The European Cup schedule is very tight.
The second round started quickly.
In this round, the Italian team's opponent is Russia, while the French team will play against Portugal, the current group leader.
Both games are very interesting to watch, because in everyone's traditional understanding, these two groups have a 4-6 pattern.
France and Italy have a slightly higher winning rate, but Portugal and Russia are also capable of fighting.
Isn’t Italy defensively solid?
Russia happens to be a high-altitude bombing brigade. People call this Russian "Kirov airship", borrowing the name of a unit in Red Alert.
Before the game, many Russian players were interviewed, and the consensus they conveyed was that "Italy cannot be compared with the French team, and we believe we have a chance to defeat Italy."
And Russia's top star Olishavin even said: "I did lose to Lu Yang when I was at Arsenal, but that was different. I haven't fully integrated in Arsenal yet. Maybe next season Arsenal and I will give everyone A new look.”
"In order to suit my characteristics, the Russian team gave up the previous 4231 playing style and switched to 433. In such an environment, I can play more calmly."
"Our offensive power is very strong, our header can break down any defense, and we don't just have headers as a weapon!"
Olshavin is right.
Since last year, the Russian team has changed its playing style in order to cooperate with Olishavin, resulting in an excellent record and greatly enhanced offensive capabilities. This is also an important reason why they entered this European Cup.
It is for this that Olishavin became famous.
You know, Olishavin's personal ability combined with Russia's traditional strength of header bombing is naturally more successful than one trick.
In this regard, the Italian players kept a low profile and did not fight with the Russian players in public opinion.
Because Manero's meaning is obvious. They not only want to win this game, but also win easily to prepare for the next game!
However, the media still didn't want to see Russia being so conceited and insisted on helping the Italian team respond to create a lively scene.
"France Football": The number of reservations exceeds the Portugal-France war and the Spanish-Netherlands war! The ratings of the Italy-Russia battle may be higher than the opening game of this European Cup!
"Kicker": Russia speaks for Croatia! Italian Peace Football is affecting more areas!
"L'Equipe": Ninety-five percent of people hope that Italy can win this game!
"The Sun": Sophia has another strong rival! Russian sports star Masha will be watching the game and bluntly said that Lu Yang is her favorite among the Italian players!
Among them, the "Sun" report angered the Russians.
Because just as Sofia is the kiss of Europe, Masha is a treasure of Russia, and Russians cannot tolerate the fabrication of "The Sun".
According to insiders, Masha said before that her favorite player was Olishavin. Later, the reporter asked her if there was anyone in the Italian team that she thought was good?
Martha then said that she knew about Lu Yang from Italy, because he had achieved certain achievements in many fields and was well-known in the United States, so Martha knew about it.
This was a normal interview, but after being reported by The Sun, it turned into a piece of sexy news.
Don't tell me, "The Sun" really pays more attention to the news. Someone looked for the recent news of "The Sun" and found that they reported false scandals many times and gained a lot of attention.
For example, "Private meeting with a mysterious red-haired beauty! Lu Yang dated the beauty for dinner, and then returned to the hotel together!"
And "Like school girls? Lu Yang hugged a female student and behaved intimately. Did Sophia lose to time after all?"
It's so beautiful.
But don't tell me, after the "Sun" reported this, everyone felt more relieved.
Because the Sun's news is always very distorted, the more they say that Lu Yang has a problem, the less likely it is that Lu Yang, the red-haired beauty, and sister Moliq will have any problems.
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Paris, Parc des Princes.
A whistle blew.
The Russia VS Italy match officially begins.
"Hello everyone, welcome everyone...Russia's lineup is still the same, but their...Italy side has changed a lot compared to the last game."
"Kanyes, who performed very well in the last game, replaced Scamacca in the starting lineup, and Sanremo youngster Ram also replaced Dracchi in the starting lineup. I believe that in this game, the Sanremo connection that everyone is looking forward to will still be there. May appear.”
"However, Moric, who played well with every pass and shot in the last game, did not start. Italy's midfielders are still Pellegrini and Finger."
"Okay, Russia showed off their traditional skills as soon as they came up and launched a header bomb directly into the Italian penalty area."
"Kijevic successfully fought for the top! Russia's approach does not work very well in high-level competitions. Maybe weak teams cannot stop their bombing, but strong defensive teams have long been accustomed to such attacks, and they have a complete set of defenses Plan.”
Defense is not a new thing, some mature players know some small defensive skills.
But many times these little tricks work, mainly because your basic skills and physical fitness are stronger.
For example, when competing for a header, if you push others, they will naturally not be able to jump as high as you, and they may even lose their position.
As long as you control the range of movement and strength, this is not a foul, but a reasonable conflict and blocking.
At this time, what matters more is who of the two sides is physically stronger.
