Midfielder

It is so terrible to let the Portuguese fight back as they please. Perhaps the Russians have a deep understanding of this, just like the game they lost miserably at the beginning of the qualifiers.

Don't let the Portuguese team control the rhythm at home. This is the slogan that the Russians repeated countless times before the game. They know the lesson of being controlled by the opponent. The score of 7 to 1 is bloody.

The game at the Stadium of Light was scored at the beginning, and then the opponent began to counterattack unscrupulously, making the tough defense of the Russian team full of holes.

Now this game is copying the scene of the past. The Portuguese scored first, and they also began to gradually control the rhythm of the game on the field, forcing the Russians to follow their own rhythm.

The Russians knew that they could not give the initiative in the midfield to Portugal, but they were a little helpless.

Although their coach was still shouting loudly on the sidelines, "Press! Don't let the opponent control the ball!"

That guy's voice was definitely loud, but his roar did not change the embarrassing situation on the field.

Understanding does not mean they can do it. Just like the current game process, the Russians want to control the midfield. Karpin, Smerkin and the newly rising Arshavin are all working hard.

They tried to use their strong bodies to curb the Portuguese's cut-in and counterattack, but ideals are full and reality is often very skinny, just like now, they can't control anything.

Karpin is a veteran on the green field. He is better at organizing offense, but the organizing core of the Russian team can only be forced to return to the midfield to get the ball. What threat is there?

Smerkin, the recently elected Russian Footballer of the Year, now has no feeling of calling the shots in the Russian Premier League. In the first 20 minutes of the game, he can only be a sapper.

Saying sapper is actually a bit of a compliment to Smerkin. If he is an orthodox defensive player, he can intercept the opponent's pass once or twice, but now this miserable Footballer of the Year can only run back and forth.

There is no way. Smerkin is very depressed now. It's not that he didn't run desperately, nor did he not think about intercepting the opponent's pass. He even did the dirty work of man-to-man defense.

But Smerkin's physical energy was consumed, but the effect was pitiful. Even many Russian fans were booing their poor performance as the Footballer of the Year. No wonder he was depressed.

It's really not these players' fault. Even the host who was commentating on the game on the sidelines couldn't bear to blame them. There was really no way. The Portuguese didn't leave any chances for the Russians in the midfield.

Passing, running, the Portuguese team fully utilized their flexible skills and skilled running skills. The small-scale cooperation between three or two people often made the opponent several people run around.

Smerkin is a typical example. He is not incompetent, otherwise Chelsea would not have spent a lot of money to buy him, but the midfield constructed by Lin Yi and Deco did not give him a chance to perform.

Especially Lin Yi's performance made Smerkin very distressed. This kid seemed to have changed his nature today.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Lin Yi rarely took the initiative to dribble and break through like he did in the Chelsea game, except for the assist for the first goal. For the rest of the time, this kid was passing the ball.

He dribbled away once at most, which was Lin Yi's performance after taking the lead. He rarely took the initiative to dribble past opponents, but his passing and flexible running and receiving also gave the Russians a headache.

Smerkin was originally very wary of his teammate, but he was more worried that this kid's dribbling breakthrough would disrupt his defense, but now it seems that he still misjudged.

Even if he didn't break through to disrupt the opponent's foot, Lin Yi could still dominate the rhythm of the game.

Just like Smerkin often saw in Chelsea, Lin Yi's pass could also kill people.

And now it seems that the accuracy of his pass is even sharper than in the Champions League final.

Originally, this kid was a little sticky to the ball and used to keep the ball under his feet. Now all these problems are gone. After receiving the ball, Lin Yi rarely even makes a few moves to adjust the ball.

Almost as soon as the ball reached his feet, Lin Yi would pass it out immediately, and this kid's choice of passing route made the Russians very uncomfortable. Every time he passed the ball, he could find the opponent's weakness.

Fast speed and high accuracy, this is the first feeling that Lin Yi gave the Russians. Now those who want to clamor to give Lin Yi and the Portuguese team a good look have probably shut their mouths and said nothing.

Including those Russians who have been singing the national anthem in the stands, they are now completely wilted.

Unlike the performance of the Russians, the offensive momentum of the Portuguese team is very fierce, as if they are the one who is behind in the game and are risking everything to try to tie the score.

Especially the players in the frontcourt, they almost immediately started to counter-grab after their own attack failed.

Including C Ronaldo and Pauleta, who rarely take the initiative to attack, they also started to use their feet when pressing.

For this reason, C Ronaldo also received a yellow card for over-excited counter-grabbing. You can imagine how fierce these guys are, as if they have never been afraid of such intense physical contact.

This seems to be a radical change from what the Russians expected before the game. The Portuguese are not sissy, and they are not afraid of such tit-for-tat physical collisions with their opponents.

