Chapter 7: Fairy Ball Master? It's hard to stand alone!

"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams."

The commentary partners of this game are Lou Yichen and Liu Yue.

"The two goalkeepers in the Dutch team, Strensberg and Van der Sar, who are in the first and second picks, have not been called up this time, and the goalkeeper is Feyenoord goalkeeper Genk Timmer."

"Arjen Robben, who plays for Real Madrid, and Frenkie de Jong, who plays for Manchester City, are not on the list."

"Bora Luz is also in the squad again."

Home Netherlands: 4231

Manager: Donny van Marwijk

Goalkeeper: Timmer

Defence: Heitinga, Oyer, Mathiesen, Van Bronckhorst

Defenders: De Zeeu, Van Bommel

Wing-backs and midfielders: Kuyt, Sneijder, Levy

Centre-forward: Robin van Persie

Away Sweden: 442

Manager: Lars Lagerbeck

Goalkeeper: Isaksen

Backline: Nelson, Maistolovic, Hansen, Safari

Midfielders: Wilhelmson, Lindgren, Anderson, Holmen

Forwards: Larsson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

"This game is not only a clash between the Netherlands and Sweden, but also a clash of the two strikers with the most goals in La Liga and Serie A so far." Lou Yichen sighed.

"But there is still a clear gap between the strength of the two teams, the Dutch team is a star-studded team, and Sweden is a bit of a standout."

The footage on the field was also given to the benches and managers of both teams.

Van Marwijk was in good spirits, while Lars looked a little serious.

"The Netherlands have given the Nordic side two heavy defeats in their most recent matches, scoring a total of 11 goals, and I wonder if this game will continue their good form against the Nordic side."

The two teams guessed the side, and as the referee blew the whistle, the game began.

It was the Swedish team that kicked off first.

Ibrahimovic stood on the pitch and glanced at Levi in front of him, realizing that the latter was also looking at him.

A smile appeared on the corner of Da Fengxian's mouth.

He was riveting his strength today to put on a good performance and slap Van Bronckhorst in the face.

Ibrahimovic pushed the ball to Larsson and then inserted it into the opposition half to wait for his team-mate's next pass.

"Larsson knocked the ball to Anderson, the Dutch team grabbed it fiercely, De Zeou pressed it"

Anderson was a little out of proportion in the face of De Zeu's ferocious pressing at the beginning.

"Anderson transferred to Lindgren next to him, this pass is dangerous, Van Bommel!"

There was a tidal cheer at the Amsterdam Arena, with Van Bommel blocking the line at the moment of the opposition player's pass, cleanly intercepting the pass and rubbing the ball forward.

At the same time, I also plugged it in.

"In less than a minute of the opening period, the Dutch team seized on a passing error from Sweden and instantly formed a wave of five-on-four situation."

Sneijder watched the situation after winning the ball, and Sweden's line was tilted to the right as a result of Van Bommel cutting in from the right.

Levi was in the middle of a gap on the left and then headed for the gap between right-back Nelson and centre-back Maistolovic.

Sneijder took the ball with his right foot and strolled a fluffy half-high ball.

The ball flew right over the heads of two defenders, and a figure in an orange jersey swept by like the wind.

Another Swedish centre-back, Hansen, hurriedly went to intercept it, and the ball that fell from Levi's chest bounced diagonally at his feet, and Levi instantly took the ball and slashed across his face.

Directly facing Swedish goalkeeper Isaksen.

"Look at this goal, calmly push in front of the goal, the ball goes in!"

"Thirty-nine seconds, the Netherlands took the lead! Clever passing, deft pauses, cool pushing! ”

Although Lou Yichen's language kept up, his emotions were still a little unresponsive.

Levi and Sneijder high-fived in celebration, followed by Van Persie and Kuyt.

The Dutch fans in the stands were smiling and posing as if they were not surprised.

Ibrahimovic, who was still standing in the opposing half, froze in place.

I haven't touched the ball yet!

Why are you falling behind?

"What a pity!" Liu Yue also said.

"Just one second away from breaking Kocu's record for the fastest goal of 38 seconds against Romania in 2005."

When Sweden restarted, Ibrahimovic yelled at his teammates and made a gesture of spreading his hands.

Signal them to be careful.

"Be careful with this ball, Hallgate dribbled the ball too much, was squeezed to the side by Heitinga, and cut off the ball."

