Chapter 117 The Old Habit Returns

Santos is not an indecisive person, otherwise he would not have been Portugal's coach for so long and led Portugal to achieve such good results.

With a shake of his hand, he pointed at Mario, and soon Mario came on to replace Moutinho. Bruno also came up to replace Guedes.

Although Santos didn't want to change players so quickly, now that Dong Fangzhuo has changed, he still has to deal with it, otherwise he will suffer too much in terms of physical fitness. Of course, his tactics will not change, because Dong Fangzhuo has not changed either. He still had only one idea, to resist the Chinese team's attack and then seize the opportunity to counterattack.

But he did not dare to use the third substitution quota. He had to leave one substitution quota to ensure that the team would not have one less player due to injuries. He was not as crazy as Dong Fangzhuo.

In the next battle, it was still the two wings of the Chinese team that were suppressing, with Portugal in charge. The crazy speed caused the sides of both sides to fly with sand and rocks, and people were turned upside down. The 30-year-old Feng Renliang is still young and can handle the ball with ease on the wing, which made Guerrero miserable and soon gave Guerrero a yellow card.

"Feng,"

"He was the hero of the last World Cup,"

"Had it not been for the injury, he would have been the starter for the Chinese team. The way he holds the ball reminds me of Robben. Although he is not as strong as Robben, every move he makes is very reasonable. Now Guerrero We are in trouble. If Feng continues to charge him with speed, he may have to take cards. Santos seems to have no idea of ​​replacing him, but the Chinese team's tactics are very targeted and they always want to break their defense."

Of course Santos discovered the problem, but he still didn't want to use the third substitution. It was still early.

Unexpectedly, after another five minutes, Yang Liyu also let another winger get a yellow card. Both Cedric and Guerrero got the cards. This was equivalent to half of Portugal's two arms being disabled. It was quite dangerous. .

Cristiano Ronaldo kept waving in the midfield, signaling his teammates to boldly attack forward. The team retreated too far, and Portugal could hardly play any beautiful offense. Cristiano Ronaldo spent more time in the midfield and backcourt to participate in defense, almost They forgot to attack.

"Before the game, we all said that China was the oldest team in the World Cup, but where is the oldest team now? All the players on the field are very strong. Maybe Portugal will be brought down."

After Portugal failed to attack again, Dong Fangzhuo rushed to the frontcourt with the ball. Fonte and Pepe kept their depth. In the end, Mario intercepted Dong Fangzhuo from the side, but Mario failed to pass the ball. Well, the through ball was too obvious. Wu Xi slipped and intercepted the ball in the middle. After getting up, he immediately handed it to Zhang Xizhe. Zhang Xizhe did not dare to touch the ball and directly picked it to Feng Renliang in front. Feng Renliang After a continuous stop, he directly passed the timid Guerrero, and then sent a half-high ball with his left foot!

With a whoosh, the ball rushed into Portugal's penalty area. Although Fonte stretched his legs to block it, he was still half a beat late. Fortunately, Pepe was there. Pepe kicked the ball out of the baseline before Dong Fangzhuo, and again It's a corner kick from the Chinese team.

Pepe quickly bent down and took a breath. He was really tired after working so hard at this age. After he finished breathing, he quickly found someone to mark him, but Dong Fangzhuo was already standing at the corner flag, ready to take a corner kick. .

"There is probably something wrong with Pepe's physical fitness. It's hard for him to be the main player at this age and to play in such a tough final."

“But he is still Portugal’s most trustworthy central defender.

No one can replace it. "

The corner kick was taken, and sure enough, it was Pepe who headed the ball out. He perfectly interpreted the role of a world-class central defender. Seat B got the ball and immediately passed it to Felix! Felix's legs were also full of strength and speed, and he rushed up with the ball at full speed. Wu Xi made a side tackle, but he missed. Yang Liyu flew over and tried to pull the tail of his shirt but couldn't.

Soon Felix dribbled the ball through the midfield. Only Wang Gang and Zhang Lin could stop him. The two of them surrounded him from both sides. If they couldn't deal with him, the Chinese team's defense would probably be broken.

But the 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo rushed up in the middle, with Feng Renliang next to him. The two of them were competing in speed and passed the midfield, but Feng Renliang was always half a step slower than him, with Cristiano Ronaldo in front.

Felix also observed Ronaldo's movement from the corner of his eye. But he gritted his teeth and stabbed straight out. Although Wang Gang knew he was going to do this, he still started half a beat too late. Felix easily caught up with the ball on the left baseline. When Wang Gang pounced, he calmly dunked with his left foot, sending Wang Gang directly Crossed the bottom line.

When Zhang Lin came over, Felix pushed the ball near the penalty spot. Cristiano Ronaldo rushed up with big strides, never letting Feng Renliang take away half a point.

"It's over, it's over!"

"Ahhhhh!"

Seeing Ronaldo's right foot kick the ball, at this moment, everyone felt that they were going to be doomed.

At the critical moment, Feng Renliang made a tackle from the right side of the defense!

How dare he!

Too risky!

It's a foul if you don't pay attention.

Bang! The sound was extremely clear, and his right foot was right in front of the ball! He successfully blocked Ronaldo's shot.

Ronaldo immediately fell forward on the turf, and then hugged his right ankle with a painful look on his face.

"Foul?"

"Is there a foul on this ball?"

"You won't be awarded a penalty kick, right?"

Tackles from the side and behind are quite dangerous and can generally be divided into several situations.

Scooped the ball, but didn't touch anyone.

After scooping the ball, he bumped into someone by the way. The referee believed that the action was not sloppy, reckless, and did not use excessive force to hit the ball.

When making a tackle, before touching the ball, touching a person first, aiming for the ball rather than the person. It is a common foul and a direct free kick.

When making a tackle, before touching the ball, he touches a person first, and the target is the person rather than the ball. Yellow card + direct free kick

Dangerous tackles, such as flying with both feet, tackles from behind and other actions that endanger the opponent's safety. If no one is tackled, a yellow card will be given;

Tackles and red card tackles are technically difficult actions in football matches, and the specifications of the required actions must not endanger the opponent's safety. That is, there are restrictions on the direction, strength of the action, height of the tackling foot, etc. The specific penalty depends on the situation at the time.

At this time, the referee also lost his judgment. He stopped the game and was about to check on Var. However, at this time, Portuguese players had already surrounded him and asked him for a penalty kick. They complained while pointing at Cristiano Ronaldo who fell on the turf.

The referee still pushed them away resolutely and walked off the court.

For this kind of controversy, you must watch var, this is the World Cup final!

The TV broadcast footage was also constantly replayed.

"No foul, right?"

"Maybe he didn't touch Ronaldo's feet."

"There's absolutely no problem, it's definitely not a penalty."

"It's just that I fell down due to inertia."

"Or Ronaldo dived, it's an old problem."

"The referee should be able to see clearly from Var."

Everyone is waiting anxiously.

This time the referee looked at Var's camera for a long time, nearly a minute.

Finally, when he came out, he crossed his arms and pointed to the baseline.

"Goal kick!"

"This is a completely correct decision!"