Chapter 213: The Spaniards in a hurry
During the game, there was infighting among the players on the field, which made Caragones, who has always been very strict in governing the army, acceptable, and the score was equalized, which made the old man depressed enough, and he saw such a scene.
There is nothing negotiable, it must be punished!
Of course, Casillas can never be replaced, although Reina and Palop on the bench are also very good goalkeepers, but this sensitive position, unless absolutely necessary, must not be moved.
Moreover, Casillas is the captain of Spain, and if he is moved, it will be a big blow to the morale of the whole team, and Caragones cannot take this risk.
Then the only way to kill Ramos is to warn Casillas, the monkey, anyway, after this game, he will be unarmed and return to the field, and he is not afraid of offending people.
Replacing Ramos, of course, it can't be the old golden boy Raul who is basking in the sun in the Maldives, but Valencia's full-back Raul. Albiol.
Seeing Caragonés' substitution decision, Ramoston was furious, he was already a violent temper, whether it was in Sevilla or Real Madrid, this young man never knew what it meant to be restrained.
At this time, the referee has come to urge, this game is messy enough, who knows that the Spanish team will have to play a big show, which makes the referee how to bear it, see that the referee's hand has reached into his pocket, if he doesn't get out, he will directly turn two yellows into one red, if the team loses, he is really a sinner for the ages, Ramos is no matter how dissatisfied he is, he can only endure it.
When the substitution was made, Ramos didn't even look at Albiol, and Albiol's outstretched hand, he completely ignored it, and even Calagones became air in his eyes.
"Sergio. Ramos! If you don't know how to control your temper, then you don't want to be a real superstar for the rest of your life! "Caragones wants to make an example, but he still takes Ramos very seriously, and although he will leave the position of national team manager after this game, the old man still hopes to teach Ramos a lesson in the last moments.
But Ramos, who was angry, couldn't listen at all, and snorted coldly: "I only know that if you lose this game, you will take full responsibility, not me!" ”
Caragoneston was angry and wanted to teach Ramos a lesson, but saw Ramos walk directly into the players' tunnel without looking back.
After the Belgian celebrations, the game will continue.
After Ben equalized, the Spaniards seemed a little anxious, they have always thought very highly of themselves, and Spain, who thought they were playing the most advanced football, was equalized by their opponents in a situation where they had an all-round advantage, what is this?
Offensive!
Offensive!
Spain launched an onslaught around the Belgian half, a result they couldn't accept and they had to win the game.
The Spaniards are on the offensive and the Belgians are on the defensive!
It seems that the game is about to reach a stalemate again, but it is not difficult for careful people to find a detail, Deegan did not return to defense, and his position is very far from the midfield, it can be said that there is a complete disconnection, what is the situation?!
You must know that although Digan is a striker, but when he was in Brazil and when he first arrived in Milan, his position was a central defender, although his defensive ability is not as good as those top defensive players, but it is also very good, if Digan returns to defense, it will increase the thickness of the Belgian midfield defense, but Digan is not defending at this time.
If Deegan doesn't defend, Puyol and Marchena can't press, Degan's ability is obvious, one person can't do it at all, and only two people can limit his play.
In this way, the gap in numbers on both sides of the pitch seems to have been erased.
Calagones scolded in his heart, Digan was on the front line, and the Spanish backline did not dare to press too much, not only the two central defenders, but even the two wide players Capdevilla and Albiol also had reservations.
The direct consequence of this is that the distance between the Spanish team's midfield and back is widened, and once the ball is lost, there is no way to form a local counter-attack, so in order to prevent the ball from being broken, the ball has to be passed carefully, and the final result is that the pace of Spain's attack slows down.
TIKI-TAKA CAN'T THREATEN AT ALL IF THEY CAN'T BRING THE PACE OF THE GAME, SO DON'T LOOK AT THE FIELD, THE SPAIN TEAM BASICALLY CONTROLLED THE BALL, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO THREATEN THE BELGIAN GOAL.
On the contrary, every time Belgium counterattacks, the big foot passes the ball forward, which can immediately surprise the Spaniards in a cold sweat, they have to face Digan!
A veritable number one player in the world!
With the nail of Digan at the back, the Spanish team has to worry about it if they want to attack with all their might, and that's where the most uncomfortable part is.
Of course, even without the assists of the two full-backs, the Spanish team's attacking ability is definitely the best in the world, but they met their nemesis today.
The Spanish team's tactic is to control the ball, and if you play the ball against them hard, if you want to steal the ball from their feet, you will be playing short and long, and you will be bored. However, if they accept the fact that Spain have possession, do not compare possession with Spain, and do not try to steal the ball at their feet, the Spaniards will feel at a loss.
Most of the teams that were played by the Spanish team were the ones who started from the midfield, and unfortunately there were plenty of free spaces in midfield for the Spaniards to show off their passing skills. However, if you shrink your defence, start defending at the edge of the big box and defend intensively in the box, the Spaniards will be very uncomfortable.
The defensive feature of the limited area is that there is no need to take the initiative to press, as long as everyone guards their position. Therefore, the Spaniard will be confused, how to pass when no one is pressing? Should it be passed on? Is there any pleasure in passing it?
On the other hand, under the dense defense, even if the Spaniards have beautiful feet, there is not enough space for them to play. Since the start of the European Championship, the Spaniard's penetrating passes in the opposition penalty area have also been rare, which has proven that they do not have much to do with dense defense.
If this happens, the Spaniards are likely to lose their rhythm and they will feel bored with the game, with no sense of accomplishment with every pass, and they will slack off.
If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools!
Spain's own knives have been swept up by the hard stone of Belgium, and even if they continue to chop in their hands, they will not have much effect.
