"The ball is in!! Frank Lampard!! ”

As the football flew into the goal, the whole stadium cheered, and the Schalke Stadium exploded in an instant!

England fans shouted to celebrate the team's first goal, the fans in the audience all stood up, they hugged each other with the people around them, at this moment no matter whether they knew each other or not, there was no distinction between men and women, every fan was excited to hug and cheer wildly, celebrating the team's goal.

Along with the atmosphere, the commentator also excitedly said, "Frank Lampard scored the first goal of the game between the two teams and he gave England the lead!" It was a direct shot, too close and too powerful, and the Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo simply couldn't react! ”

"England lead Portugal 1-0!"

"Let's look at slow-motion replays...... Zhang had been dribbling the ball before Lampard's shot, he was more than 1.9 meters tall, but his body was very flexible, not inferior to those small players, and the Portuguese defenders couldn't do anything with him...... Look at his breakthrough! Straight between Carvalho and Maniche crossed! ”

"God!"

"If I hadn't seen it live, I wouldn't have believed it, but Zhang really did it, he squeezed Carvalho and Maniche to take the ball over, and then faced Mela, he still pushed the ball diagonally behind him like he had long eyes behind his back, and this pass was simply wonderful!"

"A player like Zhang, who is dominant in the game, when he has a wonderful performance, the Portuguese team can't do anything, their defense is good, but they just can't stop Zhang ......"

As the commentator said, the Portuguese players felt helpless in the face of this goal.

Their defense was not bad, and when Zhang Tiehan picked up in the front court, there were two people who caught him in the middle. Even if he passes one, but there is Carvalho behind him, plus Maniche chasing back, at this time, the average player will not have any good way, it would be good to be able to control the ball, but Zhang Tiehan can still carry the pressure of the two and continue to carry the ball. And relying on the physical advantage, forcibly squeezed the two of them, even so he still has to face Mela's defense, but Zhang Tiehan's last pass is the most helpless, in the big penalty area, in the face of Carvalho, Maniche, Mela three people sandwich, Zhang Tiehan can still make a calm judgment, and suddenly pass the ball to a good position, this kind of table Xiàn makes Portugal almost nothing.

This is definitely a table of world-class dominance.

The commentator's evaluation is quite high. On the football field, even those top stars in the world are only evaluated as 'in good shape', 'playing well', 'wearing shooting boots', etc., very few players can get the evaluation of 'dominant', and the players who get such evaluations are only those stars who have made a name for themselves, such as Maradona, Pele, Beckenbauer and other top stars in history who helped the team win the World Cup, only such stars can be called 'dominant'.

And now Zhang Tiehan has received this evaluation.

Fans who heard this sentence did not think that the commentator was exaggerating. The main thing is Zhang Tiehan's table is really quite good, and his constant goals help the team win. It's not the icing on the cake, it's more of a goal that decides the outcome of the game.

In this World Cup, Zhang Tiehan completely relied on his watch xiàn to show his prominence.

Before the World Cup, many fans knew his name, or because of his transfer value of more than 100 million in Liverpool and in the summer, but in fact. Zhang Tiehan's time to become famous is too short, before coming to Liverpool, he won a European Golden Boot award in Rome, but after all, there are still a few fans who pay attention to Italian football, and Roma did not qualify for the final in the Champions League. Naturally, there are very few fans who follow Roma.

Even if he wins the European Golden Boot, it's really nothing.

What's more, ordinary fans don't pay attention to any awards, they only pay attention to the stars they know, they only pay attention to the teams they like, especially those outside Europe.

Maybe many outstanding stars will become more famous after winning the European Golden Boot Award, but if they only break out for one season, score a lot of goals, and win the European Golden Boot, this is really nothing, for example, in the past season, the European Golden Boot Award belongs to Luca Toney, who plays for Fiorentina, in professional football circles, Luka Toney's name is not unfamiliar, but in fact, the average fan who has not paid special attention to Luka Toney rarely knows this name.

Zhang Tiehan is the same.

His success at Roma was only a temporary success, his exposure was only average last summer, and his high value was more due to his appearance on the pitch than fame or anything, and many fans were surprised that Zhang Tiehan was worth so much when he moved to Liverpool.

After coming to Liverpool, Zhang Tiehan's name rose suddenly.

