Chapter 122 Return to Reality

The third round of the competition in Group G can be said to be a process of returning from a dream to reality. North Korea, which had shouted to win the championship before the game, is completely awake. They should also realize that on the football field, the gap between them and the world's strong teams, and Brazil and Portugal finally appeared together unexpectedly.

The direct face-to-face match between the two teams was the second match between two Latin football representatives on the World Cup stage. The only confrontation between them was in 1966. In the group stage, Portugal led by Panther Eusibio defeated Brazil 3:1. Pele was kicked in that game. Brazil was early The group is out.

This time the two teams fight again, the situation has been very different. Brazil has raised its head to qualify, and Portugal has basically secured a top 16 seat. I don't know if it is affected by this. The two sides' attention is a little distracted and even focuses on something other than football itself.

It was regarded as a ** battle between two technical teams, but the final result was a boring 0:0. In 90 minutes, there were not many opportunities created by both sides. What was more eye-catching was Melo and Pepe's personal resentment and black feet.

Brazilian coach Dunga admitted that the game was not good after the game, but he shifted the responsibility to Portugal: "They only know defense and just want to get a draw."

In fact, the Brazilian team did not do their best in this game. Rovinio was hidden and Melo was replaced early. For the Samba Legion, this is not a battle that must be won.

In the final stage, when Brazil fell in the midfield and backfield, the boos on the court actually overwhelmed the voice of Whoozu. Obviously, some neutral fans thought that the so-called "** war" expected before the game had become an ugly and boring battle, which was not worth their ticket money.

Of course, it is understandable that Brazil does not try its best to focus on defense and Portugal. Dedicating a wonderful game to the fans will not be the primary consideration of the coaches of the two teams. They need to make choices according to their own interests.

In the last round of the World Cup group, the objective situation will often affect the team's playing style and destroy some famous "** collisions", which has almost become an inevitable formula.

This dull battle between Brazil and Portugal may remind people of the last round of the group match between Argentina and the Netherlands four years ago. When the group was announced, people were optimistic about the excitement of the battle, but when it came to the game, because both teams had been determined to qualify and lost the motivation to fight, what people finally saw was the most 90 minutes of dullness.

The pressure of the situation in the last round of the group has created some strange phenomena in the history of the World Cup. Even the Germans, who have always been known for their seriousness and rigor, did not hesitate to distort themselves.

The most famous was Group B in 1982. West Germany and Austria played a tacit 1:1 in the last round and defeated Algeria, which scored six points. In the second half of the second half, the two teams took turns to fall in the backcourt and caused an uproar.

In 1986, after West Germany was determined to qualify in the first two rounds, it lost 02 to Denmark in the last game. The purpose was to strive for the second place in this group, so as to avoid Spain, the second place in Group D, and go to Morocco, the dark horse team in Group F. In the end, the Germans' planning was a great success. They defeated Morocco at the end of the crossbow in the 1/8 final, while Denmark, which won West Germany and qualified first in the group, was swept by Spain 5:1.

So, when there is a strong dialogue in the World Cup group draw, it is better not to appear in the last round of the group, or pray that when the two strong forces meet in the last round, they will not qualify for qualify. Otherwise, the ** collision on paper is likely to be like today's The Battle of Brazil and Portugal has "changed" for various reasons.

In another game, North Korea finally lost 0-3 to Idywa, which, as I said before, completely returned to reality, Yaya. Toure and Romarick scored two goals in a row, and Carlau's substitute appearance was the icing on the cake. Although C d'Ivoire won, it only won the third in the group and was still eliminated.

In this game, Ivorywa must strive for more goal-win goals and look forward to a favorable result of another game, but the final miracle did not happen. However, despite being eliminated, Ivory's coach Eriksson is still very satisfied with the team's performance. He believes that Ivory has performed very tenacious and worthy of respect.

"They should be proud of their performance, and the whole of Cote d'Ivoire will also be proud of the team's good performance. This is a very good team. The future of the Idyva team will be very good, and Idyva football will become stronger and stronger."

Drogba regrets that the team failed to advance: "If we can perform more calmly and seize the opportunity, maybe we will have a chance to score more goals. Our World Cup is over, but through these three games, we have fully demonstrated our strength and our performance is worthy of respect. Although we are disappointed when we are out, we can't be too sad, because we are in such a death team after all.

