LRAB Chapter 378
Chapter 378
Italy's quick counterattack at the start made the Croatian coaching staff on the sidelines break out in a cold sweat.
"Focus!"
"Position!"
"Assist in defense!"
Kranjcar frowned and couldn't help shouting to remind the players on the back line to quickly get into the game state.
At the same time.
In the center circle on the court, a chaotic fight for the ball was going on.
Perrotta headed the ball to his teammate Gattuso.
Gattuso ran to the landing point of the ball and jumped to grab the ball, but Nick stuck to him and jumped up immediately.
The two are similar in height, 1.77 meters and 1.76 meters respectively, but in terms of tonnage.
There is still a gap between Nick Kovacs and Gattuso, who is known as the "butcher on the court".
Gattuso pressed Nick Kovacs under him, grabbed the high ball, and then headed the ball to his teammate Camoranesi.
Just.
Camoranesi did not receive the pass from his teammates as he wished.
Because of a thin figure in a plaid jersey.
Like a ghost.
Lightning appeared.
Before him, he got the ball first and headed it to Su Fei in the middle.
"Modric!!"
"He's fighting for the ball!"
"Ball possession!"
"Croatia will take it!"
"Su Fei!!"
Although the ball flew to Su Fei's position, Su Fei did not have any comfortable angle to receive the ball.
Next to him was Perrotta who was close to him.
Simone Perrotta.
Compared with the other star-studded Italian teammates, the 29-year-old was a late bloomer and spent a few years in the Serie B Bari team in his early years.
It was only after joining Roma in 2004 that he gradually won Lippi's recognition and joined the Italian national team with his attitude and fighting spirit on and off the field.
Perrotta's attitude is indeed fine.
But it was really difficult for him, who was only 1.78 meters tall, to compete with Su Fei, who was 1.92 meters tall, for a high ball.
At the moment when the football fell close to him.
Perrotta was pushed several steps away by Su Fei's terrifying power, and could only watch Su Fei steadily unload the football under his feet.
However.
Perrotta also reacted quickly, rushed behind Su Fei, and spread his legs to support and exert force, trying to stop Su Fei from turning.
At the same time.
Under Lippi's pre-match arrangement, Gattuso and Camoranesi also rushed to Su Fei at the same time, cooperating with Perrotta to defend.
"Su Fei!!"
"Got the pass from Modric!"
"But!"
"The Italian midfielder quickly moved closer to Su Fei!"
"Prepare for coordinated attack!"
The speed of the Italian players' coordinated defense was somewhat beyond Su Fei's expectations.
Before he could make a move, Gattuso came to a position.
Su Fei was very clear-headed.
Trying to break out of Italy's coordinated attack rashly.
The probability of losing the ball is very high.
So.
This ball.
Su Fei chose to pass the ball back to Modric who was not far behind him.
Then.
He turned around and knocked Perrotta away, and chose to move forward.
The tacit understanding between Modric and Su Fei is needless to say.
Seeing Su Fei's off-ball movement.
He decisively stretched his foot to the bottom of the football and sent a high pass over the heads of Perrotta and Gattuso.
"Modric!!"
"I made a back pass with Su Fei!"
"High pass in the middle!"
"Su Fei!"
"Unload the ball sideways in the front court!"
"But after receiving the ball, Su Fei was actively pressed by Cannavaro!"
Su Fei held the ball at the top of the penalty area and faced Cannavaro's pressing, and the pressure increased suddenly.
Continuous fake pulls, but Cannavaro didn't panic at all!
It was hard to find a chance to shoot directly!
He was almost intercepted by Cannavaro!
Fabio Cannavaro!
A top three central defender in history, the absolute core of Italy's cup-winning.
After Beckenbauer and Sammer, he is the third defender to win the European Golden Ball.
On the football field.
Everything changes in a flash.
Cannavaro's timely obstruction of Su Fei successfully waited for Gattuso and other Italian players to return to defense.
Football.
Suddenly, Materazzi, who was also attacking, broke out from under Su Fei's feet.
In the live broadcast room of Zhuangdianertai, Wang Tao showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
"The ball was lost!"
"Su Fei!"
"The ball was lost!!"
"This..."
"The Italian defense line is too scary."
-【What's the situation? It's just a lost ball. Is Wang Tao making such a big fuss? 】
-【Let me tell you this, after watching Su Fei play for so long, this is the first time I’ve seen Su Fei lose the ball in the front court...】
-[Italy's defense is so terrifying. ]
-[The two teams are really fighting hard, and they must fight for the ball. It's so intense. ]
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On the court.
Su Fei, who lost the ball, immediately turned around to join the defense.
Compared with the shock of Wang Tao and many old fans in the barrage, Su Fei was very calm.
He does have many star skills.
His ball control attribute value has also reached the first-line standard of 90.
But this is the World Cup final!
Facing Italy, which was originally famous for its defense in history and relied on defense to reach the top of the world!
In other words.
The defenders and defensive midfielders he faced can be said to have historical defensive capabilities and cooperation.
In a one-on-one situation.
He definitely has a chance, but when Italy's formation is stable and his physical strength is sufficient.
Want to break through the "Italian defensive stranglehold".
Difficult.
It's really too difficult.
But Su Fei believed that as long as he kept trying and attacking again and again, he would get a real chance!
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The game was still going on.
In the next 10 minutes, Croatia failed to get the chance to send the ball to Italy.
Instead, it was Italy.
In the 13th minute of the game, through a textbook-level fast defensive counterattack, the deadlock was broken first.
Yurica made a long diagonal pass from the right.
Cannavaro, who was pushed out of the penalty area, completed the interception.
Then.
Cannavaro took the ball and advanced, actively participating in the team's attack.
A defender who can win the Golden Ball must be an all-around defender with good offense and defense!
Cannavaro dribbled the ball near the center circle.
Twisted and dribbled the ball.
A precise long pass across the court gave the ball to Pirlo in the left rib area.
Pirlo, who got the ball, did not hesitate at all.
He dribbled the ball straight through the arch of his foot.
The passing route was as precise as a scalpel, piercing Croatia's defense in one fell swoop!
The football was caught by "Wolf King" Totti.
"Pirlo!!"
"Deadly through pass!!"
"Danger!!"
"Croatia is in danger!"
"There are not enough defenders in front of the goal!"
Italy's counterattack pass has not ended yet.
Totti, who attracted most of the Croatian defense in the backcourt, knocked the ball with the outside of his left foot.
At the moment of rushing into the penalty area.
The ball was sent to Luca Toni who rushed into the penalty area from the left side of the penalty area!
Luca Toni!
Pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal!
Godfather Pledikosa fell to the ground and spread his legs, even with his legs straight, but he could only watch the ball cross the goal line in despair.
"The ball went in!!"
"The ball went in!!"
"Luca Toni!"
"1:0!"
"13th minute of the game!"
"1:0!"
"Textbook-level Italian defensive counterattack!"
"Cannavaro's precise long pass quickly counterattacked! Pirlo then made a straight pass through the defense! Totti made a pass in front of the goal! Luca Toni calmly pushed the ball into the far corner and scored!"
"Such a wonderful cooperation!"
"Such a quick counterattack!"
"This is Italy! This is the three-star Italy that has won the World Cup three times in history!"
A suppressed emotion suddenly began to spread among Croatian fans......
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