As the Portuguese team's offensive momentum becomes more and more fierce, the Russians need to worry about losing the ball again.

And it seems that there is no way to avoid such things. The Portuguese attack is getting more and more fierce.

Almost every pass of the Portuguese players must pass through Lin Yi's feet. This seems to be everyone's consensus. It is the most correct choice to give the ball to that kid and let him distribute the route of the ball.

You know, the last time Russia and Portugal met, Deco did not have such a performance.

Now Lin Yi does not need to use the opening performance to position himself as the core of the midfield. Before the game started, Scolari only let this kid appear in the front midfielder position where he is best.

But now it seems that Lin Yi has positioned himself as the core of the midfield in advance. Most of the Portuguese team's attacks are initiated by his feet, but the effect is indeed very shocking.

No one has counted how many passes Lin Yi made in 20 minutes, but the fans of the Portuguese team did not sit still in their chairs during these 20 minutes. They kept cheering loudly.

Of course, they could not have cheered for so long just for the first goal. During these 20 minutes, they were simply enjoying the game. The Portuguese team's offense had completely suppressed the opponent.

Smerkin was completely speechless about Lin Yi now, because he really didn't know what to do with this kid. Defend? He wanted to, but he couldn't even catch Lin Yi's shadow. The kid just strolled around for a while at the beginning of the game, and then he never stopped.

Now no one knows how far Lin Yi ran. Anyway, everyone watched Lin Yi running non-stop. He seemed to have no intention of stopping at all. Even if the ball was not under his feet, the kid's running did not stop. He almost kept running in the front court.

This kind of kicking style that spares no effort is like a sharp sword, which can pierce the Russian defense at any time, and you can't catch Lin Yi's figure at all. You can only run with him in vain. Smerkin even feels that his breathing has become abnormal.

That perverted guy, Smerkin probably doesn't know how many times he has cursed Lin Yi in his heart. Just because of this little lunatic who plays on the same team, he is now almost regarded as an idiot by those fans. With such a bad performance, how can he still be the Russian Footballer of the Year?

It is estimated that there are many Russians who think the same as Smerkin, especially those who predicted that Lin Yi would not start before the game. Now they know that they are really like idiots. Their evaluation of Lin Yi will not change the passive situation of the Russian team now, and they can only watch helplessly.

The Portuguese fans are appreciating the crazy performance of Lin Yi and the team, while the Russian team, which is determined to win the opponent, can only play the game with a depressed face and follow the opponent's rhythm. Their miserable head coach is standing on the sidelines, watching the team slowly fall into the opponent's trap helplessly.

It was a very simple attacking method. Portugal's attack was not gorgeous, but its accuracy was deadly. The frequent position changes and interlaced running of the midfielders and strikers made the Russian team's defense messy, and the fragile defense line seemed even more precarious.

"That kid's physical fitness has improved to this extent?" When Mendes saw Lin Yi running so crazily, he could only ask Faria beside him, can a month's reserve make this kid so strong? Faria's tone of questioning was absolutely contemptuous.

"If he were a normal person, he would never be like this, but you forget that he is a little crazy. In this month, he rested for no more than eight hours a day. Apart from that, he seized every opportunity to train. Now he has such performance, all of which are earned through sweat."

Faria said the truth. He did not increase the amount of training for Lin Yi, but Lin Yi consciously competed with himself after training every day, which forced him to adjust the training plan several times, and he dared to bet that when Lin Yi was in the national team, he would definitely increase the amount of training after regular training.

Although Lin Yi did not say anything to him, looking at the gradually bulging muscles and increasingly dark skin color on the boy's body, Faria knew that Lin Yi could have such performance today, all by his own hard work. Football is like this. In addition to talent, you must also have a life-threatening attitude.

Otherwise, sooner or later, you will become useless because you have exhausted your talent.

There are too many such examples in football. Every year, one genius or another falls freely.

Lin Yi has talent, but he also works very hard, which Scolari can also feel. He often sees Lin Yi running on the court after daily training. Although his training is simple and just some basics, this kind of persistence every day is not something that ordinary people can do.

Although Scolari and his assistant coach have told Lin Yi separately that excessive training will damage the body and not to let the muscles always be in a state of fatigue, the boy just smiled in response, and the intensity of training will not change. It seems that this boy always knows what he is doing.

After observing for a week, Scolari and his coaching staff gave up such advice, because they could also see that the kid's training plan was specially formulated for him, and every time his physical exertion would to the limit, but the speed at which he recovered was astonishingly fast.

Attitude is everything. It may be that Lin Yi's state and his integration with the team made Scolari decide to give him the main position. You know, the price Scolari has to pay for this decision is very likely Just let Figo, the former boss of the Portuguese team, sit on the bench for a long time.

