Chapter 20: Upset (II)

As stunned and "shocked" as Fan Bizhuang, there is also Spain coach Bosque, when the team conceded a goal, his first reaction was disbelief, the second reaction was depression and annoyance, and then ...... Frightened.

It was indeed frightening, because he also thought of the world-famous "Blessing of the King of Balls".

Although science is paramount in today's era, there are some things that really can't be explained by science, especially on the football field, there are many strange "strange circles", also known as curses, and obviously, Pele's optimism is one of them.

There are endless examples of Pele being an extremely strong man, not only because of his prowess and achievements in football, but also in his mouths – who is favorite, who is unlucky, who he thinks is good, and which team is eliminated early.

Of course, this is just a pastime and joke after dinner, but it has to be said that such things happen a lot, and it is inevitable that people will not think in weird directions.

And now Bosque is obviously scared, think about what happened to the Brazilian team a day ago, and then think about yourself, such a comparison, then draw a conclusion - Pele's mouth is really more speechless than a crow.

Bosque was a little up-and-down, but he was an experienced and on-the-spot champion coach, and he quickly turned around and nodded a few times to the bench, with the assistant coach going out to warm up some of the substitutes. Bosque is ready to make adjustments with substitutions, both to stabilize the morale of the army and to seek change - if the game is still deadlocked, he can let the Spanish players on the field attack in the best way, but now that the score is behind, his team can only seek goals through change, if they don't want to face a defeat in their first game of this World Cup.

The race restarted with a noise of amazement or disbelief.

The morale of the Spanish team, which suffered the blow of conceding the goal, was a little low, perhaps because they didn't think that they would be the first to concede the ball before the game, and they were a little unprepared psychologically, so the performance on the field seemed a little disordered.

Some players want to continue to attack, use goals to give the opponent a fierce counterattack, so that the Swiss team understands that the majesty and glory of the European championship cannot be provoked; And some players feel that just behind, what the team should do is to stabilize the defense line, stabilize the morale of the army, at least not give the Swiss team a chance to sneak attack again.

These two ideas are completely different and collide together, which makes the Spanish team's formation scattered, and even shows signs of disconnection.

The Swiss team, which was high in morale after the goal, took advantage of the matadors' self-confusion and launched several threatening attacks in a row, but fortunately, Casillas was not affected by the conceded goal, and his continuous saves on the goal line tried to ensure that the team did not miss again.

If the Spanish team concedes another goal, then the final result of this game is really difficult to say, at least the situation of the game will be completely lost, and it will be the Swiss team that occupies the favorable situation.

At the critical moment, it was the team's two "Xavi" who stood up, Xavi and Alonso, who were the club's sworn enemies, worked together sincerely, passing the ball steadily, controlling the ball at their feet as much as possible, and slowing down the tempo, while Alonso used constant transfer to mobilize the opponent, and at the same time let his players gradually regain confidence in such passing and receiving actions.

The continuous long-term mobilization and possession of the ball made the Swiss team's idea of taking advantage of the victory to chase directly failed. The strength and heritage of the European champion team were fully revealed, and the Durban Stadium once again resounded with bursts of cheers, and the fans also knew the ball, cheering for the Spanish team, hoping that they would be ashamed and courageous, and strive to score as soon as possible to get the score back.

The team has gone through the "weak period" after conceding the goal, and the Spanish team, whose military spirit has gradually stabilized, has a strong counterattack and equalizes or even overtakes the score.

At this time, Bosque's adjustment finally came.

"Fernando, you're ready to play."

Bosque was the first to call Torres' name, this substitution is not too surprising, the main forward line of the Spanish team has always been composed of Torres and Villa, if it were not for a previous major injury affecting the state, I am afraid that the starting forward combination of this game is still these two, rather than Villa as a single arrow.

In this game, Spain firmly controlled the dominance of the midfield, and the midfielders created many chances for the forward, but until now there have been no goals, which proves that it is not enough to rely on Villa alone, only one striker can break forward, and the opponent can easily focus on one point of defense, and once he stares at Villa, then he loses the person who eats the cake.

And now sending Torres is to add a point to eat cakes, Torres's state may be very average, but at least the impact and breakthrough ability are what the Spanish team needs at this time, coupled with the continuous delivery of shells in the midfield, even if Torres is in poor condition to the end, as long as he catches one, it will be considered a successful completion of the task.

Then Bosque's eyes looked behind him again.

He was going to play two cards at once, one for Torres and the other for ...... Bosque hesitated a little, eyes on Van Bizhuang and Xavi. Martínez hesitated back and forth.

In the current situation of falling behind, the team needs to strengthen the attack, and Van Bizhuang has proved his attacking ability in La Liga and the Champions League, and his scoring ability is undoubted for two consecutive La Liga Golden Boots.

But the problem is that the replacement of Torres is already a reinforcement of the forward line, if it is replaced by Van Bizhuang...... There is obviously some overlap in the positions, is it possible that the team is going to play a three-striker formation?

Bosque's team did not play with a front three, but at this time, he was afraid of the Swiss team's extremely efficient defensive counter-attack, and he did not dare to let the team press all the players and not attack defensively.

In contrast, Harvey. Although Martinez's talent in attack is not as good as that of Fan Bizhuang, he is a down-to-earth blue-collar worker who can attack and defend, is more comprehensive, and has a balanced offensive and defensive balance. With him, he can play for the attacking line in attack, and when defending, he can help the defense.

