Chapter 326: The key is that I assisted beautifully...
The Spanish players in the locker room were all silent. There was no need to tell them the specific statistics of how the game went in the first half. The players' own feelings said it all.
At the end of the 45-minute first half, Spain, which has always relied on passing and controlling the ball, had a possession rate of only 48%, which has not happened in many years.
Leandri looked at the team who all lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking, and Bosque who was sweating profusely.
Spain has been off the altar for a long time but has not updated its skills and tactics so far. Is it because Bosque is incompetent?
Just like a beautiful sister with long flowing hair suddenly walked into a barber shop one day and told Tony that she wanted to cut her hair short. Her long hair was previously recognized as her most charming part, but now she said she wanted to change her hairstyle.
But in this case, most hairdressers are reluctant to operate on her. You are already very good, and I will drastically change the most distinctive part of your body for you. Who knows whether you will become more beautiful in your heart and in the eyes of the public, or your beauty will plummet and people will say that you might as well stay the same.
Of course, Bosque knows that the passing and controlling skills that Spain is famous for have been studied to the point where their bottom line is revealed, but it is really not easy to maintain the position.
Today's European Cup schedule can definitely be described as a fierce battle from the group stage onwards, with fighting factors everywhere. However, the atmosphere lingering in the Spanish locker room has a hint of corruption and a faint sense of death.
No one spoke. The silence in the locker room seemed to be in a completely different world from the cheers of the fans outside.
“I haven’t lifted the cup myself yet.”
A sudden voice sounded in the locker room, and everyone looked over. It was Leandri.
"Do you want to win? I want to win." The brown-black eyes looked at everyone brightly.
"Did Italy make us stupid in the first half? Our passing and controlling style of play did not change, but wasn't Italy's tactics today just as simple? Find Pelle, find Pelle, and find Pelle!"
"I didn't do anything when we won the Spanish Championship three times in a row, so now I can't wait to do more. We should always be hungry for honors."
"I want to play in the quarter-finals, I want to play in the semi-finals, and most of all I want to win the championship in the final."
"We are only one goal behind now. Italy is playing with great firepower and we are not inferior to them. From the forwards to the defenders and even myself, who can't score a goal?"
"If we give up now and have no desire to win, then we don't need to play anymore. After the game, we can swim back to Spain. We can choose between the Mediterranean or the Atlantic. By the way, we can see with our own eyes whether the sea is full of water!"
In the end, Leandri couldn't help but scold everyone.
Because Leandri artificially created a "conflict" in the locker room, Casillas and Ramos slapped his hands on the head, and the whole team was "accusing" the Chinese goalkeeper, and the atmosphere became much more lively for a while.
Bosque just doesn't dare to change the formation at will, but it would be interesting if you really say he is bad.
The old coach asked Aduriz to go out for warm-up. The sloppy guy's center forward looked fake today and was not very effective against his Juventus teammates. Bosque could only put on another player with good attacking ability.
Because they didn't want to swim back to Madrid with Leandri, especially if they chose the Atlantic route, it would be funny if they accidentally got lost in the sea and swam directly into Bermuda. When they came on the field, everyone could clearly feel that the Spanish team's state was completely different from that in the first half.
Due to the lack of midfield interception and the stagnant rhythm of passing the ball, even though the Ducks were full of momentum at this time, they still lost the ball frequently.
Leandri held De Rossi's long shot with both hands and observed the front court, then sent a long pass directly to Iniesta at the front point.
Now the ball passing of the Chinese team basically depends on him. In the eyes of the fans, this game was actually very simple.
Spain tried to attack by passing the ball back - the ball was intercepted - Italy attacked - Leandri saved - kicked the ball far away - Spain continued to pass the ball back to try to attack
In an infinite loop...
Under Leandri's expectant gaze, the Ducks once again lost the ball in the frontcourt under Italy's tight pressure.
Well done!
In the 54th minute, Pelle received a pass from Florenzi in the frontcourt and attacked poor Alba, but Leandri had no sympathy for his left-back, mainly because he was too late.
In the blink of an eye, Pellet had already arrived in front of him. Even though Ramos tried his best to block him, the opponent still kicked with all his strength and shot directly from close range!
Leandri pushed off the ground hard and tried to dive towards the upper left corner!
The touch of a finger, even a small contact area, successfully changed the direction of the ball's flight.
Corner kick.
As the ball kicked out, Pique grabbed the first point and headed the ball out with a header.
Okay, okay, isn’t this getting better?
This was the time when Leandri liked Pique the most in his life.
But the good times did not last long. When the ball fell, Silva failed to grab the ball in the first time, and Chiellini took the lead in controlling the ball.
After kicking the ball, Chiellini immediately stepped back.
This is what Conte requires of Italy. He wants the defensive players to maximize their world-class defense as much as possible.
The ball came to the frontcourt again. Leandri, who had just ended the crisis, had not yet caught his breath when the next danger had already run to his face.
Seeing Eder's kick, Leandri calmed his mind and quickly determined the path of the ball, then suddenly took a big step back and made a fadeaway jump shot.
Chip shot.
Eder's skillful and deceptive lob shot.
But this couldn't fool Leandri's eyes at all. As for lob shots, he was teased by Raul with lob shots when he was in his teens. This was nothing!
