Chapter 304 Practical and Gorgeous Confrontation

Different from the group stage, the knockout stage is a tragic battle field, and the loser will be eliminated directly, so both teams will do their best and try their best to win.

The European Cup has reached the knockout stage, with only one match a day.

All the media are paying attention to the match between Italy and England. This is also the last game of the quarter-finals. After the game is over, the semi-finals will be released.

England and Italy are both strong teams. Relatively speaking, Italy's performance in international competitions has been better in recent years. They won the World Cup in Germany in 2006, while the England team is facing a long-term lack of championship. The embarrassment of getting good grades.

The two teams are also historical rivals.

At the beginning of the game, fans of both sides began to cheer for the teams they supported, and the audience was already hot for the first time.

The cameras of the media have also begun to frequently point to stars that have attracted much attention.

The biggest attraction in the Italian team is nothing more than Balotelli. He is also the most concerned about the audience, because relatively speaking, Morris's performance is more stable, and other outstanding stars in the England team can also be said to be Is a veteran, many people believe that Balotelli's performance can determine the outcome of the two sides.

A lot of people are looking forward to Balotelli's performance, even if he doesn't have the ball, the TV screen will show his actions, confrontation with defenders, etc.

Balotelli's performance is not bad.

Right now he's in his prime, and his strong body makes him comfortable in the game.

Wansheng is also very concerned about Balotelli. This strong player is indeed a rare and excellent striker, but Wansheng is not very worried. He has made detailed arrangements for Balotelli's defense. It's not a very game-inspired player like Pirlo. It is difficult to have any special performances, and there should be no major problems.

Wansheng pays more attention to the team's performance.

The main key point of this game is the midfield competition.

England and Italy have similar styles. They are both tougher on defense and weaker on offense. If you want to take advantage of the situation, you must have the initiative in the midfield, so that you can suppress the opponent.

For the midfield competition, England has little advantage.

Although he is confident that Morris is stronger than Pirlo, players such as Gerrard and Ashley Young are not so strong in terms of technology. Wansheng emphasizes making more use of physical advantages to fight and snatch the opponent hard. achieve the effect of suppressing the opponent.

If you want to play a real effect, it still depends on the performance of the players on the field.

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Ten minutes before the start of the game, both sides played relatively conservatively.

England fought fiercely in the midfield, but the attack in the frontcourt still paid great attention to the formation. The defenders and midfielders were not in a hurry to step in. It was more important to stabilize the defense line.

This is Wansheng's special emphasis.

Italy is a team that is good at counter-attacking, and giving them the chance to counter-attack can make England's goal very dangerous.

So does Italy.

In this game, Italy returned to the traditional way of playing with four backs, Abate, Barzagli, Bonucci and Barzaretti. The four defenders are in the backcourt, plus the three backs De Rossi, Pirlo and Mar Chisio, shows how solid Italy's defense is.

This line of defense is not easy to break through.

Italy is not so active in the offense. There are always two people behind the third midfielder. De Rossi is more involved, Pirlo is relatively less, and the other midfielder, Barzaretti, in the first ten minutes. Didn't even go to the frontcourt.

This solid style of play also makes the game ugly.

But no media or fans are dissatisfied with the game, because they have already prepared in their hearts, any team will play against Italy, the scene will not be too good, even Spain, if the opponent is changed to England, then do it well' The audience is not good-looking' prepare in mind.

Fifteen minutes into the game, neither side has yet let go of the attack. In terms of statistics, both sides are similar. England had two shots, but both were long shots from the outside. Italy had one shot, and Pirlo dropped the ball. The penalty area, but Balotelli's header was too far from the goal, and he wanted to use the ball at the top of his head at about ten meters, which was even less hopeful than a long-range shot.

The media commentator's summary of the past games is, "Both sides played very steadily, there are not many opportunities to attack, and the shots are a bit luck."

