The Spanish National Youth Team basically inherited the fine traditions of their predecessors.
It is also one of the few teams today that dares to continue their passing and control even if they are lagging behind.
It was as if they were one ball ahead.
But don't tell me, it is this kind of temperament that has brought them step by step to where they are today.
If they are like the German team and England, they will start to pass long balls once they fall behind. The further time goes by, the more panicked the soldiers will become, and they will never be able to get to where they are today.
It can be said that most teams' seemingly indiscriminate bombardment after seventy minutes is actually not as threatening as their conventional tactics.
In the goal statistics, there were many goals after 70 minutes. The reason is not that this kind of indiscriminate bombardment is really effective, but that the other team took the opportunity to steal more balls.
After more than ten minutes of passing and controlling, the Spanish National Youth Team has basically become familiar with the court and football.
They played in circles, consuming the attention of the Italian National Youth Team players.
Although Italy is the leading side, when playing against Spain, it is not easy to win the ball regardless of whether you are behind or ahead.
In the seventeenth minute, Spain suddenly accelerated.
The Spanish midfielder passed the ball past Moric. Enriques held the ball in the ribs and tried to cut inside.
This sudden acceleration in passing control is the real murderous intention of passing control.
Later, Barcelona couldn't play well without Iniesta, and this was one of the root reasons.
but……
boom!
Lu Yang directly intercepted Enriquez from the side.
Transparent midfielder!
This player skill sounds basic, but in fact it is very useful.
As long as Lu Yang does not appear in Enriquez's sight for a long time, Enriquez will easily forget that there is such a number one person on the court.
Lu Yang completed a beautiful threatening ball defense and steal.
boom!
He turned around and gave the football to Ceballos in the frontcourt, without giving Henriquez any chance to counterattack.
Enriquez glanced at Lu Yang angrily.
What a dog!
Such a doggy person, why didn't I notice him just now?
This guy is Italy's number one threat.
Enriquez shook his head to wake himself up.
From this moment on, he will treat Lu Yang with the same standards as he treats Mancini.
Otherwise, Spain will really be in danger.
It was clearly a good opportunity to score a goal just now!
As soon as he said this, Ceballos displayed his ninth Golden Boy Award value.
He cut inside and directly passed the opponent.
In fact, the opponent is defensive about this ball.
But Nai José Vallos' movement of picking up the ball was too close to the opponent.
So when he dialed the ball and cut inside, he was almost touching the opponent.
With this kind of change of direction at close range, the defender cannot take a direct shot and must take half a step back to have room to change feet.
However, if you step back or change your feet, you will trip yourself if you are not careful.
So Ceballos made a gorgeous cut inside, and what the audience saw was that the Spanish right back who was defending Ceballos fell backwards beautifully.
If you have no idea about this action, it is recommended to watch Meibo's extraordinary performance repeatedly.
boom!
Ceballos kicked the goal.
However, the angle of the ball was not particularly tricky, and it was saved by the Spanish goalkeeper.
Italy receives a corner kick.
Ceballos takes the corner kick.
Lu Yang, Pirola and others all came to the penalty area to grab points.
"Molic, go outside and block me." Lu Yang pushed Molic.
Moric left angrily, muttering dirty words in his mouth: "It's amazing that you are tall. If you are tall, you don't want me to assist you, bah! Yodels will never be slaves!"
boom!
Ceballos made a free throw.
Pirola rose from the ground and the Italian center back smashed the ball into the goal with his header.
However, Spain should not die, and the goalkeeper subconsciously stretched out his hand and just hit the football.
For a moment, there was chaos in front of the Spanish goal, with the sound of collapse, the sound of fire, the sound of whistling wind, and hundreds of thousands of people working together.
Finally, a whistle blew.
Only then did everyone realize that the football was already within the Spanish goal.
The ball went in?
Who entered?
In this chaotic scene, even if you stare at the screen, you can't see the goal scorer.
But the man who scored the goal knows it.
Can you not know whether you have touched a football or not?
The feeling on your feet is definitely different.
That soft, cotton-like thing, well... that round thing with amazing elasticity, a certain hardness but also giving you timely force feedback... isn't it a football!
Lu Yang rushed out of the crowd, and when no one responded, he rushed to the corner flag area and started celebrating.
His posture was straight, his right hand was like a knife, and he was holding it high near his temple, facing the direction of the stadium box. He was more of a soldier than a soldier.
What are the people fighting the war if they are not soldiers?
Football is also a war, isn't it?
In the chairman's box, the old man was still waiting for the replay, but when the camera cut to Lu Yang's side, the old man suddenly stood up and gave Lu Yang the exact same courtesy.
He knew that Lu Yang was giving this gift to him.
