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"FXXK!"

Hiddink cursed angrily.

Kolodin's defensive mistakes made him extremely angry. As a defender, let alone a central defender, his biggest responsibility is to defend steadily.

But Kolodin not only played the ball slowly, but also wanted to show off his footwork, which made him angry.

During the game, Kolodin also lowered his head. He did not dare to look at his teammates, let alone the coaching bench on the sidelines.

He knew that his teammates looked disappointed at this time, and the head coach was furious.

In the situation just now, he wanted to use his ball-playing ability to break Croatia's press, but he didn't expect that it was self-defeating and he lost a goal instead.

He has an unshirkable responsibility for conceding the ball.

Arshavin stood in front, silent, but with a look of helplessness in his eyes.

This game was originally a difficult problem, but now it has become even more difficult.

Croatia scored in the opening game, which is unacceptable.

"Mario! What a great grab!"

Suk laughed and opened his arms.

He hugged Mandzukic vigorously.

Soon, Modric and others also rushed over.

They were delighted to have scored just one minute into the game.

"The Croatian boys, their performance is getting better and better."

"Mario Mandzukic, his active running and attacking helped us get this opportunity. His heel kick also assisted Suker to score this precious goal."

"Compared to two years ago, Mandzukic's growth is obvious to all. At the beginning, many people said that he was a telegraph pole standing in the penalty area and was useless except for headers. But after two years of training in the Bundesliga, now Mandzukic is Zukic is already a very good center forward."

"Of course, Suker's role in this goal is also key!"

"This is the deterrent power of double golden boots in the Champions League and Serie A. As long as we create opportunities for him, he can give the team a valuable goal!"

"Russia had problems on the defensive end, but the Croatian boys seized the opportunity accurately and scored the goal!"

The commentator Krausiewicz's expression was extremely exciting.

Since the European Cup qualifiers, the condition of these Croatian boys has become increasingly hot.

The first game was tied by Russia at home.

But such a wonderful goal was obtained at the beginning of the second cycle.

"Caught!"

On the sidelines, Van Stryak also clenched his fists vigorously.

High pressing means forcing the opponent to make mistakes through constant pressure.

But this time it was obviously the opponent's centre-back who made a mistake, and Croatia seized the opportunity.

Under this opportunity, Su Ke has no reason not to score.

Now after scoring a goal, Croatia used this goal to slowly take control of the situation.

The Russian players placed the ball in the center circle and waited for the kick-off.

Conceding the goal at the beginning was a huge blow to morale, but they had to cheer up.

"Don't make any more mistakes!"

Arshavin turned and shouted.

As the captain and forward of the Russian national team, Arshavin focuses more on offense. If there is a problem in the defense, he cannot take care of it.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

The game begins again.

After the opening discard, Russia became a lot more cautious.

The Croatian players are still pressing forward. Suker, Mandzukic, and Kranica are all quickly forcing the opponent's defense and constantly compressing their passing space.

In the end, Kolodin once again couldn't withstand the pressure and made a big save.

The ball is passed into the Croatian half.

"My ball! Don't mess with it!"

The ball fell into the backcourt and there was no threat for the time being. Simunic opened his hand to signal his teammates to hold on.

He ran at a leisurely pace, not in a hurry.

Russian center Pavlyuchenko saw this scene and immediately rushed over.

Seeing someone pressing him, Simunic faced the falling ball and passed it directly back to the goalkeeper.

Pavlyuchenko charged towards the goalkeeper and the Croatian goalkeeper split it to the full-back.

The full-back passes to Modric.

Modric passed through to Mandzukic who was retreating.

Mandzukic returned the ball, turned around and immediately moved forward.

Rakitic faced the returning ball and inserted the ball directly between the opponent's full-back and center back.

This ball was stuffed very decisively.

Suker also accelerated instantly. He used his speed to get rid of full-back Zhirkov and stuck the opponent behind him.

Suker didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to the center. Mandzukic completed the aerial challenge and headed the ball towards the goal.

The ball was deflected out of the baseline by the opponent's goalkeeper.

"Continuous passes and smooth counterattacks!"

Klawsiewicz shouted excitedly.

Although he failed to score, the Croatian players' counterattack with continuous touches of the ball made him feel bright.

Not the ugly long pass, but a smooth forward pass with strong integrity.

"Boys! It's getting better!"

Krausiewicz didn't know how many times he said it, but it was also what he felt.

Dawo Suker and others in the stands also enjoyed watching.

Is Russia weak?

Definitely not weak!

But being able to play such a gorgeous and smooth counterattack against Russia is enough to show the overall integrity and strong personal qualities of this team.

"They played better than us!"

Davor Suk turned to look at Boban.

Boban blinked: "What do you mean?"

Davor Suker pointed to the court: "Why can't we play this kind of game?"

Boban said angrily; "Think of me as Luca, but you are not Suk!"

"I'm Suk!"

"I mean, you can't play with Suker's midfield maneuvering."

Dawo Suker was dissatisfied: "So, the problem lies with me?"

"It's not me anyway!"

Boban rolled his eyes.

At the same time, in the stadium, Croatia had begun to prepare for the header.

"Watch Suk!"

"Watch Mandzukic!"

"Simunic is coming up too!"

The Russian defense was facing a formidable enemy, with three powerful players vying for the top spot, which made them very difficult to handle.

Modric takes a free throw.

The ball flew towards Russia's center, but the ball was passed slightly closer to the goal.

The Russian goalkeeper started quickly, jumped up, punched out with both fists and knocked the ball away.

"Fight back!"

Arshavin turned around and ran wildly, roaring angrily.

But just as he was about to reach the landing point, Vukojevic suddenly rushed over from the side, and the two collided hard.

A reasonable collision before catching the ball, this is purely based on whose body is stronger.

But now Vukojevic won the confrontation, knocking Arshavin to the ground, barely keeping his feet, and passing the ball back.

"Take it easy!"

Vukojevich turned to look at Suk and others.

"Awesome!"

Suk yelled.

Vukojevich also smiled.

After two years of training in Lyon and two years as a single defensive midfielder, his ability on the defensive end has been developed very well.

Croatia not only has Suker and Modric, but also the defensive powerhouse Vukojevic.

After taking control of the ball again, Croatia continued to attack.

However, this time their attack was not so fierce.

The overall situation of encircling Russia's defense line, encircling but not attacking, and constantly throwing the ball away put the Russian players in a state of high mental stress and also consumed their physical energy.

Although the Croatian players are young, some of them, such as Suker, Modric and Vukojevic, have experienced competitions.

They know exactly when and what rhythm they are playing.

How to control the situation on the field.

For 20 minutes, Croatia suppressed Russia.

Russia had three chances to counterattack, but only had two shots, one of which missed the goal frame.

At 39 minutes, Mandzukic suddenly retreated.

His retreat took away Ignashevich, another Russian centre-back.

At the same time, Suk suddenly dived behind Ignashevich.

Modric's through ball also followed.

"Modric passed the ball through and Suker came forward!"

Suk caught the ball and turned around.

Kolodin became the last barrier and he stared at Suk.

Suk licked his lips.

There was a move he really wanted to try.

Suk started riding his bicycle.

It's not an ordinary bicycle ride. Not only is the lower body moving, but the upper body is also moving with shoulder sinking. The overall swing is very large, like a pendulum swinging left and right.

"Is this... a pendulum passing?"

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