2:0, the rigorous Swiss, another lesson for the Italians
In Europe, the most rigorous are the Germans, there is a story. It is said that an Englishman and a German each drove a car and met a red light in the middle of the night. After 10 minutes, the red light was still on, so the Briton rushed through the red light with one foot on the accelerator and left! After daybreak, the British passed by that section of the road again, only to find that the Germans were still waiting there. Actually, the red light is broken.
This is a joke that reflects the discipline and rigor of the Germans. But in Europe, it is known that the Swiss are stricter than the Germans. They have been passed down from generation to generation and have made the world's most beautiful mechanical watches, no matter how rapid the electronic watch is, but the mechanical watch is still priceless, and the electronic watch is difficult to match no matter what, because of the Swiss craftsmanship.
And what about the Italians? Romance is its main theme, which can be sung and danced to make love full of life.
But this football, the Italians also play it thoroughly, and have won the World Cup many times, and they are also the champions of the last European Cup. They are adept at counter-attacking and often after 90 minutes of defending, they suddenly launch a swift counter-attack and score straight into the net. Resilience is its most rare feature, defensive counterattack, can be achieved in an instant, and people suddenly find out: lost!
Back then, our famous football commentator Huang Jianyi shouted Long live Italy and left CCTV. It's exciting not to be thrilled that football has made Italians an art.
But this romantic art still did not withstand the rigorous mechanical football craftsman. At the start of the knockout round of the European Championship, Italy met Switzerland. The Swiss spectators in the stands unfurled a banner with great irony early: That is, the 2022 World Cup, because of the existence of the Swiss team, suppressed the Italians from not breaking out of the group stage, and was defeated by North Macedonia in the play-offs and missed the Cartel World Cup.
This time, can history be repeated? You must know that Italy and Switzerland are unbeaten with 2 wins and 4 draws, and history is not friendly to Switzerland.
But today's Swiss team, the head coach is Jakin, he is resourceful, and before the start, he expected that Italian coach Spalletti would definitely use Di Lorenzo. This is a right-back who defends on the right flank of Italy's weakest defence, and Jacquin, who spotted this in the match against Spain.
Therefore, the focus of this game for Switzerland is to organize their own attack on the left side, which happens to be the Italian right side of the defense guarded by Di Lorenzo.
The Swiss attacks on this line were very well organized and frequently rushed like a tidal wave. But this Di Lorenzo obviously did not defend properly, giving the Swiss a calm organization and cooperation.
In the 37th minute, the Swiss Vargas passed a low flat ball into the penalty area, and Freuler, who received the ball, stopped with one foot, swept his left foot in an instant, and the ball flew to the Italian goal. Probably because the goalkeeper's preparation was still insufficient, and in a surprise moment, the ball had already penetrated into the Italian's net with the wind.
At 1:0, the Swiss got a point in the first half, Spalletti didn't seem to be awake yet, and the Italians weren't alert enough. Perhaps, they are still confident. The alignment of history, the past of the defending champions, makes them not in a hurry at all.
However, the rigorous Swiss Army Knife did not slack off at all, and less than half a minute into the second half, the Swiss were still the usual tactics, rushing down the left flank, shaking off Di Lorenzo, Vargas received a pass from a teammate in the penalty area, and another kick, the ball drew an extremely beautiful arc towards the Italian goal.
2:0. The Italians were a little anxious, and the defense was no longer important, and frequently rushed towards the Swiss goal. However, the Swiss strengthened their defense at this time, retreating and establishing a solid defensive line in front of the goal.
They certainly understand that 2-0, there is enough capital to protect their backline.
The Italians seemed to have just come to their senses at this time, and it didn't matter what was right or left, and the whole army pressed and stormed the Swiss line. But by this time, it was too late. One is that the Swiss have strengthened the line, and the other is that time has been a friend of the Swiss.
After the Italians hit wide of the net, the clock ticked by. At that moment, the European Championship was fading away, and Spalletti on the sidelines had a solemn face, and his sigh seemed to be heard as he paced back and forth.
After the game, he also took full responsibility.
But the defending champions are already out of the last eight and will be spectators in the stands as they watch the Swiss move forward.
Yes, the Swiss crowd played the banner right, and after the World Cup, the Swiss have once again become the sufferers of the Italians at the European Championship.