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Chapter 201 The Netherlands is 'yellow'
Like England, the Netherlands also achieved a complete victory record in the qualifiers, and the strength of the two teams can also be seen from the winning odds of this European Championship. England ranks second only to Spain, and the Netherlands is tight. follow.

Compared with England, which has never won the European Championship, the Netherlands won the championship as early as 1988, but the era of the Three Musketeers has long passed. Now the Netherlands relies on Van der Vaart, Robben, Van Persie, and Sneijder. Haven't reached the height of the Three Musketeers, even if they are not bad in terms of football skills.

The starting lineup of the Netherlands is: goalkeeper Stocklenburg, defenders van der Wiel, Mattison, Boulahrouz, Heitinga, midfielders Van der Vaart, Sneijder, De Jong, strikers Robben, Dirk, Van Persie.

The lineup of 433 is their habit, but there is no room for any mistakes in this game. Obviously, England, which has already qualified ahead of schedule, has no intention of letting go. In fact, as long as the two teams draw in this game, everyone is good!But what England has to do now is to nip the danger in the bud.

Who knows if there will be another encounter in the future, since there is still energy left, then let's solve the other party first and then talk about other things.

"In this game, we have to take the initiative and throw away your comfort in the last two games. I don't know where your confidence comes from. Anyway, if you lose this game, you don't want to win the championship. , that's all a dream, because the Dutch are absolutely confident that they are doing it once, so I ask you to kill them in this game, don't tell me that there are your friends in the Dutch team, now your friends are all sitting here, go up In the field, the Dutch are your enemies, there are no friends, you must know that your so-called friends are planning to use what they know about your weaknesses to attack you, so in order to avoid your weaknesses being caught by them , give me the initiative in the game, as long as we score first, then the game will be under our control."

During the pre-match mobilization, Capello was full of emotion. Most of England's players are more acceptable, at least they will never be soft when facing teammates or friends they used to be familiar with.

Facing the Holland with full defense, Capello still made adjustments to the game lineup. In addition to Brown and Upson replacing Glenn Johnson and Terry in the starting lineup, Lampard's starting partner was Mike, leaving Rooney as the striker. One person advances forward, which is also scheduled for the opponent's lineup.

Just like Milner and Joe Cole on both sides, today's task is mainly to attack, and it is completely arranged against Robben van Persie.

Today's game is basically Manchester United's defense line against the Netherlands' attack line. Obviously Capello wants to use this team with a stronger tacit understanding to cut off the connection between the Netherlands' midfield and frontcourt.

Rooney at the top is also likely to be reduced to a midfielder. It is conceivable that for most of the game, the two sides will be entangled in the midfield competition, although there are not many midfielders in name on both sides.

As soon as the game started, the Netherlands took the lead in attacking, and they also knew that they must take the initiative. In this game, whoever takes the initiative will control the situation.

England is naturally not happy with such a situation. Mike's first kick was a fierce tackle to force Sneijder to back down. The referee kept the whistle at the end, but he still didn't call Mike a foul, but his action had already Remembered by the referee, if Mike continues to act like this, then the yellow card will not be far away from him.

However, it was also because of England's ruthlessness that made the Dutch players feel uncomfortable immediately. If you want to talk about glass people, the Netherlands has always been the team with the highest number of possessions, just like Robben was famous when he was in the Premier League. For the whole team of Premier League players, Robben was still a little apprehensive, but then again, he was familiar with the method of dealing with Premier League players streaking.

Avoiding physical contact and quick kicks, most Premier League players can't help him. Unfortunately, he is not facing ordinary players today.

The same van Persie also encountered the same situation. The frequent switching between him and Robben may be to avoid excessive contact with England's backcourt, and it can be regarded as a psychological adjustment!

The game gradually entered a fierce state, and both sides maintained this high attack speed, which made the defense lines of both teams exhausted.

Compared with the Netherlands, England has invested more defensive personnel, not only Mike and Lampard, but Nain, a midfielder from a midfielder, is also constantly fighting back.

"Doing this will consume too much energy! Especially Nain, I think he should take a break. Now he has the biggest burden in the team and plays the most games. Now he is running back and forth like this. It's more difficult!" Pierce looked at Nain's running, and felt very tangled in his heart, this is a competition, it's just running back and forth at high speed!
"Don't worry too much. This guy is very smart. If you don't believe me, I will look at the statistics later. His running distance will definitely not be in the top five." It is strange that Capello, the head coach, knows these statistics better than the assistant coach. .

