Chapter 630 Victory Is the Most Important!

Bruno finally said: "In the second half, let's give them a little surprise. They think they can still defend us with the same tactics in the first half, so let them think so, let's use the goal to tell them that they are wrong!"

"That's right!"

"Win the championship! We must win the championship!"

"I didn't come here to change clothes in the luxurious locker room!"

"Champion! Champion!!"

"Kill those French guys!"

"Well, no matter what, let's fight for these 45 minutes!"

"Fight them!!"

When the Portuguese players gathered together to discuss countermeasures, the French players stood on the field, waiting for the other side to return to their positions so that they could kick off.

And when the Portuguese players dispersed, they didn't see any difference between these Portuguese players and the first half.

Their head coach Deschamps shouted to the players on the sidelines: "Attack! Remember, attack! Keep attacking until I call a halt!"

Veteran Giroud gave the coach a thumbs up, indicating that he heard it. Attack? As a striker, he likes it very much.

He turned around and shouted to his teammates behind him: "Let's continue attacking!!"

The referee Pitana blew the whistle for the game right after he shouted.

C Ronaldo kicked the ball to Bernardo Silva, who then passed the ball back to Bruno, who had already reached the center circle.

The second half that would determine the final winner of the championship began!

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After Bruno received the ball, Giroud rushed up first.

Bruno did not entangle with Giroud near the center circle, which was a good opportunity to try out a new tactic.

He passed the ball to Moutinho behind him, who was not far away from him, which was also related to the fact that the game had just started and the formation had not yet been opened.

Moutinho did not pass the ball to Bruno because Giroud let Bruno go, but Kante followed up again.

Moutinho knew that it was difficult for Bruno to deal with the situation in the first half, because no matter where he ran, there would always be a French player around him, sometimes Giroud and Kante, sometimes Griezmann and Pogba.

He passed the ball back to the central defender Pepe, and Bruno wanted to run back to meet him, which was his habit.

Moutinho waved to him: "Go ahead, Bruno. I'm responsible for connecting the front and back courts."

So Bruno ran up obediently.

Kante, who was originally planning to defend him closely, was stunned for a moment, looked at Bruno who ran behind him, hesitated for a while and still didn't follow.

In his opinion, although Bruno was out of his control, he entered the territory of Pogba and Matuidi, and no matter how he ran, he couldn't escape.

For Bruno, the French team can use the strategy of regional pressing, but they don't do this against other Portuguese players.

If you do this to everyone in Portugal, it is completely unnecessary. On the one hand, the workload is huge, and on the other hand, the effect may not be good.

They just need to defend the core of Portugal.

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Pepe passed the ball to Moutinho.

Moutinho was not pressed by the opponent like Bruno, and Giroud only made a symbolic defensive move.

For Portugal, as long as their core is contained, the whole team will be almost paralyzed. There is no need to waste energy on others.

Moutinho turned calmly and then dribbled forward.

Kante came up to stop him, and he passed the ball to Bruno in front.

Almost at the moment of receiving the ball, Bruno felt the pressure from behind, so he immediately passed the ball to Quaresma diagonally opposite.

Quaresma should have passed the ball quickly because Bruno had already completed the run. As a result, Quaresma habitually wanted to break through, but was intercepted by Matuidi and right-back Pavard of the French team.

Although the French team did not care so much about Moutinho's defense, it did not mean that they did not defend any Portuguese player, not to mention the Portuguese offensive players who were a direct threat to the goal.

In fact, Bruno was indeed closely defended, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Quaresma, three Portuguese attackers who performed well in this World Cup, have always been the main targets of the French team's defense.

Bruno, who ran to the position but did not receive the pass, spread his hands to Quaresma.

Quaresma, who got up from the ground, waved his hands apologetically.

Bruno made a quick interspersed gesture to him, then turned and ran back to participate in the defense.

It seems that it will take some time for the whole team to adapt to this style of play. I just hope that the French team will not score again during this period.

There is still hope to equalize if they are only one goal behind, but falling behind by two goals will be a heavy blow to Portugal's morale.

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In the subsequent games, Bruno has been leading his teammates to try this fast pass and run style, trying to make his teammates familiar with it as soon as possible.

