Chapter 150: Let's Get Back What We Lost

When the football rolled into the Spanish goal for the third time, the game was basically no longer in suspense.

3:0!

Bosque sat in the coach's seat with a gloomy face, his eyes full of despair, this is the super Spanish team he has carefully built!

But in front of the Belgian team, there was no way to fight back, and he was beaten by a random punch so that he didn't have a temper at all, although Bosque had expected before the game that this game might be very difficult to fight, but he was beaten to death by Belgium with no room for resistance, which was completely beyond his expectations.

There are still ten minutes left in the game, but looking at the form on the field at the moment, you can see that there is no hope for the game, and the Spanish team is completely stunned.

What is this?

Art Football Collapse?

Is the Spaniard, who has always boasted of playing the most beautiful football in the world, so vulnerable in front of the wild and rough Belgians?

Bosque's heart died, and the Spanish commentator read the eulogy with red eyes: "What a sorrow! Is art football, beautiful football, sexy football just dead? Obviously playing more advanced football, but there is no way to go further on the stage of the World Cup, except for sadness, what is left, football is dead, advanced football, once again defeated by backward football, this is really ironic! ”

The Spanish commentator is still saying things that no one cares about, advanced football? Backward football?

Is football lag behind in Belgium?

Of course not, at least in the second half of today's game, the Belgian team was completely in control of the situation on the field, and the Spanish team's passing and controlling style of play could not be played at all, and even in the second half, Belgium had more than 60% possession of the ball, completely overwhelming the Spanish team.

Can it still be said that Belgian football is lagging behind?

And the Belgian team is playing more aggressively and actively on the field, and the style of football makes people can't help but boil their blood, is this kind of football still lagging behind?

This is nothing more than the Spaniards deceiving themselves!

The Spanish fans in the stands booed, and these boos were certainly not for the Belgian team, who did not defend negatively from start to finish, they were always attacking.

The boos from the Spanish fans were all for their own national team, for a Spanish team that gave them a lot of anticipation, but in the end they were extremely disappointed.

"The next game is meaningless!" Compared to his Spanish counterpart, the Belgian commentator was much more relaxed, "I can congratulate the Belgian team now, the European Red Devils have reached the World Cup final for the second time in their history, just like Rod said before the game, no one can stop us, except ourselves, good!" Today, the Belgian team defeated themselves again, after defeating Spain in the European Championship final two years ago and successfully winning the cup, the Belgian team once again defeated the old rival Spain and advanced to the final, in which they will face the Netherlands led by Van Marwijk! ”

Before the match was over, the Belgians were already looking forward to their final, and there was no threat to the opponent in front of them.

Football is developing, every team is trying their best to change themselves to adapt to this ever-changing football environment, the Dutch team took the initiative to change, so they defeated two-time World Cup winners Argentina, Italy, France refused to change, and as a result, they went home as soon as the group stage was over.

Although Spain has come to this day, it also refuses to change, clinging to the pass-and-control style of play, and as a result, it was beaten by Belgium, which took the initiative to change.

At the beginning of the game, Spain still hoped to rely on their skillful cooperation to control the rhythm of the game, while Belgium changed their previous style of play, and they were very pressing, every player was very active in fighting, and played behind Spain at every opportunity, and the style of play was quite effective.

But it is undeniable that Spain fell behind in the first half, but still have a slight advantage in some details, Iniesta is still the heart of Spain, he is in control of the game, although the Belgian team is very fierce, but the Spanish team is not completely without chances.

As a result, the Spaniard, who thought he had found a way to restrain Belgium, then liked to play a little relaxed, isn't it ridiculous that when he was behind, he actually played relaxed?

