After the truth was revealed, the teammates of the national team were speechless for a moment, and the scene was quiet and frightening, but soon, everyone's expressions returned to normal, as if nothing had happened, and they did not laugh at Messi.

This came as a surprise to Raphael.

You must know that he has a signature book incident that happened in the last "century", these people can chat with great interest for half an hour, why is Messi's childish prank only exchanged for a few innocuous jokes?

Later Raphael figured it out - this is the importance of status......

What a heart-wrenching discovery.

After a break at noon, Rafael went to the gym to continue his routine, but Messi's theory of combining work and rest failed to impress him, so he had to go to his friend Aguero's room alone to play live.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Messi, Aguero, Di Maria, Mascherano, Higuain and other players returned to the training ground one after another, ready to start the second training session arranged by Batista.

With the Copa America approaching, Batista, who had not given a 23-man squad for a long time, also began to feel a lot of pressure, so after a simple warm-up training, he was divided into personnel and he had to play an intra-team match.

At this time, Rafael's embarrassing position in the national team was fully reflected.

Batista has been using his preferred 433 formation in training for the last few days, and it was no exception in the head-to-head matches.

Messi is in the middle of the main team's forward line, Ravic and Di Maria are each other's left and right wingers, and Batista has yet to make a final decision between Tevez and Di Maria.

On Batista's blueprint, the absolute main force in the front line is only Messi and Ravitch. Ravitch, as a descendant of Batista, has always won his trust, and after scoring his first goal in the national senior team against Albania last time, his tacit cooperation with Messi has gradually been recognized domestically, and Batista has no scruples.

As for the midfield, Batista also has some personnel to be decided.

Among the three midfielders, in addition to Mascherano and Banega, who are firmly in the main position, there is also a personal selection that he needs to determine based on his form. Although he prefers Cambiaso in his heart, Cambiaso has only recovered from a muscle strain in his right big thigh before, and his instability is a problem, so Gago, who has a lot of experience in the tournament, and Biglia, who is also a technical midfielder, are also in his consideration...... He circled several people, and these three people still need to compete for posts.

At the back, the four main defenders are Zanetti, Burdisso, Milito and Rojo.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, without exception, and even the most criticized part of the Argentine national team is that there are many factions. The biggest faction in the national team used to be the Inter Milan gang, but now the times have changed, and the Barcelona gang, the Real Madrid gang and the Inter gang are the three legs, but the Inter gang is still the oldest faction in the national team.

At the beginning, in order to get more support and enhance his voice in the national team, Batista deliberately went to Milan to visit Zanetti and others in the first half of this year, so of course he will not slap himself in the face, as long as Zanetti and Burdisso are in good shape, then there will be no problem with the main position.

Mi Lito is Messi's friend, copying Barcelona's tactical concept of activating Messi is Batista, so he will not move, and then ......

He circled Rojo's name.

This young player is young and not well-known, if it weren't for the shortage of Argentine fullbacks now, plus the opponent's "clean net", he would not have been recruited into the team. The other candidate, Zabaleta, is experienced, but he is also a newcomer to the national team, and Battista is still a little uncertain about which of the two can start, and needs to be observed.

In addition, players like Garay and Pareja, who have participated in the Beijing Olympics with him, he also drew a horizontal bar underneath, and in his heart, it may not be possible to convince the public with their strength as the main starter, but the substitute is more than enough.

The only thing that doesn't hurt him is the goalkeeper position, Sergio Romero.

Batista was writing and drawing in his notebook while ordering people, and his heart gradually became calculated.

As the assistant coaches began to distribute substitute vests, the faces of the players who did not even get substitutes on the sidelines were a little pale, but Carrizo and Rafael were calm.

This Copa America is different from the past, with some new rules, such as allowing each team to carry three goalkeepers. Carrizo is the third goalkeeper of the national team, and Batista is on insurance, even if Carriso has no chance to play, there is absolutely no problem with taking him to the Copa America.

As for Rafael, although he is a substitute for the bench, he is not impatient. It's not that he's pinning all his hopes on going through the back door, but he understands that it's useless to rush, can he still grab Batista by the collar and roar and let him play?

Not to mention that he hated going through the back door, he could grudgingly accept that there was a layer of interest in the ticket he got, but he would never allow this layer of interest to become the main reason. He knew that Batista would definitely let him play, so he was waiting, waiting for the moment to play, to make a name for himself.

Rafael sat quietly on the sidelines and watched the match, abandoning all other emotions and only seriousness.

Carriso is Rafael's teammate at River Plate, and after two seasons together, the two are of course very familiar with each other, and he originally wanted to take this opportunity to chat with the little angel, but seeing the other party like this, he was very wise not to talk. Maybe outsiders will think that Rafael entered the America's Cup training squad at the age of 17, and he must be proud and satisfied, only those who have really gotten along with him know that although the angel is young, his ambition is not small, and the small training list is probably not in his eyes.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Carriso's eyes swept to the forwards on the field, but he didn't know, who was going to be unlucky?

Batista's closed training is in full swing, and the outside media is not idle.

Because this is not a major year, fans who have no football games to watch have their eyes on South America since the summer break began.

In fact, the Copa America is not expected by mainstream fans, but many South American players have traveled to Europe and become famous, and when they return home to participate in the Copa America, it is also a feast, not to mention watching superstars like Messi perform.

Rafael was also known to more fans because of his sudden selection to take this ride.

Only in China and Argentina, Rafael has always been one of the focuses.

