Mei Xiaoxi and Rafael, who did not admit defeat, played the whole game, lost all three games, and Messi threatened that he would definitely turn the tables in the next game. However, Raphael only went to the toilet and came back, and when he came back, the table tennis ball was gone.

According to Messi, the table tennis ball accidentally rolled into the gap of the sofa, because the sofa was fixed and could not be moved, so it could not be taken out.

Messi was very sorry: "God's will, it seems that we can only play next time." ”

Raphael was puzzled: "Why don't you just go get a new one?"

Messi stopped him: "I just watched, that one seems to be the last one." I see there's a game room on this floor, so let's just play a game, how about PES?"

Raphael thought about it and nodded: "It's okay." ”

As soon as the two of them left, Ravitch: "......"

Rojo: "......"

Ravitch walked to the couch, took off the pillow pressed on it, found the table tennis ball hidden underneath, and calmly said to Rojo: "Come, let's continue ......"

The first day in the United States is a time of assembly and rest, and the national team will start training on the second day, and there is no doubt that Rafael will only be in the second squad of the 23-man squad.

Rafael thought he could start his next game against Costa Rica if he had gone along, but that would mean as little to him as his last game against Venezuela.

Rafael can only hope that the next training session will bring Batista back to his heart.

Perhaps God heard the voice of the gospel angel in his family and couldn't help but give Raphael a divine assist.

Raphael was having dinner when he heard the news that Ravitch accidentally used too much force while playing table tennis, and his hand hit the table, suspected of a broken hand bone.

Raphael looked at Messi with a strange look in his eyes: "Isn't there no more table tennis? Why did they play table tennis again?"

Messi: "This ...... Well, as teammates, let's take a look at Ezequille's situation first......"

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Ravitch was transferred to a nearby hospital for a formal examination, and then he was told that although the bone of his right hand was not fractured, the soft tissue was injured and swollen and needed to be observed and treated.

Although the injury was not severe, he could return to normal in a week or so, and he could even play with bandages if necessary, but it was only a friendly match and it was impossible for Batista to agree to let him do so.

Ravitch was mad.

In the past, he was a marginal figure in the national team, the dispensable kind, inconspicuous, until Batista became the head coach of the national team, his future in the national team became clear, and he became the main striker.

As for why Batista values him so much, it has to start with Batista's coaching resume.

As the former head coach of the national Olympic team, Batista led the team to an Olympic gold medal - which is the biggest asset that has enabled him to sit in the current position.

Since the Olympics, Ravitch has been one of Batista's most valued disciples.

After taking the lead of the national team, Batista has always hoped to repeat the attacking coordination of the team in 08 in the national team to solve Messi's poor performance in the Argentine team.

In his plan, Messi will be the absolute heart of the team and continue to play his favourite role as a libero up front, alongside Angel Di Maria and Ravich.

These three are the standard attacking trident configuration for Argentina at the Beijing Olympics.

In the last friendly match against Portugal, Argentina won 2:1, and Messi also said after the game: "(In this game) I played in the same position as in Barcelona, I can always receive the ball, so it is very comfortable to play", Batista was counting on hugging Messi's thighs to make his position as head coach more stable, and he was more determined to hear the words.

However, the accident that happened to Ravitch made him have to think about who to replace with Messi in the next game, and Ravitch could only endure it if he was unwilling.

Whoever told him to play a ping pong game could hurt himself.

The next day, the media reported on the "glorious" deeds of Ravitch's death.

"Ole Daily": If you lose a big general before the start of the game, the effect of Batista's training will be greatly reduced.

"As we all know, Ravitch is a member of Batista's lineage, in order to ensure Lavic's main position, Batista did not even recruit Higuain, Tevez and others, and now Ravitch is injured, Battista suffers the consequences, who else can he choose?"

The Sun: Interesting, Argentina's main striker accidentally broke his hand bone in order to relax and play table tennis before the friendly match began.

"Poor worm, maybe this injury, the main position will leave you with wings. ”

If you had to define an expression for the Sun's report, "funny" would be a good indication of their liking attitude.

As for the newspapers of La Liga, they are probably only divided into two factions, one group of implicit regrets that it is not Messi who is injured, and one side is thankfully glad that it is not Messi who is injured, and as for Ravitch? Who cares.

The only focus on him was the local media in Naples, Italy.

Napoli have been in excellent form this season and are still in contention for the title, and with the sprint coming soon, Ravic is the team's main winger and they certainly don't want him to get injured.

However, after the excitement, most of the media still focused on who Batista would let fill this position?

