Halftime.
Italy dressing room.
"In the second half, we have to defend well. Our offense is already producing a chemical reaction, and I have full confidence in our striker." Manero is encouraging everyone, "In the end, Portugal is just a one-man ball." Team."
"As long as we guard Madeira, we can beat this team!"
If Maniello's words were heard by outsiders, many people might think that he didn't understand football.
Because there are many stars in this Portuguese team.
Among the superstars is Madeira.
Well-known stars include Laveland, Carnisel, a midfielder and a left winger.
The rest are basically considered stars.
Otherwise, Portugal would not be above Italy in the previous qualifying predictions.
Can this be considered a one-person team?
"Stacking stars may not be ineffective, but the efficiency value is actually very low." Manero said, "Portugal lacks real tactician masters. Apart from the madman Zuka Felicis, the Chelsea coach, they have not had any outstanding players in recent years. The head coach.”
"The current Portuguese national team has a good configuration of players, but the tactics are actually quite simple. Almost all the threats in the first half came from their right wing. Eighty percent of them came from Madeira."
"So... Praxedes!"
Manero looked at Praxedes.
"I understand! Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely let the Portuguese King feel the coldness of Italy!" Plasedes said a cold joke.
Many people will smile.
They had absolute confidence in Praxedes' ability.
But Lu Yang frowned.
Because although Praxedes' words were very powerful, his eyes were not as firm as before.
The more knowledge and common sense a person has, the harder it is for him to deceive himself.
As a top left-back, Plasedes knows very well which people he can guard and which people he cannot guard.
After the party was over, Lu Yang found Praxedes.
"Isa!" Lu Yang stopped Praxedes.
The latter turned to look at Lu Yang.
"If you need help, just ask." Lu Yang pointed in a certain direction.
That's the direction of Portugal's dressing room.
The smile on Praxedes' face froze slightly.
After a few seconds, he suddenly said: "If I were at my peak, I would be sure to completely freeze Madeira! He is a very good right winger, but he is not the best in the world."
"But... he is three years younger than me. I didn't expect that these three years would be so difficult to overcome."
"Last season, I obviously felt that my condition was declining, and this trend has not stopped until now. The most important of which is my explosive power and my ability to control the subtleties of football."
Explosion and ball feel!
These are two very important basic abilities for professional players.
If this development continues, Plashedes' most suitable position will change from left back to center back.
Because the left back needs speed to attack and defend, and he also needs the ball sense to cooperate with the offense.
In his prime, Prasedes was very strong on both offense and defense.
But now, his offensive and defensive abilities are declining.
And Madeira is still at its peak.
If there are data ratings, then you can see that Prasedes' rating has dropped by two to three points in the past year.
This is a very huge decline.
"I will focus on the left side, and you can give me more offensive attempts." Lu Yang said that he understood Prasedes.
Facing many teammates, Prasedes naturally cannot say such depressing words.
After all, everyone is counting on him to freeze Madeira.
But facing Lu Yang, Prachedes felt that he should be honest.
Because Lu Yang is the kind of person who can really help the team, but at the same time will not be crushed by the pressure caused by this matter.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly.
The second half of the game officially begins.
As expected, the Portuguese side also adopted a tactical tilt towards the right, and Madeira launched attacks significantly more often.
However, Plasedes' dedicated defense and Lu Yang's many retreats temporarily curbed Portugal's offensive.
But without Lu Yang as the connecting point, Italy's midfield and frontcourt were obviously out of touch and short of manpower.
Even relying on Moric's strong delivery ability and Perrotta's retracement, the football can be sent to the frontcourt.
But the next threatening attack cannot be completed by Ancarelli alone.
Unless it's Ancarelli in his prime.
In the sixty-fifth minute, the scene took a major turn.
But not this one, but the one next door.
The French team's Nerka came down from heaven and scored twice to help the French team lead Russia 2-1.
The Russian team finally couldn't hold back their anger.
In the real-time standings, France is on top with seven points, Italy has five points, Portugal has four points, and Russia has lost three consecutive games and has zero seals!
