Chapter 143 Legion of Revenge

Belg defeated Germany and took the lead in reaching the semi-finals. Who was the happiest was not the Belgians, but the Spaniards. The reason why they were happy was that this opportunity for revenge was finally placed in front of them again.

Originally, football between the two countries could be said to be unrelevant, but in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Belgium unkindly kicked Spain out of the World Cup when it had advanced early.

In the final of Euro 2008, Spain had a chance to revenge, but unfortunately lost to Degan and Belgium again. Now this opportunity has come again. As long as they can surpass a Paraguayan opponent, they will face Belgium in the semi-finals.

In the quarter-finals of the World Cup between Spain and Paraguay, few people would think that Paraguay had a chance to break through this barrier before the game, but the appearance of a person almost created the biggest surprise in the World Cup in South Africa. In 59 minutes of the second half, when the game was still deadlocked, the referee awarded the referee A penalty.

In the 59th minute of the game, Paraguay got a corner kick. At this time, Spanish defender Pike pulled down Cardoso in the penalty area, and the referee immediately awarded a penalty.

If Paraguay can score this penalty, then they can continue their best defensive tactics and may really kick Spain out of the World Cup.

However, Cardoso's penalty was directly confiscated by Spanish goalkeeper Casillas. For Spanish hero Casillas, today's scene may remind him of the 2002 World Cup against Ireland.

Eight years ago in South Korea, in the face of Ireland, St. Cassi was completely possessed by Goychea. In the 62nd minute, he saved Hart's penalty to hit the right. After entering the penalty shootout, Cassie hit two consecutive penalty kicks by Connery and Kilbani, a three-boost, which made the goalkeeper ceremony of the World Cup. The name of Casillas.

Although today's game is not a classic reappearance of eight years ago, the steady and accurate performance of Casillas' penalty kick is similar to that of eight years ago.

Cardoso has no problem running in a straight line, but he has the intention to push his foot bow, and then how to make hidden movements and slight shaking on his body. For Casillas, who has played 109 times in the national team and 385 times in La Liga, this is already the strongest signal. When Cardoso has not touched the ball, Ca Silias had the action of ploping to the left, and the high striker didn't hit the ball quickly. For Casillas, it was not a matter of grasping the ball.

In addition to blocking this penalty, Casillas' performance throughout the game was perfect. In a game that was almost dragged into a dead end, what is needed for the strong team is infinite patience, and "forbearance" seems to be more important than any radical offensive tactics.

Captain St. Cassie plays not an agitator who shouts slogans, but a commander who stabilizes the army's heart in the backfield. He needs calmness and calmness more than anyone else. He needs more physical vitality and explosive power in an instant.

In addition to this penalty, Casillas also jumped out before the end of the game, dismantling a goal-front make-up shot by Santa Cruz.

Paraguay did not pose several real threats to the Spanish team, but once the threat comes, it is almost fatal. Spanish fans should be grateful for the existence of Casillas, who made the Spanish team laugh to the end in a game that may be bombarded, and let Siban The tooth team has always maintained a state of zero goals, which is also the most reliable guarantee for Spain to dare to launch an overall counterattack at the last minute.

This is Cassi's 109th appearance for the national team and continues to rank second in Spanish history, 18 games away from his predecessor Supizarreta.

However, Subizarreta played for the country for 13 years and did not help the team win any honors. Instead, due to the mistakes of the 98 World Cup against Nigeria, he was burdened at that time. Casillas, who left the Spaniards only dared to dream of a world championship that he had never realized, was only two games away from the last two games. The ball.

In this game, it was Villa who scored for the Spanish team, but the biggest contributor is undoubtedly captain Casillas. He saved Paraguay's penalty when the 0-0 deadlock in the game, and saved Barios and Santa Cruz's shots at the last moment when he led 1-0. Keep the goal.

In an interview after the game, Casillas also said: "We played the best game. The game was very difficult. Fortunately, we had a lucky goal. The semi-final match with Belgium will not be easy. They have a young team and have passed Mexico and Germany in a row, two years ago. It defeated us and won the European championship, but everything in the past has become history. We will not have a psychological burden when facing Belgium. I hope that the scene in the European Cup will not be repeated in the semi-finals.

Casillas kept the team's goal and became a great contributor to the game. Bosc, the same team's coach, also made great contributions. In the previous game against Portugal, Bosc used the high point of Lorente to pry open Portugal's "tooth", but today against Paraguay, Bosco did not sacrifice Lorent again. Instead, another substitution strategy was changed. Fabregas and Pedro were ordered to play one after another. Considering Fabregas's Barcelona*, this is a pure Barcelona-style substitution. Bosc's flexible flexibility is also the main factor for Spain since the first game of the group stage has been unimpeded.

Bosc knows very well that the best way for the Spanish national team to win the World Cup is to take Barcelona style as the king.

The change of today's game focuses on Pedro, who replaced Harvey. Alonso, there is a Macena in the middle to stop enough. Bosco doesn't want the Spanish team to be dragged to the penalty battle by Paraguay, because at that link, the team's technical level does not work at all.

Petro is the reappearance of a local lineup of Barcelona last season. Pedro kicked his left foot on the right side, Iniesta played a little fast spirit on the left side, and Harvey commanded in the middle.

Pedro felt very good on the right side after playing. Villa's goal came from Pedro's lightning shot into the middle post. Before the end of the game, Pedro made a cross from the right side and almost helped Villa score twice. It must be admitted that this was a very beautiful substitution.

