Pato returned to the international team's locker room with a stern face.

Although the final result of the first half was still 1-0, the international team used offense to involve Mallorca's offense well in the next game, and did not allow Mallorca to expand the score. This was an acceptable result for the international team. However, for Pato himself, he failed in the first half.

As the core of the international team's offensive, his performance also largely involves Mallorca's defense - but it is just a matter of it. His breakthrough after dribbling can create some threats, but cannot create decisive opportunities. Most of them are directly blocked by the guy named Pepe in the middle.

If the opponent keeps intercepting the ball with superb defensive skills and rich experience, then Pato has nothing to say. He always has to pay back when he comes out. As a forward, he has to be defeated by the defender. However, this guy named Pepe stopped his attack entirely by relying on his strength and reaction...

"This bastard is just a savage!" Pato cursed in his heart.

In the whole first half, he was knocked out by Pepe twice, tackled three times, and there were countless small moves in close-fitting confrontation. However, he only contributed three fouls to Pato, and there was no yellow card...

When Pato took off his top in the locker room, took off his socks and leg guards, the other teammates in the locker room couldn't help but gasp.

Pato is a white man. Although he also has black mixed race, it can be seen from his curly hair. However, basically he is still a white man, and his white skin is naturally very white. But now he is covered with bruised bruises everywhere, and there are several places on his legs - it is obvious that this is the trace that Pepe left on him.

"This bastard is so cruel!" Some teammates said angrily.

Pato shook his head. This was all left in the physical confrontation. Although Pepe was big, he didn't have much flesh on his body, basically all of them were muscles. There were obvious joints in many places. During the physical confrontation, the hard bones hit the flesh, which would naturally leave such bruises.

It looks scary, but in fact it will get better in a short while.

But what Pato was worried about at this time was his ankles. Under such a collision, his feet were used as support for the whole body, and his ankles would naturally bear more pressure. His ankles were not healed in advance. If this continued, they might explode when the injury would break out.

The head coach of the international team also noticed this and frowned. It seemed that Pato was still too young, especially since his body had not yet developed enough to fight fierce professional football. As the head coach, he naturally would not underestimate Pepe. Pepe is not a talented player, but his physical fitness is very good. At the age of 24, he is already mature enough. At the same time, he does not suffer any loss in speed. Facing such a defender, Pato is difficult to create opportunities when he fails to completely suppress the opponent in his best place.

Just like the current situation of the international team - they are good at offense rather than defense, but their offense cannot suppress Mallorca's offense, and the situation they are facing is very confused.

So he could only sigh in his heart and then arrange the tactics for the second half.

"We performed well in the first half, but one goal was not enough. Although the international team is unlikely to score two of us in ninety minutes, it is also unfavorable for us to drag it into overtime, so we need to solve this opponent in ninety minutes."

Compared with the head coach of the international team, Jose is now relaxed: "We need to strengthen the offense in the second half. I sent three forwards not to play defensive counterattacks, although we can also play defensive counterattacks."

The players of Mallorca made a slight laugh. After the first half of the game, they didn't think they were too difficult to deal with. They only scored one goal... It was just a matter of luck...

"The international team's offense is mainly based on the 17-year-old guy, but he cannot get rid of Pepe's defense, so we need to play more aggressively in the second half. Their defense is not particularly outstanding. Controlling the midfield, not fighting with them, and making full use of our bodies. Combining our body and technology is the king... David, Andres, Ronnie, you should be more aggressive in your running position. Through the pass and cut cooperation, tear open their defense line, increase the number of shots, and blow open their goal... They are not as strong as Chelsea, and it is okay to play bolder... Could it be that the cold weather in Yokohama make your hands and feet frozen?"

"Of course there is no more!" Mallorca's players answered in unison.

"Then go and attack and defeat their defense!" Jose waved his hand.

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After the second half began, neither Mallorca nor the international team made a substitution, and it was still the starting lineup in the first half.

The international team that kicked off the ball took the lead in the attack.

They still use ground transmission in the first half to find opportunities. Through the experience of the first half, they know that it is not difficult to pass through Mallorca's midfield. As long as the transmission speed is faster, it can be easily passed.

However, how to hit the ball into the opponent's penalty area is a relatively troublesome thing.

However, they were wrong. During the transmission process, they immediately felt that they were under much more pressure when they passed through the midfield!

The difference is that Mallorca players are starting to use their bodies.

In the first half, Mallorca used interception to block the international team's midfield attack, which means that he was more accustomed to standing in position and cutting off the opponent's passing route - this is actually a defensive method with a high technical content, which is much more technical than a meat grinder-style running press.

