The scoreboard on the Zenit Arena showed a score of 0:1, with Belgium trailing the Netherlands.

As players from both sides entered the tunnel one after another, the loud shouts from the audience did not decrease significantly. On the contrary, they improved qualitatively.

"aoaoaooaoaoaooaoaooooo——"

I saw dozens of local blond football babes with devilish figures in cool clothes dancing to the super rhythmic music. Their smiles and frowns caused a sensation in the audience. Coupled with their proud body measurements, those high-spirited girls The male fans almost instinctively burst into loud cheers, even louder than those during the fierce battle in the World Cup semi-finals.

As assistant coach Skip closed the door to the locker room, the loud music and shouts from the Zenit Arena suddenly stopped. Van der Beek, who was looking at the court through the transparent glass window of the locker room, turned his head with difficulty and looked towards Coach Van Basten.

Fan Kerry asked curiously:"Doni, why do you always look out the window?"

As he said that, he walked over and took a look.

You don’t know this by looking at it, but you’ll be shocked when you see it.

Fan Kerry blurted out:"Hold the grass! Donny, you are eating alone!""

"What eating alone? Van

Dijk and De Ligt, who were wiping their sweat with towels, also became interested and walked to the window curiously.

Influenced by Van Kerry, the Dutch team players gradually liked to watch the excitement, including coach Van Basten.

"Wow~"

The Dutch players and coaches in the visiting team's locker room instantly became excited and shouted in unison.

If there were cameras pointed at this place, it would definitely cause a sensation.

Shocking! The Dutch team, the favorite to win the World Cup, actually watched the football baby dance during the halftime break.!

Van Basten, who was over fifty, had good concentration. After a while, he coughed lightly and said to the players:"Guys, it's time to prepare for the second half of the game."

"Stop looking at it! Stop looking at it!"

Captain Fan Kerry's nostalgic eyes left the glass window with difficulty, clapped his hands vigorously, and said with high spirits:"When we win the World Cup, we can watch whatever we want! Watch it however you want!"

With coach Van Basten and captain Van Kerry reminding each other one after another, the players' focus gradually returned to the second half of the World Cup semi-finals, which was about to begin soon.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the home team's locker room was similar to that of the visiting team's locker room. There is an obvious difference. Compared to the Dutch players who are still in the mood to watch football babies dance, the Belgian players are in a much worse mood. Not only are they one goal behind, they are also unable to create excellent opportunities, which means that there is no hope of winning the game..

Head coach Martinez has rich coaching experience and can see the concerns of the players, and he has made detailed tactical changes before returning to the locker room. After the players have replenished their energy and put on clean jerseys, he explained...

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the starting players from both sides returned to the court one after another.

"Beep~"

The referee Cunha blew the whistle, and Belgium and the Netherlands changed sides in the second half of the first semi-final of the 2018 Ross World Cup. Belgium, which had the kick-off advantage, changed its strong attack at the end of the first half and changed to You have to be patient.

The midfielders and frontcourt players each perform their duties, and the number of people involved in the attack has increased significantly. The threat they bring is unmatched in the first half.

Even though Van Basten had already targeted during the halftime break Deployment, but this is often the case in football matches, and the plan can never keep up with the changes.

Belgium, which was lagging behind, especially experienced Courtois’ many saves that turned the tide, and their hearts became more determined.

Equalize the score!

Go ahead!

After all, Belgium The overall strength of the Dutch team is stronger than that of the Netherlands.

From goalkeeper, defender, midfielder to forward, the Dutch team has only forward Van Kerry to overwhelm the Belgian forward line. The midfield combination is not as luxurious as Belgium, and only Van Dijk can be counted on the back line. He is a top star. De Ligt, who has not yet reached the age of 19, is still a little immature. If Van Dijk hadn't filled in in time, his weaknesses would have been infinitely magnified. Not to mention the goalkeeper, Cillessen is Barcelona's top player. The second goalkeeper, Courtois is Chelsea's number one goalkeeper and one of the top five goalkeepers in world football...

Belgium mainly defended in the first half, mainly because they were worried that Van Kerry would be full of firepower.

In the second half, they were still one goal behind. Overall, Belgium, which has a slight advantage, has no reason to give up the initiative.

Last season, De Bruyne tied Henry's single-season assist record set by Henry in the 2003-2004 season. Without Van Kerry, he would be the Premier League's assist king and shortlisted for the Premier League. The best team, he performed particularly well in Belgium's tactical system, long passes, short passes and long shots can all bring a certain threat.

The situation suddenly changed, captain Fan Kerry felt the pressure was increasing, and he realized that at this time he should Put some pressure on the Belgian players who are ready to move, otherwise they will become like Belgium in the first half.

Defense is the last resort, and offense is the king.

There must be a degree of relaxation.

At the eighth minute of the second half, Belgium, which has full control of the game, took the lead. There were personnel adjustments, and the faster Mertens replaced Dembélé to strengthen the wing attack.

With Mertens on the field, Belgium's defensive capabilities on the two wings dropped by at least one level.

But for Belgium, this There is no choice. If you want to strengthen the offense, the first thing that needs to be lowered is the defense.

This... is the conservation law in football matches.

Van Carey really wants to get the ball to help the team expand the score. The problem is that the team is in these few minutes. Falling into full defense, the continuous defense made it impossible to pass the ball from defense to offense.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei looked at the slightly anxious Van Kerry:"The dilemma the Dutch team encountered is that after completing the defense, no player can pass the ball. Van Kerry sent a just-in-time pass. If Van Basten is bolder, he can definitely send in veteran Sneijder. Ajax's young midfielder Frenkie de Jong is also a good choice.……"

Van Basten also realized that adjustments should be made to personnel, but at this moment, Belgium scored.

Hazard cut in from the left wing and connected with Hartbauer and Van de Beek before decisively shooting from the front of the penalty area on the left side. The football was blocked by De Ligt who stepped forward, and the ball bounced out and rolled towards Viner. Doom, who subconsciously gave the ball to Van Carey who was running towards the left.

The route was correct, but unfortunately the Belgian defenders were well prepared. Alderweireld made up for it by moving ahead and intercepting Wijnaldum's direct pass to Van Kerry.

Belgium counterattacked on the spot. Alderweireld immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne. The latter made a slight adjustment and sent a wide diagonal pass directly from the right at a 45-degree angle. The football was in A wonderful arc was drawn in mid-air, bypassing Van Aanholt and Van Dijk at the front point, and finding Lukaku who was rushing in front of De Ligt like a bulldozer.

"wowowoowowowowowo——"

With the Dutch fans in the auditorium erupting in exclamations, Lukaku pushed the ball forward. Goalkeeper Cillessen had no time to react to the close-range shot, and the ball hit the net with a 'swish' sound.

Lukaku was very excited after scoring the goal. He opened his arms, ran all the way, and used a sliding kneel to express his fifth World Cup goal of this World Cup.

In front of the home team's coaching bench, Martinez and Henry hugged each other passionately, venting the huge pressure caused by the equalizer.

At this moment, the entire stadium became a sea of ​​joy for the Belgians.

However, the Dutch did not feel much loss. For them, as long as Van Carey was still on the court, losing was impossible.

In addition, the score was equalized, which also made Van Basten decide to make adjustments to the offense.

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