Pray for Yunyi, I hope he can enter the official squad and reproduce the vigorous matching activities with Messi in China.

On various football forums, there are players who understand the ball and analyze Argentina's skills and tactics, analyze the pros and cons of various staffing, and accidentally pull it to the ability of the frontcourt players.

What "Tevez is too lonely and doesn't call Messi", what "Higuain and Ravic are too poor in their ability to seize opportunities, and they are easy to defeat my character", what "Aguero is too average to sublimate the team except for his good shots"......

Then someone asked, "Landlord, have you forgotten Yunyi, how is Yunyi?"

The landlord always has a serious attitude: "Yunyi, I won't be too lazy to say, shoot accurately, pass the bat...... Balabala: 10,000 words...... Is it a disadvantage to be young? That means it's malleable...... Balabala...... Gave Messi three assists in his first appearance...... Balabala...... If I were Batista, I would be hiding under the covers and smiling right now...... Balabala...... He doesn't even play such a genius, I really have to wonder if he is an undercover agent in Brazil. ”

…… The list goes on and on.

If Raphael had seen it, he would have blushed with his narcissism......

Of course, there are also relatively rational ones, saying that these people are purely standing and talking without backache, if Yun Yi is a countryman, even if the national football team is what it is now, if the head coach lets Yun Yi be the main force, it is estimated that he will be squirted out, not to mention Argentina's talented striker.

In Argentina, "Ole" also conducted a fan intention survey on the official website when Rafael joined the team - in the front trident of the national team, who Messi wants to partner with the most, but the survey results are surprising, Rafael actually ranked second with 26.4% of the votes! Only behind Tevez's 31.8%!

When the results were announced, many unacceptable people exclaimed that River Plate fans were crazy, this is the Copa America, not the Copa Libertadores!

But what is the truth?

Distant Chinese netizens laughed and said nothing.

If it weren't for the short time of the investigation, the power they could mobilize was limited, and they kept it to Yunyi to vote for the first!

In any case, this result of course created a wave of momentum for Rafael, and Terri also took this opportunity to announce the news that Rafael will remain with the team next season, which made the River Plate fans who were nervous about the transfer window ecstatic, and became Rafael's most solid backing off the field.

Batista is not a particularly determined coach in the first place, he can be influenced by the fans to re-recruit Tevez, and he will also swing left and right on how to arrange Rafael.

In his original blueprint, Rafael is to feel the atmosphere of the tournament and accumulate tournament experience, if his performance is still so bright after two years, then the main position is not impossible, he will give the other party a chance to compete for the post...... But, by no means now.

But Rafael's performance put him in a dilemma.

In a 40-minute training match, he gave Rafael only eight minutes before he almost orchestrated an assist, if it weren't for Higuain's lack of tacit understanding with him and his hasty shot hit the side-netting.

The second time he gave 10 extra minutes, Rafael also gave him a goal to draw the main team.

How does Batista ignore such a performance?

In the next day's training match, he made a substitution, Tevez and Di Maria swapped, Gago replaced Cambiasso, Carrizo replaced Andujar in the substitute team, and Rafael replaced Biglia, which made the substitute team's 433 directly become 4213, and Rafael also changed from a striker to a midfielder.

It's not that he has the intention to embarrass Rafael, but Biglia's performance is always unsatisfactory, he can't find his own position, he can't run to the beat of his teammates, and he often stands alone near the center circle, with neither opposing players nor his own players next to him, and the whole team is out of place, not at all like Rafael, who can fit in very quickly.

It's not that Rafael doesn't have any flaws, he sometimes makes some unexpected runs or passes that are unbelievable and disconnects with his teammates, but Batista sometimes thinks that his teammates don't have the awareness to keep up with him, otherwise he could have launched a dangerous attack, rather than being uncomfortable to watch like Biglia. Rafael himself will also adjust, and his lubricant performance in the substitute team makes the substitute team's attack look more fluid than the main team.

So Batista had a whim, since he couldn't put it in the front court, and no one would be offended, he would simply put Rafael in the midfield.

It's not Raphael's preferred position, nor is it his best position, but no one can live their lives well, and if you want to achieve your goals, you have to make the right compromises.

Raphael saw it as a task or a test, and he did it well.

Backed by two defensive midfielders, Rafael is the brains of the midfield, and he is responsible for the team's transition and ball distribution. He and Carriso have a tacit understanding, with Carriso in the goal to help him direct the defense, he can rest assured, so he only needs to catch the ball and share the ball, constantly impacting the opposite forbidden area. As long as whoever runs out of space has the best chance, the ball will appear at his feet without hesitation.

This is not to say that Raphael's ability to organize is very strong, at best, it can only be said that he has a good view of the overall situation, what really plays a decisive role is his sense of smell in front of the goal, which is too sensitive! In his own words, it is to treat others with himself, if he is a shooter, where will he appear at this time? And then whoever was running the same way he expected, he gave the ball to whomever he wanted, simply and roughly, and although it made him miss a lot of chances at times, the overall threat skyrocketed, and with his terrible crosses, it was a stunning performance in front of Batista.

In addition, the front of the substitute team is Di Maria, Higuain and Aguero, needless to say, the strength is not much worse than the main team. Sergio Aguero has always been a striker who is good at playing for his teammates, and Di Maria and Higuain are also teammates at Real Madrid, so they are even more comfortable with each other.

In the second game of the second day, the substitute team remained unbeaten with one win and one draw, and even Messi felt embarrassed.