Football: Guards with knives, shovel Ronaldo at the beginning

As the last game of the round of 16, the battle between Belgium and Portugal naturally attracted the attention of all World Cup fans.

The autumn sunshine shone on the Bellario Stadium, and the players from both sides slowly walked out of the tunnel.

Before the game, many people were speculating on who could make it out of the top 16 and successfully break into the top 8.

As Portugal’s former No. 7 player, Figo said confidently in an interview:

"I always believe that Portugal will have the last laugh. Although there is a gap in strength between the two teams, you can always trust Cristiano Ronaldo!"

This kind of statement has also been supported by many people. Lin Melo's three-legged pattern has long been recognized by world football.

Any new star who rises will be dubbed the fourth man in football.

Rarely would anyone put these rising stars among the three, but after them.

But every time, this rising fourth person will be replaced.

When Hazard won the Premier League Bronze Boot, people placed him after Lin Melo and called him the fourth man in world football.

But this season, Hazard was replaced by Neymar, who joined Barcelona.

The national team of the Iron Triangle Lin Melo has been optimistic until someone steps forward.

Completely different from Bailey's continued optimistic estimate, Lao Ma also accepted an interview before the game:

"People always have a misunderstanding that the national team of a superstar is a strong team. This perception is wrong. Even today's Argentina still has a strength gap compared to the Netherlands and Germany, let alone Portugal."

However, Lao Ma then changed the subject: "But I saw Leo's change in this game. I can't describe this change, but I think it's time for one more star on the blue and white jersey!"

Also interviewed was the Portuguese madman Mourinho, who was interviewed in the form of a video:

"For a long time, Portugal has been considered a favorite in various major competitions, and that's because Chris' influence has brought so much attention to Portugal."

"After the golden generation you call retired, I also discovered a lot of young talents in Portugal, but they are still too young and are playing in various youth teams. They need time to grow up, and Portugal needs time."

Among the young talents Mourinho talks about are those who have just turned 20 and joined Udinese, and those who have just reached adulthood and joined Benfica. Oh, and Felix, who was just eliminated from Porto's youth training in 99 and is about to switch to Benfica's youth training.

Ruben Dias, who was born in 97, had just finished his military training as Chief B.

Cancelo, who was born in 94, is now just a marginal figure in Benfica who can only play twice a season.

Dalot, who was born in 99, can only struggle in the Porto youth team. The reputation of a talented defender has not yet fallen on his head.

Jota, who was born in 96, has just made his mark in Pazos Ferreira, and the club intends to promote him to the first team this year.

Gonzalo Ramos, who was born in 01, is only 14 years old now.

This is a generation that has a complete talent gap in Portugal!

A large number of young people have not yet grown up, and the golden generation has just handed over the flag to this generation.

But if we push forward four years, Portugal's talent pool was even more depleted at that time.

At this time, they need someone to stand up and hold up the Portuguese flag alone, standing in front of everyone until the post-golden generation grows up.

Perhaps, by that time, he will have passed his peak age, and the juniors will not work hard to move forward like before, with his portrait hanging in the room.

Maybe by then, even retiring after success will be a luxury for this generation.

After all, it is very likely that this generation will be left with nothing but chicken feathers. Without achievements, their efforts will easily be forgotten by the fans.

Fans will only see the old man who proudly and proudly occupies the starting position of the national team falling into the abyss bit by bit.

Maybe, they will ask:

"Has your strength improved over the years?"

"Did you train hard and play football?"

"Sometimes, let's find the reason from ourselves, okay?"

They will not remember who led Pepe, Coentrao and Nani to carry Portugal through the most difficult 12 years when Portugal was at its most difficult!

2006-2018!

Mourinho's words naturally did not cause much trouble. Such self-effacing words are not topical at all.

What people want to see is the topic of contradiction and conflict, not this one-sided interpretation.

That's how the game started.

Belgium, which was dominant in strength, directly suppressed Portugal and could not get out of the half. De Bruyne's midfield organization has become more and more mature in recent years.

Especially after Guardiola took over, De Bruyne's organization and passing awareness have improved by leaps and bounds.

Belgium's attack looked dazzling.

One-handed passing and controlling is simply the posture of Europe's top teams.

The game time is 27 minutes.

The cooperation between Hazard and De Bruyne penetrated Portugal's door.

That delicate thread allowed Hazard to easily pass the opponent's defender in the penalty area and hit the near corner to score easily.

Unsurprisingly, Portugal started adversity mode again, just like they did in the group stage.

Ronaldo could only silently put the ball in the center circle with a determined look.

But sometimes, the gap in strength cannot be solved by faith.

For De Bruyne, meeting Lindy in the World Cup is his goal.

As for Portugal, it is just an eyesore.

The game time is 45 minutes.

De Bruyne's shot from outside the penalty area once again penetrated the Portuguese team's door.

At this time, Portugal only had one "wave shot" from outside the penalty area by Cristiano Ronaldo!

People only remembered Mourinho's words at this time.

It turns out that Portugal is really just a weak team. No matter how strong their personal abilities are, they will be overwhelmed by their opponents.

When the second half began, no one believed that Portugal could make a comeback, but at this time, people had a different view of Portugal's teammates.

I don’t know what happened during the halftime break, but Portugal became a little different in the second half.

And Belgium seemed to be proud and careless, and Portugal was suppressed for a while.

But Belgium was ultimately much stronger than Portugal, and the 20-minute siege did not allow Portugal to score any goals.

Instead, Lukaku's several counterattacks almost allowed Belgium to expand the score.

Only then did people realize that this dark and tall guy actually had some shadow of Drogba.

After a brief period of excitement, people gradually lost interest in the suspense of the game.

Time gradually passed as the two sides attacked back and forth until the 80th minute of the game.

Portugal got a chance for a corner kick, and De Bruyne once again saw an aerialist like Lindy.

The score was tied at 2-1. He didn't know where this man got his confidence, but he actually ran back to the center circle holding the football.

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