Chapter 162: Scolari's Turtle Tactics (2)

Portugal capital Lisbon, Stadium of Light, 4:35 p.m., England vs Portugal.

"Alan, catch the ball!" Gerrard pulled the ball back and then flicked his right foot over and looked up at the same time to remind.

Under the attention of the fans of the whole stadium, on the sideline of the Portuguese penalty area, Wang Li squeezed C. Ronaldo's body, suddenly turned around in the direction where the ball was rolling, shook off C. Ronaldo, and took two steps to the left.

"Allen has the ball!! This is an opportunity!! …… In disguise, shoot!! Oh my God, the ball was saved by Ricardo again! It's a shame that if we can score at this time, the victory will be in hand!! The 28-year-old goalkeeper is perhaps the best player in the Portuguese team today, and he has saved three goals in a row during this time, hey..."After nearly 100 minutes of shouting, Graham's tone has been obviously a little hoarse, but he still insists on his passion, commenting on the game is his job, and football is his hobby!

Eriksen stood on the bench, staring at the game on the pitch with a solemn expression, and he wanted to stand up and do something, but felt a little powerless. There was no break in extra-time, and now that the players are more or less physically challenged, there is little point in making tactical adjustments, and it may even help the opposition.

On the other hand, the Portuguese team is not much better, Except for C. Ronaldo and Postiga who played in the second half were slightly active, occasionally launching counterattacks against the England team, the other players almost cowered in their own half, in fact, this can't all be blamed on them, first of all, after more than 100 minutes of play, they can barely run, besides, now England still has a firepower heavy gunner, when there is not much physical energy to fight to grab, the penalty area with human flesh is the safest, and even many of their players are ready to go to the penalty shootout, although if the first half of the game does not score, they must continue to hold on to the second half of the fifteen minutes…

Seeing this passive situation on the field, Scholes couldn't sit still, taking advantage of a sideline ball, he hurriedly called Gomez, whispered a few words to him, and then waved his arms fiercely on the field, this action made Eriksen on the England bench stunned, and speculated slightly: 'Is this Brazilian madman still going to attack?' Does he have any tricks? ’

However, in the next game, while Eriksen sighed at the opponent's cunning, he also had to admire his courage!

Because the Portuguese team actually adopted a tactic that no one could have imagined---

Defend with all your might!!

That's right, the Portuguese team, which attacked for nearly 100 minutes, made a big reversal in the 10 minutes of extra time in the final extra-time, and turned into an all-out defense! Maybe many fans don't understand the meaning of defending with all their might, but this time, the players of the Portuguese team used their actions to explain the concept of this tactic to all fans who are following this game---

10:0:0 Tactics!

Of course, this may be an exaggeration, but at least even Gomez, who is at the front, has returned to the sideline of his big penalty area!

The fans in the stands were in an uproar, and the veteran fans only had to look at the position of the players on the field to clearly see that the Portuguese team, as the hosts, as one of the greatest teams in the world, has now completely abandoned the attack, what could be more embarrassing for the local Portuguese fans?

Throughout the Portuguese team's more than 100 years of ups and downs in football history, they have always been famous throughout Europe for their delicate foot skills, which often represent attack, so Portuguese football advocates attack, as long as they participate in the game, the field will look very exciting, this is the charm of attack in football.

And this is also a source of pride for many Portuguese fans! Maybe in their minds, in order to maintain the team's style, it doesn't matter even if they lose the game, and now, the team has chosen to shrink defensively!

It's a shame for the Portuguese team!

Is there anything more infuriating than that?

Immediately afterwards, there began to be a sparse 'boo' sound in the stands of the Portuguese fans, and in the end, they became one, and the English fans also responded anxiously when they saw the situation on the field, and soon, this sound filled the entire Stadium of Light!

Although the ideas are different, all the fans in the stadium, at this moment, are unusually united!

Although this made Scolari feel a little depressed, it did not affect the judgment of the Brazilian coach, and it was indeed unpleasant to be bored by the fans, but as a host, if he lost in the quarter-finals, it would be even more embarrassing for him!

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"Is that good, sir? If you give up on the offense, the situation will be very passive? Assistant coach Martel asked anxiously, as a Portuguese, he didn't want to see the team use such a humiliating tactic.

"Between winning and losing face, what would you choose?" Scolari asked, pondering, then looking at him instead.

Martel thought about it, but still shook his head silently, this is really a difficult choice to decide.

"So, I chose victory!" Scolari understands the Portuguese very well, but as the manager of the team, of course, it is about results. After finishing speaking, he turned his eyes to the court, staring at the black-haired boy who was breaking through with the ball on the field, and unconsciously gave him a thumbs up in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that this kid was too threatening, how could Portugal play the game like this?

'That's what a star does, like Ronaldo......

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The game on the court had reached the ninth minute of the second half of extra time, Wang Li struggled to get rid of Carvalho's entanglement, and was just about to get up, but was squeezed out by Andrade and cleared with a big foot.

Just two minutes later, Beckham crossed from the right and Owen flicked the ball off the ball and it leaked straight to Wang. Wang Li didn't even think about receiving the ball, he turned and volleyed directly, and the ball hit Carvalho's calf and bounced off the sideline.

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Since Portugal defended with all their might, it has been almost difficult for the team to find attacking holes, and the small penalty area is full of dense figures, and all of them are strong players, it is too difficult to break through their defense and find scoring opportunities!

At this time, on the court, unconsciously, the black-haired boy outside the penalty area has become the focus of attention of the audience!

He constantly used his body and technique to impact the Portuguese team's penalty area, trying to find scoring opportunities. 10 minutes, seven shots in a row, although most of them are a little reluctant, but this firepower is also intimidating!

Wang Li also tried to cooperate with his teammates, but his teammates almost had little physical strength, and the England team was not good at short-distance passing, so it was difficult to break the opponent's 'turtle tactic', all of which made him feel a little powerless.

However, in order to win, he still insisted on continuing to work hard!

As long as there is one mistake, as long as the opponent makes one mistake, he believes that he can bring victory to the team!

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Time is slowly passing, almost everyone at the Stadium of Light is staring at the persistent figure on the green field, he is like a fearless warrior, impacting the Portuguese team's defense again and again, in the 20 minutes of extra time, he has not known how many times he has been stealed, how many times he has fallen, but after standing up, he continued to attack, and even many Portuguese local fans were moved by his spirit, and deeply remembered the name!

In the VIP box, Rita's eyes were unconsciously filled with crystal rain and dew, and it was impossible for her not to be moved...

In the end, Scolari's tactics worked, and Portugal held the back of the net with a hard time, and with a whistle from Corina, extra-time ended with the score 2-2 and the two teams were tied.

At the moment of the whistle, almost all the players on the green field sat directly on the grass, they were so tired! The whole 120 minutes of the game consumed too much physical strength and energy, both on the offensive and defensive sides!

However, the competition did not stop because the time was over, because it was the final! They have to decide who wins!

This is the brutal competitive game, this is the spectacular European Cup final, this is the passionate football!

So, what awaits both teams is the upcoming penalty shootout!!

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