Chapter 159: The King of the World (Part II)

When the second half of extra time came, many fans thought that the World Cup winner would be won by penalty shootouts, but in the final moments of the game, Degan sent the ball into the door of the Netherlands with a beautiful world wave, the latest goal in the history of the World Cup, making Degan a well-deserved hero for Belgium.

Despite a tough opponent and a lot of referee errors, the Belgian won the title and it was a hard-fought game that lasted until the final four minutes before a goal from Deegan sealed the victory.

In the national team, the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, the World Cup, the Club, the Champions League, the League, the domestic cup champion, the Club World Cup, the Super Cup, Deegan has got everything a professional player can get.

Today, in the world-renowned World Cup final, Degan once again played the hero of Belgium, he used his outstanding performance and super influence, in one fell swoop into the ranks of legends, if before the World Cup, Degan's great achievements, has made him into the ranks of superstars, and now, he has become a living legend.

Now in media circles, there is a very popular saying that both the Belgian national team and Fiorentina have a certain degree of Digan dependence.

When Digan was not there or was plagued by injuries, the Belgian national team played more ugly with Fiorentina, and once Digan recovered his magic, both the national team and the club will also recover their magic, saying that this is a pure coincidence, I'm afraid no one believes it.

A player can make the team rely on himself to a certain extent, which shows that the player's level is indeed superb, and Belgium has "Digan dependency", which proves that Degan's level is on par with several people who have been crowned world champions before him.

In today's game, when the Belgian midfield was very badly suppressed and Degan could only fight alone, it was Degan who supported the Belgian team's world.

Extra-time was even a one-man game for Degan, who was extremely active up front, rushing left and right, creating a great threat to the Netherlands, winning many free-kick opportunities, leaving the Dutch unguarded, and in the end, Deegan broke the Dutchman's almost successful suffocation tactics with a beautiful shot.

When he first debuted, Deegan was just a striker with terrifying goal efficiency, but after years of training, Deegan is now very different from before, he now has a very good sense of position, can drive the team's rhythm, drive his teammates to run, and the opposing defenders have become at a loss.

At the same time, when Deegan is playing, he can also run in a wide range of ways, retreat to the midfield to take the ball organization, bring depth to the Belgian team, bring local personnel advantages, he can not only break through, but also pass, and can score directly on goal, otherwise he can charge at the front, and he is also good at attacking opponents from the second row, either looking for cooperation, or lethal passing, or completing his own shots, such a versatile player is really valuable.

Now no matter how demanding the experts are, they all agree that the only problem with Degan is that he does not have the exposure of superstars such as Camra, Kaka, and Messi, which makes him have the level of a superstar, but he does not have the status of a superstar.

But the football club recognises everything about Degan, the game against the Netherlands, the last-minute rescue of the team, and there will certainly be a lot of media around the world to sing his praises and put him in the ranks of legends from now on.

Deegan is cautious and low-key off the pitch because of his personality, but on the pitch, he doesn't set any limits on himself, as long as he is on the pitch, he has to provide the team with standard and sacrifice, whether in Belgium or Fiorentina, Degan has become more and more irreplaceable, and the two top teams, despite their abundance of talent, cannot find another player like Deegan who can combine wide vision, clever passing, clever breakthroughs, and relentless running and fatal strikes.

After the final, the media praised the Belgian team as if they were from another planet, their technical level was significantly higher than that of other teams, and Degan was one of the most important motivators of the team, the superplayer was like an engine, always deep in the structure, contributing to the team all the time.

Since the beginning of the World Cup, as the knockout rounds have deepened, Digan has not been tired from continuous battles, but has increasingly entered his prime, and he has continued to play at a high level, providing the freshest energy for the team to move forward on all fronts.

Now if there are still people who compare Camuro, Messi, Kaka and Degan, it is undoubtedly very funny, in terms of personal honors, Degan does not have the World Footballer of the Year, nor does he have the Ballon d'Or, but he has won all the titles.

