Chapter 196: Defeat Russia and advance to the finals!
President Putin, who was sitting in the VIP seat, shook his head and sighed, he was supposed to watch his team work miracles tonight. However, instead of a miracle, he saw a one-sided match. If it weren't for his identity, he would have left the stadium a long time ago.
Platini just nodded and applauded politely. As a Frenchman, of course he was excited to see the French team reach the final, but the person sitting next to him was the president of Russia, and he couldn't be too excited.
Platini has memories in his eyes that 1984 was undoubtedly the pinnacle of French football, as well as the pinnacle of his solo career. Euro '84 was held on French soil, and Platini led the French team all the way to the final.
France's opponent in the final was Spain, who stood at the top of Europe with a clean 2-0 victory over the attacking triangle of Platini, Giresse and Tigana. This is the first time that the French team has won the championship in an international competition, laying a solid foundation for the future rise of the French team.
In the 1984 European Championship, the French team won the championship at home, and in the best team, the most dazzling was also the captain of the French team, Michel? Platini. He scored nine goals in that tournament, including two hat-tricks.
The most crucial thing was in the final against Spain, in the 57th minute, he scored a free kick against the goal guarded by Arconada, knocking on the door of victory for the French team.
Later, it was said that it was the rise of French football, and Platini transformed the French team from a second-rate team in Europe to a first-class team in Europe. In '98, France won the World Cup for the first time on home soil. Zinedine Zidane transformed French football from a top European team to a world-class team.
Platini is a French flag player whose talent is recognized by the world. This includes an unruly guy like Maradona, who also gives a thumbs up when he talks about Platini.
At this moment, Platini looked at the blue on the field, and the muscles on his body tensed, as if he was playing on the court.
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At this moment, the Ernst Harple Stadium turned into a blue sea of joy, with cheers, screams and whistles resounding throughout the stadium......
Russian fans are pale, and they have three arrows in their hearts. Slowly. At a speed visible to the naked eye. Their hearts began to crack, and to break, and to shatter to the ground......
Some Russian fans are starting to leave the stadium in disappointment, and they want to leave the stadium that broke their hearts......
The faces of the Russian players were full of frustration and disappointment. They are already aware. Victory over France to reach the final. That miracle really couldn't have happened......
Arshavin looked down at the turf blankly, defeated, really defeated. Why did you lose? Damn the Dutch, unforgivable......
France TV exclaimed: "Now Russia can no longer prevent the French team from reaching the final!" ”
"There are only 10 minutes left for Russia to work a miracle," ESPN said. ”
"The biggest failure of Russia in this game was the abandonment of tradition and the lack of effective high pressing up front, and Hiddink has to take responsibility for this game," said Russian television. ”
Seeing that the big picture was decided, Domenech began to waste time with substitutions. Tang Jue, Henry, and Makelele were replaced one after another, and the three of them won the applause of the fans.
Russia, which had no fighting spirit, still did not improve in the last ten minutes. The French team also did not launch a heavy attack, and the tempo was very slow. At the end of the fourth minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
France TV shouted: "France defeated Russia 3-0 and met Germany in the final!" The biggest contributor to this game was the French trident, Don scored one goal and assisted two, Thierry Henry scored two goals and Ribery assisted one, and they led France to the last laugh! ”
"Miracles didn't happen, miracles didn't come back," ESPN said. Russia, a dark horse full of color, bowed down to France. Hius didn't show the magic he had with the Dutch and his tactics went wrong. None of the teams that have abandoned tradition have gone far, as has happened in the Netherlands, nor has it in Russia. ”
Russian television said: "Russia is defeated, defeated. President Putin did not see a miracle at the Ernst Happel Stadium. The Frenchman moved on and would battle for the title on this turf in three days' time. From start to finish, Russia showed no belief in winning, and they showed no sign of winning against France. ”
"It was an ugly failure, and Hiddink paid the price for his conservatism. He had hoped to be able to hold off France at half-time. However, his expectations did not materialize, and in the ninth minute of the second half, Don beat five Russian players in a row to tear open the defence and assist Henry's goal. At that moment, there was a problem with the psychological defense line of Russia. ”
"After the score was down, Hiddink did not launch a Jedi counterattack, his players were not unified in tactical thinking, after losing the ball in the frontcourt, some players fought back on the spot, and some players quickly returned to the backfield. Taking advantage of the problems in Russia's midfield, France seized the opportunity again and scored the second goal through Don. ”
"In the third goal, the Russian players had collapsed, and when Henry was shooting, there was no one to interfere. Russia is completely defeated, and there are too many places for them to summarize. ”
Russian television was very dissatisfied with Hiddink, there was nothing to lose, but in this way, they did not accept.
