Chapter 207 The advantage of scoring first is greater than the sky
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Luo Yi 36 Chao
Chapter 207 The advantage of scoring first is greater than the sky
Because the French team is very aware of the consequences of lack of physical strength.
In the last World Cup, France finally won the championship, relying on abundant physical strength.
Their opponents, Croatia, beat Denmark on penalties in the quarter-finals, Russia on penalties in the quarter-finals and England in extra time in the semi-finals in the knockout rounds.
Playing 120 minutes in three consecutive games, Croatia was completely exhausted when it finally faced France.
The French team waited for work, and won Croatia very easily 4:2.
This time, it's their turn.
The three-day rest period prevented them from fully recovering their physical strength.
Even the young Mbappe felt that there was a problem with his physical fitness.
Griesmann, 32, and Benzema, who is only a few days away from turning 35, have given their best in the group stage.
Therefore, in the first 15 minutes of this game, the French team's offensive was very sharp.
Spain's defense has always been their weak point. Facing the frenzied bombing of the French team, they seemed a little flustered.
But Spain's defense still blocked the French team's triple axe.
After 15 minutes, the French team's offensive naturally weakened.
The Spanish team took the opportunity to take control of the midfield.
Of the French team's frontcourt trio, only Mbappe has the strength to return to the defense, and the other two have already started walking in the frontcourt.
Although the French team has a luxurious midfielder, but now that their physical strength is a problem, it is difficult for them to organize offense and defense in the midfield.
In the midfield, Li Mingyu began to move frequently and pass the ball, completely revitalizing Spain's midfield.
No. In the 20th minute, Li Mingyu was in the frontcourt and used fake moves to get past Kanter's defense.
But Kanter's reaction was quick, and he leaned against Li Mingyu with his body, making him unable to speed up at all, and could only pass back again.
Kanter is the midfielder of the Premier League powerhouse Chelsea. He is mainly defensive and fierce. His explosive power and stealing ability are among the top handful of players in the Premier League.
When Li Mingyu was in Barcelona, he had played against Chelsea, and he was very impressed with Kanter.
At that time, Kanter caused Li Mingyu a lot of trouble in the midfield. In the last round of the group stage, Li Mingyu was completely restrained by Kanter in the first half. Although Barcelona took advantage of Chelsea's mistake and scored a goal in the second half, it could not hide the fact that Li Mingyu was completely suppressed by Kanter in that game.
This season, in the Premier League, Manchester City has not met Chelsea yet, and it is not clear how strong Kanter is now.
But in today's game, Li Mingyu still felt Kanter's tremendous pressure.
Seeing Kanter, Li Mingyu thought of a midfielder from the French team in the past.
Makelele.
The same French, the same playing for Chelsea, the same midfielder, the same skin color, the same fierceness.
In fact, Makelele is now Chelsea's technical mentor.
Kanter can be said to be a steel midfielder trained by Makelele himself.
Back then, Makelele could support Real Madrid and Chelsea by himself.
In that era, which top frontcourt hadn't suffered under Makelele's feet.
The French team is a team rich in defensive and sweeping midfielders.
Vieira, Makelele, Matuidi, Kanter, etc., these are the classic midfielders produced by the French team.
This is a characteristic of the French team.
If the Spanish team's pass control is completed through the front midfielder, then the French team's offense and defense start from the position of the midfielder.
Although the Spanish team, led by Li Mingyu, had a good control of the rhythm of the midfield, but when the football reached the French team's half, it was as if they were stuck in a quagmire, unable to move an inch.
However, the Spanish team is not in a hurry. They control the ball at their feet and grasp the rhythm of the game. This is the style of the Spanish team.
The ball is at my feet, I want to go fast, I want to go slow.
However, the French team is definitely not willing to defend so passively and follow the rhythm of the opponent. It is estimated that the French team will be dragged to death by Spain in about 10 minutes before the second half.
Benzema and Griesmann, who took a short break, also came back to participate in the defense. This time, Spain's passing rhythm was interrupted.
