Chapter 156: The Fierce Battle (Part II)

Duganma stepped into the joint venture and broke into the Dutch team, and Stekelenburg saw that there were no defenders in front of Degan, so he decisively chose to attack.

Degan had been aiming at Stekelenburg's position, and when he saw Stekelenburg attacking, he shot with his feet, rubbed a curling ball, and turned it directly into the far corner of the goal.

In the process of attacking, Stekelenburg discovered the trajectory of the football, and suddenly kicked the ground with both legs, like a big toad flying up, and grabbed the ball with both hands.

Degan was ready to celebrate, seeing this scene, his eyes almost fell out, this is too godly, if Stekelenburg can always maintain such a high level, what Casillas, Buffon, Cech, in front of others, it is a scum with only five combat power.

"Deegan shoots! GOOOOO~~~~~~~ OH GOD! Netherlands goalkeeper Stekelenburg made a world-class save to block Degan's goal! ”

missed a good opportunity to score, and Degan also looked a little helpless, this kick, he has handled it very well, but unfortunately it is still a little bit worse.

It wasn't the first time Stekelenburg had blocked his shot, as Digan was also denied a stunning free-kick in the fourth minute.

The game continued, and both sides concentrated their main battlefield in the midfield, and the scramble was extremely fierce, and neither side could get too good chances for a while.

Although the scene was lively, but those who were sitting in the studio were still criticizing the conservative playing style of the two teams, if Argentina and Spain participated in the final, how wonderful it would be, in short, it was!

This is the final of the World Cup, on this stage, who dares to make a mistake as soon as the head is hot, isn't that looking for death?

The first half ended in this fierce battle, and neither side was able to score, although each had a few chances, but unfortunately they couldn't take it, and the game was still 0:0.

Entering the dressing room, Digan surprisingly did not speak, but Antienes was emphasizing the question of what should be done in the second half, and the Dutch team was similar, Van Marwijk only emphasized once again the need to play mainly Robben.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides were still fighting in the midfield, and the surprising change was that on the Belgian side, Digan's position took the initiative to retreat and played a nine-and-a-half, responsible for connecting the team's midfielders and forwards.

Although Digan often played this position when he was in Florence, it was because Fiorentina had many fierce generals such as Mutu and Pazzini on the front line, and although the Belgian national team also had Lukaku, a small striker, but in the end, he was still too tender.

Isn't it a bit risky to take the initiative to retreat from Digan's position and let Lukaku be at the front alone!?

Without the direct threat of Digan, the Dutch team's defense was calm for a while, and although Lukaku's physical fitness and personal ability were good, it was obviously not enough in front of Heitinga and others.

While stabilizing the defensive line, the Dutch team is also actively looking for opportunities to score, especially Robben, who is extremely active, his speed, technique, is a huge threat to Belgium, especially the goal after cutting in, which has become an important scoring weapon for Bayern Munich this season.

"Degan's retreat has greatly reduced the threat of the Belgian team to the Dutch team, which makes the Dutch appear more calm, and the Belgian team should now find a way to limit Robben's play, otherwise, if it continues to play like this, the situation will not be easy to say!"

If the two teams were attacking each other in the first half, the current format on the pitch is that the Netherlands are attacking with all their might, and Belgium is still playing the defensive counter-attack that they are better at.

The situation of the game also became exciting.

The Dutch commentator's mouth was as if he had been pressed on a motor, and he said quickly, excited as if he was about to bite, and the form of the Dutch team on the field was very good, no wonder he was excited like this.

On the pitch, although the Belgian team played passively, the defense was quite tight, especially Kompany and Vermaelen, who easily did not press the half and focused all their attention on the defense.

But no matter how tight the defense is, there will always be a loophole, in the 63rd minute of the game, the Dutch team broke the ball to counterattack, after Sneijder got the ball, he saw that Fellaini had rushed towards him, did not dare to slack off, and hit Robben with a pass.

Peter Pan takes off for the first time on the stage of the World Cup showdown!

Robben's sudden effort caught the Belgian defence off guard, and Sneijder's pass was just right, allowing Robben's speed advantage to be fully exploited, stabbing the ball forward, and then running wildly, drilling through the gap between Kompany and Vermaelen, directly facing Courtois.

In the face of Belgian goalkeeper Courtois, Robben played a sound of east and west, left and right, his body shook for a while, his left foot slid over the ball, and then followed by a right-footed shot, wanting to hit a dead corner, but the young Courtois, in the face of Robben, was not at all frightened, almost at the moment when Robben completed the shot, he slammed down, two long legs apart, and could block the ball.

The commentators of the Dutch team all stood up, and the "GOAL" that celebrated Robben's goal was stuck in their throats, and they were almost about to shout out, but they waited for such a result.

The Dutch fans in the stands also sighed, their arms raised high, and turned into holding their heads, while the Belgian fans breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but rejoice, glad that the Belgian team had escaped.

"It's a pity! Robben's shot was just a little bit closer, if he had shot earlier, maybe the goal would have gone in, but he was too steady, and it backfired. ”

Robben also held his head with both hands, with an expression of disbelief, he never thought that this inevitable goal was blocked by Courtois, and then he wanted to step forward to make up for it, but the ball had been pressed under Courtois.

The score on the field is still 0:0!

"It's okay! Arjan! We still have a chance! ”

Robben turned around and saw that the person who was comforting him turned out to be Van Persie, in the Dutch team, there have always been many factions, Ajax, Eindhoven, Feyenoord The three major Eredivisie giants are from the team, just like blood, which can never be fused together.

But now, Van Persie actually took the initiative to encourage and comfort Robben, this picture is so informative, so loving!

