After this match, Belgium's second race was on the 18th.

There is plenty of time, but the situation is absolutely very urgent.

If they can't win against Ireland, they will lose the initiative to qualify early.

The team's technical and tactical analysis guide, after this game, hurriedly conducted an analysis meeting for more than two hours, pointing out some problems in the Belgian defensive line.

'The man-to-man support in the midfield position is obviously not in place, and when the opposition is counter-attacking on the wing, we can't keep an eye on the attacking players who come in from behind.

'There's also the midfield, there are too few people who come back after each attack, and when the opponent is counter-attacking, we are always numerically inferior or evenly matched, which is very dangerous.

"De Bruyne, Hazard, Chen Yufeng, maybe you should retreat at the right time to help defend."

"And then there'......"

The technical and tactical analysis director said a lot, and in the end, some scenes of the whole game were released, and the players were able to solve problems in combination with the scenes.

In fact, in the club, every player knows how to do it.

It's just that because I don't work well in the national team, sometimes it's easy to forget my other responsibilities and think that this should be done by someone else.

In other words, this is actually the reason why they do not have a strong sense of belonging as a whole, and their fighting spirit is weaker than that of other national teams.

When the game is in progress, most people can still run less and run less, and when they have the opportunity, they will work their own, strive to perform well for themselves, and play their own value.

This is an unsolvable problem for both the Netherlands and Belgium.

They may only be able to build morale and cohesion through their performance in the game.

As for the offensive side, it is actually completely needless to say.

Belgium had 15 shots on goal against Italy's Tietong defence and created a number of clear chances.

They even had a terrifying 71 per cent possession.

The only problem is conversion rate and the ability to take advantage of opportunities.

This has more to do with the state of the strikers and other factors, and has nothing to do with tactics, so I can only hope that the players can play their own form.

After this analysis session, the players rested.

The loss in the first game had a relatively large impact on the morale of the whole team, no one had other thoughts at this time, and the entire team's hotel seemed quiet.

At night, Chen Yufeng dragged his tired body to jog to recover, looking for the feeling of physical training.

The intensity of training on game day must not be too much, so I can only say take my time.

At about half past ten in the evening, after Chen Yufeng returned to the hotel to take a shower, he fell asleep.

In the following days, in addition to some overall defensive training, as well as 3v3 and 2v2 training in counter-attacking scenarios, Wilmots strengthened the technical training of shooting in order to find the form of the players.

With that in place, they also went back to their original routines, training and watching the other teams play at the European Championships.

The second round of the group stage will resume on June 15.

In the first game, Lao Mao lost 1-2 to Slovakia, almost announcing his early exit.

The next day, in the two matches in Group A, Romania and Switzerland drew 1-1, and France beat Albania 2-0, almost securing the first place in the group ahead of schedule.

Immediately afterward, in England's match against Wales, Bale gave Wales the lead again with a free-kick, but England then turned the game around through goals from Jamie Vardy and Sturridge to win.

This makes the qualifying situation of the entire Group B very complicated, and except for Lao Mao, the other teams may be directly eliminated in the third round.

In the Group C match that started on June 17, Ermao lost 0-2 to Northern Ireland and Germany drew 0-0 with Poland, both of which entered the qualification advantage zone and accumulated four points.

Italy beat Sweden later in the day through Eder's goal to almost secure their first place in Group E.

The Belgian team that watched this game had mixed feelings, which meant that they had completely come to the moment of life and death, and as long as they lost, they would face eligibility.

In the two games that started early on the 18th, the Belgian team was certainly in no mood and did not have time to watch it again.

They only looked at the score at the end of the day and saw the Czech Republic draw 2-2 with Croatia and Spain winning 3-0 against Turkey.

After that, the whole team was in a tense atmosphere.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the upcoming match against Ireland at the Stade de Bordeaux will go straight to the brink of life and death if they cannot win.

Ireland is by no means a weak team, and there are many strong players in the team who have played in the middle of the Premier League all year round, and they are not well-known, but when it comes to this field, they will definitely fight hard with any team.

Even the favorites France and Germany do not dare to despise this kind of team at all.

Because that often comes at a terrible cost......

With the game being played right in the team's home city, Belgium didn't have much to do before the game.

Everyone took the bus to the Bordeaux stadium, and after the warm-up, they went into the dressing room to get ready for a change.

In this game, Wilmots did not make any changes in the midfield, and the main adjustment was placed in the back line.

Due to the injury of the main defender Vincent Kompany, the Belgian backline has always been unstable, and after thinking about it, Wilmots can only put out a gambling defensive combination.

