What's it like to play in the World Cup?

Modric felt a little unreal, unlike anything he'd played before.

The heavy sense of mission, the jersey with the Croatian coat of arms, all told him that he was fighting on behalf of 4 million people.

The ground was shaking, my ears hurt as if I was going to be deaf, and my feet felt even heavier than I could move my legs.

Modric slapped his thighs so hard that they were even red, which dispelled the trance.

But his heart was still trembling nervously, his hands were oozing sweat, and he was even trembling slightly.

Luka Modric forced himself to calm down, he was a Croatian midfielder, he was the brain.

If he can't calm down, if he doesn't put in a performance, then their situation will be incredibly bad.

"Luca? Luca? Luca!! ”

Modric woke up from his trance and turned his head suddenly.

"You're calling me?"

Duimovich asked, "You won't be nervous, will you?" ”

Modric was silent.

"?"

Duimovich was stunned.

Damn it!

Modric is nervous, if he can't play, Croatia's midfield will fall!

"Suke!! ——”

Dujmovic pointed at Modric and said loudly; "Luca nervously peeing his pants?"

"Who peed their pants?" Modric turned his head and yelled in shame.

I saw Suke turn his head.

"Huh?"

Sooke ran back from the front court, his right hand raised in the air, and he slapped it violently!

Syllable!!!!

Modric grinned, his back aching hotly.

"Does it hurt?"

Suke asked.

Modric nodded hurriedly.

Su Ke narrowed his eyes: "Remember this feeling, if you lose, it hurts ten thousand times more than this!" ”

"Again, if you don't know how to play, pass it on to me."

With that, Suke turned away.

Modric opened his mouth, looked at Suke's back, and exhaled slowly.

This good friend of his, always has a big grin, as if no amount of pressure can crush him.

But that's why Suker was able to get these honors, right?

Modric raised his hands and slammed them!

Syllable!

His cheeks were reddened and his voice was loud.

Duimovich, who was on the sidelines, grinned.

How much it hurts!

But at this time, Modric's eyes became calm.

"I'm all right!"

Modric turned to Dujmovic: "Tommy, concentrate the ball on me, I want to find my feeling first!" ”

"Understood!"

In the other half, Boame was also ready to move.

Especially when I looked at my friend opposite, my eyes burned.

It was the first time they had been opponents in the Circle.

Since Mostar Zlinski, they have not been able to catch up with Suker and Modric.

Now that they are meeting again in the World Cup, they are not here to catch up with the past.

"Stelke, let's give them some awesome looks!"

Boame shouted.

Sterke in the rear also waved vigorously in response.

Sucre. Bazic stood in the middle with the ball on his feet.

His eyes were sharp.

He used to be a Bosnia-Herzegovina genius, and Suker couldn't even see his taillights.

But now, the tide has turned, and Suker is one of the top stars in the world, and he's still playing in the Bosnia and Herzegovina league.

Sukka. Bazic knows that Suker is strong, but football is not a one-man sport.

He firmly believes that they are better teams.

Dzeko, Pjanic and others are also constantly taking deep breaths to adjust their state.

The referee from Italy glanced left and right at the goalkeepers of both sides, and then began to withdraw from the center circle.

He put his whistle to his mouth and whistled loudly.

Beep!!!

A sharp whistle blew and the game began.

Croatian commentary seat.

"It's game on! It's game on! This is the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the first game of Group B, Croatia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, what can the two teams do in the next 90 minutes? Come on, Croatian boys! ”

Bosnia and Herzegovina commentary seat.

"The game started, we kicked off first, we must play more steadily against Croatia, don't be rushed by the chaos of their high pressing, steady! Be sure to hold on! ”

"Especially when facing Suke, you have to be calm!"

Spanish Commentary Stand.

"In Croatia's first game, as one of the seeded stadiums for the World Cup, how will Croatia perform? Can Suker bring league form to the World Cup? Let's wait and see. ”

The game was being introduced by the commentators all over the world.

