Chapter 1174 Reversal (First Update, Please Subscribe!)

With the arrival of the second half, the game scene turned into a tense and dignified atmosphere that was visible to the naked eye.

The two teams are currently tied 1:1. Both Croatian and Brazilian fans know what this game represents.

After the game, one team will inevitably be eliminated. If they don't want to leave the World Cup, they need to perform accordingly in the next 45 minutes.

The moment players from both sides returned to the court, a solemn atmosphere began to spread.

During the camera switch, you can see the serious expressions on the faces of the players on both sides. They covered their mouths from time to time to communicate and constantly discussed the game issues in the second half.

Whether it's Brazil or Croatia, they know very well that the start of the second half is very important.

This means controlling the rhythm!

Especially Croatia, they were the first to be suppressed in the first half. Although they tied the score, to be honest, they didn't play so comfortably.

If we don't want to replicate this passive situation in the second half, we need to make some changes.

"We still have to fight hard! Especially the pressing in the midfield, we can't ignore it just because Brazil's midfield is stable. If you are afraid of being counterattacked or penetrated, and don't take the initiative to press, it will only make their midfield performance even better!"

Suk said in a serious tone.

Modric nodded: "I know, and at this point in time, we really have to fight hard!"

Su Ke: "I will retreat more to help the midfielder attack in series. If you feel it is necessary, then call me at any time."

Modric breathed out and nodded again.

Players from both sides returned to the court, and Croatia took the lead in the second half.

Suker stepped on the ball in the center circle and waited for the kick-off. Mandzukic on the side lowered his head and clasped his hands in front of his chest as if praying.

The same is true for other states. They will use them if they can provide psychological hints or state adjustment methods.

Everyone knows that if they don't put in a good performance in the next 45 minutes, their four years of hard work will be in vain.

"Ready to begin!"

The referee shouted loudly and immediately began to withdraw from the center circle.

Suk also turned to look at Mandzukic, who nodded slightly.

Beep!

When the whistle sounded, Su Ke kicked the ball decisively.

"The second half of the game has begun. After the adjustment of the extra half-time break, the two teams regained their strength for the most important 45 minutes. This is also the moment that determines the outcome of the game!"

"After the first half of the game, both teams have scored a goal and the game is tied!"

"Brazilian midfielder Oscar and Croatian full-back Joel Luka scored a goal each. For both teams, the development of the game in the second half is crucial!"

The Brazilian commentator's tone was solemn. Although he also wanted the Brazilian team to end the game as soon as possible, considering Croatia's intensity, he understood that the game must be played patiently.

After the kick-off, Croatia's overall midfield began to lay out.

In the first half, they lost their midfield rhythm. Not only did they play passively, they also lost the ball first, which made them uncomfortable.

After the halftime break, they still planned to increase their midfield control.

Although the defensive counterattack is sharp, it is also relatively passive.

Moreover, without sufficient support from the midfield, Su Ke's ability and intensity cannot be fully demonstrated.

Suk is planning to explode!

To this end, he will also help the midfielder sort out the rhythm and take the initiative to drive Croatia's offensive rhythm.

Suker is still roaming on the wing and in the middle, and Casemiro is also following Suker.

However, in the second half, Suker's movement was not as direct as in the first half.

Instead, pay attention to the positions of both sides, and also start to pay attention to Casemiro's attention problem.

Once Casemiro's eyes turn to the other side, Suk will suddenly start, even if it is a lie. This can always keep Casemiro in a state of high tension and further weaken the opponent's attention.

Su Ke didn't want to succeed in one fell swoop, but first took control of the midfield.

After retreating some distance along the wing, Modric found that there was no good chance to test and passed the ball directly to Suker.

Unlike other people's passes, Modric trusts Suker.

If there is no chance for someone else's position, and the latter's position is not very good, he will not pass the ball.

But Su Ke is different. Unless he gives up the pass when being double-teamed by three people, he can try it at other times.

After all, Su Ke's escape ability is there, and Su Ke also knows how to cooperate and sort out the rhythm.

Facing Modric's pass, Suker took the initiative to retreat a certain distance and gently stopped the ball.

But he didn't show the appearance of a breakthrough. He waited for a moment, waited until Modric ran to the next position, and immediately passed the ball back.

Although it was a simple back pass, it just cut into Modric's intervening space, making him play more comfortably.

If Croatia's midfielder wants to play well, the only way is to make Modric play comfortably.

Modric also gave a secret thumbs up.

Although it may not look like a simple back pass, the pause and the timing of the pass are well grasped, which allows Modric to effortlessly transfer the ball to the other side and immediately continue to follow the control chain.

In a word, 'comfortable'.

Seeing the ball running smoothly, Suk came diagonally to the left rib area.

He could have moved deeper into the middle but didn't.

First, this will compress Rakitic's space.

Secondly, the receiving point on the left side is gone, which will lead to Modric's lack of passing points when passing the ball, resulting in a breakdown in rhythm.

Rhythm needs to be maintained slowly.

It is built step by step through continuous operation and transfer.

The beginning stage now is still very good.

Of course, the Brazilian team also noticed this.