Kaka also has a World Cup trophy, but in 2002 it belonged to Ronaldo, not Kaka!

And South Africa in 2010 is completely Degan!

However, when interviewed by reporters, Deegan was still reluctant to accept those flattering words: "Before praising me, please praise our team, our team is unparalleled!" ”

Unbeatable, wonderful, unbelievable!

It would not be an exaggeration to use all the flowery words to describe the Belgian team, who won the Euros in 2008 and wrote a glorious record for Belgian football, and now they are the best team in the world because they are world champions.

On the field, Deegan is undoubtedly the biggest contributor, and the praise of the Belgian media has also made him enough limelight, and off the field, Antienes, the behind-the-scenes hero, has also received countless praises.

Some media called Antienes a "quiet hero", and reported: "True to his habits, faithful to his style, Antienes, who was appointed to lead Belgium to sweep the European Championship, won the World Cup trophy back to Belgium this time." He made this myTEAM! The supreme, unbelievable, world-class Belgian team! He leads the best team in the world! Thanks to him for his great victory. ”

The article said that Antienes is a "quiet hero" in the World Cup, because he has never shouted with others, nor has he ever talked about anything, Antienes will only say the key parts when facing reporters, he skillfully made a little, but important contribution to the team, he led the best generation of Belgian football to the top of the world, and now, Belgium is among the top teams in the world, and this credit goes to Antienes, there is no other choice.

You must know that before the start of the World Cup, there were still people who abandoned many European Cup champions because Antienes, and there were even people pointing fingers at Belgium's World Cup squad, and the outside world was unanimously not optimistic about Belgium's prospects in the World Cup.

But Deegan and his team withstood all the pressure, countless doubts, and everyone was silently working for the team, working hard to have this glittering Hercules Cup.

Countless passions, countless joys, countless joys, and countless tears of happiness for this hard-won world champion.

It was a victory that would go down in history for generations to come, with Belgium winning and Degan leading Belgian football to history.

Now, Belgium has ended this South African adventure, Belgium won, Belgium is the World Cup champion, they have defeated all their opponents, the Belgian dream of the championship, these 23 heroes, and all the Belgian fans who are chasing their dreams, they have achieved great dreams, they have experienced countless hardships, they have also experienced countless failures, but the eternal belief is that Belgian football can achieve its dreams.

Now everyone has forgotten about the missed chances to score in the game, the bloodstains left on the shirt after the ferocious scramble, and the incomprehensible whistle of the referee during the game, which are not important, as if Belgium had reached the finish line after passing through heaven before.

When Digan lifted the Hercules Cup, countless generations of Belgian players who had sacrificed everything for their World Cup dream seemed to be glued to him and played side by side with them on the pitch.

At that moment, people could only shout one sentence: "Belgium!" Champion! ”

All Belgium has to do now is enjoy the win, revel in the dream of a world champion, and some people will die after this fight, because they see Belgium become world champions, a dream that generations have been trying to pursue, Belgium is world champions, and all this will be unforgettable.

Dugan's goal in the second half of extra-time gave Belgian football the most fair result and fulfilled the long-cherished wish of generations of players.

It was a hard and terrible game, from start to finish, because Belgium could not play well in the game, the horror was the change of formation of the Dutch team, the horror was the counterattack of the Dutch team, and there were countless rough fouls, which almost disrupted the Belgian team's formation, but they did not stop attacking, they did not stop running, they did not stop trying, they did not give up their dreams, they still adhered to the unique football concept, and finally won the victory.

Winning the European Championship and the World Cup in two consecutive years, Belgium has achieved great feats and achieved heights that Belgium has not achieved in the past few decades, and this is the true golden generation of football.

Nowadays, European football is going through a very important transition period and a period of player renewal, Italy, France, England and other strong teams are facing a large number of changes, but Belgium does not need to, because this team has a young squad, stable structure and consistent style, and in the future, the team only needs to make small repairs.