Nain is indeed running at high speed, but just like a sprinter, if you let him run a hundred 25, he will not feel too tired, because there will be a long-distance buffer after each run.

Nain is like this now, every time he chases back is to pinch a Dutch player with Mike or Lampard, in this case, the opponent will soon be intercepted or forced to pass, and Nain can Adjust your body when the football is no longer in range and then walk to a more comfortable position to catch the ball.

It seems that he runs at high speed every time he enters the line of sight, but he walks for at least 1 seconds in a minute. Although Mike and Lampard are not as fast as Nain, they are basically Compared with maintaining a jogging exercise method, there is a big difference in the running distance of the two sides.

Although the situation on the court was inclined to the Netherlands, it was England who scored the first goal.

Niu Shisan attacked and won Robben's side pass, and Dirk Dirk was nearby to interfere, making Niu Shisan unable to kick off quickly. In desperation, Niu Shisan chose to throw the ball to Mike who retreated in the midfield.

When the Dutch players hadn't completely retreated, Niu Shisan's move to the middle seemed a bit bold, but Mike, who happened to be facing the backcourt, didn't think it was unusual. The ball is transferred to Joe Cole on the right.

This kind of pass is no slower than Niu Shisan's big kick, and don't forget that Mike has been in control of most of the games in the past. Although this part of the matter is now handed over to Nain, Mike feels And the ability to judge the counterattack has not disappeared.

On the right, the situation is indeed quite favorable. Van der Wiel presses up and cooperates with Van der Vaart. At this time, he is still in the middle. When Mike passes the ball, he wants to chase Joe Cole, who is already some distance away from him. It seems quite difficult.

In the middle, Rooney tilted his head and ran towards the goal, constantly changing the running direction during the period. It seemed that the speed was very fast. In fact, when Joe Cole reached the front of the penalty area, Rooney also reached the edge of the penalty area.

However, Joe Cole didn't think there was any problem with Rooney's running. After a slight stop to avoid Matheson's pounce, Joe Cole made a small arc and passed the football into the penalty area.

Rooney, who has been running in different directions, has already made Boulahrouz dizzy, and at this moment, looking at the flying football, Boulahrouz didn't want to jump in front of Rooney, but The header is not won by whoever jumps first, position selection and timing are sometimes more important.

This Bruni took two steps diagonally to the left of the penalty spot and bounced up.

Stocklenburg in front of the goal saw Boulahrouz lose his position and immediately rushed out, but at this time Rooney retracted his waist and turned his head to the football, and the football moved towards the goal with a clear arc Flying, just passing by Stocklenburg who was attacking.

Scoring goals in three consecutive games, it can be seen that Rooney's state has been adjusted to the peak.

After all, the lagging behind the score is quite unfavorable for the Netherlands. They only scored one goal in the last game against Poland. If Turkey wins at this time, then the Netherlands will not even have a place to cry.

And that is indeed the case. In Warsaw, Turkey has already led Poland 2-0. That is to say, if the Netherlands maintains the current score, Turkey will eliminate the Netherlands and enter the quarterfinals because of more goals.

Van Marwijk obviously already knew this, it can be seen from his stern expression, and the mobile phone of his assistants who frequently clicked on it.

At this time, Van Marwijk thought of his son-in-law. If Van Bommel was on the field, he should be more ruthless at this time. Unfortunately, the current Dutch midfielders regard themselves as artists, so they don’t know that others are ruthless to you. Sometimes you should be more ruthless.

It is a pity that the Dutch players on the field will not take the initiative to be villains for the time being. Looking at a few frontcourt players, most of the consecutive fouls with them are their foul behavior.

This is not to say that they don't know some dirty moves, it's just that they don't have this awareness at all. They are used to being fouled, and when they are asked to foul, it may be to pull the opponent when they scrimmage the ball.

Fortunately, the first half ended there, leaving plenty of time for Van Marwijk to make tough tactical arrangements.

In comparison, neither Nain, Mike, nor Lampard in England are saints. They are never afraid of fouls when they shovel. It is not just courage and habit that the Dutch want to fight against them.

It was De Jong who was instructed by Van Marwijk, and the Manchester City backcourt is also the most suitable, after all, his current position is the midfielder.

