Volume 6 Chapter 70 Making History
Patricio subconsciously turned his head, didn't even react, and then went up with a palpitation and pulled his teammate Alves up, patting him the back.
He was so frightened that he didn't say anything, seeing that he was almost broken just now, he almost broke out in a cold sweat, and most importantly, it was the same as Mackqin's goal just now, he was an afterthought, and when he reacted, it was too late, but fortunately, the ball didn't go into the goal.
Ronaldo is in the midfield, and he is also a little helpless about this, several of his Real Madrid teammates, together with him, are thriving under Real Madrid's Mourinho account, plus a Manchester United can play the main team, much like his own Nani, he still has great hopes for the European Cup.
But when they arrived at the Portuguese national team, they understood the gap between reality and ideals, in Real Madrid, or in Manchester United, they enjoyed the ability bonus brought by the entire giant system, but in Portugal, none of these were available.
Pepe is ferocious and inconsistent, and it was Mourinho's special focus on the midfield that brought him to the back at Real Madrid, and he was a disaster before Mourinho arrived.
Coentrão, in addition to being diligent and stable, his defense and attack are not at the level of the giants, but Mourinho is not satisfied with Marcelo's defense and brought him back from Portugal.
Nani? When Ronaldo is on the field, his star is extremely dim, because he is too similar to the original Ronaldo, he mainly attacks with the ball, and is not good at organizing and passing.
It is these people who are combined together, and one of the biggest problems found is that everyone in the club belongs to the service object, and the difference between eating the cake is only the cake of the midfield assist or the cake of the midfield defense.
At the level of Portugal's Moutinho, Veloso, and Meireles, the defense is very diligent, but it is difficult to play on the offensive end, which is why Moutinho occasionally has good passes.
But today, he was still a little overwhelmed by Mackin and put so much energy into defense that Mackin made him disappear without much effort when attacking.
"Give him a third-rate team, he can lead to a second-rate, and sometimes he can even play a dark horse to overturn the first-class, this is the biggest difference of Mark"
"He's good at spotting the strengths of his teammates, his movements, his passing, his midfield command is unpredictable, and the most terrifying thing is that his back attack is the same as his passing, which is impossible to defend"
This is the evaluation of England and Mackin after winning the World Cup, and many media and celebrities around the world have commented on him, and everyone wants to analyze where the genius is in this century-old genius.
Perhaps this is the biggest difference between him and Ronaldo Messi, he has never been used to fighting alone, and even some don't look down on Messi and Ronaldo to play a dragon when they have nothing to do, just because their personal ability is too strong, touted by fans and the media, people ignore their sometimes inefficiency.
It is said that Ronaldo scores a lot of goals, but does anyone go to see how many times he shoots in a season? When he was young, his shooting footwork was more unbearable than the later wave of Ku Bird, even in the past two seasons at Real Madrid, his goal rate has increased significantly, because of his unlimited firing rights.
Ronaldo can really become an efficient goalscorer when he is about 30 years old, and it is then that he really gives full play to his sense of smell, physical advantages, and shooting skills in front of the goal.
Messi is the same, although he is in Barcelona, but many people ignore his time on the ball, and after Gua Bald and Xavi leave, although Barcelona's style of play has not changed, it can almost become his own team.
This is the kind of Portugal, which looks strong on paper, but in front of England's midfield, they didn't even struggle, and they fell directly into a disadvantage.
Mourinho was in the VIP seat in the stands, one was his parent team, and the other was to see the state of his favorite generals, but when he saw such a Mackqin, he shook his head in his heart.
He has not been able to find an existence that can compete with Barcelona's Xavi Xiaobai and Atletico Madrid's Marc Mata, the two midfield pairs, and the hope of finding it is getting slimmer and slimmer, Real Madrid can play his own results because he has played superstar and counter-attacking to the extreme.
But this England's suppression of Portugal is almost like a copy of Real Madrid, he does not think that Bento's tactics are problematic, but for the fulcrum Almeida and the right Nani, he thinks it is not useful.
Almeida is a matter of ability, so he should be made his job easier, and Nani did not perform well purely because he did not put himself completely in the service of Ronaldo.
Seeing that he had nothing to do in the first half and tried to break through by himself, Mourinho shook his head, his role is like Real Madrid's archangel Di Maria, the role is to open the width on the right side, and then quickly make a long pass, so that Ronaldo on the left side of the oblique insertion, directly threatened the ribs of the penalty area.
