Chapter 54: On the eve of the showdown with Italy
Tomorrow is our game against Italy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ In the first game, we won 3-1 against Ireland, while Italy and Spain played 1-1, and our team topped the group with 3 points. However, we all know that Spain and Italy are the strongest in our group, with three European Championships and five World Cups combined, and our best result is only the last four of the World Cup.
If we want to win our first European Cup, we have to beat them, we have to beat these great teams, and we can be truly great!
Bilic lightened the amount of training today. He knows that if he wants to practice again the day before the game, he can't practice anything, so at this time, let's reduce the physical wear and tear and make physical reserves for the game, which is the right way.
Modric and I both went to bed early. Nothing happened overnight.
The next morning, there was a knock on the door.
"Who!" I got up in a daze and went to open the door in a daze. When I opened the door, it was Mandzukic.
"Hey, Manjou, why are you up so early, is there something wrong?"
Mandzukic smiled slightly: "Chusovigin Stic, I came to you and Modric." That tactic that Bilic designed for us yesterday, I want to practice it again. β
"Mandzukic, you're really too diligent." I was amazed.
"Yes, yes, Manjou, you're great." Modric also followed me and said cutely.
Mandzukic's face is a very serious one, and correspondingly, his personality is also introverted and calm. His talent is not as outstanding as that of Luka Modric, but he has worked tirelessly every day and used his only strength, his body, to establish himself as the first center forward in the Croatian team, where artistic football is very popular. He is indeed an outlier in Croatian football - from Davao? Suker, to Poorau, to Krasnic, all Croatian strikers have been exemplars of artistic football. However, Mandzukic broke with the artistic tradition of the Croatian striker, and with just one header, he stood among the top strikers in European football. This time, he took the initiative to invite me to practice the new tactics with Modric, and I was really impressed by his hard-working nature and strong sense of national honor!
"Let's go!" I was infected by Mandzukic's hard work and said to Modric.
"Good! I'm here to pass the ball to you! "Modric himself is also a very hardworking person, and he agrees even more refreshingly!
The three of us came to the court.
We were amazed to find that two people had already arrived before us. The two men, one was Bilic and the other was ......
Pleticosa!
Our great goalkeepers, even on match days, don't give up every bit of effort to improve their form!
He made our head coach Bilic keep kicking free-kicks from the top of the box! Every free kick is a full moon scimitar route. Bilic's footwork is nothing to say, he is one of the members of the great '98 World Cup runner-up! And Pletticosa is to improve his form, and to familiarize himself with and simulate the free kick path of Pirlo, the core of the Italian team, and let Bilic simulate Pirlo's free kick kick to attack his goal!
"You ...... Mandzukic, Modric, and Chusoviginstic! You're even here to practice? Bilic couldn't believe his eyes. The Croatian team under his rule is indeed a strong team, but he must not have imagined that we would work harder than he imagined!
"Coach, every one of us, we all want to play in today's game, to play at a high level! We're not going to do the too physically demanding ones, I only have one goal, and that new tactic that you asked us to practice yesterday β I'm sure it will work really well in today's game, even against Spain! "Mandzukic has a very determined look in his eyes, he is really a great Croatian fighter!
"Hmm...... That tactic, you only practiced it for the first time yesterday...... There is no defender today, so I will be the defender and defend you! Just get to the point, don't use too much energy! "Bilic was the main defender of the Croatian team in '98, and now he is a little older, and his strength is still there, so it is most suitable for him to be the one who stops us!
What's more, such a training session can also train Pletticosa, so that he can be prepared for the Italian team's central defender Chiellini and other backs to insert headers in the back row, in addition, Modric's cross, the core of the Italian team's midfield - the great No. 21 Pirlo can also pass!
"Ready, my ball...... Here it comes! β
Modric's beautiful full moon scimitar cross! Bilic clung to Mandzukic, and I swam behind Mandzukic!
"Don't underestimate me!" After all, Bilic was the main defender of the great 98 third-place team that year, and his bounce ability is very outstanding! He pressed Mandzukic with his hand and jumped high, Mandzukic's strength could not be completely suppressed by Bilic!
Mandzukic, though, was at least able to barely get off the ground!
Modric's ball, with a strong spin, the ball that had just passed in the direction of Bilic actually drew a beautiful arc in the air, changed direction, and flew to Mandzukic!
Bilic stuck his head out hard! His head collided with Mandzukic's!
But the ball, which was not grabbed by Bilic!
The ball gently grazed Mandzukic's scalp, turned slightly, and came in my direction!
How could I let go of the ball that Mandzukic risked getting injured!
Pletikosa rushed out! He wanted to use his sideways body to block the angle of my header!
I jumped too! The ball is relatively low and I can only use the dive overhead!
Pletticosa's palm is also sealed to the ball!
However, my header went to the top and the power was even greater!
My head, with the football on top, broke free from the palm of Pletticosa's hand!
I even dribbled the ball and crashed into the net!
The ball is in!
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"You two, do a great job. Now that you have a certain level of familiarity with this tactic, I hope that when you have the opportunity to play together, you can seize the time and use the shortest time to show the power of your new cooperation! "Bilic's defense was not successful, but the success of this tactic is the one thing he is most happy about as the head coach of the Croatian team! He had a lot of praise for us, including for me, an unknown fringe international - Chusovi Kinstic!
"Don't get too tired from training, after all, it's a game day, and the training point is just over." Bilic announced the end of the team, we went back to the dormitory to shower and change clothes, and then we will take the bus together to the Poznan Municipal Stadium in PoznaΕ......