"Nuno Gomez is good at grabbing points, Pauleta is more versatile and flexible, but he often can't play as well as he should when he is at the front...... Or you could consider blurring the center forward position to make it more flexible, while your teammates around you can improve their running and cutting without the ball, which may be able to disrupt the rhythm of the Greek defence. ”

This is Jiang Qi's last suggestion, his words are very vague, just gave some of his own ideas, but I believe that Scolari will formulate a tactical arrangement suitable for the Portuguese team after synthesizing the reference suggestions of all parties, and the rookie coach is looking forward to it.

The two-day recuperation period before the final is an era of information explosion for both sides, the opponent's video will be analyzed in more detail, the opponent's dynamics will be more probed, and the opponent's flaws will be connected to all channels to collect feedback......

And the mystery of all this will be revealed at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon on July 5th!

Otto the Great Rehhagel stood on the sidelines with a solemn expression, compared to the semi-finals, the Greek team did not make any personnel changes, this lineup has taken on more and more pressure along the way, but there is only one result - victory!

Portugal's lineup has been fine-tuned again......

The goalkeeper is still Ricciardo, left wing-back Valente, right wing-back Miguel, and the centre-back is one of the best pairs of this European Championship, Andrade and Carvalho. The biggest change in midfield was the absence of veteran Rui Costa at the back, with Costinha and Maniche playing in pairs, captain Figo on the right, Simão on the left, and Deco up front. As for the center forward position, which Jiang Qi thought was embarrassing, Scolari finally chose Pauleta, which is somewhat intriguing.

In the summer of 2004, the European Championship feast finally came to an end, and the referee was the famous whistle from Germany, Mayer, who was in charge of the scene, and the game officially began under the light of his precise gestures and flashing lights that instantly filled the entire stadium.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Qi touched Yan Yi with his arm, "Old Yan, have you noticed it, Portugal's offensive focus today is very interesting." ”

As the most professional authority for real-time data statistics in China, Mingdeng naturally updates the dynamic map of the offensive area in real time on the webpage, and all shooting points will be marked, including some areas that try to break through will also be specially indicated.

Yan Yi faced this dynamic map and tapped lightly with the pen in his hand, "Today, Pauletta's area of activity is very wide, in the Greek team's defensive system, the big penalty area line is an obvious mark, and there is a big difference in the defensive intensity of this line inside and outside, and Scolari doesn't know what the considerations are, it should be specially arranged for players to shoot decisively in this area outside the big penalty area, which will make the Greek team's defense very uncomfortable, once it expands outward, the Portuguese team will immediately try to penetrate into the penalty area......"

"And today's Portuguese team's breakthrough was carried out along the ribs, not from the side, because Pauletta's ability to grab points is actually weaker than Gomez, so the main intention of the Portuguese players' rib breaks should still be to disrupt the Greek team's defense." , Jiang Qi added.

Putting constant pressure on the opposition and then focusing on controlling the tempo, Scolari's intentions are clear, and it is a headache for Rehhagel to adjust, after all, this defensive system lacks a certain amount of flexibility.

Fortunately, the Greek team also played two concise and efficient counter-attacks, allowing the Portuguese team to passively recover, thus slowing down the control of the tempo. The first half was a bit dull, with neither side having particularly good chances, and the closest chance to score was only Deco's cold shot wide of goal.

"What are Scolari waiting for?" , Yan Yi looked at the close-up of the old Brazilian man sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in the camera, and couldn't see through the thoughts of the champion coach.

Lao Jiang stretched out his finger and drew an invisible curve in front of Yan Yi, "I'm waiting for the Greek players' defensive concentration to decline, he still has the trump card in his hand, I think you'll see it soon!" ”

Sure enough, as the game approached 70 minutes, Scolari opted for substitutions and made two changes at once.

Rui Costa replaces Costina, and Ronaldo replaces Pauletta as a lone striker!

Yan Yi was even more puzzled, "Xiao Xiao Luo will be put at the front?" He's never played as a center forward in this tournament, right? ”

"Scolari should have simply blurred the position of the arrow, Cristiano Ronaldo, this player has super explosiveness, can suddenly insert to form a shot, his skills above and below his feet are still passable, if necessary, he can be a real striker, and the rest of the time he can use a wide range of activities to attract the attention of the opponent's defence, as long as he does not have his back to the ball, simplifying the movement of his feet, this player can become the attacking core of the frontcourt, even more suitable than Deco."

Now Ronaldo has just joined Manchester United for a year, and he is still being scolded by the old man for his bad habits, and the performance of this cup is appreciated more on the breakthrough on the side, and many people are surprised by Scolari in the middle, and judging from Ronaldo's running after he came on the field, Jiang Qi feels that he is more like a free man in the frontcourt.

In fact, Ronaldo also has a certain advantage in the middle, he has a wide shooting area, strong ball control ability, and the ability to hold the ball in a limited space is better than Pauletta's real striker, and Ronaldo's ability to insert and grab points, especially the header skills are not worse than Gomez, more like a combination of the other two players on the Portuguese team's front line...... Of course, what he lacks is experience, but Scolari should have had a specific arrangement in his two days of training, not to mention that he is essentially a pseudo-striker.

The presence of such a "striker" and the more frequent off-ball movement of the Portuguese players around Cristiano Ronaldo have made the Greek defences start to have a little gap...... The two trump cards in Scolari's hands paid off in the 78th minute.

Figo took the ball and cut inside and suddenly moved to the side, Rui Costa and Miguel made a quick pass and ran back to cut together, Portugal's right full-back quickly broke through to the bottom line cross, at this moment, Figo, Deco, Maniche and even Simão on the left side were interspersed in the penalty area at the same time, causing chaos in the Greek defense, and Miguel's pass was sent to the penalty spot in a big arc, where a red figure suddenly rushed out like a sharp arrow and jumped high, A standard header kick sent the ball into the front of the goal, with just the right amount of power and speed!

The Stadium of Light in Lisbon was boiling instantly, and the radio shouted "Cristiano Ronaldo...... In the final decisive battle, the Portuguese took their fate!

It was the only goal of the game, and it was also the result of the Portuguese's exhaustion after running frantically for nearly 80 minutes, which made Jiang Qi sigh, Rui Costa took the initiative to stand up to ease the conflict in the dressing room, and Scolari was able to arrange his players more calmly, arranging a full 80 minutes of pre-play for the final victory, which became the factors that pushed the trajectory of fate to deflect......

The Portuguese got their wish, the Greeks also reaped a sense of pride and glory, and with the European Championship coming to an end, the squad for the new season is about to assemble and the final transfer work will be finalized......

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