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Chapter 415 A Typical Portuguese Game

In the fifth minute, Vardy received the ball from his teammate on the left and passed it to Welbeck.

Welbeck dribbled the ball to the baseline and then made a sweeping pass.

However, Pepe was very stable and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

In the sixth minute, Portugal's Amorim made a mistake in his cross pass from midfield and was intercepted by Gerrard.

After receiving the pass from Gerrard, Albrighton made a long pass to the front right and launched a counterattack.

Unfortunately, Pepe bit Vardy, and Vardy was unable to speed up under the confrontation, and the ball was confiscated by Patricio.

In the eighth minute, Amorim tried a long shot from the outside, but unfortunately the quality was too poor and did not reach the average level of Manchester United, and was directly hugged by Pickford.

C Ronaldo spread his hands aside, not complaining about Amorim, but complaining about the double-team of Walker and Gerrard.

In the eleventh minute, Ronaldo received the ball on the left side, but Albrighton and Walker came over immediately and continued to double-team him.

Ronaldo performed bicycle kicks continuously, shook off Albrighton by force, and then crashed into Walker to complete a one-on-two move.

However, before he could catch up with the ball, Maguire came out and kicked the ball away.

Three defenses and one!

Ronaldo can't escape even if he has wings.

boom!
Maguire's kick was not an ordinary clearance, but a long pass.

Looking for Vardy in front.

Vardy was very fast and actually ran out of a half-solo opportunity.

But he didn't stop the ball very well, giving the opponent a chance to steal the ball.

Vardy responded quickly and prepared to dribble past the opponent, but Alves saw through his move and intercepted the ball.

"You see, this is where Vardy lacks. His little skills are still relatively crude."

"Also, in this situation where you have lost an absolute chance, you can also consider holding the ball, waiting for your teammates to support you, and creating opportunities for the team. Instead of simply being a ball terminator."

"Rooney is a great example of that."

"So I personally think it was a mistake for He Tianqi not to start Rooney in this game. Or the current England team does not have the strength to play with a single striker."

"He Tianqi was still frightened by Ronaldo, and deployed a large number of troops on the back line, which wasted his own strength."

In the twelfth minute, Ronaldo dribbled the ball at high speed on the left, wanting to eat Walker alive.

Unexpectedly, Walker turned quickly, started in fifth gear, and destroyed the ball in advance at a speed slightly faster than Ronaldo.

The best right back in the Premier League.

Speed ​​+ physical strength, Walker is extremely strong.

In the 14th minute, Gerrard launched a counterattack with a through ball.

After receiving the pass on the right, Albrighton drove straight into the penalty area with the ball.

In the end, it was the skilled and courageous Pepe who rushed over and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

Albrighton almost scored a penalty.

After Pepe got up, he turned around and complained to the left back Almeida who had finally returned to defense: "Do you fucking think you are a left winger?"

"You let the other side enter our restricted area at will!"

Almeida looked very unhappy.

There is nothing he can do.

Ronaldo was double-teamed in the front and kept calling Almeida to go up. How could Almeida not go?
And Albrighton happens to be a player who is very good at occupying positions on the wing and can always run to empty areas to receive the ball.

Although he is often unable to pose a direct threat to the goal after receiving the ball in his position, his passing is excellent and he can create threats through passing.

He is also the assist king of this World Cup so far!

England gets a corner kick.

Tactical corner kick!

And it’s very novel.

Albrighton passed the ball directly to Ashley Young who was near the bottom line.

The football almost flew along the baseline to Ashley Young's feet.

Ashley Young passed the ball back without stopping and made an inverted triangle to find the penalty spot.

Gerrard volleyed the ball from the penalty spot.

The football hit Carvalho's calf, changed direction and went into the goal.

The Three Lions suddenly rose up!

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"I didn't expect that the first team to score was the England team who used a defensive lineup!"

"Gerrard, the great Gerrard! The old soldier never dies and is still scoring goals!"

"This was a perfect corner kick tactic. Portugal obviously didn't expect England to play like this!"

"The Portuguese are in trouble. It will be more difficult for them to break through the England team's goal next time, because England now has no worries!"

Southgate on the sidelines jumped up and said, "Sure enough! Boss, you said that the Portuguese team couldn't solve the problem of defending corner kicks for a long time, so they developed a special corner kick tactic."

“It actually worked.”

"If that's the case, our defensive arrangements should also be effective."

He Tianqi smiled but said nothing.

