Domenech was pleased with his team's performance in the first half and told his players to be as ambitious as they were to try to win the best possible game. Domenech famously said, "Believe in yourself, believe that you are the greatest player!" ", ended his speech.

The Italian dressing room was a bit depressed and it was a big blow to be scored by the opposition towards the end of the first half. The faces of the players were full of solemnity, and the French team's record of never losing a game after leading the score for nearly a decade was like a mountain pressing on their shoulders, making it difficult for them to breathe.

With a glint of wisdom in his eyes, Lippi looked at the door of the dressing room and was thinking about the second half of the game. Cannavaro wiped the sweat off his body and, after taking a few sips, stood up and the locker room fell silent. The unexpected silence woke Lippi from his thoughts, and he looked at Cannavaro.

"Perhaps there is discouragement in your hearts, or sorrow or even timidity in your hearts."

Cannavaro changed his tone and said firmly: "But now is not the time for frustration, sadness, and timidity!" ”

The Italian players let out a long breath, as if those negative emotions were also exhaling at the same time.

"We are great fighters, and great fighters are all about having great performances in great games. We've got forty-five minutes left, we're not dead, and no one thinks we're dead. The proud French will not think that we will be tied up, so we should hold our heads high and fight! ”

Taking a deep breath, Materazzi stood up and said, "The captain is right. We're not dead yet. I made a mistake in the first half and I swear I'll make up for it myself in the second half! ”

Gattuso stood up and said loudly, "The warrior will have to run out of blood before he can fall. We have noble blood in our veins, and as long as there is a drop of blood, we will fight to the bottom. Brothers, the Hercules Cup is waiting for us, we have been fighting for it for so long, are we resigned to our fate? Are you going to throw in the towel? ”

"Nope! We won't throw in the towel because we're a real fighter! ”

The words spoken by the three people are like three fires. Burn the previously suppressed air in the locker room to ashes. Fresh air fills the Italian dressing room again. The Italian players picked up the pace of their breathing. A powerful battle intent erupted from them.

"It's time!" Lippi nodded inwardly and said. If the problem of morale is solved, then the problem of tactics should be solved next. Lippi waved his hand to signal the three players to sit down, and said in a deep voice: "I have always believed in you, you are a real group of men in my mind. The score is behind. It's not the end of the world. The score is behind. We'll get it back. As long as we drag the game into overtime, then the victory is ours! ”

It was Lippi's strategy in the second half. The biggest problem for the French team is fitness, which is a well-known thing. France vs Portugal semi-finals. Scolari said the same thing at half-time.

The Italian player nodded, and Lippi continued: "To drag the game into extra time, there is a prerequisite for equalising. How can I equalize? ”

The quality of the French team in the midfield is outstanding, with height and speed, experience and energy. Only Spain have ever scored against them since reaching the knockout rounds. The luxurious Brazilian midfield, with their attacking power, failed to find the back of the French goal. So how do you break down the Frenchman's goal? There was a thoughtful look in the player's eyes.

'Two full-backs boldly stepped in to provide the assist? That's what the French team can think of, and they must be well prepared. So what else can be done to break through the opponent's goal? ”

Lippi immediately cut to the chase and made arrangements for the second half: "The full-backs still have to provide assists. A few players in the front court had to break through a little more, causing the opponent to foul. ”

Pirlo thought for a moment and seemed to understand what Lippi meant.

'It may be difficult to break down the opposition on the ground and we have to make the most of set-pieces.

Andrea Pirlo nodded, set-piece attacks have become an important offensive tool in modern football. In many important games, when the two sides are deadlocked, a successful set-piece tactic can break the deadlock. There have been many examples of wars in the world that prove this.

'In order to get a free-kick up front, we have to be bold and break through, we have to be bold and make deep passes, not lateral passes. When he said this, Lippi gave Pirlo a special look, and Pirlo nodded, indicating that he understood this, and also supported the coach's arrangement.

'Once we get a free-kick up front, or a corner, the big players have to stand in the box. Lippi pointed at Materazzi and said, "Including you." Materazzi nodded firmly.

After the attack was arranged, Lippi began to arrange the defense: "For Don, we can't have any relaxation, as long as he has the ball, the players around him must surround him and block the route he breaks through. To strike at Henry, he, unlike Don, will achieve nothing as long as the blow is strong enough. ”

"By the way," Lippi suddenly looked at Gattuso and Materazzi and said, "The means of dealing with Henry cannot be used on Don, and verbal attacks are ineffective against him." ”

Lippi thought for a while and said: "If it is used on Zidane, I don't know if it will have an effect......

If the outside world hears Lippi's words, I don't know how much wind and waves will be rolled up in the road. The phone door shows that Italians are good at manipulating things, and Lippi's remarks confirm this.