There were many errors in passing and connecting, because the passing speed was fast and the running position was fast, and there were often coordination errors.

For example, Bruno passed the ball and found that his teammates had run too far. Or maybe it’s because the ball is passed too fast, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, or the force is too great to stop the ball…

In short, various mistakes were the norm for Portugal in the first thirteen minutes of the second half.

As the game continued, with Bruno's tireless running-in, the team's cooperation finally looked like a bit.

Bernardo Silva still found a chance to shoot under the French team's defense, and the ball was finally saved by goalkeeper Lori with his fingertips, which made the French players and fans sweat.

Quaresma also got a chance to break through in the fast pass and run with Bruno, but unfortunately he took a little too far in the last step and was directly caught by the attacking goalkeeper Lori.

The French players found that Bruno, who was in a more forward position, was more threatening than in the first half, and they were a little overwhelmed. So they strengthened the defense of the Portuguese "F4" of Bruno, Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo and Quaresma.

As the number of French defenders increased, the defensive pressure shared by Bruno became much smaller.

Not only Bruno, but the defense faced by the other three Portuguese forwards was no longer so impregnable.

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It was Portugal's turn to attack again soon.

This time, Bruno stopped a little too long after receiving the ball, and Pogba got in and tried to steal the ball from his feet.

But Bruno has practiced his defensive skills very well in recent years with the help of the system. How could he let Pogba steal the ball so easily?

Pogba thought he had successfully locked the position and the ball was his. Unexpectedly, Bruno turned around and caught up again, stretched out his foot and hooked the ball away from Pogba.

Pogba didn't expect Bruno to be so tenacious. Before his body turned around due to inertia, Bruno had already counter-inserted and hooked again, while blocking the position with his body, completely cutting off the connection between the ball and Pogba.

Bruno, who got the ball back, leaned against Pogba with his body, making it impossible for him to easily steal the ball.

He looked up and saw a loophole in the middle of the French team's defense line-there was no one around Ronaldo!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Bruno pushed the ball out.

In the penalty area, Ronaldo looked back at Bruno. He thought the opponent would pass the ball to Quaresma or Bernardo Silva, but he didn't expect the ball to roll towards him!

Ronaldo raised his foot and shot!

The ball passed through the face of Lori who was attacking. He waved his hands but didn't touch anything.

The ball bypassed the goalkeeper and flew into the goal of the French team!

The Portuguese commentator lost his voice for a moment, and then reacted: "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Portugal scored! Portugal scored! No... Ronaldo scored! Ronaldo scored! The Portuguese captain also scored his sixth goal in this World Cup!! It is also his first goal in the final of the world championship!!!"

"Portugal has equalized the score! Yes, the goal scorer is... Cristiano Ronaldo! The Portuguese captain also scored his sixth goal in this World Cup, tying Bruno and Harry Kane!"

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After scoring the goal, Ronaldo quickly rushed to the stands where the Portuguese fans were and made his iconic celebration.

The Portuguese fans were ready when Ronaldo jumped high. When Ronaldo landed with his feet and swung his arms back, tens of thousands of Portuguese fans shouted in unison: "SIU!"

The Portuguese fans in the stands became active again.

They have not been so happy since Bruno scored the first goal for the team. In the previous games, Portugal has been suppressed by the French team. There was no outstanding performance, no threatening offense, let alone goals.

Now facing the goal of captain C Ronaldo, all Portuguese fans raised their arms, jumped up from their seats, and cheered loudly for the captain's goal.

The live broadcast was broadcasting: "Sixty-ninth minute, Portugal 2:2 France!"

Hearing this, a wave of red surged in the stands where Portuguese fans gathered.

"The goal was scored by Cristiano..."

"Ronaldo!!" The Portuguese fans shouted loudly, drowning out the sound of the live broadcast.

The celebration was over, and everyone had to return to their respective positions and prepare to restart the game.

Bruno and C Ronaldo ran together, and C Ronaldo said to Bruno: "Thank you, Bruno."

"You're welcome, Cristiano." Bruno shook his head, "The team's victory is the most important."

C Ronaldo nodded.

"Let's win this game." Bruno stretched out his hand to C Ronaldo.

C Ronaldo slapped his palm.