Journalist Zhang Kai reports that Italy is hot, subversive football combines aesthetics and achievements, and 32 unbeaten games hit the world record: Spain is unbeaten in 35 games from February 2007 to June 2009. It just so happens that Spain is the semi-final opponent and the semi-final opponent of the UEFA Nations League in October this year.
Italy and Spain have met in four consecutive European Championships, lost in the 2008 Italian penalty shootout and missed the final four, in the 2012 group stage 1-1, the final was beaten 0-4, and the 2016 1/8 final was 2-0. With Spain's current slow hypnotic ball-control style, Italy may be able to emulate Bosque's sudden acceleration of the winning trick in 2012 and repeat the reverse of that year's final. This Italian "whirlwind of kombat", small fast and smart characteristics, young matadors may not be able to resist, to see who can control the ball.
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Belgium, who finished world number one 2-1, Italy's first defeat in a 32-game unbeaten run (the Netherlands don't count), Vieira and Gary Neville's remarks that "the rhythm is not enough, no strong opponents, not far away", now sound like a slap in the face. De Bruyne was convinced: "Italy is truly an outstanding team, a world-class team. ”
Foreign media have come to congratulate each other, especially the British media. The Guardian said: "It is no accident that so many consecutive unbeaten matches, and all of Europe looks at Italy differently. The Daily Mail said: "Burying the football tradition, Mancho allowed Italy to find another path to victory." The Sun newspaper said: "Mancini is italy's real first star, completely changing Italy's playing style and thinking, and completing a successful revolution without compromise." ”
The front page of the French newspaper Team newspaper headlined: "Italy's football classroom completely dominated and dismembered Belgium." The Frankfurt Newspaper: "Smell a little immortal legend. Italy's own media played various word games: "Dream don't wake up." What I had only seen in dreams before, really happened. Spain's newspaper As said: "Italy is fierce but also cunning, we'll see you on Tuesday." ”
Gravina, president of the Italian Football Association, said: "This is the highest moment of my career as a sportsman. I thought the team could play well, but I didn't expect to play so well, everything was so beautiful. Unfortunately, Wembley only gave us 125 tickets for the FA in the semi-finals, and if we reached the final, Italy would only have a maximum of 1,000 tickets. Many people can't support it on the spot, it's really helpless, who let the epidemic in the UK spread and lead to strict immigration policies? ”
Political and diplomatic disputes between Italy and the UK have already begun, with Italy unsuccessfully demanding the right to host the European Championship final and restricting the entry of British fans in the England vs. Ukraine match (in Rome) on Saturday. "Milano Sport" reported that UEFA left 6500 semi-final tickets for Italians who live in England, which is still humane.
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Mancini's "anti-historical" offensive football is difficult to describe in numbers because the aesthetics are dynamic. Italy's 2000 and 2012 European Championships have a tendency to technical flow, and there is no shortage of first-class stars, but they are not as active and fierce as man's legions, no matter who you are, they will press you to play, so that you can't grab the ball.
Using front-court pressure and skillful control to ease the pressure of the defensive line is too unethical, just the opposite of history, which used to be the busiest of the defensive line. Even Spain, known for its Tika Taka, can't do it now. Regardless of Italy's final results, the performance, ornamentation and conquest of the final four are worthy of the title of the best team in this European Championship. The top eight are qualified, the top four are excellent, and then go further, it is extraordinary.
After the game, Mancini circled the team in a circle to "talk", put up two fingers, and was passionate, which should be to tell the boys: there are two games left. He told the media: "We have not set the bottom line of the European Championship, I have long said that I think Italy has the ability to reach the top four, some people do not believe it." Spain? Powerful, but let's enjoy the night first. ”
Ranieri wrote in a column in the Milano Sport newspaper: "Mancini has sent everyone on the national team to the seventh heaven, and every Italian national to the seventh heaven. When we see Mancini again, we have to bow and salute. Mancho's former "enemy" Sajiki said: "Don't be carried away by victory, hold steady, keep playing like this." The national team makes us feel honored. ”
Mika Richards, a former England international who played for Manchester City, asked in a column to the Daily Mail: "Mancini is such a good coach, why don't Premier League teams grab it?" Weren't Tottenham and Everton both looking for a coach at one point? Why not look for Mancho? Everton signed Benitez, and Tottenham Hotspur's contact with Gattuso was opposed by the fans and was still in the selection.
