our euro cup

Chapter 324 I'm Just a Bait

I, Davor Suk, as the leader of this Croatian team, I must stand up and face the test of the birdcage tactics.I can't just stick around in the middle of the midfield and let the Portuguese keep ravaging our penalty area and be helpless...

So, I left my position in the middle circle and quietly ran to the backcourt...

"Luis Figo, please accept my tackle!"

I suddenly shoveled towards Luis Figo from behind!Under his feet, there is a football, which is controlled gracefully by him.The Portuguese's skills are already very good, and Luis Figo is one of the best among the Portuguese. Naturally, he will not be afraid of my tackle. He just gently flicks the ball to the middle. Icosta received the ball with ease.

However, the purpose of my tackle is not here.I just want Luis Figo to pass the ball, and Rui Costa, he naturally has someone else to clean up--

That person is Boksic!When Boksic ran around among the Portuguese ball handlers alone, he worked as hard as a mouse in a mouse grabbing the ball. In the constant passing of the Portuguese, he was exhausted and consumed a lot of energy. However, as long as I control Luis Figo, then he almost only needs to control Rui Costa to cut off the Portuguese's birdcage tactics for the defense of our entire Croatian team!

As a teammate for many years, Boksic knows my tactics very well. When I appeared in front of Luis Figo, Boksic already knew my intentions!So he pressed towards Rui Costa tightly, even if Rui Costa passed the ball in another direction, he did not leave him, but signaled our Croatian players in the corresponding direction to press forward, so , Maric on the right side pushed forward and restrained the Portuguese player in possession of the ball.

Maric successfully steals!We finally broke Portugal's birdcage tactic!Maric's speed is relatively fast. He broke through quickly on the wing, passed the Portuguese team's full-back, and rushed to the Portuguese team's backcourt.At the same time, Boksic and I quickly got rid of the entanglement of Rui Costa and Luis Figo, and also ran forward!You know, the birdcage tactic is a tactic that requires a very large number of people. Since the Portuguese team dared to play this kind of birdcage tactic, their defense must have already overwhelmed many people. At this moment, their defense is like The air is normal, and it will collapse at the touch of a touch. If we play a quick counterattack at this moment, we will definitely be able to turn upside down the defense of the Portuguese team. Maybe we can still score another goal and lead 2:0!
At this time, other players of our Croatian team quickly followed suit!Boban, Prosinecki, and even the full-back - Gianni, who had just recovered from a serious injury, also rushed up!We just want to seize this opportunity of a quick counterattack, and we must beat the Portuguese team in one fell swoop. If we fail to score this goal, the Portuguese team will have more powerful means to besiege us later.We want to fight back again, but it will be difficult.

Maric quickly moved the ball across the middle, and Boban got Maric's pass in the middle, and quickly cut into the Portuguese team's penalty area.The Portuguese team now only has two central defenders left to defend, but we have as many as four or five offensive players.Our four or five players, facing the defense of Portugal's two defenders, resolutely inserted into the penalty area.Boban, on the other hand, made a fake move in front of the opponent's central defender, passed the real pass, and passed the ball to Prosinecki. Prosinecki took the ball and volleyed it. His shot was The boomerang shot he just practiced, this shot has a large arc of rotation and strong power, it draws a wonderful arc, like a banana, spinning to the upper right corner of the goal!Although the goalkeeper of the Portuguese team, Baia, is well-informed, he did not expect that in our team besides Boksic and me, there is actually one person who can also kick a lore shot!Prosinecki's boomerang shot made Baier beyond his reach. Finally, the ball hit Baier's goal...

The fans in the audience were stunned by Prosinecki's goal—they didn't expect that our Croatian team would have such amazing skills. When we played Portugal, one of the seven giants in Europe, we were able to advance two times. The ball, the sap that came up, directly put the Portuguese team in a circle. They didn't even think that they had already conceded two goals in just 10 minutes of the first half. What else could they do in the following games? How about playing?
Portugal has two super midfield stars Rui Costa and Luis Figo, and their control in the midfield is indeed very strong. Their birdcage tactics prevented us from counterattacking within ten minutes, but as long as we catch With one chance to counterattack, we can let the Portuguese team concede.Therefore, football is not a complete game of ball control. Simply having the advantage of ball control does not guarantee that the game will lead to victory. the end of the world.But Portugal is still a world-class strong team. We can't take them lightly just because they scored two goals first. With their ability to control the field, even after conceding two goals, they can still suppress our defense. damn.As long as there is a little bit of negligence, they can punish us with short pass penetration, which has to be guarded against.In any case, we must face Portugal's next possible counterattack with the spirit of [-] points.If we can't resist their counterattack and boost the morale of the Portuguese, it will be difficult to play the following games.

Before the Portuguese team served in the midfield, I impromptuly called the players of the whole team and had a short meeting.We gathered at the back of the middle circle, and everyone gathered together and briefly bumped heads.I said: "Next, we still need to play a solid defense and counterattack quickly as we did just now. Against a team like Portugal, it is difficult for us to compete with them for possession. Their possession is quite good, just like before Like the bird cage tactic, although they failed, everyone can see the power of this tactic. They will have other ways to attack us. In any case, we must first do a good job of defense. Now we are leading by two goals. As long as we defend well, we are very likely to win this game. Even if we cannot win, we may at least get a draw. We can qualify as long as we draw, In any case, let's all come on, and we must do a good job of defense!"

In our Croatian team, my words still have a certain weight.The players of the whole team heard my words and said together: "Okay, we all listen to you. As long as we have a unified mind, we will be able to win. Come on everyone!"

In this way, our Croatian team successfully unified our thinking.Under such a unified thinking, our whole team advances and retreats together, and started the journey again!

(End of this chapter)