Chapter 32: The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (3)
Football matches are not about the process, it is Zuihou's goals that determine the outcome of the game.
On the pitch, the Portuguese team attacked fiercely, although it only blossomed but did not bear fruit, and those attacking players even looked a little embarrassed, but they were always able to firmly control the football at their feet.
In this way, although it consumes physical strength, it is also constantly creating pressure on the Belgian team.
Scolari shouted on the sidelines, and the football began to move towards the feet of Camuro, Quaresma he didn't dare to count on it, and the reason why he was arranged to be the main force instead of Simão was more in anticipation, Quaresma's inspiration.
Persimmon to pick soft pinch!
The tactics of the Portuguese team in this game are also very clear, that is, to play Vermaelen, although Scolari does not know what Vermaelen's ability is, but it is the first time to represent the national team, and it is this kind of crucial game, Vermaelen is inevitably nervous.
Although there is still a big gap between Jin Maro's current ability and the future, he has also shown the potential of a Shijie-level star, and when the football reaches his feet, although the movements are also very fancy, compared with Quaresma, it is a little practical.
Although Vermaelen is the absolute core of the defense at Ajax, after all, it is the first time to participate in the national team, and he is facing a player like Camuro who is very outstanding in jishu and speed, although there is no big mistake, but it is also very embarrassing.
Looking at the time, it had only been eighteen minutes since the game, but Vermaelen was already feeling tired, beads of sweat crawling all over his face, his lungs as if they were being burned by fire, and he was panting for air on his knees.
Seeing this, Vermaelen's partner, Hojkens, ran to his side and asked, "Thomas! How does it feel? ”
In fact, he doesn't need to ask him to know that when he cooperated with Kompany before, he was not as tired as he is now, but in this game, because he had to constantly assist Vermaelen in defense and help fill the position, his physical consumption was also very large.
Vermaelen didn't speak, just shook his head vigorously, and returned to his position, his heart constantly sinking.
In the past, Antienes did not recruit him into the national team, and Vermaelen was full of complaints, and in several interviews with local Dutch media, he also said that he was ready to fight for his country, but he had no chance.
But look at the present!
Vermaelen felt that his performance was simply terrible, and in several confrontations with Camero, he was completely unable to take advantage of anything and was embarrassed by his opponents.
Am I really not capable of fighting for my country?
When people encounter setbacks and suffer them repeatedly, the first thing that comes to mind is not how to work hard to change the situation, but self-doubt.
Just like Vermaelen now!
In the following game, Vermaelen began to become timid, fearing that the team would concede goals due to his mistakes, but since then, the Golden Mauro has become even more unscrupulous.
At the beginning, in the face of Vermaelen, who was not tall in stature but was very fast, he still had some scruples, and when he dribbled the ball, he always had spare strength, but now he felt that he didn't need it, Vermaelen was timid and didn't dare to confront it head-on, and when he defended, he just kept retreating, and he knew that the opponent's confidence had been shaken by him.
What to do next, the Golden Mulo won't be unaware!
Scolari on the sidelines couldn't help but smile, as long as he could find a breakthrough in the opponent's defense, with the ability of the Portuguese midfielder, the rest would be much simpler.
Antienes frowned repeatedly, and he now wondered whether it was right or wrong to follow Degan's advice and choose Vermaelen as the starter, at least for now, Vermaelen really did not have the ability to cope with such an important game.
The back line was tight, and the Belgian team's counterattack could not be played, and the three midfielders kept moving back to assist the team's defense, and the two wings that usually played were also silent.
Because Van Bitten had to move to the middle to assist the defence, Boufeel even played at full-back.
Without the support of his teammates, even if Digan is really an evolved monster, he has no choice but to follow the whole team back and assist in the defense in the face of the Portuguese team's bag defense.
