this year
European cup (e.g. soccer)
The group stage of the tournament was like a joyful soccer feast, and unlike previous years, the teams' road to promotion was full of surprises.
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With 5 goals to top the list of scorers, but this year's "Golden Boot" belongs to him seems to have been. In the group stage, Awn Gore with 8 goals close to the sum of the previous years, goalkeeper goals for the first time three consecutive, Dubravka not only "own goal", but also in the psychological collapse of the Spanish team to solve the problem of a long time to attack.
In the goalkeeping ranks, mistakes were made by Bushian (Ukraine), Shunin (Russia), Dimitrevski (North Macedonia) and other notables such as Neuer (Germany), Schmeichel Jr. (Denmark) and Zomer (Switzerland), with Scotland's goalkeeper Marshall's stand too far forward as Hick dangled his shot, a moment captured by the photographers that became a laughing stock.
Mistakes on the defensive end contrasted with those on the offensive end. Spain's two major centers, Herald Moreno and Morata's penalty banquet, 14 penalty kicks in the group stage only scored 8, the penalty shootout failure to make the fans laugh with tears. Sterling, Morata, Depay, Mbappe and others also made people laugh.
The frequency of errors may have something to do with the compressed league and European competition in the early part of the season. Into October, a week of double or even triple matches became the norm, and with the dust settling in La Liga and Serie A less than three weeks before the start of the Europa League, players had little time to rest, and mistakes in technical moves were inevitable.
In this year's Euros, a number of teams have sought to speed up their attacks, with dark horse teams such as Hungary and Finland completing the transition from the midfield to the front line with a three-legged ball. World-class center backs like Hummels have also been confused by Lucas Hernandez's quick offloads against France.
However, speeding up is also a double-edged sword for strikers. England's game against Croatia saw the Three Lions reap the rewards of Sterling's clinical footwork in the first half, despite the relatively fast pace. Holland's Depay opened the scoring against Austria when he was unopposed but let fly with a high shot. Mbappe, against Hungary, left almost all of his strength on the articulation, only the clinical foot has gas.
In this year's European Cup, poor turf conditions and extreme weather are also important triggers. Spain in the first battle against Sweden, manager Enrique complained that the Caltuja stadium turf is bad, and the second battle against Poland, Moreno's penalty shot lost may prove that the turf is indeed harmful.
Spain's character was constant in the final round of the group stage, while it was rainy in Munich. At the end of the battle against Hungary, the German team was drenched by the pouring rain, Neuer's too reckless counterattacks are also obviously on the rain faster ball speed lack of preparation.
However, with the start of the knockout rounds, the stadium "yin and yang face" of the situation will be greatly improved. Germany and Spain to play in London and Copenhagen, respectively, and finally do not have to continue for the pitiful home field fire.
