Chapter 375: Offense is the best defense
The plot took a turn at this moment!
Carvalho not only broke the ball, but also Henry.
In the boiling of the fans, the referee did not hesitate to point to the penalty spot and awarded a penalty to France.
The French cheered instantly, but the Portuguese were stunned, and the arrival of the ball was like Quaresma's counterattack, which was so abrupt.
Carvalho jumped to his feet and rushed to the referee, impulsively explaining that he had not committed a foul and that if the penalty had been true, the situation would have been completely different.
Several Portuguese players in the box also surrounded them, constantly putting pressure on the referee, regardless of whether Carvalho actually fouled or not, they did not want the penalty to become a reality.
But the referee was resolute, kept shaking his head, and didn't listen to Carvalho's defense at all, just now he saw that Carvalho definitely tripped Henry.
Carvalho shook his head helplessly, his expression was extremely depressed and he walked to the penalty area, whether he accepted it or not, a penalty was a penalty, and he couldn't change the referee's decision.
Quaresma looked at the cheering Frenchman and sighed deeply, this penalty was indeed something he did not expect.
Whether the penalty was controversial or not was uncertain and he didn't know if Carvalho had actually tripped Henry, but he had to accept the reality in front of him.
Seems to be a bit bad!
If the penalty is struck, it means that France will pull one back, and with almost half an hour left in the game, Portugal is likely to be unable to withstand the morale of the French team.
Many times, on the pitch, morale and will often play a bigger role than technique and tactics.
Even if Portugal is still ahead, even if Portugal's counterattack tactics still work, it is entirely possible for France, which is full of firepower, to defeat Portugal.
In the end, the Gallic Roosters are still a top team, and the score of 2:0 did not completely defeat them, which is really a difficult game.
However, Quaresma has always had the greatest confidence in himself, and even if France scored more goals against Portugal in the next few times, he would still score more than France.
He didn't believe that France didn't even give himself a chance to fight back!
France can't do it!
I haven't lifted the trophy yet, so how could I have fallen here because of a little setback!
Perhaps, France may not score a penalty!
In any case, France, can't win!
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In the passionate cheers of the French fans in the stands, Zidane had already picked up the ball and walked to the penalty spot.
Zidane is the number one penalty taker for the French national team, something that no one can shake.
The players on both sides have walked outside the penalty area one after another, and all eyes of the audience are focused on Zidane alone, which is both fanatical and scorching!
Penalty kicks, the battle between the penalty taker and the goalkeeper, seem to be alien to the essence of football as a team sport, but it is even more exciting.
The French fans couldn't help but fold their hands and pray for Zinedine Zidane to score the penalty, while the Portuguese fans also folded their hands and prayed the opposite.
Perhaps, this is not a contest of shooting skills and goalkeeping skills, but a contest of beliefs.
God is busy!
God said, "Fix it for yourselves!"
As a result, everyone's prayers became useless.
Under the watchful eye, Zidane moved, rushed to the ball in three steps, and shot with a powerful push, the ball slightly arced, and flew towards the goal guarded by Ricardo.
Not a spoon penalty?
Quaresma couldn't help but be stunned, Zidane is a master of psychological warfare, and he also has a big heart, and the more critical the game, the more calm he is.
Shouldn't this be the moment when he scored Portugal with the spoon he became famous for?
Quaresma shook his head slightly, not expecting much from Ricardo to save Zidane's penalty.
You can't be the culprit, right?
During the knockout rounds, each team will practice penalty shoot-outs to prevent a penalty shoot-out to decide who will advance in the event that regular time and extra-time are not a winner.
Ricciardo, on the other hand, often pulls Quaresma for extra practice, and has been saving Quaresma's various bizarre shots.
If you practice this kind of practice too much, will it be unfamiliar to ordinary rescuers?
That's a bit of a trepidation!
Reason, though, told Quaresma that there was no need to worry.
Because even if Ricciardo is not unfamiliar with ordinary saves, I am afraid that he will not be able to save Zidane's penalty.
Sure enough, although Ricardo judged the right direction, he still couldn't touch the ball, and watched it fly into the goal.