"The Belgian team seems to be in trouble, their defence is in trouble, Scolari's team found such a hole in the first place, and began to attack from Vermaelen this point constantly, maybe before this game, few people know the name Vermaelen, compared to Kompany, Vermaelen is really insignificant, although he is the captain of Ajax, but the young man is obviously not ready to play for the national team, the first half of the game so far, Portugal twice threatened attacksIf it weren't for the outstanding performance of Belgian goalkeeper Ploto, maybe now the score has been rewritten, it's time for Antienes to think of a way, if it goes on like this, the situation will become unpredictable! ”
Antienes of course knows that he should find a way to change the current passive situation, he even thought of replacing Vermaelen, but as soon as this idea was born, he vetoed it, although Vermaelen did not perform well in this game, but it was not his fault, Vermaelen's ability is not a problem, the problem is the mentality.
If Vermaelen is replaced at this time, the psychological damage to this young man is definitely very great, it is easy for a person to fall, but it is difficult to get up again.
But Antienes didn't dare to bet on this game, if it was an ordinary friendly match, he could have let Vermalennan play freely, it didn't matter what kind of game he played, but this game was about Belgium's ability to enter next year's European Championship.
Antienes was still thinking about countermeasures, Portugal's attack began again, skillfully inverted foot, Deco kicked the ball through, passed the ball to the feet of Camuro, after Camuro won the ball, calmly turned, Vermaelen, who should have been marking him, is now at least three meters away from him.
Camuro glanced at Vermaelen, his eyes were full of disdain, such an opponent, of course he can ignore it, you must know that in the Premier League, he has to face those tall opponents in almost every game, and Vermaelen is not enough to see compared to those opponents.
Moved the ball forward, maybe there was some problem with the field, this kick was a little farther than the golden mule, but such a haode opportunity, Vermaelen actually failed to seize it, he was still retreating, and the mistake of the golden mulo just now had been regarded as a trap in his eyes.
When a defender becomes so cautious, he is not qualified to stand on the court.
Camuro caught up with the ball and pressed towards Vermaelen, sliding his feet on the football without stopping, and the wonderful bicycle made the Portuguese fans on the scene cheer in unison.
Suddenly, Camero's right foot pulled the ball horizontally, a dodge, and rushed past Vermaelen's side, Vermaelen was shocked, he wanted to turn around and block Cameren, but found that Camaro was a real feint, the football was hooked back by Camero's foot, and then the outside of his left foot pulled the football to the other side of the body, and his right foot kicked the ground, and the whole person rushed from behind Vermaelen.
Vermaelen was so shaken by the golden mule that he couldn't find the north, his body lost his center of gravity, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.
"Cristiano!" The Portuguese commentator shouted when he saw that Golden Mulo had rushed into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper directly.
Van Bitten pounced diagonally to block Camaro's shot, but it was too late.
In the face of the attacking goalkeeper Plotto, his toes were just a slight poke, and the ball quickly drilled between Plotto's legs, and then rolled directly into the net.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!”
After the goal, the golden mulo opened his arms and rushed towards the stands, the Portuguese fans in the stands thundered with joy, just now they were still booing Pauletta, booing Quaresma, but the golden mulo brought them a surprise.
was eliminated by Belgium in the Shijie Cup, and this grievance has been pressed in the hearts of Portuguese fans, and now it is finally vented.
In the stands, the slogan they had prepared for a long time was also played: We are going to the European Cup, you can only cry at home!
The football stadium is the battlefield, even if it is a normal relationship between two countries, when it comes to the football field, it will fight to the death, which makes no sense.
"Cristiano! Genius goal, he single-handedly broke down the Belgian backline, no one could stop him, Vermaelen was fragile in front of him like a little girl, she could only lie on the ground and cry, Cristiano told the whole Shijie people, he is the best player of this era, let's chant the name of our hero, the great Cristiano~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
"Ronaldo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The passion of the on-site commentary completely ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and people kept cheering and jumping, as if they were going to create a big earthquake to set off Kim Mauro's goal.
Look at the jubilant Portuguese, Vermaelen lying on the ground, burying his head deeply, at this moment, he really feels that he is a national sinner, maybe because of this goal, Belgium will completely lose the chance to qualify.
Boom!
Vermaelen felt like he had been kicked, and when he looked up, the sun was a little bit like this, and he couldn't see the appearance of the person who came, but he heard a sentence: "How long do you bastard want to crawl on the ground!" ”