Although Jiang Qi showed full confidence when he fanned the emotions of the players in the locker room, he was the only one who understood how difficult it was to win this game!

The outcome on the football pitch really can't be determined by the situation and the strength, and the Chosen One like San Toldo really wants to be like a mountain in the heart of the rookie coach, so he has to carefully consider various changes to crack the goalkeeper's blessing on the Italian team.

"The goalkeeper who started tonight, Van der Sar!"

The tall man nodded calmly in response.

'Centre-backs Stam and Frank, Italy will send Piero and Inzaghi up front tonight, but Piero's form is inconsistent and Inzaghi needs the support of the midfielders, so pressing on the passing line at the right time should have a good effect.

The Dutch captain replied succinctly.

'Left-back Van Bronckhorst, right-back Reziger, Italy's wide defense is not good, there are gaps in the ribs, you can pay attention to it when you insert the assists.

In Jiang Qi's impression, Cendon ate the Italian team to death with speed on the left side, and even Zambrotta was sent off for two tactical fouls after being broken through, and Italy's right side is also a problem area, at the end of the final, Wiltord also took advantage of Cannavaro's mistake in the right rib to break into the penalty area and scored, and Trezeguet's stunner was also a cross from the Italian right.

'Midfielder, Zenden on the left, Overmars on the right, Davies and Cocu in the middle.

The Dutch midfield is by far the best of any team in both attack and defence, with Davies' wide range of runs and Cocu's well-timed play, Overmars still in style, and Zenden is the eye-catcher.

'Strikers, Bergkamp, Kluivert, if you don't have a good chance in the box, you can try to get the ball, the gap in Italy's ribs is also a good point, or it's a good idea for you to come out and pass the ball for your team-mates to run forward.

Jiang Qi recalled the memory of the game little by little, and then pointed out the holes in the Italian team's defense, hoping that a more focused and targeted attack could allow the Dutch team to climb over the mountain.

The list was submitted to the game supervisor, and the players began to warm up under the leadership of the coaching staff, then changed their jerseys, walked out of the corridor, sang the national anthem, took a group photo, guessed the side, etc., and waited for the whistle of the game.

The referee of this game is the German whistle Merck, and the assistant referee is also from Germany and the other is from England.

At this time, the referee's sharp whistle came, and the whistling sound was suddenly amplified several times, accompanied by flashing lights everywhere, and the semi-finals of this European Cup began!

With the help of the shouts of the home fans, the Netherlands showed a sea tide of offensive under the all-attack and all-defense system at the beginning, because of the excellent running ability and the large number of people involved in the attack, so even if an attack is pushed out, the second and third attacks can still be quickly followed, such a continuous impact not only looks very beautiful, but the defensive pressure on the opponent is also great.

Sure enough, when Bergkamp retreated from the penalty area to get the ball soon after the opening, he found that Cannavaro was taken out by himself, and his companion Cocu who was inserted in the middle did not have an Italian player to mark, and suddenly turned around and picked up in the penalty area, Cocu grabbed the goal before Cannavaro returned to defend and Toldo's attack, but unfortunately it was high.

However, the Dutch veteran did not stop there, but turned back to half-time and glanced at Bergkamp, obviously remembering Lao Jiang's words before the game.

Although Cannavaro is also one of the best central defenders in Serie A, he is less stable than when he won the World Cup six years later, and occasionally loses position.

Zoff actually deployed three defensive midfielders against the Dutch team in this game, Iuliano, Albertini and Di Biagio, but neither the ribs nor the flanks could contain the impact of the Dutch team.

At the same time, Fiore alone could not effectively connect Italy's midfield, and Piero was in a worrying state, so that most of Italy's attacks had to pass through the half with long passes, and under the conscious forward pressure of the Dutch team's defense, the success rate was low, and this was also the biggest knot in Jiang Qi's heart.

From technique and tactics to squad competition, the Dutch team clearly dominated the field, but it was never able to convert the advantage into goals.

How it was, and how it is now......

Cendon began to frequently break through Zambrotta's defense with speed on the left side, and he was very active, and Van Bronckhorst, who remembered Jiang Qi's advice, also intervened from time to time to cooperate with the surprise attack of the Dutch No. 5, and his teammates made several large-scale transfers of the ball to accurately regard Cendon as a target, and for a time the right side of Italy was in turmoil.

However, this obviously did not satisfy Jiang Qi, he gestured on the sidelines, telling Cen Deng not to blindly take the baseline as the goal of breaking through, and to try to cut inside to seek cooperation or pass.

Reziger's diagonal long cross on the right side of the halfway line found Zendon on the left flank, and Cendon stopped the ball and just wanted to accelerate, Zambrotta's ferocious tackle went close......

Referee Marcus Merck blew the whistle and showed Zambrotta a yellow card. At this moment, Jiang Qi suddenly saw the passage of time, and the former scene began to be restored little by little.

In the 33rd minute, the same Cenden broke through Zambrotta 1v1, the Italian right-back stretched out his foot and tripped him, and then the whole audience booed, Albertini obviously realized the danger of this foul, just walked up, but Merck did not hesitate to take out the second yellow card to Zambrotta!

Only a third of the normal game passed, Italy had to accept the situation of 10 to 11, and the Dutch fans in the stands became more and more jubilant, only Jiang Qi stood on the sidelines, inexplicably feeling a trace of coolness behind him.

Then came the penalty that began to turn the fortunes of both teams......

Just four minutes later, Overmars chased the ball on the right and suddenly pulled it, and Maldini, who dodged his defender, immediately crossed with his left foot, Kluivert in the penalty area unloaded the ball in front of him, but his body was tightly grasped by Nesta, who was defending him behind him, and he couldn't turn around, and the German referee blew the whistle again neatly!

Penalty kick!