Chapter 132: Ronaldo's rebellion that came to an end
"Alright, the second half begins. Oh, and Scolari looked like he was going to make a substitution at the start of the second half, and it seemed that he was already very unhappy with the team's performance in the first half. Thunderhorse! It was Reima, who replaced Cristiano. Isn't Scolari happy with the first half of his No.17 game?! He scored a goal, and this substitution is still a little incomprehensible, just like Portugal's starting lineup, I don't know what kind of medicine is being sold in Scolari's gourd? ”
Just when the outside world once again questioned Scolari's arrangement, Lao Lei had already run onto the pitch happily under Ronaldo's somewhat resentful gaze. As soon as Lao Lei came up, Portugal's formation also changed. Simão moved to the left winger to take Ronaldo's place, while Deco moved forward and played back to the midfield position. As a result, apart from individual positional changes, Portugal's current line-up and formation are almost exactly the same as when they won the European Championship.
I don't know if it's because of the return to his familiar position, or because of Lao Lei, anyway, as soon as the second half came up, Portugal showed a completely different look. Under the tandem of Lao Lei, Portugal immediately entered its familiar rhythm and did not return to the weak state of the first half. Steady possession of the ball, as well as a variety of subtle combinations in small areas, made Slovakia suddenly enter a state of exhaustion. Obviously, compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's time on the pitch, Portugal played more holly and relied more on cooperation. In such a situation, unless Ronaldo breaks out, it is almost a matter of course that Portugal will be better in the second half.
I saw the familiar old Ray running around tirelessly on the court. Almost all the commentators immediately shouted loudly: "The familiar Portugal is back." "Under the grooming and organisation of Lao Lei, Portugal's midfield has become aggressive. The Slovakian backline felt a mountain of pressure. Seeing such a situation on the field, a trace of frustration rose in the eyes of Ronaldo, who was sitting on the field and watching the game without blinking.
But soon. He shook his head, tossing the frustration to the back of his mind. Then, staring straight at Lao Lei, who was running around on the field, the familiar and strong look of not admitting defeat reappeared in his eyes, like the substance, blazing and dazzling. In Ronaldo's heart, he has already realized that this time he is going to lose again. But as before, he did not appoint him, but instead raised a stronger desire to defeat Lao Lei. "Usually train. Practice for two more hours. Ronaldo said firmly in his heart.
Just as Ronaldo was unswervingly formulating a training plan off the field, the situation on the field had completely turned to the side of Portugal. At this time, Slovakia's defense line was finally slowly loosened under the impact of the continuous wave of attacks by Portugal, revealing flaws. In such circumstances, the goal finally came in the 55th minute of the second half, and Slovakia's dense defence was broken after 10 minutes of tight support in the second half.
This time, Lao Lei cruised to the left side of the frontcourt. Because Deco's ball was interfered with by the Slovak midfielder, the speed of the guide slowed down, so this also made Lao Lei have to slow down. Turn around and catch the ball. It was this time that the Slovak players were given time to turn around and defend Lao Lei, who was suddenly blocked by three Slovak players on the narrow side. As the three Slovak players got closer, Lao Lei's space for dribbling and handling the ball was also shrinking rapidly.
Just when everyone thought that Lao Lei would also return in vain this time. Lao Lei once again proved that he really did not play "football on earth" with his amazing watch. In this near-desperate situation, I saw him keep slashing his feet over the football, using constant feints. So that the Slovak players did not dare to act rashly. However, just as the Slovak player was slowly approaching him. Lao Lei suddenly made a preemptive strike.
Step forward with your right foot and quickly close your left foot. Hold the soccer ball between your feet. Then he kicked with both feet, and the whole person jumped up gently. At the same time, the feet are thrown back and the ball is thrown over the heads of the Slovak defenders in front of him, a typical rainbow pass on the wing. "Hmm!" In an instant, the entire stadium resounded with an amazing inhalation sound, and even the Slovak fans couldn't help but marvel together, temporarily forgetting the identity of Lao Lei's opponent.
On the field, after Lao Lei's feet landed, he immediately kicked down violently, and instantly drove his horsepower to the maximum. The whole person ran an arc, from the outside of the sideline, and used his speed to force past the turning Slovak defender, and preemptively controlled the football. Then, immediately accelerate and dribble forward. After breaking the trap defence, Slovakia's defense on this flank collapsed almost instantly.
When they came to the right side of the Slovakian penalty area, they were just a lone Slovak left wing-back in front of Lao Lei and Figo. In such a situation, Slovakia's central defender Skrtel also had to press out of the penalty area to make up for it. But this is also a step slower after all, and while Lao Lei and Figo completed the crossover run, they also completed a delicate and fast short pass coordination of three consecutive feet, which instantly broke down the already meager defense line in front of them.
After receiving Lao Lei's return pass, Figo, who was on the edge of the big penalty area, adjusted his pace a little in a small broken step, and immediately shot vigorously. With great power, the football flew through the ten fingers of Slovak goalkeeper Muja and into the gate behind him. At this point, Portugal completed another over-the-top goal.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Luis Figo!! Beautiful goal, the Slovak defence was completely penetrated. Reima's rainbow breakthrough on the right flank was particularly impressive. This is our Portugal! This is our football!! This is the table that a European champion should have!! ”
After overtaking again, the Portuguese players finally vented their frustration in their hearts. The weakness and weakness of the first half simply borered them. After some joyful celebrations, Lao Lei and his teammates retreated to their own half. In this process, Lao Lei deliberately passed by the side of his own bench. Stretching out two index fingers with both hands, he calmly made a 1:1 gesture to Ronaldo on the bench.
