It was already the third minute after the start of the match between Portugal and the United States, and the scoreboard showed 0:1 with Portugal in front. The U.S. players on the pitch were celebrating wildly, and the Portuguese fans in the stands were in stark contrast to the U.S. fans. On the bench in Portugal, although there was a feeling of uneasiness before the game, Lao Lei still opened his mouth wide at this time, and said in his heart When my sixth sense is so accurate, I am not a creature who bleeds every month. He looked at the pitch in surprise, and the uneasiness was even worse, not because of the score but because of the mental state of the whole Portuguese team at this time.

Oliveira, who was standing in front of the coach's box, only waved his hand with regret and remorse at the result, and then shouted a few times to the players on the field to express his dissatisfaction. No substantial changes have been made, perhaps Oliveira sees no problem with his tactics and the game has only been played for three minutes, so it is too early to change. What worries Lao Lei even more is the demeanor of his teammates on the field, which is a small regret that thinks that the opponent is just lucky and sneaks up.

However, in Lao Lei's view, this is not a sneak attack by the United States, which has long been prepared for Portugal. As soon as the starting lineup of the U.S. team came out, Lao Ray felt bad. This is not what Arena is talking about, but it is a clear 5-4-1 defensive lineup. Because he memorized a lot of the tactical content prepared by Mourinho for Leiria, Lao Lei also has his own certain understanding of the team's tactical arrangement, and the Portuguese defense is very dangerous in the face of such a counterattack.

However, he can't bring it up, firstly, the team's tactics have not had time to change, the starting lineup has already been reported, and secondly, the head coach is very taboo for players to dictate their own tactics. Anyone who draws his feet after the manager's tactics is either a superstar that the manager does not dare to disobey, or is looking for death. Obviously, Lao Lei is not the former, and he doesn't want to die.

However, looking at the layout of Portugal's defensive line, Lao Lei's sense of uneasiness has reached the extreme, as a good defender of counterattack, Lao Lei can see the shortcomings of this defense line at a glance. In particular, Portugal's defenders have a strong sense of assists and like to assist, and by that time, once the U.S. team's counterattack has played with speed and seized the emptiness of the defense, it will be a hit and a target.

After the start of the game, the two stars Rui Costa and Figo were obviously out of shape, and there were not many options in front of the Americans' fierce defense, and it was difficult to handle the ball. In the first 3 minutes, the U.S. team clearly took the initiative on the field. In the fourth minute, the USA won their first corner of the game on the left side of the field. The corner kick sent by No. 8 Stewart was won to the first point by the No. 20 American forward in the middle of the game, Mike Brad, who jumped high and won the first point.

His header was blocked by Baia's struggling side save, but the ball was still in the box and out of danger. At this time, the No. 5 O'Brien of the United States was plugged in at high speed and the leak was successfully picked up. From 2 meters from the goal, a powerful left-footed volley flew from Baia's body into the goal.

For this goal, the commentators also expressed their surprise: "Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! Just four minutes into the game, the U.S. team took the lead over Portugal. The U.S. team proved that they were not without a fight, and they played with a lot of impact. The Portuguese put themselves in a difficult position. ”

Lao Lei watched the defensive skills displayed by the Americans, as well as the counter-attacking and impactful play full of power and speed. He knew that Portugal would not be easy in this game. But there was nothing he could do about it, and he could only sit on the sidelines and be anxious.

Even if the score is behind, it is just a sneak attack by the Americans full of luck for the Portuguese players on the field. By this time, they still didn't take the Americans seriously. After the game resumed, they still pressed the attack aggressively, and the defense line was also pressed very high, forming a large gap in the backfield. Even Costa couldn't resist adding assists on a regular basis, with Portugal's half-time gaps getting wider and wider, and the defence becoming loose.

To make matters worse, Portugal did not put enough pressure on the American defenses, although they invested a lot of troops on the offensive end. In addition to the fact that on the one hand, the tough defense and tight defensive arrangement of the United States made Portugal's attacking players very uncomfortable, and the football could not hit the threatening area of the American team, the biggest problem was the poor form and performance of the two Portuguese superstars Figo and Rui Costa so far.

Figo seemed tired after the opening. His usual wide-ranging runs and use his pace and skill to get away from defenders are rarely seen, and more often than not, Portugal's No.7 can only stick to back-and-forth assists on the left flank, and he doesn't actively counter-attack after conceding the ball. Such a performance is inconsistent with his identity, status and strength. One wonders if there is a problem with his physical strength and the old injury on his foot.

Rui Costa, on the other hand, appeared to be out of shape, not showing the form he was in after conceding in the warm-up game, and could not effectively organize and link Portugal's attack in front of the U.S. defence.

