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Chapter 385 The Euro 2012 Knockout Tournament Begins (Begging for a Monthly Pass!!)



Chapter 385 The Euro 2012 Knockout Tournament Begins (Begging for a Monthly Pass!!)
On June 2012, 6, the last round of the European Cup Group A kicked off, and the two games started almost at the same time...

On this day, it is undoubtedly the Dutch fans who suffer the most. If the Dutch team wants to qualify, it must not only defeat the host Poland at the City Stadium in Poznan, but also pray for another venue at the Vistula Stadium in Krakow, Sweden. The team and the Croatian team must decide the outcome...

That is to say, as long as the Swedes and the Croats carry forward the spirit of friendship, they only need a draw to qualify together... and because in the quarter-finals, the top of Group B facing them has been determined to be Spain , and the group No.2 is more likely to be produced between Portugal and France, so in a sense, Sweden and Croatia don't care about the competition for the first place in the group...

The Dutch fought their backs. Facing the host who lost the first two games and fought for honor in this game, the Dutch showed their greatest momentum since the start of the game. The gorgeousness of the attack is amazing! ! ! ! !

In the 16th minute of the first half, Huntelaar received a pass from Babel and scored with a header, 1:0! ! !

The Dutch in the stands didn't cheer too much, because, on another venue, Sweden was still 0:0 with Croatia... At this moment, the shadow of the 'tacit ball' shrouded Tulip's heart...

At the half-time break, the Netherlands had already 2-0 Poland. Kevin Dirk took advantage of the Polish offside error and scored a goal to seal the victory...

Only at this time, at the Vistula Stadium in Krakow, Sweden 0-0 Croatia, the match over there was like a glass of warm water... Occasional fluctuations were also due to the friendly applause of fans from both sides in the stands ... At this moment, the sadness first spread from the Dutch journalists in the press box at the Vistula Stadium in Krakow ...

"The Netherlands is out of the game!!" The second half of the game started, and the game went on to 71 minutes. Sweden was still 0-0 to Croatia. Seeing this, Xiang Nan sighed. Obviously, he thought that the game had no suspense. The Swedes and the Croatians will have a 0:0 game, let the Dutch swallow the bitter glass of wine! !

At this time, on the TV screen, the players in the yellow jerseys were celebrating their goals crazily...Sweden scored! ! !

To be precise, it was an own goal. Ibrahimovic's shot hit the post and bounced back. When Croatian defender Joel Luka returned to defend, he accidentally hit his own goal...

"Maybe, the Dutch still have something to play..." Parowski said excitedly. In fact, from the perspective of missing a strong team on the way to the championship, the Italians should hope that the Dutch will be eliminated by Sweden and Croatia, but , because Italy has a painful history of being killed by Sweden and Denmark, the Nordic brothers. Therefore, Italy still generally sympathizes with the Netherlands... For Parowski, after Italy was helplessly eliminated, Cassano When weeping bitterly, Paroski, who was watching the game at home, almost cried into tears...

"No...the Netherlands can't avoid the fate of going home." Pirlo said suddenly, "Look, in stoppage time, the Croatian will definitely equalize the score!!"

Xiang Nan looked at Pirlo with some doubts. However, the facts proved that Pirlo, who had tasted the injury of Italy's "tacit ball" in the past, still had a good say. In the 89th minute of the game, Croatia played exquisitely. Eduardo knocked the ball to Kranica with his heel. After Kranica smashed the ball, he sent a through ball. Petritsch directly shoveled and scored... 1:1! !
"The Dutch can go home!!" De Rossi turned off the TV and said.

At this time, at the city stadium in Poznan, the Dutch fans who had just been immersed in the beautiful longing had already cried together... Dutch players, some were lying on the turf, and some were kneeling on the field... …

Van der Vaart covered his face with his hands, the tears of the old Dutch man could no longer be suppressed... It can be said that this is the last European Cup for Van der Vaart... Unexpectedly, he fell down in such a pathetic way...

On the electronic scoreboard of the City Stadium in Poznan, the score of the Netherlands 4:0 Poland is so dazzling and pale... The Dutch played almost all the games of this European Cup, against the gorgeous attack , However, they couldn't get a ticket to advance to the knockout round...

The last round of the match between Italy and Romania was also held at the City Stadium in Poznan, so Italy is in Poznan now. Xiang Nan thought about it, but gave up the idea of ​​meeting Huntelaar and sent a message Send a text message to Huntelaar to comfort your former teammate...

A Dutch reporter at the city stadium in Poznan uttered a sentence that has long been proven to be true——
"Never put your fate in the hands of others!!!"

