Chapter 206 The Strongest Holland End

At this critical moment, Degan's feet once again showed magic. His left foot moved forward, quickly hooked the ball back, and then stepped on the ball with his right foot. The whole person stood on the football and turned around gently. Sneder's fierce shovel failed to keep the ball. On the contrary, it was because he was too big and almost stepped on the horse. The footsteps of Scherano.

After landing, Degan pulled the ball horizontally and let go of Sneid, who fell to the ground. After catching up with the ball, he volleyed. Although Sileson tried his best to stretch his body as far as possible, he could not stop Degan from scoring.

2:1!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Rod! Rod again! It's Rod's contribution again, Belgium won! The Dutch don't have any chance! We won, and Belgium once again reached the final of the World Cup! Long live! Long live Belgium! Long live Rod!"

At the end of the second half of overtime, Degan's goal helped the Belgian team overtake the score.

When the Belgians celebrated crazily, the Dutch collapsed on the ground one by one. They all knew that they lost and lost to Belgium again. The last time it was the final. This time, they didn't even have a chance to reach the final!

The referee did not give the Dutch any more time, and then blew the whistle at the end of the game. The Belgian players waiting on the sidelines, and the coaches shouted and rushed into the court to celebrate their once again reaching the World Cup final.

At this time, people's attention is focused on the winner Belgium, and no one will pay attention to the Dutch. As losers, their World Cup is over.

Once the success was withered, the Dutch fell on the cliff leading to glory again.

The Tulip Legion from the last World Cup is by no means the most artistic and talented team, but they are definitely the most admirable players.

Sneder, Van Persie, Robben, Kuite and so on, Brazil will be their last battlefield for these veterans who have been fighting for many years.

A generation of tulips withered in the tropical rainforest of Brazil. After parting, they met each other and dreamed of being with you several times. The Dutch can't escape their sad fate.

Sneed, 30 years old; Robben, 30 years old; Van Percy, 31 years old; De Jong 30 years old; Kuyt 34 years old, to be fair, it is difficult for people to call them the golden generation. There are three talented people, Sneed, Robben, Van Persie, Kuyt and De Jong are generally talented, but their diligence is different from ordinary people.

So this team can't see an elegant posture in the game, replaced by strong spiritual strength and tenacious defense. If Cruyff's Dutch like a delicate tulip and passes away in regret, then this team is a tenacious morning glory. Although it is not good-looking, it maintains a strong movement. Force.

From Van Malvik to Van Gaal, from South Africa to Brazil, this Orange Legion has changed its former talented demeanor. They used practical actions to tell the Dutch about their team spirit, fighting spirit and never give up.

Take this game as an example. Although they lost the game, they made 22 steals and 681 passes higher than their opponents Belgium. Their fierceness and integrity made them win the respect of everyone, but their glory has passed away and the heroes are late.

It's time to say goodbye again. In every World Cup, people will witness the rise of several new stars and the veterans turn away. Today's Dutchman will say goodbye to everyone in the most respectable way, but Dutch football will continue to attack the Hercules Cup. .

With Degan scoring a winning goal at the last moment, the Netherlands finally lost 1:2 before the start of the penalty shootout. Van Gaal's team failed to reach the World Cup final for the second time in a row and once again fell at the feet of its old enemy Belgians.

However, the Dutchman is respectable. In this World Cup, the Netherlands has not been absolutely popular from the beginning. Although this team has attackers such as Van Persie, Robben and Sneed, people are not optimistic about this team before the game because of the faint "star" in the midfield and backfield and the large number of young players in the team. Team Lan.

However, in the first group match of the World Cup against Spain, the Netherlands surprised the world with a 5:1 victory. In the second round, it won 32 against Australia and qualified early. In the last round against Chile, the Netherlands scored 2:0. After three group matches, no one dares to ignore the Netherlands.

In the 1/8 final against Mexico, the Netherlands, which was first-goal by the opponent, was once on the verge of being eliminated, but Sneide's long-range shot in the 88th minute saved the team, and Robben's penalty win in injury time made Mexicans go home early without tears.

In the quarter-finals, facing Costa Rica, the weakest in the top eight, the Netherlands failed to break through the opponent's gate. In the end, the two teams dragged the game into a penalty shootout, and substitute goalkeeper Krull became the hero of the Orange Army. He saved two penalty kicks to ensure that the team reached the quarterfinals.

In today's semi-final with Belgium, people thought that the Dutch would choose to be conservative before the game, but when the game started, people found themselves wrong. Although this team is not as good as before, the essence of Dutch football in their hearts is not completely Lost, although the first half of the defense made the Dutch team look extremely ugly, they fought against Belgium at the beginning of the second half and took the lead in scoring, but it was a pity that they lost at the feet of Degan, as Dutch coach Van Gaal said after the game: "It was only because of bad luck to miss the final. We didn't fail today!"

Van Gaal, who is about to lose this semi-final and is about to become the head coach of Manchester United, does not seem to be disappointed: "In such a game, you need to score one more goal than your opponent, but we failed to do this. We have created enough scoring opportunities in this game, more than other games. We took the lead in scoring We scored, but in the end we lost to Degan, but I don't regret that we have played very well in this competition. No one thought we would enter the top four before the game, but in the end we did it. We defeated Mexico and Costa Rica, and almost reached the finals!"

The World Cup is over, which also means that it is time to say goodbye. Some veterans of the Dutch team will withdraw from the stage of the national team, and the dream of winning the World Cup will eventually stay in the dream stage.