The offense could not put enough pressure on the opponent, and there was also a loose phenomenon in the backline, leaving a lot of gaps, which in Lao Lei's opinion was simply a slow suicide. Lao Lei is confident that if he led Leiria to play such a Portuguese team, he might have beaten this Portugal into a flower a long time ago. At the moment, Portugal have the advantage of possession time on the pitch without any real threat in attack.

On the other hand, the U.S. team, Arena's set-up was successful. Now the U.S. team not only withstood the attack of the Portuguese team, but also played their own counterattack well. In the eyes of Lao Lei, No. 21 Donovan and No. 17 Beasley on the field of the United States team are the most threatening, and the speed of the two has created a threat to Portugal on counterattacks many times. On the field, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the United States team has completely gained the upper hand, and the next goal is ready to come at any time.

What puzzled Lao Lei was that Oliveira still chose to wait and see, as if he didn't see the situation on the field. Lao Lei can only guess that he is waiting for Figo and Rui Costa to return to normal, so that the team's offense can return to normal attacking power. Lao Lei thought to himself that if Mourinho was the manager here, he might have scolded him a long time ago, and he might have even replaced Figo, which is intolerable in Mourinho's football philosophy.

In the 28th minute of the first half, the U.S. team broke the ball at the feet of Rui Costa through an active pinching of three in the midfield. It was quickly distributed to Beasley, who played as a left wing-back in this game, and Beasley quickly attacked the front of the Portuguese penalty area with his own speed, at this time the Portuguese defense was in disarray, and the players were just instinctively crazy to chase back, and there was no defensive formation anymore. Beasley's cross ball was rushed by Portuguese left wing-back Jorge and stumbled to the feet of Donovan on the right side of the box.

Donovan, who got an unexpected gift, crossed directly. Costa, who pounced in the middle, was not tall enough after jumping, so he could only subconsciously rub it. Who would have thought that this would change the course of the football, which caught Baia off guard in front of goal, and although he dragged the ball hard, it was not enough to change the course of the ball. The ball smashed against the post and rolled into the net. In the 30th minute of the first half, the USA extended their lead with a busy and erroneous header from Costa.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！ 2:0！ 2:0！！ Well done lads. Who would have thought before the game that the game would be like this, this is a script that only God can think of. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！ The American commentator exclaimed excitedly. He had reason to be so excited, who would have thought before the game that Portugal would concede two goals in the first 30 minutes of the first half, led by the little-known American soccer team?

The U.S. players ran to the bench and the dugout, hugged their head coach and teammates in celebration as they got off to a shocking start. The American fans in the stands went crazy, they sang and danced, while the Portuguese fans were dead-faced. Oliveira kicked the mineral water at his feet and his Portugal were in a desperate precarious situation in the first half of the first game, and the United States, with two goals in hand, could carry out their tactics more calmly.

Costa, who had entered an own goal, held his head in his hands in frustration, while his Porto team-mate Baia comforted him. But this own goal obviously hit Portugal's morale very hard. And the fact that they are two goals behind, this is a world different from their expectations before the game, this is like a strong gap between heaven and hell, so that they seem to have lost their souls on the field, their pupils are godless, and their vision is dilated. There was an atmosphere of frustration and unacceptably low on the bench and in the coach's bench in Portugal.

After the restart, the Portuguese players obviously did not get rid of the emotions of conceding the goal just now, and they looked a little careless on the field. At this time, the Portuguese commentator obviously couldn't sit still, and said nervously: "Our players, you have to cheer up." The first goal now is to stabilize the situation and not concede any more goals. Now, we are in danger. ”

And six minutes later, the narrator was unfortunate enough to say it. In the 35th minute of the first half, the U.S. team's defender No. 22 Sane broke the ball in midfield and rushed along the right flank. After eating Xavier with speed, he curled a right-footed cross near the baseline, and the ball flew over the head of Couto, who was returning to the middle of the field, and flew to the back post. McBride, who was plugged in from behind, saw the landing point when no one was marked, and the flying header rushed to the top. At such close distance, there was nothing Baia could do, and the ball grazed the left post and flew quickly into the net. 3-0 The United States extended its lead again, and Portugal was really opened.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！ 3:0！ 3:0！！ In less than 40 minutes, the United States led Portugal by 3 goals, is it Portugal's Christmas? They're giving gifts like crazy. It's a crazy script that God can't even think of! There is only one step left in hell for the Portuguese!! ”

The Portuguese players, either looking down at the ground or looking at the sky, are like falling into a nightmare.

The members of the U.S. team, whether they are running and kneeling, or leaping and swinging, they seem to have ascended to heaven.