As a result, the French and Italian teams qualified.
Rather than the Italian team and the Portuguese team some time ago.
Portugal is really in dire straits this time.
It is unrealistic to count on Russia. It is better to count on themselves.
The Portuguese have always had superhero genes.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Madeira received a pass from Carnisel on the right and made three consecutive sudden stops and changes of direction, knocking down Prasedes and Lu Yang!
The Portuguese king became the brightest star in the game at this moment.
At this time, people remembered that Madeira was the only person in this game to win the Ballon d'Or, the highest honor that represents the world's strongest football player in a certain year!
boom!
Madeira faked a shot and then shot!
Bernoulini was deceived and stayed where he was.
Lu Yang got up from the ground and rushed over, trying to block the goal with his head, but unfortunately he was still a step too late.
The football was stuck in the dead corner. Audi's desperate save hit the football, but the football still hit the goal and was unstoppable!
"GOAL! God descends to earth! The King of Portugal awakens!"
"Two passes and one shot! Madeira played to the super level of Mr. Golden Ball and dominated the game!"
"Three to two! Portugal leads Italy again!"
"France and Portugal have each locked up a qualifying spot! There are less than thirty minutes left in the game, and Italy is really dangerous this time!"
"What they have to face is a completely awakened Portuguese king! He is a Mr. Ballon d'Or! One of the best football players in the world!"
"Madeira! Madeira! Madeira!"
Portuguese fans celebrated wildly!
When the two-goal lead was recovered, many people had actually lost confidence in victory.
But Madeira awakened their ambition.
Portugal, keep going!
"If Madeira can show such a dominant performance in Galacticos, there will no longer be any suspense in either La Liga or the Champions League!"
"Many people say Madeira has passed its prime, but I think Madeira is still in its prime!"
"Absolutely destroyed the former number one left back in the world, Praxedes! Madeira avenged its shame!"
"Real Madrid suffered defeats at the hands of AC Milan for two consecutive years. In addition to Izelet's strength, many people also believe that Madeira's freezing by Prasedes was an important reason."
"But today, Madeira showed people that the problem is not him, but Real Madrid itself!"
"Plascedes couldn't guard Madeira at all, and even Lu Yang, the best defensive player in Serie D, couldn't guard them! Madeira teased them like wooden stakes!"
One thing to say, the commentator is really at a loss.
Lu Yang is indeed the best defensive player in Serie D.
And if he is willing, if he also plays as a defensive midfielder, he is sure to win the best defensive player in Serie B and the best defensive player in the Europa League.
But saying this when Lu Yang and Praxedes were knocked down, apart from laughing at Lu Yang's unprofessionalism, this sentence had no other effect.
Lu Yang's fans were angry because of this sentence.
Even Lu Yang himself felt a little embarrassed.
Slipping is normal, Madeira is indeed sharp, but this does not mean that Lu Yang's defense is not good.
His defense is probably among the top four or five in this Italian team!
But no matter how strong the defensive player is, he has been scored by others. How normal is this.
Lu Yang was able to quickly adjust his mentality.
But when he turned around, Praxedes's expression was not so good.
His eyes were filled with confusion.
He began to doubt himself.
It's not that the veterans are not determined enough, but that the veterans know that they cannot be opponents of time.
They will always wonder when the butcher's knife of time will strike at them.
Sometimes it only takes one game for them to be completely defeated by time.
Maicon, who was known as the world's number one full-back for a certain period of time, probably knows this very well.
In Praxedes' view, time finally took its toll on him.
He is... old.
"Ding! You used the pinnacle card, and you were randomly selected... The target of the pinnacle card's effect is locked, Isa Plasedes!"
Life!
This is life!
"Isa!" Lu Yang stopped Praxedes, "Your reaction just now seemed to be faster than mine!"
Lu Yang was talking about the scene where he and Praxedes were knocked down by Madeira.
In fact, Lu Yang reacted faster than Madeira just now, and after falling down, he immediately got up on his hands and knees and tried to block the header.
