives.

In this game, only Marco and Montolivo got the opportunity to play as substitutes. Pacini, who was originally highly expected, only sat on the bench for 90 minutes. Tony, the main player, and Piero, who played as a substitute, completely failed in the game.

So much so that after the game, the Italian media said angrily: "We have excellent young talents, but Donadoni sent a group of old men to play."

Of course, this defeat is not all the old man's fault. After watching this game, Digan remembered a person's name Barzali. The only comment was that it was too rubbish. Digan didn't understand how such a player could enter the Italian national team and play.

Look at the second goal lost by Italy. At that time, Italy made a corner kick and was relieved by the Netherlands. Three Dutch players quickly counterattacked, while only a few Italian players returned to defense at full speed.

As a striker, Di Natale rushed back to his penalty area at full speed. Although he did not prevent Sneed's goal, as a striker, his initiative was very respectable. At this time, he couldn't help asking.

Barzali, where are you?

With Maldini's retirement, Nesta's withdrawal from the national team, and Cannavaro's injury, the current Italian defense has really become their fatal problem.

Zanbrota and Grosso belong to the assist side. In the second half of the game, they were able to see their beautiful breakthroughs and shots many times, but unfortunately they all deflected a little.

Panucci is quite old and shouldn't have come, but to be honest, it was because of his good relationship with coach Donadoni that he came to this European Championship and played. Materazzi is indispensable in Italy now, but after all, he is an auxiliary defender and cannot be entrusted with heavy responsibility.

In this Italian team, people who know a little about the ball can clearly feel that the Italian midfield is disconnected. The Italian midfielders are Pirlo, Ambrosini, Gattuso and Camoranesi.

Pirlo, Ambrosini and Gatuso are completely AC Milan midfielders. It should be noted that Ambrosini is a substitute for Kaka in AC Milan, while he used to be a substitute for Totti in the national team.

So now Italy still lacks an offensive midfielder like Kaka and Totti. The only highlight of the midfield is Pirlo. It's too strong. There is nothing to organize the offensive and defense. Two free kicks almost broke through the ten fingers of van der Sar. It is absolutely world-class, but unfortunately it is difficult to stand alone.

Dinatale and Tony started the forward line. Dinatale performed well and was conscientious. It was normal to be replaced because of his fame.

Tony is undoubtedly the first striker in Italy now, but he has wasted too many opportunities. The most memorable thing is the single shot against Van der Sar. If it was Inzaghi at that time, he would definitely take the opportunity to make a fight.

The final result is that the Netherlands won Italy in a very Italian way. Although there are three goals in the game, it always makes people feel a little boring. When the Orange Army learns to fight against rebellion, it may not be as complicated and gorgeous as before, but it seems to indicate that it is always depressed in the past. Farewell to the Netherlands after entering the strange circle of the Matian effect. If possible, who would like to be the uncrowned king?

Football is a game of victory or defeat. The so-called saying of winning and losing beautifully is just a heroic saying. No matter how beautiful it is, it will lose. No matter how ugly it is, it is a win. What's more, today's Netherlands is not ugly. People can see Van Nis or Sneed in two or three Italian teams. When the defensive player hits the ball and shoots, you can see a beautiful bicycle passing by, an accurate pass or over the top. What belongs to the Dutch is always the Dutch.

And this game may not be a bad thing for Italy. It is not difficult to see in the game that the Italians' fighting spirit is not strong. They won the World Cup until 2006, and most of the main players of Juventus and AC Milan after the phone door also ran two games to make a living. Ji, psychological and physical fatigue can be imagined, but after this scene, I'm afraid I have to cheer up anyway. If I want to get out of this group alive, I can't do without fighting spirit.

In the two games of Group D that followed, the Swedes won. Although Ibrahimovic did not score a goal, he could ridicul Digan who lost the ball after the game.

2:0!

The defending champion Greece was torn off the mysterious coat, and the Vikings saw the hope of qualifying in the group.

The result of another game was somewhat surprising, 4:1. Before the game, it was generally believed that the match between Spain and Russia should be evenly divided, but in fact, the Spanish team won.

Now the head coach of the Spanish team Caragones should be happy. Because no player can fully assume the core of the post-Zidane era, the French team has failed to break through the Romanian gate. Spain is "annoyed" because it has too many midfield organizers. Of course, this is a happy annoyance.