But the ball can't be passed, and Nani can't see it most of the time, as for Moutinho in the midfield, Mourinho shook his head, forget it, he is well-known in Portugal, but in front of Macqin, he can't see it at all, and his thinking is not at the same level.
"England's corner, this time it was Milner who went up to take the penalty, and he also had a free kick", this time the danger created was almost the end of the first half, Lineker explained lightly, scored the first goal that pierced the window paper, and the whole England quickly settled down.
Portugal is nothing more than that, stable!
Macqin stood outside the penalty area this time, ready to attack for the second time at any time, and he looked at the nervous Moutinho in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
This is the midfield duo that he used to trust immensely when he played FM in his previous life, Moutinho + Veloso, who has been demonic for several generations, but today, he doesn't even feel that there is anything that can provoke his interest.
Somewhat mediocre!
But he hasn't noticed that at his level, the guy who can make him scrappy and have the desire to fight is only at the level of Xavi, Alonso, and Pirlo in the midfield.
Step to the peak, naturally lonely.
Milner carefully laid out the ball under the nose of the linesman, ready to take the corner, in England now, Mackin has almost all the free-kicks and corners in front, this kind of opportunity is not much for others, and only when some Mackqin himself gives up.
"Milner, ...... corner", Lineker said, "to the edge of the six-yard box, Terry ......", he yelled, but this time Patricio finally broke out in the universe and he struck quickly and knocked the ball out of the box with one punch.
The ball flew over Moutinho and Mackin at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Barry in the back easily got the ball, Almeida returned to defense, Portugal only left a Ronaldo in the front, Barry easily controlled the ball, and then waited for the Portuguese midfielder to pounce a little bit, and handed it directly to the returning Mackqin.
"Mark, the first half is almost over, see how he is going to play this attack", Portugal also knew that it was almost over, and now the highs were in their own box, so they pressed forward quickly and tried to reduce the danger in the box by creating offside.
Mack Qin received the ball with his back and didn't look at it, but took two steps back, as if he was going to slow down the pace, but as soon as Moutinho followed, he saw that he directly half-turned and quickly picked up his calf, and turned around diagonally very quickly.
This is the gap in thinking.
The ball was fast and accurate and flew straight to the right, where Milner had just returned from a corner on the touchline, "Mark, he hit the ball to the right again......"
Coentrão, who was pressed outward, hurriedly braked and turned around, and at the same time raised his arm, at this time, it was usually offside, but the linesman did not raise the flag.
He could clearly see that the England players in the box were indeed offside, but Milner had come back and run in front of Portugal's last defensive defender!
"Milner, Milner......", the action was very simple, and when he stopped the ball on the sideline, Coentrão was still a few steps away from him, and he had plenty of time to take a look at the box.
"Roar ......", a pass dispatch made the Portuguese defenders swoop and run back into the penalty area, they wanted to defend the cross, and the English fans in the stands shouted again.
The ball flew high from the side, it was a normal cross, at this time, no one was offside, and Carroll, Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard several high points, all in the penalty area!
"Good shot!" Lineker stood up unconsciously, the ball was a little high, but it was just right for these tall players to compete for the top, there was a chance!
Confidence on the pitch often comes with luck, and it can make you feel more confident and relaxed in your movements, as is the case in England.
Looking at the ball coming high, the Portuguese penalty area was colliding and pulling, and the referee Kakiel stared carefully to see if there were any obvious fouls.
Patricio watched the ball fly high in the small penalty area, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurried to the far end, "past Ferdinand and Terry......", Lineker shouted, as if with a kind of expectation, professional players, what ball may have, all have feelings.
At the moment, he is the feeling that this ball, to have!
Gerrard and Rooney, who rushed up at the back point, coerced right-back Pereira, as if the offense and defense had been misaligned and reversed, and Nani's heartbeat not far away missed a beat.
"Gerrard ......", Lineker subconsciously shouted, only to see two white figures rushing forward and throwing themselves directly at the far post.
The ball fell very quickly and Milner's cross was of rare quality, and he cleverly conceded three high points past Carroll in front of the post, Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the middle.
"Bang ......", this is the sound of the top of the head and the ball making solid contact, and then there is a "boom", the white waves fly, and the whole stadium shakes!
“Goaaaaaaaaaaaaal……,Goal…… Goal......", Lineker shouted frantically, as if he had already seen his ticket to the final.
Falling to the ground, Rooney was the first to get up, excitedly pulling his shirt and running to the sidelines, just now he and Gerrard went behind each other, and the ball was lucky to reach his head.
Patricio even made a futile slide and could only watch as the ball grazed the far post and was blasted straight into the goal.