He won the Premier League top scorer in Liverpool, the top scorer in the Champions League, the Champions League, and then he moved to Chelsea for more than 100 million, and the last reason is the key to letting the world fans know his name.

A player worth more than 100 million euros!?

No matter where this news is reported, it is much more attractive than the 'Champions League top scorer' and 'Premier League scorer king', but despite this, Zhang Tiehan still did not show himself in a bigger arena, he wants to catch up with those world-class stars who have achieved fame, what he lacks is still a table in the World Cup, and even said that what he lacks is a Hercules Cup that represents honor.

Why are so many stars just as good at club level not as good as some of the same great players? It's because of the Hercules Cup.

For example, Portugal's legendary star Eusebio, he is a symbol of Portuguese football, his club career is no worse than anyone else, but he did not win the World Cup, so his fame in the world is very different from Maradona, Pele and other stars.

……

After a goal celebration, the game quickly resumed.

With a goal down, Portugal began to look for a combination of goals, but England's defense is very tight, and it is not easy for Portugal to find opportunities, even if they have excellent Figo, C-Ronaldo, Pauletta in the front, but England's defense is very solid, and in the game, Portugal failed to play a little advantage.

This situation is surprising.

Even if England looks much better than Portugal in the squad, England is England after all...... The England team has always given the general public the impression of a large number of stars. But the football is ugly, the spectacle is ugly, and it will be very passive against the average team, let alone against a world-class team like Portugal.

For example, in the last game against Ecuador, England did not play any advantage, and the whole game was passive. But the lack of an advantage in the situation is obvious.

And now it's a stronger Portugal.

As a result, England actually played the advantage in the first half, and even when Portugal pressed forward, England still had the advantage on the field, and England had a slightly higher possession rate than Portugal in the number of points.

This is a situation that England fans want to see, and it is also a surprise to those who are not optimistic about England.

The various commentators have made some explanations through the analysis, "...... England were in good form today. "That's what they say.

But this explanation is really difficult to accept, because looking at the tables of the various players, the one who is really in the best form is Zhang Tiehan, and Frank Lampard who scored the goal is one. Joe Cole on the wing is good, but the other frontcourt players are very average, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as 'not in good form'.

The German commentator's explanation may be acceptable, "England's tactics suppressed Portugal. ”

England's style of play is still very simple and rough on the pitch, but they are tough defensively, and many Portuguese players are not comfortable with this kind of tough defense, and the style of the Portuguese domestic league is more towards South America. There is a big gap with the tough style of the Premier League.

It's hard for them to get used to the tough football of 'you hit every ball you catch'.

Even Figo was a little uncomfortable in this regard, in the first half of the game. The Portuguese captain, who was once a football figure, is really average, and there is nothing surprising at all, if you want to say that you have a good player, you can only say that the last C-Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been playing for Manchester United since he was born, and he is quite familiar with English football. Not at all afraid of this kind of tough football.

It's a pity that the England team's defense against him can be compared to Portugal's defense against Zhang Tiehan...... As a result, C-Ronaldo, like Figo, has not had any good performances until now.

Little by little, time passed.

By the time Lampard scored, it had been nearly 40 minutes and there was not much time left in the first half. In the three minutes of stoppage time, both teams scored twice each, and neither side had a shot on goal, so time was exhausted and the game went into the break with the referee's whistle

……

For Scolari, the pressure to win this game has become very high.

Before the game, the 'Brazilian coach' did not expect the game to be so difficult, he knew that it would not be easy for the team to win against England, but he did not expect the game to be like this, the score of one goal behind was not very good, and the most important thing was to be suppressed on the field.

Playing against England, your own team will be suppressed?

Still not used to it......

As one of the world's top coaches, Scolari can naturally see why this is the case, England's style of play is monotonous, and it is not difficult to defend, even if the opponent has a 'game dominant' No. 13, but in fact, it is not difficult for the team to start defending, more importantly, the opponent's attack is too single, as long as the defense is serious, the team's formation is not easy to be porous.

But the biggest problem is the players' lack of adaptation to England's tough style.

Scolari knows what to do, he must ask everyone not to be afraid of the opponent, try to use the team's stronger skills than the opponent to maneuver, even if you have to make physical contact with the opponent, you can't be afraid, otherwise the game will not be able to continue.