He knows this Portuguese team better than anyone else.

After the restart, the Portuguese team was obviously a little anxious.

In the 21st minute, Ronaldo hit the wall on the left and Almeida passed Walker.

Then he broke into the penalty area and made a reverse triangle pass along the baseline.

Cahill overpowered Eder and cleared the ball with a header.

Ronaldo was very dissatisfied with Ed's ability to confront.

But even though Ed is as tall as Cahill, Cahill is stronger.

In the 24th minute, Ronaldo suddenly shot a world-class goal from outside the penalty area.

Unfortunately, the England team was crowded and the ball hit Maguire.

Big Head lay on the ground for a long time.

In the 26th minute, Portugal moved to the right and Nani dribbled the ball to attack.

But they lost the ball under the siege of Welbeck and Ashley Young.

It is difficult to get Welbeck deeply involved in defense. This kind of young talented player often wants to prove himself on the offensive end.

But fortunately, Ashley Young is a big shot in Manchester United. He plays as a left-back. I ask you, Welbeck, to come over to help defend. Do you dare to object?
Unfortunately, Ashley Young's subsequent long-range pass to Albrighton flew out of the sideline.

Otherwise this would be a sharp counterattack.

In the 29th minute, Portugal got a free kick opportunity.

Ronaldo's elevator ball went directly towards the goal, but it failed to have a clear drop and the ball went over the crossbar.

In the 32nd minute, Ronaldo took the initiative to find Nani to change lines, came to the right, got rid of the annoying Walker, and faced Ashley Young.

Moutinho hit the wall and cooperated with Ronaldo.

After receiving the ball, Ronaldo pretended to cut inside, but actually went down the flank, passed Ashley Young and shot at a small angle.

But at this angle... Pickford had already completely blocked the goal.

The ball was saved.

In the 34th minute, Ronaldo made a series of bicycle kicks and cut inside, trying to get past Ashley Young directly.

Unfortunately, he was stuck by Ashley Young, and then Smalling attacked, and the two of them worked together to steal the ball from Ronaldo.

Smalling passed the ball directly to Welbeck on the left.

Welbeck dribbled forward and launched a counterattack.

Vardy immediately moved to the front left and pulled the ball along.

Welbeck took the opportunity to cut inside and broke into the relatively empty middle. When he encountered an obstacle, he made a diagonal pass to Albrighton who was cutting inside from the right side without the ball.

Albrighton met the ball with a powerful right-foot shot from the right side of the penalty area.

Pepe came over and blocked the ball, like a defensive god of war.

He Tianqi shook his head. Welbeck ran out of stamina after dribbling the ball for a long time, and his pass was too weak, giving Pepe a chance to save the game.

In the 41st minute, Portugal got another free kick.

This time Ronaldo tried a curved free kick, but it hit Maguire directly.

Maguire fell to the ground again, in great pain.

Ronaldo felt a little embarrassed and came over to check on the situation of the England giant baby.

In the 45th minute, Nani made a beautiful breakthrough and took a long shot, but the ball was slowed down by Smalling and Pickford confiscated it without difficulty.

The first half of the game then ended.

The Portuguese team took the lead in attack and had a significant advantage in ball possession and number of shots.

But in terms of the score, England was leading by one to zero.

Both sides played to their strengths.

……

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

England's position was clearly more defensive.

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Carvalho took a long shot right from the start and the ball flew straight into the stands.

This highlights their irritability.

In the 53rd minute, Portugal got a corner kick opportunity.

Maguire and Smalling double-teamed Ronaldo on the left and right, turning him into a hamburger.

Although Ed got a header, it was extremely off target and posed no threat.

In the 55th minute, Ronaldo dribbled horizontally at the top of the arc and shook off two people in succession, but unfortunately he did not find a chance to shoot.

Lampard then poked the ball away and was knocked down.

The referee whistled for an offensive foul on Ronaldo, who was extremely dissatisfied.

In the 58th minute, Gerrard launched a counterattack with a long pass, which was also England's first attack in the second half.

The advance amount is huge.

After Albrighton caught up with the ball and broke into the penalty area, he passed the ball to the back post.

Pepe made an excellent defensive choice, suppressing Vardy and not giving him the chance to go around.

The football slipped through the goal and flew to the other side.

Welbeck caught up and volleyed the ball.

But the football flew into the stands and was of extremely low quality.

In the 59th minute, Moutinho made a wonderful through pass.

