Chapter 268: Indifferent Performance
Just six minutes into the game, Portugal scored their first goal of the tournament and took the lead. Under the organization of Remaiya, they did not even show the slightest bit of discomfort and immediately entered the best form. Although it may be too unfair for Angola to say this at this time, I can't help but say, guys, Portugal's first victory in this World Cup has come! Here it comes!! In the media commentary booth at the scene, the Portuguese commentators were already excited, and some of them said without hesitation.
Fortunately, Angola's commentary bench was not next to them, otherwise, no one knows what would have happened, after all, football is something that will make many people lose their minds, otherwise, where would so many football hooligans come from. But no matter what, the words of the Portuguese commentator just spoke to the hearts of many people, and the strong control that Portugal showed in these few minutes made them not see that Angola had any ability to counterattack at all, unless Lao Lei was collectively dizzy with all the Portuguese players.
In fact, Angola had thought about this before the game and had already been mentally prepared. And, they know in their hearts that it will be very difficult to get points against Portugal in this group. But this is a little different from not holding out any hope, holding a trace of luck in despair, it is originally the instinct of human gods, and no one is avoidable, and naturally Angola is indispensable.
In such a situation, they racked their brains and came up with only one solution, and that was to foul the Portuguese players by constantly fouling to interrupt the individual and their overall tactical rhythm. And then provoke them, so that they themselves make mistakes because of their own emotional fluctuations. Then look for opportunities for them to fight back. The idea is not new, but it is more practical. While this still doesn't improve their chances of winning, it's the most practical way for a weak team to beat a strong team in football.
Soon after the restart, the Angolan players began to follow the dictates of Gocalves on the sidelines, frequently using foul tactics to interrupt Portugal's advance. For a while, the rhythm of the game was like a piece of broken glass, so fragmented that people couldn't stand it. To use one thing that most men know, to make a more vivid analogy, that is the feeling of watching intermittent A*V movies, and it is not the most uncomfortable to watch it. The most uncomfortable thing is that it always pours a basin of cold water on you from head to toe when you are just interested, and it feels like you want to die.
And this is the most intuitive feeling of most neutral fans and Portuguese fans, and their boos began to rise and fall in the sky above the Rheinenergy Stadium in Cologne almost without anyone's command. Because, at first glance, Portugal's attack was indeed greatly hindered, without the continuous beautiful small area coordination in the opening stage. But what they don't know is. The Angolan players are actually bitter at this time.
Although they disrupted the rhythm and coordination of Portugal's forward advance, they did not affect the Portuguese team's strong control ability in football at all. In such a situation, the foul tactic may be effective for a while, but it is certainly not a long-term technique. After all. The referee will certainly not tolerate them fouling so often for a long time, after all, they are not Korean. And, just now, the referee has given a stern verbal warning to several of their midfielders and defenders. This proves that Angola has begun to slowly touch the bottom line of the referee on duty.
This is the reason why some weak teams still can't beat strong teams after using foul tactics. They can interrupt the attacking rhythm of a strong team, but they can't interrupt the rhythm of the opponent's possession. In such a situation. The first to fall can only be the weak team itself, because no matter how strong the embankment is, it cannot withstand the never-ending impact of the flood.
And the reason why this game is like this is because of the Portuguese core Lao Lei. As the absolute heart of Portugal, Lao Lei should have been the biggest target of their foul execution, and the Angolan players really wanted to do so. But the problem is that as long as Lao Lei doesn't want to take the ball and push forward, they can't catch Lao Lei at all. Lao Lei's strong running ability and one-kick ability make him like a slippery loach on the court, and it is good for Angolan players to touch his jersey.
As for the situation without the ball, not to mention whether the Angolan players dare to risk taking the cards, Lao Lei himself is not afraid of the opponent's ruthlessness at all. If you want to talk about how to use some secret means to make the opposing players sad on the court, he is a great master, and he is not afraid of the black strong men of Angola at all.
This is good news not only for Portugal, but also for the neutral fans who watch the game. Because, although they can't watch the exciting goals at this time, they can also appreciate Lao Lei's lightweight, whimsical and wonderful passing skills.
In the 12th minute of the first half, perhaps because he finally couldn't stand letting Lao Lei unscrupulously help Portugal control the ball, the Angolan players finally acted at this time. At this time, Lao Lei was facing his own door, and also received a pass from Mela. At this moment, in addition to the Angolan forward who has been guarding against Lao Lei, Angolan players such as Andre and Mendona all surrounded Lao Lei together. At the same time, Aqua and others also blocked several of the most likely passing routes to Lao Lei. In this way, Angola can be regarded as a trap for Lao Lei.