It was the head coach of the Dutch team, Van Marwijk, who succeeded Basten as the new manager of the Dutch team after being eliminated by Russia in the first round of the knockout round of the 2008 European Championships.

One of the reasons why the Dutch Football Association is interested in Fan Shuai is that Fan Shuai once served as the coach of Feyenoord, one of the top three teams in the Eredivisie, and is also the father-in-law of the former captain of PSV Eindhoven and midfielder Van Bommel, so he is better at mediating the traditional internal conflicts of the Dutch team, balancing the conflict of power between Ajax, Eindhoven and Feyenoord in the team to the greatest extent, especially to deal with thorns like Van Persie.

It was because of his ability to integrate players together and minimize conflicts that the Dutch team was able to advance to the final, and before the semi-final against Argentina, Fan Shuai said he knew his players well and had a good relationship with them.

If there is any problem with the players, including not being able to play in the main team, he can even call him in the middle of the night, and then he will talk to these players and resolve the problem, and it is the manager who can balance the forces of all parties and lead the team to the final final.

There had been discord in the previous win over Slovakia, with Van Persie clearly furious after being substituted, and he said after the game: "I want to finish this game, I think in the last 10 minutes they will take the risk and I want to take advantage of this opportunity, I can see more openings and I want to take advantage of it, so when I had to leave the pitch I was shocked. ”

Speaking after the game, Van Marwijk said: "I shook his hand and I can understand that he was disappointed because everyone wanted to play the whole game. ”

Subsequently, the Dutch media also revealed that Van Persie believed that in the game against Slovakia, it should be Sneijder instead of himself, and Van Marwijk then held a team meeting to eliminate the conflict and call on the players to be united, he said: "I will never accept anything that interferes with the next game." ”

'I spoke to Robin van Persie, the media said something about Sneijder, I talked to Sneijder, and then I gathered all the players and told them what I thought. Van Marwijk said in an interview about his handling of the incident, "I always say I don't mind if something happens, it makes you stronger, but I don't like to leave the problem unresolved, and now it's over, it's the same for everyone." ”

An excellent coach must be an excellent manager, in the face of the Dutch team that is always tied up because of infighting, the clever Van Marwijk cleverly controls the contradictions between the players within a certain range, so that the whole team always shows a high degree of unity on the field, creating the most united and mentally powerful "army" in the history of Dutch football.

Van Marwijk has a calm personality and knows the golden mean, although he has not had any outstanding coaching achievements before, but after all, he has led many teams with rich experience.

As it turned out, Van Marwijk did not shy away from summoning his son-in-law Van Bommel when he took over, and his skills allowed the Dutch team to be a rare absence of infighting at major tournaments.

The current orange team is full of kings in the front, but they are all obedient to him, and his son-in-law Van Bommel has said: "This is the most harmonious national team in the history of the Netherlands, and all the players are working towards one goal. ”

Sneijder even praised Fan Shuai at the same time, insinuating that Dunga and Lao Ma are idiots, even if there is a small episode of Van Persie's dissatisfaction with being replaced, Van Marwijk quickly resolved this contradiction, the two had a quarrel when they were at Feyenoord, but now Fan Shuai is more mature, he knows how to deal with the relationship with the player.

In addition, the two big-name assistant coaches Cocu and Frank 61 De Boer, who sit next to Fan Shuai, are precisely one from Eindhoven and the other from Ajax, forming an ingenious triangle with his Feyenoord background, balancing the relationship between three clubs that have been rivals for generations in the national team, and solving problems that several famous coaches could not solve before.

In the subsequent game, the two sides still fought in the midfield, although the scene was hot, but there were not many opportunities for both sides.

Especially on the Belgian side, Digan took the initiative to retreat at the beginning of the second half, going to the midfield and the striker to attack in tandem, leaving only one Lukaku in front, which greatly reduced the offensive efficiency of the Belgian team.

Although the Dutch team was constrained by the midfield and could not organize a delicate coordination, with Robben as a fast striker, their attack was obviously more impressive.

Eighty-three minutes into the game, Van Bommel made a tackle in midfield, and then the Dutch team quickly played a fast attack, Van der Vaart passed the ball to Sneijder, and after Sneijder received the ball, he didn't wait for the ball to be stable, and hit the ball directly to Robben's side.

After Robben got the ball, he once again played his speed advantage, kicking the enemy camp alone, a Dutchman who ran up, it was not easy to intercept, the core of the Belgian team's defense Kompany was easily shaken by Robben, and could only follow closely, seeing that Robben had entered the penalty area, in a hurry, Kompany grabbed Robben's jersey, at this time Robben had enough reason to fall, and strive to cheat a penalty, but Robben was like Ronaldo during the Barcelona period when he was dead or alive, Even if the clothes are torn out of breath, they have to struggle to break inside, but the reality is not a Hollywood movie, and the sacrifice of life and death has not achieved the ultimate blow of the king-level player.

Under Kompany's interference, Robben's shot was not on target and was easily cleared by Courtois.

The scene suddenly resounded with the sighs of Dutch fans.

Robben failed to grasp the two consecutive must-kill opportunities, and Van Marwijk on the sidelines also shook his head in disappointment.

On the pitch, the Dutch players raised their arms and shouted loudly, signaling to the referee that Kompany had committed a foul when he was defending just now.

"Foul! It's a foul! Kompany's actions deserve a red card for him! It was an undisputed penalty, but the damn English referee turned out to be indifferent! My God! This is frame-up! Frame! ”

The Dutch commentator was roaring loudly, looking at his appearance, if he was on the pitch at this time, he was expected to be able to slaughter the referee of this final, the British Webb.