Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The Portuguese fans at the Luzhniki Stadium rejoiced and continued to burst into deafening shouts to vent their ecstasy.

The same goes for the Portuguese players on the field, all of them excited.

Reaching the European Cup finals two years ago had a certain degree of chance. Reaching the World Cup finals two years later today is a complete manifestation of strength!

Although the addition of Martin is crucial, they know that football is a team sport. After all, they have made a contribution, even if it is insignificant, to advance to the finals or even win the championship.

Regular press conference after the game.

England head coach Southgate, like the head coaches who led the team to defeat in the past, took the responsibility for the loss.

The vast majority of the British media did not take advantage of the loss to criticize Southgate. Portugal, led by Martin and Ronaldo, is simply too strong.

Regardless of offense or defense, it is difficult to bypass Martin's strongest point, and the loss is excusable.

Besides, reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup has exceeded the set goals of the domestic media and fans, so except for the local Manchester media who criticized Southgate, no one said anything.

The fundamental reason why the local media in Manchester were dissatisfied with Southgate was that last November, Phil Jones, who was in peak condition but was injured, was given six injections to play an inconsequential warm-up match.

As a result, it was immediately scrapped.

These media that support Manchester United believe that Phil Jones did not take six injections to play in the warm-up match, which caused the injury to worsen and become irreversible. He can completely play as the main central defender, so there is no possibility of Maguire's own goal assisting Martin.

Southgate frowned and said nothing in the end.

The Portuguese media and the Dragon Country media did not like to hear this, and they shifted the topic to Martin.

"It's no exaggeration to say that without Martin, we would have been the ones to advance to the finals!"

Southgate sighed: "His ability is so strong that there is no way to limit it. He can play a huge role in key offensive and defensive ends. It always feels like 11 against 12."

Such comments are commonplace for teams defeated by Martin, and the media reporters who interviewed them almost had their ears ringing after hearing them.

But for those groups that like it, even if it is the same.

The domestic media in Dragon Country and the domestic media in Portugal belong to this group.

The second semi-final of the 2018 Fighting Nations World Cup has ended, and fans all over the world have devoted themselves to discussions and exchanges about this game.

[Portugal, the favorite to win the championship, has already booked the championship! 】

[France will definitely lose two championships in two years! 】

[Martin’s team = invincible. 】

【Killing people to kill people? Breaking Juste Fontaine's single World Cup scoring record and defeating France to win the title? 】

[Portuguese stars who are about to win the championship: Stars led by Ronaldo praised it one after another. 】

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Portugal head coach Santos attended the regular post-match press conference more than ten minutes later than expected because he attended the team's locker room celebration to advance to the World Cup finals.

But few reporters who waited for the timeout in the press conference hall of the Luzhniki Stadium complained.

Historic reaching the World Cup finals naturally requires a good celebration.

Nothing wrong with that.

The reporter from the British media asked a very targeted question. He mentioned that the most discussed topic on social platforms recently was that Portuguese players followed Martin to the World Cup finals.

Such questions are full of pitfalls.

Santos has enough life experience and often deals with media reporters, so he can handle it easily.

He argued that the addition of Martin has indeed brought about qualitative changes to the team. The best example is that Arsenal, which was once only competing for fourth place in the Premier League, quickly dominated the Premier League and European competitions after introducing Martin in the summer of 2015.

The underlying meaning is expressed clearly enough.

The first is to admit that Martin is indeed very good, but it is undeniable that Portugal's foundation is not weak, and the addition of Martin undoubtedly adds championship temperament to Portugal, which is not weak in overall strength.

A reporter from New Wolf Sports from Dragon Kingdom talked about Martin's 12 goals in this World Cup. Will the Portuguese team cooperate with Martin in the final to break the record of 1958 goals in a single World Cup set by Juste Fontaine in 13? Where are the records?

Santos's answer was perfect: "The Champions League final is known as the highest level competition in the world. Looking at the performance of the Champions League finals in the past three seasons, I think... everyone here should have a rough conclusion, right?"

Scored twice in the 2015-2016 Champions League final.

Four wins in the UEFA Champions League final in the 2016-2017 season.

Hat trick in the UEFA Champions League final in the 2017-2018 season.

You can average three goals per game in the top finals, but what about the World Cup finals?

As a guarantee, at least two goals!

In other words, Santos' potential meaning is that Martin will completely break Juste Fontaine's single World Cup scoring record, and may even catch up with Klose's total goal record of 16 goals in four World Cups!

As a result, the style of social platforms began to change.

Football fans all over the world have speculated on how many goals Martin can score in the World Cup final.

On the contrary, the person involved, Martin, turned a blind eye and relaxed with the whole team preparing for the World Cup final against France.

According to the normal development of history, the French team won the second World Cup championship in team history, so they must devote all their concentration to avoid accidents.

Ronaldo and other Portuguese players naturally dare not neglect it. After all, this is the first World Cup final in their lives.

It may even be the only World Cup final in your life.

If you lose, you will regret it for life.

Including the French team that came to Moscow, every player regards the World Cup final as the most important game in their lives!

The preparation for the game is extremely high, and the logistics staff also cooperate with the team to make all preparations, allowing the players to focus all their energy on training and mentality adjustment.

After the day's training, we have to chat with a professional psychological counselor for a while in the evening to strengthen everyone's confidence in the finals.

Martin brought them a huge sense of pressure, which seriously affected the mentality of every player who was fully prepared for the game.

Deschamps, the head coach of the French team, sees this in his eyes.

He watched Martin's performance in the semifinals at the Luzhniki Stadium and was incomprehensible.

Excellent contributions on both the offensive and defensive ends.

In other words, it was Martin's super performance that allowed Portugal to easily advance to the finals.

Although the local European Cup lost to Portugal in overtime two years ago, the overall strength of the national team is now much stronger than two years ago, and the core players have grown rapidly.

In particular, Kanter, Pogba, and Griezmann have all improved rapidly and reached the peak of their personal careers.

In addition, the sudden emergence of Mbappe has played a key role in the past six games.

The central defender partners Varane and Umtiti cooperate perfectly.

The only shortcoming is Giroud who serves as the bridgehead.

But he insists on using it because of his technical skills. He can not only play the ball perfectly, but also attract firepower for Griezmann, Pogba and Mbappe in the second offensive echelon.

Not counting Martin, Portugal has shortcomings in all four lines. With the addition of Martin, the team's strength has increased significantly and there are no obvious shortcomings.