One child has shouldered the responsibilities given by two countries. He is really good!
"Lu Yang! It's Lu Yang again! He was very active today, and his condition is really good!"
"In the chaos, Lu Yang's toe was the first to hit the football!"
"Two to zero! In less than twenty minutes of the game, Italy leads Spain two to zero! This is definitely a score that no one expected before the game!"
"Lu Yang scored twice! He is Italy's hero!"
"Eight goals! Lu Yang overtook Henriquez in the scorer list! He is now the top scorer in the European Youth Championship!"
"Oh, we can see that Lu Yang gave a military salute. Is he a soldier? No, then are there some very important soldiers present today?"
The commentator was stupid and couldn't tell. They didn't know that there was indeed an old soldier in the chairman's box today.
Looking at Lu Yang who was saluting, Enriquez frowned and his pupils shrank infinitely.
He felt the responsibility weighing heavily on him.
In Europe, if you play football well, it is possible to obtain noble titles such as knight, baron, and viscount.
Although in modern countries, these noble titles have little practical significance.
But this is still an honor that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve!
Enriquez just wanted to be a knight.
But the premise is that he can bring Spain one international championship trophy after another!
Five minutes later, Henriquez proved that he has the ability to be as good as Ceballos.
Relying on the pass and control of his teammates, Henriquez got another very good opportunity to hold the ball in the middle.
He did not take a long shot rashly, but took the initiative to find Cortino with the ball.
Cortino returned from suspension and was not afraid.
However, Henriquez is one place higher than Mancini in the Golden Boy Award rankings.
He may not be as fast as Mancini, but his dribbling skills are just as good as Mancini's.
After almost three feints, Cortino was defeated and passed by Henriquez.
Ram rushed forward in time, but Henriquez, as if he had expected it, tilted his body to the right, crossed his right foot in front of his left foot, and made a passing posture. In fact, he used the instep of his foot to pick up the ball and complete the instant start. .
The football passed through Lahm's crotch, and Enriquez passed by him in a flash.
boom!
After passing Ram, Enriquez didn't hesitate and shot with a blast.
Areola made the save with all his strength, but Henriquez's shot hit the blind spot and was beyond the reach of Areola.
One to two!
Spain gets a goal back!
Enriquez jumped up on the spot and raised his right fist high.
This is a very impressive goal for Spain as a whole.
When Spain plays football, they are never afraid of not scoring, because they will score sooner or later.
But when the first ball comes is important, because once the first ball comes, the following goals are not far away.
"Wow! Enriquez once again staged a solo attack on Longtan!"
"Eight goals! Henriquez is so strong! He has caught up with Lu Yang and is tied with Lu Yang for the top scorer list in the European Youth Championship!"
"He opened the scoring account for Spain!"
"The impact he has shown recently is no less than Mancini!"
"In fact, Henriquez has changed significantly since the last game of the group stage. His playing style has become more powerful, but this is exactly what the Spanish National Youth Team needs!"
"The most indispensable thing for a passing team is not the passing brain, but the offensive accelerator and deadly terminator! Enriquez serves as both at the same time!"
After Iniesta and Neymar left the team, Barcelona's Messi actually played the role of both, but after all, one person was incapable of doing the same job. It is true that he was better than both, but it could not completely make up for the departure of the two. coming impact.
…
"We have a lot of defensive pressure on the wing today." Moric found Lu Yang. "They keep pulling on both sides, and the players on both sides cannot relax at all. Our center will also be stretched by them, thus exposing flaws."
"Theoretically this is an unsolvable problem."
Lu Yang nodded and said, "Do you know where the goal is to pass the ball to the team?"
Moliqi raised his eyes and said hesitantly: "You mean... the midfielder?"
Lu Yang said: "Yes! In order for the passing and controlling team to achieve the purpose of passing and controlling, their midfielders cannot be like the midfielders of ordinary teams, focusing on destruction, big-foot clearance and other actions."
"Their defensive midfielders have to play the role of connecting the midfield and backcourt. They have to get the ball often, hold the ball, have the ability to dribble and get rid of it. Sometimes they even have to deliberately hold the ball for a period of time to attract firepower to other passers. Control the timing of teammates’ movements.”
"Theoretically, this position is one of their transportation hubs. Once the players in this position are missing, their transfers will no longer be smooth, and their control will be greatly weakened, just like ordinary teams."
"No, considering that the technical players of the passing and controlling team are generally not too tall, after losing the passing and controlling system, their large-scale ball movement is weaker than that of ordinary teams."
Moliqi's eyes flashed: "You mean, we go to encircle him? Let him lose his role as a transportation hub?"
Lu Yang patted Moric on the head: "Silly boy, I mean you have to find a way to steal the ball from their midfielder, just like you did against Mercan in the last game."
