Looking back at the 1998 World Cup semi-finals, Brazil vs. The Netherlands mainly wants to see Ronaldo play in this game. Because many senior fans said that Da Luo in 1998 was at its peak and far stronger than in 2002, and this game was also recognized as the best da Luo played. After watching the video, briefly interpret this game.
First of all, the overall strength of the Netherlands is above Brazil, and in the 90 minutes of the game, the Netherlands has a clear advantage, especially in the first half. Regarding a few key players in the Netherlands, van der Sar is certainly the first goalkeeper in Dutch history, but it feels like his peak came after the age of 35. Stam's frontal defensive ability is too strong, the aura crushes the junior Van Dijk, and is a mobile tower guarding the Dutch backfield. Davis is a beast, and it is difficult to snatch Brazilian players even through midfield. The only downside is the forward line, Bergkamp's performance in this match is much worse than the quarter-final game against Argentina, and from his dribbling and starting point of view, his physical function has passed the peak. Although Kluivert scored the equalizer, he had to say that he was a wave shooter, impeccable in physical fitness and speed, but he was so scummy with shooting, especially an empty goal opportunity. I believe there will be Dutch fans who want to say: if Kluivert could have Fanny's shooting skills, this ball would have already turned Brazil into a sieve.
Talking about the Brazilian side, Tafarell is very strong in the penalty shootout, and all 4 of them are judged in the right direction. Dunga, with the exception of the passionate celebration of penalties in the penalty shootout, is lackluster in every way, and he can't understand why he should use a 35-year-old man to play the main back, can he still complete the interception task? On the contrary, the young Emerson defended very well. Right-back Cafu was suspended for two yellow cards in this game, and Zecarlos, who came in his place, was in a mediocre position and was clearly at a disadvantage against Cen Deng.
There are three people on the Brazilian side who have played well, one is Carlos, and with his strength, if not the first left-back in history, he can at least be selected for the second team of the best team in history. The card position and prejudgment when defending are very accurate, the chase speed is fast, the lower foot is stable and fierce, and one-on-one can't pass him at all. Assists can be fed raw by speed, as well as a cannonball-like long-range shot and free kick. (His free-kick can be said to have told the goalkeeper in advance which direction to kick, and basically could not save) Brazil's offensive corridor on the left side of the road is propped up by himself. The other is Rivaldo, who is delicate in technique, exquisite in footwork and has a wide field of vision, and Ronaldo's goal came from his accurate long pass, but personally I feel that Rivaldo played better than this one in the World Cup four years later.
The MVP of this game deserves it
The other is the protagonist of this game, Ronaldo, Who is the most eye-catching one in this game, almost all of Brazil's threat attack is related to him, if you take him, Brazil's threat will be reduced by 80%. It is no exaggeration to say that Ronaldo's performance in this game can probably rank in the top five in the entire history of the World Cup. None of the Brazilian players seen on video, including Garrincha, Pele, Zico, Romario, Ronaldinho and Neymar, have been able to play at or near this level in a single game in the World Cup knockout rounds. Overall, in the first half, Luo performed averagely, often cutting off the ball and not creating much threat.
However, the second half began to climax, Ronaldo single-handedly set off a terrifying wave in the Dutch half, and the following paragraph uses graphics to enjoy the 3 highlight moments of the aliens in the second half and overtime.
In the first few tens of second half seconds, Rivaldo scored the ball in front of him, saw Ronaldo's position very widely, and got up to pass long.
Ronaldo used his speed to shake off Debord and Cocu, who were staring at him, to get the ball first.
Facing the attacking van der Sar, a shot pierced through van der Sar's small goal to give Brazil a 1:0 lead.
In the 4th minute of extra time, Ronaldo scored the ball in front of him to face De Boer's defense.
After the transverse dribbling is free, flick out of space and shoot with your feet.
The ball went straight to the dead corner and van der Sar flew in to save the ball.
Just a few tens of seconds into the second half of extra time, Ronaldo scored after a mid-lap.
Ronaldo took the ball off De Boer and began to break through rapidly, at which point Stam ran to help defend.
Ronaldo went straight into the penalty area after crossing stam through the crotch.
De Boer and Stam had an eye contact, and although Stam was overtaken by Da Luo, it still interfered with Da Luo's dribbling rhythm, and De Boer took the opportunity to shovel the ball away.
Through slow-motion replay, De Boer did shovel the ball, and with the rules of the time, the penalty could not be awarded.
If this goal is scored, it can be ranked in the top ten of World Cup history, which is a pity.
In the end, the Brazilian won the penalty shootout and managed to reach the final. Looking back at that World Cup, there are several special phenomena. The champions of this World Cup, France, are the only two teams that have won the championship from Italy, the 82nd World Cup champion to the 18th World Cup champion France (the other is 86 Argentina), and the remaining champions are the same as the teams participating in the previous World Cup. The two final teams advanced to the semi-zone, the French half of the team encountered along the way is relatively weak, and the other half is a fairy fight. Argentina won England, the Netherlands won Argentina, Brazil won the Netherlands, and finally France won Brazil. To put it bluntly, if you change it casually, you may have a very different result.
In addition, through this ball, I have a deeper understanding of the technical aspects of the game. Many fanatics will have a misunderstanding, take the highlights of the most obsessed players in the league in their minds, compare the highlights of the players who want to touch the porcelain in the World Cup knockout rounds, and draw the conclusion that the players they are fans are stronger.
This contrast is extremely ignorant, for example, go to the national football team to find a substitute striker, let him play with a bunch of people who usually rarely play football, there is no difficulty in the whole game, you will feel that he is more powerful than any of the world's top superstars. Therefore, holding two players to play a game of different defensive intensities is completely a false proposition!
In this game, although Da Luo's performance was very good, people who have seen the whole game will find that he has been cut off many times with the ball, and the calmness of dribbling is much worse than the usual league. You know, this is the peak of the alien Ronaldo, this is the big Luo who will score a goal in the league when he receives the ball in the front court. If you use the play of other stars in the league to compare da Luo's performance in the World Cup knockout round, then Sun Xingyu is much stronger than Da Luo. This shows how big the difference in the players' performance caused by the different intensities of the game is! Those who love to lift the bar, don't tell me that Ronaldo is also because of poor psychological quality!
Speaking of how difficult it is to play in the World Cup knockout rounds, it is worth talking about the best 2 post-80s players: Messi, C Ronaldo. If two people are fewer, you can add Ibu and Kaka. These 4 people are strong enough, right? But these 4 people add up, the number of goals scored in the World Cup knockout round is 0!!! Therefore, the defensive intensity of the World Cup knockout rounds is unmatched by any game. Not to mention the Club League Cup, although the technical and tactical level of the Champions League knockout round has exceeded the World Cup knockout round, but the defensive intensity is still very different. Of course, the European Championship cannot be compared with the World Cup. (In the World Cup, there will be no 92 Denmark, 04 Greece, 16 Portugal and other teams to win the championship)
One of the most important reasons is that the World Cup is the stage of the highest glory for the country and individuals, and it is only held once every 4 years (rare things are expensive), for a player, how many times can he participate in the World Cup in his life? Once in the knockout rounds, many strong teams intend to win the championship, a small mistake may cause the loss of the ball, once the loss of the ball is likely to make all 4 years of efforts in vain. Therefore, the strong teams will be cautious, and you can imagine how high the defensive intensity is!
Finally, objectively evaluate what level of star the player is, whether it is enough to be a ball king, the dominant consideration index must be the World Cup, followed by the club (Champions League, five major leagues) indicators. All club-level matches can never replace the World Cup, the highest event in football!