Volume 4 Legends of the World Cup Chapter 74 The Opening Battle
Sure enough, after the game began, the South Koreans took the initiative to show weakness, shrinking the defensive line, using their physical strength and running to compress the attacking space of the Brazilian team, and they wanted to use the dense defense to drag the Brazilian team into a difficult battle.
Brazil played very badly in the first two World Cups, and was scolded by its own fans so much that they didn't even dare to go back. Now playing the World Cup on their home turf, they absolutely want to make a name for themselves with a hearty victory.
Breaking dense defense is a problem in the world, and a team that focuses on the whole is even more troublesome to play dense defense. The strength of the Taiji Tigers South Korean team is now second-rate in the world, and the 33-year-old veteran Park Ji-sung is the most famous player in the team, but he is not the soul of this Korean team, the Korean team is not a team that relies on stars, and their biggest advantage is the whole. Facing the South Korean team, which has a clear layer of defense and is very good at complementing each other and assisting in defense, the Brazilian team couldn't find a chance to play for a while.
However, the Brazilian team is not in a hurry, they have a lot of experience in the tournament, and they know that they must not be in a hurry at this time, and if they rush to attack and score a goal by their opponents, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.
The game lasted 15 minutes, and although the South Korean team played a dense defense, it was not very passive from the perspective of the field. South Korea's defensive system was very layered, and Brazil's attack did not create absolute scoring opportunities. The super combat effectiveness of the South Korean team is reflected in a detail: Ganso, who is known as the new Kaka, protects the ball on the side, and the veteran Park Ji-sung chases all the way, so that Ganso has to take the ball and fight and retreat, and finally the ball is still surrounded by the South Korean team.
In the first 15 minutes, South Korea's tight defense not only did not give Brazil an absolute chance to score, but they also completed two shots in the 10th and 12th minutes.
After 15 minutes, Brazil gave up the penetration of the middle, even with Brazil's delicate skills, it was difficult to tear apart the South Korean team's defense with passes in the South Korean team's half, and they began to use long-range shots, individual breakthroughs, and wide bottoms to pull the Korean team's defense to the side and front, providing space for their own individual ability in the front line, Pato, Neymar and Robinho.
When the domestic football environment of the Brazilian team is excellent, the football population is large, and the talent is almost not broken, Xiao Luo has not completely retired, Kaka and Robinho still have the strength to fight again, Ganso, Neymar, Lucas, Thiago have already come up, and the Mesozoic Pato has already provoked the beam.
Playing against these talented stars, they will be broken through the defense by their flash of inspiration, and the South Korean team will be under more pressure, and then they can only use fouls to prevent the Brazilian team's breakthrough and cooperation.
On the pitch, the Brazilian players were repeatedly brought down, causing the fans in the stands to boo the South Korean team continuously.
The Brazilian team won a lot of well-placed free kicks, but their team did not have a top free kick master like Li Huan, these free kicks did not bring Brazil goals, but only made the fans and players more depressed. A great chance to score turned into a free-kick and the free-kick didn't threaten, so no one would be happy.
Seeing this scene, the commentator at the scene couldn't help but think of Li Huan, and said regretfully: "Seeing so many free kicks being wasted, we can't help but think of the Chinese team's Xiao Li Feidao, if Li Huan is a player of the Brazilian team, then now the score is about 4:0, and Brazil's victory is guaranteed." ”
In the first half, the Brazilian team still did not score, at halftime, coach Menezes made a decisive substitution, he replaced the teenager Lucas, replaced the 34-year-old veteran Ronaldinho, Menezes hopes to use Ronaldo's talented pass to help the Brazilian team tear apart the South Korean team's defense, as long as the first goal can be scored, the Brazilian will be easy to play.
Just five minutes into the second half, Brazil scored.
Xiao Luo did not pause in the middle with the back pass, passed the ball to the side of Alves, this genius idea did not make the South Koreans expected, their reaction was a beat slower, Alves on the right side of the penalty area with the ball to the bottom line, almost at a zero degree angle like a pass shot into the penalty area, goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong stood a little outside, as a result of the football through the gap between Zheng Chenglong and the goal post into the net, Brazil with this unexpected goal 1:0 lead South Korea.
There was cheering in the stands, and the Brazilian fans jumped up and chanted Alves' name, frantically celebrating the hard-earned goal.
The Brazilian players were obviously much calmer after scoring the goal, and a lot of "flower work" was also played. In the 11th minute of the second half, Neymar took the ball on the left side, first passed through the gear, and then came to the ball again, running all the way to the bottom line, and finally the ball was blocked by the South Korean team when passing the ball.
