Chapter 70: It's Still That Digan
On the field, the two teams of Spain and Belgium have made the final preparations for the ticket to the final, and Digan is waiting for the kick-off, looking at the players in the Spanish team, many of whom are his teammates in Barcelona.
Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas and, of course, Alba, the youngster who shone in Valencia last season, announced his move to Barcelona before the start of the European Championships.
"That guy is almost like a cannibal!" Busquets couldn't help but sneer, but looking at his expression, it seemed to hide something.
In the Barcelona team, Sergio Busquets is Messi's number one dog, forcing the manager to put Digan in the cold, and he is in the vanguard.
Alonso, who was standing beside him, only smiled and didn't say anything, he knew that Degan's threat, that kind of threat, it was not something that could be forgotten by saying two jokes and singing "I'm not afraid".
The coach of the Spanish team on the sidelines, Bosque, also had a serious face, although he repeated his tone before the game, the Belgian team is not only one Degan, but he knows very well that sometimes, Belgium has only one Degan, which is enough.
For this game, Bosque also did his best to play, the goalkeeper is captain Casillas, the back line is Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique and teenager Alba, the midfield is equipped with two backs, Busquets partners Alonso, in front of them are Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas and David. Silva, striker? The Spaniards don't seem to need strikers.
On the Belgian side, the starting lineup is goalkeeper Courtois, the back line is Pokoliho, Vermaelen, Kompany and Alderweireld from left to right, and the midfield three back three are Fellaini, Naeng and Druer, Hazard in the front, and the double striker is Degan and Lukaku.
With the referee's whistle, the first semi-final of Euro 2012 officially began, the Belgian team took the lead in attacking, they still played their fast-moving tactics, just two minutes into the opening game, Fellaini received a return pass from Digan in front of the penalty area, pulled the bow and arrow, and shot hard, but was blocked by Alonso, who was back in the box.
Corner kick!
"As soon as Belgium started the game, they took a resolute attacking football! It doesn't look like they're ready to deal with Spain! ”
Deal with?
Who would dare to deal with Spain now?
Now this Spanish team is completely different from the Spanish team of Aragonés four years ago, Bosque's team, the tactics boil down to this: No. 1 to No. 2, No. 2 to No. 3, No. 3 to No. 4, No. 4 to No. 5, No. 5 to No. 6, No. 6 to No. 7, No. 7 to No. 8, No. 8 to No. 9, No. 9 to No. 10, No. 10 to No. 11, No. 11 to No. 1, and so on, an infinite loop, making people look drowsy.
Spain's last game against France, the performance made the fans lose their enthusiasm, the Spanish fans in the stands even for a long time, there was no sound of cheering, the stadium seemed extremely quiet, like a graveyard, the shouts of the players on the field can be heard clearly, although two goals were scored, but later, Spain's attack actually attracted boos from the audience.
It has to be said that Villa's absence is a huge loss for the entire Matador army, and Bosque, who cannot find a real replacement, has adopted the so-called "460" strikerless tactics in the warm-up matches before the start of this European Cup.
They completely abandoned the traditional sense of the striker, and instead relied on the skilled foot skills of the midfielders, firmly controlled the football at their feet, used constant passing, and used the opponent's energy to drain little by little, and then looked for opportunities to kill the enemy.
In the current Spanish team, there are no real strikers, whether it is Iniesta or Cesc Fabregas, they are all false nines, and the strikers in Bosque's hands, whether it is Torres, who has been substituted many times, Negredo who occasionally plays, and Llorente, a tall center who has no chance to touch the ball, have been excluded from this style of play, or they are not adapted to this tactic at all.
Without a real striker, the matadors don't have a real sense of the charge, all they have to do is do as the fans say: "Pass!" Biography! Biography! Spread it, pass it on you! ”
A midfielder like Alonso can make nearly 100 passes in the match against France, and he alone catches up with nearly half of the entire team of other teams.
There is a funny saying that the French team was not kicked out by the Spanish team, but was "hypnotized" to death by their non-stop passing, so some people joke that Spain's current style of play is "hypnotic Dafa".
Overall, though, Spain's practical style of play is a perfect fit for the current team's tactics and should be the best option for them to win the title.
However, this style of play makes the game lose the feeling of fierce charge, and football is no longer "forward!" forward", more of a game of back and forth.