Nani had a one-on-one opportunity, but he failed to handle the ball well and was quickly chased by Smalling.

Smalling challenged Nani, causing him to fall in the penalty area.

Cahill then cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

Portugal immediately asked for a penalty.

But the referee shook his head.

Normal confrontation.

In the 62nd minute, Almeida made a straight pass from the left.

Ronaldo sprinted forward from the left flank, received the ball, knocked Walker over with his heel, then followed up with his right foot and shot in one go.

However, Pickford made a great save!
"C Ronaldo's heel-kick and consecutive shots are very sharp, and he often shoots at the near corner at this time!"

Pickford remembered the information provided by He Tianqi before the game and used it perfectly this time.

"Huh? What happened to Walker? Why hasn't he gotten up yet?"

"Oh! Something's happened. Walker seems to be injured! England's team doctor has entered the stadium... The team doctor signals for a substitution. Walker can't continue the game."

"In this way, the England team has lost a great player."

"Walker did a good job of limiting Ronaldo in this game, even forcing him to the right."

"The player who replaced Walker was Trippier, who had just returned from injury. He can play as a left back and full-back. His footwork is very good and is said to be as good as Albrighton's."

"But in terms of speed, physical confrontation and defensive ability, there is a gap between him and Walker."

England made substitutions, and Portugal also made substitutions.

Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Meireles replaced Amorim, who had a mediocre performance.

Meireles currently plays for Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League and his career is coming to an end.

But in fact, it has only been three years since he became a big name in the Premier League.

If it were He Tianqi, he would replace him with B Fee at this time.

Because Bruno Fernandes is better at stealing balls and his passes are more threatening.

But the coach of the Portugal team believes that Bruno Fernandes' passes make it too easy to lose the ball, and he is worried that the England team will continue to steal and counterattack, so he will not use Bruno Fernandes even if he plays on the bench.

Of course, B席 did not get a chance to play.

Because it was the defensive midfielder Veloso who came on the field, he replaced the defensive midfielder Carvalho who moved too slowly.

Carvalho was substituted because he was responsible for the team's first goal.

In the 65th minute, Portugal got another corner kick. They had a lot of corner kicks today, but they were not very threatening.

Look, Maguire jumped up as light as a swallow and cleared the ball with a header.

Meireles seized the opportunity to make a follow-up shot in the penalty area, turned half way and shot, and the ball flew into the stands.

In the 67th minute, Ronaldo cut in from the left and shot again.

His shooting accuracy is not comparable to that of Meireles, Nani, Amorim and others.

Unfortunately, Maguire, Cahill and others almost blocked the shooting position.

There was only one shooting route left for Ronaldo, and Pickford was still guarding it, so Pickford made another successful save to keep the goal intact.

In the 69th minute, England counterattacked again.

Vardy received a long pass from Ashley Young in the frontcourt, dribbled forward and faced three opponents alone.

In the end, he was knocked down by the angry Peper.

Lampard, Gerrard and others immediately went up to cause trouble for Pepe, and the two sides confronted each other for a while.

In the end, Pepe was given a yellow card.

Half of Pepe's anger was directed at his teammates, especially the full-back Pereira.

You're being double-teamed by three people, but you just have the guts to foul. Everyone is too careful about their reputation and let Vardy advance, so Pepe has to be the bad guy.

It’s not scary to be a bad person.

But considering that Pepe is the strongest defensive player on this line of defense, it is obviously more cost-effective for others to get a card.

The England team also replaced Vardy, who had been fighting throughout the game.

The striker, who is second in the World Cup scorer list, failed to score a goal today, probably because he was cursed by a mysterious force from the East.

After all, if Vardy scores two more goals, he will catch up with Dong Fangzhuo.

The player who came on as a substitute was not Rooney as everyone thought.

It's Sterling.

Of course, everyone knows that Sterling's characteristics are more suitable for coming up at this time and threatening Portugal with speed.

But Rooney's status is so high that it is a bit bold not to let him play in normal games.

In the 81st minute, Portugal made another substitution, replacing full-back Pereira with center forward Postiga in a last-ditch effort.

In fact, based on their situation today, the 1.91-meter-tall center forward Hugo Almeida would be more suitable to play.

But he performed poorly in Portugal's first match and was abandoned by the team.

Both Postiga and Almeida were one of the future forwards of Portugal before Ronaldo.

Neither of them redeemed their talents.

(End of this chapter)