Football: The strongest post-zero generation

"Beep~"

With the whistle of Uruguayan referee Andrea Cunha, the first semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia was announced.

“aooaoaooaoaooooooo——"

The huge chant like a tsunami quickly swept through the entire Luzhniki Stadium, and the commentator of Tianchao 5 in the commentary seat He Wei gave his trademark opening remarks: "Tianchao TV! Tianchao TV! The match that is now being broadcast for you is the semi-final between England and Belgium at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and it is Belgium in red jerseys and red pants who attack from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left......

Belgium, which has the advantage of kick-off, played very sophisticated, did not rush to attack, but advanced the overall formation in a step-by-step way, perhaps because of Li Qing's ability to take the ball and counterattack, Belgium's two wings did not have colleagues to press forward, so it gave people a feeling that the offensive formation was not opened, that is, the offensive system was not three-dimensional enough.

Eden Hazard has been at Chelsea for six seasons and has struggled with England internationals in the Premier League for many seasons, and they know each other very well, and no one can take advantage of each other, but it is still a bit difficult to understand the defensive players.

Especially for an attacking player of Eden Hazard's level, although you know what he's going to do next, the problem is that you can't keep up with that step at all, maybe you have a prediction in advance, but who can guarantee that he is not making a feint?

Belgium's first threat was created by Eden Hazard, who picked up a pass from Kevin De Bruyne and chose to stop and smash a cold shot straight into the left-hand area of the edge of the penalty area.

The ball drew a graceful arc in mid-air towards the far end of the goal, and Pickford was obviously studying Hazard's long-range shooting characteristics before the game, and there was an early move to the left at the moment when Hazard stepped past Henderson, and it was a step ahead of him that allowed him to cope with Hazard's threatening shot into the far corner, and with a single palm, the ball was deflected off the right post of the goal.

“wowoowowoowooooooooo——"

Tens of thousands of England fans screamed over the Luzhniki Stadium.

They often watch the Premier League, but they often see Hazard blasting the world wave in his own left corridor, and Pickford is very arrogant when he gets up, shaking his head casually, giving people a sense that he can do better.

The on-site director took a close-up shot of Hazard, and saw him standing in place with his hands on his hips, pursed his lips, obviously not very satisfied with his long-range shot just now.

Immediately, the broadcast picture was given to Li Qing who was walking back, and He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, smiled: "Hazard used the first attack to test Pickford to guard the goal, should Li Qing, as England's number one star, return color in the next attack?"

The fans sitting in front of the TV looked at Li Qing, who was not shocked, and their hearts were full of confidence.

In their impression, as long as Li Qing's mentality does not collapse, he will score 100% goals, and the key is that Li Qing's mentality has not collapsed......

Kevin De Bruyne took a corner from the right and Harry Kehl kicked the ball out of Lukaku with the assistance of Harry Kehl, and Dembele (the one who later moved to R&F) for Tottenham Hotspur was the first to switch to Li Qing in order to prevent England from playing an effective counter-attack.

However, Harry Kane's header did not reach his team-mates, and the ball was controlled by Meunier in front of the penalty area, before being pulled back to De Bruyne in an offside position on the right flank, and Belgium continued to organise the attack.

De Bruyne, who won the ball, did not have much possession, he directly played a powerful low ball with his personal characteristics, and Stones was quick to kick the ball directly off the left touchline of the pitch, giving only one touchline ball to Belgium.

“aooaoaooaoaoooooooo——"

The Luzhniki Stadium was filled with loud tsunami-like chanting from Belgian fans.

England fans didn't compete with Belgian fans for dominance at this time, anyway, it was England who won in their script, and Belgium couldn't win the game no matter how eye-catching they played.

It's okay for them to enjoy football during the game.

Belgium went on the offensive in waves, wave after wave, as if they were conducting a half-court offensive exercise.

He Wei, the commentator of Celestial Empire Radio 5, frowned and said: "It is not a good sign that England continues to defend passively. "

"It's true that Belgium's attack during this period has been very targeted, with reasonable passes to open up the pitch, Hazard on the left and De Bruyne on the right, and if Lukaku can play a little harder, Belgium really have a good chance of taking the lead. "

Commentator Xu Yang nodded in approval: "Southgate's attack on Loftus-Cheek can be said to be a faint move, if this game follows the starting lineup of the last game against Brazil, Dier can definitely make up for the lack of rib defense." "

At the same time, Southgate, who was standing in the coach's command area of the home team, frowned, Belgium maintained control of the football for a long time, which is not a good thing for the emotional management of the players, and Loftus-Cheek attacked strongly and weakly, coupled with Li Qing, who did not need to defend, the overall defensive pressure was very high.

If I knew this was the case, the situation would have been much better with Dale or Livermore, but unfortunately there is no if in this world.

Even if England can get the football, it will be difficult to attack, Harry Kane and Sterling are affected by defensive pressure and cannot participate in the attack in the first place, and directly handing over Li Qing will be fouled by Belgian players or cut off the passing route, and it is even more impossible to score goals.

In the final analysis, the offense still relied too much on Li Qing.

Li Qing also realized this, and he increased his running so that his teammates could find the passing point at the first time, but unfortunately Belgium did a very good job in defending from attack to defense, and there was no chance to get the ball at all.

A few minutes went on, and in the fourteenth minute of the match, Belgium had 72 per cent ahead of England with 28 per cent of possession, a very impressive percentage of possession.

The football came to the feet of Hazard, Henderson, Loftus-Cheek and Trent Alexander-Arnold occasionally thought that Hazard was going to cut inside, but he waited for Vertonghen to cut in the moment and made a clever pass, Kyle Walker pulled out to defend it was too late, Vertonghen looked at Lukaku in the box, but actually gave an inverted triangle pass, and the ball rolled against the ground to Hazard who ran to the penalty spot.

Hazard's action to meet the ball attracted the attention of all England players, and Stones and Henderson subconsciously made a frontal block.

Unexpectedly, Hazard let the ball go, and the ball rolled towards De Bruyne, who was cut in from the right rib of the attack to the right rib of the penalty area.

“wowowoowoooooooooo——"

De Bruyne met the ball from 12 yards out, and the ball hung into the top right corner of the goal like a cannonball......

Sky TV commentator Andy Greylen paused, according to the course of the past game, shouldn't England be the first to score?

What, the plot has changed this time?_

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