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"What kind of ball is this!"

The Greek commentator could not help but pound the table angrily.

After failing to advance for a long time, Samaras made an aggressive pass forward. He and Salpingidis obviously failed to communicate well, and the ball was passed to Lovren's feet.

Lovren welcomed the gift and easily transferred and controlled the ball.

Croatia's offensive rhythm has slowed down now, and it is gradually wearing down Greece's morale.

That's why Samaras made such an unreasonable pass.

After passing the ball, Samaras looked at Salpingidis with his hands spread out and couldn't help questioning.

The two even had some quarrels.

"Greece is too anxious to play"

Klausevich smiled, and the situation at this time was completely one-sided in Croatia's favor.

Greece is getting more and more anxious, and in this eagerness, there are more mistakes.

"It's really not giving any chances!"

The German team was also watching this game.

Watching Croatia deal with the advantage, the German players couldn't help but frown.

That's how they lost!

When Croatia got the advantage, they really didn't give any chances.

If they couldn't disrupt their defense, Greece would never have a chance.

But the key is that Croatia began to focus on the backcourt and defense.

It's like a dead knot!

The harder Greece struggled, the tighter the dead knot would be!

Loew also frowned.

Before the game, many media said that this Croatia was the strongest in team history, and even in the entire European Cup, it was T1.

But looking at Croatia's current performance.

This is more than T1!

It's really T0!

Anyway, the current teams such as Germany, Spain, and Italy have not yet reached Croatia's perfect state and performance.

If you want to play Croatia in this state, either beat their state down!

Or pull your own state up.

There are only these two ways!

And there is really no team that can beat Croatia's state at present!

For this reason, they can only adjust their state as soon as possible through a limited number of games.

Their opponent in the semi-finals is likely to be Spain.

Although the match between Spain and France has not started yet, Spain has a greater chance of winning.

Therefore, for the German team, before facing Croatia, they still need to beat Spain.

As for whether Croatia can advance to the final!

Loew is almost certain of this.

After all, in the lower half, neither England nor Italy can beat Croatia's current state.

The game entered the halftime break.

Loew took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

"Don't watch too late, go back and rest after watching the game!"

After that, Loew left first.

There is no need to continue watching.

Greece is going to lose!

Loew returned to his room and began to prepare tactics for the next game.

Whether it is Spain or France, he needs to be prepared.

Of course, more energy will be placed on Spain.

He can't have problems like in the group stage, they need to play more cautiously.

And Spain still has a game to watch, and he collects more information.

Just as Loew was thinking about tactics, his phone vibrated.

He opened his phone and saw it.

A text message from the assistant coach!

[Greece tied! ]

Bang!

Loew stood up suddenly, and he looked at his phone in disbelief.

Greece tied?

How did they tie?

The phone vibrated again.

[Greece's offensive is fierce! Croatia is in some danger! ]

This time, Loew couldn't sit still anymore.

He immediately turned around and walked out of the room, and walked quickly to the meeting room.

He was very curious about what Greece did to cause problems in Croatia's defense.

And how did they tie?

He watched the first half.

With Croatia's caution, there will be no chances in the second half.

So, where is the problem?

Loew was almost dying of curiosity.

The most important thing is.

What if?

What if Greece kicked Croatia out?

This would reduce a big worry.

The ball is round!

Anything can happen!

This situation exists!

Loew walked quickly to the meeting room and opened the door suddenly.

"What love"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the Croatian players celebrating on the big screen.

They were celebrating around Suker, and all this showed that

"Croatia scored again!" The assistant coach turned to look at Loew and said bitterly: "Suker. It's impossible to stop him!"

Loew looked a little confused.

Isn't this just teasing himself!

I'm here so I won't leave, just watch the game to the end.

In the stadium, Croatia scored again in the 56th minute.

However, it was not Suker who scored, but Duimovic who came on as a substitute in the 55th minute.

Croatia's magic sword is out of the sheath!

Only one minute after coming on as a substitute, Duimovic received a pass from Suker and shot through the Greek goal with a long shot, taking the lead again.

The reason why Suker was given the camera was because Suker had practiced dribbling with three people from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Moreover, this was also an assist from Suker.

"Greece's goal in the second half was so scary!"

Kraushiwicz couldn't help but beat his chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Greece replaced their No. 9 high school player Belopoulos in the second half and took advantage of a corner kick to disrupt Croatia's defense. After the ball was cleared by Vida, Samaras suddenly volleyed a cold shot. , the ball hit Lovren's head and was refracted.

Lovren wanted to make a clearance, but something went wrong and the ball was deflected into the net.

This is a lucky ball.

It was also an own goal from Lovren.

With this goal, Greece's morale soared and they counterattacked one after another, threatening Croatia's goal several times.

