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Snap!

The ball hit his palm, and this powerful shot made the palm of Greek goalkeeper Sifaqis a little painful, and his wrist trembled slightly.

Fortunately, during the scramble, the ball hit Perisic's calf and flew out of the baseline.

In this way, the Greek team will not face the dangerous situation of secondary defense!

But even so, Sifaqis still looked solemn.

In the case of two people double-teaming, Rakitic still fired a powerful long shot.

So, it is not only Suker who is threatening this Croatia.

Rakitic should not be underestimated either.

"Ah~~~ Almost!!"

Rakitic rubbed his head, with a look of regret.

He almost helped Croatia score the first goal, so that the game could be played more easily.

However, when he exerted full strength, he still couldn't guarantee the accuracy.

It is too difficult to shoot like Suker, who can guarantee both strength and angle.

However, Rakitic also knows that it is impossible for everyone to be Suker!

Some things are difficult to train.

Croatia immediately retreated, and the Greek team kicked the goal kick and launched an attack again.

It was still the old routine, advancing along the side, then moving to the middle, and looking for an angle to pass the ball in the middle.

Samaras, Katsouranis and other Greek players, while fiercely confronting the two Croatian midfielders, also had to observe the angle of passing the ball.

But. There was no angle at all!

There was no gap!

When they moved to the middle, Croatia had already moved inward and squeezed the space for center forward Salpingidis.

Even if they barely passed the ball, Salpingidis could not show his speed and explosiveness, but was directly attacked by the two Croatian central defenders, seeking confrontation, and poking the ball out in the confrontation.

Greece began to constantly transfer the ball and seek opportunities to pass the ball.

But Croatia did not give them such opportunities at all.

The entire midfield and backcourt was like a tightly running machine, with orders and prohibitions, and no angle was missed.

The most important thing was the active running of the two midfielders.

When Greece attacks, Vukojevic and Modric will keep running left and right. They will not make any dangerous pressing moves, but will constantly limit their ball-passing routes.

The Greek players hope that the two midfielders will play more aggressively, so that they may have a chance to pass the ball.

But now, there is no such opportunity at all!

"Are these guys robots?"

After several consecutive passes, but still unable to get a chance to pass the ball, Samaras couldn't help but complain.

Tactics are tactics!

Players are players!

Players have their own ideas and their own subjective consciousness. Therefore, even if there are tactical constraints, there will be some players with poor discipline who make some unreasonable actions based on their subjective consciousness.

Technical mistakes are mistakes!

Positional mistakes are also mistakes!

But Croatia almost has no such mistakes.

As Samaras said, these guys are like robots without thoughts.

"Defense relies on discipline." Besic looked at the Croatian players who were coordinating defense on the court and smiled: "I agree with what Ancelotti said!"

"One person can't do defense well, and two people can't do it well either, so defense needs to be based on teamwork."

"Defense is different from offense. Offense requires creativity and some unexpected passes, but defense only requires rigor and calmness!"

"I don't expect Croatia to have any defensive stalwarts again, but we can use active running to quickly form a difference in numbers to defend!"

"Our defense system has not yet been fully formed, but it has begun to take shape. If someone thinks that our defense is a shortcoming and wants to use it to break through, then we will give him a hard lesson!"

"From the moment the lineup was reorganized and the back line was updated, I have prepared these things!"

"A younger defense! A more active defense! A defense that can carry Croatia's dream of winning the championship!"

Besic clenched his fists: "It all starts here!"

Van Styak looked at the court. He is an absolute offensive faction!

Therefore, he will not work too hard on defense.

In his opinion, the best defense is offense, but sometimes, offense does not work. At this time, if there is no solid defense, it will fail.

Van Styak's theory is correct!

Besic's theory is also correct!

However, Van Styak is too radical, and his tactical thinking is like a double-edged sword.

Either you die or I die!

There is no room for maneuver!

But Besic is different, he is more stable.

Since Besic took office, since they went to Germany to contact Vida, Besic has begun to build the best defense in his mind.

Although, these are not perfect yet!

But. It still has an initial effect!

"Left!!"

Vida shouted in the stadium.

He immediately stood sideways and held Salpingidis with his arm.

On the other side, Lovren was also ready to follow up at any time.

But the most critical thing is the two midfielders in front. They keep running and interfering, so Greece dare not risk passing the ball.

Although Greece has a higher ball possession rate so far.

But Croatia is in control of the situation on the court.

If you can't attack for a long time, you will be in chaos!

Vida looked at Modric and Vukojevic, and admired their perfect positioning and interference.

"It's so awesome!"

He knows his weaknesses, and the two in front also know this.

Therefore, every time they stand and restrict, it is the most comfortable option for Vida.

This completely covers up his shortcomings and gives full play to his advantages.

Bang!

Greece finally couldn't help but pass the ball.

Vida glared, and the whole person pushed hard with his shoulders like a bull.