Judging from this series of reactions, Lu Yang did better than Praxedes just now.
But Plasedes was so focused on defense that he couldn't remember whether Lu Yang's reaction was faster or his reaction was faster.
"Really?" Praxedes was a little surprised, because he knew that Lu Yang's defense was not bad.
"Of course! I'm afraid your strength is far from the level of regression you think!" Lu Yang patted Praxedes on the shoulder, "I think you can completely freeze Madeira. Maybe it was my participation just now. It affects your defensive rhythm."
Praxedes looked confused. What else could he say?
But it is true that when two players who do not have a tacit understanding of defense work together, the effect may not be as good as when they defend alone.
The phenomenon that one plus one is less than two is very normal in team competition.
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Praxedes said he would give it a try, but he immediately felt something was different after just two warm-ups.
He even felt...that he seemed to be getting faster again?
The body became lighter.
But his strength increased instead of diminished.
This is...the feeling of being young!
Is this the power of encouragement from teammates?
Praxedes looked at the back of Lu Yang who was running forward.
is it him?
There are always some people whose words can make people burst out with more powerful energy.
These people are born to be leaders!
frontcourt.
"You seem to be losing." After winning the game, Laveland would naturally come up and ridicule him to vent his previous anger.
When it comes to mentality, whoever leads has an advantage.
Lavelan was looking forward to seeing Lu Yang receive a yellow card.
"What's wrong? Did you score the goal just now?" Lu Yang looked at Lavelan.
"I'm a central defender. If I score a goal and you kick me, go home as soon as possible!" Lavelan's mouth is really poisonous.
"If it doesn't work, it won't work. There are many central defenders who can score goals, but you can't. You score goals because Madeira is so good. Does that have anything to do with you?" Lu Yang said, "Besides, I'm already on top of you. You scored a goal last night, are you happy?"
"Originally, my kick was aimed at your head, but I unexpectedly kicked you in the head. Hey!"
"What the hell did you say?" Lavelan was angered by Lu Yang again.
Lu Yang differentiated Lavelan's success and Portugal's success, thereby poking Lavelan's weakness.
If all the credit for winning the game goes to the forward, then the defender's sense of presence and satisfaction will be greatly weakened.
If things continue like this, sooner or later there will be problems with the atmosphere within the team.
It's not that the defenders want to take credit, but Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory has explained that everyone has progressively higher needs that need to be satisfied.
With the team on the verge of winning, LaVeran's next natural pursuit was how much of a role he played in that win.
"You two, be honest!" The referee appeared in time.
Lu Yang sighed.
The referee of this game was watching him and Lavelan too closely.
This is the situation that players who cause trouble sometimes have to face. While you are irritating your opponent, you must also avoid the referee's interruption as much as possible.
"Pellegrini, Moric, and Derechi, give Praxedes more opportunities. Madeira and Canisel rushed hard, and behind them there are also opportunities for us." Lu Yang said to the midfielder teammates said.
Everyone nodded.
On the one hand, what Lu Yang said made sense, on the other hand, what Lu Yang said already had some weight.
But similarly, the ball just now clearly made Madeira feel.
Although Portugal's other players have been shrinking, including Canisel behind Madeira, Madeira still gets the ball out of Praxedes every chance he gets.
However, things did not go so smoothly for Madeira in the next few minutes.
"The tackle saved the ball! Praxedes defended it beautifully!"
"Steal it directly! Madeira hasn't taken any advantage in the recent confrontations."
"Interception! Madeira's pass was intercepted by Praxedes!"
"Oh! Another steal!"
"Tackle and retain the ball, Prasedes did such a difficult action twice in a short period of time, and each time he won the ball!"
"Very strong! Prasedes' defense has been very aggressive recently."
"Tackle! Madeira to the end! He signaled to the referee that this should be a free kick! Praxedes should get a card! But the referee shook his index finger and said he saw it clearly. This was a good defense. !”
"Replay of the screen... Indeed, Plasedes' defense was very clean, making a direct tackle without too much contact with Madeira."
