Chapter 244: Smooth overtaking
"Liar! Soft eggs!! Cousin !! Although Rooney was held back by his teammates, he still scolded Lao Lei unrelentingly, and tried to pull up Lao Lei, who was lying on the ground. He knew that although he had touched Lao Lei, that strength would definitely not cause the current result. Just touched it gently, and it was not so big that a big man like Lao Lei flew up and fell to the ground, hugging his legs and howling.
Here's how it went, after Ray received Kostiani's return pass, Rooney was again very aggressive in his pounce. Compared with before, Rooney's strength and intensity this time are obviously greater, so Lao Lei took advantage of the situation to play a trick. It wasn't so much that Rooney kicked him, but that he took the initiative to find him. After flashing and moving, deliberately selling a loophole to Rooney, he really stretched out his feet very cooperatively. In this case, Lao Lei also cooperated and handed over his right foot. The rest of the matter is logical.
Rooney's attempt to pull Ray up detonated the smell of gunpowder on the field. Andrade came up and pushed Rooney away, and a series of pushing and shoving ensued. Considering the smell of gunpowder on the field at this time, the referee considered to calm down both sides, so Rooney was given a yellow card. At this time, Rooney is really stupid if he doesn't know that he has been designed and tricked. Although he was trying his best to control his temper, once he saw Lao Lei's smug look aimed at him, he felt that he couldn't suppress his anger. Tightening his fists, Rooney turned his head, not allowing himself to look at Lao Lei, out of sight and out of mind. And when Lao Lei saw Rooney's expression and movements, he showed a meaningful smile. For him, this is just the beginning.
According to Rooney's expression. Old Lei felt that he still had a chance to invite him off. But this matter can only depend on luck, only on chance. Put that aside for now. Old Ray refocused his attention on the game. It was now the 38th minute of the first half, and with the remaining time, Portugal's overall tactics tended to be conservative. After all, if England seized the opportunity at this time and scored a goal, it would be a great constraint on Portugal's tactical arrangement in the second half.
With the referee's whistle, the first half of the first quarter-round match between Portugal and England ended in a 1:1 draw. At half-time, Scolari made some arrangements for Gomez's position. He asked him to pull out of the box more to help his team-mates. Better accomplish the mission of a tactical fulcrum. It was clear that in the first half, Gomez was overwhelmed by England's tall defenders and did not play as well as he should. Elsewhere, Scolari hasn't changed much. For him, Portugal is the best choice to adapt to all changes at the moment, and he is the superior side.
At this time, in the dressing room on the other side, Eriksen was advising Rooney to control his temper. This is only Rooney's first World Series for England. But his role in England is already self-evident. In addition to his five goals, Wayne Rooney was an important tactical fulcrum in England's attack. Owen's traits are better suited to hiding and then delivering the fatal blow in crucial moments, and he is not a strong striker like Wayne Rooney. Rooney's personal foot skills are not very good. However, his all-round skills and excellent physical qualities have made him an important pawn in Eriksen's hands.
However, it is also because of this. Eriksen was even more worried about Rooney's temper. As an English genius who rose to fame at a young age, Eriksen knew all too well the country's media hype. Before the game. There is something in the English press that says, "Portugal has Remayr." England has Wayne Rooney". And to be honest, Eriksen doesn't think the current Rooney can be compared to the old ray. Not to mention, Lao Lei has already led Porto, and in two years has achieved a remarkable result for everyone, and he has proven himself to be a handsome talent that is hard to find. And at the moment, Rooney, at best, is a talented goalscorer who has not yet matured, nothing more. The gap between the two is self-evident.
As an experienced head coach, he can certainly see that Lao Lei is making some shady moves on the field. And Rooney's impetuous appearance made him uneasy, so he repeatedly emphasized letting Rooney control his temper. Once Rooney is really knocked out by Lao Lei, then England will lose most of the game. At the same time, he also asked Gerrard and the others to pay more attention to Rooney and not let him do anything that rushed. Although he was still uneasy in his heart, Eriksen had no choice, and it was already his limit to do this.