Lovren's mentality changed based on this own goal, and he was eager to make up for it, which actually gave Greece a lot of opportunities.

Fortunately, in the 55th minute, Croatia's substitution had an immediate impact.

In the chaotic situation, Duimovic's long shot caught the Greek goalkeeper completely by surprise.

With this goal, Croatia once again took the lead.

"Huh~~~"

Besic couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Greece's lucky move also shocked him. Fortunately, Croatia's demonic sword was quite demonic.

When it comes to using Duimovich's ability, Besic, the original trainer, has the most say!

"Aren't you going to replace Lovren?" Van Steyak asked.

Besic shook his head; "Look again!"

Replacing Lovren now would be a huge blow to his confidence.

He will give Lovren some time and more patience.

After all, he is a young player and needs to be polished.

After experiencing something, they can better deal with the situation.

Lovren was a little uneasy, he was afraid that he would be replaced.

He knew he had made a mistake.

Although this own goal cannot be entirely blamed on him, after all, he was trying to clear the ball, and he would be derelict in his duty if he avoided it.

However, he was still uneasy.

boom!

"Don't worry! You won't be substituted!" Srna slapped Lovren on the back hard and said with a smile: "The coach has no substitutions now, which means he has no intention of substituting you. Perform well. Don’t think about making meritorious deeds, just stay steady!”

Perhaps Srna's comfort had some effect, and he slowly exhaled.

Although he made a mistake, Croatia immediately scored again, which made him relieved.

If the situation changes due to his own mistakes, and he is even eliminated, he will be Croatia's sinner and the consequences will be disastrous.

"It's time to end!" Besic breathed out.

There can be no more changes in the game.

"Let Su Ke attack the defense line with all his strength!"

Vansteyak nodded.

When the game started again, Croatia's offensive became more intense.

Su Ke launched an unreasonable breakthrough on the wing.

No need for any skills, just use speed to hit you directly.

When the opponent's physical fitness declined, this simple and crude offensive method put great pressure on the Greek defense.

After several rounds of Suker's violent attacks, the Greek full-back and defensive midfielder almost ran out of breath.

They didn't understand how Su Ke still had such abundant physical energy.

But Suker didn't give them time to think. With the successive attacks, Greece could only be beaten passively.

Greek coach Sandos pursed his lips tightly. He could only use the substitutions to mark Suker.

The full-back was replaced by a more physical player.

But Suk's breakthrough was still sharp.

However, Su Ke did not go to the bottom line this time, but instead cut inside.

During Suker's continuous sudden changes, the ankle of the Greek full-back who came on the bench underwent a severe test.

Finally, in the 76th minute, Suker cut in from the wing, got rid of the defense, opened the angle, and suddenly shot a cold shot.

The ball bounced over the goalkeeper's calf and flew into the goal.

Croatia expanded the score again and led Greece 3:1!

After falling behind by two goals, Greece's morale dropped again.

This time, it was even lower than before.

Previously, there was still hope of counterattack.

But now, they feel like they can't even run.

Greek head coach Sandos used the last substitution spot on the front line, planning to make a desperate move.

For Croatia, Joel Luka came on as a substitute and Strinic came off.

Further strengthen the defense line.

At the same time, the overall retreat enters defensive mode.

At this point, Greece has almost no chance of winning.

As for the lucky ball?

One is enough, but they can also score two lucky goals?

Do you really think you are the illegitimate son of Lady Luck?

"This will bring the whole game to an end!"

Krawsiwicz breathed out; "In this game, Greece's goal in the second half brought us a big surprise, but the result was still very good. The Croatian players won the game tenaciously."

"But this game also taught us that we cannot relax for a moment."

"Let's give these boys some applause and thank them for a great game!"

As the final whistle sounded, the game was over.

Croatia almost won the game and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

On the other hand, Greece was completely eliminated from this European Cup.

This is the cruelty of the knockout rounds.

There is no room for error, and the outcome is determined by one game.

The Greek players sat in the stadium one by one, their eyes were red.

They were extremely sad about the loss of the game and the elimination of the European Cup.

Especially for players like Liberopoulos, he is already 37 years old and there is no possibility of another national team competition.

After this European Cup, he will retire from the national team.

It can be said that this is his last game for the national team.

And he only played for 45 minutes in this game.

Liberopoulos regretted that he could not help the Greek team create a myth again like in 2004.

Their European Cup journey ended completely in the quarter-finals.

"This is a wonderful game!"

Srna took the initiative to meet Liberopoulos.

Liberopoulos exhaled and shook his head: "We have tried our best, but we still can't beat you. I wish you can go further in the European Cup!"

Srna nodded, took off his jersey and exchanged it with the other party, and then turned to the player channel.

On one side of the player channel, Suk was surrounded by the media.

"There were some unexpected problems in this game, which was also the result of Greece's tenacious fight, but we still won."

