This century’s world football has staged some famous battles of revenge. The so-called battle of revenge mainly refers to revenge in some important games, such as the World Cup knockouts, Champions League finals. In national leagues, or in the group matches of some large competitions, there is generally no vengeance. It is like a certain league A team wins team B first, and then team B wins team A. This small stage is not enough to end revenge. .
So in the history of football, there are not many classic revenge battles, and there are only a handful of revenge battles that can reach this level. Give a few examples. In the 2005 UEFA Champions League final, Liverpool staged an Istanbul miracle to reverse AC Milan, shocking the world. Two years later, in 2007, it was also the Champions League final. AC Milan defeated Liverpool 2:1. Revenge in the Champions League final, this is real revenge. However, because the Istanbul miracle in 2005 was so famous, people probably only remember how Liverpool reversed it, and few people remember AC Milan's revenge.
In the World Cup, there are also a few revenge battles full of topics, but not many. There has been one time between England and Argentina. The protagonist is Beckham . In the eighth-finals of the 1998 World Cup in France, Beckham was sent off with a red card for stepping on Simeone , and then defeated by Argentina in a penalty kick. The political entanglement between Britain and Algeria was naturally brought to the court. Many people watched the excitement without too much trouble and fanned the flames. Four years later, in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the two teams were divided into a group. In the match, with Beckham's penalty, England beat Argentina 1-0 for revenge.
However, these examples are still not big enough. The most famous revenge in this century's World Cup is undoubtedly between the Netherlands and Spain. This is a revenge for the final.
Although the 2010 World Cup final is the Netherlands vs. Spain, many neutral fans are also very excited, because a new world championship team will be born after this game. Whether it is the Netherlands or Spain, they will win the World Cup for the first time. . Spain was in the dynasty, and with a set of Tiki-Taka kicks in international football, no one can sanction them. The Netherlands is the uncrowned king, and its profound football heritage and its own sadness have countless supporters all over the world. So it's hard to say who won this game. The result of the
match was that Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final moments of overtime with Iniesta and to win the World Cup. Although the result of this game has been decided, many people have been criticized during the game. The Dutch team is famous for its elegance. After all, it is a flying Dutchman. However, the various martial arts moves used in the game are disgusting. Spain is known for its gorgeousness, and its pass-and-control play is known as the art of football. However, the Spain team kept falling to the ground, passing back and forth, and there was no time to hold the ball. The scene was lethargic. The gorgeous showdown that many people expected has become like this.
For Dutch fans, they love and hate Robben because it was Robben who brought Holland to the final. However, in the final, Robben and lost two more singles, and the result of a random score is different. .
The topic of this game made the battle of revenge four years later attracted worldwide attention. In the 2014 World Cup, the Netherlands and Spain were divided into a group. The Dutch team defeated Spain with an incredible 5:1. This score was a miracle among teams of this level and shocked the world. The reason why this battle of revenge is famous is not only because it is reviving the revenge of the last final, but more importantly, it ended the Spanish dynasty. Before the game, no one thought that the gorgeous Spanish team would end with this kind of ending. Spain, as the defending champion, was originally the number one favorite to win the championship. As a result, after this group game, it was straightforward to show its shape, and when it collapsed, the group game was eliminated.
Many people are curious, why Spain’s pass-and-control kick was invincible in the world, but the same kick is no longer possible? Why is the Spanish style of playing the same? Why are other teams not as good as Spain? The answer to
is very simple. This kind of kicking can only be accomplished by Iniesta and Harvey in the peak age. They are geniuses once in a century. Not to mention that other teams can’t learn it, but the Spanish team themselvesCan't learn. This is not a question of effort or not. The reason why this battle of revenge in the Netherlands has weight is that it ends an era of genius and has a profound impact on football history. Spain's Tiki-Taka, appeared like a rainbow, alone in the world for a while, and then hurried away. The failure of
Spain also proved one thing: There is only one Xavi and only one Iniesta, and no one can copy.
