green winger

Chapter 405 The Final Adjustment
The Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Football Stadium was half fanatical and half silent. The Croatians chased two goals in a row and turned away from the main goal when they were behind by one goal. This kind of plot was unacceptable to Italian fans, and it was even more unacceptable to Italian players.

At this time, the match between Mexico and Ecuador is over. Mexico has defeated Ecuador strongly. If the Italian team fails to score a goal in the remaining 10 minutes to change the situation, it will be extremely passive for the Italians. result.Because in that case, after the two games, Italy and Croatia will be tied for second in the group with 3 points, while Mexico will win both games. In the third round, Croatia will face Ecuador, which is at the bottom of the group, and Italy will need to face a strong team. In the case of Mexico, this also means that all the initiative will go away from Italy.

Not only do they have to beat Mexico in the final round, but Ecuador also has to beat Croatia!

What makes Kenny even more worried is that if the Italian group qualify for the second place according to the historical trajectory, then they will meet the dark forces in the knockout round. Can turn the tide.After all, once the referee who represents the rules on the court blows the black whistle, no one can bear to score two goals and blow off two for you.

"Philip, Lloris, let's warm up!" Looking at the bright red 2:1 on the monitor, the coach Zoff couldn't sit still. He looked at his watch and then turned his head and said to the two.

"Yes, sir!" At the same time that Croatia scored the second goal, Kenny and the two already knew that they would get the chance to play. Opportunity to express yourself.So Kenny and Inzaghi immediately warmed up on the sidelines, while Zoff kept encouraging the players on the field, there is still a chance!
However, at this time, two Italian players fell into deep self-blame and guilt, that is, Totti, who accidentally made a fatal mistake and lost the ball, and Buffon, who failed to save the Croatian player's shot twice in a row.They looked at the excited Croats and couldn't say anything. After all, as the absolute core of Rome, Totti's self-mediation ability is still much stronger.After the referee blew his whistle and the game restarted, he immediately threw himself into the fight.

Totti knows that the only way to live up to the expectations of thousands of fans is to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, but everything is not as simple as imagined. When the game restarted, the Croatians did not adopt the strict defense that the media and Italians believed, but in Under the control of several former Yugoslav veterans, relying on boosted morale, they continued to attack.Under the rich experience and seasoned command of Suk and others, the Italian players were unable to form an effective counterattack and were firmly suppressed.

Those young Croatian players who are not afraid of tigers are even more comfortable in such a downwind game. All kinds of gorgeous dribbling are as easy as they can get. Such highly performative moves also attracted cheers from the Croatian fans in the stands.

No.703 minutes, the Croatian player Olić made a Marseille roundabout on the wing. After successfully passing Juliano unexpectedly, he was knocked down by the angry Juliano.Boos instantly filled the entire Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Football Stadium. Facing the excited Croatian players and the serious-looking referee, Juliano was too lazy to explain. In his opinion, he used a yellow card as a warning This ignorant Croatian kid is a bargain.

Seeing this scene, the coach Zoff frowned deeply. Iuliano is undoubtedly a practical player. He is quiet on the court but has a very high defensive efficiency. Successfully intercept the opponent's attack.It is precisely because of this feature that Zoff selected Juliano into the national team among many choices, and Juliano's performance did not disappoint him. In the process of winning the European Cup in 2000 He played well, and last season also continued his state and made great contributions to Juventus winning the Serie A championship.

So after seeing Juliano, who has always been calm, showing anger after being passed by, Zoff knew that the emotions of the players on the court are also extremely unstable. While trying to calm the players down, he also constantly Thinking about countermeasures.

No. In 705 minutes, Inzaghi replaced Del Piero on the field. After a simple high-five, the two passed each other without any communication. Zoff discussed it, and it was clear that he understood why he was the one being substituted.

"Mr. Zoff, why me! Is my performance unsatisfactory? Maybe you should find the reason from the midfield." Piero was sweating profusely, but he did not take the towel handed by the staff, his face Restrained anger.

"Indeed, you have performed very well, my child. I hope you can understand my thoughts, and I will consider your suggestions. Now, you need to rest." Zoff kept his eyes fixed, and smiled after a long while Said, then he turned his head and looked at Piero who was unwilling to leave and said again: "Your performance is indeed unsatisfactory my son, as a striker you should have scored a goal, of course an assist is also a very good choice , but you did not do all of this. Maybe you need to take a good rest, of course, if you want, I would prefer you to appear in the midfielder position, where you can show your talents to the fullest."

After all, Zoff patted Piero on the shoulder, clapped loudly towards the field and shouted: "Cheer up, withstand the attack of the Croats, 5 minutes! It only takes 5 minutes! In another 5 minutes, they will be back!" Regret for being crazy now!!!”

Then Zoff seemed to have thought of something, he turned sideways and brought Kenny, who had finished warming up, to his side: "Loris, maybe you should see that there is no place for you on the front line now, but the difference is that I appreciate it very much." Your personal breakthrough, it will bring trouble to the Croatians! So now, do you think you can play the position of midfielder?"

The wise head coach looked at Kenny who was lost in thought with a smile on his face. He was not in a hurry to send Kenny on the field. He believed in the ability of the existing players on the field. Who can do it, but it depends on the players on the court to seize the remaining time.

(End of this chapter)