The second half started with Portugal's possession. As soon as he came up, Lao Lei continued to play in accordance with the first half, playing steadily and steadily, step by step. In the 51st minute of the second half, Portugal, who had possession of the ball, launched its first threatening attack. After making continuous conduction in the midfield, Lao Lei used two consecutive smashes to shake off a trace of space, and then directly came with a direct forward pass and hit Gary Neville's back.
Cristiano Ronaldo came out from behind him, and after controlling the football, he directly crossed into the penalty area. Deco grabbed the first landing point in the chaotic battle. A powerful header rushed to the top, and once again shocked the English in a cold sweat. However, because his header kung fu is really limited, the angle of the header is not well mastered, which is too correct.
After missing the blow, Portugal began to gradually intensify its offensive. England would not have given Portugal the initiative so lightly, but their conservative tactics allowed them to suffer the consequences. Portugal's attack began to become more and more aggressive, and England's midfield barrier began to have to use tactical fouls to stop Portugal's attack. In the 57th and 59th minutes of the second half, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard received their first yellow cards of the game for tackling Old Ray and Deco respectively.
In addition to giving Portugal more and more dangerous set-piece opportunities, fouls also began to make Gerrard and Frank Lampard's interceptions have to be reined in. When it comes to tactical fouls, they are no longer as decisive as they used to be. Steven Gerrard tackled Deco to give Portugal a free-kick from 26 yards from goal, with the same angle and distance as the one scored by Lao Lei. England, who are in the cup bow and snake shadow, appeared to be very cautious in the defense of this free kick.
This time, the three of Lao Lei, Deco and Figo stood in front of the ball, ready to make a free kick combination. When the referee's whistle blew, the three of them still looked like they were discussing, making people not know what they were going to do. At this time, Lao Lei suddenly turned around and rubbed the football directly into the penalty area. It was a deliberate free-kick combination, and Andrade, who was standing at the back post, grabbed the first spot. It was directly a header that was given to Ronaldo in the corner of the penalty area. At this time, England's defenders had not yet come to their senses, and Ronaldo was given an open spot.
After he stopped the ball, he adjusted it slightly, and it was directly a heavy shot at the goal. The shot was of great quality, forcing James to make a flying save, and the power of the shot kept him from holding the ball. At this time, Gomez in front of the goal showed his keen sense of smell. A preemptive stab that allowed football to enter the gates of England again. In the 61st minute of the second half, Portugal finally overtook the score.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Nuno showed up where he should have been! 2:1, we overtake!! A smart, beautiful free-kick combination completely blinded the English. That's it, with the rough English, we're just going to play with our brains! 2:1! 2:1!! My God! I finally don't have to worry about my heart. The Portuguese commentator excitedly explained.
This time, Portugal's free-kick combination made his eyes shine. Obviously, this is a well-drilled and premeditated free-kick combination, which is extremely deceptive and sudden. England never expected that the three free-kick masters standing in front of the football would be just a disguise. Now all the pressure on the field is on the England side who are behind the score. It cannot be said whether England's conservative tactics are good or bad, only that this time the goddess of fate is more inclined to the brave.
Gomez excitedly took off his jersey to celebrate. At this time, who cares about the yellow card, he only knows that he has scored a goal that has won the lead, a goal that is worth a thousand gold. The fans of Portugal are also in a commotion, they have seen the dawn of victory.
At this time, there was only one way left for England, and that was to attack it. In the coming time, it will be Portugal's turn to take full control. When England come out of the nest, Portugal's counter-attack is bound to try to deal a fatal blow to England.
After the game restarted, England began to press out with all their might without Eriksen's instructions. However, they were impatient and did not achieve good results. In small details, they can find opportunities if they don't handle them well enough, but they are also easy to bury opportunities. In the 64th minute of the second half, Rooney was ready to eat Andrade raw after getting a pass from David Beckham. However, Lao Ray wrapped up in time and cut off the football at Rooney's feet as soon as he closed the door with Andrade.
Subsequently, Lao Lei was directly a big foot and looked for Gomez in the front court. Leaning back on Terry, Gomez chested the ball back to Deco. After receiving the ball, Deco immediately accelerated forward, came to the edge of the penalty area, and came with a long shot. Although this shot did not threaten, this counter-attacking mode will be the template for Portugal's attack in the next game.
According to such a script, all that awaits England is death.
And Lao Lei will make sure that the game goes according to the script. (To be continued......)