He brought in Meunier, who has been in good form at Club Brugge this season, as a right wing-back.

In the centre-back position, Alderweireld was chosen to pair with Vermaelen, with Vertonghen appearing at left wing-back.

Whether they can resist the counterattack of the Irish team depends on the performance of these people......

Before the game, Wilmots, who was in the locker room, still crossed his hands on his waist, pretending to be relaxed, clapping his hands to encourage his players.

"Come on, boys! We need a big win! A hearty victory! ”

"Ireland are the weakest opponents in the group, so tactically we can play more confidently, but strategically I still want everyone to stay nervous and excited, and not to underestimate them!"

"We can get the team back up, come on!"

Wilmots's gaze swept over the faces of Chen Yufeng and others, and encouraged: "Premier League assist king Chen Yufeng, passing king Hazard, threatening pass king De Bruyne!" ”

"Believe in yourself that you can break through Ireland's defences! Come on! Seize the opportunity! ”

“……”

After saying this, Wilmots turned and walked to the storage room, and together with the assistant coach, brought out the small Xiaoice bucket, took out the sports drink inside, and gave the players the final rehydration.

"Beep!"

Not long after, the referee's whistle sounded.

The main players finally high-fived and hugged each other, cheered each other on, and then walked out of the locker room with heavy expressions.

Chen Yufeng followed the queue and could feel the nervousness and apprehension of each player.

Including himself, there is actually a nervousness in this kind of competition.

No one can remain calm and rational in such moments, and the strong desire to win often breaks through the mind and gives birth to a very special emotion.

If they can win in this situation, it will be a hearty victory, as Wilmots said, enough to boost the morale of the whole team.

Conversely, if not.

Most of them tend to fall into the abyss, resulting in a very poor overall atmosphere and fighting spirit of the team, and the worse they play, the more they play, and the possibility of losing three consecutive group stage games.

"Hoo ......"

Adjusting his breathing, Chen Yufeng stood in the player's tunnel.

Looking ahead, the new stadium is still very beautiful, the seats are all white, and the stands are very close to the stadium, less than ten meters.

This kind of stadium, the fans' experience is very good.

Players are also more likely to hear the shouts of the fans on the pitch and stay in better shape.

Soon, as the European Cup battle song sounded, the players of both sides lined up in a neat line and walked towards the stadium.

"Huh!"

The originally dim stadium was also lit up the moment they stepped on the court, and it became brightly lit, and everything could be seen very clearly.

This is supposed to be borrowed from Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which will have this effect when playing there.

"Come on, come on!!"

"Kill them! Crush them!! ”

"Ireland, crush this useless team!!"

"Sean Long, you can score a hat-trick!!"

"Oh...... Oo......oo ”

As everyone stepped onto the pitch, the shouts of the fans became clear, as if they were ringing next to them.

Eden Hazard and Ireland captain John O'Shea walked to the sidelines, tossed a coin to play the ball and choose sides.

The rest of the team members came to the center circle again to prepare for the final cheering event.

Chen Yufeng stood here, his gaze swept over the faces of the other team members, and everyone had a solemn expression.

He knows that maybe he has to take responsibility at this time and create as many chances as possible for the team and score as many goals as possible.

"One, two, three!!"

"Come on!!"

With the cheering event over, the game officially entered the countdown time, and all the players spread out their formations and stood around the stadium.

"Five! Four! Three! ”

"Two! One!! ”

"Beep!" After the fiery countdown was over, the referee pointed to the side and blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Ireland sent a ball in the centre circle and quickly began to transmit it at the back, as if trying to move Belgium's formation up.

And in the stands at this time, the Belgian fans stand the VIP area.

It's very close to the stadium, about 10 meters or so.

Taylor Swift had just finished a few seconds with the female assistant, and the emotions at the moment had been mobilized, and the audience began to wave the team flag in their hands, "Come on, Belgian team!" ”

"Taylor, do you think there really could be such a coincidence?"

The female assistant saw her appearance next to her and couldn't help but say: "We just met a few Belgian players while drinking coffee, and now they have become their fans, sitting here and watching the game?" ”

"My schedule is so tight, everything is on the verge of chaos, and sometimes I wonder if I should take a break and relax for a while."

Taylor Swift replied, paused, then turned his head and smiled: "And, isn't life crazy?" ”

"I've never liked this sport before." The female assistant replied.

"Just because I didn't understand, don't you feel very passionate now?" Taylor Swift replied softly, then waved his hand: "Okay, take a serious look." ”

(End of chapter)