The ball is in!
2:1
Zidane's penalty kick helped France pull one back!
The Allianz Arena was boiling again, and the French cheers were deafening, even though only half of the stands were sounding, but they were still able to break through the atmosphere.
Zidane rushed into the Portuguese goal, and under Ricciardo's frustrated expression, he fished out the ball and ran to the midfield, clenching his fists as he ran, venting excitedly, roaring, hugging and celebrating with every French player along the way, but it did not hinder his footsteps at all.
The French didn't have time to celebrate, and even after scoring a penalty to pull one back, they were still one goal behind, and all they had to do was equalise as soon as possible rather than waste time on untimely celebrations.
On the contrary, the Portuguese players are struggling and unwilling to come out of the disappointment of goals, they need to adjust and they don't need to start the game so quickly.
Quaresma walked to the center circle, watched Zidane and Henry hugging each other, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, France still scored in the end!
It's hard to keep them at bay completely, because everyone in Portugal is back in the box and they may not be able to keep the goal.
But that's okay, this goal can make Zidane say goodbye to football with dignity!
Does this count as being a person and leaving a line to see each other in the future?
What if there is a chance to play under Zidane in the future?
At least this game didn't beat Zidane to shamelessness, right?
But then, it's time to really test Portugal's tenacity!
If Portugal can withstand France's imposing counterattack, it will definitely be able to defeat France and advance to the final, but once it is taken away by France, I am afraid Quaresma will find it tricky!
I'm going back to defense!
Even if he doesn't need to be reminded by Scolari, Quaresma knows what to do at this time, at least to do his part to help the team survive France's comeback.
It doesn't take too long, five or ten minutes, as long as you can wear off France's spirit, you can win the game safely!
Quaresma is really out of the way!
Even if it is a foul, maybe pure defense can't be on the table, but
In terms of fouls, he still has a lot of experience!
After all, after the semi-finals, there is no such thing as accumulation of yellow cards, as long as you are not sent off with a red card on the spot, you are destined to play in the final.
Of course, Quaresma will not defend Zidane without self-knowledge, and with his defensive ability, he is not even a younger brother in front of Zidane.
Both Makelle and Vieira will be involved in the inverted foot, and Quaresma's goal is Makelele and Vieira, what if he catches the mistake of the two of them and has a chance to make a wave?
There will always be times when a blind cat meets a dead mouse, and in an average of six or seven games, Quaresma will complete an effective frontcourt steal, and then directly counterattack the opponent's goal, which is not low.
Perhaps this time, the probability is exactly on the head of France, and it is not impossible, at least neither Makelele nor Vieira are technically sophisticated players.
However, it turns out that probability is probability, and if you grab it, it is 100 percent, and if you can't grab it, it is 0 percent.
In the space of five minutes, Quaresma sprinted at high speed more than ten times, but still did not touch a single hair, but he hit a man on his back for Makelele, and even Vieira was slapped when Quaresma couldn't stop the car.
If Vieira hadn't cared about Arsenal's incense, and Quaresma hadn't deliberately fouled, I'm afraid Vieira would have grabbed Quaresma's neck to settle accounts with him!
However, Quaresma's defence, although unsuccessful, at least contributed some strength to Portugal's defensive system, and for five minutes, France's attack, although fierce, did not really threaten the Portuguese goal.
Portugal survived!
The most dangerous moment is when the opponent is behind and eager to equalize the onslaught, as long as you can survive this wave, most of the danger will be lifted!
Even if the French attack will still be fierce, it will never be suffocating!
As soon as the time node has passed, those who know the ball have already understood that this wave of France has returned in vain.
Quares' breath was so fast that he needed to catch his breath.
Whether he can hold it or not, he doesn't know, but he knows that offense is the best defense.
The score of 2:1 is still not safe, and if the French goal can be broken again, there will be no suspense in the game.
So, still attack!
Scolari's return to the strikerless formation was not just hoping that they would be silent after the first appearance of the second half, and even if it was not Scolari's first creation, Scolari still hoped that the tactical system would flourish under him.
