Chapter 217: The Performance of the Three Musketeers!
Kuhn knows that the situation of his team is quite serious, the defensive ability of the French team is in the top three in the world, and in the past, the French team has had poor results, mainly because of the problems of the forward line. It was quite difficult to break down the French goal.
At half-time, the coaches of both sides encouraged their players to rearrange their strategies for the second half of the game. Domenech's strategy was for the French to launch a quick counterattack on a solid basis. To do this, he asked for a quick pace of moving the ball on the counter-attack, reducing lateral passes and increasing through passes.
Kuhn's strategy was to step up his attack and try to break the French goal early enough to get the two sides back on the same page. He asked the players to be patient and firm in their beliefs.
After the half-time break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The Swiss team pounced on the half of the court as soon as it opened, and the French team was under the control of Zidane, and the opponent was around. Zidane knows that his teammates are older, and if the pace is too fast, the physical consumption will be great.
The teammates are still not back to their best fitness. So when the French team had the ball, the tempo was very slow, and there were a lot of lateral passes. Zidane wants to polish the Swiss team's spirit. The three-time World Footballer of the Year, the best midfielder in the world today, has reached the pinnacle of human wisdom.
The French team danced gracefully on the field, and Zinedine Zidane was undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching. Swiss midfielder Cabanas could no longer suppress his impatience, and after Zidane received a pass from Vieira, he unreasonably flipped Zidane.
Zidane lay on the turf in agony. How could the players of the French team let go of such an opportunity, they surrounded Cabanas and asked for an explanation. The referee had no choice but to use a yellow card to calm the anger of the French team.
Kuhn stood in the command area shouting loudly and making gestures to his teammates to be calm. A minute later, the game restarted, and Zidane suddenly picked up the tempo and hoisted the free kick directly into the opponent's penalty area!
Patrick Vieira leaps high with his back to goal and smashes the ball past Swiss midfielder Bennetta. The forehead at the moment of contact with the ball. Throw it hard to the left. Football flies to the penalty area!
A blue figure galloped towards the soccer ball like a wild horse. That figure was Thierry Henry, who chose Henry's side when Vieira topped the ball. This is his selfishness. He didn't want Tang Jue to be too eye-catching.
Henry waited for the ball to bounce off the turf. Raising his right foot, he was about to lift the ball past Magnin in front of him. However, the football did not fly over Magnin's head. The ball hit Magnin and landed on the turf, and Henry shouted "Handball!" ”!
Magnin stepped forward and kicked the ball off the touchline.
The famous football commentator Henrik of France Télévision? Hilario shouted: "Handball! It's an obvious handball! Oh! Oh, God! He didn't award a penalty! God, what was he doing just now, why didn't he see such an obvious handball? ”
The referee's gesture tells Henry that France throw-in. Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira excitedly told the referee that it was an obvious handball. The referee ignored it and signaled for the game to start immediately.
Sendros whispered in Magnin's ear: "Brother! God is on our side! ”
Vieira viciously spat on the turf, venting his frustration. The game restarted and the undead Swiss team thought God was on their side, and their momentum began to rise rapidly. And the obvious handball was not awarded, and the mood of the French team changed.
The game resumed, and the Swiss team slowly turned the deficit around, and the two sides entered a kind of equilibrium again. As the game time passed, the Swiss team's attack became more and more ferocious, and the veterans of the French team's midfield and backfield, with their own experience, calmly disintegrated the opponent's attack again and again.
On the field, the Swiss team had the advantage, but their shots only blossomed and did not change the score.
In the 23rd minute of the second half, Patrick Vieira tackled the ball at the back, and he quickly launched a quick counter-attack, with a through ball to find Zinedine Zidane near the centre circle. After getting the ball, Zidane, facing Cabanas and Banetta, used his famous stunt "Marseille Slalom", and instantly drilled between the two!
There was a round of applause in the stands!
Tang Jue met the ball on the left side, and Henry began to move towards the Swiss team's penalty area!
Zidane did not hesitate, the speed of dribbling was certainly not as fast as the pass, he made a diagonal pass, and the football flew towards Tang Jue. Woger held Tang Jue tightly and didn't let him turn around. Tang Jue stepped forward with his left foot, and Vogel followed, absolutely not giving him the opportunity to perform the "Paris spin"!
Voger succeeded, and Don by no means resorted to the "Paris spin". Of course, strictly speaking, this is not a success for Volger, because Don wants to pass the ball to Henry, not seek to break through with the ball himself.
Tang Jue waved his right foot and went to meet the ball, and the moment the inside of his right foot touched the football, his right foot continued to move forward, and at the same time, his toes were slightly upturned. In an instant, the football flew up in front of Tang Jue, directly over Muller's head, and flew behind him!
Like an arrow, Henry overtook Muller in two steps and came to the back of the football!
At the moment he is the closest to Swiss goalkeeper Zubelboule!
French fans only felt that the blood suddenly came from their brains, their faces were flushed, the adrenal glands were secreted in large quantities, and some people's hands began to tremble slightly, oh! Oh, God! What a beautiful biography this is!
