Amid the strange "praise" and "criticism" from the media, the England team began to prepare for the next quarterfinals. This time the opponent is the Portuguese team.
Portugal has just defeated the Netherlands 1-0 and eliminated its opponents to reach the quarterfinals. The media praised this Portugal as being able to catch up with the 'golden generation' led by Figo in 1996.
Under the influence of geographical location, historical and political factors, Portugal and Spain have very similar football styles. In addition, because Brazil in South America was a colony of the Portuguese, there are countless connections between Portuguese football and Brazilian football. Threads of connection: Current national team coach Scolari and midfielder Deco are both from Brazil. The Portuguese national team is also known as the "European Brazilian team" due to its exquisite technical style.
Under the leadership of the most famous star in the history of Portuguese football, "Black Panther" Eusebio, Portugal won the third place in the 1966 World Cup in England. This was also the highest honor obtained by the country's football¡ª¡ªalthough in 1996, Figo and Rui The golden generation led by Costa has great success, but Portugal still has not been able to achieve a breakthrough by standing on the shoulders of its predecessors. According to Portuguese media, Portugal¡¯s goal in this World Cup is also the semi-finals, but only one of England and Portugal can enter the semi-finals. Strong, this is a true and cruel reality.
But the current Portuguese team cannot be underestimated. Eriksson also did a lot of work before the game. Understanding the opponent is the most important link. Only by understanding the opponent can we make arrangements for the game.
Since championship coach Luiz Felipe Scolari took office, Portugal has been using a single forward tactic, and ironically, the Portuguese national team has the most scarce center forward resources.
Before the game, many media analyzed the selection of Portuguese forwards.
Pauleta can be described as the "evergreen tree" of the Portuguese national team. He has "occupied" the forward position for a long time, but he has always been unable to copy his heroic performance in the club to the national team, which is difficult to shoulder. Although Gomez He was recognized by everyone for his stunning performance in the 2000 European Cup, but his performance was always unstable. No one knew whether the handsome young man was in good or bad form during the 2006 World Cup; as for the young Postiga , has already lived a life of disappearing from the scene in advance, and whether he can make his debut on stage in Germany is still unknown.
The media analysis naturally has its origin. In fact, this is similar to Portugal's performance in the World Cup group stage and the top 16. Although Gomez scored a goal in the group stage, Portugal mostly defeated its opponents with a strong midfielder. Ability, Deco, Maniche, Figo, Ronaldo, a gorgeous midfield combination, making it extremely difficult for opponents to gain an advantage in the midfield space. This is the magic weapon for Portugal's victory.
In Scolari¡¯s single forward tactics, perhaps the center position only plays a tactical role.
There are two major concerns in Portugal now. One is Figo, the representative of the "golden generation". As the saying goes, an old man in the team is like a treasure. The experience of veterans can indeed help young players grow up as quickly as possible, but this seems to be more applicable in long leagues. Short-term tournament-based competitions like the World Cup are a great test for the physical fitness and condition of veterans.
Therefore, although Figo used his righteous move to return to the national team to tell the world that "even though he is old, he can still make a living", the natural law of time is very likely to make his original intention of getting stronger as he grows older come to naught.
Many people are paying attention to Figo's performance. On the World Cup stage, Figo affects the hearts of many fans. In the previous games, Figo's performance was not as good as usual, but occasionally wonderful works also gave Portugal a Victory helps a lot.
And Portugal¡¯s tomorrow¡¯s superstar is none other than Ronaldo. No matter from which aspect, Ronaldo is recognized by the world as a tomorrow¡¯s superstar.
He is the most important piece in Scolari's offensive system.
c. Ronaldo dribbles too much, passes poorly, and has an irritable temper. His obvious flaws are, but his gorgeous personal skills have even led many Portuguese fans to compare him with Don Jack. Although there is a gap in performance, This also shows that Ronaldo's personal skills are gorgeous. Media analysts believe that Ronaldo's performance is enough to be linked to the final score of the Portuguese team in the World Cup.
In this game, the direct meeting between him and Tang Jieke is what the fans are most looking forward to.
However, for England, Portugal is indeed not a weak opponent. If England does not have Don Jack, it will be a bit of a headache to encounter a team like Portugal that is similar to South America but has a star-studded team. But with Don Jack , the opponent becomes weaker.
It is true that many fans compare Ronaldo and Don Jack, but what is the result of the comparison?
Tang Jack won with an absolute advantage!
Especially in the World Cup, Ronaldo was constantly targeted by his opponentsWhen it comes to defense, his performance is just average, but Don Jack scored ten goals himself. Not to mention the performance of the two, even if compared, it is already a great honor for Ronaldo.
c. Ronaldo is a future superstar, but Don Jack is already a superstar!
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While England is preparing for the next game, the World Cup quarter-finals have been fully announced. Unsurprisingly, the host Germany team defeated Sweden with two goals, and Argentina also defeated Munich. These two teams were evaluated in the early stage as having the potential to become dark horses. But being able to make it this far is considered a dark horse. Their World Cup journey has all come to an end.
In addition, the Italian team under the leadership of 'Silver Fox' Lippi defeated Australia 1-0; the powerful Brazilian team from South America defeated Ghana with three goals and entered the quarterfinals; Spain unexpectedly lost to the 'old' France, this game is also the focus of the World Cup's top 16 match.