The matadors who have been praised for playing "beautiful football" have been increasingly questioned about their performance in this European Cup, before the start of this game, a Spanish fan said in an interview with the national media: I really don't like Spain with such a negative style of play this year, the last game, the boos on the scene say it all!
The Belgians don't want to be hypnotized by the Spaniards' so-called beautiful football, they just want to play fast and break down the Espanyol defence as fast as possible.
The corner kick was taken, Degan nodded the ball in front of him, and the ball went straight to the near corner of the goal, Casillas quickly pounced and hit the ball with one hand.
Another corner!
However, this time, Hazard's corner kick was not too good, and Pique grabbed it before Degan and pushed it out of the penalty area.
And then~~~~~~~
Biography! Biography! Biography!
In the ninth minute, the pass was probably tired of themselves, before the fans erupted in boos, the Spaniard suddenly picked up the pace, Iniesta and Alba kicked the wall and burst into the left side of the penalty area to return the pass, Kompany close to defend Fabregas, barely cleared, the unguarded Iniesta shot the edge of the box, slightly high.
Just a minute later, Xavi passed the ball and Iniesta tried again down the left, only to miss it again.
Through these two attacks, it is not difficult to see that now Spain's tactics have become more and more concentrated on Iniesta's body, with more and more maturity, Iniesta has gradually shown the charm of surpassing Xavi and becoming the real brain of the Spanish team. In the group stage against Italy and Croatia, there were classic shots of being surrounded by five players from the opposing side.
So far in this European Cup, the Spanish team has started all four games, Iniesta has started, according to statistics, he has played a total of 464 minutes, personally contributed 17 shots on goal, is the team with the most shots, there is an assist, the only pity is that there is no goal.
Andres Iniesta's height is only 1.7 meters, which almost dooms him to play with skill and brain, he has good vision and a good sense of rhythm, dexterity, amazing passing accuracy, when he is in possession, all his own players can be in a receiving state, and players in good positions do not have to worry about not receiving his wonderful passes.
In the Barcelona team, Iniesta also has the nickname "The Magician", and more often than not, many people still appreciate his skills, and the deadly pass has been delivered.
Now in the Spanish national team, Andres Iniesta is playing the same role.
After withstanding two waves of Spanish attacks, Belgium also began to exert force, and in the thirteenth minute, Digan used his speed on the left to get rid of Pique's defense and then crossed, Casillas rushed ahead of Lukaku to confiscate the ball.
In the next game, the two sides formed a tug-of-war.
Belgium's defensive strategy was very successful, and the formation continued to press forward, so that the Spanish team's passing tactics could not be developed at all, but because of the crazy pressing of Belgian players, mistakes began to occur, and the Belgian team gradually grasped the initiative of the game.
In the seventeenth minute, Degan again crossed to the left and broke through Arbeloa to win a free-kick, but his shot from a tight angle was blocked by the wall.
In the twentieth minute, Digan appeared on the right side again, split the ball, broke through Ramos's defense, and then crossed, this time Lukaku headed the ball, but unfortunately the power was not great, and Casillas took it into his arms.
In the 24th minute, Pique cleared the ball with a header, but couldn't get the ball away, and Degan volleyed in front of the penalty area, but unfortunately it was slightly wide.
Belgium's onslaught to keep the Spanish team tired, and they wanted to keep the ball at their feet and control the game in the way they do best, but now they simply can't do it.
The Belgian's frantic attack finally paid off in the 29th minute, Hazard passed, Digan was on the left edge of the penalty area, facing the defense of Pique and Alba, decisively shot with his feet, the ball went straight to the far corner of the goal, although Casillas's reaction was fast, a side pounce, and his fingertips did rub the football, but there was still no way to prevent the football from going into the net.
1:0!
After Degan scored, the anger that had been suppressed in his heart was completely released at this moment, and the jersey on his body became an obstacle, and he pulled it down, opened his arms, and ran out with a roar.
Bosque saw this goal, his heart felt as if he had been punched hard, and he couldn't help but lose his mind, although he tried his best to downplay the threat of Degan before the game, but at this moment, he must also admit that Degan is still the same Degan he used to be, and the fear he left to the Spaniards has never disappeared.