Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 184 The preliminary score of the tragedy, the hand pointing to Mignolet after the goal (asking for monthly votes)
  "CCTV, hello viewers, what you are watching now is the match between Belgium and Hungary."

Not long after, the game started in earnest at Nice Stadium, and CCTV front-line commentator Liu Jiayuan appeared in the commentary seat for this game again.

"This is the sixth game in the last [-] of this European Cup, and the venue is the Stade de Nice."

"Nice is undoubtedly hot today, not only because of the importance of this game, but also because of some unpleasant incidents that happened before the game. I believe everyone is paying attention."

"We saw Courtois sitting on the bench and Mignolet appearing in Belgium's starting lineup. We left this to the media after the game. Now please let us turn our attention to The playing field.”

"..."

On the court, the match between the two teams has begun.

Hungary deployed a [-] formation today, the same as Belgium.

However, they tightened their formation very tightly, leaving only forward Adam in front, and everyone else returned to the half zone for intensive defense.

This is the same as Italy and Ireland before. They came up and put themselves in a weak position, hoping to resist Belgium's strong attack and look for opportunities in the counterattack.

At this point, all teams have become more cautious than in the group stage.

Even if it qualified first in the group, Hungary was not too proud and wanted to use this method to delay the pace of the game.

On the Belgian side, they still played the same old style after coming up.

Everything that just happened in the player tunnel made everyone look a little unhappy, and they came here feeling unhappy.

Fortunately, Courtois sitting on the bench alleviated the players' sense of separation and made them a little more involved.

If Courtois is allowed to start today, they will definitely not feel comfortable anywhere.

"Oh!"

In the fourth minute of the game, Hungary took the first shot of the game in a not-so-good counterattack opportunity.

This was a long shot from Pingte, and he looked very excited today.

This team is different from the glorious period in their history. At that time, they were more like a technical team with passing control, but now they are more like a long-range team with hardness.

Super Long Shot Team!
  This is the outside world's evaluation of them, and it is also their biggest weapon to get to this point.

They used long-range shots one after another in the group stage to qualify for the top [-].

"Belgium must be careful about Hungary's long-range shots today. This is their biggest threat."

CCTV commentator Liu Jiayuan was introducing to the audience, his voice was very passionate, "Lovrencic, Pingt, Ruzak, and Guerra in their team all have such abilities."

And on the sidelines at this time.

Wilmots was still wearing his own white shirt and suit, standing firmly on the sidelines at this time, seeming to be expressing something.

He didn't want the media to see his decline anymore, and he also wanted to tell the Belgian fans that he had not been knocked down and that he would defeat Courtois and make this team better.

However, this will certainly not be understood until better results are achieved.

As Hungary continued to hit long-range shots, making the Belgian goal dangerous, the Belgian fans gradually let out cries of confusion.

"Wilmots! Why do you want Courtois on the bench!"

"What is his worth, what is Mignolet's worth!"

"What the hell are you doing? Centralizing power?"

"I can't understand that our best goalkeeper is sitting on the bench because he hit Mignolet in front of the media??"

"If you lose this game, let me see what you will do!"

"..."

The fans' voices rang out, but it didn't bother Wilmots.

Even though he clenched his fists, he didn't turn around to reply.

He had already guessed this scene and was ready to accept it.

This is the lack of understanding that a head coach often faces. Outsiders don't know what you have experienced within the team and will only look at your actions from an objective perspective.

Wilmots has no way to reverse this for the time being. He can only hope that the team will perform well this time and help him relieve some of the pressure first.

"Come on! Azar! Come on Chen Yufeng!"

Wilmots' mutterings continued, looking forward to what the two could do for the team.

Courtois, who was sitting on the bench behind him, gritted his teeth and had hatred in his eyes, looking forward to the team losing the ball all the time.

He wanted to see this and use it to lash out at stupid Wilmots!

"Boom."

In the ninth minute of the game, De Bruyne split the ball towards Hazard. Hazard received a set kick when he broke through from the wing.

De Bruyne quickly came to the ball, and Chen Yufeng, Lukaku and others rushed into the penalty area, preparing to compete for the header.

It is definitely impossible for this ball to hit the goal. The distance is too far and the angle is too small.

"Oh!"

De Bruyne's pass was sent out quickly, and the placement was very tricky, heading towards the back post.

Hungary made an obvious mistake in defending the set piece this time. The defenders in this area did not follow anyone, leaving Chen Yufeng and Alderweireld empty.

"Bang!!"

Alderweireld, who was standing further forward, hit the ball first and smashed the ball into the far corner of the net.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded quickly and he pointed his finger to the center circle to indicate that the goal was valid.

Seeing this scene, Alderweireld immediately rushed to the sidelines, laughed and slid out with Chen Yufeng, and learned Chen Yufeng's signature celebration.

One to zero!

Belgium took the lead right from the start!
  This time it was centre-back Alderweireld who acted as the bottle opener!

"Yeah...!"

Wilmots on the sidelines jumped up immediately and waved his right hand with great excitement. We have been walking on thin ice until now in the group stage, and every step is under heavy pressure.