"Gerrard and Ashley Young each had a long shot, but only Ashley Young hit within the range of the door frame, but unfortunately he didn't hit hard enough and was easily taken into his arms by Buffon."

"Balotelli scored the only shot in the Italian team, but it was also difficult for him to break through the English defence and find any good opportunities..."

That's the only chance.

Many fans watched the game and found that Balotelli's running and fighting were not bad, but as long as Balotelli was near the penalty area, he had almost no chance.

This is the result of England's tight defence.

The England team defended against Balotelli, and players who stood close to Balotelli constantly used their bodies to confront Balotelli head-on.

In the eyes of many fans, this is unwise, because Balotelli is very strong, but now Balotelli himself is suffering.

He is indeed strong.

But no matter how strong a person is, they can't help but keep colliding with their opponents.

The English defender on the opposite side collided with him, and he was not at all disadvantaged. The one who caused him the biggest trouble was Lescott.

Wansheng let Lescott focus on defending Balotelli.

The reason for entrusting this task to Lescott is very simple. One is that Lescott has excellent personal ability and rich experience in the game. He is already the world's top central defender. Second, Lescott knows Balotelli very well. , the two played together at Manchester City.

Lescott defends Balotelli and is definitely experienced.

England have Lescott, and it's too difficult for Balotelli to perform well.

Balotelli was very distressed. After being intercepted once, he said to Lescott, "Can't you guys change your defense? Discuss it, put some water?"

Lescott smiled.

"By the way, I feel strange, why are you more difficult than at the club?" Balotelli continued.

If it wasn't for knowing that the two were teammates of the club, the referee saw that Balotelli was always chattering, and even wanted to show him a card to warn him not to be "provocative".

In fact, Balotelli spoke from his heart.

In the Manchester City club, Lescott is also the main defender. The two often play against each other in training, but relatively speaking, he still has a chance to break through Lescott, and he does not feel that Lescott has such a strong defense, but When it comes to England and Italy, why is this guy so tough?

"Because our coach is Wansheng."

Lescott said something that Balotelli didn't quite understand.

Lescott really thinks so. His reverence for Wan Sheng has exceeded '100', which is the limit of absolute trust. When Wan Sheng was the head coach of the team, he felt full of fighting spirit and enthusiasm. Confidence, training and competition are also more motivated.

If Lescott explained it himself, he would definitely think it was caused by 'spiritual power', but in fact, it was the most real feeling.

Lescott is an 'elderly' member of the players' union.

Even if Wan Sheng is not the head coach of Manchester City, Lescott can still enjoy the attribute bonus of the players' union, but the coach skill bonus is gone. After Wan Sheng became the head coach, the skill bonus of the football training master system allowed him to have Some improvements, especially in the official competition, the coaching skills will be more successful, and the strength will be improved, and the performance will naturally become better.

Lescott didn't know it, and Balotelli didn't even know it.

But Lescott had already played to a higher level, and Balotelli could only be puzzled and depressed, he thought unwittingly, "That Chinese really has such great ability, and he let Lescott actually let Lescott go. Trust to this point?"

Balotelli's performance was limited, and the Italian team's overall offense was also limited, but the two sides still played evenly, because England's offense didn't make much progress.

At this point, the performance of the core of both sides becomes particularly critical.

Pirlo and Maurice...

Before the game, there was a lot of media hyping the comparison between the two. Pirlo is the absolute core of Italy, and is also called the 'King of Italian football' by the Italian media, while the Spanish World Sports News called him the 'Dafin on the football field'. Strange' and is considered the most convincing talent in Italian football since Roberto Baggio.

Pirlo's technology is very comprehensive, his long-range shooting ability is as accurate as a scalpel, and he is proficient in organizational ability, scoring ability, and positioning ability. This comprehensiveness is amazing.

Many fans criticized Pirlo for his soft style and not suitable for the midfielder position, but the progress of Pirlo’s defensive skills is obvious to all. “What is even more commendable is that Pirlo has an excellent leadership temperament. ."