Raising your hands doesn't mean surrender, but I think you need to practice!
After Aduriz came on the court, Leandri finally had a chance to catch his breath. Seeing Aduriz constantly attacking Barzali and occasionally cooperating with the strikers to threaten the goal guarded by Buffon, Leandri couldn't help but want to pull Aduriz and tell him that he loved him so much.
In the 65th minute, Fabregas dodged the Italian player who was trying to steal the ball and successfully passed the ball to Aduriz who was almost on the offside line.
Not offside!
Take a shot!
The horrified Buffon found that the ball passed by him in an instant and he had no time to react.
Bang!
The loud crash of the ball hitting the crossbar is essentially the sound of relaxation for Italian fans.
In recent years, there are two key magic weapons for Italian football. One is Buffon and the other is luck. But I don’t understand why Buffon just bypasses me and relies on luck?
There was a huge cry of regret from the stands of the Russian team. It was such a pity! If the angle had been a little bit higher, the ball would definitely have gone in!
Three minutes later, Spain got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Iniesta directly lifted the ball to Morata's head, but due to the interference of the Italian players, he failed to head it correctly, and the ball was easily confiscated by Buffon.
Leandri was a little anxious watching in the backcourt. They were still one goal behind at this time. No matter what, they had to at least equalize the score before they could have other chances, but now they had wasted two chances in a row.
The powerful forward line gave Bosque more hope. He replaced Morata, who was a little lost today, with Vazquez.
Young players + don't want to swim back to Spain + just now even Pique was loudly praised by Leandri for several effective clearances. The state of the whole Spain can be said to have been completely reborn.
The two young forwards, Vazquez and Aduriz, paired with Silva, suddenly produced the best forward effect for the Ducks in recent years.
Seeing that Buffon was not feeling so well and was starting to suffer, Leandri laughed so hard that his teeth broke.
But the good times did not last long. The Ducks, who were clearly in better and better form, were suddenly poured a bucket of cold water. In a confrontation, Aduriz, who had just come on the field, was injured. Bosque could only send Pedro, who had not yet fully warmed up, onto the field.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Leandri had just gotten up from the ground with the ball when he saw Conte was starting to make substitutions.
Leandri made a wish with a bitter face:
I don't care who you replace, but can you please replace Pelle? Who knows why Pelle was running around the field tirelessly like a madman today.
In the 85th minute, Spain's condition became visibly anxious, and both sides kept receiving cards.
Bosque was really at a loss, so he gestured to Pique.
"Gerald, go up!"
Seeing that Pique didn't notice Leandri, he quickly reminded him loudly.
"Go to the front, the coach wants you to be at the front!"
Pique was a little confused. What does it mean, to be at the front? Let me be the center?
"What about the defense?"
"Don't worry about it. I promise I won't let them score another goal. Go forward and disrupt their defense. Score a goal! We have to score a goal!"
Leandri patted Pique on the butt and told him to hurry over.
This is their Spain with no forward power, a country with a full field but can only put its hopes on a guard who is a part-time center.
As Leandri said, he dived high and blocked low and almost made Pelle curse on the field.
Leandri: If you can explode, why can't I?
Although Pique's positioning sense as a center forward is average, he is really tall. Who dares to ignore him when he steps into the penalty area with a height of 195cm?
Conte also knew this, but it was already the 88th minute. As long as they held on, 1-0 would be enough to advance.
But generally speaking, newcomers in any field have a protection period. Even though Iniesta made a fried meatball in the 88th minute to shake off his opponent and sent the ball into the small penalty area and Pique failed to head it, he still succeeded today.
In the 90th minute, Leandri again blocked Motta's shot.
At this time, Iniesta and Fabregas are surrounded by heavy troops. Italy will never be willing to let the duck in hand fly away. As long as we cut off your midfield, how can you fight back?
The front field was a place with zero chances, but Leandri seemed to see a bud struggling to break through the soil.
boom!
Leandro used all his strength to kick the ball, and the ball went fast and sharp.
"Be careful!" Frightened Italian voices echoed across the field, but it was too late.
Pique, who has loved beating others to death since childhood, in a sense knows Leandri too well. His running, jumping, and shaking his head seem to have been practiced hundreds of times. Pique jumped high and overpowered Bonucci to head the ball into the goal!
This time, Buffon failed to save Italy, and luck was not on their side.
The stadium was quickly ignited, and the resentment and hope that Spain had accumulated for nearly 90 minutes all burst out at this moment!
Pique wasted no time in rushing back from the front court to find Leandri, "See? I scored a goal!"
Leandri was also very excited, but he still said in a cool tone, "The key to this goal was my great assist!"
A group of Taiwanese players who also ran over to celebrate were a little frustrated as they watched the two scorers quarreling and almost fighting on the spot.
Referee: Should I give them each a card?
The Spanish fans were happily watching the game from the sidelines. It didn't matter if they fought, as long as they won!
But what they didn't expect was that the surprises definitely didn't end there.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Vazquez was brought down and the Chinese team got another free kick.
Iniesta stood at the penalty spot and looked at everyone.
The whistle blew, Xiaobai took a run-up, and kicked the ball, but the ball did not pass by anyone in the frontcourt.
Leandri, who had crossed the half court at some point, tightened his instep and poured all his strength into the ball!
2-1, Spain finally achieved a reversal!
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