Encirclement and suppression?
Encircling and suppressing the football at the feet of the team's players is definitely the most cost-effective tactical choice.
What's more, it's a transportation hub for others?
The meaning of a transportation hub is that it can connect multiple destinations.
If you can even encircle and suppress the midfielder, it means that you have invested too many troops in the opponent's half, and others can use their numerical advantage to launch a strong attack in your half at any time.
This kind of exchange, if you don't go up to the high position to press the ball as soon as someone else has the ball, it will be too late when someone else has already controlled the football.
Soon, the Italian team kicked off the football.
But three minutes later, the team in possession of the ball became the Spanish team.
Their ball control foundation is very good, with one kick per player.
As long as Italy's offense fails, forget about touching football again.
As before, Spain was neither arrogant nor impetuous, slowly passing the ball. Even if there were some offensive opportunities, they would not try at all as long as they were not good.
Starting from the 40th minute of the game, Spain's possession of the ball shifted significantly backward.
This is them luring the snake out of its hole.
Once the Italian players attack, their midfielder will immediately launch a fatal attack.
This kind of attack opportunity has a higher probability of scoring than the previous three or five attempts.
In the 44th minute, the Italian players really pressed forward.
The Spanish midfielder seized the opportunity and shot a long kick...
boom!
Moric appeared from the side first and poked the football out.
The Spanish midfielder kicked Moric, but Moric grinned and did not fall to the ground. Instead, he chased the football and passed it out.
The Spanish midfielder wanted to turn around and chase the ball.
But a man shot out from beside him faster.
It's a blue jersey, not a red jersey!
Lu Yang has always been in the position between the attacking midfielder and the central midfielder. At this moment, he has the best chance to get the football.
Lu Yang touched the ball and dribbled forward to the outer area on the right side of the penalty area.
The Spanish defenders were in a panic and moved collectively towards Lu Yang's position, one by one to block.
The midfielder was also on his way back, and Lu Yang only hesitated for a moment.
boom!
Lu Yang didn't hesitate, raised his right foot high and shot suddenly!
Spain's two central defenders jumped up immediately, preparing to block the football with their bodies.
However, the football did not go deep vertically, but drifted horizontally to the left side of the penalty area.
This is not a shot, but a cross ball!
Fake ejaculation and real ejaculation!
Full of strength!
Very confusing.
The Spanish midfielder jumped up and made a sliding tackle, but he was still half a meter away from the football and failed to stop it.
On the left, Moric, who had just been kicked, did not say a word the whole time, ran over despite the pain, and shot with an outside kick without anyone defending him.
Football hits the dead end!
Score another goal!
Three to one!
Italy widens the gap again!
All Spanish players fell into despair.
It was obvious that we were about to equalize the score, but why did we miss two goals in the blink of an eye?
Why are these two balls like a chasm today, making it so tiring to chase them?
The Spanish midfielder found the referee and complained frantically.
"I kicked him just now. The game should have been stopped instead of continuing." The defensive midfielder was speechless.
"You didn't mean it. When Moric rushed over and poked the football away, you couldn't hold back." The referee was very humane. "Of course, you didn't raise your foot to hurt him intentionally, so I I won’t give you a yellow card. But next time, even if you didn’t mean it, you will still get a card because your range of motion is still too large after all, you know?”
"In addition, the offense was favorable just now. My professionalism tells me that I cannot stop such a good counterattack opportunity."
The Spanish midfielder seemed a little helpless.
The rational referee is so terrible, he has no clue.
At halftime, the Spanish coach told his players that it was time for them to try bolder attacks.
If you lose a ball, you can take your time.
But if you lose two, you really have to be tight.
Enriquez said he received it!
In the 56th minute of the second half, Henriquez made another contribution.
He successfully countered offside and scored a single goal.
Faced with Areola's attack, Enriquez successfully picked up the ball and shot.
Two to three!
Spain stubbornly recovered one.
It was Henriquez who extended Spain's life at a critical moment again.
This kind of operation has appeared repeatedly in the past few games.
It can be said that Enriquez is the key to Spain being able to reach the final.
He is like Lu Yang to Italy, carrying the team forward.
"Nine goals! Henriquez once again overtook Lu Yang in the scorer list! Can Lu Yang respond to this?"
"We can see that Lu Yang went to Enriquez, and he was going to mark Enriquez! This is Lu Yang's specialty. Although he is the top scorer in the Italian National Youth Team, his defense His ability can also be ranked among the best in the team.”
"Lu Yang is a central defender and has played in many positions such as defensive midfielder and left back."