Morris is also very good.

Compared with Pirlo, Morris's football is more practical, which is recognized by many media.

Morris is not inferior to Pirlo at all in terms of set-pieces, precise through balls, and excellent organizational skills. The place where he is better than Pirlo lies in the data: no matter the club or the national team, Morris' assists and goals are all the same. More, and on defense, Morris also made a great contribution.

The Italian media is reluctant to admit that Morris is better, but the real data cannot be covered up. Take goals as an example, Morris scored 21 goals for Atlético de Madrid in all competitions last season, while Pirlo was only poor. 5, Morris's goal number is almost a top scorer, and his assist number is 2 more than Pirlo.

Therefore, when the outside world evaluates the two, they use "Morris's football is more practical, Pirlo's football is more gorgeous".

In the real game, it is the confrontation between 'practical' and 'gorgeous'.

This description has a certain accuracy.

When Pirlo got the ball, many neutral fans also shouted, because many of the Italian's actions were very eye-catching, while Maurice played more directly. Whenever he got the ball, most of the time, he and others Just like his teammates, they came directly to pass, whether it was a precise through ball or an ordinary pass, it was difficult to find Pirlo's 'gorgeous' in Morris, but the final result of the two getting the ball was basically the same.

If Pirlo's game data can be the same as Morris's, then Pirlo is undoubtedly more popular.

pity……

Morris's 'practical football' effect has been slowly reflected. With Morris as the core, England's rhythm has been accelerating. Morris will not slow down even a second. Pirlo is different. Slow-paced football, so that the whole of Italy can not get up.

The rhythm of the two sides began to diverge.

England is definitely not a high-tech team, and it is even more unreal for them to adjust the rhythm to gain control of the situation.

Many giant clubs can't do this, let alone the England team, which is recognized as 'rough'. The game, the Italians themselves are a little uncomfortable.

When football is at the feet of the England team, it is direct and quick attack.

On the contrary, when it got to the foot of Italy, it became slow, and it seemed that the attack was not in a hurry at all.

The possession of the ball changes in rhythm, so that the 'slow' side gradually gets faster. This is a subconscious behavior of the players. It's like everyone next to him is running fast. Even if they can't keep up, they should be faster. Prandelli didn't have any guidance in this regard, and the Italian players didn't care, they just did it subconsciously.

But they can't adapt to the fast pace as a whole!

A very noteworthy point is Pirlo. Pirlo is a very skilled player and a very confident player. He likes to play at his own pace. Although the pace of England is very fast, as long as the football reaches his feet, the rhythm is immediate. slow down.

Pirlo played no problem, other Italian players began to feel uncomfortable.

The striker Cassano was a little impatient, and when he quickly plugged in again, he looked back and found that the football was still in the midfield.

"Come on, pass here!" Cassano raised his hand for the ball.

There is no result of this action. Pirlo can't pass directly from the midline. The advancement can only be done step by step, otherwise it will be easily stolen by the opponent.

But Pirlo's football is not so stable.

Even if he is praised by the outside world as the 'king of Italian football', he is just an ordinary person, and as long as he is an ordinary person, he will make mistakes.

This time after Pirlo got the ball, Morris rushed up to intercept.

Pirlo wanted to swipe past Morris, just like any other England defender, and he slid the ball to the left firmly.

This action is very old-fashioned, very deceptive, and Morris is also fooled. Some of the actions are in the opposite direction. Pirlo is about to rush over, but Morris's movement coordination and explosiveness are better. In the football training master system With the addition of his ability, he is the top professional player in the world. When Pirlo did that, Maurice turned around and adjusted in the first place, and blocked the ball with his foot in advance.

Pirlo rushed up and confronted Morris.

This direct collision is related to action and strength. Pirlo lost directly to Maurice, and he was brought to the ground by a strong force.

Morris took the ball and quickly passed it to his teammates.

Fight back!

"good chance!"

England launched a quick counterattack!