Of course, if you do this kind of thing well, it is called artistic defense. If you do it poorly, it is called a midfield walk...

However, for the international team, this defense effect is not very good, because their transmission even seems a bit complicated, and they constantly create opportunities through multiple people's back and forth transmission. Sometimes some of their transmissions seem to be extravagant, because European clubs that value practicality are more important when passing three feet in midfield, they never use four feet. On the contrary, they can pass the ball in place with four feet, maybe six or seven feet...

There is a football truth that when you control the more balls under your feet, on the contrary, the more dangerous you pass the ball, the more likely you are to be intercepted by a midfielder, and the greater the possibility of being counterattacked. European clubs have always been fierce in midfield pressing. If the pass is not concise enough, it is easy to be intercepted by someone to fight back. Think about that classic game, how did Chelsea beat Barcelona at home...

However, South American clubs are much more relaxed in this regard, while the international team's passing method happens to be the nemesis of Mallorca's intercepting defense. The essence of intercepting defense is to judge the opponent's best passing route in advance and force the opponent to use more time-lapse transfers to organize the defense line more calmly. However, the international team's passing has never been the best passing route, which makes it easier for them to pass through the midfield. Similarly, it is difficult for them to hit the penalty area, because they face the Mallorca defense line that is ready for the battle every time.

At this time, Mallorca's midfielder began to run wildly and intercept, and began to press against each other, interfere and collide, making it impossible for the international team to pass the foot back and forth!

Senna, Alonso, and Barack are all players with both running and confrontational abilities. With more drawdowns from the two wingers to help defend, Mallorca's midfielder advantage began to show. When international players get more disturbed by the ball, their passes will also be more affected!

Alex wanted to pass it to Edinho when he was pressed by Silva in the midfield, but the intention of passing the ball was too obvious. Senna came first and intercepted the ball in front of Edinho!

After intercepting the ball, Senna immediately passed the ball to Alonso in front. Alonso took the ball and turned around, passed the ball to Iniesta on the right, and then rushed up himself.

Iniesta took two steps and passed the ball back to Alonso who was inserted. After Alonso received the ball, he sent a diagonal pass. Barak, who was pulling to the side, forced his breakthrough through the opponent's defense and then made a cross. The ball fell to the back point. Silva, who followed up at the back point, planned to head the ball, but was disturbed by the opponent's defender Sera's close-fitting defense. Although he grabbed the point, he directly turned the leap.

The international team launched a counterattack. Alex passed the ball to Pato in front. Pato forced himself to turn around and then volleyed. Pepe was around him in time and made his shot fail to hit the main part. The ball flew high into the sky and then flew out of the bottom line...

Van der Sar took the ball, Macon inserted forward and handed the ball to Iniesta. Iniesta dribbled the ball and forced it to break along the side. When the opponent's attention was on Ronaldo, he chose to pass the ball to the front of the penalty area. Barack followed with a kick. The ball was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Silva got the ball near the left bottom line, and then passed the ball back to Ram who came to meet. Ram cut the ball across and suddenly took a long shot. The ball hit the opponent's defender and bounced into the penalty area...

Ronaldo took a big step and then lifted his foot and removed the ball!

When he stopped the ball, the international defender Leer in the penalty area rushed forward to block Ronaldo's advance. However, Ronaldo did not force a breakthrough, but turned halfway while removing the ball. At the moment of facing Leer, his right foot gently padded the ball to the opponent's legs, allowing the ball to fly from the opponent's crotch, and then turned around gently and circled around Leer!

At that moment, Ronaldo, who was over thirty, was as quick as he was when he was twenty years old!

Leer was almost instantly freed by Ronaldo. Then when he turned around, he saw Ronaldo catch up with the ball. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Collemore lightly hit the ball to the right, dodging the gap in the shooting, then swung his right foot and pushed the ball again!

The ball flew into the international team's goal the next moment. In the 60th minute of the game, Ronaldo scored twice, helping Mallorca expand its leading advantage!

"The second goal! Ronaldo's second goal in this game! Yokohama Comprehensive Stadium is really a blessed land for Ronaldo. Four and a half years ago, he scored twice on this stadium to help Brazil defeat Germany to win the World Cup championship. At the same time, he also broke the curse of no more than six goals from the World Cup top scorer! The aliens are not old yet, let us cheer for him together!"

Ronaldo continued to celebrate with his right forearm pressing on his forehead and then smiled sincerely!
Chapter completed!