The running also became not very active, probably they felt that they could pass the ball into the Belgian team's goal by relying on continuous passing, and as a result, this gave the Belgians a chance, and the Belgians did play a high-level counterattack, the second goal of the European Red Devils, it was only two or three foot passes, the ball passed accurately, Degan passed beautifully, Lukaku also topped beautifully, but for San Cassie, it was his improper positioning, which led Belgium to expand the lead, this goal can be said to be a goalkeeper's mistake accounted for a large factor, Especially for a goalkeeper with a title like San Cassie, it is a big blow, which also lays the groundwork for Casillas's later performance.

After missing the 2006 World Cup, Spanish football did have a glorious time, although it did not have a championship to decorate like in previous lives, but their beautiful style of play, praised by countless media, and those so-called experts as synonymous with advanced football, all signs are that Spanish football is about to reach the top.

But before reaching the top, Spanish football suddenly declined, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a rout.

Before the start of the World Cup, it was pointed out that Spain's form was worrying, and sure enough, Spain lost 0-1 to Europe's second-rate Swiss team in their opening game.

Although in the next game, the Spanish team sang all the way and entered the semifinals, but in the face of the old enemy Belgium, Deegan scored a goal first in the opening ten minutes.

This ball is decisive, because according to the Spanish routine, at the beginning of the game, they will slow down and play Tai Chi with their opponents, the first ten minutes, it seems to be true, if according to the Spanish script, when they feel that the heat is about the same, they will suddenly accelerate coldly, and the canopy will be wiped out in the ashes.

However, falling behind at the beginning, this forced Spain to take the initiative to raise the tempo, and fast pace is not Spain's style, but it has fallen into the trap of Belgium.

Belgium frantically counter-attacked in the Spanish midfield, causing chaos in the Spanish lineup, and by besieging the Spanish midfield, they firmly controlled the tempo of the game in their own hands.

In the game, even young people like Hazard, who stepped onto the world stage for the first time, took the initiative to return to the backfield to fight wildly, not to mention muscular men such as Degan and Lukaku.

When Xavi was robbed and couldn't turn around, when Iniesta was surrounded and struggling, Spain had lost the source of their attack, and Villa ran in vain in the front.

Xavi must have missed Alonso a lot at this time, and although Xavi didn't like to partner with him, he must have missed his days at this time.

Alonso not only has a fierce defensive interception ability, but also a precise long pass scheduling, he is Xavi's best partner, but today Alonso is not on the field, Spain's midfielder only Marchena has a defensive midfielder, and Iniesta and Xavi do not have the ability to intercept, although they have counter-attacking skills. The midfield that these three men partnered was actually unbalanced, because the defense could not keep up, and when the attack was curtailed again, Spain's so-called strongest midfield became a pile of scrap metal.

The so-called snake hit seven inches, the Belgian team today firmly grasped Spain's seven inches to fight to the death, and hit Spain until Spain must not turn over until there is no place to bury him, this is not an exaggeration, Spain is very passive throughout the game, Puyol, Pique, Ramos and others are frequently embarrassed by Digan.

In the previous quarter-finals, Paraguay also fought hard and did not win in the end, while Belgium won a big win because they did a better job in attack.

The Belgian team's game was very simple, that is, a quick counterattack, using the player's personal ability to play behind Spain, a crazy counterattack in the midfield like a hungry wolf, once he got the ball, he advanced like lightning, through a few simple passes, and even a long pass over the top, Digan and Lukaku have already killed in front of Casillas's goal, such a counterattack is even a little unreasonable.

This is actually a thick and thin European Red Devils, and people have the impression that Belgium with Digan should play more delicately, and there is a seamless cooperation between the players.

However, the European Red Devils have been less intricate and dazzling in the group stage against Nigeria and South Korea, and have played simpler, more direct and deadlier, without superfluous dribbling and inverted feet, but with the full potential of the players.

The biggest feature of European football is discipline and integrity, teamwork and tactical discipline are the most important, in this game, the Belgian team is a close combination of individual skills and team discipline to form a powerful fist, so that the Spaniards have no power to fight back.

