Chapter 858: Veterans and Newcomers (Second Update, Please Subscribe!)

"Left!!"

"No! Right!"

"Up! Up! I'll pass the ball!"

Vida and Lovren had a heated exchange, and the two of them almost shouted.

In the competition, facing Suker's impact, their mentality was almost gone.

This was not at the same level as the forwards in their respective leagues. Under that kind of impact, as long as they were a little relaxed, Suker would be able to complete the shooting action.

"I'm going!"

Lovren rushed up immediately.

Just as Vida was about to speak, he saw that Suker lowered his shoulders, but did not change direction, but gently sent it to Lovren's crotch, passing through the crotch.

"Leak again?!!"

Vida's mentality was about to explode.

At this time, Suker caught up with the ball and scored again with a chic lob shot.

The entire substitute team's defense line was already in chaos.

Lovren and Vida were both lying on the ground, and substitute goalkeeper Pletikosa was also squatting on the ground, shaking his head helplessly.

"You were too aggressive in that ball!"

"If I didn't go for it, Suker would have shot!"

"Let the midfielder limit it!"

After Vida said that, the two of them pointed their spearheads at the outside.

"Where are the midfielders? Where are the defensive midfielders? Don't you know how to retreat after you advance?"

The substitutes argued fiercely.

Suker and others watched this scene with a smile.

They didn't think it was a bad thing. It was a manifestation of the running-in of thoughts and cooperation. In a fierce game, the progress of this running-in will be accelerated.

The greater the pressure Suker exerted, the faster they ran-in.

Vida had just joined the national team, and his cooperation with Lovren was not particularly tacit, so he needed to exert more pressure.

The substitutes argued fiercely in the back line, constantly expressing their ideas in the argument.

Arguing is just a process, but they are indeed expressing their views, so it can be regarded as effective communication.

On the other hand, Simunić and Kovacs, the main defenders, looked at the opposite side with some envy.

Unknowingly, they also turned from young players to veterans.

Simunic is 33 years old this year, and Kovac is 35 years old.

It can be said that they can no longer hold on to the 2014 World Cup.

This European Cup is their last battlefield.

The two have decided that after the European Cup, they will retire from the national team.

Despite all their reluctance, there are still many things to be done, and they have not yet won the World Cup with the team.

But time is ruthless, and for the first time they have experienced the saying that the biggest enemy in their career is time.

In the past, they only needed to be vigilant about injuries, but now facing the deteriorating situation, all they can do is try to keep themselves in a stable state.

But even so, they feel that they can't hold on any longer.

"Hey, let's stop arguing." Vida looked at Lovren and said; "Let's ask Simunic and Kovac for advice?"

In response, Lovren rolled his eyes.

"You think the national team is too simple, right? Why should they teach you? So far, we are all competitors, and this is their last European Cup. It is impossible for them to give us a place, let alone teach us."

Before that, Lovren had tried to communicate.

But it turns out that not everyone is like Davor Suker, who is willing to teach them selflessly.

Lovren and Vida can only explore on their own.

On the sidelines, Besic watched the performance on the court and kept writing in his notebook.

Van Styak turned his head and looked over.

Besic's notes are very neat and his handwriting is very clean.

This is exactly the same as his simple and decisive attitude in doing things.

Under the names of the two, their respective characteristics and shortcomings are written, and there are no various possibilities in the question mark.

These need to be verified.

Van Styak has been working with Besic for a year.

To be honest, compared with Bilic, Besic is smarter and has his own ideas.

Bilić's tactical sensitivity is not high, and his tactical literacy is insufficient.

Although Bilic was once a member of Croatia's golden generation, it does not mean that playing well can make you a good coach.

On the contrary, Besic, who fell behind during his time at Dinamo Zagreb, has achieved great success in his coaching career.

Not only did he discover Croatia's second-generation players such as Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, and Rakitic, but he also showed many advantages in the process of serving as the head coach of the national team.

For example, Besic will not be self-willed, but he is not soft-hearted.

He insists when he should insist, and he will listen to opinions when he should.

Van Styak knows that his tactical style is radical, but Besic has played the role of a regulator very well. With the tacit cooperation of the two, they have excellent adjustment ability on the tactical end.

Of course, tactics are tactics!

The reason why they dare to set the goal of "World Cup Champion" is also due to the performance of the players.

It can be said that this Croatia has definitely reached the strongest lineup in history.

Even in the whole of Europe, there are very few teams that can challenge Croatia in terms of lineup.

Even the Croatian team during Davor Suker's era, which was known as the golden generation, was timid and played very passively when facing the top European teams.

But this Croatian team will not have such a problem.

Their strength comes from their psychological strength.

It is the continuous victory and the confidence brought to them by their outstanding performance in the European Cup and the World Cup!

Papa Papa!!

Besic clapped his hands and said: "Okay, today's training ends here. Tomorrow is the game day. Everyone go back and have a good rest. Gather on time tomorrow!"