He didn't know how many times he wanted to quit, but he wanted to continue to stand in this position and accompany the team.

Now, he has a reason to stand in this position.

The Belgian fans at the scene burst into cheers, and Courtois even rolled his eyes in blatant dissatisfaction and turned his head to the side.

This scene was recorded by the media. There were many cameras filming the bench. His actions were definitely impossible to avoid.

However, it depends on whether anyone will take advantage of this in the future...

"Belgium is ahead! One to zero! De Bruyne's assist and Alderweireld's goal!"

In the CCTV studio, Liu Jiayuan's voice sounded: "This goal was scored very early! This is what Belgium wants to see!"

"They can mobilize Hungary's defense next! Get space to attack!"

"If Hungary handles anything improperly, this game may turn into a tragedy like Ireland!"

"However, we all know that teams that enter the knockout rounds often have extraordinary psychological will! That scene should not happen again!"

"But congratulations to the Belgian team and Chen Yufeng! This brings them one step closer to the quarterfinals!"

"..."

As Liu Jiayuan said, Hungary did not appear particularly frustrated after losing a goal. After a little organizational conversation, they returned to their position and were still in a high-spirited state.

They have fallen into this situation many times since the qualifying rounds of this European Cup, and in the end they have not come back step by step.

Today, facing the absence of Courtois, they will definitely be able to find some opportunities from this Belgian team.

"Beep!"

The game then started. The Hungarian players kicked the ball out of the center circle. After trying a fast break to no avail, they retracted their formation again. It seemed that they were not in a hurry.

This is actually a bit unexpected. The Hungarian players were very smart and did not hand over the backcourt immediately.

But the Belgian players are definitely not stupid. They have been fighting until now. If you are not in a hurry, I certainly am not in a hurry. Anyway, I am in the lead.

As a result, the next game seemed a little aesthetically fatigued.

The players of the Belgian team moved the ball from left to right, from the front court back to the back court, and from the back court back to the front court, moving back and forth.

The Hungarian players kept their formation tightly and never took shots rashly. Occasionally they got a chance to counterattack. After coming to the penalty area and taking a long shot, they retracted their formation.

"Oh!"

In the [-]th minute of the game, Chen Yufeng received the football on the right side.

After this schedule, his physical fitness has reached a good level and he can probably play the entire game now.

He didn't hide anything. Since he chose to expose the incident in the locker room, he must give a convincing performance and be worthy of what he said.

"Foul! Adam Long! Foul!"

The Hungarian players saw that Chen Yufeng was dribbling the ball far away and shouted towards the team's left back.

They saw Chen Yufeng's determined figure and the speed at which he gradually got up.

Everyone knows that Chen Yufeng, who starts off at a fast pace, is very difficult to guard against.

His dribbling success rate on the right wing is the highest in this tournament so far.

Adam Long heard the shouts of his teammates and immediately stepped back to look for opportunities.

Fouls are also very particular. When he came up and kicked Chen Yufeng down, it was definitely a yellow card.

He had to find a good opportunity to knock Chen Yufeng down from behind with unequal physical contact.

Soon, Chen Yufeng came to him.

Sean Lang looked at Chen Yufeng's dizzy swaying from side to side. In just a moment, he probably forgot what he was going to do.

"Bang bang!" After two consecutive touches of the ball, Chen Yufeng had already passed by him and headed directly towards the penalty area.

Sean Long reacted after turning around, and immediately wanted to knock Chen Yufeng down.

But Chen Yufeng was obviously faster, leaving him only air.

Just like that, Sean Long awkwardly hit the air in a somewhat strange posture, looking like he deliberately knocked himself down.

"Ohhhhhh..."

The cheers of the Belgian fans rang out, and everyone looked towards the field expectantly.

After Chen Yufeng took the ball a few steps, he saw Lukaku waiting for a response in the middle and passed the ball with one kick.

Lukaku tapped the outside of his foot lightly, penetrated Hungary's defensive space in the ribs, and passed a very threatening pass.

"Slot!!"

In the frightened eyes of the Hungarian goalkeeper, Chen Yufeng surpassed Zhuhaz at a faster speed, came to the football, and volleyed towards the goal with an outside instep shot that did not stop the ball.

The football quickly drew an arc, passed the right hand of Hungarian goalkeeper Kiraly, and hit the side net of the football.

All members of Hungary were immediately put under a spell and stood firmly in place.

"Oh!!"

Only Chen Yufeng's venting shouts sounded, and his back rushed towards the fans area on the sidelines.

Two to zero!
  His outside instep shot changed the score to [-]-[-]!

This is the preparation score for tragedy!
  Chen Yufeng just wanted to score a big score and use extreme joy to alleviate the disharmonious atmosphere in the team.

"Yeahhhhh...!"

The entire stadium cheered, and under the joyful eyes of the Belgian fans, Chen Yufeng did not make any other gesture this time, but pointed his finger to the backcourt.

There, Mignolet left the goal and rushed towards him.

(End of this chapter)