"They are actively controlling the rhythm!" Kaka's face turned solemn.

Kaká is now very sensitive to rhythm, but when he saw Modric's movement and Suker's coordinated passes, he immediately understood what Croatia wanted to do.

And once Croatia slowly takes control of the rhythm, Brazil will play very uncomfortable.

"Their passing rhythm must be interrupted!"

Kaka gritted his teeth slightly and immediately greeted his teammates loudly.

The next second, Brazil began a fierce counterattack.

"Isn't this coming?"

Suk raised his eyebrows slightly, the opportunity they were waiting for came.

Just like in the first half, when Brazil controlled the tempo, Croatia counterattacked.

Brazil also made the same choice.

No one wants to play passively, and Brazil, as a team that attacks to death, naturally does the same.

But whether they can break Croatia's rhythm depends on their ability and determination.

When Brazil counterattacked, Croatia's midfielder shrank inward even more closely, and the pace of passing suddenly accelerated.

This was also mixed with the ball-protecting and transferring performances of Suker, Rakitic, Modric and others. It can be seen that the battle between the two sides in the midfield was very fierce.

The Croatian fans were also holding their breath nervously, fearing that they would be suddenly intercepted by the Brazilian team.

However, Croatia still controlled the ball steadily, and Modric's sudden leak of the ball successfully diverted the ball away from the fierce confrontation area.

Su Ke once again retreated a certain distance to step on the ball.

He was not in a hurry to play the ball, but waited for the Brazilian team to counterattack.

But the Brazilian players seemed to be frozen. Instead of attacking Suker, they began to set up a defensive line.

"damn it!"

Suk couldn't help but curse secretly.

You had a lot of fun grabbing it before, but you won’t grab it anymore when you get here, right?

Su Ke still hopes that they will attack, so that his chances of getting rid of or breaking through will be greatly increased.

But Brazil obviously didn't want to take risks on Suker, so when the ball moved to the left wing, the rhythm suddenly dropped.

Su Ke also turned his head in frustration and passed the ball back again, looking for other opportunities again.

After several consecutive pressings, Brazil immediately understood.

Although sometimes, they can succeed and make plays.

But the problem is that the efficiency is too low, and after Croatia lost the ball, their overall pressing was much more fierce than theirs, and the effect was also much higher.

Obviously, Croatia is better at high-position pressing and also has the ability to suppress the midfield.

After connecting the midfield and frontcourt, the game entered a very rigid stage.

"That's true!"

Besic's expression on the sidelines was solemn. He exhaled slowly, turned around and shouted: "Duimovic, get ready to warm up!"

Duimovic almost jumped out of his seat and immediately started to warm up along the wing.

At the same time, Brazil has also made preparations for substitutions.

Obviously, they all make substitutions at this point around 60 minutes.

When the game entered the 60th minute, taking advantage of a throw-in, the referee stopped the game and allowed both sides to make substitutions.

Croatia replaced Vukojevic and replaced Duimovic.

On the Brazilian side, Hulk was asked to replace Pato to further strengthen the impact of the frontcourt.

Both sides only replaced one player, holding two substitutions, waiting for a more critical moment.

Duimovic ran onto the court in a hurry.

"Hey! Guys, your savior is here!"

Duimovich's cheerful voice relaxed his heavy heart slightly.

Su Ke wiped the corners of his mouth, turned around and asked, "Stop talking nonsense, what do you want to explain?"

Duimovich smiled: "What are you playing? The tactics at halftime were not used at all. The coach said, let you break through, don't worry about whether you can get up or not, as long as the ball reaches your feet, If you think there is a chance, then go for it boldly!”

After that, he turned to look at Perisic and said: "And you, you are fucking fishing, you will be replaced!"

He would not be so polite when talking to Perisic.

Hearing this, Perisic pursed his lips slightly and nodded immediately.

The 60-minute substitution represents a time point and also indicates that the game will enter a more intense stage.

When the game started again, Croatia immediately became more active and more ruthless.

Many times, they are rushing hard, relying on the Brazilian team's willingness to play wide, and your continuous forward breakthroughs will put more pressure on the opponent.

And when it advances to a certain position, it is to move the ball to the center, which can not only find opportunities, but also have a better shooting position.

Bang!

The ball flew like a cannonball towards the Brazilian team's goal.

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This sudden shot stunned all the players in the stadium.

Even the Brazilian goalkeeper realized it later and made a quick save, but the ball failed to hit the goal frame and flew out of the bottom line by brushing the goal post.

Although the ball was not lost, this sudden shot still scared Brazil into a cold sweat.

"What a pity!"

Duimovic put his hands on his waist and shook his head.

The first shot he tried after coming on the court failed to score.

However

"Good form!"

Duimovic smiled again immediately.

As for the others, they looked at each other.

Modric blinked and then couldn't help grinning.

No one thought that someone would suddenly shoot at this time.

In other words, the previous rhythm was rigorous. Both sides were top teams and didn't want to give the other side a chance and wanted to continue to control the rhythm.

For this reason, in order not to lose the ball, they would also choose to shoot cautiously.

But Duimovic was right. If he didn't try and shoot more, who knows if he could score.

