C-Ronaldo was quite annoyed in his heart, he was very confident in his skills, even if it was not the first time to face Zhang Tiehan's defense, but he still wanted to try, but he didn't expect to face Zhang Tiehan again in the World Cup, he still failed.

He was not convinced.

He doesn't feel worse than Zhang Tiehan at all, he is the core player of Manchester United, the number of goals scored in Manchester United last season was the second in the team, and he plays full-back more often, the full-back is naturally not as good as the center, most of the shots have to rely on their own creation, even so, his league goals still reached 17, and there are also two goals in the Champions League, this kind of table is quite gorgeous, the English media called him 'the first left wing-back', which also increased the morale of C-Ronaldo.

He doesn't think he is worse than Zhang Tiehan, the two are also comparing the offensive aspect, and now when Zhang Tiehan comes to defend, the two face off one-on-one, his dribbling can't fool the other party?

You know, the other side is a striker!

Does a world-class striker have anything to do with defense? Maybe a good player defends well, but the best thing about a striker is always the offense, but the result is that his offense is not as good as the opposition's defense.

Offense is what he is good at, obviously, they are all offensive players, Zhang Tiehan is naturally also good at attacking, and the defense is very average, but he used the offense to defend Zhang Tiehan and failed and it was a continuous failure!

This is not the first time!

As early as a year and a half ago, in the Champions Cup, Manchester United played against Roma, C-Ronaldo and Zhang Tiehan had played directly, and that time also let C-Ronaldo know that he needed to improve more if he wanted to break through Zhang Tiehan. Fortunately, he and Zhang Tiehan are both offensive players, and there are not many opportunities for real confrontation in the game.

He originally thought that he had improved a lot, and if he came to such a direct confrontation, even if he couldn't get past Zhang Tiehan, he wouldn't be lightly snatched, but now it's like this again.

C-Ronaldo is quite unwilling!

As a result, when the second chance comes, he has the option to pass the ball to his teammates. But he still resolutely came to Zhang Tiehan with the ball!

Zhang Tiehan has some praise for C-Ronaldo

It was because of Cristiano Ronaldo that he left Manchester United, otherwise maybe now he is a member of Manchester United, the core of Manchester United, and there is no experience of constant transfers, if that is the case, he still believes that he can improve to the current Cheng dù, but the process is definitely completely different.

It can be said that Cristiano Ronaldo changed the path of his career, but it was not a good change. So it is not an exaggeration for him and C-Ronaldo to say that they have a deep hatred, Zhang Tiehan is quite resentful, but after so much time, more than three years, his mentality is also very peaceful.

They were just strangers they knew well on the pitch.

The two may have comparisons and contradictions, but it is more of a competition, and both are big stars in England. It is also the core of the two giant teams, and it is more of a competitive relationship. Competition naturally has winners and losers, Zhang Tiehan has always been the winner, at least in the face of C-Ronaldo, he will defend very seriously every time, he has not failed.

Seeing C-Ronaldo's 'perseverance' spirit, Zhang Tiehan also admired it a little. It's no wonder that this guy can become a big star at such a young age, and he has really done a good job in the spirit of not admitting defeat.

Only by challenging opponents who are stronger than yourself can you grow.

It's not a martial arts, and it's common in football. It's just a pity that you chose the wrong opponent!

Zhang Tiehan smiled slightly.

Maybe others are not sure that they will be able to stop C-Ronaldo's ball, but Zhang Tiehan, who has 'seen through' and is one of the best in the world, is not 'others', and any fancy skills in front of him are not useful, unless someone can directly use the combination of technology and body and give him a chance to break the ball at all, otherwise it is tantamount to a fool's dream to get past him one-on-one.

Now is the cruel knockout round, even if Zhang Tiehan has a trace of sympathy for C-Ronaldo, he will never stay.

So he did.

When C-Ronaldo shook continuously and wanted to rely on technical breakthroughs, Zhang Tiehan stood there like an iron tower and didn't move, no matter what feints C-Ronaldo made, he completely ignored it, and only when C-Ronaldo really wanted to move the ball to the side, Zhang Tiehan moved.

He stepped forward and stopped the ball directly with his calf.

C-Ronaldo was startled and immediately wanted to raise his foot and change direction, but Zhang Tiehan had already hooked the ball to his feet first, and as a result, C-Ronaldo kicked into the air, and his body was unstable and fell directly to the ground.

A kick in the air, this action is very easy to hurt!

Portuguese fans were shocked, but Zhang Tiehan didn't have time to pay attention to C-Ronaldo, which was obviously that he didn't kick the ball and fell to the ground, and the two didn't even have physical contact, of course it wasn't a foul, so he directly thought about the ball and quickly dribbled the ball.