Just three minutes later, Swedish full-back Holmen dribbled the ball in an attempt to pass through Ibrahimovic from the wing.

was blocked by De Zewu's running position, and had to choose to break through with the ball by himself.

was stopped by the waiting, Heitinga.

It's too late to turn around with the ball and do it again.

Heitinga won the ball and quickly diagonally to Van Bommel.

"Van Bommel makes a long pass!"

Van Bommel fired a pinpoint long-range shot straight from the back and crashed into the box.

Sweden's backline as a whole turned and chased back.

No one bothered to go one-on-one again, and the Dutch number 14 was once again in the middle of them.

Maistolovic turned his head to observe where the ball landed, and suddenly saw Levi's figure flashing again.

Orange is so eye-catching, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen this color even for traffic warnings.

"Levi! Another successful anti-offside position, this ball came at him! ”

Levi took the lead, the falling football fell, and after touching the surface of his foot, he tilted slightly, and the falling football was unloaded and crossed, all in one go.

A few playful rolls on the turf in the restricted area.

Van Persie squeezed past Hansen, raised his right foot and hit the ball.

Isaksen's save did not stop the curling shot into the left-hand corner.

The football crashed into the goal, and the scene boiled again.

"There is still a clear gap in the strength of the two teams."

Lou Yichen glanced at the angry Eevee on the field, a little distressed.

In just a few minutes, Sweden were 2-0 down, and due to the lack of ability to pass forward in the midfield, the Dutch team's midfield was not able to pass smoothly.

Ibrahimovic hasn't had a chance to hold the ball since the opening.

"It's so cool, this ball is so beautiful."

Van Persie ran over and put his arm around Levi's neck, beaming with joy.

After unloading the ball, he took advantage of it, not only because of the cleverness of the pass, but also because Levi could stop the ball, he could play it by himself.

But he opted to pass the ball anyway because Van Persie was in a better position.

The faces of the two commentators were full of surprise.

It's a dead life!

Isn't the Dutch the kind of team that has to bring out a single knife without a single knife?

When did you start to play in front of the goal.

"If it were Nasri, it would definitely be played by itself." Van Persie said.

Then he quietly said beside Levi, "How is it?" Are you interested in coming to Arsenal, let's brothers cooperate and kill all sides. ”

Levi pushed aside Van Persie's hand that was holding him.

"Don't think about it, Arsenal can't afford it."

One sentence extinguished Van Persie's illusions and made him a little depressed.

There are only a few national team games a year, so it's good to be able to enjoy such a comfortable pass in the league.

"But you can come to Manchester United." Levi added.

"Don't think about it, Wenger won't let it go."

Van Persie raised his arm and said with a smile.

"It's okay, just wait until you become the captain."

Arsenal's current captain is William Gala, but he won't be able to captain for a few days.

"Which round gets me, the old man prefers that Fabregas guy."

Van Persie didn't understand this meme.

"It's not like he won't go."

The small talk between the two was quickly interrupted by the progress of the game, and Van Persie was just about to say that Ferventinger Jr. would not let go, but Levi had already walked away.

After kick-off again, the Swedish team was still suppressed by the Netherlands.

Either they can't advance their own half of the court and have to pass the ball back again.

Either Ibrahimovic and Larsson were caught between a couple of men immediately after a long pass, with Ibrahimovic jumping up from the top but his header was always controlled by the Dutch first.

I finally managed to get the ball once in front of the court.

The 1.95-meter-tall Swedish Tower immediately showed a wave of his delicate footwork, two long legs stepped on the bicycle in a row, and stopped to pull the ball and knocked, which made Oyer stunned for a moment.

Then he suddenly held the ball and slammed into the penalty area, but was stuck by the arriving Mathieson.

Ibrahimovic didn't choose to use his body when he was at his peak, but liked to play some tricks that other high school forwards didn't like.

When facing defenders, he likes to open up space and dribble to break through, rather than hand-to-hand combat.

This is one of the reasons why he often went out of his way in some high-intensity competitions, so much so that he was later called the Big Soft Foot Shrimp.

The game went on until the twenty-fifth minute.

De Zewu cut off the ball again and passed it to Sneijder, who won the ball and made a gesture to the left.

Lindgren was robbed.

Sneijder shook his bald head and deftly flicked the ball back with a deft left foot, shaking off Lindgren.

The outside of the right foot takes out a curling ball.