Under the fierce cheers of the audience, the Croatian players slammed into the opponent's half.

Looting!

High pressing!

"Up, up, up!!"

"Storm their defenses!"

"Follow-up!"

"I'm coming!!"

"them!"

One by one, the Croatian players screamed and rushed forward.

Their impact momentum is unusually violent, and although Bosnia and Herzegovina are prepared, they are still threatened by this impact, and they can still play big in the backfield.

"Pass the foot! O feet! ”

Pjanic jumped in anger.

This long-footed pass is not so much an attack as it is like giving the ball to Croatia.

Sure enough, when Boame was about to catch the ball in the face of the ball's landing point, Dujmovic slammed out horizontally and gave the ball to Suker.

"Be careful!! ——“

The moment Suker stopped the ball, the Bosnian players were on the verge of a big enemy.

Sterke quickly approached Suke, lowering his center of gravity, his eyes fixed on Suke's feet.

Suker didn't make any breakthrough gestures, but looked at the large number of defenders behind him, and he twisted and passed straight back to Modric.

"Take your time! No hurry! ”

After Su Ke finished speaking, he whispered: "Stelke, you coaxed!" ”

"I'm not cowardly!"

"It's the puppy, bark twice!"

"Fuck off! Don't talk to me! ”

"Why! I just want to talk. ”

"Please, get out of here, okay?"

Sterke said bitterly.

"Whew!" Su Ke nodded: "Understood!" ”

Immediately, Suke ran after Syrke.

"You come back to me!"

Sterke hurriedly followed.

"What's wrong? Want to chat? Suke turned his head and grinned.

Sterke pursed his lips.

I really want to rip this guy's mouth apart.

thought that after becoming famous, self-holding identity should be more restrained.

But now I find that this guy has not changed at all from the previous beating!

Suker was distracting with his words while watching his teammates' movements.

Croatia did not rush to attack, but connected through Modric's pass, allowing every player to touch the ball and adjust the game.

For them to play in the World Cup for the first time, it is very advantageous to have more touches.

While touching the ball, Modric also looked up from time to time.

"It's time to put some pressure on!"

Modric feels like it's okay.

Modric received the ball again and spun around, but this time, instead of hitting the ball right away, he turned his head to look ahead.

Modric and Suker looked at each other.

Before Sterke could figure out what was going on, Suke took a few steps back, then began to swoop in the direction of change.

"Goodbye!"

Suke left this sentence as he swept past Syrke.

Sterke also immediately turned around and ran back with all his strength.

Not to mention, Sturk was so fast that he barely allowed Sukla to get out of position.

Seeing that he couldn't pull the distance, Suke slowed down slightly, stretched out his right foot and stopped the ball steadily.

At this point, as soon as Sterke arrived, Suke suddenly started again and began to dribble horizontally.

"Damn it!"

Sterke didn't have time to catch his breath and immediately pursued again.

And this time, he understood why Suke was so difficult to prevent.

With the extremely fast frequency of touching the ball with the feet, there is no possibility of a kick tackle at all.

What's more, Su Ke's speed is still very fast, and he has a strong ability to combine people and balls.

'Suker dribbles horizontally on the line of the penalty area, we haven't seen Suker dribble like this for a long time, that's what he did when he was in Serie A, but after joining La Liga, he didn't play like that anymore.

After Sooker's lateral dribble, he pulled the back line of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

But he couldn't pull a space to shoot, and Suker could only knock the ball into Rakitic in the rib area on the right.

Rakitic received the ball and immediately played a wide pass to Perisic on the wing.

Perisic suddenly started up and crossed the ball directly.

Mandzukic jumped up and the ball flew off the line.

"Mine! Didn't pass it on! ”

Perisic immediately raised his hand.

However, Mandzukic also gave him a thumbs up and said he didn't mind.

Although Croatia failed to score in the first attack, Mandzukic rubbed the ball, which also shocked Bosnia and Herzegovina into a cold sweat.

"You can't let Suke dribble like that!"

