The Era of Emerald

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"It's been 5 minutes since the start of the game, and the Italian players are still in the backcourt. It seems that they don't have the slightest intention of attacking." In his ears, it seemed that he was also very depressed by Italy's conservative behavior after the opening, "This is really the most boring European Cup final I have ever seen. I think UEFA should issue a European Cup after this European Cup. A regulation prohibits the two teams participating in the finals from playing defensive counterattacks on the field at the same time, otherwise, this game will really be impossible to watch.”

After the start of the game, Italy, which won the kick-off right in the pre-match coin guessing session, did not rush to attack, but focused on a solid defense.Under the command of Pirlo and Deco, they stepped back in the backcourt unhurriedly, occasionally passing forward to test the strength of Greece's defense, and at the same time see if the opponent's attention is concentrated.

Seeing that the Italian players put up a defensive counterattack after the opening, the Greek players did not act rashly. For example, they took the opportunity to rush into the Italian half to grab the ball or something, but cautiously kept a close eye on Cassano and other players. The Italian players who stay in their own half, lest they be taken advantage of by the opponent if they are not paying attention, which will cause the team to fall behind the opponent in the game.

After all, in the field of defensive counterattack, Italians are real experts and masters. Although Greece, which has been trained by Rehhagel for nearly three years, has made some achievements in this field, it is obviously better than Italy's reinforced concrete defense line. Still worse.

However, even so, the defensive system that Rehhagel spent three years building is indeed extraordinary.Although there is not a real first-class star in the Greek team, and the most famous players in the team are Calagones who played for Inter Milan and Charisteas who played for Werder Bremen, but Otto the Great has already The Greek team has been built as a whole. The strict team defense and active midfield fighting have become the labels of this Greek team. Not only did they get used to soy sauce in international competitions, they reached the European Cup final for the first time in history. It also allowed them to repeatedly make Italy's offensive trident in the frontcourt return in vain before reaching their range in this final!

Only when the players on both sides were extremely careful, the above-mentioned scene appeared in this European Cup final: In the full 5 minutes after the start of the game, Italy, which controlled the ball, did not take a single shot, and the offense was only scratched. And Greece is naturally even less likely to launch an offensive without getting the ball.

Of course, this is not to say that the game scene is not intense enough.In fact, whenever Italy tries to pass the ball to Milito and others in front, or try to break through with the ball, they will be actively intercepted by the Greek players in the midfield. The foul was interrupted at the first time.

Because the Greek players grasped the place and timing of the foul very well, they did not receive a few yellow cards. The opportunities for Italy to set the ball in the frontcourt were not very good, and it was difficult to form a direct attack or assist. Opportunities for teammates to shoot.

You know, there is no Robert Carlos in the Italian team who is so against the sky, he can directly blast a free kick from 30 meters away into the goal.

Although this game made most fans sitting in front of the TV feel a little drowsy, and the originally warm atmosphere in the Stadium of Light gradually cooled down over time, but this does not mean that the game was not intense at all. .In fact, the two sides did not lack fierce physical confrontation on the field, and subtle tactical cooperation also appeared frequently, but because both teams hoarded heavy troops in the backcourt, this made the game scene not very good.

For this situation, Trapattoni is not impatient.For him, the process is not important, a good game result is the most important thing.Therefore, even if the team's opponent in the European Cup final this time is a "underdog" like Greece, he doesn't mind playing a defensive counterattack on the court.

What a joke, with the lessons learned from France and the Czech Republic, how dare Trapattoni take the initiative to attack Greece?If Italy finally falls under the defensive counterattack of the Greeks, then he and these players under him will become the laughing stock for a long time to come!

Although under the extremely aggressive and targeted defense of the Greek players, it is difficult for Italy to open up the situation on the offensive end, but in turn, Greece is also facing the same, even more serious offensive problems than Italy.The existence of Cassano and Camoranesi made Sitaridis and Fissas scruples, and they did not dare to intervene from the side to participate in the attack. This made it difficult for Greece to weaken Italy's defense in the center Strength, so that the forward twin towers in front have enough room to display.

When the game entered the last 10 minutes of the first half, Italy's offense finally improved.Pirlo, who has adapted to the intensity of Greece's defense, played consecutive two-for-one cooperation with Deco in the middle. After stirring up Greece's defense in the middle, Pirlo distributed the ball to Camoranesi who inserted on the right. After getting the ball, without waiting for Fissass to foul, he kicked the pass directly!

Although Diego Milito, who was ambushing in the penalty area, grabbed the ball before De Las and Capsis, but unfortunately, his header from ten meters in front of the goal just hit the left side of the goal The post popped out of the bottom line, and it is extremely regrettable to miss the goal!

And the Greeks who escaped were not to be outdone.Taking advantage of the chance that the Italian players did not completely withdraw from the half after an attack, Nicopolidis quickly took the goal kick, and Sitaridis successfully broke through with the support of teammates such as Basinas and Katuranis. Grosso defended and sent a low pass, and Cassano, who returned to his own half, stretched out his foot in time to block the ball from the bottom line.

Basinas took a corner kick on the right, and Charisteas in the penalty area pushed Materazzi away, jumped high, and headed the goal six meters in front of the goal!

Seeing that Charisteas got rid of Materazzi's marking and hit the goal with a header from this distance, the tens of thousands of fans in the stands couldn't help feeling tense at the same time, and some Greek fans even showed celebrations on their faces. smile.After all, it is reasonable to say that most goalkeepers can only sigh when they hit such a fast header from such a short distance.

However, Buffon obviously cannot be classified in this category.I saw him who appeared on the flight path of the ball at some time, spread his hands, hugged the flying ball tightly in his arms, and directly resolved the inevitable attack of Charisteas!

In this way, with Buffon's flexible skills and extremely precise defensive positioning, Italy escaped by luck and did not fall into the tragic situation of falling behind by one goal after the first half.