The celebratory crowd in Portugal was followed by a roar of displeasure from German goalkeeper Kahn to his team-mates. This time the German defense line was completely broken, and no matter how powerful Kahn was, it would be useless. In a tournament like the World Cup knockout round, the first team to score will have a huge advantage, tactically and psychologically.

This is especially true for Portugal, who played possession in this game, and with the lead of this ball, they can control the ball with peace of mind, and wait for Germany to press up, and then wait for the opportunity to play their gaps. Apparently this was the decision of Oliveira, who stood on the sidelines and made a downward gesture towards his disciple. It means playing the ball steadily, and now we're going to be anglers and catch this big German fish.

And Worrall, who was next to him, had no time to express his dissatisfaction with his disciples, and seized the time to arrange defensive tasks, asking Barak to focus on taking care of Lao Lei. He also did not dare to immediately adjust the entire defensive center of gravity of Germany, because he was not sure whether Portugal would completely switch to Lao Lei as the first command center. For the time being, he can only let his general, Ballack, focus more defensive energy on Lao Lei, and don't let Lao Lei organize as easily as he did just now.

On the other side, Ray was explaining to Rui Costa why he did that. And Rui Costa also seemed very generous, telling Lao Lei that it was nothing, as long as he could reach the final, let him do whatever he wanted. Later, Rui Costa even jokingly asked Lao Lei if he was interested in taking over the organization of Portugal in this way. Looking at Rui Costa like this, Lao Lei finally let go of his worries, he didn't want to have an unpleasant quarrel with Rui Costa. Although it felt very cool to be the center of Portugal just now, the old Lei Zhilu said that he would not be so easy in the future. If you keep kicking like you just did. He was going to touch a nose of ash, and the Germans should have reacted by this time.

And after the restart of the game. Lao Lei found that there was one more person next to him, Germany's No. 13 Barak. Ray tried to continue that kind of wide running, and once he got into the midfield range, Ballack would wrap himself up. Although in terms of speed, Lao Lei has a slight advantage. But Barak was always able to bite tight and quickly followed. Seeing this situation, Lao Lei felt that anyway, the team was not in a hurry to attack, so he honestly controlled the rhythm of the backcourt in the backfield and did a good job of the first kick from defense to offense, and completely handed over the midfield to Rui Costa.

After staying at ease in the backfield, Lao Lei did not have Ballack's interference, and while reversing the ball, he observed the German formation, looking for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack. After observing for a while, Lao Lei slowly had some experience of what Germany was called a German tank. From the time we conceded the goal to the present, the German formation has remained very good. The players are on the same page with each other. Every player has faithfully executed the tactics assigned by the manager, and there are no people who are self-asserted and have a different pace.

This makes them look like delicate engineering parts, fitted together seamlessly, to form this German team. In Lao Lei's view, the German team feels like a practical, efficient and rigorous handicraft created from a German factory. Such a calm and stable opponent at a high level is always difficult to deal with, and it is no wonder that the level of German football has always been able to maintain such stability. Although their competitiveness has decreased slightly in recent years, no opponent will take them lightly.

And Oliveira, apparently, was well prepared and had suppressed the merits of the Germans as much as possible. German fans in the stands. There were loud boos in protest against Portugal's inaction, time-consuming style of play. However, it is not Portugal's task to take care of the emotions of the German fans. They said they were under no pressure to continue their back-to-back style of play, and the Germans didn't seem to be in a hurry to equalise. Instead of pressing hard and increasing the pressure on Portugal's players, it maintained the intensity of the opening period.

The game is played like this. Portuguese fans are happy to accept it, as opposed to beautiful football. They want honor more. To date, the Portuguese national team has not won a single title. Marx said that there is a material urgency. The saying that there will be a superstructure also applies to football games, when a team has not won any honors for a long time, who cares about what art football, and the one who can win the championship is good.

The team that plays the ball is most afraid of being tackled and counterattacked when the football is at the feet of the defender. This is also a risk that the Portuguese team needs to take, there is no foolproof, flawless, no dead end tactics. The dull game lasted until the 32nd minute of the first half, when Worrall suddenly came to the sideline and pressed against the German players. Suddenly, the German players pressed hard, and the pressing immediately rose a level in terms of number and intensity.

For the German team, which suddenly increased the pace and intensity, Portugal, who were already accustomed to the rhythm of the previous game, were obviously a little caught off guard. At this time, their passing is not so stable, and it looks like they are about to lose the ball at any time. In fact, this is also the inexperience of Lao Lei, as the commander of the backline, he also fell into the tactical trap laid by the Germans, and was not prepared for the sudden change of rhythm of the German team.