looked at Lao Lei's calm face. Ronaldo clenched his fists. He suddenly found that he hated Lao Lei's calm face, which was almost on par with Cheng Dù, who hated Lao Lei's smug smile. In his opinion. Lao Lei's calmness is the most proud way to show off. It has a subtext, which is, "You see, it's not that hard, I can do it very easily." If Lao Lei knew Ronaldo's thoughts at this time, he would definitely come up and pat Ronaldo on the shoulder, and then said happily: "Very good, you know me very well." ”
The anger in Ronaldo's eyes did not escape Lao Lei's eyes. With a smug smile, Lao Lei turned around. Got back to their place and waited for the game to restart. Looking at Slovakia opposite, a serious look flashed in Lao Lei's eyes, and he knew that he still needed to work hard and continue to let the team score goals. "1:1 is not a convincing score." He thought to himself. Although anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference in Portugal after Lao Lei came on the field, the result of the competition is still the result after all, if you want Ronaldo to admit defeat, this goal alone is not enough.
With the active and active table of Lao Lei. Shortly after the start of the game, Portugal once again suppressed the Slovakian formation in their half and formed a siege. While this is partly due to Slovakia's persistence in counter-attacking tactics, there is no doubt that the Portuguese midfielder led by Lao Lei is the one. It is the main force that causes this situation. Slovakia did not try to set off a wave of counter-attacks after kick-off, but their sharpness was quickly worn out by the strong control of the Portuguese midfield. The strength of the counteroffensive soon weakened, and it did not pose much of a threat.
In such a situation. Slovakia is not without trying to pinch the old thunder at this point. But like other teams, he has a flexible and strong running ability in Lao Lei. and excellent possession and dribbling ability, some marking and following methods do not work at all. Only a few tactical fouls that occasionally seized the opportunity could slow down Lao Lei's running pace a little. Lao Lei's strong physical confrontation ability makes it a very rare thing not to suffer in physical confrontation like ordinary technical midfielders, but not to take advantage.
In the face of such a shape, it is not difficult to guess how long the Slovak defense line will be supported. In the 67th minute of the second half, Lao Lei made a 2:1 gesture to Ronaldo. This time it was the old Ray who instigated the attack, and he knocked the ball with his backheel on the edge of the penalty area, which pierced the Slovak defence in an instant. By the time the Slovak defenders came to their senses, the football had passed by their feet and came behind them. Coupled with the timely turn and forward insertion of Simão on the left, a very threatening offensive was formed. This time, it was Pauletta, who grabbed the goal in front of the goal, and received Simao's cross to help Portugal open up the score gap.
After this goal was scored, Slovakia basically gave up resistance and surrendered. In such a situation, Lao Lei took advantage of a direct free kick opportunity in the 75th minute of the second half. With a powerful free-kick that surprised Slovak goalkeeper Muja, he broke through the Slovak goal again. 4:1, Portugal's three-goal lead established in the second half made Lao Lei's role and status in the Portuguese team once again revealed.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Clever free kick! It was clear that Muha was deliberately waiting for Reima's outside instep free-kick, but he seemed to have forgotten that Reima had been able to volley hard before developing the outside instep free-kick. Reima's sudden cold arrow apparently completely deceived Muha. This is the football IQ that a giant player should have!! ”
After this goal, Lao Lei finally thought of Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, and he knew that the time had come for him to win the bet. After nimbly avoiding his teammates who came up to celebrate, Ray strode to his team's bench.
His eyes were fixed on Ronaldo, who looked unwilling and unconvinced, Lao Lei put his hands on his waist, raised his head slightly, and proudly stretched out his right foot like a victorious general.
Looking at the smug old Lei, of course Ronaldo knew what he was going to do, and he clenched his fists again. After the nails left deep marks on his own palms, he stood up and slowly walked towards the old thunder with an angry face.
In the moment just now, all he was thinking about was "I am not convinced, I must win next time". But there is no idea of turning his face and not admitting it, Ronaldo has his own pride and his own bottom line, that is, "admitting gambling and losing".
Lose, don't lose, this is one of the few points in Ronaldo that can be admired by Lao Lei.
However, he also knew that this was a person who didn't know how to admit defeat like himself. This point, as long as you look at Ronaldo's blazing eyes to win, Lao Lei will be clear.
"But that's it, it's interesting, I don't know?!" Looking at Ronaldo, who was kneeling on one knee in front of him, Lao Lei said proudly and with interest in his heart.
"Oh roar, look what Cristiano is doing?! He polishes Reima's boots again!! Oh my God, he's the number 7 for Manchester United! Did he get Sir Alex Ferguson's permission?!! What exactly happened between the Portuguese twin stars that we don't know?!! Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to put your skills to work! ”
The fans were just as surprised as the commentators, even the Slovak fans in attendance. When they saw Ronaldo kneeling down on one knee and polishing Lao Lei's boots, they also couldn't help but exclaim, forgetting about the game for the time being.
"Hmm!!"
In the midst of an exclamation, Portugal's No. 13 is like a proud general.
With his hands on his chest and his head held high, he accepted the utmost courtesy from the Portuguese number 17.
Ronaldo didn't "wipe" a few times, he quickly stood up, and said firmly and feverishly to Lao Lei: "I will win." Next time, I will definitely win!! When he spoke, he seemed to be pushing too hard, and even the green tendons on his neck were exposed.
In the face of this somewhat crazy Ronaldo, Lao Lei was very calm, like a breeze, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Want to win?!"
"I'll teach you!"
The tone was full of confidence and pride.
It's called, I'm the only one!! (To be continued......)