Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 168 Half fire and half sea water! The collision of passion and elegance! (Ask for monthly ticket)

Under a fierce atmosphere, players from both sides walked out of the tunnel holding the caddy's hand.

Chen Yufeng stood in the back row of the Belgian team, breathing heavily as he entered the hot arena.

A year ago, he was an unwanted fringe figure at Tottenham. A year later, he stood on the intercontinental stage in the center of world football.

The stories and changes that occurred this year have undoubtedly given him a stronger idea of ​​​​improving for the highest honor and stronger motivation.

The European Cup starts with the Italian team in front of us...

Looking towards the Italian lineup, Chen Yufeng saw Buffon and Pellet, both figures at the end of Italy's golden generation.

Since the World Cup championship, Serie A has begun to decline. Countless football circles are talking about the emergence of various gates, which has kept football in this country in turmoil.

But today, this team still has a good fighting capacity and must not be underestimated.

"CCTV, welcome to the Stade de Lyon. What you are about to see next is a match in Group E of the European Cup. Belgium faces Italy!

Zhu Xiaoyu, the Chinese on-site commentator for this game, started the broadcast for the audience in front of the TV, "It can be said that on this night, the Stade Lyon was half flames and half sea water!"

"Part passion, part elegance! But both teams have the same goal, the dream of competing for the championship!"

“In this game, Italy deployed a [-]-[-]-[-] formation, and the defense is still where their stars shine. From left to right, Damian, Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli, Can Deleva.”

"This is a first-class defense. Let's see if the Belgian cavalry can break through them."

"In terms of the midfield and frontcourt, the three midfielders include Giaccherini, De Rossi, Parolo, forwards Eder and Pelle, and Immobile did not appear in the starting lineup."

‘On the other side, for the Belgian team, it is worth mentioning that the Chinese player Chen Yufeng started the game and gained full trust in the first game. ’

"Other online..."

While the commentators were making introductions, the pre-match activities on the field were also going on nervously.

Belgian team captain Hazard and Italian team captain Buffon stood in the center circle, conducting a coin toss to choose sides and ball rights.

The other players stood on the court, hugging each other side by side, ready for the final cheer.

Chen Yufeng played today wearing the No. 6 jersey. In this kind of intercontinental event, players cannot choose too large a number.

The request submitted by Mr. Wilmots on his behalf was rejected, and he could only do the next best thing and wear No. 6.

This is actually not a big problem, as long as it has something to do with 6.

It's just pity that Witsel, the original owner of the No. 6 jersey, can only choose to wear the No. 17 jersey to play.

Not long after, all the players hugged each other and gave their final cheers with firm eyes.

"I count one, two, three, and everyone shouts, come on."

Azar put his hand in the center of the crowd, "One, two, three!"

"Come on!!" Everyone shouted immediately and then came to their positions.

They ranked [-], [-], [-] and [-], and the personnel remained unchanged from the two warm-up games.

In the tactical instructions before the game, Wilmots premised the overall formation, intending to use the strong attack to take the lead.

"Beep!!"

When all players from both sides stand, the referee officially blows the whistle to start the game.

The first match of the Belgian team in this European Cup has officially started.

The Italian team took the lead in getting the opportunity to serve. Pelle kicked the ball to Parolo and then started the transmission from the backcourt.

The Belgian team's three lines quickly attacked, sweeping towards the Italian team's backcourt with unstoppable momentum.

"Oh!"

Finally, when the ball reached Buffon's feet, the Belgian team's front line had penetrated to the front of the penalty area.

With no other choice, Buffon had no choice but to kick the ball out of the sideline and give the ball to the Belgian team.

Belgian full-back Vertonghen passed the ball to De Bruyne. De Bruyne turned around and moved in a wide range, directly finding Hazard on the left.

Facing Candreva's defense, Hazard tried to break through but failed, and Candreva finally kicked the ball out of the baseline.

corner kick.

"Oh!"

De Bruyne quickly stood in the left corner kick, took the corner kick, and went straight to the back point.

After Lukaku and Bonucci both jumped to the top, Chen Yufeng and Barzagli took off together in this position.

"Bang!!"

In the chaos, Chen Yufeng's judgment of the landing point seemed to be more accurate, and his forehead was the first to touch the football.

However, due to Barzagli's interference, the ball was still shot high.

"What a pity! The Belgian team's first kick in this game came from the best player in this year's Premier League, Chen Yufeng!"

The on-site commentator Zhu Xiaoyu spoke very passionately, "This is a good attempt, and it may also be the direction of the next game."

