Football King Bale

Although the victory or defeat on the football field is not determined by the worth of both parties, the worth can still reflect many things, such as hard power, such as the situation on the field.

Bell's third head-to-head confrontation with Ronaldo is obviously different from the previous two experiences.

Although Manchester United did not take advantage of the scene in the two matches between Manchester United and Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals this season, at least they are not at an absolute disadvantage.

But now, Wales led by him is at an absolute disadvantage against Portugal.

Fortunately, Wales has been mentally prepared for this. In this game, Coleman has three defensive midfielders, making it clear that he wants to defend and counterattack. This is the only way for Wales to win.

In this game, although Wales played a 4321 formation, Bell was not in the left forward position, but was pushed directly to the single arrow. Wales' starting XI with Hennessey in goal, Ashley Richards, James Chester, James Collins, Neil Taylor at the back and David Edwards as the three defensive midfielders Ziz, Andy King and David Vaughn, Ramsey and Andrew Crofts are separated on the two wings, and Bale is the first time a single arrow.

Facts have proved that the Portuguese team has indeed launched a sharp attack from the very beginning. The Portuguese offensive line players headed by Ronaldo, Nani and Postiga aggressively attacked at the beginning, repeatedly creating danger in front of the Welsh team. The Welsh team was forced to retreat to their own half, and the defense led by James Collins and David Vaughn was forced into the penalty area.

The Portuguese team has been putting pressure on the Welsh team by pressing the whole team since the whistle of the game. The Welsh team retreated to their own half, and even retreated into the 30-meter zone, trying their best to defend well.

Bell was cruising in the frontcourt alone, but mostly harassing the opponent's central defender and defense. The midfield is completely suppressed, and it is difficult for him to get a chance by himself. But as a lone striker, he can't retreat too deep. First, he didn't know if the midfielder would suddenly create an opportunity to counterattack. If the opportunity came, but he retreated deeply, wouldn't it be a waste of the efforts of his teammates? Secondly, if even he retreats, no one will be able to withstand the Portuguese defense, and the Portuguese team will surely drive straight in and press further, which will be a deadly threat to the Welsh team.

In particular, it must be considered that once Portugal is allowed to gain a firm foothold in the front of the Welsh team's 30-meter zone and control the situation, the Welsh team will be like meat on a chopping board and may be cut at any time.

Because at this time, often as long as one pass is successful, you can get a chance to shoot. Therefore, no matter how strong the Portuguese team's offensive momentum is, Bell is always cruising around the center line, refusing to take half a step back.

Portugal has nothing to do with it either.

They didn't dare to let Bell ignore it, because they also knew very well that as long as the players of the Welsh team can kick the ball behind the defense line, Bell may create a fatal murder at any time.

One person holds back a line of defense. This is Bell's tactical value on the field.

As for whether the midfield can hold it, it depends on your teammates.

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Since Chris Coleman took over the Welsh team, he first grasped the defense, then grasped the midfield, and finally transformed the offense.

With Bell's gradual integration into the team, Wales' offensive problems are not particularly serious, but Wales' lack of strong defensive players in the backcourt has caused Wales' defense to be criticized.

Take the group stage as an example. Wales has scored 5 goals and is already tied for the second most among the 16 teams. Only the powerful Spain's offense is better than them. Scored 6 goals. Can score 5 goals, in addition to Wales, only Germany, Portugal, England and Sweden four teams.

However, the poor defense made Wales the first in the group stage with the least goal difference in the history of the European Cup for more than 50 years.

The back line lacks players with sufficient strength, and it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice. Coleman can only pile up defensive players on the back line, hoping to make up for the lack of quality with quantity.

In fact, there are only one and a half offensive players in Wales' starting eleven. Bell counts as one and Ramsey counts as half. As for right forward Andrew Crofts, he has to focus most of his energy on defense. On the right, because Wales' right flank is facing the impact of Ronaldo, the defensive task is extremely difficult.

At the beginning of the game, the Welsh players were a little timid and seemed a little reluctant to let go. Obviously, the media all over the world have been overwhelmingly pessimistic recently, making Welsh players very unconfident.