After Pedro's appearance, it is also a blessing for Harvey and Iniesta. Pedro, who has grown up like a rocket in the past two seasons, has been very accustomed to the fast pace of Harvey and Iniesta. The tacit cooperation between the three is also in the offensive combination of local players. After his appearance, the whole propulsion speed seemed to be fast, and Inesta suddenly became brave to break through and surpass from the original four stable.

Of course, fans hope to see this Barcelona-style attack. Once over the midfield, the rhythm suddenly accelerates and move forward quickly in an extremely accurate pass. Although there is no Messi, this trinity combination is enough to find a gap in the Paraguayan defense.

There is also a rumor that Belgium will transfer to Barcelona next season. His feeling is completely in line with the pace of Iniesta and Harvey. He defeated his opponent with one goal in the two knockout matches. Villa's understanding of Barcelona's cooperation with the way of cutting in and sending the ball is amazing that Valencia veterans can Barcelona feels so, which is also an important guarantee that Bosk's offensive organization and tactics against Barcelona can be unimpeded.

As for Fabregas, it's not easy to say anything in this game. His replacement of Torres is a very unique way of substitution. Bosk probably wants Fabregas to play the feeling of attacking the avant-garde in Arsenal.

But this job is obviously not so easy to do. Fabregas's Barcelona identity is quite far away from now, and he has become feelingless.

Harvey's ball does not use the Fabray-level competition as a transport station, but Xiaofa will be very flexible. He knows that no matter how flexible the combination of Barcelona is, it will eventually solve the battle in the middle. He tries to penetrate more into the middle zone and integrate into Barcelona's tactics with his own understanding.

Perhaps this game has made Bosch figure out a truth that it can't break the deadlock, or to reverse the situation, he must not hesitate to remove some non-Barsa factors and concentrate on the rapid transmission and infiltration of the special group that Barcelona people are good at. Then think about the following Pike and Pujol, the whole Spanish team, then It depends on the stability of the backcourt, Barcelona, and the sharp attack.

If the exact position of Fabregas can be solved, I believe that the Spanish team, which is not hesitates to move closer to the Barcelona style, will only play better and better.

After the game, Bosco also explained his substitution: "Today's match with Paraguay is the most difficult opponent we have encountered since the start of the game. We have never felt as difficult to control the ball as today. In the second half, the substitution made the players feel fresh. We had problems in ball control and sent Fabrega. Si can increase the number of midfielders and make the ball run more smoothly. By letting Pedro play, it enhances the depth of the team's attack.

The actual effect is very obvious, and Bosk's two substitutions have indeed played a magical role in the finishing touch.

The Spanish who won can continue to play their revenge role and look forward to the semi-final with Belgium. Paraguay, who lost the game, does not need to be frustrated, because their performance is enough to be proud of.

Some fans may be glad that the ugly Paraguayans have finally finished their trip to South Africa, but compared with their South American brother Brazil, Paraguayans can hold their heads high and say goodbye to South Africa with pride.

In the last 1/4 game of this World Cup, the Paraguayan completed a beautiful game. Facing the powerful European champion Spain, the weak Paraguayan team began to deal with the Spaniards through highly targeted tactics.

Although they lost to Spain in the end, the Paraguay team has used their performance to prove to people that they are not lucky to enter the quarterfinals.

In contrast, the Brazilian team, which was eliminated in the quarter-finals before, only played a good half-court ball, and then used an inexplicable performance, and the red card and Oolong, which was reversed by the Netherlands.

Compared with Brazil, Paraguay's performance is absolutely eye-catching. The Paraguayan tactics have obviously effectively restrained Spain's performance, and even reminded the nightmare of losing to Switzerland in the first game.

In fact, this 1:0 is not boring!

For neutral fans, the more goals they like to watch the game, the better, and 0:0 or even 1:0 games are often synonymous with dull or boring.

However, in the match between Paraguay and Spain, although the result is only 1:0, it is absolutely not related to boring words.

The tension of the whole game and the dramatic ups and downs of the game are enough to make any fan crazy and eclip any Hollywood blockbuster.

After the game, coach Martino looked calm with some waves. In response to the reporter's questions, he said, "We played very hard in this game. We are just not lucky. Today is not destined to be our good day. I comforted my players in the locker room. I am very grateful to them. I have nothing else. It can be said that I am proud of them.

Paraguay failed to reach the quarterfinals in the end, but the quarterfinals were already the best record of the South American team's World Cup. After the game, the president of Paraguay congratulated the national team. He believed that the performance of the players made the Chinese people proud and would award medals to all members of the national team.

"The happiness and dignity we have gained through competition can't be bought anywhere in the world. We all hope that the team can win further, but in the end, they failed to realize their dream. The players shed their last drop of sweat for victory at the World Cup. They are already champions in the eyes of the Paraguayan people.

Now that the four quarter-finals have come to an end, and the top four have been born. Three European teams and one South American team have never thought of this pattern before. Perhaps from this game, the division of world football will change accordingly. It has always been the leading singer of South American football. This time it may be the turn of the Europeans.

As for Asia and Africa, after the quarter-finals, the whole army has been completely destroyed. After finishing the soy sauce, they all went home to sleep.

The next two semi-finals are the Netherlands vs Argentina and Belgium vs Spain.

The two games are a constant topic. The Netherlands and Argentina played at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, while Belgium and Spain have more stories.