Materazzi began to think about what Lippi said, Zidane? If this one loses his mind...... Now this French team, what will it look like if they lose Zinedine Zidane?

Thinking of this, Materazzi's eyes began to radiate a strange look. He really seems to have found a way to deal with the French team. So what Lippi said next, he didn't listen to it at all, but was thinking about what words to use to provoke anger, the core of the French team, to make him lose his mind.

At this time, Zidane definitely did not expect that someone had already begun to calculate him.

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At the end of the break, players from both sides pass through the tunnel of the players. Again on the way to the finals. When Tang Jue passed by the Hercules Cup, he looked at the glittering trophy and thought to himself: "Tonight, a new chapter in history will be written!" Wait for me to conquer the world! ”

As the players from both sides walked onto the field, the Olympic Stadium in Berlin began to boil again!

The majestic singing sounded again, and the battle flags in the stands fluttered again!

The fateful second half is about to begin!

"Tick ......!" Argentine referee Elizondo blew the whistle, and the second half of the game officially began!

Tang Jue kicked the football back into his own half, and Zidane controlled the football at his feet. The Italian midfielders were like hungry wolves, ferociously pounced on the half.

ESPN said: "Fans and friends, the second half of the game has begun. There were no substitutions for either coach. The Italian players were running very aggressively. The score is behind and they have to come out. ”

Rubinho, a Milan sports commentator, said: "Lippi didn't replace Toney, which shows that Italy still have to use high balls against French defenders. We hope that Lippi's decision is correct. ”

At the end of the first half. Rubinho once said. Lippi should consider bringing on Piero for Toney. He has an opinion on Lippi's continued use of Tony.

The French team also patiently reversed the ball at the back. Totti and a bunch of midfielders were pressing frantically. The French team showed their delicate ball control skills, and for a while, Italy could not snatch the football at all. Camoranesi in a hopeless steal. Take Vieira down. Elizondo whistled decisively and signaled for Camoranesi to foul him.

Lippi whistled hard and gave Camoranesi a thumbs up.

In the second minute of the second half, Zidane played a long pass, and his target was Henry. The high-altitude ball from the midfield is usually found in Henry, because he is taller than Tang Jue and is easier to fight for the header.

Henry jumped to his feet, Materazzi behind him came first, the ball was pushed back, and the ball flew off the touchline at the most. After landing on the ground, Materazzi said contemptuously to Henry: "Don't try to fight me for the header, you will never be my opponent for the header." ”

Henry glanced at Materazzi and quickly moved wide to pick up Vieira's throw-in. Rather than retreat, Materazzi followed Henry, who was going to steal the ball at Henry's feet with Grosso. Lippi's words were still ringing in his ears, and he decided to solve Henry's problem first.

After the steal, then hit Henry hard. This is Materazzi's strategy tailored to Henry. With two defenders in the back, Henry played the throw-in straight back to Patrick Vieira and then stepped up his power along the touchline and quickly ran down the pitch. Vieira passed a kick in advance, and Henry chased after it!

A pair of feet slid sharply against the turf, like an unreasonable wooden stick, and went on a rampage, shoveling the football off the sideline at the end. Materazzi got up from the turf and said viciously to Henry, "Don't try to get a bargain from me! ”

Henry's pupils narrowed, but he still ignored Materazzi. A minute later, France won a corner. Thierry Henry stands in the Italian penalty area and is about to go for a header. Henry is a well-rounded player, not only with amazing skills on his feet, but also with good header skills, and many times in the Premier League, he has scored the opponent's goal with headers.

The Italian penalty area was overcrowded, with blue and white intertwined. Countless players holding each other's jerseys in both hands, or ready to push the opposing team. Zinedine Zidane kicked the ball into the box and Henry jumped.

"Pong ......!" After a muffled thud, Henry felt a wooden stick hit the back of his head.

"Ah......h With a scream, Henry fell to the turf!

The last moment, Materazzi was standing behind Henry. When Henry jumped, he jumped up and struck Henry on the back of the head with his right elbow in the air. While striking Henry, he pushed the ball out of the box.

There were too many people in the penalty area, and Henry was standing in the middle of the crowd, so Materazzi's foul, Eerizondo didn't see. Elizondo didn't blow the whistle and Makelele met the ball from outside the box and shot!

When it comes to defense, Makelle is a master, but when it comes to attacking, when it comes to shooting......

Makelele's shot turned into an anti-aircraft gun, and the ball flew off the bottom line in a way that was nearly 20 meters above the crossbar, announcing the end of the French team's attack.

Henry, who had fallen on the turf, rolled over on the turf in pain, and Materazzi shouted at him viciously: "Don't pretend, you despicable fellow, do you want to cheat a penalty?" Damn it! (To be continued......)

PS: Two chapters a day starting tomorrow!