Chapter 1299: The Decisive Battle of Lisbon (2)
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'It's been five minutes since the start of the game and the Italians are still on their feet at the back and it doesn't look like they have the slightest intention of attacking. The Sky TV commentator's voice reached Zhuang Mingge's ears through the TV in the box, and it seemed that he was also very depressed by Italy's conservative behavior after the opening, "This is really the most boring European Cup final I have ever seen." I think UEFA should introduce a rule after this European Championship that prohibits the two teams participating in the final from playing defensive counter-attacks on the field at the same time, otherwise the game will really not be able to watch. ”
Once the game began, Italy, who had won the right to kick off in the pre-match coin guessing session, did not rush to attack, but focused on solidifying their defense. Under the command of Andrea Pirlo and Deco, they were unhurried and backwards at the back, occasionally passing forward to test the intensity of Greece's defence while checking the opponent's concentration.
Seeing that the Italian players put on a defensive counterattack after the opening, the Greek players did not act rashly, such as taking the opportunity to rush to the Italian half to grab the ball or something, but carefully kept an eye on Cassano and several other Italian players who stayed in their own half, lest they be taken advantage of by the opponent if they were not careful, which would cause the team to fall behind the opponent in the game.
After all, in the field of defensive counterattack, the Italian is a real expert and grandmaster, and although Greece, which has been trained by Rehhagel for nearly three years, has made small achievements in this, it is obviously still inferior to the Italian reinforced concrete defense.
Even so, the defensive system that Rehhagel spent three years building is truly no small feat. Although there is no real first-class star in the Greek team, and the most famous in the team are Calagones who plays for Inter Milan and Charisteas who plays for Werder Bremen, but Otto the Great has built the Greek team into a whole, and the tight team defense and active midfield fighting have become the label of this Greek team, not only allowing them to reach the European Championship final for the first time in history, but also allowing them to reach the final of the European Championship for the first time in history, and also allowed them to play in this final. Again and again, Italy's attacking trident in the front court could not reach their range before they could return to vain!
With the extreme caution of both players, this European Championship final will only be the same scene: for a full five minutes after the start of the game, Italy, who controlled the ball, did not have a single shot on goal, and the attack was only superficial, and Greece was naturally less likely to launch an attack without getting the ball.
Of course, that's not to say that the competition wasn't intense enough. In fact, whenever Italy tried to pass the ball to Milito and others in front of them, or tried to break through with the ball, they would be intercepted by the Greek players in the active midfield, and even if they succeeded in breaking through with the ball, they would be interrupted by the opponent's foul at the first time.
The Greek players did not receive a few yellow cards due to their good knowledge of the location and timing of fouls, and Italy did not get very good set-pieces up front, making it difficult to create direct chances on goal or assist for a team-mate's shot.
You know, there is no one in the Italian team who is as ungodly as Robert Carlos, who can blast a free kick from 30 meters away directly into the goal.
While the game made most fans sit in front of the TV feel a little drowsy, and the atmosphere at the Stadium of Light has cooled down over time, that doesn't mean the game wasn't intense at all. In fact, there is no shortage of fierce physical confrontation between the two sides on the field, and exquisite tactical coordination is also frequent, but because both teams are hoarding heavy troops in the backfield, this makes the game not very good.
Trapattoni was not in a hurry about this situation. For him, it's not about the process or anything, it's a good result that counts. Therefore, even if the team's opponent in the European Championship final this time is a "weak team" like Greece, he does not mind playing defensive counterattacks on the field.
What are you kidding, with the lessons of France and the Czech Republic, how dare Trapattoni take the initiative to attack in front of Greece? If Italy eventually falls to the Greeks' counter-attack, then he and his players will be a laughing stock for a long time to come!
Although it was difficult for Italy to open up the situation in attack due to the aggressive and targeted defence of the Greek players, Greece, in turn, faced the same, if not more serious attacking problems than on the Italian side. The presence of Cassano and Camoranesi has made Sitaridis and Fisas afraid to participate in the attack from the wings, which makes it difficult for Greece to weaken Italy's defense in the middle and give the front twin towers enough room to play.
As the game entered the final ten minutes of the first half, Italy's attack finally picked up. Pirlo, who has adapted to the intensity of Greece's defense, played a one-two in a row with Deco in the middle, stirring up the Greek central defense into a pot of porridge, and then Pirlo distributed the ball to Camoranesi on the right side, who didn't wait for Fisas to foul and crossed directly after receiving the ball!
Diego Milito, who was ambushed in the penalty area, although he grabbed the ball before Dellas and Capucis, but unfortunately, his header from 10 meters in front of the goal just hit the left post of the goal and bounced off the bottom line, and it was extremely regrettable to miss the goal!
And the Greeks, who escaped, were not to be outdone. Taking advantage of the fact that the Italians did not fully withdraw to the half-court after an attack, Nicopolidis quickly took the goal-kick, and Sitaridis managed to break through Grosso's defense and send a low cross under the help of teammates such as Basinas and Kachulanis, and Cassano, who defended to his own half, reached out in time to block the ball from the bottom line.
Basinas took a corner kick from the right and Charlesteau in the box pushed Materazzi away and jumped high to head the ball six meters in front of goal!
Seeing Charlie Steas actually get rid of Materazzi's marking and hit the goal with a header from this distance, tens of thousands of fans in the stands couldn't help but feel nervous at the same time, and some Greek fans even had smiles on their faces celebrating the goal. After all, it stands to reason that most goalkeepers can only sigh when they put in such a quick header at such a close distance.
However, Buffon clearly cannot be classified in this category. I saw that he opened his hands and hugged the flying ball tightly in his arms, directly defusing Charlie Steas's inevitable attack!
In this way, thanks to Gianluigi Buffon's nimble skills and precise defensive positioning, Italy narrowly escaped and did not fall into the sad situation of falling behind by one goal at the end of the first half.