Similarly, Sneijder and Van der Vaart were also required to fight aggressively, even if they were not ruthless enough, they could still entangle each other.

To grab the ball, you must fight hard for the script. Whoever is more ruthless will get more opportunities. If you are afraid of fouling, then don't play.

After the start of the second half, the Dutchman did give birth to a tough atmosphere, especially when Robben smeared the ball into the penalty area in a reckless fight with Brown.

"Robben, SHOOOOOOOOT!" I don't know whether the Polish live commentator is inclined to the Dutch or what's going on. When Robben flashed the space, the shouts almost overwhelmed the fans at the scene.

However, Robben, who hit the goal at almost zero angle, did not expect that Niu Shisan, who was attacking, would bounce so fast, so he blocked his volley.

The Dutch team took a corner kick, and Dirk Dirk scrambled for the goal. The angle of the football was quite good, but Niu Shisan also seemed to play with passion, diving to the lower right corner, and forcefully pressed the football in front of the goal.

The ruthlessness of the Netherlands is slowly dissipating. Van Marwijk gave up the idea of ​​competing with England for the midfielder in the No.60 minute. This midfielder who can be hard but soft is indeed not something everyone can beat. The Netherlands completely changed to the side. , Huntelaar replaced van der Vaart to strengthen the central staff, obviously before the header of Dirk Kuitt let the Netherlands see hope.

After consecutive stretching, Robben and Van Persie found that they had fewer and fewer opportunities to get football, and because of the close defense of Brown and Ashley Cole, it was difficult for them to pass the ball even if they got it.

In this way, the Netherlands not only failed to revitalize the sideways, but also gave up the center.

There is no doubt about Van Marwijk's ability, but they have nothing to say about England's defensive attitude in the backcourt. After all, England just gave up the assists of the full-backs, and the whole team did not lose. The problem is that the Dutch played awkwardly. It is difficult to score goals.

Coupled with the big defensive moves of Mike and Lampard one left and one right, the Dutch players became more and more irritable.

The situation that made the Dutch players even more angry appeared in No. 70 minutes. After stealing the ball in the midfield, Nain aggressively ran alone, past De Jong and Sneijder who was chasing back, and was pulled by Matheson at the front of the penalty area. Pulled down at the front of the penalty area.

Regarding this foul action, the two sides are actually pulling. Although it is a threatening ball, the referee can pass it by if he sends a point, but England is obviously not happy. After repeated entanglements, the referee asked the linesman. Received a second yellow card and was sent off.

What's even more unbearable is that Mike's free kick hit the post and bounced to the middle. Rooney, who was short for a while, waited for an opportunity and volleyed the ball without giving Stocklenberg any time to react.

England lead 2-0.

This obviously unkind behavior made the Dutch players no matter what kind of friendliness it was, and the defense was called a ruthless one. Capello, who was on the sidelines, replaced Rooney, Joe Defoe, Welbeck, and Gerrard one after another. Cole and Nain use this to protect the players.

However, the Netherlands, which has obviously lost the focus of the game, is unable to organize a decent counterattack.

What they lack may not only be tough elements, but also confidence issues.

In terms of a single position and a single player, they are no worse than England, but there are obvious problems in bonding. Their habitual independence and habitual offense make them seem to forget the so-called total defense , the defense of the frontcourt players is almost negligible, not to mention counterattack and return defense on the spot, which is too profound for the Netherlands now. Their team has hardly received any resistance from the opponent in the qualifiers, which is worse than England. The so-called best defensive team in the qualifiers is actually because the opponent has no offensive power.

This kind of situation can be seen from their post-match statistics of seven yellows and one red. When they really want to defend, they don't know what to use to defend, and the fouls are still light and harmless.

What is "yellow" in the Netherlands is not the clothes, but the mentality of the players. Although England is not much better than them, one thing is certain, that is, England's players are all made by the Premier League. Treat football like a game.

The players in the Netherlands are like rich kids who have never suffered any setbacks. When it’s their turn to do it themselves, they realize that everything is hot and slippery...

No one owes anyone, and the law of the jungle also pays attention to the law of the jungle on the football field. The Netherlands, which was once a total defense, only has a glamorous and gorgeous offense, and has long lost its defensive toughness...

This world is not a hotbed, and you can't use the convulsive style of play. You still have to stick to your own style and don't forget your roots...

(End of this chapter)