Football King Bale

With the passage of time, it is June 26th, and the first game of the semi-finals of this European Cup is about to start.

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the verbal battle went first. It is a matter of qualifying for the European Cup final, and both teams are extremely cautious.

Before the game, Spanish coach Del Bosque was complaining about the lack of rest time in Spain, and Wales coach Coleman immediately fought back. The Welsh are also putting pressure on UEFA to avoid being dumb at critical moments.

The base camp of the Spanish team is located in a small town on the coast of northern Poland, and every group match has to go to the distant Gdansk. In the quarter-finals, it was an expedition of hard work, flying 1,500 kilometers to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine to challenge France. In the semi-finals, Spain will go to Donetsk again.

To make matters worse for Spain, Spain had 48 hours less rest than their opponents due to Wales' game ending earlier.

Spanish coach Bosque slammed: "Our physical fitness will be greatly tested. The game is running around. Although the team is still recovering, Wales will have two more days of rest than us. This is not good for us."

Spanish midfielder Iniesta also believes that Spain does not have enough rest time and the team is in a state of fatigue. Spain has only 3 days of rest between playing France and Wales, while Wales has more rest.

In this regard, Wales coach Coleman gave a straightforward response: "Some people say that Spain has unfavorable factors, but in my opinion, three days of rest are enough."

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Compared to Matador Legion's complaints about the schedule, the British media is concerned about off-field factors. The semi-finals of the European Cup have not yet started, and the British media has already begun to play psychological warfare.

With England losing in the penalty shootout with Italy, the Three Lions have ended their European Cup journey. This result is obviously beyond the expectations of the British media: Wales, which is unanimously considered to be weak, is the first to advance to the semi-finals. However, the "favorite to win the championship" luxury division has stopped in the quarterfinals. Is there something wrong with this script? !

However, regardless of whether the English admit it or not, the elimination of the Three Meows has become a fact.

When England was "unexpectedly" out of the game, the British media naturally turned to support Wales unanimously. After all, everyone grew out of a vine, which also caused a sudden increase in the attention of Wales.

According to reports, British public opinion unanimously put pressure on Platini. The president of the Spanish Football Association, Villar, is the vice president of UEFA. He has a good relationship with Platini. Platini also stated before the European Cup that he hoped that Germany and Spain would meet in the final. The British media is therefore worried: whether the French will send Spain to the final.

In the selection of referees,

The British media are also somewhat concerned. Turk Kagil was born in 1976. The 35-and-a-half-year-old referee lacks enough experience in law enforcement in major competitions, and he plays a lot of cards, which may have an impact on Wales, which is fierce in defense.

In the eyes of the Spaniards, Bell is the most troublesome. Busquets said: "Bell will appear more in the area defended by Arbeloa, and Arbeloa knows him very well. Players must rely on the strength of the whole team."

Del Bosque was also very aware of who Spain were playing against, saying: "He is a threat when there is space, and even when there is no space, he can cause a lot of trouble. We will try to stop Bale, like Like we did in the World Cup two years ago, maybe the defensive players are different, but the strategy will not change."

Arbeloa said: "Facing an athlete of Bell's level, we must be fully prepared both mentally and psychologically. I always hope that I can fight against the best players. This is a challenge for me. .”

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The time turned to June 27, 2012, at night, Donetsk Barton Stadium.

In the first semi-final of the current European Cup, Wales, the dark horse, will face Spain, the biggest favorite to win the championship.

The duel between the two teams with the most disparity in strength in this European Cup.

Before the start of this European Cup, Spain was the team with the highest odds, while Wales was the least optimistic among the 16 teams. Now, although Wales unexpectedly reached the semi-finals, they are still the most underestimated team among the four teams.

As for the comparison of the worth of the two sides, there is also a huge difference. The total worth of the 23 people in Spain is as high as 658 million euros, and the per capita worth is as high as 28.61 million euros, which is almost three times that of Wales.

Although the value of Wales' 23 players ranks eighth among all 16 teams, Bell alone accounts for 54% of the team's worth. Excluding Bell, Wales can only rank 12th among the 16 teams.

They met in the past 5 times,Wales and Spain got 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, being the lower hand.