The famous football commentator Henrik of France Télévision? Hilario shouted loudly: "Three musketeers, for the first time in the World Cup, they have played tacit cooperation!" ”
"Single Knife!"
"Thierry Henry got a great shot on goal!"
Since it was such a beautiful pass, it should be accompanied by a wonderful goal. Henry stepped firmly on the turf with his left foot and waved his right leg!
What is he going to do?
Volley?
As soon as the Swiss fan had the thought of this in his mind, Henry's right ankle kicked hard at the back of the ball, and the moment he touched the ball, his right foot was lifted up!
Henrik? Hilario shouted: "Shoot! ”
The soccer ball makes a beautiful arc in the air. Fly towards the far corner of the goal!
Zubel Buller took off from the goal line and in an instant, the ball flew past his fingertips!
Kuhn, who was standing in the command area, was pale, and his heart had stopped beating if the ball had gone in......
Domenech's expression was extremely focused, and he couldn't take his eyes off the football!
At this moment, the fans in the stands and on the TV have almost become sculptures.
"Pong!" With a loud bang, the goalpost began to shake violently!
The jamb rejected Henry's volley, a delicate combination. It came to an abrupt end. The soccer ball flies off the crossbar and off the baseline. Henry held his head in pain. Zidane shouted pity, and Tang Jue shouted at Henry, encouraging him.
Gottlieb? The Daimler Stadium resounded with a loud cry of regret, followed by thunderous applause. The coordination and the shots were too subtle. It's amazing. It was a pity that the goalpost denied the first brilliant goal of the "three musketeers".
Henrik? It's a pity that Hilario has a big foot. "If it weren't for the crossbar, this goal would definitely be in the top few wonderful goals in this World Cup." We don't have to sigh, though. Since there is a first, then there will be a second, a third. ”
"The three musketeers, already beginning to show their might!"
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Lying on the turf, Zubel Bull gasped for breath, feeling like he had gone through hell. The heart was still beating violently. He got up and kissed him the doorpost!
He then shouted at his guards, reminding them to cheer up.
Domenech applauded the three musketeers, and he nodded incessantly. Counter-attacking quickly, the players were playing according to his arrangement. As long as they can maintain enough deterrence, the Swiss team will not dare to invest a lot of troops when attacking, so with these veteran guys with rich experience in the tournament, they will definitely be able to keep the goal from conceding.
The majestic Marseillaise resounded on the pitch like a war drum, and the game became more and more intense. In the 30th minute of the second half, Frei shot from distance, Butters got out of his hands, Streller was like a cheetah to make a follow-up shot, and Gallas made a flying tackle to shovel the football off the line.
Then Frei headed in a corner kick from Cabanas, but unfortunately the ball went high.
The intense competition is in full swing and every shot is exciting and nerve-wracking. Fans used shouts to vent their nerves.
As the game wore on, the Swiss players put more and more troops into the attack. From a distance, the half of the French team is like a sea, and the white waves on the sea are churning!
The French team used their experience to patiently maneuver with the Swiss team, and they were looking for opportunities to counter-attack quickly. In the 37th minute of the second half, Claude Makelle and Vieira caught Swiss striker Vikki, Vieira snatched the ball and crossed it to find Ribery on the left.
The horn of the charge had sounded, Henry and Tang Jue quickly ran into position, and Zidane approached Ribery to answer. Ribery shook off Banetta with his speed, crossed with one kick and handed it to Zidane, who adjusted slightly and made a long pass to send the ball to the Swiss right back.
A blue figure, like thunder, after three arrow steps, controlled the football at his feet, and then, he quickly led the football to the Swiss team's penalty area. This figure is none other than Henry at his peak!
At this moment, Ribery, with his youth, is running all the way from the midfield to pick up in the middle. Tang Jue looked for a gap on the left side. Swiss left-back Muller came out from the left and was on his way to keep Thierry Henry at bay.
Henry had two options, either force his way through and finish the shot, or move the ball to the middle. Henry's brain, who dribbled quickly, quickly analysed the situation he was facing, and Muller was in a very good position, he was tightly stuck between Henry and the goal, Ribery in the middle was unguarded, and Tang Jue on the left was caught by Senderbass and Degen.
Henry didn't hesitate, crossed with one foot and found Ribery!
A real crisis for the Swiss team has emerged!
The air in the stadium suddenly became tense!
Ribery, who was unguarded, could shoot from distance in front of the penalty area. Sendbas had to give up and come forward to block Ribery. How can you give up such a great opportunity!
The scar on Ribery's face flashed red, even more hideous, and after he took two steps forward on Sendebas, he made a diagonal pass, and the football flew out of the right side of Sendebas like a sharp blade!
Tang Jue leaned on Degen fiercely, stretched out his right foot, and pressed his body's center of gravity to the front of Lu's right, and the football and people moved forward to the front of Lu's right!
Ribery's pass opened the Swiss team's defense, and only Degen was the defender, and Degen was blocked behind his body by Tang Jue, and he had become a one-man sword! (To be continued......)