The Belgian team's style of play in this game is very clear, when defending, the players must grab, so you can see that when Spain attacked, all the eleven players of the Belgian team were in the backfield, and the Spanish players felt embattled from beginning to end, both in terms of momentum and numbers, and achieved the effect of "intimidating" Spain, of course, the most important thing was to curb Spain's attack while also grabbing the ball.

When attacking, Antienes basically allows players to play freely, anyway, the basic idea is to be fast, the world's martial arts, only fast and not broken, and play an efficient counterattack at the fastest speed, so there will be Fellaini who doesn't look at the frontcourt and hangs the ball over there, so there will be Digan who forced Puyol and Pique to receive yellow cards.

With the individual ability of the Belgian players, it is not a problem to pass any defender in the world, and even world-class central defenders such as Pique and Ramos, after losing the strong protection of the midfield, will still be vulnerable in front of the Belgian attacking group.

The 0:3 defeat may have made Spain realize the fact that sticking to the pass-and-control style of play, waiting for the opponent to study themselves thoroughly, as well as the aging of the players, and even the fatigue of tactical execution, have led to Spain becoming flawed from a giant team.

The prosperity and decline is not a description of the entire Spanish football, but an apt description of the Spanish team that is still based on Barcelona, Xavi as the core, and dominated by possession.

In recent years, although Spanish football has not achieved outstanding results, it has been dancing at the top of the world, and there will be a day when it will be tired.

This defeat has proved that these players are no longer omnipotent, so if Bosque's Spain still insists on going this way, there is only a dead end, and Spain must be allowed to have fresh blood, so that every move will not be in the control of the opponent, because the opponent has already studied Spain thoroughly.

As the strongest player in world football, as a pioneer of artistic football respected by FIFA and UEFA, the Spanish team has long been the target of public criticism, especially the Belgian team's arrangement and tactical play today, all of which have held the "lifeblood" of Spain.

Any championship team will be a smash hit for a period of time after it wins the championship, although the Spanish team does not have a championship to fill the faΓ§ade, but it is famous enough, it can still lead the trend and development direction of world football, become the object of study of other strong teams, be emulated and learned.

Spain, as the most eye-catching team in world football in the past four years, has long been studied by his rivals without secrets.

Through this game, it can be seen that Bosque did not make any changes at all when facing his old enemy Belgium, he still played the same style of play and the same players, probably he pinned all his hopes on two years later, and the players became more mature.

On the other hand, the Belgian team has done enough "homework" for this game, and Antienes' style of play is particularly targeted, in the game, which area can allow Spain to control the ball, which area can not let them control the ball, or where they are allowed to pass and receive the ball, and where they are not allowed, are all well thought-out, such as allowing the Spanish team to pass and receive the ball in the middle line, Antienes is to be able to lead the opponent, so that Digan and Hazard can counterattack and play behind.

Why did the Belgian team execute their tactics so resolutely?

It's because Antienes sees the weakness of the Spanish team, although the Spanish team's passing and receiving is still excellent, but compared with the opponents they met before, the Spaniards have less adventurous spirit and forward momentum, and some of the passing and receiving seem a little boring, and it seems that they are just passing for the sake of passing, this is because the Spanish team, including Villa, Xavi, Iniesta and others, is still the "old team", their style of play has been formed, and the lack of fresh blood makes the Spanish team have no new ideas, so they can only hold on to the old foundation and not let go.

It is based on this that Antienes resolutely switched between the two formations of 4312 and 433, allowing Digan and Hazard to constantly cross and change positions, and the effect was as good as expected.

It can be said that today's Spanish team has no ability to dominate world football at all, the trend of world football is changing, they want to rise again, they can't just live in their own world, when others are looking at them as research objects, they also need to look around and carefully look at the movements of their opponents.

There is not much time left in the game, Antienes began to make substitutions, there have been no substitutions before, and now the three substitutions are used up in one go, and even the No. 3 goalkeeper who has not been given the opportunity to play in this World Cup, Proto, the meritorious player of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the 2008 European Cup, has been given the opportunity to play.