Some media said after the game that the Belgian team relied on a very perfect squad to win the World Cup, this team has experienced veterans such as Van Bitten and Simmons, Marouane Fellaini, Kompany and other Mesozoic players who can act as the backbone, as well as Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku and other energetic young people, and a young super king like Degan.

Many of the 23 players who won the World Cup participated in the European Championship two years ago, which means that the team turnover ratio is very small, and after winning the European Cup, Belgium has been perfect, and in the World Cup, the Belgian team has injected new blood such as Eden Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku.

Speaking of which, even players of Degan's age are veterans in the Belgian team, and this generation of Belgian players, both in temperament and football, is completely different from the previous Belgian players.

This is a generation of players who want to control the ball, control the situation, control the trophy, in the words of head coach Antienes, the previous Belgium, to the World Cup is just a walk, and the current Belgian team, to the World Cup has only one goal, that is to win the championship.

Now, with Degan leading the way, Belgium have won the world title and the European Red Devils have achieved the greatest victory in the decades-long history of Belgian football. There is no doubt that Belgium's golden generation is a trophied generation.

Two years ago, after winning the European Championships, reporters asked Belgium's head coach Antienes why Belgium's senior team suddenly made a breakthrough, and Antienes replied: "It's because Belgium has a golden generation, this generation of players is used to winning championships, they have a lot of self-confidence, and they will bring more trophies to Belgian football for many years to come." ”

In the current list of the Belgian team, only Van Bitten and Simeone can be called the post-70s, and they have absolutely no problem playing for another two years, it can be said that in the 2014 World Cup, the Belgian team still does not need a large-scale change of blood, and in these four years, Belgian football talents will still be like a blowout, constantly emerging, it can be said that with the current lineup as the team, Belgian football has no problem dominating football for ten years, from the stability of personnel and style, The success of the European Red Devils will outlast Zinedine Zidane's French side.

Some people rejoice, some people are disappointed, and the cold fact that a final that saddened 6 million Dutch nationals and countless Dutch supporters, and three world runners-up, was enough to mold the Dutch team into the saddest uncrowned king in 40 years.

Arjen Robben, the star of the Dutch team, a decisive player who played only five games, could have had two chances to make the final decision, he could have competed with Degan for the Ballon d'Or, and even made a bold guess that if Robben had scored the winning goal, the World Footballer of the Year might have been in his pocket.

Although it is not very interesting to draw some conclusions after the game, I believe that 100% of the fans agree that Robben is the best Dutch player in this game, and the Dutch team, which is a step worse than Belgium in terms of overall coordination, basically has to transfer all the threatening attacks to Robben.

And Robben, who is in an unusually perfect physical condition today, is also brave enough to take on the role of the only attacker of the team, and the courage of the horseman may be described as a negative effect on many occasions, but for today's Dutch team, it is the strongest guarantee of scoring.

Perhaps God deliberately made the Dutch team sad to the end, Robben's two single swords, all the energy in his body has exploded, and all his homework has been done.

In the 63rd minute, he made a single breakthrough, facing the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois, he played a dead corner, but the young Courtois used his long legs to block the ball.

In the eighty-third minute, Robben kicked the enemy camp alone, Kompany intercepted behind him, in fact, Robben had enough reason to fall and try to cheat a penalty, but Robben was like Ronaldo in Barcelona who didn't fall back then, even if his clothes were torn out of breath, he had to struggle to break in, but the reality is not a Hollywood movie, the sacrifice of life and death, did not achieve the ultimate blow of the king-level player, and the roaring Robben did not get anything except a yellow card.

Throughout the game, every time Robben took the ball, he could make the Belgian defenders break out in a cold sweat, and the World Cup reached the seventh game, and the Belgian defenders really ushered in an opponent who could make them uneasy throughout the game, but Robben could play a full house, but did not score the most substantial goal.

In this World Cup, Robben, who took two breaks before starting to be majestic, may have the best chance to make himself a world-class star.

