Chapter 753: Portuguese-British battle, lightning goal
Backbite!
With a whistle blowing.
The competition has officially begun.
Portugal kicks off here.
However, when Dunkai kicked the ball to Kostiani, he turned and ran towards the England half.
At the same time, Deco, Viana, Ronaldo, and Figo also rushed over.
Five arrows!
The Portuguese team wants to grab the kick-off shot!
The rhythm of the game, from the first second, is directly full.
The English had no idea that Portugal, who were good at passing and controlling, would opt for such an "English-style" attacking style.
Some of their players were dropping out, some were trying to press, and there was a clear disconnect.
Kostiani passes back to Fonte.
Fonte crosses Veloso.
Veloso looked a little at the front, and before Rooney pounced, he kicked a big foot and launched a direct attack.
Don't look at Veloso's current "mediar" in world football.
But his long pass was not inferior to Porto's Pepe.
It is also an all-round midfielder candidate that many giant teams are considering.
Up front, a five-man sprint, with a clear goal.
Except for the Figora side.
The remaining four were all further to the left, which was Campbell's defensive zone.
Because compared to the young Terry, the thirty-year-old Campbell has a much worse movement speed and turning speed.
And this season's unbeaten run against Arsenal is certainly a success, but the over-intensity of games and the pursuit of unbeaten results in a higher fatigue than before.
At Campbell's age, his recovery ability has also slowed down a lot, and his current state is actually not good.
Near the top of the arc in the penalty area, Campbell blocked Ronaldo's way.
Both are near the drop point of the football and are the best points of contention.
Ronaldo then leaped high to block Campbell's view.
Of course, Ronaldo can't stand up to football, because he jumped early.
But it doesn't matter.
Because...... Campbell then didn't go up to the ball either.
He miscalculated.
The soccer ball grazed Campbell's head and landed diagonally behind Campbell.
Campbell hurriedly turned around.
But I could only see the red and green jerseys disappear in a flash.
Bang!
The unguarded Deng Kai took a step to adjust after receiving the ball, and occasionally fired a right-footed shot.
The ball went around Robinson's hands halfway through the strike and flew into the far end of the goal.
βGOALοΌβ
"Kick-off!"
"Lightning goal! Portugal scored a lightning goal! β
"One to zero! In the opening minute or so, Portugal was ahead of England! β
"Deng Kai! It's Deng Kai again! Once again, he has come out on top for Portugal! β
"Veloso's long pass was just right, and Ronaldo's false shot made Campbell make a huge mistake!"
"Manchester United's new king teamed up with Manchester City to give England a strike!"
"Oh! Not a minute, fifty-eight seconds! It took only 58 seconds to score! β
"Then in this way, the record for the fastest goal in the European Cup set by the Russian player Kirichenko in this season's European Championship was broken by Deng Kai!"
"It was a goal scored by Russia against Greece in a minute and seven seconds."
"I thought that this record would not change for a long time, but I didn't expect it...... And it was the players from the same group who broke this record one after another. β
'Then England are passive now, their game plan has been interrupted.'
"It is said that England were more defensive in the first 60 or 70 minutes of the game, and they wanted to drag the game out for more than 20 minutes before launching an onslaught."
"They don't want to get into the offensive game early with a team with Deng Kai. Because even Arsenal, the most offensive in the Premier League, has not had Manchester City's offensive fury this season! β
"Deng Kai has been the player who has made the most balls in a single season for two consecutive years!"
"But now, England can obviously only take the initiative!"
This is indeed the case.
England could only attack frequently after conceding a goal.
In the third minute, David Beckham sent in a cross, but the ball was cleared by Kirop and rolled to the other side.
Joe Cole picked up the ball on the other side and sent in another cross.
Owen grabbed the barb, but it was too difficult and the ball flew into the stands.
Killop immediately communicated with Font.
Font just didn't catch up with Owen.
Soon, though, England's offensive slowed down.
Because...... It's not a question of whether they want to attack or not.
But...... The Portuguese team let not let them attack the problem.
In the seventh minute, Deco sent a diagonal pass, and Deng Kai shot wide from the left edge of the penalty area.
In the eighth minute, Viana's long-range shot from outside the area was blocked.
In the tenth minute, Figo crossed, and Campbell grabbed in front of Ronaldo to clear the ball.
The Portuguese offensive was like a raging storm.
The biggest problem with England's squad is the lack of a top-notch midfield interceptor.
That is, there is a lack of a defensive back.
Players like Essien.
Although Frank Lampard is both offensive and defensive, in terms of his position, no matter how strong his defensive ability is, he cannot play a crucial interception role.
Because it is impossible for a player in the midfield position to intercept a pass in the midfield.
Scholes' defensive quality is even worse.
Fourteenth minute.
Figo sends a diagonal cross from the right.
Viana stepped forward and managed to catch up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area.
Terry quickly followed.
Viana makes a passing pose.
John Terry didn't dare to bet because he had a penalty area behind him and football was dangerous once it passed.
Terry stretches his feet.
As a result, who knew that Viana did not pass the ball, but directly flicked the ball in the direction of the bottom line in the penalty area.
The ball rolls into the big box.
Viana then rushed up, eh, highlighting a ...... Raw.
But Terry was quick to react.
Quickly pulled Viana and turned to follow, trying to squeeze Viana out of the way.
Who knew Viana was experienced.
As soon as Terry crashed into him, he fell to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle immediately.
Terry's mind was immediately confused.
Because the place where Viana fell to the ground was already in the big forbidden area.
"Fake fall! He's faking a fall! Terry immediately explained to the referee.
But the referee made a few foul gestures to make it clear that Terry had committed a foul.
"Oh! Terry's emotions were a little agitated. β
"Let's take another look...... It's true that it was a foul action and the penalty was no problem. β
"This actually has something to do with the fact that the penalty scale of Serie A and the Premier League is different."
"It is undeniable that Serie A is still the place with the highest defensive system and defensive quality in world football."
"Viana, the core of Inter, is already good at dribbling, coupled with the training of Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio, Roma and other strong teams, he has a lot of experience in breakthroughs."
"Maybe he doesn't have Quaresma in his movements, and he doesn't have Cristiano Ronaldo as fast as he does in speed. But Viana is actually quite high in terms of breakthrough success rate, and he also makes a lot of fouls. β
"This is a player with both quality and acting. There was a good balance between making fouls and diving. β
"In comparison, Ronaldo, who practiced his diving skills in the Premier League, is a lot more immature."
Cristiano Ronaldo: It's like you can't write this book without stepping on me, right?
Peach: Binge!
(End of chapter)