Chapter 169: The silver saddle shines on the white horse, sassy like a meteor
In the next two days, France, Germany, Argentina and Belgium also won one after another to enter the quarterfinals.
The match between England and the Netherlands is scheduled for the end.
Brazil was the first to start.
Two centre-backs, Thiago. Silva and David. Luiz scored in quick succession to give Brazil a 2-0 lead, J. Rodriguez pulled one back, but it was difficult to save the defeat, and the hosts took the lead in the semi-finals.
France and Germany met and eventually scored with a header from centre-back Hummels, and Germany managed to eat chicken in Rio de Janeiro and will meet Brazil in the semi-finals.
Next up is Argentina vs Belgium.
Just eight minutes into the game, Gonzalo Higuain scored his first goal of the tournament and the only goal of the game.
Argentina reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1990 and reached the semi-finals alongside bitter rivals Brazil, but they will face the Netherlands and England next up.
At 17 o'clock on July 5, Brazilian time, the last game of the World Cup 1/4 finals will be played at the New Water Source Stadium in El Salvador.
Playing against both sides: England vs Netherlands.
For both teams, it was the biggest test of the tournament so far.
Dutch striker duo Arjen Robben, Van Persie and Lin Yun are old acquaintances who have played against each other a few times, Wayne Rooney and Van Persie are still playing side by side at Manchester United, and Kuyt has also mixed up with Gerrard in Liverpool.
Van Persie even laughed about the fish leap he scored against Spain, "I watched the live broadcast of the Champions League final, and when I saw your header score, I thought, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely score one of these headers, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly......"
"Actually, it's still a bit of a pity," Lin Yun replied with a smile, "It would be better if both goals were scored in this game." ”
"Huh? Haha, maybe that......"
"Seriously, if you're not happy at Manchester United, it's better to go back to Arsenal," Lin said, "and I'll give you back the No. 11 shirt." ”
Rooney almost punched him next to him, "Did you forget that I'm here too?" ”
Lin Yun was air, "I can see that Wenger actually wants to do it." ”
Van Persie was silent for a moment before squeezing out another smile, "Let's talk about it." ”
Saying that, the time was up, and the few people who had been talking happily quickly packed up their mood and were about to meet each other.
"England and the Netherlands have been disappointers in penalty shootouts in previous tournaments, so both managers will definitely try to settle the battle within 90 minutes, and at most extra-time will be the winner......
De Jong was sidelined with a groin injury and Blind switched to midfield.
Indi is back in the starting line-up.
Kuyt moved to the right to replace Ferhag.
Youngster Depay plays on the left wing.
Sneijder's 16th World Cup appearance, a record for a Dutch player, was followed by captain Robin van Persie with 15.
Netherlands 3-4-3.
Goalkeepers: 1-Cillessen;
Defenders: 3 - De Vrij, 2 - Vlar, 4 - Indy;
Midfielders: 15-Kuyt, 20-Wejnald, 5-Blind, 10-Sneijder, 21-Depay;
Forwards: 11-Robben, 9-Van Persie (c). ”
'England kept the same starting XI against Greece.
Wilshere managed to squeeze out Henderson with his excellent performance and secured a solid starting position.
Steven Gerrard's 115th appearance for England is second all-time ahead of David Beckham and second all-time behind legendary England goalkeeper Peter Hilton's 125 appearances.
Although only ten games away, there is a good chance that he will not be able to overtake Hilton, as according to reliable sources in The Times, Gerrard and Frank Lampard have both decided to officially retire from the national team after this World Cup.
There is now a lot of discussion in England about who should take over Gerrard's captainship, and Rooney was originally the most popular candidate, but at present, it seems that there is a more trustworthy person in this national team, but I don't know how Hodgson chose ......"
Naturally, everyone knows who the "more trustworthy person" refers to.
Lin Yun does not show the toughness that a leader should have in his personality, his leadership is more reflected through invisible influence, and he is more inclined to the type of "spiritual leader".
The last time England captained this type of captain was 12 years ago, when Owen also briefly captained England.
Owen was only 22 years old at the time, and his personality was also gentle and elegant, but he did not do a bad job during his tenure, which shows that prestige is not a thing that can be loud enough and fierce enough, but mainly depends on the strength and personality charm on the field.
