Chapter 35: The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (6)
Scored!
Vermaelen felt his head go a little numb and carefully checked that Ricardo was covering his face in frustration that the ball had indeed landed on the goal line.
Really scored!
Vermaelen's brain quickly became overrun with ecstasy, and he wanted to celebrate, and as the first goal of his international career, he felt there should be a cool enough celebration to embellish it.
But before he could figure out what he should do to show his extraordinary, his teammates pounced and pinned him to the ground.
A large group of Belgian gentlemen were in the Portuguese team's penalty area, in front of a group of mourning Portuguese players, and began their arhat celebration.
"The goal went in, and it was scored by Thomas, who was making his first international appearance for Belgium. Vermaelen! A young centre-back from Ajax who scored the equaliser for Belgium in a crucial game. ”
Although it was a little difficult for him to breathe under pressure from his teammates, Vermaelen didn't care, at this time, he felt that he was the happiest man in the world, to be able to play for Belgium and to score a crucial goal, what could be more exciting?
Now Vermaelen feels completely relaxed, if Belgium loses this game, his mistake will make him a sinner for the whole country, but fortunately now that everything is over, he will make amends, and now the two teams are back on the same running line, the next thing he has to do is to show himself on the field, just like the words that Deegan often says on his lips without leaving any regrets.
When the celebration of the Belgian team ended under the intervention of the referee, the game restarted, and the Portuguese players seemed a little unrefreshed, seeing that the first half was about to end, they were actually equalized by the Belgians at this time, and the breath that was held back was suddenly released, and it was not so easy to drum up energy.
Once people have too many ideas, they naturally lose concentration, and as a result, Petit made a careless pass, which was seized by Degan, who suddenly accelerated and broke the ball.
"Deegan steals! Opportunity in Belgium! Opportunity! ”
After breaking the ball, Deegan didn't even have time to observe the situation on the field and the position of his teammates, and rushed towards the Portuguese penalty area, his speed was getting faster and faster, faster and faster, and Deco, who originally wanted to intercept, couldn't reach out and grab the corner of Degan's clothes.
"Stop him, stop him!"
Scolari was yelling on the sidelines, he was still annoyed by the goal he had conceded, and now he was about to suffer another heavy blow, how could he not be in a hurry.
But can anyone stop Deegan from sprinting with all his might?
In the first half of the game, Degan almost disappeared on the field because he couldn't get enough support from his teammates, and the TV camera could only capture his figure when the Belgian team was defending, without consuming too much physical strength, which was Degan's biggest reliance.
The hastily organized defense of the Portuguese team could not stop the pace of Digan's advance at all, and after Deco, Ferreira and Carvalho failed one after another, and Dugan was like a super chariot at full speed, crushing the Portuguese defense all the way.
If you fight a positional battle, maybe Degan will not be so presumptuous, but when the opponent is not the slightest prepared to counterattack, Degan is fearless.
Advance!
Advance!
At this point, there is only one Pepe left in front of him, who, like Deco, is also Brazilian, and he was born in the sun-drenched northeastern Brazilian town of Maceio. Like all Brazilian children, Pepe has been hooked on football since he was a child, and on the warm sands of his hometown, Pepe has developed his own strong body. When the stage shifted from the beach to the greenery, Pepe felt the effect of his usual training, and everything became extremely easy and smooth. As a teenager, he played for Corinthians, a famous club in Brazil.
Pepe began his career in European football in 2001 as a fledgling player, joining Portugal's Martimer B for his first European club.
After only 10 appearances, Pepe was promoted to the first team by the Maltimer club. In the 2002/03 season, Pepe and Dutch player Donny van der Gaard formed a Maltimer central defensive line that won praise from Portuguese fans.
Pepe's performances in the Portuguese Super League have earned him the attention of a number of clubs, including Turkish superpowerhouse Galatasaray. However, under the persuasion of Russian coach Beshovic, Pepe stayed in Martimer for another season. During that year, Pepe tried his hand at several roles at Beschowitz's hands, from centre-back to midfielder and even as a striker.