C-Ronaldo lay on the grass and didn't get up for half a day, but the referee didn't blow the whistle to stop the game.

The Portuguese team was a little flustered for a while.

Some people looked at C-Ronaldo, but most of the players were still paying attention to the defense, after all, the game did not stop, but in such a moment of panic, Zhang Tiehan had already dribbled the ball over the halfway line.

Running further ahead than him was Rooney.

When he saw Rooney start to turn around and run forward, Zhang Tiehan directly threw the ball forward with a long pass, and Rooney accelerated at the same time, passed Carvalho, who was standing at the end, and received a pass in front of the penalty line.

The cries of Schalke Stadium immediately rose a notch!

Most of the players stopped running, they just watched Rooney and Carvalho fight, Rooney was rushing forward, he got the ball, but Carvalho's defense had a big impact on him, he ran forward quickly, and it was not easy to find a kick with the rhythm.

He could only carry Carvalho to protect the ball and carry it forward.

Goalkeeper Ricardo struck.

Rooney wanted to shoot, but there was no chance, and at the same time, what most people didn't notice was that a white figure also chased after him.

"Here, pass it on! Wayne! ”

A shout alerted Rooney. He didn't have time to look back during the run, but he knew that it was Zhang Tiehan's shout, so he didn't hesitate and passed the ball back with a backheel.

Since the ball is carried forward quickly, this back heel does not hit much power.

That's enough!

Carvalho followed Rooney forward, and he couldn't stop. Not to mention the quick reaction to chase back and forth, the goalkeeper Ricciardo stood too far and had no chance, but the only one who had a chance was Zhang Tiehan, he had no pressure at all, ran forward in three steps, and shot a volley against the football!

Boom!

The force was so strong that the Portuguese fans closed their eyes.

They didn't dare to watch the next scene at all, just because it was England's number 13 who shot the goal, even when someone was defending. The opposition can shoot the ball straight into the net from the edge of the box, let alone in the box, and there is no one to defend it.

Their conjecture was correct.

There was no suspense at all about the ball, and it flew straight into the unguarded goal on the right side

Second goal!

After completing the shot, before the referee could blow the whistle to score effectively, Zhang Tiehan ran forward laughing and gave Rooney a hug, accompanied by a hug between the two. The stadium scoreboard has also been rewritten.

Two to zero!

England are two goals ahead of Portugal.

The England fans in the stadium were cheering, not only for the goal. It is also for the situation of the England team, with a two-goal advantage, they have a greater hope of winning the final victory, this is not an ordinary victory, win this game, England team will enter the World Cup semi-finals!

The top four!

The best result in England's history is the championship. But that goes back half a century, and apart from that title, England's best result was the semi-finals, and it also dates back to 1990, sixteen years later. The England team has never crossed the threshold of the quarterfinals, and almost every World Cup will fall in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, and they will all bid farewell to the World Cup with a penalty shootout.

That's the tragic result for England.

And now in this game, England has a two-goal lead over Portugal, and if the game goes on like this, it will be too difficult for Portugal to turn the tables, and England fans have reason to cheer for this hard-won ticket to the last four.

Not only the fans, but also the various England commentators were equally excited.

"Two to zero! Zhang's goal helped the team extend the score advantage! England are two goals ahead of Portugal! ”

"Well done! The combination of Zhang and Rooney was perfect! We were two goals ahead! ”

'Portugal didn't have much chance, they had to chase two goals if they wanted to beat England but it was too difficult and I think the game was over early'

'There was still a lot of time left in the second half, but England's advantage was clear!'

"This is Zhang Tiehan's eighth goal in the World Cup! He is far ahead of German striker Klose, who has scored four goals so far and is in second place! ”

"A goal, an assist, Zhang's table is perfect!"

"Rooney's heel has made a mark!"

"Rooney has been very flat since he returned from injury, but this attack has made him meritorious! He became a key figure in England's victory! ”

on the pitch.

Everyone was happy after the England celebration, and the two-goal lead made everyone feel at ease, and with a two-goal advantage, it was much easier to win.

The mentality of the Portuguese players is the opposite.

With two goals down, the pressure doubled on them. Before one goal behind, they kept attacking, and they were expecting to work hard to score to tie the score, but two goals behind, they had to score two goals to tie the score, the difference between one goal and two goals was completely different, especially the latter goal was just scored, they had been attacking wildly in the second half, but in the end England scored a goal, which made it difficult for the Portuguese players to accept.