But before the game, they unified their thinking, and as the game started, everyone quickly entered the state.

Ronaldo looked very active at the beginning.

As early as before the game, Ronaldo said in an interview with the media that he wanted to avenge the Champions League in the European Cup.

According to domestic media reports in Portugal, Ronaldo once revealed that he wants to defeat Bell, a junior, and regain the FIFA Ballon d'Or this year.

After leading Manchester United to the Champions League in 2008 and winning the European Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year, which had not yet been merged, Ronaldo, who was aiming to become the most successful player in history, was suppressed by Messi and Bale successively. This year, he missed the honor of the best player of the year, which made the proud Portuguese very upset, and this season's Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid was double-killed by Manchester United, which made Ronaldo feel deeply injured, so C Luo also held back his energy in this game to prove himself.

From the beginning of the game, he rushed from left to right, frequently killing the Welsh team's penalty area, forming a considerable threat.

Fortunately, the backbone of Wales' defense, James Collins and David Vaughan, performed very steadily in the penalty area and organized the defense in an orderly manner. They did not give Ronaldo a chance, nor did they give the Portuguese team a chance.

After the opening three tricks, Portugal's offensive gradually slowed down, and many problems were exposed.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Moutinho, Veloso, Meireles, Pepe and Coentrao, the Portuguese team seems to be full of talents, but in fact they have not formed a good overall cooperation. It seems that the offensive momentum is very strong. Big, but not many real threatening opportunities.

The strength of the Welsh team is at a disadvantage, but its style is relatively tenacious, especially the players have a very unified thinking, that is, stick to it.

After the baptism of three group games, everyone believes that as long as Bell is there, the Welsh team has hope. And all they need to do is defend the goal.

The scariest thing about a team on the court is not the powerful opponent, but the lack of hope. With hope, even the weakest team can burst out with amazing strength. This is what makes football such a fascinating sport.

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In the British Isles, it wasn't just Welsh watching the game on television.

As England and Wales have advanced to the knockout round with the first place in the group, the British can't help but start to cheer up, because according to the rules of the game, England and Wales may meet in the final.

If such a situation occurs, it will undoubtedly be a great success for the British.

In addition, in the subsequent London Olympics, Wales will also form a joint Olympic team with England to participate in the Olympic football matches, so in this game, not only the Welsh, but also the English have become supporters of Wales.

However, the English are more of a spectator and cannot be expected to support Wales as unreservedly as the Welsh.

At the beginning of the game, watching the Portuguese team launch a crazy attack on Wales, all the Welsh fans in front of the TV were also frightened. Although they were only separated from the TV screen, they could hear the huge noise made by the Portuguese fans at the scene. The terror of the Portuguese attack was felt in it.

The strength is indeed not as good as others!

There is no doubt about this.

But the Welsh players on the field are really working hard, everyone is working hard and running.

BBC TV commentator Lineker believes that Bell should come back to play in midfield from time to time. After all, he played very well in the warm-up match against the Czech team.

But Dalglish, the guest commentator next to him, believed that Bell's top position is the most valuable tactically. When he comes back, Portugal will push forward aggressively, and the Welsh team will be even more dangerous.

Although I hate Bell as a Manchester United player, because Manchester United led by Bell has brought too many painful memories to Liverpool, the sworn enemy, in the past two seasons. But for Bell, who is a member of the Welsh national team, Dalglish has no prejudice. He said very pertinently: "Our Welsh football has not seen such a player with outstanding personal ability for many years. Bell is alone in the front." The type of player who can hold down the entire Portuguese defense is something that we have never seen in Welsh football, or even in the past."

"Football is a team sport of 11 players. Bell has played his role to the extreme. The key depends on whether the teammates behind him can defend and pass the ball."

"Coleman said before the game that without Bell, the overall strength of the Welsh team would not be able to enter the knockout rounds of the European Cup, but with Bell, the Welsh team would advance to the knockout rounds as the first in the group, but Bell alone would not be able to play well. For the game, the team needs eleven people to work together."

"Although it is unreasonable to put such a heavy burden on a 23-year-old young player, we must admit that Bale is the hope of the current Welsh national team."

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