The defense they relied on to survive, in England's three-dimensional attack that combined with the wing, did not even survive half time, and was already two goals behind.
"YES", Capello and Gary Neville on the sidelines waved their arms excitedly, this game, stable! With a two-goal lead in the first half, Portugal won't have another chance in the second half.
Because England can relax and concentrate on Portugal's counterattack!
Let Portugal fight positional warfare, which is not what they are good at now, Bento seems to be aware of this problem, and directly looks up to the sky and sighs.
This goal, the goal is too helpless for him, England's high points are too many, so that Portugal's back line takes care of one or the other for a while, and 5 people grab points!
"Beautiful...... it's Wayne Rooney, he was clever at the back post, and put the ball into the ...... of the net", Zhan Jun shouted highly, "2:0, this will definitely be a score that will satisfy England!" ”
The Bath Arena once again flew into a torrent of white, and all the players in the front and back of the field rushed to Rooney, even Joe Hart, because the final was close at hand!
"Haha......", Mackin jumped on the backs of his teammates who were already besieged, Rooney and Gerrard were tightly surrounded inside, England may have never been so united for a moment.
It's the expectations, it's the achievements, it's the brilliance that makes them forget everything!
The greatest England ever!
This is enough to make everything disappear in the dazzling sun, so Terry, Ferdinand and other veterans can be silent, so Lampard can sit patiently on the bench, so Rooney can rest assured to assist Mack, so everything, is possible!
"Pretty, well done......", Prince William and Sir Charlton and a bunch of FA officials all stood up and applauded reservedly, now that the results are good, their identities are also up, as if everything is as it should be, trying to suppress the excitement of the nouveau riche like the World Cup in South Africa.
"Portugal is finished, England is ......much stronger than they imagined", countless stars on the scene, regardless of whether they understand the ball or not, at least understand the score, have quickly spread the situation on social media.
The picture of England's No. 18 swooping on the shoulders of his teammates and shouting at the stands has become the mobile phone material for many people, "The European Cup final, the No. 18, has come!" ”
"I am the president of Malaysia, thousands of generations, and the ...... of the rivers and lakes", countless screens on the domestic network are instantly swiped, arenas, finals of major competitions, champions, and naturally a great inevitable footnote!
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"I have to say that your first half was fantastic ......", Capello said with little excitement waving his arms in the dressing room, leading the team to the final of the World Cup and the European Championship, and to be able to win the championship, this kind of feat, not many coaches have been able to accomplish this kind of feat in a hundred years, not to mention that he also has a brilliant club record, and now he has been crowned one of the greatest managers of all time.
Now that the results are within reach, even he can't hide the excitement on his face, let alone the England players who are also full of excitement in the dressing room.
After the second goal, Kakir blew the whistle for the end of the first half and marched down the tunnel to the cheers of the England fans and the shouts of 'final'.
That kind of expectation is just one kick away, the final, England has never had a player in the 100-year history, even Bobby Charlton.
They are going to make history in England, and they will be annotated as the greatest of all time, Rooney, Gerrard, Terry, such names will go down in the annals of English history!
How could they not be excited!
"But ......", Capello has not completely forgotten, "I remember 12 years ago, we also led Portugal 2-0 and were reversed by them by 3 goals! ", he reminded.
"Although now we are not the same us, Portugal is not the original Portuguese ......"
At this time, there was silence in the dressing room of Portugal, and Bento didn't know what to use to arrange his players, after all, the two goals conceded were not a big problem in defense, but England just hit the ball in, which made no sense.
This is the difference in strength!
He was also reminded of Portugal's classic comeback 12 years ago under Figo and Rui Costa, which he also used to boost morale.
"They weren't that strong, we reversed them 3-2 and we could do it once, why can't we do it a second time......"
Each has its own expectations, each has its own beliefs, but either way, they only have 45 minutes to play out their story on this land.
"It wasn't a one-sided game, but England clearly had the advantage and the initiative," Zhang Lu said professionally at halftime.
"Especially in the midfield, the quick counterattack that Portugal relies on to survive, the fragments that were cut by England, and many times it is the backfield that goes directly to Ronaldo"
"That's right", Huang Jianxiang followed, "In the first few games, the midfielder could still give Ronaldo some support, but today their defensive pressure was too great to press it at all."
"Indeed", Zhan Jun said, "there is no last pass, it is all up to Ronaldo to create his own chances, and then finish the shot by himself, which is too difficult"
"Mr. Ma is one step closer to his first European Championship final, it's a historic moment and it's a historic moment for England, well, the two teams have come out of the tunnel, the second half is about to start, let's see the second half ......"
