Chapter 1034: The Storm Rises Again (1)
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While Italy and South Korea are still arguing over what happened in the just-concluded quarterfinals, the eight teams that managed to advance to the quarterfinals have begun a new round of battle!
First up is the showdown between England and Brazil, which can be said to be the highlight of the quarterfinals, and all fans want to know whether the Samba Army, led by the 3R group, will take a step forward in the direction of the Hercules Cup, or the Three Lions, known as the "strongest England in history", can continue to move forward and reach the World Cup semi-finals again after 12 years.
I have to say that the combat effectiveness of this England national team, which is built with Manchester United's 92 generation as the skeleton, is still very impressive. Facing a Brazilian team led by stars such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Carlos, they were at least able to attack and defend with the Samba Army after the opening, and were not completely suppressed by the Brazilians on the field like Belgium.
Since this match is about a place in the final four, after the start of the game, both teams played very cautiously, and did not dare to invest too many troops in the attack, so that although the players on both sides created some good scoring opportunities and posed a certain threat to the opponent's goal, it was difficult to score under the interference of the defenders.
However, in the 24th minute, the situation on the pitch changed and the Brazilian player's carelessness in defence gave the Englishman a golden chance. Heskey received Scholes' through ball and crossed with his feet, Lucio tried to intercept at the edge of the box but there was a mistake in stopping the ball, Owen cleverly seized the opportunity to break the ball and go into the box to pick up Marcos to help England open the scoring!
This is the first time that the Brazilian team, which has been smooth sailing since the start of the World Cup, has encountered the situation of being led by the opponent, and the Brazilian players who are accustomed to playing the ball are a little flustered in the face of the situation of falling behind the score, and they are eager to get back the score They began to take more direct passes and breakthroughs in the middle of the attack, and this direct and undisguised attack is in the arms of the English, and most of the Brazilian offensive is blocked by the Great Wall of human flesh composed of English players, and it is difficult to receive satisfactory results.
The offensive side can basically only rely on the individual performance of star players, and the so-called offensive tactics are also formed based on the individual ability of these stars, which is a major hidden danger that the Brazilian team in the Scolari era has always had. Admittedly, Ronaldo and Rivaldo have unrivalled individual qualities, and the three-R combination up front, combined with the wings of Carlos and Cafu, is enough to tear apart most teams' defences. But unfortunately, this time in the face of Ferdinand and Campbell and other defenses, it is difficult for the Brazilian to fully exploit the technical advantages that the Brazilian is proud of, because there is still a considerable gap between the two sides in terms of physical elements, and a tactical foul or ordinary physical confrontation by an English player can effectively interrupt the attack that the Brazilian players have managed to organize.
The Brazilian's impatience made the Brazilian's impatience even more flattering, while the Englishman made good use of the impatience of his opponents, taking advantage of the large space that was exposed when the opponent pressed the attack, and came close to extending the score further in the 32nd minute.
At this critical moment, Ronaldinho, the youngest and youngest member of the 3R group, stepped up, first breaking through the defense of several English players with the ball in the first half of stoppage time and assisting Rivaldo to score a goal to help Brazil equalize the score; Then, five minutes into the second half, Ronaldo took advantage of a set-piece in front of the court to break through the ten fingers of England goalkeeper David Seaman with a super lob shot from 35 meters away!
In the end, with an assist from Ronaldinho and a world-class lob shot, Brazil successfully reversed England after falling behind by one goal at one point, sending the Three Lions out of the World Cup!
Ronaldinho, who delivered a pass and a shot in the game, was naturally the biggest contributor to Brazil's comeback victory, and the young midfielder with cute buckteeth made a name for himself with his excellent performance in this game, completely establishing himself in the Brazilian national team, and also making himself the object of competition from many teams. For example, Barcelona who are looking to let go of Rivaldo and prepare for a rebuild, AC Milan, who are missing a midfield playmaker after Albertini's ageing, and Ferguson, who is tirelessly looking for technical possibilities, are extremely interested in it.
However, if these clubs want to bring in Ronaldo, they must first pass the pass of Paris Saint-Germain. Although Paris Saint-Germain at this time was not the super tycoon who burned money in the transfer market every year after Qatari capital took over, as a capital team located in the traditional rich area of Paris, this French club is not short of money, and they value the championship honor and Monaco's position as the Ligue 1 hegemon vacated by the financial situation after the frequent sale of key players.
Therefore, unless PSG's poor record in the new season leaves Ronaldo with no hope of winning the title, there is no chance for these managers to bring the Brazilian midfielder with superstar potential to their team.
After Brazil became the first national team to qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup, the German team also relied on a header from the midfielder Ballack in the penalty area to grab a point and Kahn's excellent play in the penalty area, defeating the United States team 1-0 and knocking out the dark horse team in another quarter-final match that night!
Although the two key members of the German national team, Kahn and Ballack, were completely overshadowed by the brilliance of Klose as a new recruit in the group stage, the importance of the two began to emerge as the game progressed. After all, without Kahn's high and low blocks and Ballack's central scheduling, the German team, which was widely regarded as despised before the game, would not have been able to break into the World Cup semi-finals!
Compared to Ballack and Kahn, who are getting better and better at the table, Klose, who is only a newcomer to the national team, is really unsatisfactory in the knockout stage. After scoring five goals in the group stage, he failed to score a goal in two consecutive games after entering the knockout rounds, and only contributed a threatening shot against the United States, which made many people wonder if the new striker should be the type of striker who bullies the soft and fears the hard, right?
With the emergence and spread of this view, Klose's market in the transfer market began to decline, and those giants began to turn their attention to the better Diouf and Ronaldo, leaving only some teams in the middle and upper reaches of the big four leagues still have some interest in it.
The warmth and coldness of professional football are exposed at this moment.