However, although the Netherlands lost the penalty shootout and missed the World Cup final, this is a successful World Cup for the 34-year-old veteran Kuyt. As a striker, he made a guest guard in this Cup and has performed well on both sides. General Wupu became an all-round warrior in his late career.

In this game with Belgium, Kuite was the first to play right-back. When the team attacked, he had to press it, and he had to withdraw when defending. This position was extremely demanding on physical fitness, but he was 12 days away from successfully completing the 34-year-old Kuite. In the second half, Janmat replaced him with a card. Indy, because the former position is right-back, Kuit returned to his "familiar" left-back position. The reason why he is familiar with it is that he played in this position in the first two knockout games.

Although Ruit's defensive task was relatively heavy in this game, he almost brought the Netherlands to the final before the end of the 90-minute game.

In the 90th minute of the game, when he was about to enter the injury stoppage time, Kuite's straight plug penetrated Belgium's defense line, and Sneid made a wonderful pass in front of the arc and heel in the penalty area. Robben took the ball into the left side of the penalty area and directly faced Courtois directly, but just like the South African World Cup final four years ago, he missed a single knife against Belgium, "small The single knife of "Fight" was also blocked this time, and Kuite's wonderful indirect assist failed to send the Netherlands to the final.

But whether it is right back or left back, Kuyt has completed the task excellently today. Post-match statistics show that he has completed a total of 80 passes in this game, and the pass success rate has reached 80%. In addition, he also has 3 side passes and 1 key pass.

These are not the key. The key is that he not only played 120 minutes of the game, but also ran a distance of 13,856 meters on the field, which is even 206 meters more than Robben, especially when he is nearly four years older than Peter Pan.

But because the team lost the game, Kuit can only say goodbye to the final. He is about 34 years old, which makes it difficult for him to hold on to Russia four years later.

Speaking of which, Kuite's performance in this World Cup can be said to be completely unexpected. The popularity is not as good as Robben, Van Persie and Sneid, and their role in attack is not comparable to these three. However, 33-year-old Kuyt can win the favor of Van Gaal, especially in three knockout matches, nearly two The knockout match was full of 120 minutes, which is mainly due to his "all-round" characteristics. As a "blue-collar" in the team, it is very important for Kuite's tireless running in the midfield and front court. He can greatly make up for the gap left by Robben, Van Persie and others.

Kuite's first World Cup trip was in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Although he was the absolute main force in the previous world preliminaries, he was knocked to the bench by Basten without warning. Finally, the Netherlands was eliminated by Portugal in the 1/8 final. Four years later, in the World Cup in South Africa, Kuite finally became In the semi-finals with Uruguay, Robben's goal came from his assists. After losing to Belgium in the final, Kuite, who took 1 goal and 3 assists, also left South Africa with the team.

In this cup, although Kuite was asked to make a guest appearance as an unfamiliar full-back, he still completed the task without regret. Unfortunately, the team failed to reach the final again this time, and the next third place battle will also be Kuite's farewell to the World Cup.

It was not only Kuite who said goodbye, but perhaps others, such as Sneed, four years ago, after Sneid lost the World Cup final with a sad back to remind people of Baggio in 1994. Four years later, Sneid copied the sadness again. In the game, he had a penalty opportunity to send the Dutchman to the final, but Sneder, who played well in the whole game today, suddenly lost at the penalty spot.

In the 1994 World Cup final, Baggio stood in front of the penalty spot in the penalty shootout. At that time, the proposition was that Italy may not win if he scored the penalty; if he lost the penalty, Italy would lose.

As a result, Baggio was punished.

This is not surprising. According to the official goal record of the World Cup, the total probability of penalty kicks in more than 200 penalty shootout in the World Cup is as high as 70%. However, in this moment when the penalty is not necessarily won, the scorers are more likely to lose the penalty shooter than 45%!

In the semi-final of the 2014 World Cup, Sneder also encountered such a penalty. If he scored this penalty, the Netherlands may not be able to win, because Belgium still has a chance to lose this penalty. The Netherlands may not lose, because they also have time. As a result, the quality of the penalty shot by Sneder was not low, but it was hit by Kuhl. Tuva flew out, and at that moment, people could hear Sneder's heartbreak.

I have to say that such an ending is too cruel for Sneed. After 120 minutes of fierce fighting, Sneed ran 13906 meters, more than Kuit, and was the most active player of the Dutch team. He had two steals and two reliefs in the penalty area, which excellently supported the team's defense. He passed two threatening balls, one of which was the best chance for the team to score a goal. His heel pass gave Robben a good opportunity, but the latter was slightly worse than four years ago.

The Dutch media sighed after the game: "Four years ago, Sneder and his Netherlands tried their best, but lost in overtime in the World Cup final. Now, Sneid and his Netherlands have tried their best again, but they are out of the World Cup semi-finals again. I have to say that this is really a tragedy in life."

After the game, Sneed said this in an interview in the mixed zone: "I really don't know what to say. We are very close to the final, and in other words, it's far away!"

On Sneed's face, people saw disappointment, pain, grief and resentment, but he did not shed tears, just like Baggio did not shed tears 20 years ago, just like Sneid did not shed tears four years ago.

Sned has tried his best. He has given everything. He may not be crowned, but he is great. He may be miserable, but he doesn't need to regret it.

Even Digan, as his opponent, said after the game: "Sneed's performance in this game is surprising. He almost allowed us to go on vacation in advance. From the perspective of a fan, I feel sorry for the Dutch team's exit, because the Dutch team in this World Cup is really excellent!"