Spain Youth National Team This team basically inherited the fine traditions of their predecessors.
It is also one of the few teams today that dares to slowly continue to pass and control even if it is lagging behind.
It was as if they were one goal ahead.
But don't tell me, it is this kind of temperament that has brought them step by step to where they are today.
If they were like Germany National Team and England, they would start making long passes as soon as they fell behind. The further the time went on, the more panicked the army would be, then they would not be where they are today.
It can be said that most teams' seemingly indiscriminate bombardment after seventy minutes is actually not as threatening as their regular tactics.
In the goal statistics, there were many goals after 70 minutes. The reason is not that this kind of indiscriminate bombardment is really effective, but that the other team took the opportunity to steal more balls.
After more than ten minutes of passing and controlling, Spain Youth National Team is basically familiar with the court and football.
They played in circles, consuming the attention of the Italy Youth National Team players.
Although Italy is the leading side, playing against Spain, no matter whether you are behind or ahead, it is not easy to win the ball.
At the seventeenth minute, Spain suddenly accelerated.
Spain passed Moric with a wonderful pass from midfield. Enriquez held the ball in the ribs and tried to cut inside.
This sudden acceleration in transmission and control is where the real murderous intent of transmission and control lies.
Later, Barcelona without Iniesta became less fun to play. This is one of the root causes.
But...
Bang!
Lu Yang directly steals Enriquez from the side.
Midfield Invisible Man!
This player skill sounds basic, but in fact it is very useful.
As long as Lu Yang does not appear in Enriquez's sight for a long time, Enriquez will easily forget that there is such a number one person on the court.
Lu Yang completed a beautiful threatening ball defense and steal.
Bang!
He turned around and gave the football to Ceballos in the frontcourt, without giving Enriquez any chance to counterattack.
Enriquez glanced at Lu Yang angrily.
What a dog!
Such a doggy person, why didn't I notice him just now?
This guy is the number one threat to Italy.
Enriquez shook his head to wake himself up.
From this moment on, he will treat Lu Yang with the same standards as Mancini.
Otherwise, Spain will really hang.
It was clearly a good opportunity to score a goal just now!
As soon as he said this, Ceballos over there showed his Golden Boy Award ninth value.
He cut inside and directly passed the opponent.
In fact, the opponent is on guard against this ball.
But Ceballos's movement of picking up the ball and lowering the ball was too close to the opponent.
So when he dialed the ball and cut inside, he and the opponent were almost touching each other.
With this kind of change of direction in front of the body at close range, the defender cannot take a direct shot and must take a half step back to have room to change feet.
However, if you step back or change your feet, you will trip yourself if you are not careful.
So Ceballos made a gorgeous inside cut, and what the audience saw was that the Spain right back who was defending Ceballos fell backwards gorgeously.
If you have no idea about this action, it is recommended to watch Meibo's extraordinary performance repeatedly.
Bang!
Ceballos kicked the door open.
However, the angle of the ball was not particularly tricky, and it was saved by goalkeeper Spain.
Italy won a corner kick.
Ceballos takes this corner kick.
Lu Yang, Pirola and others all came to the penalty area to grab points.
"Moric, go outside and block me." Lu Yang pushed Moric.
Moric left angrily, muttering dirty words in his mouth, "It's amazing that you are tall. If you are tall, you don't want me to assist you, bah! Yodels will never be slaves!"
Bang!
Ceballos free throw.
Pirola rose from the ground, and the Italy central defender headed the ball into the goal.
However, Spain's life should not have been cut off. The goalkeeper subconsciously stretched out his hand and just hit the football.
For a moment, there was chaos in front of the Spain goal. There were sounds of collapse, explosive sounds, whistling wind, and hundreds of thousands of people working together.
Finally, a whistle sounded.
Only then did everyone realize that the football was already within the Spain goal.
The ball went in?
Who entered?
In such a chaotic scene, even if you stare at the screen, you can't see the goal scorer.
But the person who scored the goal knows it.
Can you not know whether you have touched a football or not?
The feeling on your feet is definitely different.
That soft, cotton-like thing, well... that round thing with amazing elasticity, a certain hardness, but also giving you timely force feedback... isn't it a football!
Lu Yang rushed out of the crowd, and when no one responded, he rushed to the corner flag area and started celebrating.
His posture was straight, his right hand was like a knife, and he held it high near his temple, facing the direction of the stadium box. He was more of a soldier than a soldier.
Who are the people fighting the war if they are not soldiers?
Football is also a war, isn't it?
In the chairman's box, the old man was still waiting for the replay, but when the camera cut to Lu Yang, the old man suddenly stood up and gave the exact same courtesy to Lu Yang.
He knew that this gift, Lu Yang, was given to him.