At the same time, Droba expressed his expectations for the future of the Idywa team: "For Idyna, two World Cup breaks into a very magical performance. Although we are not very lucky, we are very happy with such an experience."

The North Korean team, the opponent of Cote d'Ivoire, had no burden because of the previous big loss to Portugal, but in the face of the stronger Cote d'Ivoire, the North Korean team did not show tenacity in the battle with Brazil, perhaps because of the first two 180 minutes of the fierce battle. This mysterious teacher from Asia has exhausted too much physical energy. In front of the muscle football of the elephant army, the short North Koreans seem vulnerable.

Ivoire, led by Droba, has completely turned the game into a one-man show, but it has to be said that Cote d'Ivoire, which is not good at technology, can play Barcelona-style suppressed football, and half of the "merit" will be awarded to the weak North Korean team.

Ivoivore's pass success rate in this game is as high as 90%, which is quite a terrible data. You know, in this game, the Idyva team did not needlessly brush the data in the backcourt, but more in the depth of the North Korean half. It is not difficult to analyze how badly North Korea has done in defensive interception, staring and press.

Look at the 541 formation they set out. Except for the sharp knife figure Zheng Dashi, who has been wandering in the front court, the North Korean team is defending with nine people most of the time. What have so many people done on the court?

It can be said that the North Korean team in this game is not the same as the North Korean team that surprised people when facing Brazil.

In the battle against Brazil, if it hadn't been for Macon's zero-angle volley that violated physical principles to help the Brazilians break the deadlock early and take the lead, I'm afraid this mysterious East Asian division would have exposed the biggest surprise in this World Cup.

But why did North Koreans have such a cold and fire performance in just a week and a half?

The reason is very simple. In the previous game, mystery was their greatest capital and even a weapon. This football team, which was described by Westerners as the "country under the bamboo curtain", had no one knew how deep their water was before the first battle, and even knew nothing about their basic playing style, offensive routines and even formation. .

Zhuge Liang cheated Sima Yi with "Empty City Record", and this move still works today. This time, the Brazilian team guest starred as Sima Yi. The Samba Legion, which could not figure out the routine, could only fight in a conventional way, and was once delayed by the North Koreans, and the two sides were in a balance.

But after all, the North Korean team is not Zhuge Liang. McCon is the point that breaks the balance. The mystery of the North Koreans brought them the story, but it did not bring them an end. While losing the game, the mystery of the North Koreans was also unveiled.

In the second game against Portugal, the North Korean team has no secrets, but they also have their own spiritual willpower to set up a team!

Unfortunately, the North Korean team, which lost a small goal in the first game, did not recognize its current situation in time. At this time, if they want to qualify from the group, they must take their opponent Portugal in the next battle.

With that resilience, the North Korean team's opening performance was no less than that of Portugal led by Kim Mauro, and even suppressed the Portuguese in the first 20 minutes.

However, with the deepening of the game, their technical and tactical disadvantages gradually emerged. After a set of combined punches of the Portuguese team, the North Korean team's fighting spirit instantly collapsed, and the spiritual power accumulated before exploded instantly, losing the last layer of "golden bell cover", and the weakness of the North Korean team was completely exposed to the opponent. Former: easy to be impatient, weak defense line, lack of experience in the competition, main goalkeeper Li Mingguo likes to throw away from the ball, weak overall cooperation ability and inconsistent combat ideas, and the game eventually evolved into a goal performance.

Football has become the most popular sport in the world because of its own charm, so there is no shortcut to success on the court. If there is no advanced tactical self-restraint, no delicate technology and footwork as the basis, only with the strength of spirit and reckless impulse, you want to achieve success. That's tantamount to a fantasy.

At the end of the fierce battle in Group G, Brazil and Portugal joined hands to qualify. This result is expected, but people who have seen the match between Brazil and Portugal may have a question. What can Brazil and Portugal do even if they appear?

The Brazilian team lost Samba's**, and Portugal did not have the delicacy of Latin football. The rest turned out to be rough, muscle, and defensive. Are they going to learn Germany if they don't carry forward with good Latin football?

After the end of the sullen war between Brazil and Portugal, Digan used the most classic comment: "Brazil and Portugal that I am familiar with failed to come to South Africa!"