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One day later, on June 6, the final round of Group B was also held with great vigor...

This time, it was the French who were crying, but unlike the Dutch, the French did not seize their own destiny. At the Vistula Stadium in Krakow, the French led almost half of the game 1-0 In the case of the game, in the 76th minute of the game, Iniesta's long shot blasted away the goal that Lloris was holding...

In another game, Cristiano Ronaldo became the hero of Portugal. Real Madrid star became a real man. A golden assist... 0:1! !The Portuguese staged a reversal in the second half... and got the ticket to enter the top 2...

In this way, in the first half of the quarter-finals of the 2012 Poland-Ukraine European Cup, which was also held in Poland, the matchup situation is as follows——
At 6:20 on June 15th, Croatia, the first in Group A, played against Portugal, the second in Group B, at the City Stadium in Poznan...
At 6:21 on June 15st, Spain, the first in Group B, played against Sweden, the second in Group A, at the Vistula Stadium in Krakow...

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On June 2012, 6, the Italians, who had already qualified ahead of schedule, turned all their eyes to the final round of Group C in Ukraine...

Before the start of the game, the Italians almost unanimously agreed that between England, which also has 4 win, 1 draw and [-] points, and the host Ukraine, the English are still the most optimistic, and they can get No.[-] in the group. In this case, Italy will avoid England , In the quarter-elimination round, they met Ukraine. Although Ukraine is the host, Italy has never been afraid of Ukraine... In comparison, Italy is more willing to meet Ukraine...

However, on June 6th, at Kip's Valery Lobanovsky Stadium, the English not only disappointed the fanatical England fans, but also disappointed the Italian stars waiting in front of the TV. Disappointed, at Kip’s Valery Lobanovsky Stadium, England and Turkey scored 17:0, the whole game, the English seemed to have forgotten to bring their shooting boots... 0 shots were shot in the whole game Once, Rooney even faced an empty goal and hit the plane directly...

"Okay... start thinking about the game against England..." Mr. Marcelo Lippi, who has been proven, said to his assistant Ferrara with neither joy nor sorrow on his face.

In another game, at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, the hosts surprised everyone by beating Euro 1 champions Greece 0-2004 at the Donbas Arena Stadium. Afterwards, there was a lot of cheers in Ukraine. On the one hand, it was to celebrate Ukraine’s entry into the quarter-finals, saving face for the hosts of these sessions. People are willing to encounter Italy with the south as the core...

The 2010 World Cup champion in South Africa, after experiencing the pain of blood exchange last year, has shown a strong ability to win the championship...

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On June 6, Italy ushered in the last opponent in the group stage, the Romanian who had lost both games and returned home early...

Since Italy has won all the first two games and has a dominant position in the relationship between each other, no matter what score Italy scores in this game, it has already firmly won the first place in the group. Considering that the quarter-finals The matchup is clear, with Italy moving to the Ukrainian capital Kip to take on Shaquille O'Neill's England at Kip's Valery Lobanovsky Stadium...

Therefore, Italy will implement a large rotation in this game. On the one hand, it will give the main players a rest, and on the other hand, it will also stimulate the fighting spirit of the substitute players...

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Poznan, in the locker room of the city stadium, the main players of Italy looked very relaxed. They already knew that the head coach would rotate in this game. On the contrary, Quagliare, who had never appeared in the European Cup With a nervous expression on his face, La kept turning around beside Xiang Nan, "Andre, do you think I will get the starting job today?"

Xiang Nan looked very relaxed today. He already knew that he would rest for this game. He comforted Quagliarella, "Fabio, don't be nervous. You will know the result in a while. You have a chance. You are so nervous." , will make Mr. Lippi have a bad opinion..."

Xiangnan's words were really useful, Quagliarella stopped wandering around, but his fists were still tightly clenched...

Behind the table in front of the locker room, Lippi held the roster, thought for a while, raised his head, everyone fell silent, especially some fringe players, they knew that this game would be their chance to prove themselves It can also be said that it is the only chance in this cup...

"Goalkeeper, Storari, defense, Bocchetti, Gamberini, Chiellini, Antonini; Midfielders: Ambrosini, Riccardo Montolivo, Palumbo, Argentine. Quilani; forwards, Quagliarella, Giuseppe Rossi..."

Sure enough, as everyone expected, the main players in almost all positions were rested, only the defense line, Chiellini continued to start, and the biggest armband of the Italian team in this game was also brought to veteran Ambro Sydney's arm...

"Italy!!! Italy!!!" In Poznan, in the stands of the City Stadium, the crazy Italian fans still gave their fighters the most passionate cheers and cheers just like the previous two games ...