But at this moment, Lao Lei once again used his seemingly casual, but unusually chic pass without looking at people, which aroused the admiration of the fans. I saw him, while holding Ze behind him firmly with one hand, he raised his right foot, and then met Mel's pass, gently rubbed the football into the air with the outside of his right foot, and also drew a rounded spiritual arc.
At this moment, the football with an outer arc was delicately bypassed, and Andre and others, who had no time to react to this, accurately came to the feet of Kostiani, who was behind the right side of Lao Lei, and easily resolved Angola's pressing blockade line with a dashing and casual splash of ink.
"Roar!!"
"Papa"
After reflecting on it for a while, apart from the Angolan fans, the Portuguese fans and neutral fans couldn't help but applaud. And also clapped vigorously. Although there is less excitement of danger in front of the goal, Lao Lei is free to accompany the artistic pass. It still gave them enough enjoyment.
Lao Lei himself has become the most calm person at this moment, and his heart is like a lake as calm as a mirror. Didn't make a wave. For him, there is only a difference between success or unsuccess in doing all technical actions, and he doesn't care at all about the so-called beauty or not. Sometimes he did something artistic, and there was no reason for it other than that it was the best choice at the time. Therefore, if the savage collision was the best choice at that time, he would definitely not be stingy to show his wild and rough side.
Therefore, the luck of the Angolan players at this time is good. Because they don't have to see the rough side of Old Ray after all, this is great luck, and if you want to ask why, ask Gerrard, Eto'o and others to know why. In the case that the Angolan players did not take the initiative to provoke Lao Lei, Lao Lei was maintaining his most harmless playing mode to outsiders at this time. In any case, Angola's purpose of cutting off the source of Portugal's possession was resolved by Lao Lei's three strikes and five divisions.
Under such circumstances, the Angolan defense finally reached the critical point of its collapse in the 18th minute of the first half. At this time. Lao Lei still didn't stand up, took out his trademark dribble and plugged in the back row, still combing Portugal's overall offensive direction and methods at ease in the rear. Because, he is convinced of dealing with Angola. This kind of process dù is sufficient. Sure enough, opportunities and flaws came at this time.
This time, he seized the gap in the Angolan defence, which was passively pulled by successive lateral pulls. At the same time, the eyes lit up. The fake fax buckle of his left foot caught Ze off guard all of a sudden. He didn't expect Lao Lei's sudden change of rhythm this time. After the football was buckled to his right foot with his left foot, Lao Lei immediately raised his right foot. A long through ball came and hit the back of the Angolan left centre-back and left wing-back again. There, Figo, who was in very good form in this game, once again made a comeback.
After stopping the ball, Figo did not immediately pass the ball this time, but stepped on his bike on the right side of the penalty area. After shaking Delgado a little dizzy, he suddenly cut inside with his left foot, completely shaking off Delgado. Then, after drawing Figueiredo to pounce on him, he deftly flicked the ball to Simão in front of the penalty area.
Simão had a good long-range shot, and as soon as he flicked the angle of his shot, he immediately put on a foot-shot stance. However, it didn't work out in the end, as he was tackled to the ground by another Angolan centre-back, Yamaba, who had come out of a diagonal stab. However, Portugal was not without gains, not only did they get a free-kick in a good position, but also let the opposing central defender get a yellow card.
Then, Lao Lei stood in front of the football and prepared to take the free kick. Looking at the nervous Angolan defense line lightly, although Lao Lei didn't do anything, the calm confidence in his body that couldn't be hidden made everyone look at him.
As soon as the whistle blew, he gently waved his right foot on the spot, and then with a bang, an exaggerated outer arc that could break people's necks was born in the midst of everyone's exclamations.
Seconds later, the Rheinenergy Stadium was once again the stage for celebration in Portugal! The cheers that rushed to the sky tested everyone's eardrums!!
On the pitch, Lao Lei at this time became the focus of all Portuguese players.
Surprise and laughter, these are the common facial expressions of all Portuguese players and fans at this time, except for Lao Lei.
I saw that he just raised his right hand high in place, symbolically responding to the applause of the Portuguese fans. Other than that, he did nothing.
At the center of this exuberant exaltation, with an almost faint invisible smile, he clenched his raised right hand into a fist as if he had grasped the victory in his hand.
At this point, the Portuguese commentator was frantically shouting: "Enjoy the game!" Let's enjoy the game!! That's the only thing we have for today!! ”
At the same time, Portuguese fans and players are also partying
And he is the most indifferent one.
Because, a qiē, as a matter of course (to be continued......