The victory over England was not enough, France had enough weight.
Maybe this game is the battle of the righteous name of the no-blade tactic!
Gradually, Portugal can also play sporadic counter-attacks, not lethal, but also quite annoying.
At least France didn't dare to ignore Portugal's counter-attack, and no one knew which one Quaresma would penetrate the French goal.
If part of the energy is diverted to defending against the counter-attack, it is inevitable that the attack will not be able to concentrate its full strength, and the consequence of this is that Portugal has slowly stabilized their position, and the defence has slowly moved forward, and they can once again compete with France for the initiative in midfield.
As the game became more intense and more anxious, all the fans watching the game couldn't help but hold their breath and catch their breath in the interval between the fast-paced attacks of the two teams, for fear of missing any of the exciting images.
But when Portugal once again hit the edge of the French penalty area, Quaresma was once again up against Gallas.
Gallas kept making small movements in his hands, but Quaresma was by no means a fuel-efficient lamp, constantly seeking to confront Gallas's body, and the power of the long-term iron made Gallas want to die and doubt his life.
No one would have thought that Quaresma's thin body contained great power, which is really not in line with people's conventional perceptions.
What's the matter, does Quaresma still have ant genes?
Whether you believe it or not, the facts are the facts, and they cannot be refuted.
In the 81st minute of the second half, Quaresma leaned on Gallas with his back to the goal, as if a nail had been nailed under his feet, and he didn't move at all, so that Gallas, who was extremely helpless behind him, wanted to kick Quaresma's buttocks.
Deco sent the ball, after Quaresma carried the ball, the continuous shaking of the center of gravity of the body directly made Gallas lose his judgment, and then Quaresma adjusted his pace, turned to the right half and directly dodged the shooting space, and raised his foot was a cold shot, at that moment, the screams of the Allianz Stadium had exceeded the upper limit of what the human eardrum could bear.
Quaresma, who is gradually improving his marksmanship, is very confident that this goal can break through Barthez's ten fingers, after all, the shot is abrupt and the angle is tricky, even if Barthez is born for the country, this time should be loyal!
But at this moment, Thuram came out of the diagonal stab, and saw that he touched the ball with his foot, changing the trajectory of the ball, causing the ball to slide out of the door against the post, shocking everyone into a cold sweat.
Quaresma looked at Thuram incredulously, and this shot was actually blocked, which shows how strong France's black and hard prediction ability is!
It's just that Quaresma didn't know that Thuram was afraid for a while, and if he was a little bit worse, he wouldn't be able to stop Quaresma's shot, and the consequences would be unimaginable!
It's a pity for everyone, they thought they would witness a wonderful goal, but they still missed it.
The French fans showed a stunned expression for the rest of their lives, and almost lost the suspense of the game, which is terrible!
Portugal's next corner did not directly threaten the French goal, but it quickly organized a second attack and hit the edge of the French penalty area again.
Quaresma was still standing in the penalty area, but behind him had become a joint guard of Gallas and Thuram, and it was clear that there was no way for one person's defense to help Quaresma.
Deco distributed the ball to Figo on the right and the rest of Portugal's attacking players were given more space after Quaresma had already attracted a large portion of France's defensive experience.
Figo suddenly cut inside after a series of shakes, and dribbled horizontally to the middle, where Makelele rushed desperately to stop Figo from moving forward.
However, at this time, Figo suddenly pushed the ball towards Quaresma, who was facing away from the goal, and then continued to rush towards the middle, that posture was completely a use of Quaresma to complete the wall-hitting style to get rid of the defenders, and then the next step, I am afraid that Figo's fatal blow to the French goal!
Makelele had already been thrown away by Figo, and Thuram had to leave Quaresma ready to wait for Quaresma to get the ball back for Figo.
However, at this time, Quaresma made a move that made everyone scream.
Pretending to go back, but his right foot suddenly pulled the ball and turned around, directly deceiving Gallas and Thuram, completing an incredible escape.
In the next second, in front of him, only Barthez and the goal he guarded were left.