The Day I Played with Ronaldo

The boring tug-of-war lasted for more than ten minutes.

The neutral fans watched drowsily, and the on-site commentator also expressed dissatisfaction tactfully, but said he could understand.

"Brazil and France both chose conservative tactics and invested heavily in defense. The Brazilian team basically only had Ricardo and Ronaldinho in the frontcourt, while the French team only left Henry and Zidane. .When attacking and counterattacking, there are not many troops invested."

"Of course, this is the quarter-finals of the World Cup, so it's not surprising that the two teams made such a choice."

For this game, the commentary has no words. I have to repeatedly review the historical records of the two teams, the past experience of the core players, and the performance of the past season...

Towards the end of the first half, the French team played a very high-quality counterattack. Zidane used a Marseille spin on the left to pull the ball past Kaka and Cafu, but he didn't get to the bottom, and at his current age and speed, he couldn't get to the bottom either.

He pushed the ball directly into the middle, and Vieira quickly followed, striding the ball and overtaking Juan, forming a one-to-one situation.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Juan immediately tackled the ball from behind and brought Vieira down.

The referee Cantalejo immediately ran over to show Juan a yellow card and gave the French team a free kick.

The players of the French team were a little dissatisfied. Zidane negotiated with Cantalejo. He believed that Vieira had broken through the ball and formed a single goal. Juan was the last defender. Give red card.

In the 1998 World Cup, this kind of ball was given a yellow card at most, but since that World Cup, the penalties for tackles behind the back have become much more serious. It is reasonable to say that a red card for this ball is not too much.

The commentator also said: "The French team played very threateningly in this offense. The 34-year-old Zidane, like a 24-year-old boy, played Kaka and Cafu flexibly and gave Vieira a wonderful pass. ball."

"The route of this ball has excellent strength, and the amount of advance is just right. It is not easy for Vieira to catch it if it is heavier or lighter. It is really impeccable. A pass."

"The red card for this ball is definitely not too much. Juan escaped unharmed. If Brazil is sent off, the next game will be difficult to play."

Of course, it is impossible for the referee to change the penalty because of a player's nagging, and he upheld the original decision.

Henry takes the penalty.

The ball is only about 25 meters away from the goal, and the position is quite good, almost directly facing the goal. The Brazilian team took a long time to build a good wall, Henry adjusted and drove the ball.

The wall took off, the ball hit the edge of the wall, Cantalejo whistled again, he signaled Ronaldinho for a handball and gave Ronaldinho a yellow card.

Ronaldinho said nothing. He did open his hand just now to block the football on purpose, otherwise he was worried that the football would bypass him and spin into the goal.

France get another free kick on the penalty area line.

This time it was Zidane who took the free kick.

The Brazilian team seemed a little nervous. This time, an extra player was placed on the human wall, and two French players were also pushing into the human wall. Zidane is also a free kick master, and he has scored many wonderful free kicks in his career.

It may not be as exaggerated as Mikhailovich's free kick hat-trick, nor is it as pleasing to the eye as Beckham's full moon scimitar, but whoever dares to underestimate his free kick skills will definitely learn a lesson .

Riccardo, who was in the crowd, certainly remembered that in another time and space, in the 2006 World Cup, it was Zidane's free kick that assisted Henry to score and the French team eliminated Brazil.

He glanced nervously,

Fortunately, Roberto Carlos was not tying his shoelaces, and Henry was also man-marked.

At this moment, the referee blew his whistle and Zidane started to run.

Ricardo stared at Zidane's feet, and the moment Zidane touched the ball, he began to take off.

At this time, he realized that something was wrong. The French player Franck Ribery who had squeezed in beside him was originally, but at this moment Ribery suddenly dodged to the side.

The football is flying towards the gap after Ribery left.

At this moment, Riccardo instinctively wanted to reach out, but he immediately realized that this was in the penalty area, and when he stretched out his hand, it was a penalty + a red card. He resisted the urge, when it was too late for him to do anything, the football brushed past him.

After landing, before Riccardo had time to turn around to confirm, he had already heard cheers, roars and applause from the stands.

Ricardo felt a chill in his heart. Sure enough, the referee Cantalejo whistled and pointed to the center circle.

The ball goes in.

Zidane celebrates. The 34-year-old veteran rushed to the sidelines and roared passionately!

In this battle of life and death, the French team took the lead!

"Zidane goal!!!!!!!!!!" The commentator dragged the sound for more than ten seconds, "During stoppage time in the first half, Zidane scored a wonderful free kick. Help France take the lead!"

"The ball Zidane did not choose his best free throw method, but played a tactical coordination, Ribery squeezed into the Brazilian wall, and then suddenly pulled away, allowing Zidane to pass the ball from the gap in the wall. Go in."

"Who can believe that this player is already 34 years old? After winning the Champions League, Zidane said in an interview that he was considering retiring. But I think he can play for another 10 years!"

"Great Zidane! I will never get tired of watching him! Please don't retire!"

Riccardo put his hands on his hips, watching the French celebrate helplessly.

He knew that his performance today was really not convincing. Not bad, and definitely not good.

In entanglement with the opponent's muscular defenders and muscular midfielders, he wasted too much energy.

Thuram is an old opponent, but he is not afraid. But he was really not familiar with Makelele, and it was very annoying to be entangled by this little man who couldn't escape.

There is also Vieira, although he has already played against Vieira in the league, but today Vieira is in a particularly good state, giving full play to his physical advantages. It feels like Vieira has been paddling all season and put all his energy on today's game.

In the second half, something had to change.

After the Brazilian team re-kicked off, they failed to quickly hit the French team's penalty area. The referee whistled to signal the end of the first half, and the two sides entered the intermission.

Brazil's players hurried through the tunnel, eager to hear Pereira's instructions.

In the locker room, Pereira wasted no time in criticizing or praising the performance of the players. The French team has already taken the lead. In the second half, they will definitely play a defensive counterattack comfortably. The Brazilian team must immediately adjust its tactics to break through the opponent's dense defense.

This is a huge challenge. When the world's second-most defensive team is determined to defend, even the most offensive team can't come up with a good solution.