There is a belief called football

Chapter 642 Fighting Argentina ([-])

"dad",
"Leo, you look a bit nervous, this is your 4th World Cup, why"?
"Yes, the 4th and possibly the last time",
"I know that you have been a strong child since you were a child. You were so close to the championship four years ago. I know you are not reconciled. It is a regret that no amount of Golden Globes or Champions League champions can make up for."

Messi smiled slightly, "Dad, before I came to Russia, I thought I let it go, but as the game progressed, I realized that I didn't let it go. I still care so much about the runner-up 4 years ago."

"Then go make up for it. Tomorrow will be your salvation. You have everything. The only thing missing is a Hercules Cup. Tomorrow will be your perfect day."

Messi and his father crossed their chests and said a prayer, "Dad, will I be too greedy"?
"No, son, all of this is due to your hard work, and of course it is also a gift from God."

Messi nodded.

Standing on the court of the final, Messi looked over, everything was very similar to 4 years ago, except that the opponent was replaced by the Chinese team.

The referee blew the whistle and the game began. The first kick-off in the first half was the Argentine team.

"Let's introduce Argentina's starting lineup first, and we won't introduce the starting lineup of the Chinese team. If we introduce the starting lineup of the Chinese team now, we will slap ourselves in the face," Jiayuan said.

Goalkeeper - Romero
Defenders - Roncaria, Otamendi, Garay, Rojo

Midfielders - Di Maria, Mascherano, Banega
Forwards - Messi, Higuain, Lavezzi
"Argentina is full of fierce players, so Martino is also very embarrassed when choosing the starting lineup."

"For example, today, Martino did not choose Aguero at the left winger position, but chose Lavezzi."

"Pastore was not chosen in the midfield, but Banega was chosen",
"In addition, there are Li Qiao's former teammates, Sandro, and Dybala from Juventus who are familiar to everyone on the bench."
"Argentine football is something we are particularly envious of. They have about 20 top players who can be used by coach Martino, which is impossible for our current Chinese team."

Martino's 433 formation is like a knife, and Messi, Higuain, and Lavezzi are the sharpest blades of this knife.

After the opening, Argentina took control of the game in the frontcourt, and Messi made a small test on the left and forced Qi Bing.

Qi Bing didn't hold down Messi, but Wei Xiao quickly made up for it and kicked the ball out of the sideline. Just at the beginning, the Chinese team's defense was still in good shape and focused, and it didn't leave any chance for the Argentine striker.

In fact, Martino also knows that to break through the Chinese team's defense may have to wait until the second half, after the Chinese team's physical fitness declines.

The core of Argentina's offense is of course Messi, and Stan has made targeted arrangements for Messi before the game. It is impossible to defend Messi with Qi Bing alone.

So Stan's tactic is Qi Bing, Wei Xiao and X's plan.

X refers to Hao Junmin or Liao Lisheng, Wang Kong, whoever is closest to the three of them will come to help.

Messi is too strong, Stan asked Qi Bing to block the outside line, Wei Xiao defended the inside line, and then X was to fill in at any time.

Messi dribbled the ball on the left side, Qi Bing followed, and ran for a distance, Messi suddenly accelerated, Qi Bing also accelerated, but at this moment, Messi suddenly braked suddenly, Qi Bing also braked sharply, but the whole person seemed to be thrown away.

In the end, when Messi accelerated again, Qi Bing stopped cooking and couldn't keep up. Messi has such a heaven-defying ability to change speed.

Wei Xiao posted it right away. Wei Xiao's defense is more experienced. If he sticks to Messi, it will not be easy for Messi to change speed, but the disadvantages are of course obvious, and he is easy to foul.

Messi had already entered the penalty area. He forcibly changed gears, and as a result, he collided with Wei Xiao and was thrown off his feet.

"Penalty, penalty," the Argentine player shouted at the referee.

The Chinese player immediately shook his finger. At this moment, Qi took the lead to pick up the ball. Finally, the referee signaled Wei Xiao, and Messi stood up. The ball was [-]-[-], a reasonable collision.

Messi smiled helplessly, but this ball really belonged to both sides running on the same route together, and it is inappropriate to call anyone a foul.

Martino noticed a problem, that is, Messi can attract at least three defensive players of the Chinese team, and at this time the Chinese team will show flaws in other positions. At the same time, Stan also saw this problem.

Because Higuain has been cruising between Zhou Dun and Wei Xiao, if the two points where Wei Xiao and Zhou Dun are located are connected into a line, then Higuain is now in the middle of the two.

If Messi passes the ball to Higuain, then the two central defenders of the Chinese team will become decorations and have no effect.

Stan was gesturing, and he asked Qi Qi's position to be mentioned, that is, to use Qi Qi as a trailing central defender.