By the 305th minute of No. [-], the stalemate on the field was being broken.
The Spanish team successfully intercepted in the midfield, and Li Mingyu directly intercepted Rabiot's pass.
The French team's lineup suddenly stagnated and began to shrink back crazily.
However, how could Li Mingyu, who finally seized the opportunity, let go of such an opportunity.
"Turn on 'Assault'."
Li Mingyu opened the cheat directly within the middle circle.
One foot of the accelerator, two steps to start the speed, three steps to the peak.
When Kanter faced the impactful Li Mingyu, he had no better way.
He already wanted to stretch out his hands to stop Li Mingyu's breakthrough, even if he got the topaz God of War card.
But Li Mingyu, who had reached the peak of his speed, shook his body directly, and broke free from Kanter's extended arms.
Kanter staggered two steps, looking at Li Mingyu's back in horror.
Fuck, what did this kid eat in a year.
You know, a year ago, Li Mingyu couldn't help being shrunken in front of Kanter, and Li Mingyu flew out with a light lift of his small body.
Now I reached out to stop the opponent, but was forced to break free by the opponent. This was the first time in Kanter's career.
After breaking through Kanter's defense, the French team's defense is basically useless.
Because their defense line has been torn apart by Morata and Ferran Torres.
Li Mingyu easily passed Kim Pembe's defense. Just as his feet stepped into the penalty area, Li Mingyu directly raised his feet and shot a long shot.
Goalkeeper Lloris could only look at the ball and sigh in front of this powerful long-range shot.
This ball made all the plans of the French team before the game come to naught.
Not only did not score first, but the Spanish team scored first.
The whole world knows what a terrible team Spain is after leading.
At this time, the camera was on Mbappe.
The young Mbappe has a trace of unwillingness on his face.
In this World Cup, the French team's lineup can be said to be very luxurious. Both Mbappe and the French team are here for the defending champion.
But the difficult schedule of the group stage almost caused their defending champion to overturn.
Although they made it to the knockout round, who knew that in the first round, they would face the Spanish team, which was waiting for work and was gaining momentum.
This Spanish team has a very balanced offense and defense. Although the defense is a weak point, this is relatively speaking.
As long as you let the Spanish midfielder control the rhythm, then the weakness of the Spanish defense can be ignored.
Just like the French team, there are three top strikers in the world, but they can't get the ball. How can they threaten the Spanish defense?
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu rushed to the edge of the field, and directly came to a handsome sliding knee, full of domineering.
The Spanish fans cheered their hero with warm applause and cheers.
Catherine jumped up excitedly when she saw Li Mingyu's goal in the stands.
The flickering headlights on his chest made the fans next to him forget to cheer for Li Mingyu.
Although Bella was also very happy, she, who was reserved by nature, celebrated this wonderful goal for her cousin with elegant applause.
The players of the French team looked a little sluggish. Li Mingyu's goal dealt a huge blow to their confidence.
After the re-kick-off, the French team was very impatient and eager to equalize the score, which made their offense fall into a single fight.
Mbappe tried to use his speed to attack the Spanish defense.
But the Spanish team's defense against Mbappe is very targeted. A defender stands in front of Mbappe, making it impossible for Mbappe to run at all, and behind him, Pedri has been waiting for an opportunity to steal.
Even sometimes, Busquets will come to take care of him.
Mbappe's two consecutive passes were easily blocked by Laporta, and together with Pedri, he broke the ball at his feet.
After being intercepted twice, Mbappe fell to the ground and appealed to the referee.
But the referee from Asia ignored Mbappe's complaints and gestured him to get up quickly.
Mbappe, who couldn't suppress his temper, overthrew Pedri to the ground from behind in a counterattack, which attracted a confrontation between the two teams.
The referee Shah Demirdasi from Saudi Arabia rushed over with a livid face and separated the players from both sides.
"Busquets, tell your players to back up, yes, back up, back to your positions!"
"Lori, back off, don't talk, back to your half court, don't make trouble for me."
The referee asked the captains of both sides to leave here with their players in heavily accented English.