The only game in the knockout rounds of the top 16 that can be called an upset was between Switzerland and Ukraine. Comparing the two teams, Switzerland is naturally stronger than Ukraine. But since it is an upset, it is the first time. The Ukrainian team that reached the World Cup advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the 90-minute game, Ukraine beat Sweden with three goals and in the end they didn¡¯t even have a chance to equalize.
Shevchenko¡¯s one-man team directly reached the quarter-finals when it entered the World Cup for the first time, creating a historical record in the World Cup¡ª¡ªthe best result achieved by a team participating for the first time!
However, from the perspective of the England team, these news are irrelevant. They are focusing on their next opponent, Portugal. Although England is not afraid of Portugal as a whole, from the analysis of strength, England has the same chance of winning, but this is just an analysis. In fact, everyone in England cares more about history.
In the European Cup two years ago, England was eliminated by Portugal on penalties
On the official website of the German "Kicker" newspaper, the battle between England and Portugal is called a "fateful showdown." There will always be endless topics between England and Portugal, whether it is history or the present.
As early as forty years ago, in the 1966 London World Cup, England reached the final on the shoulders of Portugal and won the only World Cup championship in the history of the English team. This semi-final showdown was beaten by the Portuguese. As a shameful history for the team.
In the Portuguese football world, the player who enjoys the highest honor is Eusebio. He is known as the "Black Pearl". In the hearts of the Portuguese, Eusebio has the same status as Maradona in the hearts of the Argentinians. Like Maradona, Eusebio has always inspired his national team to move forward.
In the 1966 World Cup semi-finals, England defeated Portugal 2-1 to reach the final and eventually won the championship.
Although this was a great shame for the Portuguese, Eusebio was still the most dazzling star in that World Cup. He was the top scorer in that World Cup, scoring nine goals alone. In Portugal's 5-3 victory over North Korea, he scored four goals alone.
Soon after, Madame Tussauds in London quickly made a wax statue of him.
Spend. Ironically, this was the first World Cup final for most of our golden generation players. "
Now that Eusebio is old, all he can do is cheer for his team in the stands.
In the group stage, the 64-year-old Eusebio shed tears of excitement after watching Portugal's 2:0 victory over Iran. He said: "I have a strong feeling that the Portuguese team can beat us." The results achieved in 1966 were better. This is not a boast at all, I can definitely feel the confidence shown by the team and I am optimistic that they will reach the final."
In an interview with the "Kicker" newspaper, Eusebio hoped that "the Brazilian team of Europe (Portugal)" can achieve unprecedented success and reach the top podium.
The first thing Portugal has to do is beat England at the Gelsenkirchen Stadium this Saturday.
Compared with Portugal¡¯s momentum, the England team wants to defeat the England team to complete the ¡®humiliation¡¯ revenge forty years ago, and the England team wants to win even more.
In the European Cup two years ago, the pain caused by Portugal to England is still deeply imprinted in the hearts of all English players. That game was the pain for England to watch its players. The pain in Portugal is still 40 years ago. For the current Portuguese players, the pain is not obvious. Most of them are caused by their predecessors, but most players in England have experienced the pain two years ago. In the game, the two sides suffered more pain than Natural England.
But in fact, that is also true for other England players.??'s.
Recalling two years ago, Don Jack was busy thinking about his transfer to the Premier League. The European Cup had nothing to do with him. Two seasons later, when he came to the England team, his initial hope was just to get that cup. The Hercules Cup, and showing everyone what they are capable of.
Those are his pursuits.
As for the honor of the England team, it has nothing to do with him. He is a Chinese, and this body also has the blood of dragons. He is a descendant of Yan and Huang. Playing football in England is just his profession. To sum up, in Here he can get more honors and more salary. This is very realistic, but these are the pursuits of normal people.
As for the next opponent, Portugal, he feels very weak.
The Portuguese team is very unfamiliar with him. If they are familiar with him, they only know one Ronaldo. They are still opponents in the Premier League.
It is precisely because of their good relationship in private that Tang Jack understands Ronaldo even more. He is not bad as a friend, but for his own dreams, he is a very cunning person. Especially on the court, when he sees Ronaldo fake Falling and making small movements are all very normal things.
Such an opponent
"Be careful, don't let him have a chance, we can win!" Don Jack was worried that after Portugal was no longer an opponent, Ronaldo would do some small tricks, such as asking the referee to send someone off, so he reminded his teammates to Be careful and especially try not to argue with the Portuguese players.
Since you can definitely win by playing normally, why should you care about what your opponent does?
This is not because Tang Jieke is too cautious. After all, the game depends on the referee to decide the outcome. Although the football field is fair, many referees cannot make a conclusion, so as long as there is no argument with the opponent or physical conflict, then It means there are no accidents and England can win normally. Victory is the most important thing!
c. Ronaldo¡¯s personal behavior and style really do not allow for carelessness.
However, Tang Jieke feels that the opponent will definitely target him, because his performance is so good that it will make many teams and players lose confidence. Portugal will definitely consider letting him go if there is no hope of victory.
As for how it will end, it¡¯s probably just to irritate yourself and do some small tricks.
Tang Jack had considered these things very clearly before the game. He believed that he should break out at the beginning. Only after quickly determining the score advantage, all the small moves would be useless. If they lead Portugal ten to zero, even if England is sent off for two , three players, victory will still belong to England.
Of course, more won¡¯t work, then I¡¯m afraid this game will have to be replayed.