The Era of Emerald

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After Pirlo and Ronaldo hit penalties one after another, the atmosphere in the Alvalade stadium became more and more tense.Whether it is Portugal or Italy fans, they are now secretly praying in their hearts, hoping that their players can show their prowess in the next penalty shootout and never miss at the twelve-yard point.

While praying for their next penalty kicks to be hit in full, these fans also unanimously sent their "blessings" to their opponents in their hearts.Of course, the meanings contained in these blessings are obviously completely opposite to those given to "our own people".

It was Antonio Cassano who took the penalty kick second on the Italian side.Like replacing Buffon with Toldo before, Trapattoni's arrangement also exceeded the expectations of many media and fans-they thought that Trapattoni would let more experienced players take the lead. fine.

After all, in a penalty shootout where every goal is crucial, most coaches will tend to let the more confident players take penalties.But Trapattoni sent Cassano in this game, which really shocked many people.

Zhuang Mingge had no objection to Trapattoni's arrangement.After all, Cassano has done so many funny things over the years, and he has been accused and criticized by the media and fans for this, and he has not seen any signs of reform.On the one hand, this situation shows that Cassano's nature is indeed hard to change, and at the same time, it also proves from another angle that this Barry bad boy's psychological quality is indeed quite strong-if a player with a poor psychological quality is recognized by the media and fans Such a denunciation, probably obediently admitting his mistake or changing his gender, how can he continue to struggle like Cassano with full of energy?

What's more, even if Trapattoni doesn't use Cassano, he doesn't have many better choices.Because among the midfield players currently on the field in Italy, Diego Milito and De Rossi also lack experience in major competitions. There is basically no difference between letting them take the penalty and letting Cassano play; Ambrosini and Kamo Ranesi's mentality is good, but their penalty scores in team training are quite mediocre, not as sure as Cassano; Totti and Deco are good at penalty kicks, but they are replaced one by one Sitting on the bench for a full 120 minutes, he was not eligible to participate in the penalty shootout at all!

Facts have proved that although Cassano makes mistakes from time to time, he will still give corresponding returns to those who are willing to give him trust and support.Facing the deafening boos from tens of thousands of Portuguese fans in the stands, Cassano scored the penalty without changing his face, helping Italy once again take the lead in the penalty shootout!

Compared with Cassano, Pauleta, Portugal's second penalty kick, was quite disappointing.The majestic forward in Ligue [-] continued his poor state in this game to the penalty shootout. When he shot too much, he pursued the angle and the speed of the ball was slow. He was blocked by the tall and long-armed Toldo with one hand. !

Next, in the third round of penalty kicks, De Rossi hit the ball into the middle of the goal with a powerful volley. Ricardo, who misjudged the direction, had nothing to do about it; Figo Withstood the heavy pressure and tricked Toldo, and sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, avoiding the unfavorable situation that the host would face one to three behind after the first three rounds.

In the fourth round, Italy sent Zambrotta to take a penalty kick, but the penalty shot by the full-back was bravely blocked by Ricardo, leaving a line for Portugal, which was temporarily one goal behind, to equalize the score Opportunity.However, Rui Costa, who represented Portugal in the fourth appearance, failed to grasp the opportunity created by his goalkeeper with great difficulty.Following the European Cup opener, the midfield maestro once again failed to live up to expectations when he kicked a penalty that flew directly over the crossbar, except for giving the fans sitting in the stands behind the goal a little bit. Except for the surprise, it did not bring any benefits to Portugal.

"Damn it!" Seeing that Costa kicked the penalty kick away, Scolari angrily threw the tactical board in his hand to the ground, "I told him to let the ball go when he kicked the penalty kick." Try to fly as close to the ground as possible, why is he so stubborn, insisting on hitting a high ball?"

For these stars of the golden generation, Scolari can be said to be completely speechless.Maybe they are all good generals and even offensive cores in their respective clubs, but in the Portuguese national team, none of these guys over 30 years old has played steadily except Figo, and All the thieves can show off, as if they can't play Portugal without them, isn't this a scam? !

To be honest, it is not so much that Scolari is expressing dissatisfaction with the members of the golden generation headed by Costa and Figo, it is better to say that this Brazilian coach who has always paid attention to defense is specifically targeting Rui Costa. The defensive attitude is relatively loose, and the star who is no longer in the top ranks wants to establish his own prestige on him.

You know, when Scolari was coaching the Brazilian national team, Rivaldo and Ronaldo in the 3R were also the privileged class of the team, and they didn't participate in defense much, and I didn't see him get angry at these two.On the contrary, the veteran Romario, who has been reduced to a balloon star, was innocently shot, because he was rejected by Scolari due to his past bad deeds, and unfortunately missed the World Cup in Korea and Japan.

In the same way, Rui Costa is facing the same situation as Romario back then.Scolari wants to establish enough prestige in the Portuguese national team and take the right to speak in the locker room in his own hands. Then Costa, who has a great reputation and seniority, but his strength and status continue to decline due to his age The star is the best target for surgery.

That's a long way off, now let's get down to business.After Zambrotta and Rui Costa missed penalties, Italy temporarily led Portugal [-]-[-] in the penalty shootout, and the next player to play was the top scorer of the Azzurri in this European Cup Billboard, Diego Milito!

Seeing that it was Milito coming forward, Ricardo couldn't help tensing his body with tension.After all, the Italian striker has already penetrated his goal twice in this game, and the penalty he took will directly determine Portugal's fate.If Ricardo still didn't feel nervous under this situation, then it would be hell.

Glancing at Ricardo who was standing in front of the goal with an extremely nervous expression, Milito wiped off his sweat after placing the ball on the penalty spot and slowly stepped back, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Not long after, a short and powerful whistle rang through the audience, and Milito began his run-up action amidst the boos of more than 4 Portuguese fans at the scene.

After 120 minutes of hard work, Milito, whose physical fitness is average, was already sweating profusely at this time, and his legs were trembling due to the long-term running and the short rest before, but in the run-up, Milito was still very good Overcame this difficulty and found the rhythm and feeling of shooting.

After completing the run-up, Milito used a short pause before touching the ball, tricking Ricardo into shifting his center of gravity ahead of time, and then swung his right foot and shot the ball in the opposite direction. The direction kicked out!

Although Ricardo tried desperately to intercept the ball, he had already misjudged the direction of the shot and was beyond his reach. He could only watch the ball fly into the goal behind him.

Four to two!After 120 minutes of hard work and a brutal penalty shootout, Italy had the last laugh and became the first team to advance to the final of this European Cup!