Chapter 1285: Stalemate

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Although their own side was the first to be breached, the Italian players were not discouraged. After the game restarted, the players continued to play on the pitch according to Trapattoni's arrangement, with Andrea Pirlo and Deco controlling the pace of the team very well, and their extremely calm style of play made it impossible to see that they were the side behind the score.

While Italian football has always been known for its incisive counter-attacks and reinforced concrete defences, that doesn't mean their opponents will be helpless when they take the lead. After all, the football field is always changing, and no one can guarantee that everything will go their way. Therefore, even if the defense is as strong as the Italians, they will estimate the possibility of falling behind in advance, and formulate corresponding countermeasures, and will not mess up because of the slightest accident in the game.

The Dutch players were disappointed by this calm performance of the Italians, who had planned to strike while the iron was hot to further extend their lead, however, judging from the current situation, the Italians did not seem to be hit by the goal at all, let alone change their strategy or fight back in the next game because they were one goal behind.

This situation really frustrated the Dutch players, after all, they envisioned that Italy, who were one goal behind, would definitely take the initiative to attack after restarting the game. That way, they can use the wingers of Arjen Robben and Donny van der Meyde to get more shots on goal.

I'll it, it's not the same as saying yes! Doesn't it mean that against this kind of team that focuses on defensive counterattack tactics, as long as we score first, then the opponent has to choose to take the initiative in order to recover the score, so that we can get more scoring opportunities and further expand the score? Why did this group of Italians react completely differently, and still did the same as before the goal, unhurriedly throwing their feet on the pitch, looking indifferent to the score behind......

Unlike the depressed Dutch players, Advocaat was secretly happy with the Italian players' performance at this time. In his opinion, since the team has taken the lead, there is no need to continue the attack at the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent, and the most important thing is to hold on to the existing advantage.

However, Advocaat also knows in his heart that no matter what kind of arrangement he makes on the sidelines, the players will not listen to his adjustments and arrangements now that he has lost control of the team.

"Hmph, what a bunch of people who take it for granted...... Do you think this will empty me? Advocaat's cold gaze kept swirling on the likes of Kocu and De Boer, who had long been unhappy with these veterans who had great prestige in the national team but were no longer in form. Although Advocaat has no ability to move a few of them at all due to various relationships, it does not mean that the head coach, who has studied with Michels for five years, has no way to get the team to play according to his ideas: "If it weren't for the prestige of Mr. Michels, I would have kicked you guys who always disagree with me out of the national team!" ”

Guus Hiddink, the former head coach of the Dutch national team, once said it well: "If Clement [the Spanish coach at the time] asked his players to stand under a tree, they would do it immediately; But if I order my players like that, he immediately asks me: 'Why?' 'Who knows why they are?' The Dutch are never beaten by others, they just beat themselves themselves! ”

Hiddink's words are a great illustration of how egotistical these Dutch players really are. In the eyes of these players, they will not unconditionally carry out the manager's arrangements that do not suit their wishes, and they will only do it if they have to deal with the opponent.

The current situation in Dutch football is that the Football Association and the fans are too fond of these players, resulting in the authority of the head coach has been greatly weakened, and he cannot suppress these players under his command at all. The team's win is due to these players, and the loss is due to the manager's poor command and improper use of personnel, which makes the position of the head coach of the Dutch national team a hot potato, and few well-known coaches are willing to take over.

So, having made up his mind, Advocaat began to plan in his mind how to get the team to play according to his ideas. The Dutch players on the field saw the head coach sitting in the coach's seat silent, and they all thought that Advocaat had accepted the fact that they were empty, and they didn't expect the opponent to plan a counterattack.

In this way, when Frisker blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0, and the Netherlands relied on Peter Pan's brilliant performance of Arjen Robben to temporarily take the lead.

As soon as the fifteen-minute half-time break passed, the players from both sides who returned to the pitch immediately began to fight again, and the intensity of the game was significantly higher than the first half, and now there were only 45 minutes left before the end of the game, and a ticket to the semi-finals of the European Championship made them dare not be careless in the slightest, so they could only play with their best hearts.

It has to be said that Totti's ban still has a considerable impact on Italy. Andrea Pirlo and Deco are well suited to being a manager who hides behind the scenes and directs the bigger picture, rather than a nine-and-a-half like a prince who charges up front or delivers a lethal final pass to a team-mate. Cassano has the potential and talent, but the Barry boys, who have not yet turned it into strength, are clearly not as dangerous as Totti. Under the veteran defense of Davis and Cocu, Cassano's performance can only be described as unsatisfactory.

Therefore, Italy, without Totti's big player, although the Netherlands did not break through the goal again after strengthening the defense of Robben, the Apennines were also unable to break through the Dutch defense in attack. Or rather, it was their struggle to create enough threatening scoring chances, and the attacking trident of Vieri, Milito and Cassano was completely separated by the Dutch players, and there was little effective connection up front!

Stam, who knew Vieri and Diego Milito well, played a very important role in this. Had it not been for his guidance, De Boer and Cocu alone would have been able to defend themselves so perfectly against the Italian counter-attack.

Of course, Vieri's own decline in ability is the most important reason why Italy has difficulty breaking the deadlock, so I won't go into more detail here.

In this way, the two teams, which were difficult to find a breakthrough on the offensive end, began to enter a stalemate on the field, and the game came to a stalemate!