Football: The strongest post-zero generation

"Beep~"

With the whistle of Uruguayan referee Andre Cunha, the first semi-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup was announced.

"aooaoaooaoaooooooo——"

Huge shouts like a tsunami quickly swept through the entire Luzhniki Stadium. He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5 in the on-site commentary box, gave his iconic opening remarks: "China TV! China TV! The game that is being broadcast for you now is The semi-final match between England and Belgium at the 2018 World Cup in Russia was broadcast live. Belgium was wearing red jerseys and red pants. They attacked from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left..."

Belgium, which had a kick-off advantage, played very skillfully. They did not rush to launch an attack, but advanced the overall formation in a step-by-step manner. Perhaps they were afraid of Li Qing's ability to counterattack with the ball. Belgium's two wingers did not have colleagues to press forward. It gives people the feeling that the offensive formation is not widened, that is, the offensive system is not three-dimensional enough.

Hazard has played for Chelsea for six seasons and has struggled with the England international who plays in the Premier League for many seasons. They know each other very well and no one can take advantage of them. However, knowing each other means knowing each other, and it is still somewhat difficult for defensive players.

Especially for an offensive player like Hazard, although you know what he is going to do next, the problem is that you simply cannot keep up with the rhythm of that step. Maybe you have a prediction in advance, but who can guarantee what he will do? Isn't it a fake move?

Belgium's first threat was created by Hazard. He received De Bruyne's pass and chose to stop and pass. He shook off Henderson who was coming to defend him and shot a cold arrow directly to the left side of the penalty area. .

The football drew a beautiful arc in mid-air and headed towards the far end of the goal. Pickford was obviously studying Hazard's long-range shooting characteristics before the game. The moment Hazard passed Henderson, there was a left He moved one step ahead of time, which allowed him to cope with Hazard's threatening shot from the far corner. With a flick of his hand, the football missed the right post of the goal.

"wowoowowoowoooooooooo——"

Tens of thousands of England fans screamed with fear in the sky above the Luzhniki Stadium.

They often watch the Premier League, but they often see Hazard making waves in the corridor on the left. Pickford stood up very arrogantly and shook his head as if nothing had happened, giving people the impression that he could still do it. Better sense of déjà vu.

The on-site director took a close-up shot of Hazard and saw him standing there with his hands on his hips and his mouth pursed. He was obviously not satisfied with the long shot he just made.

Immediately, the broadcast screen showed Li Qing walking back. He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, laughed and said: "Hazard used his first attack to test Pickford's goalkeeping. As England's top star, should Li Qing take over?" How about fighting back during the attack?"

The fans sitting in front of the TV looked at the calm Li Qing and felt confident in their hearts.

In their impression, as long as Li Qing's mentality does not collapse, he will definitely score goals, and the key is that Li Qing's mentality has not collapsed either...

De Bruyne took a corner kick on the right side of the attack. Harry Kane, with the assistance of Maguire, beat Lukaku and kicked the ball out. Dembele, who played for Tottenham (the one who later moved to R\u0026F), took the first place. Shi Shi turned to look at Li Qing, in order to prevent England from launching an efficient counterattack.

However, Harry Kane's header clearance did not reach the feet of his teammate. The ball was controlled by Meunier in front of the penalty area, and then handed to the right wing and pulled back to the feet of De Bruyne outside the offside line. Belgium continued to organize attack.

De Bruyne, who got the ball, did not control the ball too much. He directly passed the ball with a strong low ball with personal characteristics. Stones had quick eyesight and quick feet. He kicked the ball directly out of the left sideline of the field, giving Belgium only one. Side kick.

"aooaoaooaoaoooooooo——"

The sky above the Luzhniki Stadium rang out with a tsunami-like roar from the Belgian fans.

The English fans did not compete with the Belgian fans for dominance at this time. Anyway, England was the winner in their script. No matter how eye-catching Belgium's performance was, there was no way to win the game.

It's okay to let them enjoy the joy of football during the game.

Belgium's offensive came in waves, one wave after another, like a half-court offensive drill.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei frowned and said: "England's continued passive defense is not a good sign."

"Indeed, Belgium's offense during this period was very targeted, using reasonable passes to widen the width of the field. Hazard broke through on the left and De Bruyne passed the ball accurately on the right. If Lukaku can perform If it’s tougher, Belgium is really likely to take the lead.”

Commentator Xu Yang nodded in approval: "It can be said that Southgate sent Loftus-Cheek, who is strong in attack and weak in attack, but it was a stupid move. If this game uses the starting lineup from the last game against Brazil, Dell can definitely make up for the lack of defense in the ribs. ”

At the same time, Southgate, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, frowned. Belgium maintained control of the football for a long time. This is not a good thing for the emotional management of the players of this team, and Loftus-Cheek attacked the strong and suffered the weak. Coupled with Li Qing who does not need to defend, the overall defensive pressure is very high.

If I had known this was the case, the situation might have been much better with Dell or Livermore, but unfortunately there is no if in this world.

Even if England can get the football, it will be difficult to attack. Harry Kane and Sterling are affected by defensive pressure and cannot participate in the attack immediately. If they are directly handed over to Li Qing, they will be defended by Belgian players. If you commit a foul or cut off the passing route, it will be even more impossible to score.

In the final analysis, the offense still relies too much on Li Qing.

Li Qing also realized this. He increased his running so that his teammates could find the receiving point for the ball as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Belgium did a very good job in switching from offense to defense and had no chance to win the ball.

A few more minutes passed and the game reached the fourteenth minute. According to the ball possession ratio previously given by the broadcaster, Belgium led England with 72% and 28%, a very shocking ball possession ratio.

The football came to Hazard's feet. Henderson, Loftus-Cheek and Alexander-Arnold even thought that Hazard was going to cut inside. As a result, he waited until Vertonghen advanced and made a clever pass. It was too late for Kyle Walker to pull out to defend. Vertonghen, who was running, looked at Lukaku in the penalty area, but actually gave an inverted triangle pass. The football rolled close to the ground towards Hazard who ran to the penalty spot.

Hazard's action to meet the ball and shoot attracted the attention of all England players. Stones and Henderson subconsciously made frontal blocking actions.

Unexpectedly, Hazard gave the ball away, and the football rolled towards De Bruyne, who penetrated from the right side of the attack to the right side of the penalty area.

"wowowoowoooooooooo——"

Accompanied by a burst of exclamations from the English fans, De Bruyne hit the ball twelve yards from the goal and fired like a cannonball straight into the upper right corner of the goal...

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray was stunned. According to the past game process, shouldn't England be the first to score?

Why, the plot has changed this time?