If someone is strong, even if you push them, they may not react at all, but they may bounce you away.
As for the defensive players of a strong defensive team, don't even think about their physical fitness, they must be great!
Bernoulini, Kievich, Plasedes, which one is not a monster with abnormal body?
Especially the core strength is incredibly strong.
The Russian players seemed to be very capable, but when they actually faced off, they did not have the advantage. Instead, they even suffered some small losses because of the experienced experience of others.
In the first twelve minutes, Italy also launched several attacks.
Finger has always been in charge, but he has a certain awareness to cooperate with Lu Yang.
After all, he now sees the situation clearly.
But the effect is mediocre, because Finger is not the kind of player who can create opportunities.
Olshavin took a long shot and was caught by Audi.
Audi threw it to Kijevic, who passed the ball to Pellegrini.
"This way." Finger waved his arm on the right and actively requested.
Pellegrini glanced at him, but instead spiked the ball in a different direction, and then passed the football to Lu Yang in front.
Pellegrini is not stupid either.
You Fenger knows how to cooperate with Lu Yang, why should I not find Lu Yang but you?
Obviously, as Moric gets better and better, he will inevitably occupy one person's court time.
Although Pellegrini and Finger are both on the court now, in fact they have become a competitor at this time.
Pellegrini played for Fenger. No matter how good he was, he would be the one who would be abandoned when the time comes.
And in cooperation with Lu Yang... Lu Yang will signal Pellegrini to advance forward. Pellegrini can play some outstanding roles, and the more he plays, the more valuable he will be.
But when working with Fenger, Finger will just treat other people as tools, and the more they play, the less valuable they will be.
Do you still need to choose?
Sure enough, after receiving the ball, Lu Yang signaled Pellegrini to step in, and then he took the ball and tried to break through.
When the Russian midfielder following Pellegrini came to Lu Yang, he found that Lu Yang was still trying to break through, so he naturally prepared to flank Lu Yang with his teammates.
At this time, Lu Yang made a spin and threw the football with his feet.
Pellegrini got the ball smoothly and found an open space.
boom!
Although he can also pass the ball, the two Italian forwards are surrounded by people, so Pellegrini might as well take a shot by himself.
The Russian goalkeeper made a flying save and pushed the football over the bottom line.
Pellegrini was quite regretful, but turned around and immediately gave Lu Yang a thumbs up.
Lu Yang also clapped, indicating that the shot just now was good.
Finger was quite displeased.
His ability to plug in is not as strong as Pellegrini's. Pellegrini has the ability to be an all-around midfielder, but Finger is a midfield commander.
Finger walked to the corner flag area and prepared to take the corner kick.
Manero's tactical ability is very strong. Although the players may not have a tacit understanding during the national team training period, the tactical choices are very clear.
Everyone follows the tactics, and even if there is not much tacit understanding, mistakes will not be made frequently.
At this point, Perrotta gave Finger a gesture.
It means the No. 1 free kick tactic.
As the main player for corner kicks, Perrotta has the right to demand the free kick tactics he wants. Of course, the free kicker can also choose a more appropriate free kick tactic based on his position on the field.
So Finger called Kanyes.
Do as Perrotta said and use the No. 1 free kick tactic.
When the whistle blew, Finger gently kicked the football to Kanyes, who was not far away.
Tactical corner kick!
boom!
Kanyes kicked off and made a precise cross.
What is the difference between a tactical corner kick and a direct corner kick?
The difference is that most of the players' blocking, pushing, and charging actions before preparing to take off, etc., are all prepared for direct corner kicks.
It's equivalent to counting one, two, three, and when it reaches three, everyone does the movements together.
However, tactical corner kicks can disrupt this rhythm, and the prepared attacking side knows it early, so there is no situation where the rhythm is disrupted, and they can better take this opportunity to seize loopholes.
There are also some tactical corner kicks that seem to disrupt the rhythm and seem to be slower.
However, the crosser's ball speed was extremely fast, which made the rhythm that had been slower for a beat faster again, and it did not slow down in the end. This can dazzle experienced defenders, just like Lu Yang tackled Qi Zuo.
As for whether the kick is a slow beat, or whether it seems to be a slow beat but is not actually slow, it depends on the tactical settings.
Maybe No. 1’s free kick strategy is to take a slow shot, No. 2 is to be slow but not slow, No. 3 is to shoot from behind, No. 4 is to shoot from the front, etc.
boom!
It was too late and then too fast, Perrotta took off half a beat too late.
When the others fell down, he could see all the mountains and small mountains by himself.
He whipped his head like a lion and the football hit the net hard, unstoppable.
"Oh! The ball went in! It's Perrotta!"
"Italy took a tactical free kick, a very smart choice!"