When he saw this scene, Bosque couldn't help but turn blue, this is simply humiliating, changing the goalkeeper in the middle of the game, is there anything more unacceptable than this?

Digan was also substituted, he was replaced by Mirallas, the two hugged on the sidelines, Digan walked off the field, the Belgian fans on the scene collectively gave a standing ovation, although Digan only scored one goal in this game, but assisted two, is still the biggest contributor to Belgium's game today.

"Excellent!" Antienes also took the initiative to give Degan a hug.

Deegan smiled: "It's still a bit of a pity, we should have scored more goals today!" ”

Degan is not getting carried away, in fact, if the Belgians are lucky enough, they could have ended the game with an even more exaggerated scoreline.

But that's good enough!

A few minutes later, when the referee blew the final whistle, all the Belgians rushed into the pitch, except for Digan, of course.

As the captain of Belgium and the main contributor to the victory, Dugan needs to be interviewed by reporters in the mixed zone.

"The result of the game is not unexpected, we are fully capable of winning like this, the Spanish team is still playing the football that they think they are advanced, but we have studied them thoroughly and now we only have one game left, the final in five days' time, the Netherlands are a strong, respectable opponent and we have to give it our all to win!"

"I don't want to say anything about this game, the result of the game has proven everything, who is really playing advanced football, now we don't have to focus on an opponent who has fallen, to sum it up is a matter for the Spaniards, as for us, we have to go and get back what we lost four years ago!"

Four years ago?

Journalists can't help but think of the final in Germany four years ago, in which Digan was seriously injured and the Belgian team finally fell short, watching the Italians finish on the podium.

Now, four years later, it's time to get back what you once lost!

After the interview, Digan went to celebrate with his teammates, the reporters tried to stop a Spanish player, but failed, looking at their red eyes, you know that at this time, what they need most is to find a place to calm down, work hard for four years, return to the World Cup stage, reached the semi-finals, but finally lost to Belgium, an old rival, for the Spanish boys, it is really difficult to accept.

In the end, it was the captain Casillas who gave an intermittent interview, lamenting that when the game was played, Sant Cassie's face was full of loss: "We tried our best, we want to do better, but unfortunately, the result was not satisfactory, the Belgian team played very fast today, which made us a little overwhelmed, I don't want to discuss this game, we need to calm down as soon as possible, four days later, we still have one more game, although it is a pity to miss the final, but we will do our best to play the last game!" ”

Spain will next have to compete with Argentina for third place in this World Cup, which is indeed a bit cruel for the two teams aiming to win the championship.

At the post-match press conference, the two managers appeared in front of reporters with different expressions, with Antienes being complacent and Bosque looking depressed.

Bosque, who was the first to be interviewed, took the full responsibility for the defeat: "We didn't play well, it's my responsibility, before the game, I underestimated the course of the game, Belgium's early goal, completely disrupted our tactical infamiliarity, which we didn't expect, but that's football, wins always tend to be on the more prepared side, I want to congratulate my opponents, they did really well today." ”

After Bosque finished speaking, he got up and left, his World Cup is over, although leading the team to the semi-finals, this result is already very good, but for the now famous Spanish football, failing to win the championship means failure, and as a loser, Bosque's fate may be decided after this game.

There was only one person left, and Antienes sang a one-man show: "My players played very well today, they were unbeatable, especially Rod, he is a phenomenal player, he can do everything, I am not exaggerating to say this, I bet that he will eventually become the best star on the planet, surpassing everyone before him, and in the future, there will be no more Rode!" ”

"I don't have much to say about this game, the stronger side wins, it's the eternal law on the football field, we played better, so we won!"

"In the final, I don't want to give any information yet, the Dutch team is very good, they are a strong team, and against them, we have to play with 120,000 points, now we are only 90 minutes away from the top, I hope that 90 minutes can only have the best result, Rod said to me before 'go get back what we lost', I agree with him, and I think it's time!"