Lori pulled the chattering Mbappe and left the scene quickly.
After the incident calmed down, the referee said, "Mbappe, come here and stand here."
Mbappe came over with an unhappy face and said, "Sir, couldn't you see the foul they made against me just now?"
As he said that, Mbappe pointed to the footprints on his socks and said angrily, "Look, they kicked them all!"
The referee looked at Mbappe coldly, took out the topaz God of War card unmoved, expressed it to him, and said, "Mbappe, you need to control your emotions. You are not playing football now, you are kicking people. If you continue to do this next time, I will send you out without mercy. Do you understand?"
The Saudi referee Shahd Mirdahi looked at Mbappe with a stern face, even if you are the striker of the world champion, so what, in the game I whistled, I was the one who talked.
Captured by the aura of the Asian referee, Mbappe opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, but finally shook his hand and left incompetent and furious.
In the next game, Mbappe's movements were indeed more standardized. After all, he also knew that this was the knockout round of the World Cup. If the French team lost because he was sent off, then after the game, the French fans would scold themselves.
Thinking of the overwhelming scolding, Mbappe still shrank his neck and confessed.
The referee used his majesty to let the players on the court realize who the boss here is.
Since then, the scene of this game has become very harmonious.
The first half of the game was spent in this inexplicable harmony.
With a score of 1:0, the Spanish players returned to the locker room with a smile.
After returning to the locker room, Li Mingyu sat on a chair and began to close his eyes to rest his mind, replaying the situation of the first half in his mind.
In the first half, Li Mingyu did not have the upper hand every time he confronted Kanter.
Kanter's defensive ability is definitely the strongest midfielder Li Mingyu has encountered so far.
Fast, powerful, and accurate judgment, commonly known as "black and hard"!
It was difficult for Li Mingyu to use feints to shake off the opponent. Even if he used frequent moves to pull, Kanter would quickly find Li Mingyu's position.
Therefore, Li Mingyu consumed a lot of energy in the first half.
The other teammates were constantly discussing some issues in the first half, and the atmosphere in the Spanish locker room was very harmonious.
After a while, head coach Enrique walked in with an assistant coach.
Everyone's voices quieted down immediately, and everyone looked at Enrique.
Enrique made a brief eye contact with each player, which is a habit of his.
He hopes that he can perceive what the players are thinking with his eyes, and also convey his confidence and firmness to the opponent.
"Guys, well done in the first half, France's strategy failed!"
As soon as Enrique opened his mouth, it was a compliment to everyone. All of a sudden, all the players smiled confidently.
In the first half of the game, although there was only one goal, the process of the game was very difficult.
Especially in the opening 15 minutes, the French team's offense was very fierce, and Spain's defense was under pressure. They jumped back and forth on the verge of losing the ball.
Fortunately, they withstood the French team's triple axe. After the French team's momentum faded, the midfielder led by Li Mingyu quickly took over the game.
Moreover, Li Mingyu used a single-handed assault after a steal to help the team lead the score, which became very beneficial to Spain's tactical arrangements in the second half.
Enrique looked at Li Mingyu appreciatively. Enrique admired this young man who came out of La Masia very much. No amount of praise on him would be pale.
In 4 games, 9 goals have been scored, which is something that many teams failed to achieve in one or even several World Cups.
This year's Golden Boot Award has basically been locked on Li Mingyu.
Currently ranked second is Messi's 5 goals, a gap of 4 goals. On the stage of the World Cup, it is a gap like a natural moat.
Besides, with Li Mingyu's state, this goal is definitely not his last goal in this World Cup.
Enrique arranged the tactical thinking for the second half of the game to unify everyone's thinking.
Because of the competition system of this cup game, the advantage of scoring first is infinite.
Especially for a team like Spain that is good at defensive counterattacks, after scoring a goal, they retract their defense and play a quick counterattack, which definitely makes the French team very uncomfortable now.
Indeed, the head coach of the French team Didier Deschamps stood outside the dressing room with a bitter face, and his assistant coaches were thinking about the tactics for the second half.