At the point where the ball landed forward, the speeding Kuyt crossed Safari and cut inward.

Hansen tried to intercept him, but Kuyt flicked the ball back with his left foot, just past the bulky Hansen.

Cut into the middle of the penalty area, then aim with his right foot and push it home.

"The Netherlands have a three-goal lead in 25 minutes and this year they are an opponent that any team would fear."

Levi needs more than one man to mark on the wing, but the number of people on the football pitch is limited.

Favoring one over the other, especially the team with weak overall strength.

Take two or three people to look after one player, and the other players will come as they want on the road.

The 39th minute of the game.

"It was Van Bommel again, and the quick pass from Sneijder after the break made Sweden tired and gave the ball directly to Kuyt."

Sweden's midfield was beaten by Van Bommel and Sneijder.

Nelson and Wilhelmson on the left did not dare to go to the middle to add depth to their midfield, and several breakthroughs by Levi in the first half made the two of them turn on their backs.

Will Hemson was also blocked by a wipe ball for an aggressive scramble.

Kuyt again dribbled the ball down the flank.

Will Hemsen tried to hold off Levi, who was driving straight into the box, but was unsuccessful.

"There was a little movement in the hand, but I couldn't stop it at all, and the referee noticed it."

Will Hemson couldn't think of why such a strong man was so flexible.

"Kuyt's low cross!"

Kuyt, who pulled the side, sent a pass straight in front of the goal, and before the few people who rushed into the penalty area could stand firmly, the shadow of an orange jersey jumped high.

Van Persie jumped up for the top and flicked the ball forward.

Like a relay, Kuyt's pass arced high and Van Persie lifted the ball up again and fell forward again.

At this time, Levi had just gotten rid of the defender's mark and rushed forward to the landing point of the ball.

Goalkeeper Isaksen has come out.

"Levi rushed a little hard this time, the balance is not easy to master, this ball is very close to the goalkeeper, see if he can clear the siege."

"Beautiful!"

Lou Yichen, who had always spoken in a calm tone, suddenly raised his voice a few degrees.

"What is this called? It's called a scorpion tail swing! ”

Van Marwijk swung his fist sharply on the sidelines, as if directing the cheers that followed.

Levi, who rushed forward, was squeezed by the defender, and the opposing goalkeeper had already put pressure on the ball when his center of gravity was a little unstable.

At this time, the timing did not allow him to adjust calmly, and he stumbled forward, and he had an idea, hooking his calf back, and his heel just hooked the falling football.

And the goalkeeper's action at this time is still preparing to clear the ball at the first landing point.

The ball fluttered in front of his eyes and flew into the goal.

"How to fight, how to have, this is really pleasing to the eye!"

"Fairy Ball! If you look at Levi's movements when he dribbles the ball, his core strength is quite amazing. ”

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

The Swedish team fell behind 4-0 at half-time, and the good-looking Ibrahimovic didn't even glance at the Dutch team.

Walked straight off the court.

Since it was a friendly match, there was no limit to the number of substitutions, and Van Marwijk made four substitutions in midfield at one time.

Goalkeeper Genk Timmer was replaced by Michelle Worm.

Van Bronckhorst came on for Tim De Kele.

De Zeeuw came on for Van der Vaart.

Mathieson was replaced and brought on Bolaruz.

Van der Vaart and Bolaruz were two good brothers who played together, and the dispute between the two was not yet thundering.

It seems that the relationship is still very good.

Bora Ruz is honest, loyal and reliable.

At the European Championships, his wife was born prematurely and his daughter died at birth, and the strong centre-back first retired from training camp to take care of his family, and then returned to the team immediately after the death of his daughter.

"Although there has been a great misfortune in my life, the team has to move forward."

This was what then-manager Van Basten recounted many years later as Bora Luz said at the time.

Because of this tragedy, the Dutch team lowered the flag at half-mast at the base in Lausanne and played against all the players of the Russian game with black yarn wrapped in arms.

But Bolaruz said his teammates should not focus too much on themselves and should put all their energy into the game.

The player who lost his father at the age of 16 and later lost his beloved daughter.

Levi and he have only just met.

Then I thought about Van der Vaart and his wife messing around with it.

I suddenly felt that Van der Vaart was not doing a personal thing.

Seven thousand five hundred words, take a nap, and have a chapter to make up during the day

(End of chapter)