Chapter 261: Getting Better

Since this break, there has been a non-stop confrontation between Lao Lei and Nedved. With the escalation of the confrontation between the two, the fierce confrontation between the two teams of Portugal and the Czech Republic also began to rise, and the game began to get better. Both sides began to threaten the opposition goal more and more, and while the score had not yet been rewritten, everyone knew it was only a matter of time. At this point, neutral fans can start to rest assured that at least it won't be another big but not exciting European Championship final.

In the confrontation with Nedved, Old Ray looked very tired. Because in addition to Nedved, there is also a Rosicky who could pop up at any time by his side. The attacking midfielder from Borussia Dortmund is not only world-class in terms of organization, breakthrough and passing, but he also has extraordinary achievements in tackling the ball. When the back tackle appears on the football field, people may see more fouls and falling to the ground, but this is almost invisible when Rosicky is down to the ground. Especially when it comes to tackling behind or sideways on fast runs, Rosicky is absolutely at the top of his game. Clean, concise tackles, and even his tackles are somewhat ornamental.

And at present, when Lao Lei is facing the double care of Nedved and Rosicky, he feels sad. In addition to Nedved's tough close entanglement, Rosicky on the side didn't know when he would jump out and threaten the football at the feet of Old Ray. This is probably one of the toughest frontcourt combinations Ray has faced so far, especially when it comes to limiting his defense. Such a situation makes Lao Lei have to maintain a very high level of attention at all times. Because for a team like the Czech Republic with a big and fast attack. Once they have them break the ball in front of the court and organize a counterattack, then it means that your door is very threatened.

In the 13th minute of the first half. Lao Lei received a pass from Kostiani again at the back. Nedved Garosicki's configuration reappeared, and Old Ray had to pass the football out immediately. Give Deco, who has come up front, to organise Portugal's attack. It has to be said that so far, the Czech Republic's restriction of Lao Lei has been very successful, and it should be said that it has done the best in a series of opponents of Portugal in this European Cup. In the past, Lao Lei's threatening sudden dribbling forward was gone, at least in the period after the start of the game, it did not appear. Old Ray's dribble forward. It's very important for Portugal, and it's often a weapon for Portugal to break the deadlock on the pitch. However, in this game, the Czechs put a sheath on the weapon so that it could not hurt anyone.

To be honest, although Lao Lei had predicted the difficulty of this competition before the game, the current situation is still beyond his expectations. Fortunately, though, this is still within his acceptability. Now all he needs to do is to stay in the dark and wait for the opportunity. Then kill with one hit. And that's where stars are different from the average player, they are always able to do something in the game when they are targeted at the defense, and suddenly shine. Then decide on the game. What to do in a limited number of opportunities, that's what a star needs to do.

When the old Lei Taoguang was in obscurity. Portugal's offensive did not work very well. In terms of arranging the defense. The Czechs borrowed well from their experience against Denmark and went all out to seal out the two flanks. Let Portugal go only in the middle. And after the lack of Lao Lei's forward support, Deco and Gomez in the middle seem to be alone. Although Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo will cut inside from time to time, the effect has been limited so far, although there will be opportunities from time to time, but it is not enough to beat the Czech defence.

In the 15th minute of the first half, at this time, Lao Lei began to use the pass to organize Portugal's attack. Constantly running, scheduling, and adjusting Portugal's attack in a way that is not directly involved. Although there is a big gap between this method and the firepower that Lao Lei's direct participation can provide, it is better than nothing. Near the midfield, he received a pass from Carvalho, Lao Lei led it with his right foot, and then after half turning, he followed up with a long pass with a big foot. It was a long pass that was close to a half-court diagonal, and since Old Ray didn't look up to observe, Nedved didn't have time to block it.

The ball went straight behind Czech right wing-back Illanek, allowing Ronaldo to accelerate to attack his defence. Ronaldo relied on his superhuman explosiveness to take the lead in getting this pass. Then, he started his trademark pedal again, trying to shake Illanek's center of gravity incessantly. However, Ilanek was not fooled at all, and there was no intention of reaching out and grabbing it. Then, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly flicked the outside of his right foot, followed by a cross. This time, he managed to pass it out and didn't let Ilanek block it.

In the penalty area, the Czech defenders are generally of the tall and athletic type, and Gomez can't get enough of an advantage against them. He could only interfere with them as much as he could, and Ujfarusi didn't let the ball get to the front of the point and cleared the ball out of the box. Outside the box, Deco got ahead of Galasek and got the second spot. Then, he suddenly knocked his heel and headed for the middle of the box, where Ray suddenly stepped forward without the ball.

