Chapter 340 The Enlightenment of the European Cup Final
On July 9, Zhao Yang arrived in Paris, France one day early.
He first went around the Parc des Princes, home of Paris Saint-Germain, and signed in a skill point, before returning to the hotel to rest and wait to watch the European Cup final the next day.
Fortunately, the Parc des Princes stadium has a deep football knowledge, and Zhao Yang signed a very practical free kick skill "Banana Ball."
This name is very vulgar and very popular. Fans who know how to kick the ball will know this skill.
But there are not many professional players, not to mention fans, who can kick the banana ball wherever you want.
The banana ball that Zhao Yang signed gave Zhao Yang the skills to hit wherever he wants, but the strength and speed depend on Zhao Yang's physical fitness.
This time he came to Paris to watch the game. Worried about being harassed by reporters and fans, Zhao Yang didn't bring anyone with him.
However, when he entered the Stade de France the next day, Zhao Yang was still recognized by the fans.
After all, a yellow-skinned Chinese is really eye-catching.
"Zhao Yang!"
"That's Zhao Yang!"
"Really are!"
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Immediately, several fans came over to ask Zhao Yang for autographs and photos.
The reporter who was filming the stadium also noticed the excitement here and turned the camera here.
Seeing Zhao Yang, the most dazzling new star in football today, several reporters immediately came to the stands to interview Zhao Yang on the spot.
But Zhao Yang was not in the mood to be interviewed now, and just dealt with it casually, because after arriving at the stadium, he heard the call from the system, "Qiu Yun has been detected, do you want to sign in?"
Finally, the fans and reporters left, and Zhao Yang could sit there quietly waiting for the game to start.
The hosts, France and Portugal, are entering the finals. It’s not game time yet. The two teams went back to the locker room after warming up and haven’t come out yet.
The system was still waiting, so Zhao Yang quickly chose to sign in.
"Congratulations to the host, you successfully signed up at the Stade de France and acquired the football skill of 'swinging the cow's tail'."
The ox-tail pass is the easiest way to confuse and end the defensive player's ankle on the football field. It is also the easiest way to end the ball holder's own ankle.
This is a trick that only belongs to football geniuses with excellent sense of the ball. Even geniuses like Messi and Ronaldo have not dared to use such a breakthrough stunt.
It once belonged to the Brazilian wizard Ronaldinho.
And now, Zhao Yang got it from the system.
Zhao Yang was in a very happy mood. He wished he could go to the stadium now and show the world the skill of "swinging the bull's tail" and let the fans know that there is a successor to this difficult extraordinary skill.
But just when Zhao Yang was thinking about beauty, the 2016 European Cup finals began.
Although the superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was there, Portugal was not favored before the final.
During the regular time of this European Cup, Portugal's record was 1 win and 5 draws, with three consecutive draws in the group, ranking third.
If it were not for the modification of the qualifying rules this year, Portugal would have been eliminated from the group.
In the quarter-finals and quarter-finals, they drew with Croatia and Poland, and only advanced through overtime and penalty kicks.
The only thing that was somewhat convincing was the semi-final match against Wales. Portugal won 2:0 and advanced to the final.
Portugal's final opponent, the host France, had 5 wins and 1 draw in six games, and defeated the favorite Germany 2:0 in the semi-finals.
At this moment, no one is optimistic about the Portuguese winning the championship as long as their brains are clear.
After the game started, the situation on the field was as one-sided as the odds before the game.
The French team relied on their midfield advantage to firmly control the situation on the court.
France's Moussa Sissoko on the right performed eye-catchingly, advancing vertically almost as if he was in no one's territory. Under the pressure of the French team in the frontcourt, the Portuguese team made more mistakes. The French team also repeatedly threatened Portugal's goal. Griezmann
, Giroud had good scoring opportunities, but they were all resolved by the brave Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio.
In order to avoid conceding the ball, Portugal set up a bus formation at the beginning. In addition to the four defenders standing in the penalty area to defend, midfielders William Carvalho and Joao Mario also stayed in the penalty area. The French team could not defend Portugal.
Pass the ball in the penalty area. The Portuguese team protected the penalty area and retreated deep in the midfield. After getting the ball, they used their big feet to make a clearance, looking for Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani in the frontcourt. This move once had a miraculous effect. Nani got a counterattack at the beginning.
Good opportunity, but the shot missed.
Perhaps God was testing the Portuguese. In the 18th minute of the game, Ronaldo fell to the ground without confrontation and was eventually carried out on a stretcher. The Portuguese had to replace Quaresma to replace the injured Ronaldo.
Quaresma came on as a substitute, and Portugal suddenly changed their formation and played 4-2-3-1. Nani was at the forefront and began to focus on controlling the ball, passing the ball with confidence, and creating opportunities.
In the last five minutes of the first half, the Portuguese's counterattacks with the ball worked wonders, and from time to time they could use counterattacks to threaten the French team's goal.
At this point, no one is optimistic about Portugal. Everyone thinks that the Portuguese cannot defend it. As long as the French team scores a goal, the Portuguese's psychological defense will immediately collapse.
In the second half, the French team still had an absolute advantage, but they failed to score, and there were always problems with the final kick.
In the 78th minute, seeing that the team was constantly under siege, the Portuguese coach simply replaced the team's only center Edel, completely giving up the midfield, and started a 901 tactic.
Facing Portugal's iron barrel formation, France had no choice but to frequently bombard the Portuguese goal with high balls, but Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio performed well and defused the French team's offensive many times.
In stoppage time, the French team had its best chance when Gignac's shot hit the post.
If Portugal can drag the French team into overtime, it is already a victory.
Seeing this, Zhao Yang firmly believed that if the Chinese team wanted to break out of the top 12, they had to learn from Portugal's style of play and resolutely play defensive counterattacks.
overtime
Due to the decline in physical fitness of both sides, Portugal changed to a safe passing and controlling style, and simple passes to each other. France, also due to physical problems, was unable to carry out high-intensity pressing, which also allowed Portugal to pass freely in the midfield and backfield.
.Because of Ed's characteristics, he can act as a fulcrum in the frontcourt and can also provide ball support for his teammates. Portugal's offensive gradually picked up.
In the 109th minute, Edel received a pass from Moutinho, took a cross step, suddenly turned around and fired a shot. The ball flew straight to the dead corner of the goal. French goalkeeper Lloris was helpless against the shot.
1:0 The Portuguese led the French.
In the end, France came out with all their strength, but with the high level of defense led by Pepe and Fonte, and the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Patricio, the French team could never knock on Portugal's door.
After 120 minutes of fierce battle, Portugal finally won the first European Cup trophy in team history.
This game gave Zhao Yang, who was watching the game, a lot of inspiration and more confidence. This final made Zhao Yang feel that he really had a chance to lead the Chinese team to the World Cup finals.