"Get out of the way! ——"

Salpingidis wanted to attack, but due to the huge power gap, he was directly pushed out and couldn't stand at all.

Vida took advantage of this confrontation and easily passed the ball to Modric in front.

"Well done!"

Srna looked at the side and turned his head to give Vida a thumbs up.

Vida also gave a thumbs up in return!

He looked forward immediately, his eyes sparkling.

It was our striker's turn to do the work next!

Bang!

Modric passed the ball to Suker neatly.

Suker was on the left sideline, with his back against the sideline, standing sideways, and stopped the ball with his left foot.

The Greek full-back was a bit reckless and rushed directly to Suker, trying to steal the ball.

But Suker retreated with his left foot and picked up the ball with his right foot.

Oops!

The Greek full-back Torosidis wanted to catch Suker.

But Suker took a step back first and avoided Torosidis's outstretched hand.

The opponent's hand slid across his chest, and Suker instantly moved forward, using his powerful explosive power to chase the ball directly.

"Torosidis!! This is too aggressive, Suker broke through!"

Seeing Suker rushing diagonally towards the penalty area from the left sideline, the Greek defenders retreated one after another, and their expressions changed drastically.

But they couldn't retreat any further.

"Next one!"

Kiriakos yelled.

Right center back Papastathopoulos gritted his teeth and could only rush forward.

Suker's dribbling speed suddenly dropped, and his feet changed rhythm, pretending to overtake the outside line.

After Papastathopoulos turned his whole body, Suker suddenly stopped, swiped his feet sideways, and changed direction again.

There was no sense of accomplishment in passing such a clumsy defender.

"Don't even think about it!"

Papastathopoulos swung his right foot violently, and even if it was a foul, he would not let Suker rush over.

At this moment, Suker poked the ball out with his toes, and he jumped up lightly to avoid this sweeping kick.

The ball had already been passed to the middle.

Mandzukic held up another Greek central defender and had no intention of stopping the ball.

"Ivan!"

Mandzukic yelled.

The ball slipped past, and Perisic on the right rushed to the ball, raised his right foot high, and pretended to shoot.

This action made the Greek left-back Chavelas block the ball.

But Perisic did not shoot, but twisted his feet and made an inverted triangle pass.

The ball was passed to the middle again.

The Greek goalkeeper was dizzy after continuous and frequent passes.

At the same time, Rakitic suddenly moved forward in the middle and pushed the ball at his feet.

The ball flew to the left side of the goal.

The angle of this shot was not very tricky, but the Greek goalkeeper was standing close to the right, and he was out of reach of this sudden shot.

Croatia scored the first goal in the 21st minute.

"Ivan Rakitic!!"

"Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--"

Croatian commentator Klausevich cheered loudly.

"We completely disrupted the Greek defense with smooth passing in the frontcourt. Since Suker's offensive advancement, the Greek defense has lost its so-called formation, and the Croatian boys got a great shooting opportunity with calm passing. Rakitic hit the goal accurately and helped us get the lead!"

"Excellent defensive counterattack!"

"Excellent rapid advancement!"

"Excellent shooting!"

"This attack, the boys staged an excellent team cooperation for us!"

Klausevich was very excited.

This goal is not like the goal in the group stage.

Whether it is Rakitic or Suker, they rely more on their personal abilities to score goals.

But this time, Croatia took advantage of the smooth passing of the team.

From the beginning of the attack and defense transition, Croatia's decision-making speed was too fast.

There was almost no hesitation.

From the backcourt to the frontcourt, except for Suker's dribbling advancement, the rest were one-foot passes and scored goals.

Although the goal came a little later than usual, it still made Croatian fans cheer.

"Oh~~~~~ Goal! Goal!"

Rakitic was very excited.

He ran wildly on the sidelines to celebrate.

He was in such good shape that he was about to explode.

He could shoot as he pleased!

At present, Rakitic is definitely another great goal-scoring weapon for Croatia after Suker.

"Great pass, I'll pass to you next time!"

Rakitic hooked Perisic's neck and gave a thumbs up in praise.

From that angle, even if Perisic shot directly, no one would say anything.

But he still seeks stability and greater certainty of scoring goals.

Rakitic likes Perisic’s selfless dedication.

Perisic said nothing.

In fact, he passed that kick to Su Ke.

He thought Suker would continue his lateral movement along the wing, so he passed the inverted triangle.

Unexpectedly, Suk did not run away, but was missed by Rakitic.

However, scoring the goal also made him happy.

The Croatian side is celebrating.

The Greek side looked confused.

"It's useless! Something's wrong!"

Samaras gasped.

They had more possession and they kept trying to stuff the ball.

But Croatia has more threatening attacks and more shots. Now it is the first to score.

This is very wrong!

This is not the picture they want.

Greek coach Sandos looked panicked, and he understood at this time.

If you can't tell, he is just a pig!

