Chapter 2280 - 581: Unbreakable Alliance

Chapter 2280: Chapter 581: Unbreakable Alliance

When Huntelaar tried to make another shot, Neuer already had the ball pressed beneath him.

"Beautiful, beautiful!!!"

Löw shouted, punching the air.

This Dutch attack made him break out into a cold sweat.

But Neuer’s performance was genuinely good.

From his coming out to his reaction speed, to the final handling, everything was textbook for a goalkeeper.

He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now.

Neuer’s handling in one-on-one situations is more outstanding than other goalkeepers.

Some goalkeepers like to play with fire after saving the ball, not pressing the ball, which gives the opponent a chance to shoot again, and finally, it turns into a mess.

Huntelaar swung his foot furiously in the air, feeling frustrated.

Any forward facing van Persie on the bench would feel pressured.

Even though he’s starting today, Huntelaar feels a sense of urgency, not knowing when he would be substituted.

That’s why his desire to score surpasses that of other players.

After getting up, Neuer immediately charged forward.

Huntelaar ran with him, always hovering in front of Neuer, not wanting to give Neuer a chance to throw the ball.

Even though he hasn’t threatened the German goal, he wants to show more to Huang Kaiwen.

He is Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, not that lazy ghost van Persie.

Finding no opportunity, Neuer could only make a short pass to Lahm, starting the organization from the backfield.

The commentators on Germany’s Sky TV couldn’t help but exclaim: "Today the Netherlands team seems to have 10 defenders, or you could say ten and a half, except for Robben, every player seems to be specialized in defense. Maybe Kevin has won too many penalty shootouts that he forgot one thing, penalty shootouts can’t be played in the group stage. And over two hours ago, Portugal already won against Denmark. If the Netherlands ends in a draw today, their chances of advancing won’t be too favorable."

Huang Kaiwen stood straight at the sidelines with his hands in his pockets.

Van Persie wasn’t discarded by him; he was prepared to make efforts in the second half.

If the Dutch wingers weren’t useless, he wouldn’t even want to start Robben.

But Afellay or Van der Vaart couldn’t give enough pressure to the Germans.

To play counter-attacks, you must be able to threaten the opponent, otherwise, it’s not called a defensive counter-attack, it’s purely defense.

Defensive play demands high attention from players, requiring high mental concentration, and no one can maintain that for 90 minutes.

Therefore, even small teams facing giants won’t just park the bus; they have some daring oil-slicked dribblers to play counter-attacks.

Cruyff in the stands frowned.

Back then, his World Cup dream was shattered by Beckenbauer sitting next to him.

They were called the greatest losers.

The nickname "King without a crown" also started circulating from that time.

So every time facing the Germans, he doesn’t want to admit defeat.

Although now the Germans are struggling in the Netherlands’ half, being pressured still makes it difficult for him to accept.

In the 33rd minute, the German team organized again in the front field, and Podolski, after getting the ball on the right, wanted to connect with the center, but De Jong gave him no chance.

In this situation, Podolski could only bravely carry the ball forward.

Nicknamed "Prince Bolt," Podolski performs better in the national team than at the club.

But although he plays the same position as Griezmann, his connection role, being a forward by origin, is far inferior to Griezmann of the French team.

Boateng was heavily suppressed by Robben, couldn’t come forward for support.

Podolski, facing Boulahrouz’s defense, quickly found himself in trouble.

Boulahrouz’s defensive experience is quite rich, especially when dealing with this type of second-tier winger.

He never sticks close, just presses heavily to apply pressure.

Podolski himself, on the contrary, can’t hold his temper and wants to forcibly break through.

The prepared Boulahrouz, seeing the right timing, directly poked the ball away, but when he wanted to grab the ball, he encountered a tug from Podolski.

Germany, taking the ball, immediately faced Ozil’s retaliation, but the physical contrast between the two is like a Tibetan Mastiff compared to a mongrel, De Jong easily pushed forward with the ball and sent it to the advancing Van Bommel.

Huang Kaiwen shook his head.

The Germans had already retracted.

If it were Ramos, this kick could directly find the front field, the Netherlands team’s defenders were still too poor.

Van der Wiel fell short in both attack and defense; Boulahrouz’s offensive attributes are too weak, being old he can only focus on defense, making Huang Kaiwen even feel like sending Tassotti to play wing-back.

Germany’s defense line had already returned near the penalty area, at this moment Van Bommel, carrying the ball to the middle line, swung up with a big kick.

This kick went directly into the penalty area.

Huntelaar determined the drop point pressed forward, Hummels firmly secured his position.

The two are now in a physical contest.

The speed of this pass was quite fast; Huntelaar hadn’t found a better position before the ball had reached him and bounced off Hummels’ head.

The ball directly rebounded towards the right side of the big penalty area.

Robben made a slight jump and successfully secured the ball!!!

Is this for real?

Huang Kaiwen widened his eyes, wanting to see how Robben would handle it.

Right now, the strongest solo player on the Netherlands team is Robben.

Badstuber rushed straight at Robben with a flying tackle, but Robben had already swung up his left foot at this moment.

Everyone at Kharkov Metal Workers Stadium widened their eyes, staring at Germany’s penalty area.

Bang—

Almost instantly, the ball turned into a glowing streak. Standing by the near post, Neuer’s outstretched hand couldn’t block Robben’s shot; the ball sank into the far end of the net past his head!