"This luxurious lineup must be able to suppress Italy and launch a siege."

"And Conte's team will most likely choose defensive counterattack tactics to take the lead."

Just as he said, in the following time, the Belgian players did launch a wild bombing against Italy.

Hazard and De Bruyne roamed freely in the frontcourt, constantly posing threats. Chen Yufeng also got a lot of opportunities to catch the ball at this stage, but he has not made any breakthroughs or passes yet.

This kind of intercontinental level competition gave him the feeling of speed from the moment it started.

The cooperation of the players may not be as tacit as the club, but they are very active in running and perform every technical move very resolutely and quickly. They must be playing their best.

This kind of competition is undoubtedly more challenging.

You will face opponents who are high-spirited and will never give up until the last moment.

If you can score a goal here, the gold content it represents is also extraordinary.

"Oh!"

In the 12th minute of the game, De Bruyne handed the ball to Chen Yufeng on the wing.

Chen Yufeng seized the opportunity and broke through Italy's full-back Damian.

Still using the same familiar movements, his body swung wildly, his steps crossing left and right, and Damian soon had the intention of stepping forward to steal.

"Bang." Chen Yufeng, who seized the opportunity, quickly chose to go down, glanced at the middle position with his peripheral vision, and sent a cross.

The football quickly headed towards Lukaku's head. Lukaku's grabbing point was absolutely top-notch, bypassing Chielia and reaching the landing point of the football.

"Bang!!"

But the subsequent header was a bit disappointing.

He directly missed the ball and gave Buffon a goal kick.

Buffon, who had been prepared just now, saw this scene and immediately gave a thumbs up and praised Lukaku.

Time passed like this minute by minute, and soon it was more than 20 minutes into the game No.

Belgium, which had been unable to attack for a long time, became a little impatient. It seemed that they could not find a good way to break through Italy's defense line for the time being.

"Bang!!"

Soon, Nainggolan, who received the second penalty kick from the cross, anxiously completed a long shot, which was blocked by Buffon's brilliant save.

"Damn it!"

Nainggolan complained, which only increased the anxiety of the frontcourt offensive players.

Italy began to launch attacks one after another in the following time, completing the first and second shots of the game.

At present, it seems that there is not much threat, and it is all under Courtois' control.

"Bang!!"

Until the 301st minute of the game, center back Bonucci sent a penetrating long pass directly towards Giaccherini.

The ball was passed very suddenly and very accurately.

The football passed over Alderweireld's head and began to fall in front of Giaccherini.

After completing the stop, Giaccherini had even entered the penalty area.

"Bang!!"

Then the push shot sent out with his right foot directly hit the ball into the lower right corner of the net.

"Yeahhhhhhh...!!"

The Italian fans at the scene suddenly burst into cheers, as if they wanted to lift the roof of the entire stadium.

"The goal is in! Giaccherini!! Italy leads [-]-[-]!"

In the commentary area, Zhu Xiaoyu's excited shouts rang out: "The Belgian team, which was besieging the entire half, failed to score, but Italy seized an opportunity to score and take the lead!"

"Let's look at it again. This is a very exciting long ball. Alderweireld passed the ball. Giaccherini seized the opportunity and completed the fatal blow without warning!"

"Congratulations to the Italians, they may be able to implement defensive counterattacks better!"

"..."

The Italian players, wearing white away jerseys, rushed madly to the Italian fans' stands to celebrate.

All the players of the Belgian team walked towards their positions with their heads lowered, a little stunned by the ball.

Before, they had been playing closed warm-up matches, and it had been a long time since they had played a game with fans cheering and with high exposure.

At this moment, the cheers from the audience and the disappointed curses from the Belgian fans came out, which made every player feel a little frustrated and anxious.

Wilmots also held his head in regret on the sidelines. He did not expect that Italy would score first in this game.

He walked back to the coach's seat and sat down, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"If the defense is not good, the offense can't go in, hey!" Mertens on the bench immediately grasped the problem and said: "It seems that a good performance in the warm-up game does not mean a good performance in the main game."

"I think someone with more experience still needs to be in that position."

Carrasco, who was next to him, said nothing and kept looking at the court, slightly absent-minded.

He was very afraid that this team would once again fall into the curse of the previous main game. The goal was to win the championship, but they were eliminated early due to many factors.

On one side of the stand, Taylor Swift and her female assistant looked at each other with disappointment in their expressions.

They definitely couldn't say who they supported more, they just sat in the Belgian team area and were infected by the surrounding atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)