And this is also one of the weaknesses caused by Portugal's conservative tactics, which has been in a rhythm and a state for a long time, which has made the Portuguese players form inertia, and they can react quickly to the opponent's changes without the previous reaction speed. As a result, Bento was forced by Ballack and Hamann to make mistakes. Since Old Ray was entangled by Schneider at this time, Bento could only pass back to Kuto.

This time, though, his pass was clearly underwhelming, and Frings cut in quickly from behind to get in control of the ball before Couto. At this time, in front of the eyes of the German team, the formation was disrupted, and the Portuguese defense was empty everywhere. Frings dribbled the ball to the edge of the box and hoisted the ball into the box. The two German strikers in the box showed a tacit understanding with each other, and Klose's jumping for the top attracted the attention of Costa and Jorge. In the midst of two men in defence, Klose once again showed his strength on the header. After jumping high, he fought for the first landing point. Got the ball behind him.

At this time, it was the veteran Bird who was at the back point, and he was quietly lurking here one step earlier with outstanding consciousness. Header assist against Klose. Bird fired a low shot. Because of the close enough, Baia didn't have time to react. There was nothing he could do about his sideways and could only watch as the ball passed by his fingertips and into the near corner of the goal. 1:1, the German tank equalized in the 33rd minute, relying on their superior execution, with a tactical raid. Both sides are back on the same running line again.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！ Bird helped the team equalise in the final stages of the first half! We can go into the second half with a draw. The German players finally let go of their calm expressions and celebrated wantonly.

Baia patted the grass in chagrin. He didn't have any way to shoot from Bird, it was too close. The Portuguese players kept their heads down in frustration, they had the ball, the situation and the tempo on the pitch, most of the time. However, the Germans were able to recover the lead thanks to a mistake by Portugal created by a surprise attack. Just like the blitzkrieg launched by the Germans during World War II, the French prided themselves on never being breached in the Macedonian line, fell apart in the face of the German blitzkrieg, and did not play any role at all.

At this time, Oliveira, who was covering his head on the sidelines, was also regretting. Regret your conservative tactics. If the Germans could continue to put offensive pressure on them, then they would not have had the opportunity and time to carry out such a sophisticated tactical raid. Of course, even if Oliveira had chosen another option, it might not have turned out well. But that's human nature, when the choices made turn out to be bad. I can't help but wonder if it would have been better if I had made another choice in the first place.

However, Oliveira did not have time to regret it at this time, and he hurried to the sidelines to instruct the Portuguese players to spend the next seven or eight minutes steadily. Everything will be settled in the second half. On the field, Ray looked at the German players in celebration. I was very unwilling. As Portugal's defensive commander, he didn't even have enough vigilance to keep it up. There was no mental preparation for a tactical surprise attack on Germany.

This is the tuition that must be paid in the process of growing up, and the difference between successful players and failed players is that they learn or learn how much they pay in tuition. If you never learn, you're probably the kind of player who can't get ahead in a lifetime, or the kind of talent that comes in a flash.

Lao Lei didn't have time to bask in regret, and the game was about to start. As the commander of the Portuguese backline, he needs to be able to keep his full attention on the game at all times. After the game restarted, neither side of the balance of power dared to attack again, and it seemed that they had reported the idea of a decisive battle in the second half. The rest of the time was spent in the back and forth of the Portuguese players.

With a "beep", the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half. The two sides shook hands in the first half, and the winner was scoreless. In comparison, the mood of the Portuguese players who were equalized was even more depressed, although not disappointed, but also depressed.

In the dressing room, Oliveira was recovering the morale of his players and making tactical arrangements for the second half. If it hadn't been equalised, perhaps Oliveira would have stalled for time and drained the German team's energy in favor of that conservative possession tactic. But it's not the same when it's equalised, and the team with the most goals wins the game, not the points if you don't knock it down like boxing. The longer this draw lasts in the second half, the worse it will be for Portugal.

Due to the schedule of the World Cup, the German team is clearly more advantageous than Portugal. With an extra day of rest, they are in better fitness than Portugal, and the longer the draw lasts, the more obvious the physical advantage will be for Germany. And if the game goes to extra time or a penalty shootout, Germany, who have the upper hand both physically and mentally, will have a better chance of winning. Extra-time or penalties against a mentally stable German are not what Oliveira wants. This kind of hard warfare, psychological warfare, is what the Germans are good at.

'Guys, we need to make some changes in the second half. Reima's position is a premise, and so is the backline, and the three lines need to be tighter. We're going to settle the battle in 90 minutes (to be continued......)