"Ever since Lu Yang marked Henriquez, Henriquez has really not performed very well. Perhaps Henriquez is better than Mancini in terms of creating opportunities, but in the face of this kind of marking, Mancini Cini is actually easier to break than Enriquez!"
"Is there anyone else in the Spanish team who can step up?"
"Oh! Stand up! Spanish midfielder No. 8 stands up!"
"Enriquez broke through with the ball. Lu Yang and Kanyes jointly defended him, but Enriquez used his teammates to hit the wall and passed them."
"Lu Yang is still chasing Henriquez. As long as Henriquez stops for a moment, he can return to the defensive position. He has too much energy."
"Cortino stepped forward to steal, and Henriquez passed the ball! Cortino had no choice, he had to come up. He had to prevent Henriquez from taking long shots, and at the same time, he also bought Lu Yang time to return to defense."
"But Henriquez actually moved the football. This pass was very clever and hit Pirola behind!"
"Spain's No. 8 player moved forward, and Pirola's shortcoming of slow turning speed was infinitely magnified again. He was surpassed by Spain's No. 8 player... shot... and the ball went in!"
"Great Spanish number eight! He equalized the score for Spain! Great Henriquez, he controlled the game!"
"The game is not over yet! Three to three! The current score is three to three!"
The narrator is hysterical!
This is definitely a visual feast!
This is a showdown between warriors.
No one gave up, everyone persisted.
And the result is the same as the scene.
Spain, who seemed to be more dominant, finally got the number of goals they deserved.
Italy seemed to be at a disadvantage, but they failed to maintain their lead.
Superstars are superstars after all, and they have the ability to decide the game at any stage.
Mancini is like this, and Enriquez is like this too.
From this moment on, the Spanish National Youth Team is full of fighting spirit.
They seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
They have survived the most difficult stage, and now it's time for them to open up the score.
…
"Italy has paid the price for their conservatism." The old man said in the box, "If we let Ceballos and Pompeti attack Spain's defense as much as possible when the score is advantageous and cause some damage. , then there is still a chance now."
"Of course, the ball belongs to Spain, and Italy itself doesn't have such a chance."
"This is where Spain is strong. You may be able to see the breaking point, but you can't do it. If Italy had insisted on fighting Spain for possession of the ball before, the score might have been equalized long ago."
The old man is very professional.
Spain likes teams that press them crazily, so they will find countless loopholes in the opponent's game and exploit them.
Facing Italy today, it can be said that Spain's transmission and control system basically did not play a big role. They were able to score three goals entirely because of Henriquez's explosion.
But their system still limits Italy, so much so that Spain doesn't have a single yellow card in the backcourt.
There is no yellow card in the backcourt, and there is no pressure when defending.
This allows the Spanish backcourt to fully respond to Italy's attack in the next twenty minutes.
If Spain had had one or two yellow cards in the backcourt before, Italy's offense would have been much easier at this moment.
That's the difference.
"Let's cause damage! Fight for the free kick!" Moric, as the core of the midfield, naturally knows that the most important thing for Italy to do at this time is to play out.
Enriquez is too dangerous today. What if he blindly defends but fails to defend in the end?
If Italy concedes another goal, with Spain's ball control system, it will be really difficult for them to equalize the score.
It's better to take advantage of the fact that everyone wants to score goals and attack each other appropriately.
"Well, let Ceballos use all his firepower." Lu Yang nodded.
Open the door and let Ceballos go!
So, for the next ten minutes or so, both sides were attacking each other's defense.
Spain's pursuit of possession of the ball requires a lot of physical exertion on the players' part, so playing overtime is unfriendly to them.
What's more, Henriquez has already exploded in this game, and it is difficult for him to continue to perform superbly in extra time due to his physical strength.
Similarly, Italy is worried that Spain will score first, so it also wants to score the goal. Otherwise, after Spain scores a goal, they can pass the football to the end of the next European Youth Championship!
As a result, the temperature of the stadium rose sharply.
First it was Lahm, who brought down the Spanish center who was trying to cut inside and received a yellow card.
Then there was Pompeti, who made a tackle while returning to defense and received a yellow card.
Then came the Spanish side. The defensive midfielder made a tactical foul and knocked down Moric, who got the ball in the counterattack, and received a yellow card.
In the blink of an eye, three yellow cards appeared, and both sides became more energetic.
On the one hand, this is a game about the European Youth Championship.
On the other hand, both parties are young people. If you shovel my brother, of course I will come back.
Everyone gradually changed from playing football to kicking others by the way.
It can be said that both sides are obsessed with winning.
In this kind of football, the technical and tactical level may have declined, but the excitement has definitely soared.
The fans at the scene were also ignited by the passionate struggle between the two sides. From the 75th minute, the enthusiastic cheers on the court never stopped.
Until...the eighty-second minute.