This is the most popular style of play in today's football, and the representative is of course Neuer. In this way, the goalkeeper and the two central defenders can form a defensive triangle, effectively making up for the opponent's passing through the two central defenders to form a single-handedly.

But the ability of Qi rate is of course incomparable to that of Neuer. He is far behind Neuer in terms of attack speed and timing, but this is the only way Stan can choose.

Argentina's right side is the most luxurious right side in this World Cup - Messi, Di Maria, world champion and angel, this combination is enough to be proud of the world.

After 15 minutes of the first half, the Chinese team was already struggling to hold on, and it was impossible to continue like this, and the only thing they could do was to be beaten.

"Argentina is too strong," Queiroz said.

Stan nodded, "Stronger than 4 years ago".

Argentina broke through again on the right, but this time it was Di Maria who broke through with the ball.

And if you shoot from a high altitude at this time, Di Maria, Messi, and Higuain form an attacking triangle.

What's more, this triangle is not formed statically, but is formed in the process of continuous movement.

Di Maria went to the bottom line and passed back to Messi. Wang Kong is now X. He returned to the defense and stuck to Messi, but Messi was very stable despite his small stature. He was posted and bumped by Wang Kong, but he still did not lose control of the ball.

And Wang Kong's first move was outside the penalty area. With Messi's rapid advance, Wang Kong dared not do anything to Messi in the penalty area.

Now the defensive position of the Chinese team has completely changed, but there is no chaos. Zhou Dun is facing Messi, and Chen Fei is staring at Higuain.

At least the Chinese team can still maintain a one-on-one defense, but what if Messi passes Zhou Dun?

Messi didn't do that, he passed back to Di Maria, which was unexpected, and Di Maria immediately slammed the ball in.

Footwork is very important for crossing where the penalty area and the baseline intersect, because it is very close to the goalkeeper, and Di Maria's pass footwork is a low-level ball that sticks to the ground, and the footwork is like shooting.

Now the Chinese team has Wei Xiao, Zhou Dun, and Higuain in front of the goal. With such a quick pass, if the Chinese players touch it, it will probably be an own goal. If the Chinese team players don’t touch it, then Higuain is likely to score.

Wei Xiao, who hit the front point, didn't get the ball at all, Zhou Dun, who was in the middle, didn't get the ball either, and Higuain, who hit the back point, was shaken and didn't even get a kick.

In one pass, all three of them came close, and the audience cheered. There was regret and fear, but the Chinese fans were more worried that Argentina's offense was too bad. After the opening 15 minutes, the Argentines had been hammering the Chinese team's defense. It would not be a problem if this continued.

*****
Stan knew that it was impossible to defend Argentina's offense, not even Italy's, so the only way was to fight against the opponent.

Before the game, many football experts predicted that the Chinese team would imitate Greece in the 2004 European Cup final, hide and defend, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, but it seemed that they were completely wrong. Stan actually chose to play against Argentina in the final.

To attack, the first thing to do is to be able to control the ball in the midfield, but Argentina has a big shovel in the midfield - Mascherano, with an "old horse", it is difficult for the Chinese team to fight for the ball in the midfield.

Mascherano's sweeping ability is too strong. Except for Wang Kong, the Chinese midfielder has no confrontation ability in front of Mascherano.

Stan was furious, he called Hao Junmin and Liao Lisheng over, "Fight him, I'm afraid he will do something, he won't eat you."

Stan spoke in a tone that sounded like he was going to eat people.

"Fight with him and break your leg. I will support you. If you get a red card, I will carry it around."
Seeing what Stan said so absolutely, the players' blood was aroused. Liao Lisheng and Hao Junmin were a little afraid of Mascherano. After all, he is a superstar level, but they were provoked by Stan, and they didn't care about anything.

The Chinese players have changed, but Mascherano has not changed. Except for Wang Kong, he is relaxed and contemptuous when facing the other two. Therefore, when facing Hao Junmin's tackle in a [-]-[-] match, Mascherano took it lightly.

Hao Junmin's foot was ruthless, with a flying shovel, after shoveling the ball, the power was transmitted to Mascherano's ankle through the ball, and the latter fell back to the ground clutching his hands with a wow.

Although the ball was shoveled, it can actually be called a dangerous move, but today's referee is British, and such a move in the Premier League is drizzle, so he didn't blow it.

Mascherano fell to the ground, the Chinese players did not stop attacking, the audience booed loudly, Liao Lisheng passed the ball to Li Qiao, Li Qiao started to speed up.

Martino swears at the referee, "This is murder at all."

Li Qiao rushed forward quickly and passed "Longcaria". Lin Zhijian on the other side and Ding Mu in the middle followed. The Chinese team formed a three-on-three opportunity.

Faced with such an opportunity, Stan rushed to the sidelines and gave Lao Tzu a shot, Stan said silently in his heart.

(End of this chapter)