But now it seems that such an appearance is worth it. Scolari was a little worried at the beginning, but now it seems that it doesn't matter anymore. The kid has used his actions to become the commander on the court. Everyone They are all competing around him and obeying this kid's instructions.

However, after running non-stop for nearly twenty minutes, Lin Yi was also a human being. He could also feel the hot feeling in his chest, but he did not want to stop before defeating his opponent's defense. For him, this was It's his own game, and he has to grasp the pulse of the game from the beginning.

One to zero? That is not the purpose. If you want to kill the opponent, you must continue to work harder. The Russian team is just stunned by the Portuguese's combination of punches. They have not forgotten whose home court this is. They will proceed after they react. To counterattack, what Lin Yi had to do was to completely strangle them.

Smerking was still chasing after Lin Yi. Maybe he wanted to rely on his familiarity with Lin Yi to help the team's defense, even if it could slow down the kid's offensive rhythm, because he knew very well that if this happened If the impact continues, your team will lose the ball sooner or later.

But before Smertin could really stop his young teammate, Lin Yi had already taken action one step ahead of him. After pressing the Russian team's defense for nearly 20 minutes, Lin Yi once again made a move from the goal more than 40 meters away. The ball started at high speed. He, who had never chosen to break through with the ball, suddenly changed his tactics.

Originally, Lin Yi was preparing to send a through ball to Deco, but the Russian team's midfielder approached Deco at this time, as if he was ready to steal the ball directly. At that moment, Lin Yi gave up the direct ball. In order to pass the ball, he made a light ball with the outside instep and at the same time gave Deco a wink.

After all, he was a partner. Deco was too familiar with Lin Yi's passing. He made a fake move to turn around after receiving the ball to attract the Russian player behind him, but Deco did not Stop the ball, but send it forward directly in the direction Lin Yi has started.

An accurate and extremely fast pass, coupled with Lin Yi's high-speed start, almost in an instant, the defensive players in the Russian team's midfield were left behind by Lin Yi, and the unlucky guy Smerkin was even more Deco blocked the way and wanted to follow Lin Yi? That was really a dream.

The Russian team's already torn and messy defense was completely disrupted by Lin Yi's breakthrough this time. The two central defenders were ready to pounce on Lin Yi almost at the same time. For them, they were mentally tortured by this kid. After waiting for a long time, now I might just want to knock him down hard.

But before Lin Yi was killed by the collision of the two Russian macho men, he took the lead and stabbed the football out from under his feet. This pass can be said to have no warning at all. During the start-up process, he didn't even notice at all. He looked up and observed, and then suddenly poked with his toes.

The football passed through the two tough men like a ghost. Although these two guys got what they wanted and bumped into Lin Yi, the goalkeeper of the Russian team wanted to curse because those two idiots not only failed to stop the football , and even let two opposing players leak into the Russian team's penalty area.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pauleta's double ghost slap on the goal. When the Russian fans saw this scene, I don't know how many people covered their eyes with their hands. The distance was less than six or seven meters, even if they were about 1.9 meters Even with his height, even if he lay down in front of the goal line, he couldn't block the opponent's shooting angle.

In the end, this miserable goalkeeper could only watch Ronaldo take off calmly. He didn't even make a save. With such distance and shooting power, unless God was wearing this suit, he would not be able to block it at all. Unable to stop himself, he could only helplessly watch the football slam into the net.

Two to zero! After Ronaldo scored, he didn't do anything crazy like taking off his clothes to celebrate. He just turned around and looked at Lin Yi, who had just climbed up from the turf. He stretched out his hands with excitement and roared loudly. , "Damn, I knew you could pass the ball!"

Lin Yi looked at the roar of his old opponent who had been competing with him for a long time, and he also put a smile on his lips, "Next time I will never take the risk of being kicked by the opponent and break my leg to pass the ball to you, grandma, You kid didn’t even come over to give me a hug after scoring a goal, and you still stood there and yelled.”

It is estimated that Lin Yi regretted it after saying this, because it was not just one Ronaldo who rushed towards him, but a group of beasts rushing towards him. Seeing such a scene, Lin Yi even felt that they were those beasts from Chelsea. It appeared again, uncle, it turns out that all animals in the world have the same virtue!

When Ricardo and others rushed over to join in the fun, a Portuguese reporter clicked the shutter and left a classic photo of stacked rohans. The stacked group of guys now looked like a complete team. And the boy who can command them is being suppressed by them.

Only his right hand was still slapping the grass. Well, if the guy hadn't raised his middle finger at that time, maybe the effect of this photo would be absolutely perfect, but now...