He knows what to do.

So at half-time, after Scolari summed up the first half, he said with contempt, "Are you afraid of each other? ”

The Portuguese players all looked up, their faces surprised.

"Look at their goal, the opponent's number 13, rushing into our penalty area, and I was thinking, how can this be? How could such a thing happen? One of the opposing players rushed into the penalty area with two of us on his shoulder, and he was still very steady with the ball......" Scolari's voice was a little self-deprecating.

Everybody heard it.

Carvalho and Maniche blushed instantly.

"I'm not just talking about a few players, I'm talking about everyone!" Scolari's face was a little fierce, "I'm sure you're not cowards!" But most likely, that's what I see. You don't dare to fight each other, most of our fights are failures, and you're dodging more in the game than in the game. ”

"You're more of a bunch of cowards than England!"

Scolari said sternly.

Being scolded like this in front of the head coach made the Portuguese players naturally very unhappy. They glared at Scolari, but Scolari was one of those dignified managers, and he always said nothing in his team, and no one dared to contradict him, not even the captain Figo.

'I would like to see a team in the second half who dare to fight and not a bunch of co......wards,' Scolari finally said.

He didn't care what the players thought, and he started to make tactical adjustments in the second half, although he told everyone that he wanted them to work hard, but in fact. Tactically, Portugal still has to play to their technical advantage, rather than fighting England.

And the Portuguese players have their own ideas.

They were very angry with Scolari's claims, but they didn't dare to contradict Scolari to his face, and more importantly, looking back at the first half, what Scolari said seemed to be the truth.

They didn't do well in the game.

The defense is not firm.

Attacking with a cower, especially when scrambling, they subconsciously feel inferior to each other.

This is the mentality of most Portuguese players.

They originally wanted to use technology and cooperation to make up for the lack of their bodies. The way they played with each other was tough, and as a result, they had to fight with each other. In this way, most of them were at a disadvantage, and as a result, they couldn't play any subtle coordination in the first half, and the whole game was stuck in the opponent's 'rough' defense.

They were not convinced.

Most people put the cause of their anger on England, they needed to vent, and they proved themselves fearless.

I have to say. Scolari's approach worked, he stirred up the morale of the players, and more Portuguese players could be considered worse than England, especially the few players up front, Cristiano Ronaldo, Figo, Pauleta.

Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely the star of European football. He's already made a name for himself at Manchester United, and when he moved to Manchester United, he had the aura of 'Portugal's rising talent' and now he's a 'great star', that's the difference.

As a focus star, he doesn't think he is worse than anyone else, even compared to Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan has scored a lot of goals, but C-Ronaldo is also the core of Manchester United, the absolute main force, he is considered by fans to be the future of the team, in terms of technology, he is much better than Rooney, and the goals are not less than Rooney, and he is the kind of player with good body and technique, or a midfielder, he is definitely a core player at Manchester United.

When it comes to the World Cup, he also thinks that he is no worse than anyone else.

But thinking so in my heart, it doesn't prove anything, if you want to be recognized, you must have a table, and he also needs the opportunity to show Xiàn, in fact, since the start of the World Cup, the pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo is still not small, and more importantly, he has not scored a goal in the World Cup.

As a left striker, a high-value player in the team, and a star in the focus of Europe, he has not scored a single goal so far, and the gap between this kind of expression and the expectations of the fans is too great.

C-Ronaldo himself is the same.

In fact, his performance in the national team has not been good, which may have something to do with the fact that he has been in the Premier League, and most of his teammates play in the domestic league, and they do not cooperate with each other.

C-Ronaldo's pressure can be imagined.

Many Portuguese media and fans are looking forward to the arrival of C-Ronaldo's first World Cup goal, they have waited one, two, waited for the group stage, waited for the round of 16 knockout round, and now it is the quarterfinals, and C-Ronaldo still has not scored.

Some Portuguese media have begun to question Scolari's decision to let Cristiano Ronaldo play the whole game.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo wants to prove something on the pitch.

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At the start of the second half, Portugal continued to push the attack.

Their table was clearly better than in the first half, at least less cringe in terms of tackling, and with Portugal's excellent technique and much better coordination than England, they were able to dominate the situation for a while.