Mark Qin knocked on the dirt hanging on the shoe spikes at the entrance of the passage, and a passage ushered in the cheers of the fans, the first half just opened, he and Ronaldo's cheers were comparable, after all, the number of fans on both sides was not too much, but now, the gap is showing.
After all, Portugal are behind, their fans are looking a little listless, and most crucially, they don't see any chance of a comeback, barring a miracle.
Will there be a miracle?
The camera was divided into two again, firmly locked on Makqin and Ronaldo who were walking on the field respectively, but one had a relaxed face and a serious expression.
No one likes to lose all the time, especially if this person is Cristiano Ronaldo!
He scored three of Portugal's four goals in four games, and in Portugal he was already a savior, but that wasn't enough for him to challenge the likes of England or Spain.
Six goals and two assists in five games is the pressure that Mack Qin has put on him, and many people think that even if he plays as an opportunistic striker, he will score goals.
Because his judgment of chance, space, ball path, and landing point is so accurate that sometimes it can be called a demon, and they even gave this ability a nickname, called "mysterious oriental sense of smell"
England have had this kind of striker before, like Lineker, like Phillips, who once won the Premier League's top scorer, are opportunistic hounds.
With the whistle of the game, the second half of the game officially begins!
Portugal are going crazy with pressing and attacking, they have no way back, they have no choice, and in the final it is, no one is going to give up at this time.
"Almeida, this time he protected the ball and distributed it to Nani on the right, Nani, who shook off Ashley Cole by suddenly disguised it, and crossed ......"
The ball flew through the air, Ferdinand didn't even jump, but the card position firmly stopped Ronaldo behind him, as for Almeida, he didn't believe he had the speed to be able to quickly reflexively rush forward, not to mention Terry.
This pair of former golden partners, as the game deepened, finally played the tacit understanding and state of the previous steel defense line.
That's the experience!
Cristiano Ronaldo raised his arms to the sky and roared, angry at the loss of such an opportunity, and finally the ball reluctantly went out of the touchline from the other side, and this was the state of their positional battle for most of it.
"Toot ......", the referee showed a yellow card to a handful of Mereles who pulled down Mackqin, Mackin is now very experienced, seeing Portugal's situation, he immediately slowed down the rhythm, ready to sharpen Portugal's sharpness first.
However, Portugal have significantly stepped up their aggression, with their fouls and body collisions significantly more brutal than in the first half, repeatedly challenging the referee's bottom line.
Aside from this, they don't have a good way to keep England down, and then let the midfield control and bring the tempo up, and they will be like frogs in warm water.
Wait for death!
"Portugal's attack in the second half was a little reckless, and the fullbacks on both sides were frequently inserted," Zhan Jun commented, "worrying about England's counterattack ......"
England's fans are in a state of revelry, shouting and singing as they wait for the final 45 minutes to pass.
"Moutinho, he also got a yellow card ......", Huang Jianxiang watched Makqin being pulled down again, commenting, "Portugal is a little anxious, England is slowing down the pace too slowly, especially when the ball is at the feet of Mr. Ma, they can't grab it"
Mark Qin sat on the ground and rested for a while, waiting for the referee to record the yellow card before getting up, he was not in a hurry at all, this method can be used for more than ten minutes, and if there is more, it will be a red card.
Bento watched anxiously from the sidelines, but was a little disheartened to see that Portugal had no way to deal with the retreating England, after all, it was a defense that Spain had never breached.
Although he was mentally prepared, he was still inevitably depressed when he really faced it, and he waved his hand to make Oliveira, another striker who had been warming up, ready to play.
This is no longer the way to go, at least to ensure that the physical strength is sufficient.
"Portugal made a substitution, in the 18th minute of the second half, Oliveira replaced Almeida, but this substitution was ......", Zhan Jun hesitated.
"Yes, now the positional battle is in need of a high point like Almeida, Oliveira is more of an opportunist, and now there is no one in the Portuguese penalty area to grab points......"
But it was as if Almeida was able to grab a point on the field, and he was completely uncovered by Terry and Ferdinand's air defenses, but it just seemed useful.
After the substitution, the game scene on both sides once became a hard chisel from Portugal and England stealing chickens!
"Cristiano Ronaldo shoots from ......", which is 35 meters away, "Nani ......, shoots from ......", this is the ...... of the wing, apart from them, Portugal has no one who can pose a threat to England.
"Wayne Rooney, a long pass from England's back, Portugal with a very empty backfield, wing, wide transfer, Mark, when did he run to ......the right ......"