And their locker room was as dead as a cemetery.
(End of this chapter)
Because the French team is very aware of the consequences of lack of physical strength.
In the last World Cup, France finally won the championship, relying on abundant physical strength.
Their opponents, Croatia, beat Denmark on penalties in the quarter-finals, Russia on penalties in the quarter-finals and England in extra time in the semi-finals in the knockout rounds.
Playing 120 minutes in three consecutive games, Croatia was completely exhausted when it finally faced France.
The French team waited for work, and won Croatia very easily 4:2.
This time, it's their turn.
The three-day rest period prevented them from fully recovering their physical strength.
Even the young Mbappe felt that there was a problem with his physical fitness.
Griesmann, 32, and Benzema, who is only a few days away from turning 35, have given their best in the group stage.
Therefore, in the first 15 minutes of this game, the French team's offensive was very sharp.
Spain's defense has always been their weak point. Facing the frenzied bombing of the French team, they seemed a little flustered.
But Spain's defense still blocked the French team's triple axe.
After 15 minutes, the French team's offensive naturally weakened.
The Spanish team took the opportunity to take control of the midfield.
Of the French team's frontcourt trio, only Mbappe has the strength to return to the defense, and the other two have already started walking in the frontcourt.
Although the French team has a luxurious midfielder, but now that their physical strength is a problem, it is difficult for them to organize offense and defense in the midfield.
In the midfield, Li Mingyu began to move frequently and pass the ball, completely revitalizing Spain's midfield.
No. In the 20th minute, Li Mingyu was in the frontcourt and used fake moves to get past Kanter's defense.
But Kanter's reaction was quick, and he leaned against Li Mingyu with his body, making him unable to speed up at all, and could only pass back again.
Kanter is the midfielder of the Premier League powerhouse Chelsea. He is mainly defensive and fierce. His explosive power and stealing ability are among the top handful of players in the Premier League.
When Li Mingyu was in Barcelona, he had played against Chelsea, and he was very impressed with Kanter.
At that time, Kanter caused Li Mingyu a lot of trouble in the midfield. In the last round of the group stage, Li Mingyu was completely restrained by Kanter in the first half. Although Barcelona took advantage of Chelsea's mistake and scored a goal in the second half, it could not hide the fact that Li Mingyu was completely suppressed by Kanter in that game.
This season, in the Premier League, Manchester City has not met Chelsea yet, and it is not clear how strong Kanter is now.
But in today's game, Li Mingyu still felt Kanter's tremendous pressure.
Seeing Kanter, Li Mingyu thought of a midfielder from the French team in the past.
Makelele.
The same French, the same playing for Chelsea, the same midfielder, the same skin color, the same fierceness.
In fact, Makelele is now Chelsea's technical mentor.
Kanter can be said to be a steel midfielder trained by Makelele himself.
Back then, Makelele could support Real Madrid and Chelsea by himself.
In that era, which top frontcourt hadn't suffered under Makelele's feet.
The French team is a team rich in defensive and sweeping midfielders.
Vieira, Makelele, Matuidi, Kanter, etc., these are the classic midfielders produced by the French team.
This is a characteristic of the French team.
If the Spanish team's pass control is completed through the front midfielder, then the French team's offense and defense start from the position of the midfielder.
Although the Spanish team, led by Li Mingyu, had a good control of the rhythm of the midfield, but when the football reached the French team's half, it was as if they were stuck in a quagmire, unable to move an inch.
However, the Spanish team is not in a hurry. They control the ball at their feet and grasp the rhythm of the game. This is the style of the Spanish team.
The ball is at my feet, I want to go fast, I want to go slow.
However, the French team is definitely not willing to defend so passively and follow the rhythm of the opponent. It is estimated that the French team will be dragged to death by Spain in about 10 minutes before the second half.
Benzema and Griesmann, who took a short break, also came back to participate in the defense. This time, Spain's passing rhythm was interrupted.
By the 305th minute of No. [-], the stalemate on the field was being broken.