"Kanyes' cross was very comfortable! He received a valuable assist!"
"Kanyes is a player with an unlimited future! But only if you know how to use him! He is slightly different from a traditional full-back."
"Pellegrini's performance has also improved in this game. This corner kick opportunity came from his long-range shot after cooperation with Lu Yang!"
"Italy took the lead early and their attacking power is really different from before."
"Yeah, but I don't know if they can maintain this lead. If they adopt a defensive strategy too early, they may put too much pressure on their defense. This will give Russia more crosses and headers. Ball bombing opportunities.”
Five minutes later, Kanyes returned the praise from the commentators.
He received a pass from Ram on the wing, and everyone thought he was going to start the burst mode again. The Russian midfielders quickly retreated to deal with Kanyes' high-speed dribbling.
Kanyes suddenly kicked a long through ball from the right side of the backcourt to the left side of the frontcourt!
Football crossed almost the entire stadium and found Lu Yang.
This kick is shocking to everyone!
During this period, the football passed through four or five Russian players and three or four Italian players.
With his passing skills and insight, some people believe him even if you say he is a midfield commander.
After Lu Yang received the pass, he turned around and faced the goal directly, raising his foot once...
The Russian center back attacked to block the ball.
Lu Yang faked the real shot.
He pushed the football straight to the left side of the penalty area.
Ancarelli started quickly. Because the central defender on this side was pulled out by Lu Yang, Ancarelli successfully grabbed the spot and shot with a kick!
This is the way Ancarelli is best at scoring goals. The ball can go past the goalkeeper's fingers and hit the far corner.
Dang!
Perhaps because he hadn't shot for too long, Ancarelli's kick actually hit the far corner post.
The football bounced into the penalty area.
The Russian center back did not clear the ball immediately, but stopped the ball and controlled the ball.
Because there is no danger in the restricted area.
Kanyes' pass just now caused most of the Italian players to be still near the center circle. The only Perrotta, whom the central defender had seen out of the corner of his eye, was quite far away from him.
"careful!"
boom!
The football that the Russian central defender had just parked next to him was stabbed away by a foot that shot out from behind.
The ball entered the goal quickly and there was nothing the goalkeeper could do.
"GOAL! Lu Yang! Lu Yang also scored a goal!"
"Two to zero! Italy is in great shape today! Less than twenty minutes into the game, they took a two-goal lead! Russia is in trouble now!"
"The Russian defender was a little too confident. He saw Perrotta was far away from him, but he didn't realize that Lu Yang, who should have been in his field of vision, was missing."
"Lu Yang did not stop after the direct pass, but continued to run towards the penalty area. This is not because he does not trust Ancarelli's shooting skills, this is a shooter's instinct! Don't miss any possible supplementary shooting opportunities!"
"Well, if it's not distrust, why do you think there might be an opportunity for a follow-up shot?"
There is some conflict between the two commentators, let them deal with it for a while.
Lu Yang was also very excited after scoring a goal.
This is his third goal in this European Cup.
If nothing else, he should now be ranked first among the European Cup scorers.
He waved to the fans at the scene.
Because this is France, there are a large number of French fans. Although these fans are not Italian fans, they will cheer for Italy after scoring a goal.
However, the director’s monthly salary of tens of thousands is not free.
They quickly found the famous Russian sports beauty Masha among the fans in the direction of Lu Yang's wave, and even took a close-up shot.
There were suddenly a lot of shouts and cheers at the scene.
They thought that Lu Yang knew that Martha was here and was specifically signaling to Martha.
And Masha is also very embarrassed. After all, Russia is lagging behind now. Although that Lu Yang is indeed handsome, especially the charm he exudes when exercising is really attractive.
But there is no beauty in the face of collective honor.
Martha could only pretend to be calm.
This scene further stimulated the Russian players.
In the 23rd minute, Olshavin expressed his anger with a dangerous shot that hit the door frame and almost scored.
Not just Olshavin, the entire Russian team became impetuous.
Their movements gradually grew larger.
The change is being felt here in Italy.
"Pass it up to reduce the time the football stays at your feet. Move, move!" Lu Yang shouted to his teammates.
Others understood and started the strong team's repertoire... Kick!
This kind of reverse kick will consume the opponent's fighting spirit and physical strength. Generally, the opponent will fall into a period of weakness after three to five minutes. This is a good opportunity to counterattack.
But the Russians are different, they are more durable.
After all, they are a fighting nation.
They kept fighting for seven minutes. Not only did they not weaken, but they became more and more violent.
Everyone has experienced that feeling of being just a little angry at first, but then getting more and more angry to the point where you can't control your emotions.
In the 33rd minute, the key scene that changed the situation of the game appeared.
