At the end of the game, Bosque took the initiative to hug Van Gaal. This is basic etiquette.
Van Gaal sent congratulations to Del Bosque: "Congratulations!"
Bosque responded politely: "Thank you!"
Van Gaal added: "I hope we can start playing against each other in the next games!"
Can we still fight?
According to the World Cup knockout rules, opponents in the same group will be divided into different halves. If the Netherlands and Spain want to play against each other again, they can only meet in the final.
Bosque held his hand and said: "Then come on!"
Van Gaal nodded and said: "Come on everyone!"
Although they lost this game, everyone can see that the Dutch team is in very good shape.
Fighting with one less player, the Netherlands not only did not collapse, but almost evened the score!
In spirit, the Netherlands lacks nothing.
If it weren't for Li Chuanqi's superb performance, the Dutch team would have won tonight.
How many Li Chuanqi are there in this world?
So although Van Gaal lost the game, he was full of confidence.
The next time the two teams meet, he has absolute confidence to defeat Spain. No one can maintain a 100% shooting rate in every game!
Today is just an example, a miracle.
The Dutch team was defeated by a miracle today.
"Ah!...You are looking for death!"
Li Chuanqi, who was hugging his teammates, suddenly let out a scream and Pique stepped on his injured left instep!
Pique looked at his right foot in surprise and quickly said to Li Chuanqi: "I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it!"
Costa pushed Pique away, glared at him fiercely, and protected Li Chuanqi: "How is it?"
Li Chuanqi had cold sweat on his forehead, his lips turned white, and he stared at Pique fiercely...
"Team doctor!"
Juanfran shouted to the team doctor, who rushed over with a first aid kit: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
The reporters rushed over like sharks smelling something fishy. The Spanish players formed a circle to protect Li Chuanqi and did not give reporters a chance to take pictures.
Costa whispered to Pique: "If he has any problems, just wait for my revenge!"
Pique's face turned pale and he hurriedly defended: "I didn't mean it, I was careless..."
Costa looked at him coldly and said, "Do you think I will believe it?"
The unexpected incident cast a shadow on the hearts of the Spanish players. Through this game, all the players knew the importance of Li Chuanqi to the Spanish team.
When Flair shoveled Li Chuanqi away, the two teams clashed.
As a result, Li Chuanqi did not fall at the feet of his opponent, but at the feet of his teammates...
The way everyone looked at Pique had changed. In addition to anger, there was also contempt.
Li Chuanqi was quickly carried on a stretcher to an ambulance and went to the hospital for further examination, which cast a shadow over Spain.
At this moment, where is the joy of winning in their hearts...
Costa followed the stretcher and said to Li Chuanqi: "Don't worry, I will let him return to Spain immediately!"
Li Chuanqi shook his head and said, "Leave him to me!"
Costa shook his head and said: "No, there are some things that are better for me to do than for you to do. Leave this matter to me!"
Li Chuanqi disagreed. Some things don't need to be borrowed from others.
"Diego, this is my business, let me do it myself!"
Costa said no more.
…
Post-match press conference.
Van Gaal took the lead: "Although we failed to complete our revenge, we already know where the Spanish team's limits are and how to defeat them.
If it weren't for Lee...it would have been us who won tonight!
I take back what I said, he gave fans all over the world a wonderful World Cup debut, his performance tonight was better than in any previous game.
Spain is not invincible, as long as they are fast enough, their defense can collapse!
Everyone knows that the first game is difficult to play, but we played the game we wanted in the game!
With one player less and two goals behind, we got a goal back, and Robben almost equalized the score at the last minute.
If we had been given a few more minutes, I think we would have had a chance to equalize!"
Many reporters nodded. At that time, the Dutch team was full of momentum.
During the question and answer session, a reporter asked: "Mr. Van Gaal, do you think the Dutch team's defense against Lee was successful?"
This question made Van Gaal think about it for several seconds.
"If you look at the results, our defense against him failed, but if you watch the whole game, you will feel that our defense against him was successful."
Van Gaal further explained: "He had three goals, which shows that our defense against him failed, but we only allowed him to complete three shots. From this perspective, our defense against him was successful."
Right?
There seems to be no problem, but it always feels weird...
The reporters felt that they should go down and think about this issue carefully.
After Van Gaal left, Del Bosque came on.
"This is a game with ups and downs. The Dutch team is a team worthy of respect!"
Del Bosque criticized the defense: "Today our condition was not very good. Many players were not in condition, especially the defense did not perform at the level it should have. They made too many mistakes!
If it weren't for the good offensive performance, today's result... based on the performance of our defense, I think the Netherlands should have won this game."
Spanish reporters who were familiar with Del Bosque were shocked. When had the coach ever criticized a player so harshly?
They immediately contacted the incident where Li Chuanqi was stepped on by Pique.
Is the coach going to attack Pique?
"Fortunately, our forwards performed as they should. Although Costa did not score a goal, his role as a fulcrum in the frontcourt is irreplaceable. Iniesta scored the go-ahead goal.
As for Lee...he was a god tonight!
Under the opponent's defense, he actually scored three goals!
There were only three shots in the game, and three goals were scored. Who else can do it?"
Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
"He paid too much for this victory, even his own health..."
Del Bosque shook his head slightly: "I even regret it. I should have replaced him earlier."
He quickly put away his disappointed emotions: "Winning this game is very important to us, but the World Cup schedule is still very long, and I don't know what will happen next..."
Reporters could feel the deep exhaustion and loss from his words.
During the question and answer session, reporters were most concerned about Li Chuanqi’s health.
Li Chuanqi was surrounded by Spanish players and was then carried on a stretcher to an ambulance. All reporters saw this scene.
"He was sent to the hospital. I don't know the specific situation now. After the examination is completed, we will announce the examination results to everyone as soon as possible."
Del Bosque said: "May God bless him and keep him healthy!"
At this moment, Bosque has a murderous intention, and he wants to kill Pique.
Vlaar was his opponent. In order to contain Li Chuanqi, he made a flying tackle, which is understandable.
But Pique is a teammate, and Del Bosque definitely doesn't believe that it was unintentional.
Because there has been a feud between the two of them for a long time.
