Beep!
With a whistle.
The game officially begins.
The Portuguese team kicks off here.
However, when Deng Kai kicked the football to Costiani, he turned around and ran towards the England half.
At the same time, Deco, Viana, Ronaldo and Figo also rushed over.
Five arrows fired in unison!
The Portuguese team wants to grab the kick!
The pace of the game was full from the first second.
The English did not expect that the Portuguese team, which is good at passing and controlling, would choose such an "English" offensive method.
Some of their players were retreating, while others were trying to press, and there was an obvious disconnect.
Costiani passes back to Fonte.
Font crosses Veloso.
Veloso looked at the frontcourt for a moment, and before Rooney pounced, he made a big kick and directly launched the attack.
Don't look at the fact that Veloso is still "mediocre" in world football.
But his long pass is not inferior to Porto's Pepe.
He is also an all-around midfielder candidate that many wealthy teams are investigating.
In the frontcourt, five people sprint with clear goals.
Except for Figura Bian.
The remaining four guys are all further to the left, which is Campbell's defensive zone.
Because compared to the young Terry, the thirty-year-old Campbell's movement speed and turning speed are much worse.
And Arsenal's unbeaten season this season is certainly brilliant, but too intensive games and the pursuit of unbeaten have led to players' fatigue levels being higher than before.
At Campbell's age, his recovery ability has also slowed down a lot, and his current condition is actually not good.
Near the top of the arc in the penalty area, Campbell blocked Ronaldo's path.
Both of them are near the landing point of the football and are the best points to compete for.
Ronaldo then jumped high, blocking Campbell's view.
Of course Ronaldo couldn't hit the ball because he took off early.
But not important.
Because...Campbell then didn't hit the football.
He misjudged.
The football rubbed Campbell's head and landed diagonally on his back.
Campbell turned around quickly.
But all he could see was the red and green jerseys flashing away.
boom!
Deng Kai, who was unguarded, took one step after receiving the ball and occasionally shot with his right foot.
The football bypassed Robinson's hands mid-strike and flew into the far end of the goal.
"GOAL!"
"Kick-off kill!"
"Lightning goal! The Portuguese team completed a lightning goal!"
"One to zero! In the first minute or so, the Portuguese team was ahead of the English team!"
"Deng Kai! It's Deng Kai again! He once again takes the lead for Portugal!"
"Velloso's long pass was just right, and Ronaldo's feint shot made Campbell make a huge mistake!"
"The new king of Manchester United joins forces with the king of Manchester City to give England a powerful look!"
"Oh! Not one minute, fifty-eight seconds! This goal only took fifty-eight seconds!"
"So, the record for the fastest goal in the European Cup set by Russian player Kirichenko in this season's European Cup has been broken by Deng Kai!"
"That was Russia's goal against Greece, and it only took one minute and seven seconds."
"I originally thought that this record would not change for a long time, but I didn't expect...and the players who broke this record successively were players from the same group."
"Then England are now passive and their game planning has been interrupted."
"It is said that the England team paid more attention to defense in the first 60 to 70 minutes of this game. They hope to delay the game for more than 20 minutes and then launch a fierce attack."
"They don't want to enter into an early confrontation with a team with Deng Kai. Because even Arsenal, the most aggressive offensive team in the Premier League, is not as aggressive as Manchester City this season!"
"Deng Kai has become the player with the most goals in a single season for two consecutive years!"
"But now, the England team obviously can only take the initiative!"
And indeed it is.
After England lost the ball, they could only attack frequently.
In the third minute, Beckham sent a cross, but the football was cleared by Kirop and rolled to the other side.
Joe Cole picked up the ball on the other side and sent in another cross.
Irving grabbed some overhead kicks, but the difficulty was too high and the football flew into the stands.
Killop immediately communicated with Fonte.
Fonte just failed to follow Irving.
But soon, England's attack slowed down.
Because... this is not a question of whether they want to attack it or not.
But...the question is whether the Portuguese team will let them attack.
In the seventh minute, Deco sent a diagonal pass, and Deng Kai missed a long shot from the left side of the penalty area.
In the eighth minute, Viana's long shot from the outside was blocked.
In the tenth minute, Figo made a pass and Campbell got ahead of Ronaldo to clear the ball.
Portugal's offensive was like a violent storm.
The biggest problem with England's lineup is the lack of a top midfield interceptor.
That is to say, they lack a defensive midfielder.
For example, players like Essien.
Although Lampard is both offensive and defensive, given his position, no matter how strong his defensive ability is, he cannot play a key interception role.
Because it is impossible for a player in the front midfielder position to intercept the pass from the back midfielder position.
Scholes' defensive ability is even worse.
Fourteenth minute.
Figo sent a diagonal pass from the right.
Viana moved forward from the ribs and successfully caught up with the football on the right side of the penalty area.
Terry quickly followed.
Viana makes a passing gesture.
Terry didn't dare to gamble because there was a penalty area behind him and it would be dangerous once the football passed by.
Terry stretched his feet.
Who knew that Viana did not pass the ball, but directly directed the ball towards the bottom line of the penalty area.
The football rolled into the penalty area.
Viana then rushed forward, eh, stuck out one... and ate it raw.
But Terry also reacted quickly.
He quickly pulled Viana and turned around to follow, trying to squeeze Viana away.
Who knew Viana was experienced.
As soon as Terry hit him, he fell to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle immediately.
Terry's mind was immediately confused.
Because the place where Viana fell to the ground was already in the penalty area.
"Flip! He's diving!" Terry immediately explained to the referee.
But the referee made several foul gestures, clearly indicating that Terry committed a foul.
"Oh! Terry is getting a little emotional."
"Let's take a look again... Indeed, this is indeed a foul action, and there is no problem with a penalty kick."
"This actually has something to do with the different penalty scales in Serie A and the Premier League."
"It is undeniable that Serie A is still the place with the highest defensive system and defensive quality in world football."
"Viana, the core of Inter Milan, is good at dribbling. Coupled with the training of strong teams such as Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio, and Roma, he has quite a lot of experience in breakthroughs."
"Perhaps his movements are not as gorgeous as Quaresma's, and his speed is not as quick as Ronaldo's. But in terms of breakthrough success rate, Viana is actually quite high, and he draws a lot of fouls."
"This is a player with both strength and acting skills. He has a good balance between drawing fouls and diving."
"In comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is practicing his diving skills in the Premier League, looks a lot immature."
Ronaldo: It means you won’t be able to write this book if you don’t step on me, right?
Tao: Accusative!
(End of chapter)