This sudden shot made the atmosphere of the game weird.

Brazil and Croatia, the players on both sides seemed to reveal a faint light in their eyes.

That's right!

How could they create a goal without trying?

Perhaps, they were really too cautious.

Bang!

Another long shot, this time from Brazilian midfielder Oscar.

After scoring a goal in the first half, Oscar tried a long shot in the second half and also returned the favor.

However, the ball could not be suppressed and flew over the crossbar into the stands.

But this is already a dangerous signal.

This means that the two teams are going to fight for the last time.

Bang!

At the moment Suker received the ball, he was hit by two people's double defense. Although he stumbled a little, he still rushed out, but his center of gravity was unstable due to the collision. He could only try to poke the ball out with his toes before he fell.

The ball was sent to Rakitic's feet. The receiving point was at the back, which was actually difficult to handle, but Rakitic still relied on his skills to successfully protect the ball and tried to turn and break through.

But just when he was about to get rid of it, he was hit by Kaka and fell to the ground screaming.

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle, ran over quickly, showed Kaka a yellow card, and awarded a frontcourt set-piece.

Kaka didn't say anything, this was a deliberate foul.

He couldn't let Rakitic advance further and come to a more dangerous area.

"The distance is a bit far!"

Suk estimated that it was about 30 meters away.

"I'll hang it in the penalty area!"

Modric said.

Suk thought about it and shook his head; "I'll try it!"

Suk had scored a set-piece from a distance of 30 meters.

However, it was difficult to grasp the accuracy, and it was necessary to exert as much force as possible, which would result in the trajectory and aim of the ball being worse.

But Suk still wanted to try.

This kind of direct free kick can put more pressure on Brazil.

Moreover, Suker also noticed that the Brazilian goalkeeper was not in a good condition. Even if he failed this time, he could adjust it and be more threatening next time.

"Suker will take the penalty kick of about 30 meters! This may be a signal for a direct shot!"

In Suker's free kicks, there are rarely indirect kicks.

But there are exceptions.

For example, this time, Suker noticed that Brazil's position was very loose. Except for the necessary human wall, they were all some clearance-style positions.

It seemed that Brazil was sure that Suker would shoot directly.

Seeing this scene, Suker raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his right hand, and raised two fingers.

The action was not big, but the sharp-eyed Mandzukic and others still saw it, and they immediately became eager to move.

At the same time, with the whistle, Suker started decisively.

Bang!

It was not a strong volley, but a higher and farther arc lob.

The ball flew into the Brazilian team's penalty area. After a simple visual observation of the trajectory, Kaka immediately made a judgment.

"Go for the header!"

The Brazilian team immediately joined the header, and Mandzukic was the first to be entangled.

Silva entangled Mandzukic, and David Luiz jumped up to clear the ball.

"David Luiz! Very accurate judgment. His defensive performance in these World Cup games is very stable!"

Unlike during the league, when he was criticized for his poor defense, David Luiz's performance this time was really good.

He has cooperated with Silva to continuously defend Croatia's aerial threats several times.

It's just that the ball didn't land well, and it was obviously not controlled well.

The ball landed in the right area, and Perisic immediately rushed over and controlled the ball.

I wanted to hang into the center circle again to further threaten Brazil's defense line. At this moment, Modric's shout rang in my ears.

"Pass it!"

Modric raised his hand near the penalty area line for the ball.

Perisic stepped forward, shook off Marcelo, and immediately passed the ball to Modric.

Modric received the ball and faced the attacker.

Seeing Modric receiving the ball in this position, the Brazilian players immediately pressed forward.

"Push him out! Push him out!"

"Grab him!"

The Brazilian players rushed over in a swarm, but Modric's eyes were piercing.

In his peripheral vision, he could clearly see that on the left, a lightning-like sound was accelerating forward.

His speed was very fast, like an arrow from a bow, and Modric's choice was also simple.

He was seen facing the opponent's forward pressure and gently rubbing his feet.

This was a lob, and it was lobbed behind the group of Brazilian players.

"This ball!!!"

Croatian commentator Klausevich stood up suddenly. He saw Modric lob a ball, and behind the landing point, Suker was accelerating forward, taking a step forward and drilling through the entire back line.

"Opportunity!!!!!!"

Klausevich yelled.

After passing through the back line, Suker slightly turned sideways, and his body lightly jumped up to keep the rhythm.

At the same time, his eyes were fixed on the falling ball, he slightly raised his left leg and gently unloaded the ball with his thigh.

The ball was just unloaded in front of him, Suker's feet accelerated again, caught up with the ball in two steps, without any adjustment, and pushed the left foot arch into the far corner!

This is a big diagonal line!

The ball almost brushed the goalkeeper's ankle and went to the goal. Although the Brazilian goalkeeper reacted, it took some time to get down to the ground to save the ball.

By this time, the ball had already passed him and flew into the far corner of the goal.

Swish!

The ball went into the net!

After a moment of silence, the entire Maracanã Stadium suddenly burst into violent cheers.

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!"

"Suk!!!"

"In the 67th minute, Croatia finally completed the score reversal!!"

"Croatia leads Brazil 2:1! ! ——"