"The Portuguese players rushed forward and they all said that Plasedes should be given a card for his fierce defense during this period."
"The Italian players also gathered around and they were arguing!"
"Italian players shouldn't actually compete with Portuguese players. They have to seize the little time they have."
"It's almost eighty minutes now and there's not much time left for Italy."
"Oh! Lavelan rushed up! He is obviously stalling for time."
"Are you scared? Coward?" Lu Yang looked at the situation that was about to be controlled by the referee but was broken by the arrival of Lavelan, and it seemed that the argument would continue for dozens of seconds.
Time is short, and the key lies in the mentality of the players on the Italian team.
Originally, the Italian team was almost ready to play.
Being messed with like this, my mood instantly became anxious and explosive.
By then, there will inevitably be more through balls, big kicks, and long passes, and the organization will become impatient.
Coupled with the frequent big-movement fouls committed by players on both sides, a good situation may be ruined.
In this case, Lu Yang had to point his finger at everything in time.
He wants to control the field!
"What am I afraid of? I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up with our score!" Lavelan came here just to quarrel, and he was happy to accompany Lu Yang to continue chatting.
"Do you know why Real Madrid was eliminated from the Champions League early for two consecutive years? Many people say it's because they have too many superstars, but I think it's just the opposite." Lu Yang said, "Real Madrid's defense lacks superstars. Look at what a crooked melon you are. , can also play the main role in Real Madrid!"
"If it weren't for a rubbish defense like you, Real Madrid would have won the championship long ago!"
"Real Madrid will definitely replace you this summer, right? Which famous central defender in Serie A is not better than you? Zizzo told me that Real Madrid is also sending invitations to several central defenders in the French team through him."
"You are just a temporary substitute. You will be kicked out by Real Madrid soon! Where will your next stop be? Bordeaux or the Turkish Super League? I can help you introduce you to the Chinese Super League. There is more money there, and there is no need for strength. !”
"Anyway, I don't recommend you to come to Serie A, because you are 1.87 meters tall and look like a baby in front of the 1.90-meter-plus central defenders in Serie A! You can't play in Serie A at all. I will deal with a central defender like you. It’s like cleaning up after a kid.”
"Remember the free kick I just scored in front of you? It was so easy! Believe me, as long as I kick in front of you, the football will definitely go in, because you can't cause any interference to me..."
CNM!
Lavelan exploded.
It hurts my heart!
Because Lu Yang talked about his biggest pain point.
His life at Real Madrid... wasn't very good!
Real Madrid is full of superstars, and the name of the Galacticos is resounding around the world, but there has been no results to match it.
Then you have to find someone to take the blame.
The head coach has opened two.
Several players who did not perform well were criticized by fans.
Especially the defense, because if you don't win, the defense will always have the biggest pot. Real Madrid has no shortage of goal scorers. Those superstars are very energetic when attacking, but no one comes back when defending.
How is it possible not to concede the ball in this situation?
Lavelan's ability to gain a foothold in Real Madrid has a lot to do with the fact that Real Madrid has changed several central defenders before.
But like his predecessors, he has always been under tremendous pressure, and the team may replace him at any time.
It is very likely that Real Madrid asked about the French national team center back through Zizo.
Lavelan was truly enraged this time.
It's so uncomfortable to slap someone in the face, expose their shortcomings and prick their sore spots.
boom!
Lavelan rushed towards Lu Yang and knocked Lu Yang over.
Lu Yang didn't have to turn over, but in order to end this conflict, he had to make a big enough "move".
Lu Yang fell to the ground.
The referee was immediately attracted.
But then Lu Yang turned over and rushed towards Lavelan again, knocking Lavelan to the ground.
For a moment, players from both sides were in a panic.
A large-scale conflict began.
The referee issued six yellow cards in a row, Portugal and Italy received three each.
Moliqi, Derechi and Lu Yang each received a yellow card.
Lavelan also received a yellow card.
But the referee made it clear that if Lu Yang and Lavelan committed another malicious foul, he would not hesitate to show a red card!
The scene calmed down.
Both the Italian team and Portugal made substitutions.