One child has shouldered the responsibilities given by two countries. He is really good!
"Lu Yang! It's Lu Yang again! He was very active today, and his condition is really good!"
"In the chaos, Lu Yang's toe was the first to poke the football!"
"Two to zero! In less than twenty minutes of the game, Italy leads Spain two to zero! This is definitely a score that no one expected before the game!"
"Lu Yang scored twice! He is Italy's hero!"
"Eight goals! Lu Yang overtook Enriquez in the scorer list! He is now the top scorer of European Under-21 Championship!"
"Oh, we can see that Lu Yang gave a military salute. Is he a soldier? No, then are there some very important soldiers present today?"
The commentator was confused and couldn't tell. They didn't know that there was indeed an old soldier in the chairman's box today.
Looking at Lu Yang who was saluting, Enriquez frowned and his pupils shrank infinitely.
He felt the heavy responsibility on himself.
In Europe, if you play football well, it is possible to obtain noble titles such as knight, baron, and viscount.
Although in modern countries, these noble titles have little practical significance.
But this is still an honor that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve!
Enriquez just wants to be a knight.
But the premise is that he can bring Spain one international championship trophy after another!
Five minutes later, Enriquez proved that he had the same ability as Ceballos.
Relying on the pass and control of his teammates, Enriquez got another very good opportunity to hold the ball in the middle.
He did not take a long shot rashly, but took the initiative to find Cortino with the ball.
Cortino returns from suspension and is not timid.
However, Enriquez is one place higher than Mancini in the ranking of Golden Boy Award.
His speed may not be as fast as Mancini, but his dribbling skills are better than Mancini.
After almost three feints, Cortino was defeated and passed by Enriquez.
Lam rushed forward in time, but Enriquez seemed to have expected it. He tilted his body to the right, crossed his right foot in front of his left foot, and made a passing posture. In fact, he moved the ball with the instep and completed the instant start.
The football passed under Lam's crotch, and Enriquez also flashed past him.
Bang!
After passing Lam, Enriquez shot without hesitation.
Areola tried his best to save the ball, but Enriquez's shot hit the blind spot and Areola couldn't reach it.
One to two!
Spain gets a goal back!
Enriquez jumped up on the spot and raised his right fist high.
This is a very impressive goal for the entire Spain.
Spain plays football and is never afraid of not scoring, because they will score sooner or later.
But when the first ball comes is very important, because once the first ball comes, the following goals are not far away.
"Wow! Enriquez once again performed solo in Longtan!"
"Eight goals! Enriquez is so strong! He has caught up with Lu Yang, and is tied with Lu Yang at the top of the scorer list of European Under-21 Championship!"
"He opened the goal account for Spain!"
"The impact he has shown recently is no less than that of Mancini!"
"In fact, Enriquez has changed significantly since the last game of the group stage. His playing style has become more powerful, but this is exactly what Spain Youth National Team needs!"
"The most indispensable thing for a passing team is not the passing brain, but the offensive accelerator and deadly terminator! Enriquez serves as both of these at the same time!"
After Iniesta and Neymar left the team, Barcelona's Messi actually served as both of them, but after all, one person was incapable of doing the same job. It is true that he was better than both of them, but it could not completely make up for the impact of their departure.
"Our wings are under a lot of defensive pressure today." Moric found Lu Yang, "They keep pulling on both sides, and the players on both sides cannot relax at all. Our center will also be pulled apart by them, thus exposing flaws."
"Theoretically this is an unsolvable problem."
Lu Yang nodded and said, "Do you know where the goal is to pass the ball to the team?"
Moric raised his eyes and said hesitantly, "You mean... the lower back?"
Lu Yang said, "Yes! In order for the passing and controlling team to achieve the purpose of passing and controlling, their midfielders cannot be like the midfielders of ordinary teams, focusing on destruction, big-foot clearance and other actions."
"Their defensive midfielders have to play the role of connecting the midfield and backcourt. They have to get the ball frequently, be able to hold the ball, and have the ability to dribble and escape. Sometimes they even have to deliberately hold the ball for a period of time to attract firepower and give other teammates time to move."
"Theoretically, this position is one of their transportation hubs. Once the players in this position are missing, their transfers will no longer be smooth, and their control will be greatly weakened, just like ordinary teams."
"No, considering that the technical players of the passing and controlling team are generally not too tall, after losing the passing and controlling system, their large-scale ball movement is weaker than that of ordinary teams."
Moric's eyes flashed. "You mean, we are going to encircle him? Let him lose his role as a transportation hub?"
Lu Yang patted Moric on the head. "Silly boy, I mean you have to find a way to steal the ball from their midfielder, just like you did to Melkan in the last game."