Javi, Iniesta, Fabregas and Alonso are all midfield commanders of their respective teams, but only two players can play in the national team. Head coach Aragones chose the Barcelona combination of Harvey and Iniesta, which can have a more tacit understanding, but sacrificed a talented midfielder like Fabregas.

In the 442 formation, Sena, who defends behind Harvey and in front of the back line, Iniesta can't appear in the middle and can only be the right-back, while Silva is the left-back. The four defenders on the back line, Ramos, Pujol, Macena and Capdevilla, as well as the strikers Torres and Villa, are not surprising.

Although Iniesta's position is on the right, the range of activities in the game is more in the middle, and right-back Ramos did not have many previous assists after the opening. In addition, Harvey's position is on the left in the middle, and left-back Capdevilla frequently assists, so the Spanish team's overall formation and offensive in the first half of the game are "left. Pour down.

In fact, Spain's two goals in the first half were related to left-back Cap de Villa. In the 20th minute, Spain's first goal was initiated by left-back Cap de Villa.

Capdevilla made a direct pass from the backcourt, Torres's ball in front of the penalty area was too big, but Colokin accidentally kicked the ball back to Torres' feet when he cleared the siege.

Facing Akinfiev, who fell to the ground, Torres calmly knocked on the middle road, and Villa quickly followed up and pushed the empty goal, 1:0.

In the 44th minute, Capdevilla once again became the source of the attack. Russia's tactical corner kick was cleared. Capdevilla broke through from the left side and made a cross pass. Iniesta made a direct pass from the right side of the front court, and Villa scored a single goal against the offside,2-0.

In addition to winning, what is more important for Spain is that the question of whether Villa can perfectly match Torres has dissipated. The first goal of this game was Torres' selflessly passing the ball to Villa facing the empty goal, which also opened the prelude to Villa's hat-trick. The communication gradually formed by the two in the game also made a perfect frontline combination ready to come out.

At the beginning of the game, Villa and Torres did not have much communication on the field, but as the game progressed, the frequent cross-changes seemed to make the two find a way to communicate. The phrase "the ditch is the way, the purpose" was vivid and effective in the game between the two. The communication gave them more and better opportunities. Torres worked hard to seize the opportunity to make a breakthrough and directly face the goalkeeper, and Villa's enveloping nearly 30 meters also made Torres see it in his eyes, passing lightly and a push shot against the empty goal. A goal was born, and all this process was Effective communication has played a role.

This goal also made Villa find the feeling of scoring. Although Torres was replaced by Aragones halfway, he didn't run much, but the fatal effect of a pass can be said that he completed the task well, and there was no lack of the coach who saw that the overall situation had decided to retain his strength.

Villa scored a hat-trick in this game and became the biggest contributor to the Spanish team's victory, but just before the game, Caragones was still playing smoke bombs: "Yes, Villa is excellent, but first he needs to enter the list!"

Between Fabregas and Villa, Caragones finally chose the latter. With the outstanding Torres as the "goal bird", Villa comfortably fought a guerrilla around the Holy Child, and then scored the first goal.

Villa seemed very happy to be the best player in this game, but she was still a little dissatisfied: "The hat trick made me very excited, but more importantly, the cooperation between teammates. Torres and Iniesta passed the ball was just right, and Fabregas also passed me a few good balls in the second half, but because My physical strength has declined, and I haven't been able to seize the opportunity.

This is Villa's European Cup debut. Huluva tied Alfónso's record of scoring goals in the European Cup set by Spanish player in just one game.

Villa has a considerable level of ball control skills. Whenever Huluwa gets the ball in the midfield, the Spanish midfielders can safely and boldly insert the ball.

In injury time, Villa sent an unpredictable pass in front of the penalty area. Although Harvey's volley was saved, Fabregas still used the header to make up for the national team's first goal.

Three goals, one attack, Villa's data in this game can be called monster level.

After the game, the media also gave Huluwa a high score of 9.5: "The most wonderful solo show in this European Cup so far."

While getting a good start for Spain, Villa was also recorded in history with this hat trick. This is not only the first hat-trick of this European Cup, but also the first hat-trick in the European Cup in eight years, and it is also the first hat-trick of the Spanish national team in three years.

