The first leg of Euro 2024 has been completed. The traditional powerhouses no longer have absolute dominance and victory. After the end of the first round, the strong and weak teams will fight, and no matter the score and the field, they will no longer show the previous crushing and dominance. Is this an improvement in modern football, but the underdogs are in a position where they can still compete with the strong teams.
The strong team is difficult to crush anymore, and the opponent has improved.
Among the traditional strong teams in this European Cup, the strong teams that can win by more than two goals can be remembered without thinking. They are Group A hosts Germany 5-1 Scotland and Group B Spain surprise Croatia 3-0. Besides. The rest of the strong teams won by one goal, and the process was still full of suspense. Group C favourites England 1-0 Serbia, media fans have turned to the England manager's tactical board. Group B, which defended and counterattacked, Italy made an early and low-level mistake and conceded a goal first, and then beat Algeria 2-1 by one goal. The Netherlands in Group D, known as the top defensive line, took a 1-0 lead by Poland's header, and then reversed 2-1 by substitute center forward Weghorst in the last 80 minutes. In Group E, Belgium even controlled the whole game, and the indiscriminate shooting did not knock on the door of Slovakia. In the 86th minute, Lukaku's goal that could be blown or not blown up, of course, was indispensable to the manipulation of the capitalists behind the scenes, and finally broke out 0-1 The first upset of this European Championship broke out. Group D favourites France were terrified until the 98th minute of stoppage time after leading half of hosts Austria 1-0. Portugal's 2-1 reversal in Group F occurred in the 92nd minute of stoppage time, and the ball delivered by the opposing defender was a lot more lucky, and there was less confidence and strength to win.
The division of labor and cooperation in modern football is very detailed, and there is no recklessness in the past, and every offense and defense are cautious, for fear of making mistakes. As a result, the distance between the strength of the strong and weak sides is no longer so large. As long as the weak team dares to fight, it can still get close to the gap with the strong team. This is the impression and essence of the European Championship that the overall quality is better than the World Cup.