The answer was revealed by Batista himself the day before the match, and a fresh but by no means unfamiliar name appeared in front of the public's eyes, Rafael Yun!

How could it be Raphael Cloud!

In fact, Batista did not choose Rafael at the beginning, he was originally going to choose one of Gaitan in the Portuguese Super League Benfica, Pastore in Serie A Palermo and Lavic in the club's teammate Sosa, but Messi did not call them at all.

Because the three of them all play in the forward position at the club, which requires the ball and space, and when the team already has a forward midfielder, their role cannot be played, but it also inhibits Messi's play in the middle.

This embarrassment was reflected in the organized intra-team practice matches. In three games, the main team is one win, one loss and one draw, without the slightest advantage.

If he insists on choosing one of them, Batista will have to give up 4-3-3 and choose a new tactic.

On the contrary, Rafael has been a mixed up in the bench.

Of course he wants this main position, but he knows more about what kind of player Batista wants now, and he has the ability to make himself such a player.

Therefore, in these two days of team training, Rafael's expression and his River Plate in the new season are two completely different painting styles.

He doesn't pursue the ball, he never drags when he gets the ball, he pulls the side when he should be in the middle, passes the ball when he should pass, reduces his personal ball holding time and dribble breakaways, and of course, for the sake of personal count, Rafael did not forget to actively grab points, so he scored 1 goal in addition to 2 assists in three games.

Aside from the numbers, his presence has increased the efficiency of the bench attack group by at least half, which has allowed Batista to discover one of Raphael's greatest strengths, which is his terrifying adaptability.

As long as he is willing to cooperate, he will be able to correct his position and perform well in a very short period of time.

Rafael's watch not only caught the attention of Batista, but also gained the friendship of many of his teammates in the national team.

At least the people on the bench liked him, especially in midfield.

Who doesn't like such a teammate? Don't compete with you for the ball, pass the most comfortable ball for you, find that you are being marked, take the initiative to help you attract hatred and pull the side and then pass back, and at the critical moment, you are willing to hide your credit and fame for your shine......

Such a person is simply a clear stream in the Argentine team.

Of course, Raphael just wants to sit on the main force first, and as for whether he wants to be a clear stream in the future, then let's talk about it.

The day before the match, Rafael was assigned to the main line-up as he wished, and the results of that trial surprised Batista.

In this way, Rafael appeared on the starting line-up, which attracted much attention as if he had been selected for the national team at the time.

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This friendly match between the United States and Argentina will also be broadcast live on their paid football channel, which caused many fans to applaud and send flowers and praise.

"I must watch this game, I must watch it, damn it, it's been a long time since I got up so early, I have to set an alarm clock at half past six so as not to oversleep!"

"Just a friendly match, as for it?"

"As for it, I didn't bother to watch the game without Yunyi, counting and counting those few people, it was not interesting at all. ”

"This is a historic moment, Yunyi is going to be on the same field as Messi! Starting at the same time!!I originally thought that no matter how powerful Yunyi was, it would take two years, who knows!!"

"+10086, it's really a rocket-like ascent speed!"

It's really a rocket-like jump speed, and even the teammates of the national team can't help but think so.

Who would have thought that in just 20 minutes of a training match, Batista decisively put people in the starting list and announced them, directly killing other people's thoughts!

The match between Argentina and the United States is at 6:10 p.m. local time, why choose such a time to kick off, because both South and North America are more casual, and they always don't like to follow the routine when dealing with this kind of friendly match......

The whole team arrived at the pitch at half-past five by the team bus, and Batista once again instilled his tactical set-up into each of the players.

Rafael listened to it without a match, and seriously, for him, he knew exactly what he was going to do in this game, he knew what to do.

I believe that other people also know what they want to do, as for Batista has been hinting at more with Messi's short passes, not too sticky to the ball or something...... Those who are willing to listen will always listen, and those who don't, well, still don't listen.

After spending so many days with Messi in the national team, he has already discovered that Messi is not as good as he imagined in the Argentine team. He is also only close to his Barcelona teammates Mascherano and Milito, in addition to Ravic and Rojo, who are familiar with each other, others, such as Banega Di Maria and others, have a general relationship, they are all from La Liga, and I don't know if the relationship between the club has affected the relationship with the national team.

Rafael turned to look at Messi, who was keeping his head down, as if staring at the floor or his shoes, and he didn't seem to be listening, he poked him with his index finger.

Messi looked at him, only to see Raphael smile at him, and then turned his head back like no one.

Be all abroad.

Messi, who didn't know why, moved his eyes back to his feet, but he laughed unconsciously.