Belgium is now making it clear that I will not fight with you, I will grind you to death, let you stretch your head and hit me on this stone, in the end, I want to see if you break my stone, or I will let your head bleed.
Substitution?
Calagones does not have this idea for the time being, the players on the bench may not be able to change the current situation on the field, and once they are replaced, if they can't get into the game immediately, Belgium will seize the opportunity and play a counterattack, and when the time comes, it will be them who will be uncomfortable.
The biggest headache for Calagones is the problem of the forwards, and although Torres works hard, he has no advantage against Kompany, a powerful defender.
Aside from that first-half performance, Torres' contribution to Spain was largely negligible, with the only opening up being to contain and win shots for the attacking group in midfield.
But now the midfield is also unable to open the situation, and when Torres needs to step up, he is unable to help Spain.
Torres was equally depressed, according to his script, he should have become a national hero, but the development of the script was off track from the beginning, with Kompany in front of him, a power defender, he was exhausted, not to mention that even if he could break through Kompany's defense, he would have to face Gul who was in place, and Vermaelen was watching from the sidelines.
At this time, the impact of Villa's injury was fully revealed, Villa was the most suitable striker for Spain's tactical style, and Spain's tactics in the previous games were completely centered on this Villa.
Originally, after Villa's injury, Calagones had two options, one was to send Guiza and the other to strengthen the midfield, and in the end Calagones chose the latter.
In fact, this is not wrong, after all, strengthening the thickness of the midfield, through sharp ground attacks and super fast counterattack speed, can play Spain's tactical style better, but when it meets Belgium, Spain is like a show meeting soldiers, and it is unclear if it is reasonable.
Belgium did not fight with Spain in the midfield at all, but put down an iron bucket formation in front of the penalty area, waiting for the Spanish team to collide upward, this is like a martial arts master with peerless martial arts, what a big move, descending dragon eighteen palms, nine yin and nine yang, androgynous are playing, the result is a big road goods golden bell jar, not only can not break the defense, but also clap the hand hurt, why bother.
In the 68th minute, Torres got the ball again, this time his chance came, Kompany stepped up, but the two men collided together, and the football suddenly flew up, Torres saw this, and was overjoyed, squeezed Kompany, chased the football, and then bumped into Gul head-on.
Torres wanted to win with strength again, but Gul was not afraid at all, both fell to the ground, Torres stood up like the referee reached out to signal Gul to foul, and Gul did not get up for half a day.
Digan looked at it, his head was big, if Gul was injured again, at this time Belgium's three substitutions were all used up, would it be impossible to meet nine people.
The referee ignored Torres and ran to Gul's side, immediately signaling the Belgian team doctor to enter the field, and after examination, it was found that Gul's shoulder had actually been dislocated from the impact just now.
"How? Can you still hold on? Deegan frowned and asked, he also wanted Gul to rest, but now he needed Gul's strength on the field.
Gul's face was serious, and he nodded vigorously: "No problem!" ”
Then he took off his jersey and walked to the sidelines with the team doctor, and asked the team doctor to help him fix the dislocated shoulder with a bandage.
After returning to the game, Gul became a one-armed man, but this desperate spirit also won a round of applause from the fans in the stands.
At this time, Belgium no longer appeared in a negative role.
Before the start of this game, Spain were seen as the favourites to win the tournament, Belgium were spoilers at best, and after the game began, Belgium's defensive tactics made fans even more unhappy.
It can be said that no one likes such a Belgian team except the Belgians!
However, what the Belgian team showed in this game made many people very moved, and in the extremely unfavorable situation, they did not give up easily, and many people stood on the side of Belgium.
Hard work pays off!
When the game was 73 minutes into the game, the Belgian backfield broke the ball again, this time it was Torres who lost the ball, after he got the ball, he wanted to single Kompany, but Vermaelen, who was assisting the defense on the side, suddenly rushed up, cut the ball off with a kick, and then Kompany stepped forward with a long pass, and kicked the ball down the Spanish team's half.
Counterattack!
When you seize the opportunity, you will never let it go!
After the equalizer, Belgium, who had been cowering at half-time and refused to come out, suddenly showed their claws, Digan fought for the ball to hold the ball, and then immediately split the side, Simmons told to insert, after receiving the ball, take advantage of the situation, and directly use speed to force Capdevilla.
Capdevilla was unstable and couldn't find a chance to foul, so he could only chase back, and Martens on the other side was also plugged in at high speed, with Deegan and Fellaini in the middle, and Gul in the back to assist.
For a while, the Spanish team was in chaos, and the situation on the field changed.
Marchena has pulled to the side at this time, ready to intercept Simmons, Simmons saw this and was not reckless, in the process of telling the ball to rush forward, suddenly a horizontal pass, handed the ball to the feet of Degan, after Degan received the ball, the first time to send a pass to the other side, Martens rushed to the horse, after receiving the ball, slightly adjusted, a cross.
It's a pity that his cross was a little too far inside, and although Digan ran wildly, he still couldn't reach the ball and was knocked out of the penalty area by Casillas' double fists.
Digan got the ball before Senna, saw that there was no chance to shoot, and again passed the ball to Simmons on the other wing, by which time Gul and Fellaini had already rushed into the Spanish penalty area.
Simmons crossed, Fellaini and Marchena competed for the top, although he got the ball, but he couldn't exert power, and was kicked by Albiol and kicked the ball out of the box again.
Gul wanted to catch the ball when he suddenly heard a shout behind him!
"Get out of the way!"
Gul subconsciously dodged, turned around and looked, only to see Digan rushing towards the ball with a hideous face, and at this time Puyol had already rushed out of the penalty area and made a posture of swinging his legs to clear the siege.