The last day of training camp is over.

This means that as long as they finish the next game, they can go on vacation.

"You still have to work during the vacation?" Mandzukic looked at Suk and asked.

Suk rolled his eyes.

What a pot!

However, Suk's workload during this vacation is relatively less, which is mainly the result of his previous hard work.

He can have a vacation of about a week, and he can take advantage of this time to have a vacation.

Of course, these will be thought about after the game.

Georgia is currently ranked second to last in the group standings. Except for Malta, it is the worst.

However, the reason why Croatia takes it so seriously is related to their early promotion.

Besic is a cautious person, so facing such a crucial match, he will not allow any unexpected voice.

The starting lineup must be full of main players. If the score can be quickly opened, the substitutes will also get the corresponding opportunity to play.

The next day, Maksimir Stadium welcomed a large number of Croatian fans again.

Even more than usual.

After all, they haven't seen the outstanding performance of this Croatian national team for some time.

In addition, after getting used to the rhythm of the Croatian local league, they also want to feel the performance of these top players who have returned from the top league.

As for the issue of winning or losing the game, they don't think Croatia will lose to Georgia.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Croatia (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Subasic.

Defenders: Planic, Simunic, Kovacic, Srna.

Midfielders: Rakitic, Vukojevic, Modric.

Forwards: Perisic, Mandzukic, Suker.

Georgia (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Loria.

Defenders: Kashia, Hubutuja, Grigalawa, Kverkvilia.

Midfielders: Sarukovadze, Kaladze, Kankava, Kisanishvili.

Forwards: Siladze, Ishvili.

Seeing Georgia's lineup, the Croatian players grinned.

This is not 4-4-2, this is 7-1-2.

In the midfield, except for Kankava, the rest are defenders.

Georgia is just short of setting up a 9-0-1 formation, but in a sense, these two are the same bus formation.

Obviously, Georgia has not given up.

With four rounds left in the qualifiers, draw with Croatia away, then win three consecutive games, reverse Greece, and achieve the second place in the group to advance.

There are still many variables here, but this is the only way for Georgia to advance.

As for competing with Croatia, it is basically impossible.

To do this, they only need to get a draw away from home.

However, this is not a simple matter.

Suker also saw a familiar face in the opposing team.

His teammate Kaladze during his time at AC Milan.

Kaladze also saw Suker and nodded slightly, as a greeting.

Kaladze left Milan in the 2010/2011 season, or was driven away.

It is said that the Milan executives had lost patience with him at the time and were ready to "drive him away", but based on a certain friendship, they still gave him a chance.

But in the warm-up match against a low-level team at the beginning of the season, Kaladze made frequent low-level mistakes.

Suker heard that the game was a disaster. Facing Kaladze's defensive mistakes, Gattuso was furious and almost broke out and beat people, which shows how bad the game was.

After the transfer, Kaladze joined Genoa. His slow turning characteristics in the early stage were also targeted in various ways, but he finally overcame these problems with his rich experience.

Even in the ratings of "Gazzetta dello Sport" at the end of the season, Kaladze was at the forefront of central defenders.

The entire Serie A is now as funny as it is!

Suker is very sure that during his time in Serie A, Kaladze's performance would not get any chance at all.

At that time, forwards such as Suker, Trezeguet, Kaka, Ibrahimovic, Totti, etc. were all capable of directly crushing the opponent.

Here we have to sigh that since 2008, Serie A has begun to decline precipitously.

Moreover, the departure of superstars like Suker has caused heavy losses to the entire league.

Today's Serie A competitiveness has declined seriously, let alone the small World Cup period, the Milan dynasty is their last sunset.

In the stadium, the players of both sides have stood still.

Suker is still wearing Croatia's No. 9 jersey, standing in the center circle waiting for the kick-off.

Van Styak on the sidelines kept shouting to help the players sort out their ideas for the game.

This is the result of his discussion with Besic.

Georgia is obviously going to use the bus routine, and the most effective way to deal with this tactic is corner kicks, set pieces and other tactics.

What's more, Croatia's corner kicks and set pieces are very good.

Since Suker got the [Juninho's set-piece], he has established himself as the first set-piece taker in Real Madrid and the national team.

After all, this is a magic card that can use set pieces as penalties!

With such a killer weapon, Croatia is not afraid of the so-called bus tactics.

With Suker, Perisic and Rakitic's breakthroughs, Georgia will play more passively.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

Amid the boiling cheers, the game began.

"The game begins. This is the European Cup qualifier Croatia VS Georgia. It is also a key event for Croatia to qualify for the European Cup. Facing such an important game, head coach Besic put out a full lineup to ensure that the game can be won!"

"But Georgia also responded. They invested a lot of strength on the defensive end!"

Klausevich's words were a bit euphemistic, and he did not directly mention the word "bus". After all, from any angle, bus parking is not glorious enough.