The Spanish team successfully intercepted in the midfield, and Li Mingyu directly intercepted Rabiot's pass.
The French team's lineup suddenly stagnated and began to shrink back crazily.
However, how could Li Mingyu, who finally seized the opportunity, let go of such an opportunity.
"Turn on 'Assault'."
Li Mingyu opened the cheat directly within the middle circle.
One foot of the accelerator, two steps to start the speed, three steps to the peak.
When Kanter faced the impactful Li Mingyu, he had no better way.
He already wanted to stretch out his hands to stop Li Mingyu's breakthrough, even if he got the topaz God of War card.
But Li Mingyu, who had reached the peak of his speed, shook his body directly, and broke free from Kanter's extended arms.
Kanter staggered two steps, looking at Li Mingyu's back in horror.
Fuck, what did this kid eat in a year.
You know, a year ago, Li Mingyu couldn't help being shrunken in front of Kanter, and Li Mingyu flew out with a light lift of his small body.
Now I reached out to stop the opponent, but was forced to break free by the opponent. This was the first time in Kanter's career.
After breaking through Kanter's defense, the French team's defense is basically useless.
Because their defense line has been torn apart by Morata and Ferran Torres.
Li Mingyu easily passed Kim Pembe's defense. Just as his feet stepped into the penalty area, Li Mingyu directly raised his feet and shot a long shot.
Goalkeeper Lloris could only look at the ball and sigh in front of this powerful long-range shot.
This ball made all the plans of the French team before the game come to naught.
Not only did not score first, but the Spanish team scored first.
The whole world knows what a terrible team Spain is after leading.
At this time, the camera was on Mbappe.
The young Mbappe has a trace of unwillingness on his face.
In this World Cup, the French team's lineup can be said to be very luxurious. Both Mbappe and the French team are here for the defending champion.
But the difficult schedule of the group stage almost caused their defending champion to overturn.
Although they made it to the knockout round, who knew that in the first round, they would face the Spanish team, which was waiting for work and was gaining momentum.
This Spanish team has a very balanced offense and defense. Although the defense is a weak point, this is relatively speaking.
As long as you let the Spanish midfielder control the rhythm, then the weakness of the Spanish defense can be ignored.
Just like the French team, there are three top strikers in the world, but they can't get the ball. How can they threaten the Spanish defense?
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu rushed to the edge of the field, and directly came to a handsome sliding knee, full of domineering.
The Spanish fans cheered their hero with warm applause and cheers.
Catherine jumped up excitedly when she saw Li Mingyu's goal in the stands.
The flickering headlights on his chest made the fans next to him forget to cheer for Li Mingyu.
Although Bella was also very happy, she, who was reserved by nature, celebrated this wonderful goal for her cousin with elegant applause.
The players of the French team looked a little sluggish. Li Mingyu's goal dealt a huge blow to their confidence.
After the re-kick-off, the French team was very impatient and eager to equalize the score, which made their offense fall into a single fight.
Mbappe tried to use his speed to attack the Spanish defense.
But the Spanish team's defense against Mbappe is very targeted. A defender stands in front of Mbappe, making it impossible for Mbappe to run at all, and behind him, Pedri has been waiting for an opportunity to steal.
Even sometimes, Busquets will come to take care of him.
Mbappe's two consecutive passes were easily blocked by Laporta, and together with Pedri, he broke the ball at his feet.
After being intercepted twice, Mbappe fell to the ground and appealed to the referee.
But the referee from Asia ignored Mbappe's complaints and gestured him to get up quickly.
Mbappe, who couldn't suppress his temper, overthrew Pedri to the ground from behind in a counterattack, which attracted a confrontation between the two teams.
The referee Shah Demirdasi from Saudi Arabia rushed over with a livid face and separated the players from both sides.
"Busquets, tell your players to back up, yes, back up, back to your positions!"
"Lori, back off, don't talk, back to your half court, don't make trouble for me."
The referee asked the captains of both sides to leave here with their players in heavily accented English.
Lori pulled the chattering Mbappe and left the scene quickly.