After pondering for only a few seconds, Bosque finally made a decision.

"Martinez, you go up, replace David."

No. 9 Torres and No. 20 Harvey. Martinez followed the assistant coach to the sidelines, while Van Bizhuang had a faint look of disappointment on his face.

However, he quickly retreated, looked away, took off the vest he had just warmed up, and sat back on the bench.

"It's not a good feeling to be a substitute, isn't it?"

Fan Bizhuang turned his head and found that the person who was talking to him was still Cesc Fabregas, who was also one of the players who had just gone out to warm up, and he was also taking off his vest and smiling wryly.

Obviously, his remarks were not sarcastic or mocking Fan Bizhuang, but empathy for the bitter taste of sitting on the bench like this, after all, he is a regular iron substitute in the national team.

"It's really uncomfortable."

Fan Bizhuang squeezed his fist, and then released it again, "So I'm thinking, if I have the opportunity to become the main force, then, this position, I won't give it up again." ”

Cesc Fabregas smiled at him and spread his hands: "Like you, I used to think so, but the reality is ...... You see, I'm still sitting here. I don't think I'm bad, but unfortunately the players I'm playing against are obviously better, at least, that's what Coach Vincent thinks. ”

Fan Bizhuang also smiled at him: "That's because you're not good enough for him to refuse." ”

Fabregas was stunned for a moment, and wanted to mock Fan Bizhuang's inadequacy for granted, but seeing the determined and confident look in the other party's eyes, he just chose to shrug his shoulders again.

Fan Bizhuang also stopped talking, but once again set his eyes on the court. No matter what his status in the national team is now, at least in his opinion, he is no worse than anyone else, all he needs is a chance, a chance to become the main team, and he will definitely not retire!

……

The Spanish team's counter-attack came more intensely and resolutely after making two substitutions in a row.

Their attacking style was even better than in the first half, with Torres and Villa constantly attacking at the front, a powerful midfield providing a steady stream of ammunition, and the defenders were not idle, the full-backs were constantly inserting assists, and sometimes even the central defenders would run into the opposition penalty area to fight for points.

The Spanish team is on the offensive in full swing!

Under this super fierce high pressure, the Swiss team was once again pressed back into the half, and could only struggle to support.

However, under the psychological advantage of a one-goal lead, the Swiss team's defense is also extraordinarily tough, and they do not intend to give up this hard-won lead easily, so the Reiss players are gritting their teeth, and the defensive action is getting bigger and bigger, and the scene begins to become more intense and disordered.

With this intensity, the game became more and more popular, and the physical contact between the two sides began to increase, and conflicts also appeared from time to time.

In the 69th minute, Torres volleyed hard from the top of the penalty area, and the football was saved by Benagrio.

Two minutes later, Torres had another chance to shoot, only to be brought down by a vicious tackle from the returning Behrami, who was also shown a yellow card for arguing with the opposition with emotion.

In the 75th minute, Spain had another great chance to score, in a quick attack, Iniesta successfully broke through the bottom line, hoisted the ball into the box, rushed to the front of the field Pique completed an imposing header in the box, but his shot was saved by Benagrio and hit the crossbar again, missing the goal.

In the 80th minute, there was another clash on the field. Pique desperately grabbed the spot from the corner, and Senderos, who was defended, put his head on his face, and blood flowed.

While expressing their displeasure on behalf of their teammates, the Spanish players also complained that it was a foul by the Swiss team, but the referee ignored it, and the two players got into a verbal altercation, and Villa received a yellow card.

The smell of gunpowder on the pitch has grown.

Time was passing fast, and although the Spanish team had the advantage in attack, they were never able to score.

In the 83rd minute, Bosque used up the last substitution, he replaced Alonso with Cesc Fabregas, originally at this time, he wanted to send Van Bizhuang to make a last ditch fight, but Alonso seemed to have some problems with his right calf in a scramble of his opponent, and he had to adjust the position for safety.

Van Bizhuang missed his first chance to play at the World Cup in his life, but Bosque's changes did not bring a lucky result, and the Swiss team also made two successive substitutions at this time, two defenders came on, replacing a striker and a midfielder, with the obvious intention, that is, not to attack, to completely defend.

In the last ten minutes of the game, the Spanish team launched a crazy attack again and again, the Swiss team's goal is like a flat boat in the ocean, although it suffered from the storm, but in the end it stubbornly survived the wind and waves, their tenacious defense, let them stick to the end, and laugh to the end.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 0:1, and when everyone was not optimistic about the game, the Swiss team staged an "adversity counterattack" and won the incredible victory over the European champions Spain.

Spain, on the other hand, could only accept the bitter consequences of defeat as soon as it took the first step to conquer the world. What made Spain and even the fans feel more painful than the loss was that before the end of the game, Villa also suffered a left foot injury due to hard work - although it is not clear whether the situation is serious, it is still like a cloudy haze, which casts a shadow of unease on the hearts of all Spanish supporters.

After all, Spain have already lost the first round of the group stage, and while that doesn't mean despair, they are disqualified from making mistakes in the remaining two games, and losing the team's top scorer in such an unfavorable situation would be the heaviest blow to the team aiming to win the title.

Loss and horror spread in the hearts of every Spanish supporter.