In fact, the England team has also acquiesced to Lin Yun's leadership position, after all, even the biggest "competitor" Rooney has been convinced by Lin Yun, and Hodgson knows how to choose as long as he is not crazy about gains and losses......
England 4-4-2.
Goalkeepers: 1-Joe Hart;
Defenders: 2 Glen Johnson, 6 Jagielka, 5 Cahill, 3 Baines;
Midfielders: 8 - Steven Gerrard (c), 7 - Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19 - Raheem Sterling;
Forwards: 10-Rooney, 9-Lin Yun. ”
Before the game, the captains of both sides read out the anti-racial discrimination manifesto before the game officially began.
The two teams defeated the old powerhouses Italy and Spain in the group stage, and both advanced as the group winners, have proved their strength, and today they met in this kind of knockout round that is either you die or I die, and it is destined to be impossible to play too aggressively, but who knows that as soon as the whistle blew, the Netherlands played a blitzkrieg for everyone.
Robben stepped on the edge and quickly stepped forward, Sneijder received Van Persie's pass and immediately slashed the ball to Robben with precision.
Robben picked up the ball and accelerated sharply, slid it straight past Wilshere, and then the ball passed Glenn. Johnson is outstanding.
Then came the time for the popular incision.
Cahill probably pondered the defensive strategy in front of Robben's game video, and chose to let it go in the face of Robben's inward cut, only to suddenly move sideways to block when he hit the goal.
The ball hit Cahill's calf and bounced off.
Van Persie cut in quickly down the middle and was about to volley when Jagielka burst out of the box and slid the ball past Gerrard.
Steven Gerrard receives the ball sideways and passes Oxlade-Chamberlain short.
Oxlade-Chamberlain dribbled quickly down the flank and played a long ball into the front of the Dutch half-court penalty area.
As the ball fell, Lin Yun broke free from Kuyt and Indi's defense, jumped lightly, and volleyed.
"Bang!"
The hearts of the Dutch fans in the stadium trembled, but fortunately, the football did not hit the goal frame, but flew high over the crossbar and out of the bottom line.
“…… The game went to a climax from the first second! Robben and Lin Yun hit the goal outside the penalty area one after another, but one was blocked by the defender and the other was high above the crossbar, and the generals of both sides were boiling, which means that the competition in this game will be very fierce! ”
The commentator said that he was about to believe it, but after these two tentative attacks at the beginning, the two sides quickly played very cautiously, and the game was in the tenth minute, and there were still only two shots on goal in the opening game.
The Netherlands were the first to pick up the pace.
In the 11th minute, Robben counter-attacked and split the ball to the right, and Kuyt kicked the ball out and quickly knocked it back into the middle of the pitch.
Depay transitioned and hit the ball to the left.
The soccer ball just bypassed Glenn. Johnson, came to Van Persie.
Van Persie rushed forward and shot low without stopping the ball!
“…… A quick counterattack by the Dutch team! Arjen Robben crosses the middle, Depay moves to the left, Van Persie hits the goal!! Joe. Hart's god-like reaction! ”
Robin van Persie fired a powerful shot from 10 yards out on the left flank. Hart actually saved the ball with one hand.
And that's not all.
The ball he saved came right near Sneijder, and Giagilka was like a log, not making any effective block, allowing Sneijder to finish with a follow-up shot.
In fact, Sneijder was also a little confused, the quality of this shot was not high due to lack of preparation, but no matter how low it was, he still flew towards the goal.
At the last moment, it was Joe again. Hart stepped up, and this time held the ball firmly in his arms, not as steady as an England goal.
“…… Van Persie's shot was saved, Sneijder's follow-up shot was blocked, and Joe Van Persie's shot was blocked. Hart saved England. ”
Even Lin Yun, who was in the front court, couldn't help but feel sorry for Qiao this time. Hart gave a round of applause.
"Hart: Do you know why you can't shoot twice? Because you're so close to goal! ”
"Damn, the goalkeeper of the England team has also become the protagonist one day!"
"This wave is right, even the goalkeeper is so stable, Sanmeow will win today!"
"I still hope to drag it out until the penalty shoot-out and see who is more unlucky."
"Let's have a showdown between General Fan and Emperor Lin's fairy ball!"
Joe Hart's performance wasn't over yet.