Richards continued: "Before and during the last European Championship, the British media, especially in London, talked about Conte all day long, knew that he was going to coach Chelsea after the European Championship, analyzed and predicted that his playing style would not work, and also began to pay attention to Italy, including me. Conte's national team made a good impression on me, and later took Chelsea to the title, proving that he had a level and played well in the European Championship. But now, why is there no same wind of public opinion in the UK? Why ignore Mancini? He was familiar with the Premier League, and when he was at Manchester City, he was the title he snatched from Ferguson, laying the foundation for City's future high position. Not to mention that Mancho used to have champions at Inter, Lazio and Galatasaray. ”
Mancho has renewed his contract until the 2026 World Cup after an extra-long contract. When Lippi returned as technical director last summer (lippi will be talked about after the European Championships, Lippi is likely to return), the Italian media speculated that Mancini had received several Premier League invitations, which Mancho denied when he renewed his contract. Richards stood up for Mancho: "I worked with him at Manchester City, and he paid special attention to detail, going to every corner of the restaurant before eating, looking at what was on our plate and telling us to go on a diet. He didn't understand that we England players love to drink beer and said that it was not good for body maintenance. Looking at his current figure, it is really a great thing. ”
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For Belgium, it was less difficult than playing Austria. Italy is afraid of strong body muscle strangulation, not afraid of opponents playing underfoot. Barrera and Verratti were criticized for their poor performances in the first round of knockout rounds, and the second game was a big change, both of which became the protagonists. Verratti's ball was noticeably faster, without fiddling with the ball without delay, and the first goal came from his steal and passed to Barrera.
Barry pulled open, and all six of his goals for the national team occurred in the first half, making him the king of the first half. The last key goal was last September with a 1-0 away header from the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League, with Immobile assisting. Together with Pescina and Locatelli scoring two goals each, Italy's European Championship has five goals coming from midfield, the most goals scored by midfield of any team. The Italian striker also scored five goals, with another one being Turkey's oolong.
Villatti found his form, accurately passed 83 feet against Belgium, the most in the whole team (Zoginho 70 feet), and proved with actions that his and Jorginho's dual-core metronomes are the strongest midfield technical flow configuration in Europe, no less than the bigger Croatia, Germany and other teams.
Verratti excitedly said: "The Swedish scene has passed, turned over. I think we did enough, good enough, that the Italian forgot about that 2017 game, that missed the World Cup. It's a whole new collective, anything is possible. I was replaced in the closing stages, and watching the ball from the sidelines was more painful than playing football, and I had to repeatedly pounce on Sirigu for comfort. ”
Insigne commented that his arc goal was "the most beautiful of my 11 goals in the national team" and revealed Mancho's guidance, "After Belgium scored a penalty, Mancini told us: the penalty does not exist, but it does not matter, we all calm down, adhere to the consistent way of playing do not waver. The game is ours! We immediately repaired our emotions and were not disturbed by penalties. ”
Insigne's national team scored 10 goals and 10 assists in 45 matches, the third goal in the team to score in double figures, and the only Italian striker who was not rotated. In the third game after the group qualified early, he still started. This is his first time in the main role of the main player, the 2014 World Cup only played 33 minutes off the bench (against Costa Rica), 36 minutes at the 2016 European Championship, fans still remember that he was eliminating Spain, the left line accurate long pass to find the right side of the unguarded Damian, who assisted Pele to seal the victory, when the scene was full of surprises.
Played by Sweden in the two games of the 2018 World Cup, Insigne did not qualify for the main force, playing only 15 minutes in both games, causing a huge controversy in Italy, Ventura was scolded. At that time, the famous scene was left: in the second leg at San Siro 0-0, Ventura asked De Rossi to play on the bench, and De Rossi objected, "Now I want to score, what am I doing?" It should be replaced by Insigne! ”
Insigne and his three teammates are all two goals this year and are expected to tie the all-time top scorers in The European Championship in Italy – Three-goal Cassano and Balotelli, two bad boys. Bashin finished in 2012, Cassano scored two goals in 2004 and one in 2012.