Compared with Portugal's quarter-finals, Wales has a personnel change in the starting lineup, with striker Morrison replacing striker Crofts. Spain rotated one person, and Negredo replaced Cesc Fabregas in the starting lineup.

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Spain's arm has been wrapped in black in honor of former Real Betis player Mickey Roque, who died of pelvic cancer.

In fact, the Spanish Football Association submitted an application to UEFA before the game, hoping to hold a minute's silence before the game against Wales. However, UEFA has rejected the request of the Spanish Football Association. The Spanish squad said they were a bit frustrated by UEFA's decision, but they will pay homage to Mickey Roque with a fantastic victory.

Because of the gap in absolute strength and the performance of Wales and Portugal in that game, people speculated that when Wales faced Spain, which is stronger Counter-attacking, trying to score goals, just like the game against Portugal.

However, Wales' performance was beyond expectations. Although Wales' formation is still the previous 4321 Christmas tree formation, there is actually a big difference. Bale wasn't the one bursting out at the front, but returned to where Wales played in the group stage: left-winger.

Secondly, after the start of the game, Wales played very actively. They took the initiative, and their ball possession rate was as high as 63% in the first ten minutes, suppressing the mighty Spain.

Three minutes into the game, Andy King made a wonderful pass to the right, Ramsey made a direct pass to the penalty area, and Morrison tried to pass the ball to Bell, but Pique saw through his intention and suddenly went up to make a clearance, destroying Wales' first goal. attack.

But a minute later, it was another direct pass from Andy King, and Bell took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area. Bell's shot was powerful and heavy, but Casillas, who performed extremely bravely, flew to the bottom line.

Two minutes later, Ramsey passed the ball, and Welsh right back Ashley Richards followed up and shot a long shot 25 meters away.

In the seventh minute, after David Vaughan intercepted the ball in midfield, Ramsey tried to drive the ball into the penalty area, but was successfully intercepted by Busquets.

In the ninth minute, Bell passed the defender's long-range shot outside the penalty area and was confiscated by Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas again.

One minute later, Andy King wanted to imitate his previous performance against Portugal, and took a long shot from more than 30 meters away, but the deviation was a bit too outrageous.

In the first ten minutes, the scene was unexpectedly controlled by Wales, and the mighty Spain was forced to take strict precautions.

This is the tactic determined by the Welsh coaching staff and Bell after discussing it. Against a strong team like Spain, it is impossible to defend only by defending. With everyone's good physical fitness at the beginning of the game, we will attack first. If we can get the lead , that's the best, even if it can't, it will reduce the burden on the defense.

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Being taken the lead by the opponent, Spain did not gradually recover its state until the fifteenth minute.

The right flank led by David Silva has become an active area for the Spanish team to attack, but Wales also attaches great importance to the defense of the left flank, and Bell, who is the left midfielder, returns to defense from time to time to help the left flank defend.

In the following time, the two teams had offense and defense with each other.

Among them, Wales' most threatening attack occurred in the sixteenth minute. Arbeloa violated Bell, and Bell kicked a deciduous ball with a very strange arc on the left side of the penalty area. Casillas judged the wrong direction, but the ball finally missed the goal slightly.

Although this free kick was not scored, it scared the whole Spanish team into a cold sweat. Since then, they have paid special attention to the location of the foul, and never dared to give Wales a well-positioned free kick.

Towards the end of the first half, Wales once again played a wave of threatening attacks. Ashley Richards quickly plugged in from the right. After cooperating with Ramsey, he crossed into the penalty area and Morrison headed the ball ferry.

Bell, who quickly slanted into the penalty area from the left rib, rushed all the way to the front of the small penalty area, shaking his head and attacking the goal from close range. But such a close-in header was embraced by Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Morrison raised his hands apologetically. Under Ramos' interference, he failed to head the ball straight, which made it a little high. If he can keep the ball down, Bale can hit the goal with his foot instead of his head.

Everyone in the team knows that Bell's header is quite average.

Bell himself felt a little depressed, not because he complained about his poor header. In fact, his header is not too bad now, and he has added points to 89. Although he is not as good as Ronaldo, he still He is also a first-class header in football.

However, because he seldom hits the goal with a header, facing the ball that Morrison ferried over, Bell first subconsciously kicked it with his feet, but then found it difficult. It's not very good, and Casillas is in a good position, so he can't score.

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