Chapter 971 Rotterdam Night (1)
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At 8 p.m. on July 4, the de Kuyip Stadium located in Rotterdam, Netherlands was crowded with crowds of fans from France and Italy. It can be said that it is crowded! In addition, according to statistics from relevant institutions, more than 100 million viewers around the world sat in front of the TV to watch the final of the European Cup tonight, setting a new high since the European Cup had a record of television broadcasting!
As the organizer of the event, the Dutch Football Association, UEFA, and those sponsors are very satisfied, because the more people pay attention to the European Cup, the greater the benefits they will gain from it!
At the same time, at the De Kuyip Stadium, Italian and French fans who were carefully separated by the organizers in different regions were provoking each other with language and actions, pushing the atmosphere of the game to a small climax in advance!
Although Italy and France have had many records of confrontation in the past few decades, the conflict between the two sides has intensified in the two-year World Cup. At that time, Italy eliminated the French team as the host in the quarter-finals, which not only made French coach Jake's four years of hard work go to waste overnight, but also was also dismissed from the get out of class because of this defeat, but also completely shattered the French dream of winning the local cup!
So, although I don’t say anything, French fans still have a lot of grudges against Italy in their hearts. In their opinion, if Italy hadn’t used despicable means (referring to Matrazi seducing Zidane) to eliminate France in the quarterfinals, then France was in better and better shape after qualifying in the group stage, perhaps it would have really been possible that it would have won its first World Cup championship in football history in the local area!
It is precisely because of this that the smell of gunpowder in the stands was already excited by the fact that before the players on both sides walked out of the player channel. Because only such a game can have enough highlights and attract more people's attention, so that they can get more advertising and sponsorship fees. If the players and fans on both sides look harmonious on the field and have no eye-catching points, then these sponsors will be crying at that time.
For interests, UEFA, which turns a blind eye, allows such confrontation and provocation between players and players, and even fans, to appear on the court. Of course, the degree of this must be grasped well, otherwise if one is not fun and takes it off, and then a Heisel tragedy will be caused by joy.
The most nervous thing now is the security personnel inside and outside the stadium. They not only have to be careful to check whether there are abnormalities in the hardware facilities in the stadium, but also have to shoulder the responsibility of supervising the fans entering the stadium and avoiding negative events such as fighting!
Let’s talk about the grievances between Italy and France for now. Let’s introduce the starting lineups of the two teams.
In France, as a head coach, Le Maire, who only knows Xiao Gui, Cao Sui, does not have the courage and domineeringness of his teacher Yakai, so the eleven starting players he sent are almost no different from two years ago. Goalkeepers Fabian Batz, Toulam and Lizarazu serve as left and right full-backs, and the center back position is still the old pair of Blank and Deselli; Vieira, who has been doing well after transfer to Arsenal, replaced his club teammate Petit, and formed a double midfielder with Deschamps, responsible for clearing obstacles for Zidane, and is also a defensive.
The most solid barrier in front of the line; Zidane is still appearing in the front midfielder position. The two red cards in the French World Cup have not changed his core position in the national team; Djokav stands not far from Zidane's left, and his task is to distract the opponent's attention and give Zidane enough room to play so as not to fall into the opponent's siege; on the forward line, Thierry Henry, who was frustrated in Juventus, has become increasingly stable in the national team. He and Dugary form a combination of one high and one fast, responsible for turning his teammates' passes into goals one by one!
Compared with the French team in the 1998 World Cup, Le Maier's French team only replaced Petit and Givash with more capable Vieira and Henry. The others were exactly the same as before, but they were two years older than they were.
Looking at Italy, it is different from the semi-finals. Old Maldini is obviously not as afraid of the French team's offensive ability as he was against the Netherlands. Therefore, the Italian coach changed his team again in this European Cup final and formed a four-four-two formation!
The goalkeeper was Toldo, who became famous in the last semi-finals. On the defense line, the left back was Maltini who was unstoppable. Zanbrotta appeared in the right back position, Nesta and Matrazi partnered with the central defender, and Cannavaro sat on the bench. Obviously, Maltini is still quite afraid of the height of the French frontcourt players, so he would rather put Cannavaro, who is more capable, on the bench, and use Matrazi, who has a more advantage in height, to strengthen his air defense firepower!
After all, although Cannavaro's bounce and ability to predict positioning can be said to be outstanding among the current defenders, and it is also a guarantee that he can defend those high centers, no one can be sure whether he will make mistakes this time under the repeated attacks of Dugari and Zidane. You should know that when he was representing Parma in the Serie A, Cannavaro had made mistakes like a headshot more than once. It is normal for Old Maldini to be on guard against this.
In the midfield, Albertini and Dibiagio formed a double midfielder, and the two attacked and defended each other was a clear division of labor; Stefano Feorre, who emerged in this European Cup, appeared in the right forward position, but Maldini did not limit his range of activities to the narrow right, but gave him considerable freedom. Obviously, Maldini planned to use his excellent dribbling skills and the comprehensiveness of being able to be competent for any position in the midfield and frontcourt to share part of the pressure on Toti, who is the core of the team's organization, so that Italy's offense and rapid counterattack can operate smoothly and efficiently.
On the forward line, Vieri, known as the world's most powerful center, and Philip Inzaghi, who is currently tied for the top spot with Kruyvit and Milosevic on the scorer list. These characteristics complement each other and cooperate with a tacit forward team, are enough to make any defense line that dares to block it and tear it into pieces!
When the players of both sides stepped onto the stadium from the player passage, the cheers from the stands magnified several times in an instant. The fans who were still provoking each other just now let go of the dispute at this time, using this simplest and most direct way to express their emotions to cheer for the teams they support!
Chapter completed!