Ten minutes straight. It's all Portugal attacking.

They used their combined and constant passing to control the initiative on the field, and in this attack, Cristiano Ronaldo was undoubtedly the best player on the table, leading the attack on the left side, breaking into the England defence again and again, for ten minutes. He even had two shots on goal, one of which hit the woodwork, leaving England fans in a cold sweat.

C-Ronaldo can have an excellent performance, in fact, it is not unexpected.

Compared with one player, C-Ronaldo's individual ability is too good, he was once a talented young star in Portugal, a few years ago the eighteen-year-old C-Ronaldo was worth more than 10 million pounds, he is still a Portuguese player, which shows how good the skills at the feet are.

Three seasons of Premier League experience. Let C-Ronaldo not be afraid of physical collision, his body is much stronger than three years ago, technology plus body, various advantages make C-Ronaldo quite outstanding.

The most outstanding is the explosiveness.

C-Ronaldo's start speed is quite fast, even chasing Zhang Tiehan, when he accelerates with the ball to start, few people can keep up with it for the first time, with his explosiveness. Two or three moves is enough to get rid of most players, so England are defending against Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a lot of problems for England's defence.

He hit the ball again and again, which is the biggest trouble.

If Cristiano Ronaldo is allowed to easily shake off two players, England's defense can be said to be penetrated, and what is to be met is a crisis, and as a result, England has to pay more attention to the defense of C-Ronaldo.

C-Ronaldo's excellent table xiàn. Coupled with the excellent performance of the Portuguese team, England's goal was in jeopardy for a while, and England had to shrink the defensive line and limit Portugal's attacking space to prevent the Portuguese from finding opportunities.

Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard dropped back to defend. Joe Cole and Lennon retreated to defend, even Zhang Tiehan had to retreat to participate in the defense, there was only one Rooney in front near the England midfield, the team played very passively, it was too difficult for Rooney to find opportunities, it was very difficult for him to receive passes, let alone have any appearance.

At this time, it is the defense that matters most for England.

In the England backfield, Zhang Tiehan also began to have a chance to collide head-on with C-Ronaldo. The two are the strikers of the two teams, and their positions on the field are diametrically opposed, and it is difficult to have a chance to meet each other, and now as Zhang Tiehan retreats to defend, the two have more contact.

In the face of Zhang Tiehan, C-Ronaldo always has an urge to get past him.

If you want to talk about C-Ronaldo's feelings for Zhang Tiehan, it is jealousy and anger, jealous that Zhang Tiehan is more famous than him, worth more, and gets more salary, and there are many more fans who support Zhang Tiehan than those who support him; The angry thing is that the relationship between the two is not very good, when he was at Manchester United, Zhang Tiehan had a direct conflict with him, and even now, C-Ronaldo still remembers this incident.

He didn't take advantage of the conflict.

As a result, Zhang Tiehan left Manchester United, and then became famous step by step, and soon his fame overpowered him, so C-Ronaldo was even more jealous, he didn't think he was worse than Zhang Tiehan at all, and now in the face of Zhang Tiehan, C-Ronaldo didn't remember Scolari's words, and rushed directly towards Zhang Tiehan with the ball.

He felt that if he could humiliate Zhang Tiehan on the field, it would be more important than winning!

Victory or something at this moment is no longer in his heart.

He just rushed over, but he was also very serious, more serious than other times, and his feet swiped over the top of the football again and again, trying to trick Zhang Tiehan with guò movements and find an opportunity to break through Zhang Tiehan's defense.

Over and over......

This is a pleasing to the eye, many fans are staring at the collision between the two, and some commentators even exclaimed, "Look at this time-!! ”

Bang Dong ......

After a momentary collision, the two staggered, and their bodies collided when they made contact, as a result, C-Ronaldo stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and the football was directly stepped on by Zhang Tiehan.

"Zhang broke the ball!!" Many England fans cheered.

Portuguese fans are a little gloomy, C-Ronaldo is their favorite star, and he is also the representative star of the current Portuguese team, but C-Ronaldo was cut off the ball?

What a clean break!

Zhang Tiehan stepped on the ball, his face was resolute, that kind of demeanor and movement, no matter how you look at it, he is a winner, and C-Ronaldo's stumbling figure is a green leaf...... (To be continued......)