Croatia's defense problem is a pitfall!

Exposed specifically to bury people!

Maybe this pit is left by strong teams like Germany or Spain, who plan to catch the opponent off guard.

But he didn't expect to be stepped on by them.

Below this foot is an abyss.

Now Croatia has taken the lead and the situation is completely controlled by Croatia.

"You can't kick like that!"

Sandos pursed his lips, stood in the frontcourt, and shouted toward the court.

“Try more long shots!”

Sandos clapped his hands vigorously and shouted: "Force them out!"

Besic didn't know what this guy was yelling, but it was probably something like a long shot.

This is also the choice for those at the end of their rope.

When there is no other way, I start to believe that great force can produce miracles.

But Croatia will not give them a chance to take a long shot!

In the stadium, the game starts again.

After conceding the goal, Greece became even more aggressive on the offensive end.

Just as Besic predicted, these guys began to believe in powerful long-range shots that can produce miracles.

However, every time they take a long shot, Vukojevic or Modric will follow up and limit it.

The ball either bounces off them or flies off the baseline.

It is very difficult for Greece to get a complete long-range shot opportunity.

The most critical thing is that their center Salpingidis was completely isolated.

At the current 31 minutes of the game, Salpingidis only touched the ball once.

A full 31 minutes, one touch of the ball, what is this concept?

This person is almost as good as disappearing.

A center forward.

One of the biggest problems that should have posed a threat to the Croatian defense has now disappeared.

Greece had no choice but to start taking long shots, which meant that at the tactical level, Croatia won completely.

In the VIP stands of the stadium, Croatia's golden generation players such as Davor Suker, Jarni, Stimac, and Stanic were also full of emotion.

Davo Suker sighed; "Is Greece so easy to play?"

In their European Cup qualifiers, they had many fierce battles with Greece, but they still failed to win the first place in the qualifying group.

But now the Croatian people are almost holding Greece down and beating them wildly.

"Suk is so awesome!" Stanic also sighed, and then added; "I'm not talking about you, Davo!"

Dawo Suk curled his lips.

Jarni couldn't help but sigh; "If we had a wing breakthrough player like Su Ke in that class, defense wouldn't be so difficult!"

Stimac smiled and said; "If there were Suker, Davao would probably have to give up No. 9!"

"Not just No. 9, he may have to be a substitute!"

"Fart!" Davo Suker turned to point at Stanic and said, "I can't beat Suker, and I can't beat you? If I need to be a substitute, you can be the substitute!"

Stanic was not angry and said with a smile, "You really did an amazing thing!"

What he was talking about was Davor Suker's problem of getting Suker in contact with the five major leagues as soon as possible. This also caused Suker to grow rapidly, and also brought this group of Croatian players to a situation that they had never imagined.

Davor Suker nodded: "To be honest, my idea at the time was to let Suker gain a foothold in the five major leagues. I never thought about the current situation. According to my thoughts at the time, Suker would be able to gain a foothold in a wealthy team. The starting position is already a success!”

"Then..." Stimac grinned; "This guy turned into four Mr. Golden Balls!"

At this moment, Jarni suddenly pointed to the court: "It's disrupted!"

I saw that in the stadium, Vukojevic's intention of passing forward was too obvious.

The ball hit the Greek player's calf and flew high into the sky. During the competition between Rakitic and Max, the ball hit the high altitude again and flew towards the left.

On the left side, Su Ke has already appeared at the landing point.

However, on his left and right sides, Ninis and Salpingidis rushed over.

Su Ke took the lead in turning his head left and right to observe the situation, stretched out his right foot, and raised his toes slightly.

When the ball touches the toes, the ankle twists to the left.

The ball actually went under Ninis's crotch.

"Oh~~~~"

Dawo Suk and others couldn't help but exclaimed.

This is a perfect stop!

But Suker's performance was not over yet. He immediately caught up with the ball and stepped on the ball with his right foot.

Ninis, who was furious because his crotch was pierced again, used his leg as a pivot, turned around to control the ball, pushed forward gently, and the ball landed gently at Modric's feet.

It was a dangerous ball that might have lost the ball, but Su Ke used his superb skills to stabilize it.

"It's impossible to grab it!" Jarni grinned.

"This is so desperate!" Stanich also lamented.

They looked at the Greek player Ninis with sympathy and was pierced twice in a row.

Under Suk's cool movements, Ninis became even more stupid.

The most interesting thing is that the camera is also facing Ninis.

The anger, agitation, shame and other emotions on the latter's face are clearly visible.

As a defensive midfielder!

As a defensive midfielder!

Having someone penetrate my crotch twice in a row for fun was simply a huge humiliation.

Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap! ! !

There was applause.

Croatian fans clapped and whistled.

They encouraged Su Ke for his wonderful performance.

The game is not just about scoring goals, this kind of wonderful passing and escape is also an important aspect to watch.