They're all a little depressed – except for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The goal just now started with C-Ronaldo being cut off by Zhang Tiehan, and as a result, taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Tiehan and Rooney's cooperation directly scored the ball, C-Ronaldo was lying on the grass, wanting to win sympathy, and let the referee blow the whistle to signal the game to be suspended, but the referee ignored him at all, and gave the England team a chance.

This made Cristiano Ronaldo quite depressed

He's the kind to win. A player who doesn't care about the process, he has the ability and will use some means in the game, which many fans know, because for a while, 'fake fall' was synonymous with C-Ronaldo. But he didn't care.

He cares more about winning.

And now it is very difficult for Portugal to win, no matter what the reason, there is always a result of falling behind by two goals, so what he cares about is the fight with Zhang Tiehan.

C-Ronaldo is concerned about being cut off twice in a row.

When the England team celebrated the goal, he kept thinking about the process of being cut off twice, he tried to break through, concentrated on doing so, but the result was directly broken, and finally he admitted that Zhang Tiehan's defense was really good. Especially in one-on-one confrontations, he can always be quite decisive.

But C-Ronaldo is still not convinced, he still wants to try.

After the game restarted, when there was a chance to face Zhang Tiehan again, he still did it, this time C-Ronaldo was quite cautious, he did not break through directly, but cautiously protected the ball. Slowly approaching Zhang Tiehan, he knew that Zhang Tiehan was very strong. At least stronger than him, but as long as he protects the ball, if Zhang Tiehan hits it hard with his body, it is likely to be a collision foul, so C-Ronaldo is not worried.

Zhang Tiehan watched C-Ronaldo's movements, and mentally gave him a thumbs up.

This guy will learn from his failures

At least when it comes to facing yourself. He is improving, instead of blindly dribbling the ball again and again, in the face of C-Ronaldo's actions, Zhang Tiehan has nothing to do, he can only defend closely. Don't give Cristiano Ronaldo a chance to dribble the ball inside.

His eyes have also been on C-Ronaldo's feet, and as long as he has the opportunity, even for a moment, he will not let it go.

C-Ronaldo protected the ball and carried it on the side, Pauletta shouted 'pass' on the side, but he still didn't do that, he only wanted to break through Zhang Tiehan once.

After advancing a few meters, C-Ronaldo suddenly burst out!

That's what he thinks!

With the explosive power, the 'first-hand' advantage of already dribbling the ball was activated, and then with the technique at his feet, Zhang Tiehan was not given any chance to get rid of him.

He had a good idea.

It's really hard to defend when used on other people, and this is also the breakthrough defense that Zhang Tiehan likes to use, using the explosiveness of the body, coupled with a small change of direction at his feet, the speed explodes, and the defenders who react after it are difficult to defend - as long as he passes.

Zhang Tiehan naturally wouldn't let him go over lightly.

He has been stuck in position, and at the moment when C-Ronaldo suddenly started, he knew what this guy was going to do, so he stopped with one foot in front, C-Ronaldo wanted to change the ball to the inside, but when he was blocked like this, it became a foot against Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan is on the passive side.

Under normal circumstances, C-Ronaldo has an advantage, because he is the active side, although his strength is not as good as Zhang Tiehan, but he is 'running'.

It's just that he still failed.

The reason is that he is facing the current Zhang Tiehan, since the cultivation of 'hard fist', Zhang Tiehan's lower plate is very stable, the martial arts handed down in China, whether it is a fancy martial arts, or some mysterious qigong, very pay attention to the stability of the lower plate, and 'hard fist' many movements are in a horse step posture.

Zhang Tiehan stood there steadily, but C-Ronaldo's kick was like a kick on the pillar, the pillar was very stable, and then he fell to the ground.

This was the end of the Portuguese attack.

C-Ronaldo, who got up from the grass, thought back to the breakthrough just now, and felt very dazed, even when his teammates complained that he didn't pass the ball, he didn't respond, just thinking, how can he feel that the breakthrough just now is flawless, but why was it still broken.

He wanted to try again.

As a result, when facing Zhang Tiehan for the second time, he was cut off in almost the same way as just now, fortunately, the game entered the final stage, England was defending with a two-goal advantage, and even Rooney retreated to defend, and there was no one in the front, otherwise these two sudden breaks, it is likely that the England team will have another chance to rewrite the score.

But C-Ronaldo is still not convinced.

The Portuguese team's attack is quite fierce, and C-Ronaldo naturally has a lot of opportunities, he is the offensive player at the core of the left side of the team, and Portugal mainly relies on C-Ronaldo to attack, after all, Figo on the right side is old, and the game is at the end. He couldn't even run.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo was cut off continuously, his teammates didn't complain much.