Encirclement and suppression?
Encircling and suppressing the football at the feet of the team's players is definitely the most cost-effective tactical option.
What's more, it's a transportation hub for others?
The meaning of a transportation hub is that it can connect multiple destinations.
If you can even encircle and suppress the midfielder, it means that you have invested too many troops in the opponent's half, and others can use their numerical advantage to launch a strong attack in your half at any time.
This kind of exchange, if you don't go up to the high position to press the ball as soon as someone else has the ball, it will be too late when someone else has already controlled the ball.
Soon, Italy National Team kicked out the football.
But three minutes later, the team in possession of the ball became Spain National Team.
Their ball control skills are very good, with one kick per player.
As long as Italy fails to attack, don't think about touching football again.
As before, Spain was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and poured the ball slowly. Even if there were some offensive opportunities, they would not try at all if they were not good.
From the 40th minute of the game, Spain's ball control moved backwards significantly.
This is them trying to lure the snake out of its hole.
Once Italy's players attack, their midfielder will immediately launch a fatal attack.
This kind of attack opportunity has a higher probability of scoring a goal than the previous three or five attempts.
In the 44th minute, Italy player really came out.
Spain's back midfielder seizes the opportunity and takes one long step...
Bang!
Moric appeared from the side first and stabbed the football out.
Spain kicked Moric in the back, but Moric grinned and did not fall to the ground. Instead, he caught up with the football and passed it out.
Spain The defensive midfielder wants to turn around and chase the ball.
But a man shot out from beside him faster.
It's a blue jersey, not a red jersey!
Lu Yang has always been in the position between the attacking midfielder and the central midfielder. At this moment, he has the best chance to get the ball.
Lu Yang touched the ball and dribbled forward to the outer area on the right side of the penalty area.
The defenders of Spain were in a panic, and they collectively moved towards the position of Lu Yang, one by one, and the other by blocking.
The midfielder is also on his way back, and only Lu Yang hesitates for a moment.
Bang!
Lu Yang didn't hesitate, raised his right foot high and shot suddenly!
Spain The two central defenders jumped up immediately, preparing to block the football with their bodies.
However, the football did not go deep vertically, but drifted horizontally to the left side of the penalty area.
This is not a shot, but a cross ball!
Fake ejaculation and real ejaculation!
Full of strength!
Very confusing.
Spain The midfielder jumped up and hit Slide Tackle, but he was still half a meter away from the football and failed to stop it.
On the left side, Moric, who had just been kicked, did not say a word the whole time, ran over despite the pain, and shot a powerful shot from the outside with the instep of no one to defend him.
Football hits the dead end!
Score another goal!
Three to one!
Italy widens the gap again!
Spain All the players fell into despair.
It was obvious that we were about to equalize the score, but why did we miss two goals in the blink of an eye?
Why are these two balls like a chasm today, making it so tiring to chase them?
Spain's defensive midfielder went to the referee and complained frantically.
"I kicked him just now. The game should have been stopped instead of continuing." The defensive midfielder was speechless.
"You didn't mean it. When Moric rushed over and poked the football away, you couldn't hold back." The referee was very humane. "Of course, you didn't raise your foot to hurt him intentionally, so I won't give you a yellow card. But next time, even if you didn't mean it, you will still get a card, because your range of movement is still too big after all, you know?"
"In addition, the offense was favorable just now. My professionalism tells me that I cannot stop such a good counterattack opportunity."
Spain's midfielder looked a little helpless.
The rational referee is so terrible, he has no clue.
During the halftime break, coach Spain told the players that they should try a bolder attack now.
If you lose a ball, you can take your time.
But if you lose two, you really have to be tighter.
Enriquez said he received it!
In the 56th minute of the second half, Enriquez scored again.
He successfully countered offside and scored a single goal.
Facing Areola's attack, Enriquez succeeded in picking up the ball and shooting.
Two to three!
Spain tenaciously recovered one.
It was Enriquez who extended the life of Spain at the critical moment.
This kind of operation has appeared repeatedly in the past few games.
It can be said that Enriquez is the key to Spain being able to reach the finals.
He is like Lu Yang to Italy, carrying the team forward.
"Nine goals! Enriquez once again overtook Lu Yang in the scorer list! Can Lu Yang respond to this?"
"We can see that Lu Yang goes to Enriquez, and he is going to mark Enriquez! This is Lu Yang's specialty. Although he is the top scorer in the Italy Youth National Team, his defensive ability is also ranked among the best in the team."
"Lu Yang is a central defender and has played in many positions such as defensive midfielder and left back."
"Since Lu Yang marked Enriquez, Enriquez has really not performed very well. Maybe Enriquez is better than Mancini in terms of creating opportunities, but in the face of this kind of marking, Mancini is easier to break than Enriquez!"