Zidane in 1998, although he won a lot of honors that year, the title of French Footballer of the Year was no longer on the table, from the World Footballer of the Year to the European Ballon d'Or, all of them were won by Zizou.

But in fact, in the 1998 World Cup, Zidane's overall performance was average, and he also received a red card against Saudi Arabia, and the root of the honor was obviously his two key headers in the final, and he became famous in a standard battle.

And now Robben, as long as he can score a game-deciding single knife, there is no doubt that he will be more successful than Zidane in 1998, but unfortunately this great night of glory did not have Robben's share in the end.

Robben, who was interviewed in the mixed zone after the game, couldn't hide his disappointment, tears crawling all over Peter Pan's face: "It's all too bad, I could have ended the game, but I ~~~~~ I have to say sorry to all the Dutch fans, I messed up, yes!" I messed up! I was hoping to do my best, but in fact, I didn't do anything in this game today! It's all too bad! I have to find a place now to calm myself down, the World Cup in South Africa is over and next time, I think I'll go to the end! ”

Next! World Cup in Brazil?

Four years later, Robben should still have the opportunity to play for the Dutch team, but the question is, can he, who will be 30 years old by then, surprise the Dutch team again and again with his wind-like speed and his high success rate on the right flank to suddenly cut inside on the left?

No one knows.

Arjen Robben missed the chance to put the nail on the head, and then Deegan did what he didn't finish, only to stab Robben in the heart and bleed the Netherlands.

However, for Robben's performance, even Digan gave full affirmation: "He is the Dutchman who threatens us the most on the pitch today, his performance today is perfect, don't worry about those two one-on-one goals, in a fierce World Cup final, the pressure is unimaginable, the same opportunity, even if it is given to me, I am not 100% sure that the ball will be scored, so don't blame him, he has done well enough, his performance deserves praise!" ”

It is rare for Degan to applaud one of the opposing team's players after a game, and only a few people have enjoyed such treatment since Degan's debut.

However, Robben's performance today is fully deserved!

In the dressing room of the Belgian team, the celebration continued, and Digan, who was pulled back by Fellaini and others, immediately fell into a crazy celebration with everyone.

Suddenly, I don't know who was the first to cry, and then the crying rang out, and everyone lowered their heads, holding the gold medal that belonged to them in pain.

How many times can a player win this honor in his life!

At this moment, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Kaka turned off the TV, turned around and went upstairs, locked himself in the room, and collapsed directly on the bed, suddenly he seemed to think of something, and turned out a box from the closet, and when he opened it, it was the World Cup gold medal he won in 2002.

But compared to the gold medal that Deegan won today, his gold medal seems a little funny, that World Cup, he didn't make any effort at all, he just followed Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and those shining names, and went through the motions.

That World Cup didn't belong to him either!

At this time, the door was pushed open, and it was Caroline, his wife, who walked in!

"My dear! At this time you should call Rod and congratulate him, instead of locking yourself in the room alone, Rod would be sad if he knew! ”

Kaka was stunned for a moment, and then showed a wry smile, of course he knew, but he was still uncomfortable in his heart, not because of jealousy, but because Brazil was eliminated too early, and he was sad.

Caroline looked at her husband, walked closer, lay on the bed, and hugged Kaka: "Honey! I shouldn't have said that, I know you're sad in your heart, but aren't you proud of Rod? ”

"Of course, Rhodes is my younger brother and I am very proud of every accolade he has achieved! But I still wish I was in that position, Carolyn! I have this thought, isn't it bad, it's bad! ”

Caroline smiled: "No! I don't think so, in fact, I'd love to see you two brothers on the pitch fighting for an honor, dear! You should be proud of him and happy for him, and I think when you won the championship in 2002, Rod was in the same mood! ”

Kaka thought, got up and flipped out his phone, edited a text message, and sent it!

The celebration was over, and Degan, who was about to leave, heard the ringtone and flipped out his phone: Rod! I'm so proud of you!

Deegan looked at it and couldn't help but laugh!