Portugal made regular match-up substitutions and did not replace Lavelan. They did not have a better defensive player than Lavelan.
On the Italian side, Lahm replaced Derechi, Finger replaced Pellegrini, and Lu Yang was not replaced. The same reason applies.
He didn't even replace Moric, because Manero knew that Moric with Lu Yang on the court would definitely be more useful than any current midfielder in Italy!
In the 82nd minute, the game restarted.
Italian free kick in the backcourt.
Praxedes takes the ball.
Madeira went up to grab the ball, and he was still upset because he had been frozen by Praxedes in the past ten minutes.
Moreover, in the conflict just now, the original two parties involved in the dispute were two veterans.
boom!
Praxedes Zhang Fei embroidered, a fried meatball passed Madeira.
Plashedes advanced with the ball.
Madera chased back and tried to stop him.
But Praxedes was too strong, leaning against Madeira, which did not affect his advancement at all.
Madeira was afraid of fouling, so he finally let it go.
As a forward, he returns to the midfield with a very correct attitude.
And Madeira saw his midfielder coming to defend Madeira head-on.
However, Madeira's side had just reduced the pressure, and Prasedes' side actually cut inside.
The Portuguese midfielder was careless. He was guarding the lower end. Unexpectedly, Plasedes dared to cut inside in the midfield.
Are you not a full-back?
Putao wants to turn around quickly in midfield.
But at this moment, Madeira dribbled the ball to the right and cut in with his left foot and suddenly moved the ball with the instep of his outside.
The football flew out from the left side and rolled along the wing.
Plasedes lifted the Portuguese midfielder from the right and rushed out.
The ball passed!
Damn it!
rush!
After Plasedes passed two people, the road ahead was smooth. He directly dribbled the ball at high speed and was unstoppable.
When Praxedes entered the attacking third, Kanisel had to move over.
However, Plasedes' speed hardly slowed down and he pedaled furiously on the bicycle!
The entire stadium fell silent at this moment.
Everyone was mesmerized by Prashides' performance.
At this moment, everyone seemed to see the shadow of Praxedes when he was young.
The best left back in the world!
I'm home!
boom!
Plasedes pedaled his bicycle continuously and then rushed toward the baseline.
Carnisel immediately took a step towards the baseline.
But then he realized that the football... was still there.
Fake action!
boom!
After Plasedes moved closer to the baseline, his right foot was completely released.
As the former world's No. 1 left back, Praxedes' dominant foot is his right foot.
This is something that many defenders ignore in the blink of an eye.
The football was passed out by Praxedes.
In the penalty area, Perrotta, Ancarelli, and Lu Yang all came in.
Lavelan decisively chose to go with Lu Yang in the middle!
He had an intuition that Lu Yang was in danger!
really!
The football arc appears.
Ancarelli's front point was simply out of reach.
Perrotta is in the midfield position, but there are many people between him and the football. Anyone has the opportunity to encounter the football in advance.
On the contrary, Lu Yang, who was stuck between Perrotta and Ancarelli, had the best chance.
Laveland made the right call for once.
However, after colliding with Lu Yang, Lavelan obviously felt that he could not suppress Lu Yang.
Lu Yang rushed forward very quickly. If he took two more steps, Lavelan might be thrown away.
Ravellan rolled his eyes and wanted to trip Lu Yang up with his hands and feet.
By the time……
No, I have a yellow card!
Lavelan was stunned.
Tenth of a second later, it was too late for him to foul.
Because at this moment, Lu Yang took off!
And since the two of them were almost next to each other, Lu Yang suppressed Lavelan in one move, making the latter unable to move.
When Lu Yang flew into the sky, Lavelan's head, which was pressed by him, was only at the same level as Lu Yang's abdomen.
This is a real take off!
boom!
Perfect cross!
Perfect jump!
Lu Yang flicked his head and made perfect head contact with the ball!
The football hit the net hard!
In an instant, the entire stadium burst into earth-shattering cheers!
Invincible!
Praxedes + Lu Yang = invincible!