Spain defeated South Korea 3:1 in the 90 World Cup group stage, and former Real Madrid legend Michel scored a hat-trick. 18 years later, Villa became another matador wearing a hat in the World Series.

From now on, Villa has officially come out of the shadow of Raul, and fans all over the world can forget Raul, the former owner of Spain's No. 7 jersey. Gonzalez.

In addition to Villa's hat-trick, Fabregas scored the fourth goal for Spain. Long before the game, Fabregas had a hunch that he was going to be a substitute: "I'm only 21 years old and I'm still young. I'm at my best now, but if I can't be patient enough, it will be a disaster.

Although he has been the new king of the Gunners, Fabregas, who is still a newcomer and substitute in the national team, accepted the starting battle with this extremely cold mentality, which laid the groundwork for his success from the beginning.

If it weren't for tactical needs, any coach in the world would dare to give up such a top midfield like Xiaofa. Caragones had no choice. He abandoned Raul and Guti, who had made him a "public enemy of the whole nation". In front of the old coach and this national team, the only choice was to win the championship. In previous competitions, Spain has never lacked gorgeousness, but the performance of the great contrast between attack and defense always makes them hate in advance.

In the 54th minute of the game, Xiaofa replaced Torres, who had an assist and slightly injured his ankle. There is no need to say much about the technical characteristics of Fabregas. After his debut, Harvey, the "sor" of Ramasia, took the initiative to withdraw and Seine continued to restrain the fortress in the middle. Fabregas, who is escorted by only Flamini this season, can still attack and defend freely. At this time, the number of people who provide him with "hardware support" has doubled, and it is inevitable to complete the amazing performance.

"I can adapt to any position in the midfield."

Before the game, Fabregas was confident in his adaptability. After his debut, his main activity area was more inclined to the right-back position. Villa's hated goal originated from Fabregas's right side to the midfield, whose foot was comparable to a scalpel-like straight plug.

Opportunities always favor those who are prepared, and Fabregas is obviously not satisfied with only one assist. In the first minute of injury time, when Harvey's volley was saved in the penalty area, the gunner's core appeared in front of the goal line like a ghost and easily scored the first goal of the national team's career in the European Cup debut.

The victory of this battle has calmed down the doubts around the Spanish team, and Fabregas' ability has also been proved. He will undoubtedly gain more trust from the coach in future battles.

In this game, Fabregas gradually entered the role of the command tower, even if there was a big brother like Harvey. You should know that kneading the whole team and dispatching the attack and defense is the highlight part of Fabregas' tactical characteristics. How the coach can make full use of the small method and enrich Spain's offensive tactics is very critical for the bullfighting journey to win the championship. After all, a champion still needs the protagonist of Plan B.

The Spaniard won the victory, and the head coach of the Russian team, Hiddink, was angry, "Hold on and ask the next question!" This is what the famous Dutch coach said at the post-match press conference when he did not give the reporter a good face. Obviously, the ambitious Russian before the game was not satisfied with the performance of his disciples after falling at the foot of the Spanish bullfighting at 1:4, and even said publicly: "Almost nothing has been played. We failed to play a good role in the whole game. There was a good time at the beginning of the second half, but then I lost my things, which annoyed me the most.

However, Hiddink does not think that losing the first game will be a big blow to the team. After all, Spain is the strongest team in Group D: "We are a young team and lack the experience of the competition. This is the time when the players gain experience. They need to pay tuition for their youth. This game did not Let's completely lose hope. There are still two games waiting for us. We need to look forward, but today's performance of the players makes me a little disappointed.

Russians with outstanding results in the qualifying and warm-up competitions did not show their strength on the field of the competition. The team that was thought to be cold before the game was swept away. No wonder the famous coach was annoyed. Can Hiddink's leading the best Russian team in history really take With breakthrough results, it is particularly important for the Dutch to adjust the mentality and state of the players in the last two games.

Spain's defeat of Russia may not be surprising, but what is really surprising is that the Spanish team won such a leisurely walk.

There is no doubt that Russia, which can beat England in the qualifiers, will never be so vulnerable. Why did it play so badly in the European Cup?

The answer may be found from Pavliuchenko, Russia's number one killer.

Pavliuchenko plays for Spartak Moscow. The 27-year-old striker is 188cm tall and has a good header. He is the top scorer of Spartak Moscow every year.