South Korea are in an awkward position after conceding a goal, and they have to attack to win, but attacking will mean more chances for Brazil to score.
This hesitation and tactical inconsistency caused the South Korean team to lose strength both offensively and defensively, and they no longer had the same tenacious fighting power as in the first half, and the defense line began to loosen first.
In the 15th minute of the second half, left-back Marcelo came alive, and he repeatedly made waves on the left flank. His cross was handed to Neymar, who combined with Robinho in the box, and the experienced Robinho's clever pass from the left was cut into the box by Ganso, and a low shot was scored again to give Brazil a 2-0 lead over South Korea.
The 2:0 was a complete relief for the Brazilian fans, who are now sure that they can take the three points.
In the 22nd minute of the second half, the Brazilian team no longer gave the South Korean team a chance, they made a comeback, Ganso drove straight in the middle, and Xiao Luo and Neymar made a clever cooperation, the South Korean team's defense was torn apart, and finally Neymar burst into the penalty area, and scored again with a push, and the score became 3:0.
At this point, Brazil had an absolute advantage in possession, 79% to 21%. After more than 70 minutes of fierce scrambles, the physical condition of the South Korean team players declined significantly, Li Qinglong actually had calf cramps and was carried out of the field for treatment, Li Qinglong's running data before the cramps was less than 10,000 meters, this number is not particularly high, it should not exceed the limit of athletes, Li Qinglong's cramps can only show that he is too nervous.
After 3-0, Brazil coach Menezes began to make changes, with veterans Robinho and Alves coming off and Kaka and Adriano coming on, and Menezes now setting his sights on the knockout rounds.
Although Brazil's attention was no longer on this game, their attack did not give up, and after the South Korean team attacked aggressively, the space left in the backfield became a racetrack for the Brazilian players.
In the 31st minute of the second half, Marcelo drove straight into the left side, shook the edge of the penalty area, tore away the defenders in the middle, and randomly pushed the ball to the front of the penalty area. 4:0.
In the 40th minute, Marcelo successfully grabbed on the left side and then rode a thousand miles alone, all the way to the front of the penalty area and fell to the ground, German referee Kempt ignored it, slow motion showed that South Korean defender Lee Jung-so first stretched out his leg to try to trip Marcelo unsuccessfully, and then pulled Marcelo down with his hand covertly, but German referee Kempt did not see it. Marcelo angrily protested and received a yellow card.
In the 42nd minute, Marcelo finally ushered in the moment of revenge, he outside the penalty area and Neymar kicked the wall to cooperate, from the gap between the two players into the penalty area, in the face of the defense of central defender Rodriguez, Marcelo was pulled down from behind by the South Korean defender when he shot with his left foot, the referee awarded a penalty, Kaka made a handful, and the score was locked at 5:0.
Four minutes later, referee Kempt didn't even blow the whistle for the end of the match after three minutes of stoppage time, and Brazil finally beat South Korea with a score of 5-0 to make a good start to their title race.
South Korea won some chances in the first 45 minutes of the game with active scrambling, but in the second half, with the decline in their physical condition and the fact that their strength was too different from that of Brazil, they still did not complete the task of causing an upset and lost the first game of the World Cup. Because France then beat South Africa 1-0, and then South Korea will have to beat France and South Africa if they want to qualify, and the situation has entered winter for South Korea early.
The first game of the game has long been spread throughout the world through modern media means, the Brazilian team's first big victory, achieving a record that exactly matches their slogans and ambitions, and the media of various countries have commented - the headline of Brazil's "Sao Paulo Page" is: "5:0, Brazil creates the second disparity score of the World Cup"
The headline of Global Sports is: "Five-Goal Victory!" Brazil in five-star glory
"Clarion" commented: Bloodbathed South Korea, the Brazilian team showed the strength of the champion, and the Korean team was like a three-year-old child in front of them.
The headline of China's "Qiu Bao" is "Swallowing Five Eggs, South Korea's Dream of a Strong Team is Shattered", arguing that South Korea's statement has become a thing of the past, and the banner of Asian football needs the Chinese team to take charge.
The British newspaper "The Sun" said: "The Taiji Tigers are not an easy opponent to deal with, the Brazilian team played so easily, showing their good form, maybe after this World Cup, Brazil will have another star embroidered on their jerseys."
The only one who poured cold water was Germany's "Kicker", "Brazil had nothing to do with South Korea in the first half, indicating that their offensive ability is not enough, if they meet a team that can run faster and sharper than South Korea, maybe Brazil will not have good luck behind."
However, the German's well-meaning or malicious comments quickly drowned out in a frenzy of hype, and no one noticed that breaking down the dense defense has been Brazil's weakness in the past four World Cup sessions.
(To be continued)