"Russia's journey to this tournament is over, they have produced the best result in their country's history, knocking out the mighty Netherlands to reach the semi-finals," said German television. The French let them dream off, and the Don blocked them from moving on, continuing the magical way forward. ”
Milan TV said: "Before the game, many people were skeptical that Don would be able to continue his amazing record of scoring in every game of the tournament! Now that the mystery has been revealed, he continues his magical record, which is 11 consecutive tournament games, scoring in each game! ”
"It's a god-like record, and if he can score in the final three days later, he's creating another myth – two years, two big games, and every game!"
"This is Don's first European Championship and he has said that he doesn't want to be a loser and now, he is only one step away from success. It was Don's first major as captain and he played very well. Under his leadership, France have been very consistent, winning all of them except the game against the Netherlands. ”
"A battle of life and death, a 3-0 victory over Italy; In the quarterfinals, he defeated Spain 4-2, you must know that this Spain is known as the strongest Spain in history; In the semifinals, he defeated the dark horse Russia 3-0. Five games, twelve goals scored, the French team has a strong attack! ”
"With eight goals in five games, Don is just one away from the nine goals Platini created in '84. Can he break it? The 84 European Championship in France was the first time that the French team reached the top of Europe, and some people say that it was Platini's European Cup. ”
"Twenty-four years have passed, and another Frenchman has been born, who is following the myth created by Platini. Will this be the European Championship that belongs to Don? ”
"The Anelka incident has brought shame on French football. This European Championship has another meaning for the French team, they want to save the face of French football. Reaching the final, the French team has saved the face of French football, and next, they will fight for themselves and for glory! ”
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At the end of the game, many Russian players fell to the ground and cried bitterly, they were very aggrieved, this is not their normal level. As long as you stick to your own traditions, even if your strength is worse than that of the French team, it is definitely not a complete defeat, and it is so shameless to lose. Hiddink, pale, walked onto the pitch to comfort his players.
After exchanging shirts with Thierry Henry, Arshavin walked straight to the dressing room. Hiddink tried to talk to him, but Russia's number one star angrily shook off his manager and walked to the dressing room without hesitation. Yes, Arshavin is furious, Russia is defeated on tactics, and he has quite a big opinion about Hiddink.
Tang Jue led the French players to the place where the French fans gathered, and as long as they won the game, they would come to thank the fans. In the stands, French fans shouted: "Long live France!" Long live France! Long live France! ”
As if at this moment, this France is all united. Some people say that football is the best weapon to unite the people, and when the national team wins the championship in the competition, the whole country is united, and the hearts of the people are full of a sense of honor and belonging.
The French players joined the fans in shouting "Long live France!" ”。 Tang Jue took off his sneakers and threw them into the stands, causing a scramble among fans......
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Ten minutes later, the barefoot Tang Jue came to the mixed interview area, and he always had to say a few words when he entered the finals.
"Some people said before the game that the French team was too low-key, and I said in my conversation with Mr. Domenech that the current low-key is for the sake of the high profile in the future. We didn't let a miracle happen tonight! ”
Tang Jue looked at the reporters and said loudly. Before the game, some media believed that the French team was low-key because they were not sure of victory, and now he has begun to fight back against such remarks. The reporters who had once mocked the French team turned red, as if they had been slapped in the face.
"Russia didn't play at the level they should have in this game, and there wasn't much excitement about beating a Russian team like this, at least not the excitement of beating Spain."
Tang Jue looked lonely. There was anger in the eyes of the Russian reporters, but they felt that the number one French star did not seem to say anything wrong, and Russia did not perform well in this game.
Joseph shook his head and smiled in his heart: That's not because of you, your existence made Hiddink abandon tradition and give up high pressing.
"The final is just around the corner and before the match against Spain, I used to say that Germany is the one I will always beat for the rest of my life. In the final, I will deliver on my promise. ”
"Good, beat them in the final and let their media regret it!"
Tang Jue is a person who will repay him, a person who is kind to him, he thinks of trying to repay, and those who have an enmity with him, he will definitely not give up any opportunity to fight back.
"Germany is no match for us!" (To be continued......)