In the European Cup qualifier, Russia beat England 2:1, when Pavlyuchenko scored twice to help Russia win.

Such a "born air bully" should have been the most troublesome attacker of Spain's slightly short front line. In addition, it rained heavily in the sky during the game, which is more conducive to the power of Pavlyuchenko, a physical and powerful shooter. Based on all these factors, Pavliuchenko should have been a useful place. .

But as the game progressed, a scene that stunned everyone appeared. The Russians suddenly did not fight, did not rely on their bodies, and changed their skills.

Pavlyuchenko has been on the sidelines throughout the first half, becoming a quasi-winner. Most of the time, Pavlyuchenko has been on the sidelines and outside the penalty area.

This tactical arrangement is extremely surprising, allowing a natural air bully to change to the winger, which not only sharply reduced Pavlyuchenko's power and extremely awkward, but also made Russia lose an offensive high point.

In the original rain battle, this high point should have been done by Russia. There was a scene that was enough to explain the absurdity of this arrangement. In the 44th minute, Pavlyuchenko took a free kick. After being blocked by the wall, he grabbed everyone in front of him to find the second landing point and then shot again. The ball roared and hit the crossbar.

This scene proves that Pavlyuchenko has an extremely excellent feeling and state in this battle, but it is really funny that such a good killer is used as a winger.

In the second half, Hiddink realized the problem. Pavlyuchenko was transferred to the penalty area. The natural air bully quickly regained his vitality. In the 51st minute, his header shuttle created a shooting opportunity for Bistrov. In the 72nd minute, his shot after carrying the man at the top of the arc in the penalty area tested Casilla. Si. In the 78th minute, his shot from the second drop point was out of the post. In the 86th minute, he scored a goal for Russia with a landmark header.

Throughout the second half, Pavlyuchenko not only had five shots, two goals, but also scored a goal, and won a free kick in the front court for the team. Russia also had a deadly attack method because he returned to the penalty area.

Compared with Pavlyuchenko's completely different performance in the first and second half, it can be concluded that Russia's poor performance in this game is not entirely blamed on the players, but on tactics.

However, looking at Hiddink's coaching history, he is used to using tall players to pull to the sidelines. When he coached the South Korean team, Xue Qixuan, who was nearly 190cm tall, was used as a winger. When Hiddink coached Australia, the team's header was best nicknamed "helicopter". Player Cahill is also often fixed on the sidelines. When it came to the Russian team, the victim became Pavliuchenko.

However, this time Hiddink's move failed. Pavlyuchenko is not Xue Qixuan. If Pavlyuchenko does not pull out of the penalty area with his running ability and breakthrough ability, he will lose his power. The Russian team also missed the best way to attack the Spanish team. In the end, the fiasco is not surprising.

After the end of this game, Spain ranked 1 to 5th in the pre-match odds table of winning the famous gambling company William Hill. But after tonight's game, William Hill immediately adjusted the odds. Although Spain still ranked second, the odds fell to 1 to 4.

In the view of professional betting companies, Spain's hope of winning the championship is undoubtedly another layer bigger. Russia is indeed not a strong team, but based on its previous record, Spain's performance is still very convincing.

After sweeping Russia 4:1, Spain has maintained an unbeaten record of 17 games in various competitions, which is the only one in the world. In 17 unbeaten games, Spain has defeated first-class strong teams such as England, Italy and Sweden, and this unbeaten has amazing gold.

While improving its always weak defense, Spain has established a very lethal attack system through quick counterattacks and central front-back plugs.

After abandoning Raul, Guti and other veterans, Kaalagones created a rapid response force with a group of vigorous young people, smooth switching between the 442 and 4141 formations, making the Spanish attack invincible and stable as Mount Tai.

The signing is the guarantee for Spain to make a breakthrough. There is neither a host nor a first-class strong team in Group D where the Matador Legion is located. Spain can not only easily obtain the right to qualify for the group, but also minimize consumption to prepare for the knockout match.

Throughout the first round of the group stage, the only one that can be compared with Spain in terms of scene and momentum is Germany. German chariot is the number one favorite to win this competition. Similar to Spain, Germany's Group B also does not have a strong team that can really challenge its authority. Moreover, Austria and Switzerland have many German expatriates, and German chariots with the right place and people are likely to be the only obstacle to Spain's hegemony.