Porto won the Champions League in 2004, but the summer of that year, from manager Jose Mourinho to key players Deco, Pacos Ferreira and Carvalho, all went to Europe to pan for gold, forcing the new European champions to dig new mines in the transfer market. Physically strong and flexible, Pepe was the number one choice for President Da Costa's recruitment, and in the end, the "Dragon" won the Brazilian central defender for 1 million euros.
His first season in Porto was hardly a success, as the newcomer did not win the full trust of Dutch coach Adrianse, who had to fight for him at the Dragons. Emmanuel, George. Costa and Ricardo. Costa and others were on the bench, with the Brazilian making just 14 appearances all season.
However, due to Porto's severe decline in results in 2005, Adrianse came under great pressure and the Dutchman had to adjust his team's formation to a more attacking 343, while Pepe was an important part of the back three, winning 24 starts in his second season.
In the 06/07 season, although Adrianse, who had come to trust him, was disgraced before the season, this did not affect Pepe's bright future, and he remained an unavailable player in the hands of former Boavista boss Pacos Ferreira.
Pepe's compatriot and good friend Deco switched to Portugal after a hopeless play for the national team and became a shijie star in one fell swoop. Pepe, who has performed well in the Portuguese Super League, has become Scolari's second target for the Portuguese team, but Pepe still turned down Scolari's invitation under the temptation of the Shijie Cup, believing that he has the ability to win a foothold in the Brazilian national team in the future!
However, Pepe was disappointed after being selected for Brazil's 2006 Shijie Cup squad and became a member of the Portuguese national team in August 2007, playing his first competitive game for Portugal on 31 August.
During this summer's transfer period, Ma beat a number of rivals and acquired Pepe for a whopping €30 million. This is the first person signed by Real Madrid's new coach Schuster, and the whole football world was shocked when the news came out, and everyone was doubting that Real Madrid would pay such a price for a Brazilian defender who played in the Portuguese league!
Pepe is tall, but he is a centre-back who plays with his brain. With a body but not limited to it, a healthy Pepe is a nightmare for all strikers. Pepe's steals are not the most ferocious, but the success rate of steals is one of the best. At the same time, height determines that Pepe is a header, speed is not Pepe's strong point, but he has a lot of explosiveness.
Pepe's weakness is that he occasionally makes some low-level mistakes, and he has a big defensive move, and he is relatively easy to eat cards when he has a hot temper.
After switching to Real Madrid, Pepe has also improved a lot under the tutelage of German coach Schuster and Cannavaro's words and deeds, but he still has no advantage in the face of Digan.
Pepe has all the potential of a good centre-back, but he doesn't have a good mentality, and at this moment against Degan, he made a fatal mistake, leaving too much room for Degan.
When Digan stepped into the Portuguese penalty area with one foot, he suddenly made a sharp stop, followed by a sudden kick with his right foot that everyone expected.
Unlike ordinary volleys, Degan's liliang is very large, with a high arc and fast speed, although Pepe reacted and jumped up to block, but he was still powerless.
Ricciardo, who was distracted by Pepe, was even more caught off guard, and by the time he spotted the ball suddenly threatening his goal, it was too late to make a save.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!”
Digan, who had been disappearing for most of the first half, actually scored, less than two minutes after Vermaelen's goal, and when the first half was about to end, Digan actually scored.
After the goal, Deegan once again showed his passionate celebration, waving his arms and running towards his team-mates, all the Belgian players rushing over and hugging.
Antienes was stunned at first, he didn't expect this to happen at all, and he didn't react until he saw his coaching staff rushing to the sidelines and being hugged by François.
Belgium is overtaking!
An unexpected delight, an absolute unexpected delight!
Looking at Digan, who was being worshiped by his teammates, Antienes's eyes were moist, he had reason to be excited, and even more reason to be proud, it was because of his persistence that Belgium had the best player in the whole Shijie Digan.
Antienes is once again convinced that Belgium with Digan will surely blow a whirlwind in Shijie football.
Overtaken!
Belgium lead mighty Portugal by one goal away from home, so what's next?
It's time for a full-scale counterattack!