Facing Zhang Tiehan again, C-Ronaldo still wants to break through, and the result is naturally needless to say, facing the tower-like Zhang Tiehan, whether it is technology or body. He couldn't take advantage of it, and as a result, the football was directly cut off by Zhang Tiehan again.

After being cut off by Zhang Tiehan this time, C-Ronaldo was almost desperate.

Quite a few commentators are also talking.

At first, they didn't care about C-Ronaldo being cut off by Zhang Tiehan, but now they have been cut off by Zhang Tiehan in the same way several times, and almost everyone has noticed it, and even the fans in the audience are discussing the confrontation between the two.

"Look! He's broken again! ”

"This guy actually thought about dropping Zhang, it's really funny!"

"Isn't Zhang a striker?"

"He's defensively good too, I'm a big fan of Zhang, I've watched him play many, many games. Almost no one can break through him head-on! ”

"But he is really patient, he has been cut off again and again, and he dares to do this"

C-Ronaldo's patience is naturally there, and Zhang Tiehan always breaks the ball, which feels very good.

Once or twice, Zhang Tiehan didn't think anything about it, but C-Ronaldo is equivalent to giving the ball to himself, how could he be merciful. The result is to cut off C-Ronaldo's ball again and again.

He is almost demonstrating a sentence with practical actions - Lao Tzu, it is to make you despair!

Fit it on the big screen. C-Ronaldo's somewhat helpless eyes, as well as the hearty smile on Zhang Tiehan's face, this sentence is really vividly interpreted.

But the fans at the scene were not in the mood to think so much, because after this break, England played a quick counterattack, and Zhang Tiehan and Gerrard cooperated continuously. Bringing the ball up front, plus Wayne Rooney, who has been rushing forward, England have three players up front, while Portugal have only two defenders up front because they have been attacking aggressively

Three-on-two!

"Chance!" The English commentator chanted.

Three for two. England had a numerical advantage in the Portuguese half, and with the ball at the feet of Steven Gerrard, he dribbled forward steadily and then slotted the ball to Zhang Tiehan.

Carvalho has been running with Zhang Tiehan, when Zhang Tiehan received the pass, he was more cautious, Rooney was on the side, he also had defenders around him, and Gerrard was also rushing forward, but his position was not very good, so Zhang Tiehan still chose to carry the ball himself.

He burst out and started!

The speed is top-notch!

Carvalho kept following, but when Zhang Tiehan suddenly started, he found that he couldn't keep up, and as a result, he could only watch Zhang Tiehan get farther and farther away from him, and there was no way to defend at all.

Mera, who was in charge of keeping an eye on Rooney, ran over to make up for the defense, but at this time Zhang Tiehan had already rushed up, his speed was quite fast, and he almost missed the time, and he threw off Mera.

He had already dribbled into the box.

Ricardo attacked again, the Portuguese No. 1 goalkeeper's face was a little desperate, yes, that look is called despair, before the game he naturally got to know England's striker, and Zhang Tiehan almost didn't need the coach to explain anything, he knew that no matter any goalkeeper in the world, it was too difficult to defend in the face of Zhang Tiehan's single knife.

So when Zhang Tiehan raised his foot to shoot, Ricardo saved almost with his eyes closed.

He didn't rely on experience to judge at all, he just lunged straight to the front, but what he didn't expect was that he actually touched the ball, and the ball hit Ricciardo's raised arm and bounced out.

But that doesn't mean he's succeeded.

The ball bounced high and flew to the other side, and Gerrard, who was following him, ran right to the landing spot without any defenders around him.

He stood on the drop point, waiting for the ball to fall.

Aim at the goal.

Wave your feet!

Push!

Facing the unarmed goal, Gerrard steadily pushed the ball forward, and the ball rolled across the goal line without suspense, and then into the Portuguese goal.

Three to zero.

In the closing minutes of the game, it was enough to make the Portuguese despair.

……

After the goal, Gerrard excitedly hugged Zhang Tiehan, and then hugged each player who came by separately, but the England team did not have much time to celebrate, and regained their position to continue the game.

The clock went into stoppage time.

Three minutes.

Two minutes.

One minute.

Every England supporter waited, and the clock ticked by, and the England fans in the audience were all staring at the referee.

Stoppage time finally passed.

The football was still at the feet of Portugal, and they were still trying to launch a wave of attacks, but the referee did not give them any time and blew the whistle for the end of the game.

With three whistles, the game ended.

In the end, England defeated Portugal 3-0 and won the quarterfinals of this World Cup and successfully advanced to the semifinals! (To be continued......)