Two minutes later, the Netherlands made a comeback, this time with Robin van Persie dribbling the ball straight into the left side of the box, and Depay, a popular fried chicken from the Eredivisie, chose to shoot from a tight angle from 10 yards in front of goal.
Seeing that the football was about to enter the goal, it turned out that Joe. Hart swooped out as if he could teleport, reaching out to block the ball.
Cahill, who quickly returned to the defense, quickly kicked the ball to the wing, and Baines slashed it again and handed the ball to Wilshere's feet.
This time, in addition to praising Joe Hart, the commentators on the major platforms began to criticize England's defenders, but their voices became quieter when they spoke, and then suddenly became louder.
"Joe. Hart saves again on the goal line! If England can win today, the goalkeeper will definitely take half of the credit! Of course, if they lose, then it is too ...... for their backline to take full responsibility Lin Yun dribbled the ball in the middle and rode alone! It's over! It's over! It's over again!! ”
Lin Yun retreated very deep and received a direct pass from Wilshere in his own half.
Sneijder was the first to step forward to intercept it, but Lin Yun changed direction on the spot to get rid of it.
He was about to entangle for the second time, but Lin Yun had already poked the ball forward, and then ejected it on the spot, leaving the dust.
Lin Yun held his head high, took the steps of God blocking and killing God and Buddha, and rushed towards the goal of the Dutch team with an indomitable momentum.
With vigorous strides.
Blind was the second to arrive.
He didn't dare to step forward directly, but cautiously retreated in the face of Lin Yun, but Lin Yun didn't have time to play a game with him on the left or the right, and directly wiped him out with a simple and rough human ball.
Blind subconsciously reached out to pull, but only touched Lin Yun's sleeve.
This is actually a rough speed to eat raw, relying on pure explosiveness and physical talent, without much technical content, but it makes people's blood rush.
Wayne Rooney quickly entered the penalty area to respond, and Raheem Sterling and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also plugged in from the wings to help him share the pressure, but everyone automatically ignored their presence, and even the Dutch defenders seemed to be the only one left in the eyes of Lin Yun.
Vlar, the only serious centre-back in the Netherlands, came out under intense pressure.
The two were about to meet each other, and Lin Yun immediately had a large range of people.
The ball was kicked past Vrard's left and rolled straight out for a full seven or eight meters, while he ran to Flard's right.
Vlaar guessed that Lin Yun would use the human ball to divide, but he didn't expect his human ball to be so domineering, not only did he start from two meters apart, but he also drove the ball out so far at once.
Vlaar immediately turned around to chase the ball, but he played a clever trick and deliberately blocked Lin Yun's forward path, trying to carry Lin Yun out with his body.
What the hell is this not self-defeating......
Fans who are familiar with Lin Yun have a feeling that they can't bear to look at it directly.
Vlaar was knocked into the air.
De Vrij and Indy joined forces from the left and right, and released the shovel if they didn't agree.
At this time, Rooney was actually empty, and even Sterling and Oxlade-Chamberlain, who were slightly behind on both sides, had no one to defend, as long as Lin Yun split the ball, England would have a great opportunity.
But everyone, including Hodgson, didn't seem to want to see Lin Yun pass.
In addition to everyone's hope that this lonely heroic solo attack on Longtan can have a perfect result, everyone seems to firmly believe that Lin Yun's own strong breakthrough with the ball is no worse than passing.
The two defenders came towards Lin Yun in a "V" shape, but when the "V" was about to take shape, Lin Yun had already stabbed the ball between them, and then the person jumped lightly and successfully flew between the two.
Single Knife!
Cillessen left the door with all Dutch hopes.
Van Gaal had already raised his head high and stared at the sky, not wanting to look again.
Lin Yun picked up his toes, and the football jumped slightly, flew over Cillessen's head, and fell into the gate of the Dutch team.
1-0。
Lin Yun ran to the sidelines, raised his hands high, stretched out his index finger, and pointed to the sky.
"The silver saddle shines on the white horse, sassy like a shooting star!
Lin Yun is like a chivalrous man who fights the sword world, killing one person in ten steps, and not leaving a thousand miles!
Sneijder, Blind, Vlaar, De Vrij, Indy, and even goalkeeper Cillessen, the Dutch team dispatched six players, but it still couldn't stop Lin Yun!
It was a goal full of individual heroism, and Lin Yun once again single-handedly knocked on the door of victory for England......"
(End of chapter)