Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Chapter 433 From ultimate defense to horse-mule connection (page 12)

"aoaooaoaoooooo——"

The scoreboard at the Luzhniki Stadium still showed the score 0:0. Fans from both sides and neutral fans in the auditorium were affected by the wonderful game and let out deafening shouts.

Portuguese fans are full of expectations, while English fans are worried.

Although Martin only lightly participated in the attack when being marked to a certain extent, he was still able to put huge pressure on England's defense.

Although Lingard has plenty of physical fitness, he is an offensive player after all, and his defense can only focus on being close to the player.

In many cases, he does not dare to foul easily.

After all, for Martin, any free kick within thirty-five meters is an effective range.

Southgate stood in the command and technical area with his brows furrowed and his mouth pursed. His eyes were fixed on the court, hoping to find a way to break the game.

In fact, he knows that everyone knows that the way to break the game is actually very simple, it is nothing more than limiting Martin's performance.

But how to limit, how to limit.

No one has been able to do it so far.

Football is a team sport that pays great attention to details. In the ever-changing peak matchup, almost no one can be 100% accurate.

It is also true that Martin can always find a way to turn the tide when the opponent makes the wrong choice.

"I hope I can score first..."

After a brief thought, Southgate still pinned his hope on offense.

If we can take the lead, at least the pressure will be reduced a lot.

When the event reaches the semi-finals, Martin and the entire Portuguese team will be under tremendous pressure, and there will be a high probability of winning the game in one fell swoop.

Of course, he also knows that this is an ideal situation. To turn the plan into reality requires not only the efforts of the whole team, but also some luck.

Seeing that the situation was almost stable, Portugal head coach Santos had returned to the coaching bench and sat down with his legs crossed, just like an ordinary football fan.

The commentators in the on-site commentary box were all eloquent and gave wonderful comments based on the real-time competition.

Martin was closely monitored, and Ronaldo and Seat B became particularly active.

As top players, they have extremely strong personal abilities.

Fortunately, Pickford was in excellent condition, otherwise the city gate would have been lost.

As time passed and Portugal's statistics continued to increase, the England fans in the audience became nervous.

Cristiano Ronaldo once again received Martin's non-stop ball at the front of the left penalty area, passing through the ball without stopping, swaying Henderson away and shooting directly.

The kicked football was like a cannonball. Pickford, who was very focused, flew up and lifted the football with one palm, just in time to lift the football that was flying almost against the lower edge of the crossbar.

"ooooo——"

The overwhelming exclamations instantly resounded throughout the Luzhniki Stadium.

"England should pose a threat to Portugal's defense on the offensive end, otherwise the goal will be penetrated by Ronaldo sooner or later!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said it very seriously.

The England fans in Dragon Country in front of the TV frowned, obviously having taken it in.

Watching the Premier League regularly, they know how perverted Martin can be.

Naturally, it is necessary to restrict Martin as much as possible, but Ronaldo should not be underestimated.

You must know that before Anding was born, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were known as the two heroes of the green field.

"Corner kick attack is also an important means for Portugal to score. Portuguese fans in front of the TV can look forward to it..."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said loudly.

Moutinho jogged to the corner kick area on the left side of the attack. The English players in the penalty area were extremely dignified. They followed the corner kick defense tactics formulated before the game to mark Martin, Ronaldo, Pepe and other players.

Among them, Martin and Ronaldo are the most closely guarded.

The high-intensity defense of the English players still played a certain role. The corner kick did not reach the heads of Martin and Ronaldo. Pepe did not have the upper hand under the pressure of Kyle Walker. Pickford, who was focused on the football, was relaxed. Get it.

Pepe shook his head regretfully. Pickford accelerated to avoid Maguire in front of him, took two lunges, swung the right hand holding the football tightly, and threw the ball hard to the left wing, which was already speeding up. Sterling!

"aoaooaooooooo——"

When the English fans at the scene saw that there were no Portuguese players near Sterling, they immediately became energetic and started shouting hysterically.

Sterling, who was at full speed, used his chest to lead Pickford's well-timed throw in the direction of travel in front of him. Portugal's defensive right back Cedric naturally did not rush forward recklessly. He retreated at high speed and waited for support. .

England invested a lot of people in corner kick defense, and there was a lack of offensive players who actively participated in the attack at the moment of transition from defense to offense.

Harry Kane knows very well that with great ability comes great responsibility. He runs at all costs, but after all, he is not a fast player and his support is limited.

Portuguese players are extremely quick to return to defense, and they all know the important role of Harry Kane in England's offensive system. They also consciously pay attention to it while retreating.

Sterling originally wanted to use his speed to eat the opponent alive. He has been successful in the Premier League many times. Nico Hedrick performed very steadily and did not want to fight alone with you at all. He chose to retreat and wait for support.

So he had to take the second option.

[Coordinate with teammates]

Dribbling the ball along the left sideline and past the center line, Sterling slowed down, spotted Lingard who was running forward at high speed in the ribs, and passed the ball without hesitation.

But I regretted it as soon as the ball left my feet.

He saw a figure that he had never dreamed of avoiding flashed out of Lingard's left rear at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The center of gravity of the body sinks, and then the left foot pushes hard on the ground. The right foot stretched forward is close to the ground, making full use of the inertia to close the distance with the football.

Lingard prepared the technical movements of catching the ball and moving forward in one go, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a red figure flashing out from the lower left, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Martin!!!"

Following a shout from Sky TV commentator Andy Gray, Martin, who still had top defensive awareness, blocked Sterling's cross pass to Lingard and stood up with both hands on the ground at the moment when the inertia ended.

Without making any adjustments, he directly took off his right foot and passed the ball diagonally.

Ali, who was originally actively attacking, seamlessly connected and actively defended, but Martin did not give him a chance to get closer, so he could only turn his head and look in the direction of the flight of the football.

The football shot up from the ground and quickly flew towards the left rib of the offensive penalty area with top-down backspin.

Martin's time from intercepting the ball to launching a counterattack with a long pass was so short that England's defense had no time to arrange it.

It did not have any impact on Portugal's transition from defense to offense. On the contrary, it had a tacit and active effect.

The footage switched by the live broadcast just covered the entire England defensive half. Fans in front of the TV could clearly see Youdao's red figure standing out from the white defensive line.

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray looked at the familiar figure and blurted out.