"I think Greece is a tenacious team, but there is only one winner, so we will not give up the hope of victory!"

"I can't make a prediction for the next round of opponents, but whether it is England or Italy, we will take it seriously!"

"Goal? Let's play every game well first, focus on the foot!"

Suker smiled and didn't answer directly.

After a simple interview, Suker said goodbye to the reporter and returned to the locker room.

The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit low.

The unexpected goal in the second half did scare them.

Besic is not not to let the ball be lost. It is impossible to achieve zero goal loss in a football game.

But every time the ball is lost, the problem must be found and solved.

During the game, Besic didn't say much, but after the game, he would settle the score.

The entire Croatian team took a bus back to the hotel.

As soon as they arrived, they were all called to the conference room by Besic for a meeting.

In the meeting room, Besic was ready.

The screen showed the replay of the game. After seeing all the players gathered, Besic began to analyze the lost ball frame by frame.

Where was the problem.

Where was the mistake.

Where was the handling not decisive enough. Etc.

Besic was very rigorous in defense. Just as Suker said before, when it comes to details, Mourinho is the only one who can do it.

However, Besic did not scold Lovren, but praised Lovren.

This own goal, although it was called an own goal, was indeed due to luck.

In fact, it was not Lovren's fault!

After all, as a central defender, Lovren's determination to block the ball was already admirable, he just had bad luck.

Compared with the own goal, this attitude of not avoiding the ball was admirable.

With Besic's praise, Lovren's expression immediately turned happy.

However, after that, Besic also pointed out some problems of Lovren in this game, but Lovren accepted them humbly and did not have any mentality problems.

Suker looked at Besic, who was worthy of being the head coach. He was so cunning that he had Lovren in his hands.

A carrot! A big stick!

Lovren was clearly beaten. Since Lovren understood the problem, he didn't let him feel depressed.

Finally, Besic praised the players' performance and told them that they needed to be more cautious after entering the semi-finals.

The review meeting lasted for an hour. The players were clearly beaten up and down, but no one had any mental problems.

Van Styak couldn't help but sigh when he watched from the side.

Compared with Bilic, every word of Besic is like art.

It makes people listen, but it doesn't make people uncomfortable.

And with Besic's status, these guys dare not say anything even if he said a few words.

But he didn't do that, but talked in the easiest way to communicate.

The review meeting ended, and Croatia successfully entered the semi-finals.

Now there are only two European Cup matches in front of them.

And they also understand that these two games will be much more difficult than before.

It can be said that after entering the semi-finals, it will be a real head-on confrontation.

Croatia won the victory and became the second team to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Soon, the match between Spain and France also began.

This game was similar to what the outside world expected. Although the French team threatened the Spanish defense, the number of threats was limited and they failed to seize the opportunity.

On the other hand, Spain played a strikerless formation of Fabregas, David Silva, Iniesta, Xavi Alonso, Xavi, and Busquets, played steadily and scored two goals.

Helped Spain get the third semi-final spot.

After watching this game and seeing the Spanish midfield lineup, although it was not the first time, I was still amazed.

Only Spain can use six world-class midfielders to form a strikerless formation.

Next was the match between England and Italy!

I am the only one in the world. England, with a lineup of 1.53 billion, was tied by Italy for 120 minutes.

The Three Lions, who claimed to be invincible in the front line, ran headfirst into the Italian steel defense line and could not score no matter what.

In the end, Buffon became a hero in the penalty shootout, saving two penalties and one of them preventing it from hitting the goal frame.

In the end, Italy defeated England 4:2 in the penalty shootout.

England was eliminated in the knockout stage of the European Cup.

They outplayed their opponents before the game and outplayed their teammates after the game!

This is a typical English media.

Since England lost, they have been as loud as they have been criticized.

But regarding the level of England, there is no need to look at the media's hype, which is too exaggerated.

Their performance ended in the quarter-finals.

Entered the semi-finals.

Croatia, Spain, Germany, any of these three teams can beat England with their heads pressed.

As for Italy, although it is no longer as strong as it was in the 2000s.

But the new generation of the team has also begun to emerge gradually.

The most famous among them is undoubtedly Mr. 'Why always me', the Italian genius player Balotelli.

From the head down, it's all world-class Mario Balotelli.

Croatia has also studied Balotelli's playing style, and finally proved that the study is useless!

This guy has no idea what he is thinking, and he doesn't follow the routine.

Sometimes normal, sometimes abnormal.

When he should pass the ball, he shoots!

When he should shoot, he passes the ball!

There is only one guy who can turn a single shot into a world wave.

The most important thing is that Balotelli's current state and ability are in the most threatening state.

It can't be said that he has exchanged all his talents. After all, this guy couldn't do this in the original time and space.

His biggest problem is the amazing brain circuit.

This is exactly the most threatening thing!