In the end, Gerrard, who followed up in the middle, received a wide range of knocks from Mack Qin on the wing, and came directly to the top of the penalty area with a burst shot, but unfortunately it was deflected.
"Oh ......, England almost killed the ...... of the game", and time kept moving forward without stopping, so that the Portuguese could not see the slightest chance.
Finally, just when Portugal had exhausted its last strength and was ready to fight, the sword of Damocles fell.
"Coentrão, he pressed up, Veloso kicked the ball diagonally", Zhan Jun said, "Coentrão, cross ......"
In addition to the cross, Portugal couldn't think of a better chance to get the ball into the heavily defended England penalty area, and this cross was still looking for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has now completely played as a center forward, and Oliveira, who has just come up, is more like a number 9 and a half who retreats to make the ball, but this pass is still pushed out by Ferdinand, who blocked the front point.
"Mark, he received the ball and knocked it to Milner......", at this time he quickly turned and rushed forward in front of the penalty area, Moutinho did not dare to pull again this time, he was also afraid of being sent off.
But it was a one-two, and when Milner knocked the ball back and left Markin facing the attack, it was all over.
"Mark...... beautiful ......," Lineker shouted frantically.
It was a brilliant full moon scimitar, different from Alonso's long pass, Macqin's long pass was somewhat similar to Pirlo's, both with an arc.
Not only does this help them control the drop point, but it also has the advantage of making the defender misjudge the drop point or bypass the defender directly.
"Welbeck ......", it was really like a bolt of lightning, speed was the absolute weapon that he was able to stand up to at a young age at Manchester United, he had just replaced Carroll, he went straight through the last line of defense in Portugal, straight to the point where the ball landed, and there was a wide space in front of the box for him to gallop.
"Welbeck ......, ...... one-on-one", Lineker shouted, the gap in the back was so great that Welbeck received this comfortable pass, took two steps, and directly pushed in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, without the slightest hesitation.
Right on his step! Comfortable!
"Shot ......, ......, Parisios ......, blocked the ball with his legs, he blocked Welbeck's one-on-one ......"
Welbeck just wanted to celebrate, and instantly hugged his head in an incredible way, he just came up, his feet were not hot, the angle of the ball was there, but the speed was a little unsatisfactory.
But looking at the ball rolling to the ribs of the penalty area, when he saw another white figure, his hanging heart immediately let go again, it's okay!
"Also, Gerrard...... Goal...... Goal…… Goal......, 3:0, 3:0, Game Over, The Game is Over......", Lineker shouted waving his arms.
It couldn't have been easier than this, and Gerrard, who was following up on the right, pushed straight and hard, and Parisios couldn't catch up with the ball even if he was rolling and crawling.
The moment the ball rolled into the empty goal, Gerrard took off his clothes directly, ran frantically to the sidelines, and didn't care about a yellow card, after all, there were very few England who scored in the semi-finals of the European Cup!
Shearer, Mackin and Rooney just now, and now himself!
It's rare to see Team Jie like this, he is naked, shaking his arms wildly, swooping away like a winged roc!
"This time it's Gerrard's ......, I can't prevent it, I can't prevent it, it's really ......, Portugal was cut off the last glimmer of hope, and the game is over......", Huang Jianxiang roared, "England, congratulations to England, they reached the European Championship final for the first time in their 100-year history!" ”
If it was before, it is estimated that he will be detained again, and this game is not over yet! , but now, no one will care about this, after all, the home team of domestic fans, only Mackqin.
As for Ronaldo, when Mark Qin was there, he could only cut his love in the winter.
"Mark's wonderful long ball from the back, as precise as laser guidance, Welbeck almost wasted the opportunity, but there is Gerrard in the back, this is the great England ......", Wilson commented excitedly, "The final, here we come! ”
"Final, here we are!" There was a deafening cheer in the bars of England at the same time, and the sound of wine glasses clashing at each other!
Everything is new, and all history starts today!
Makqin did not run up, but directly opened his arms in the backfield, raising his head to the sky, he wanted to breathe in the breath of the European Cup final.
Today, he is no longer the miracle boy of South Africa.
Now, he is just walking to the end point step by step in people's expectations.
Rejoice, excited? But more than that, get what you want!
The cameras and reporters on the sidelines were frantically documenting it all, and after the game, it was a great night, not just for one country, not just for a generation of players, but even for the European Championships.
Ronaldo stuck his waist and lowered his head, a little frustrated and a little excited.
At this moment, at this moment, there is only crazy white, fluttering and dancing in the Bath Arena......