Chapter 973: Night in Rotterdam (2)

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After hearing the opening whistle, Henry and Dugarry, who were standing in the center circle, quickly kicked the ball, passed it back to Zidane behind them, and then immediately ran forward! They are ready to take advantage of the Italian's unstable foothold at the start of the game to see if they can take advantage of it.

If they can score a goal in the first attack, it will be a wonderful thing for the French team. Because if they can get ahead of the Italians in the scoreline, then they can not only avoid risking the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent in the future, but also use it to make the Italian defensive counter-attack tactics completely useless!

So, after receiving Henry's return pass, Zidane immediately began to move forward with the ball - this is not Zizou was stunned by Materazzi's words, and wanted to replicate the glorious deeds of Maradona and others, single-handedly challenging an entire opponent's backline, and it was also a powerful version of the Italian national team.

According to Lemaire's pre-match arrangement, Zidane needs to use his dribbling ability and super technical skills to attract Italian players to come up and defend him, pull space for other teammates, and then pass the ball to the feet of the most threatening player according to the actual situation, so as to tear apart the Italian reinforced concrete defense!

It has to be said that this tactical arrangement of Lemaire has quite high requirements for the rest of the French team. Because this style of play that revolves entirely around Zidane's actions not only requires the rest of the team to actively cooperate with Zidane's work on the field, but also requires these players to have excellent sense of running off the ball and a collective fighting concept. Otherwise, even if Zidane finds a hole in the opponent's defense and passes the ball through at that time, but no one can intervene in time to receive his pass, then no matter how subtle the Frenchman's pass is, it will be useless in terms of practical effect.

Due to the frequent encounters in Serie A, the Italian players can be said to be clear about Zidane's ability. After seeing Zidane, who rushed through the center circle of the court with the ball, still showed no signs of slowing down his advance, Totti and Di Biagio pressed towards Zizou one after the other, ready to start an encirclement against him!

Noticing the movements of Totti and Di Biagio out of the corner of his eye, the corners of Zidane's mouth curled slightly, and then before the two could complete the encirclement, he passed the ball to Djokaeff, who moved silently behind Di Biagio!

Djokaeff was just about to catch the ball and take further action, but before he could implement it, he was blocked by Albertini, who was pressed in time! After blocking Djokaeff, Albertini leaned on the Frenchman with his body, forcing him to get rid of the ball without being able to dribble, and then arched his arm and buttocks, easily squeezing Djokaef to the side and cutting off the ball at the opponent's feet!

Although Albertini's physicality cannot be compared to Di Biagio's defensive giants, he clearly has a certain advantage in physical confrontation compared to the older and technical Djokaeff.

Seeing that their first attack was so easily blocked by their opponents, the French players felt a small regret in their hearts, and then quickly retreated to their own half, so as not to take this opportunity for the Italians to launch a counterattack.

Sure enough, as soon as Blanc and Desailly retreated to the top of the penalty area, Albertini's long ball whistled in the direction of the two! With one of them taking off, there was also a defence that shook off Vieira and Deschamps, and was chasing the trajectory of the ball, and they came galloping Vieri!

So, Desailly, who was better in body, immediately stepped forward to withstand the onslaught from Vieri; The latter accurately judged the landing point of the ball, and without waiting for the ball to land, he directly cleared the ball with a big kick, and did not give Vieri, who got rid of Desailly's entanglement, a chance to complete the frontcourt counter-robbery!

At this point, the tentative work between the two teams at the beginning of the game came to an end. Next, players from both sides who have a clearer understanding of the opponent's state and strength will be more careful in handling every opportunity in the future, ensuring the quality of their own attack, but also paying attention to hidden dangers!

In this regard, the Frenchman's strategy is to play steadily, continue to run under the command of Zidane, and look for every possible flaw in the opponent's defense; The Italian side, as in the semi-finals, took the initiative to hand over the ball to the opponent, and at the same time contracted the defensive line, leaving Vieri and Inzaghi at the front, playing their most handy defensive counterattack!

"The smell of gunpowder between the two sides in today's game is very strong, and it seems that the bond between these two teams in the quarterfinals of the World Cup two years ago is really not shallow."

In the live broadcast room, the Sky TV commentator looked at Zidane, who broke through Di Biagio's defense but was unceremoniously knocked to the ground by Materazzi, and looked at the special guest this time, "Robert, for tonight's European Cup final, which side do you think is more likely to win the Delaunay Cup?" ”

"Well, of course I'm rooting for Italy to win." Roberto Baggio, who appeared as a special guest in the live broadcast room, said without thinking, "Of course, it's not just because I'm Italian, so I want to support my country. Moreover, Italy's configuration on all three fronts can be said to be world-class, and in this regard, the French team obviously still has a certain gap. ”

"Well, Robert, you are indeed very reasonable, judging from the starting lineups of the two teams, France has a certain gap with Italy in terms of overall strength." The commentator nodded approvingly, and then said, "In terms of goalkeepers, Toldo is obviously more trustworthy than Barthez, who makes low-level mistakes from time to time. And at the back, I don't think anyone would think that the steel line that helped Italy win their fourth World Cup title in their history would be inferior to France's grandfather-level defence, with an average age of over 32 years! ”

"The midfield is the only place in France that is better than Italy, after all, they have the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Vieira in the midfield, which is much more luxurious than we have with only one top star like Albertini." Robert Baggio added with a smile, "Although Totti and Fiore both have good talent and strength, in terms of ability, they obviously can't compete with the long-established Zidane...... As for the forward line, I don't think there is anything to compare with, I believe most fans should be well aware of the strength of the duo of Vieri and Inzaghi, and the combination of Dugarry and Henry cannot be compared to it at all! ”