After the incident calmed down, the referee said, "Mbappe, come here and stand here."
Mbappe came over with an unhappy face and said, "Sir, couldn't you see the foul they made against me just now?"
As he said that, Mbappe pointed to the footprints on his socks and said angrily, "Look, they kicked them all!"
The referee looked at Mbappe coldly, took out the topaz God of War card unmoved, expressed it to him, and said, "Mbappe, you need to control your emotions. You are not playing football now, you are kicking people. If you continue to do this next time, I will send you out without mercy. Do you understand?"
The Saudi referee Shahd Mirdahi looked at Mbappe with a stern face, even if you are the striker of the world champion, so what, in the game I whistled, I was the one who talked.
Captured by the aura of the Asian referee, Mbappe opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, but finally shook his hand and left incompetent and furious.
In the next game, Mbappe's movements were indeed more standardized. After all, he also knew that this was the knockout round of the World Cup. If the French team lost because he was sent off, then after the game, the French fans would scold themselves.
Thinking of the overwhelming scolding, Mbappe still shrank his neck and confessed.
The referee used his majesty to let the players on the court realize who the boss here is.
Since then, the scene of this game has become very harmonious.
The first half of the game was spent in this inexplicable harmony.
With a score of 1:0, the Spanish players returned to the locker room with a smile.
After returning to the locker room, Li Mingyu sat on a chair and began to close his eyes to rest his mind, replaying the situation of the first half in his mind.
In the first half, Li Mingyu did not have the upper hand every time he confronted Kanter.
Kanter's defensive ability is definitely the strongest midfielder Li Mingyu has encountered so far.
Fast, powerful, and accurate judgment, commonly known as "black and hard"!
It was difficult for Li Mingyu to use feints to shake off the opponent. Even if he used frequent moves to pull, Kanter would quickly find Li Mingyu's position.
Therefore, Li Mingyu consumed a lot of energy in the first half.
The other teammates were constantly discussing some issues in the first half, and the atmosphere in the Spanish locker room was very harmonious.
After a while, head coach Enrique walked in with an assistant coach.
Everyone's voices quieted down immediately, and everyone looked at Enrique.
Enrique made a brief eye contact with each player, which is a habit of his.
He hopes that he can perceive what the players are thinking with his eyes, and also convey his confidence and firmness to the opponent.
"Guys, well done in the first half, France's strategy failed!"
As soon as Enrique opened his mouth, it was a compliment to everyone. All of a sudden, all the players smiled confidently.
In the first half of the game, although there was only one goal, the process of the game was very difficult.
Especially in the opening 15 minutes, the French team's offense was very fierce, and Spain's defense was under pressure. They jumped back and forth on the verge of losing the ball.
Fortunately, they withstood the French team's triple axe. After the French team's momentum faded, the midfielder led by Li Mingyu quickly took over the game.
Moreover, Li Mingyu used a single-handed assault after a steal to help the team lead the score, which became very beneficial to Spain's tactical arrangements in the second half.
Enrique looked at Li Mingyu appreciatively. Enrique admired this young man who came out of La Masia very much. No amount of praise on him would be pale.
In 4 games, 9 goals have been scored, which is something that many teams failed to achieve in one or even several World Cups.
This year's Golden Boot Award has basically been locked on Li Mingyu.
Currently ranked second is Messi's 5 goals, a gap of 4 goals. On the stage of the World Cup, it is a gap like a natural moat.
Besides, with Li Mingyu's state, this goal is definitely not his last goal in this World Cup.
Enrique arranged the tactical thinking for the second half of the game to unify everyone's thinking.
Because of the competition system of this cup game, the advantage of scoring first is infinite.
Especially for a team like Spain that is good at defensive counterattacks, after scoring a goal, they retract their defense and play a quick counterattack, which definitely makes the French team very uncomfortable now.
Indeed, the head coach of the French team Didier Deschamps stood outside the dressing room with a bitter face, and his assistant coaches were thinking about the tactics for the second half.
And their locker room was as dead as a cemetery.
(End of this chapter)