For the fans, as long as it is their team's game, they will give their most enthusiastic cheers. As for the rotation or something, that is what the head coach should consider. The fans' request is very simple, that is victory ! !

Before playing, Xiang Nan on the bench saw that Quagliarella still couldn't hide his nervousness, he pulled Quagliarella aside, "Fabio, I bet you, in this game, you will definitely Can score!!"

Quagliarella looked at Xiangnan with a mysterious smile on his face, tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled, "Andre, thank you, I will score!!!"

On the sidelines, Lippi and Ferrara, who saw this scene, looked at each other, nodded, and looked back, writing something in the notebook.

Xiang Nan also high-fives with his World Cup partner in South Africa, Giuseppe Rossi, whose feet are not smooth recently, wishing him good luck...

"Andre, I'm used to the role of the captain..." Tosica, who saw this scene, said in the commentary booth.

"He can do very well!!" Rossi also said.

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Perhaps it is the lack of tacit understanding between the Italian lineup and the lack of effective passing and cutting cooperation among the players. Instead, the Romanians are fighting for dignity. In the 26th minute of the first half, Mutu's kick The shot made Storari break out in a cold sweat... The ball hit the post, bounced back, and was quickly kicked out of the danger zone by Chiellini...

In the first half of the game, the two sides fought 0:0. After the start of the second half, the game was like a glass of warm water. Although the Italian substitute players worked hard, they did not have an advantage on the scene...

However, maybe today, God loves to eat spaghetti. In the 71st minute of the game, Italy counterattacked and Ambrosini diverted the header to Montolivo. The Fiorentina midfielder did not stop the ball and directly made a pass. After Quilani stopped the ball in the chest, he took a long shot directly. The ball was blocked by Chivu and fell to Quagliarella's feet. After getting the ball, Quagliarella was excited It looked like a volcanic lava that was about to erupt, but he acted calmer than an iceberg in the North Pole. After controlling the ball with one kick, he directly volleyed the far corner and succeeded...

1:0! ! !

The entire Poznan City Stadium was boiling at this moment... After scoring the goal, Quagliarella rushed to the side of the field excitedly, and gave Xiangnan a big chest bump! ! !

At this moment, the blue ocean of the city stadium in Poznan erupted... cheers came and went... the sound of waves hitting the beach... it was so wonderful...

However, the lead of the Italians was not maintained at the end. In the 88th minute of the game, Mutulli, the Italians did not mark the man tightly once, and scored from the far corner with a lob... 1:1! !
This is also the final score of the game. The Romanians saved a little bit of face in the battle of their dignity... and Italy also seems to have gained an acceptable score...

However, in the locker room after the game, Gamberini, who was not well-marked, was intercepted by Mutu and succeeded in a lob shot, was angrily compared by Lippi to "a giant turkey who can't run". ...This also basically announced that Gamberini basically ended his European Cup tour...unless the starting Grignino and Chiellini are suspended or injured...

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In another game, the Germans, who fought their last stand, defeated Russia 2:1 and qualified second in the group.

In the first half of the game, Gomez broke the deadlock for the German team with a header. In the second half of the game, Schweinsteiger's long shot expanded the score to 2:0 for the Germans... Although, The Russians launched a wild attack in the second half, and Arshavin scored a supplementary shot in the 81st minute of the game. However, the fate of being eliminated from the Russian group still could not be saved...

In this way, the quarter-finals of the 2012 Poland-Ukraine European Cup, the second half of the competition, is also in the competition in Ukraine. The situation is as follows——
At 6:22 on June 15, Ukraine, the first in Group C, played against Germany, the second in Group D, at the Donbass Athletic Stadium in Donetsk...

At 6:23 on June 15, Italy, the first in Group D, played against England, the second in Group C. The match was played at Kip's Valery Lobanovsky Stadium...

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After England was eliminated by Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the England Football Association and coach Fabio Capello terminated the contract and appointed Aston Villa coach O'Neill as England's new head coach...

It is said that between Capello and O'Neill, the English FA chose the Italian instead of O'Neill, the local coach, because the English FA did not choose O'Neill. It is said that his simple and straightforward style is not in line with the FA. official taste.

However, the BBC believes that O'Neill's agitation ability is first-rate and he is good at motivating players. This is exactly the quality that the current England team lacks.He is passionate, energetic and charismatic enough to overwhelm players.

Had O'Neill been in charge, England might have been more pragmatic and focused on performance rather than formal beauty.For the current English football, sacrificing a little appearance is completely acceptable.

After the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, O'Neill finally got the long-awaited invitation from England's FA... This was also considered by former Manchester United coach Ferguson as the 'best choice'...

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