Lu Yang and Prasedes cooperated on the left wing, and Prasedes successfully made the pass.
boom!
Cross from kick to foot!
Beep!
Then a whistle blew.
The referee pointed to the penalty spot and showed a red card to the Russian centre-back!
He reached out and hugged Perrotta when he was about to shoot a header, which was a serious foul!
This is an undisputed penalty.
Red dot package!
The Russian center back held his head in despair, and Olshavin also made the same move.
He knows that his European Cup journey may be... coming to an end!
If Russia loses two games in a row, Russia will definitely bid farewell to the European Cup early and will have no hope of qualifying.
Chinese fans should understand this feeling very well.
No matter what kind of game it is, every time when the most exciting moment comes, the Chinese team must have solved all the suspense early and gone home to watch the game.
From this point of view, the watching habit of the national football team never missing every focus event is really touching.
On the Italian team's side, everyone is quite excited.
Big win!
Today must be a big victory!
Otherwise it will be difficult to end it!
Kanyes also specifically looked at Manero next to him, meaning "Coach, after winning this game, you shouldn't replace me, right?"
Sure enough, Manero was already talking to Sogel, Kolber, Moric and others over there, ah, he was telling the details of the game.
They're obviously going to play.
Scamaka on the bench was a little disappointed.
Perrotta was doing well on the field. Ancarelli and Finger also didn't want to be replaced at halftime.
Finger's replacement means that his future main position will become more and more dangerous.
And Ancarelli is because... he wants to score more goals!
Ancarelli holding the football, he is the Italian national team's first penalty kicker.
At the referee's signal, Ancarelli placed the football and then took a few steps back.
He took a deep breath and decisively chose the right side with a powerful kick.
At the same time, this seemed to be a way to vent his recent depression.
But... maybe it is really related to the goalpost here.
Dang!
The football hit the right goal post again and bounced into the penalty area.
The Russian defender immediately rushed over to make a clearance and kicked the football out of the baseline!
boom!
In an instant, earth-shattering cheers came from the stands of Russian fans!
Russia emerges from desperate situation!
Penalties didn't kill them, so who else?
Maguire?
Finger walked to the corner flag area and prepared to take the corner kick.
Lu Yang quietly gave Fenger a one-on-one comparison.
Or take a tactical corner kick.
The Russian players' emotions are very unstable right now. What they lack most at this time is determination and judgment.
At this time, they are so excited that they can run and jump, but if you want them to think, it will definitely embarrass the dopamine they have just secreted!
Kanyes also walked over.
Someone on the Russian side immediately followed Perrotta, but as everyone knew, Lu Yang stood a little further out among the crowded crowd.
He wants to sprint and take off. When everyone is falling, he will rush over and he will definitely be able to see the mountains and small mountains at a glance.
boom!
Finger kicks off!
Lu Yang was stunned.
Damn it!
No tactical corners?
this……
Of course, Finger may have his reasons.
After all, I served a tactical corner kick last time, but if I don't take it this time, wouldn't I be able to catch others off guard?
But according to Lu Yang's idea, if he continued to take corner kicks, wouldn't he also catch others off guard?
After all, who would have expected that you would serve consecutive tactical corner kicks?
This argument is untenable.
The real reason, excluding some personal perceptions, is that Finger and Lu Yang have different judgments of the situation on the court.
Finger felt that the opponent was in chaos at this time and had a great chance of heading the ball.
But Lu Yang thought that the opponent was in full swing at this time and might jump higher than usual.
Conceding penalty kicks has a great impact on the morale of both sides.
It's impossible to say that this thing doesn't work.
Many football games are played to the end, and what they fight for is just one breath, and what they fight for is a metaphysics.
spray!
really!
Although Russia had one less player to fight, their players learned their shame and showed courage, leaping high, grabbing the first spot, and pushing the football out of the penalty area.
And as luck would have it, Olshavin happened to have control of the football.
Although there are two Italian players beside Olishavin, he is a top right winger.
boom!
After escaping the press with a fried ball, Olshavin quickly advanced with the ball.
Ram was behind him, getting further and further away from him, unable to catch up.
Bernoulini, who was behind the pressure, was too far away from Olishavin's lateral distance. Although he tried his best to move towards Olishavin, when he completed the lateral movement in the center circle, Olishavin just crossed him with the ball, directly. Breaking through the past.
Single sword!
Audi faced Olishavin calmly, but Olishavin was even calmer and made two consecutive fake moves after entering the penalty area.
Audi had no choice but to make the save. Olishavin knocked the goalkeeper down with the ball and fired a shot into the empty goal!
Football stirs up bursts of white waves!
One to two!
Russia recovers one point!
There is still hope for Russia with ten men fighting!
They let people see what is called the fighting spirit of a fighting nation!
