Chapter 558: Go Forward, Brazil!
After the first half, there was not much suspense in the game.
Three goals down and looking to pull it back in 45 minutes? Although it is not a fantasy, such a precedent is one of the few in the 100-year history of football.
In particular, Brazil's defensive skills are not bad.
In the dressing room, Dunga admonished the players not to be careless and to focus on defence, but few listened to him, and everyone was immersed in a joyful and relaxed atmosphere.
In the end, it was Ricardo who stood up and said solemnly and loudly: "Listen to me!" The game is not over yet, cheer me up, and I can't relax in the slightest! Whoever makes a mistake because of laxity will not want to play in the next semi-finals and finals! We are the team that wants to win the championship, we want to celebrate, and we will celebrate when we win the championship! ”
Dunga coughed and picked up: "Licardo is right, if anyone slacks up in the second half, I will take him out of the starting line-up." In the second half, I don't need you to continue to score, I'm already satisfied with the 3:0 score, please concentrate on defense! ”
"Ronnie, you've done well, thank you very much for your contribution, please rest for the second half, how about it?" Dunga said in a consultative tone.
Ronaldo clutched his knees, twisted slowly, frowned and didn't speak for a while. After a while, he smiled and nodded: "Okay, sir, I have no opinion." ”
At the start of the second half, Brazil made their first substitution: veteran Gilberto. Silva replaces Ronaldo.
Dunga's message is obvious, to be steady.
Brazil's formation changed to 4321, with Kaka moving to the left and Ricardo up front. The three midfielders support the skeleton of the defence.
The Netherlands made no changes.
Maybe Van Marwijk still doesn't admit defeat in his mouth, but he must have accepted his fate in his heart. The players of the Dutch team must have resigned themselves to their fate.
With three goals down, it's impossible to get it back.
But at least, they have to score a goal and can't be bald.
They wanted to score so much that shortly after the start of the second half, Van der Wiel, who had come up with an assist, faked a penalty in the Brazilian penalty area, and Nishimura was aware of it and rewarded him with a yellow card.
One minute later, Brazil almost doubled their lead when Kaka sent a through ball, but it was a little too big for Ricardo to fall to the ground quickly, but Stekelenburg had recovered a little after midfield adjustments, and quickly went down to the ground to flick the ball out with his fingertips.
The facts couldn't be clearer.
If the Dutch team insists on attacking, Brazil may expand the score at any time. Their counterattack was too sharp.
But the Dutch team had no choice.
Losing 0:3 is losing, losing 0:5, 0:6 is also losing, anyway, it is eliminated, why not give it a go.
However, Brazil's defence was very solid, and the Dutch attack was difficult to achieve.
The Brazilian midfielder, who had a back three midfielders, did not give their opponents permission to pass easily, and the Dutch attack struggled to penetrate the 30-metre area, only to end up hastily finishing with a long-range shot or a wide cross.
Van Marwijk finally made a substitution. And one exchange is two.
Huntelaar replaced the in-form Van Persie, and the attacking talent Van der Vaart replaced Van Bommel, who had already received a yellow card while defending Licardo.
The intent of the offensive is clear at a glance.
Dunga also made a second substitution, after Bastos was booked for defending Robben and now that Robben is still active, Bastos has shown a hold back. Therefore, the veteran Gilberto came on and replaced him.
However, Gilberto's pace was a flaw, and in the 72nd minute, Robben simply and brutally used his speed past Gilberto, and the inside shot bounced off the defender. Arjen Robben grabbed the spot and passed the ball to Van Bronckhorst.
Kaka couldn't make up for it in time and Van Bronckhorst got his feet up and crossed into the box. Huntelaar's header at the front post flicked back, and the unmarked little man Sneijder in the middle received the ball with a header and headed the ball into the door of Brazil.
The Dutch team saw a glimmer of hope.
With 20 minutes left, it is theoretically possible to score two goals.
Van Marwijk also picked himself up, watching the pitch intently, ready to make adjustments.
Dunga frowned and quickly replaced him with Felipe. Melo was replaced by a lack of concentration, and Ramirez had just appeared to be watching the leak.
Ramires is too young, the 23-year-old midfielder is not yet fully mature, and Dunga is beginning to regret not letting Ramires start.
But Felipe who came on the field. Melo soon made a big mistake, and in the 78th minute, Robben turned and deftly passed him, and Melo was nameless and angry, a sliding tackle behind him.
Robben fell down with a scream, and Merlot was still angry, and kicked Robben again after he fell to the ground.
Yuichi Nishimura immediately stopped the game and ran to Felipe. In front of Melo, show him a red card!
Felipe, who has just appeared for less than 4 minutes. Melo had no choice but to walk out of the pitch in disgrace. He didn't have the face to be on the bench, and Brazil's assistant coach comforted him coldly before heading straight back to the dressing room.
The commentator said worriedly: "The Brazilian team is in big trouble, Melo is too uncalm. Now Dunga should find a way to keep the team defensively steady and survive this final moment. ”
With more than 10 minutes left in the game, Brazil have one man less.
Ricardo frowned and quickly decided on his next move.
He started to keep the ball and stall for time.
Using his footwork, he kept the Dutch players out of reach, and once they did fall into the middle of two or three people, he quickly passed the ball out and kept possession.
When it comes to possession, Brazil are masters. Once they had a unified mindset, Brazil began to skillfully dip their feet in central midfield, and once the Dutch saved too hard, they handed the ball to Kaka or Ricardo and let them continue to control the ball to kill time.
In the 83rd minute, Huntelaar headed back in the box, Sneijder followed up with a volley that bounced off the defender, and Brazil immediately counter-attacked.
The ball was handed to the feet of Ricardo, seeing that the Dutch team was weak in defense, Licardo did not wear time this time, but turned and dribbled the ball at high speed, and when he was close to the penalty area, he stuffed the ball to the left side of the penalty area.
Kaka followed, flicked the ball and fired a left-footed shot from a tight angle.
Stekelenberg was guarding against Kaka to pass the ball back to Ricardo, but he didn't expect Kaka to shoot on his own, and his reaction was half a beat slower. The ball flew into the net against the near post.
"Kaka Goalllllllllll! He scored twice in this game! Kaka, the chosen son, is shining today! ”
"But let's not forget the opener for Brazil, the assist, and the Licardo who instigated two attacks! He is the real protagonist of this game! His pass was brilliant, delivering the ball through the tiny gap between Van Bronckhorst and Oyer and into the feet of Kaka to lead to the goal. ”
"If this form is maintained, I have no doubt that Brazil can win this World Cup! Go ahead, Brazil! ”