But for Georgia, they are a weak team!

Croatia is currently ranked third in the FIFA national rankings, and its actual strength is higher than the ranking. They were able to draw the game while playing a bus, which is already a very brilliant result.

The game just started.

Modric began to observe the opponent's position. After seeing the opponent quickly retreat and close the defense line, he shook his head helplessly and passed the ball to Suk.

Suk received the ball and turned around. He was not in a hurry to break through.

Georgia was also eyeing it, but did not rush to steal.

"Stand still! Don't rush!"

Karadze reminded the players loudly.

As far as he knew about Suk, this guy was eager for the opponent to steal. Once he made a steal or stretched out his feet, there would be flaws. Suk used these flaws to break through.

Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a dense position.

Suk looked at the opponent unmoved, and he continued to dribble the ball horizontally.

Looking at the dense defense line and the position of the opponent's goalkeeper, Suk blinked: "Try it first!"

Think about it!

Suk started suddenly, stepped hard on the ball with his right foot, and twisted his waist while shooting.

The Georgian goalkeeper noticed this detail, stepped to the right side, and rushed to the upper right corner.

He saved the ball with great risk.

"Suk! Direct shot!! Oh~~ High-quality long shot, while running horizontally, Suk also shot a reverse angle with his own quality. If the Georgian goalkeeper had not focused enough, this shot would have been dangerous1"

"But Croatia got the first corner kick after the opening!"

Suk strode to the top of the arc.

As soon as he stepped in, a Georgian player was about to lean towards Suk.

At this time, Mandzukic suddenly stepped sideways and blocked in front of Suk, serving as a shield for Suk.

Georgia had to send two players to follow up again.

At this time, Modric raised his hand and looked at the penalty area, and his raised right hand suddenly raised his index finger.

Corner kick tactic number one!

Seeing this scene, Suk grinned.

He suddenly left the arc top area and rushed towards Modric.

"Be careful! They are going to take a tactical corner kick!"

Suk ran and directly brought out two defensive players at the front point.

At this time, Modric did not pass the ball to Suk, but took a free kick directly.

The ball flew towards the front point where Suk rushed out.

And there, in the vacant position, Mandzukic suddenly appeared.

He shook his head violently towards the ball.

Bang!

The Georgian goalkeeper once again blocked the ball with both fists into the air. In the chaotic penalty area, the two sides began to compete for the landing point.

At this time, the ball fell, and the Georgian goalkeeper crawled with his hands and feet to press the ball under his body and protect it tightly.

"Georgian goalkeeper Loria made two consecutive wonderful saves to help Georgia reject Croatia's shot! He performed very well in this game."

Since ancient times, weak teams have had goalkeepers!

Georgian goalkeeper Loria's performance is indeed eye-catching.

Of course, this is also due to the added problem of defensive tactics.

However, facing Croatia's continuous attack, how long can they persist?

In the 9th minute, Croatia made continuous passes in front of the penalty area. Perisic failed to catch the ball when receiving it. He was tripped by the ball and pretended to fall down to cheat the referee.

In the 13th minute, Rakitic broke through to create a set piece, but it was a little far from the goal. Suk made a free kick and the ball was accurately judged by the goalkeeper and held in his arms.

From 13 to 16 minutes, Croatia got consecutive corner kicks. The two sides fought in a group. During this period, the Georgian goalkeeper made two magical saves and rejected Croatia's shot again.

"This guy must have taken medicine!"

The depressed Mandzukic couldn't help but make this comment.

In the 18th minute, Suk began to exert his strength.

Continuous dribbling and shooting threatened Georgia's goal many times.

This made Georgia's defense further panic.

Finally, in the 24th minute, Georgia was overwhelmed. When Suk was about to rush into the penalty area, the Karazela player fouled and Suk got a set-piece in an excellent position.

"Hu~~~~~~"

Suk couldn't help but exhale.

Georgia was much more difficult than expected, especially after playing in a bus formation, the game was very annoying.

However, they still got a set-piece in a good position as they wished.

This position is Suker's favorite position, located in front of the penalty area and slightly to the right for a set-piece.

Suker put the ball on the penalty spot and pulled back to run-up.

"Suker's set-piece. Since the World Cup, Suker has frequently presented us with wonderful set-piece goals. Can he score this goal!"

Under the attention of the crowd, Suker took a last look at the goal and started to run-up.

Without a trace of hesitation, he slammed the ball.

The ball fell rapidly over the jumping wall and quickly drilled into the near point of the goal.

Although the Georgian goalkeeper made a judgment, he was still a step slower and failed to save the ball.

In the 25th minute, Suker helped Croatia open the scoring with a set-piece.

"Suker!!!!!! Goal!!!!"

"The set-piece directly scored! Facing Georgia's iron bucket formation, Suker once again showed his wonderful set-piece footwork, Croatia led Georgia 1:0!"