Basodachi clutched his heart.

When Sook dribbled laterally, Bosnia and Herzegovina's backline was a bit of a mess up front.

This time it didn't work.

But after a few more times, the devil knows what the result was!

So it's a once-in-a-century problem.

How do you limit Suke?

"Croatia's high press we can only play high balls, but that's what we're good at!"

Basodachic watched as Pjanic finally received the ball and played a long pass to Bouame on the right flank.

Boame stopped the ball steadily, but the moment he stopped the ball, Srna also immediately hit him diagonally in front of him.

"So fast!"

Boame couldn't help but sigh that this may be the rhythm of the five major leagues.

Srna's position was in the same rhythm as his stoppage, giving him no time to prepare.

As soon as Srna got closer, he began to press.

Boame reached out and pushed Srna while trying to overtake from the outside, just as he was about to start.

Srna pounced forward again, this time with particularly tough pressing, and under the fierce confrontation, Bouame was a little unsteady on his feet.

And taking advantage of this opportunity, Srna stretched out his foot and stabbed it.

Bang!

The ball hit Boame's feet and flew off the touchline.

"Wonderful! Srna single-handedly restricted Boyame on the flank and snatched the ball back. ”

Klaušivić exclaimed: "This is the ability of Inter Milan's main left wing-back! ”

Srna wiped her sweat and asked for the ball from the caddy.

He is not in a hurry to throw the ball, but directs his teammates to come forward to catch it.

Finally, he tossed the ball to Modric, who chested it off and passed it back to the centre-back.

After receiving the ball, Simunic sent it straight forward.

Bang!

Dzeko suddenly made a sliding tackle to shovel the ball off the line.

"Highball! It's too dangerous! ”

Srna yelled.

Simunich was a little embarrassed, and he scratched his head and reassured; "Find the state, find the state, and the next time you must play the high ball!"

Croatia's offensive is not so intense, it is still gradual, looking for flaws.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, has been more resolute in its counterattack.

On the left flank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boame was seen dead by Srna.

"Boame's technical capabilities have improved a lot." There was a slight smile on Fansteak's lips.

The former disciple appeared on the World Cup stage, and he was still a disciple who was not noticed, and he also put in a lot of hard work.

However, Boame failed to jump out of the Bosnia and Herzegovina league.

Faced with restrictions from the top five leagues, and even the main full-back of the Champions League, he can only be locked up.

Bosnia and Herzegovina couldn't open up the situation on the left side, and in the end, they had to choose to change sides.

"Dzeko!"

Pjanic yelled and made a long pass straight to the ball.

Dzeko tilted his head to determine where the ball landed, and suddenly there was a fierce footstep in his ears.

Before he could make a judgment, a figure leaped to his feet and flicked the ball in the air to Pranic behind him.

"Well done! Sucre! ”

Pranic gave Suker a thumbs up.

Su Ke also immediately rushed back to his position.

"That's the Croatian style! They don't limit themselves to attacking in front, they only pass the ball in midfield, they only defend these boundaries at the back, and a lot of the time, these players will appear in some unexpected positions, just like this time, as a winger, Suker will drop back to participate in the battle for the top! ”

Barsodachi feels very tricky.

Both wings can't kick out!

"Corners, set-pieces, you can make more of these!"

As soon as Pjanic finished shouting in Bosnian language, Suke turned his head and said loudly; "They want corners and set-pieces, be careful!"

"What the!"

Sterke was so angry that he cursed.

Suker spread his hands and shrugged; "He shouted so loudly that I heard it!"

Before I knew it, it was 20 minutes, and the rhythm was still a little slow overall.

Many people wonder how Croatian style has suddenly become so mild.

But there are also some knowledgeable fans who understand that Croatia are still finding form.

After all, it is the first World Cup, and they can't rush and play, they have to be the first to ensure their form, and then suddenly start to exert their strength.

Think of this as a process of accumulating energy.

In the 21st minute, Bosnia and Herzegovina finally got a corner kick.