"Spain National Team Is there anyone else who can come forward?"
"Oh! Stand up! Spain Midfielder No. 8 player stands up!"
"Enriquez broke through with the ball. Lu Yang and Canyes jointly defended him, but Enriquez used his teammates to hit the wall and passed them."
"Lu Yang is still chasing Enriquez. As long as Enriquez stops for a moment, he can return to the defensive position. He has too much energy."
"Cortino stepped forward to steal the ball, and Enriquez passed the ball! Cortino had no choice, he had to come up. He had to prevent Enriquez from taking long shots, and at the same time buy Lu Yang time to return to defense."
"But Enriquez actually moved the football. This pass was very clever and hit Pirola behind!"
"Spain No. 8 player moved forward. Pirola's slow turning speed was once again magnified. He was surpassed by Spain No. 8 player... shot... and the ball went in!"
"Great Spain No. 8! He equalized the score for Spain! Great Enriquez, he controlled the game!"
"The game is not over yet! Three to three! The score now is three to three!"
The commentator was hysterical!
This is definitely a visual feast!
This is a showdown between warriors.
No one gives up, everyone persists.
And the result is the same as the scene.
Spain, who seemed to be more dominant, finally got the number of goals they deserved.
Italy seemed to be at a disadvantage, but they failed to maintain their lead.
Superstars are superstars after all, and they have the ability to determine the game at any stage.
This is true for Mancini, and the same is true for Enriquez.
From this moment on, Spain Youth National Team was full of fighting spirit.
They seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
They have survived the most difficult stage, and now it's time for them to open up the score.
"Italy paid the price for their conservatism." In the box, the old man said, "If Ceballos and Pompeti were allowed to attack Spain's defense line as much as possible when the score was advantageous and cause some damage, then there is still a chance now."
"Of course, Spain has the ball, and Italy itself doesn't have much of a chance."
"This is where Spain is strong. You may be able to see the point where the game is broken, but you can't do it. If Italy had insisted on fighting for possession of the ball with Spain before, the score might have been equalized long ago."
The old man is very professional.
Spain likes teams that press them crazily, so that they can find countless loopholes in their opponents and exploit them.
Facing Italy today, it can be said that Spain's passing and control system basically did not play a big role. They were able to score three goals entirely because of Enriquez's explosive success.
But their system still limits Italy, so much so that Spain doesn't even have a single yellow card in the backcourt.
There is no pressure in the backcourt without yellow cards when defending.
This allows Spain's backcourt to fully respond to Italy's offense in the next twenty minutes.
If Spain had one or two yellow cards in the backcourt before, then Italy's offense will be much easier at this moment.
This is the difference.
"Let's cause damage! Fight for the ball!" Moric, as the core of the midfield, naturally knows that what Italy should do most at this time is to play out.
Today's Enriquez is too dangerous. What if we blindly defend and fail to defend in the end?
If Italy concedes another goal, with Spain's ball control system, it will be really difficult for them to equalize the score.
It's better to take advantage of the fact that everyone wants to score goals and attack each other appropriately.
"Well, let Ceballos use all its firepower." Lu Yang nodded.
Open the door and release Ceballos!
So, for the next ten minutes or so, both sides were attacking each other's defense.
Spain's pursuit of possession of the ball requires a lot of physical exertion on the players' part, so playing overtime is unfriendly to them.
What's more, Enriquez has already exploded in this game, and it is difficult for him to continue to perform superbly in extra time due to his physical strength.
Similarly, Italy is worried that Spain will score first, so it has to score the goal. Otherwise, Spain can pass the football to the end of the next European Under-21 Championship game after scoring!
As a result, the temperature of the stadium rose sharply.
First, Lam, he forcefully knocked down center Spain who was trying to cut inside, and received a yellow card.
Then came Pompeti, who made a shovel while returning to defense and received a yellow card.
Then it was Spain's side. The defensive midfielder made a tactical foul and knocked down Moric who got the ball in the counterattack and received a yellow card.
In the blink of an eye, three yellow cards appeared, and both sides became more energetic.
On the one hand, this is a game about the European Under-21 Championship championship.
On the other hand, both parties are young people. If you attack my brother, of course I will come back.
Everyone gradually changed from playing football to kicking others as well.
It can be said that in order to win, both sides have become obsessed.
In this kind of football, the technical and tactical level may have declined, but the excitement has definitely soared.
The fans at the scene were also ignited by the passionate fight between the two sides. Starting from the 75th minute, the enthusiastic cheers on the court never stopped.
Until... the eighty-second minute.
I want to go to bed early, but I also want to watch the football game tonight, so I'm confused...