This is Lao Lei's game, a rare number of forward insertions, and it is also a forward insertion without the ball. In the past, he was more likely to dribble forward, and this kind of forward insertion without the ball was something he had not tried many times before. However, at this time, it also became one of the ways he tried to break the restrictions imposed on him by the Czech Republic. At this time, by his side, there was Nedved, and behind him was Rosicky. He knew that he couldn't stop the ball, and according to the first ten minutes of the game, once he stopped the ball, he was in great danger of being cut off.

At this point, he took a few quick steps to speed up, raised his right foot, and met Deco's pass. Nedved immediately stretched out his foot to break the ball, but Ray's right foot did not touch the ball, but let it pass. Immediately after that, Rosicky's tackle came to the ground behind him, and he found the route of the football very accurately. At this moment, Lao Lei's left foot twisted to follow, went around the back of his right foot, and hit the football with the heel of his left foot. It's like a flower arrangement pass with a back heel. This is the sudden flash that Old Ray was going to do, the flash that Nedved and Rosicky hadn't expected.

"Wow. Juggling passes, it's a football trick. And not a race! Previously, Pavel and Rosicky's defense was very effective against Remaia. But this time, Remaier played them with an imaginative pass, two of the world's best midfielders. Opportunity, opportunity is here! Can Portugal break the deadlock this time? ”

Old Ray used his back heel and Figo to complete a classic diagonal pass. Figo started suddenly, bypassed Jankulovski, received a wonderful pass from Lao Lei, and accelerated directly to the bottom with the ball. Once near the baseline, Figo carried Jankulovsky with his body inside. Directly into the penalty area, towards the small penalty area. In the middle of the march, Figo suddenly rubbed the tip of his right foot, rubbed the football up, and flew towards the goal. Gomez's forward duel for the ball caught the attention of the entire back line, and they missed and suddenly swam to Cristiano Ronaldo at the back post.

Faced with this half-high pass, Ronaldo chose to volley. to complete the shot. A powerful volley went straight into the near corner of the goal. It was a shot that was nine times out of ten, but unfortunately, this time it was exactly within the range of that one or two. Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech. With his slender figure of 196 cm, he unbelievably went straight from the far post to the side and rushed to the near post in an instant. Almost on the goal line. Blocked Cristiano Ronaldo's shot. The football that flew out of the bottom line made the Portuguese fans, who were already about to cheer, cover their heads in disbelief. It was a world-class attacking combination and a world-class save.

"Peterch! Peterch!! Unbelievable. Unbelievable!!! The best goalkeeper of the tournament so far has miraculously saved his team once again. Rumor has it that there are many big clubs that have taken a fancy to this talented goalkeeper from the Czech Republic. Regardless of the final outcome in the Czech Republic, there is no doubt that Petr Cech will be on a bigger stage next season to showcase his talent. The goal that the Portuguese must score, was stifled by him! ”

Immediately afterward, after the corner kick, Portugal did not get a good chance. Instead, the Czechs began their own striking and rapid offensive. After Boulf pushed the ball out, Nedved and Rosicky teamed up to get ahead of Ray and take control of the second spot. Then, Rosicky began to move forward quickly with the ball. When Kostiani got up, he turned the ball to Poboski, the assist leader of the tournament on the right.

In this European Cup, Poboski, who had the second spring of his career, immediately began to accelerate after winning the ball, and continued to advance against Valente. When he came to the vicinity of the penalty area, he suddenly flicked the ball with the outside of his left foot, allowing the ball to pass from the right side of Valente. Immediately afterwards he accelerated again from Valente's left to guò, which was a dazzling man-ball pass. This sudden and bold breakthrough allowed him to successfully break through Valente's defense, and then burst along the bottom line towards the Portuguese penalty area.

Figo's offense was the same. However, his passing options were different from Figo's, as the Czechs had a more than 2-metre-tall Jankoller in their squad, while Portugal did not. A high-altitude ball makes Portugal's penalty area look like a big enemy, but sometimes, that's it, the biggest threat is not the most noticeable, but hiding in the shadows. Although Jankoller grabbed the first spot, he did not attack the goal directly, but made a header to Barosh, who ran into the open space.

Baros, who was in a completely empty space in front of goal and had already put his feet on his feet, gave the Portuguese fans a smell of despair. But at this time, their number 13 reappeared. In the penalty area, a large sliding shovel behind the back appeared. Sabotage, at the same time as this attack, Baros also fell in the box. All of a sudden, German referee Merck was the focus of all attention.

"Will it be a penalty?! Merck! Merck points to the corner, no penalty! No penalties!! Brückner and his players looked very dissatisfied, they were protesting angrily! Czech fans also booed in dissatisfaction. In any case, though, this decision will not change. Remayr! Remaia again!! He succeeded in his Savior again. There is no doubt that he is the savior of Portugal! ”

And at this time, the savior of Portugal was falling to the ground, panting frantically.

He felt that his chest was hot, as if there was a fire inside.

However, listening to the boos and cheers in his ears, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It's so cool!!"

The smell of this game is starting to come up. (To be continued......)