Sucre. Bazic was excited.

Here comes his chance to perform.

"Dzeko, run forward and help me draw Simunich's attention."

Sucre. Bazic said to Dzeko.

Dzeko immediately nodded.

In terms of corners, Suker. Bazic is the absolute core.

Boame stood at the corner kick with his eyes on Suker. Bazcic.

The moment he raised his hand, Dzeko jerked in and rushed towards the front point.

Simunic was disturbed and subconsciously followed up a few steps.

At this point, Boame slammed into a free throw.

"It worked!"

Sucre. Bazic was overjoyed.

Just as he was about to jump, there was a sudden movement of him stepping on the ground.

In the next second, a figure jumped up.

Sucre. With a height of 195 centimeters, Bazic is a proper high school striker.

Headers are also the skills he has become famous for.

A lot of the time, he overlooked the opposing defenders and scored goals under their desperate eyes.

But this time, it was himself who was looking up now.

In front of me is a figure in a white and red plaid No. 9 jersey.

This guy jumps really high!

Sook was like a soaring falcon in the air.

His body was fully stretched, and his eyes were fixed on the ball.

Seven years ago!

Mostar Zlinski vs. Sarajevo.

At that time, Su Ke, who was only 160 centimeters in the air, could only look up at Su Ke. Again and again, Bazic hit his own goal, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Seven years later.

Suke is already close to 185 centimeters tall!

"Look at Lao Tzu on your head!"

Suker shook his head and cleared the ball away.

After landing on the ground, Su Ke supported the ground with one hand, started suddenly, and yelled in his mouth:

"Fight back! ——”

In an instant, the Croatian players turned and began to sprint.

Suker, Rakitic, Mandzukic, Srna, Perisic are all sprinting with their heads down.

The white robes fluttered in the wind.

Their sprint was so decisive, so brazen.

Almost all of them are rushing forward.

"It's coming! Croatia strikes back! ”

Bosnia-Herzegovina commentator Basodachi had horror in his eyes, looking at the white waves that were set off when he counterattacked, which was completely breathless!

"Rush Rush!!"

"Come on! Come on! ”

Vansteak and Bilic were both yelling with excitement.

This is the Croatian style.

Crazy counterattack!

One, two, you can hold on.

Then we will put more forces in the counterattack.

Look at!

The full-backs rushed up!

"Pass it to me!"

Srna yelled.

Luka Modric immediately slipped the ball into Srna.

Srna didn't stop the ball at all and slid towards Mandzukic diagonally in front of him.

Mandzukic paused, which also stopped Bosnia-Herzegovina's two centre-backs.

But at this point, Mandzukic suddenly flicked the ball into the box.

Swish!!!

Suker slammed in with an absolute thrust to catch the ball.

At this moment, in the entire Ellis Park stadium, Croatian fans were boiling.

The commentator Klausievich also stood up abruptly and shouted excitedly;

"Suke!! Single-handed!! ”

Suker looked up at the goal, and the horror of the opposing goalkeeper could be seen.

Su Ke leaned slightly sideways and swept his left foot.

With this scuffling shot, the ball went around the goalkeeper and into the side netting in the far corner.

On 26 minutes, Croatia scored the lead through Suker thanks to a counter-attacking opportunity.

"Goal!!!!!!!! ——”

"Suke!! He ushered in his first goal in the World Cup, and in the face of the opportunity, Suker really grasped it, this is 40+ goals in a single season, this is the deterrent power of La Liga + Champions League Golden Boot! ”

"Of course, the most shocking thing for us is Croatia's posture on the counter-attack!"

"There were six players who were frantically charging towards the opposing half, and in the face of this crazy momentum, Bosnia and Herzegovina was completely intimidated, and the passing options of the boys were also very exciting!"

"For the first 20 minutes, the lads were in a state of flux, and the moment they decided to fight back, it was like an erupting volcano!"

"That's how Croatian youths play!"

"This is following Davao. After Sookh, Croatia has another golden age! ”

(End of chapter)