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Messi, who heard the cheers of the fans, suddenly stopped hurting his jaw and was no longer tired, and jumped up from the ground, opened his arms, and looked for his teammates to celebrate. His first target, of course, was Rafael, who gave him an assist.
After Rafael passed the ball out, he quickly got up to check the situation, and when he saw Messi's header break the goal, he stopped running and shouted "beautiful" happily, and waved his fist fiercely into the sky, and finally bent over with his knees to gasp, and he really chased the ball just now.
But even so, he did not hesitate to express his gratitude to Pastore - after adjusting his breath a little, he went to find a hug.
Pastore was a little embarrassed, he had good intentions for the pass just now, but the pass was substandard, if it hadn't been for Rafael's outburst, he would have directly surrendered the ball to the Costa Rican team. Rafael's hug seemed to make it all a tactic that was discussed before going on the field, and before Pastore could be moved, Messi had already killed, and he was excited to hold the two of them one by one.
Listening to Messi one by one, you are fantastic, but Pastore's mind drifted to the end of the first group game, he told the reporter of the newspaper "Ole" that Messi should not be privileged, and the Argentine team should not play to take care of him, although his original intention was that the team could not rely on Messi completely to relieve the pressure of the other side.
But he knows that he is also selfish, a free Messi in the front court and his personal positioning conflict is too big, in such a situation, it is difficult for him to occupy the main force. But this game and even the situation just now reminded him that Messi is not a stingy person, he is willing to dedicate himself to the team, and he is also willing to make changes for his teammates, as long as he puts down the mustard and Messi communicates more, they can get along harmoniously.
These distractions were fleeting, and when Sergio Aguero and Gago came over to celebrate, Pastore had already lost his mental baggage and immersed himself in the joy of the goal.
Because the game was near the end and it was Messi's opener again, Argentina's celebration this time was a little long, so long that the referee couldn't stand it, so they stopped celebrating. Costa Rica, which should have protested, just watched them quietly, or looked down for ants on the lawn, as if it didn't care about them.
Four goals completely destroyed their fighting spirit, and they wanted the game to end more than Argentina.
Batista on the sidelines was also complacent, believing that after this game, the media and fans who pointed fingers at him should learn to shut up.
He then made his final substitution, replacing Aguero with Lavic.
Batista immediately learned whether the fans at the scene bought him as a manager or not.
The moment Ravic came on, the voices in the stands cheering for the team's goal and expressing gratitude to Aguero immediately turned into earth-shattering boos, apparently as a vent for their frustration with the substitution.
Rafael sympathized with Ravitch, in fact, in the warm-up game and team training, Ravitch's performance was still very good, otherwise the head coach would not dare to give him two starts under such great pressure, and now let him come on as a substitute, but as soon as it comes to the official game, Ravitch is prone to convulsions, whether it is the tactical cooperation with his teammates or the basic skills such as shooting and crossing, he has not played satisfactorily. Maybe he cares too much about his position and wants to show himself too much, so he becomes more and more nervous, but he can't play his original strength.
After the restart, the Argentine team, which scored four goals, looked a little lazy, and seemed to be no longer obsessed with attack, and began to pursue possession, even Rafael, Messi, and Ravic returned to the center circle, which also made Costa Rica relax their vigilance, and in the 87th minute, Zanetti took the ball for the opponent's entanglement, and had an elbow attack, and was whistled by the referee.
Costa Rica finally managed to get the ball and finally pushed the offensive line into the Argentine half, but when passing the ball, Rafael was withdrawn and intercepted halfway again. This time, Rafael did not pass the ball again, but turned directly to dribble the ball, and Messi and Ravitch, who saw this scene, also did not hesitate to turn around and rush to the opponent's goal, just like a lion no longer napping and starting to hunt, the speed instantly aroused the adrenaline of the whole field.
After running for more than ten meters, there is only one defender directly in front of Rafael, if it is in River Plate, he may waste a little time, choose to wipe people by himself, and then cut inside to shoot, but now he sees Messi in front of him, so he didn't think about it, he broke through and shook off the opponent's angle and then plugged it straight and passed the ball to Messi's feet.
Messi also understands the importance of time, when the two central defenders in the middle focused on themselves, he passed the ball straight into the forbidden area, and the unguarded Ravic received this single gift on the left side of the forbidden area, and in the face of Moreira's attack, he did not stop the ball, did not hesitate, and directly pushed the far corner!
But Ravitch's bad luck had clearly not dissipated, as his push shot hit the far post and the ball bounced off!
"Did the ball go in? Rafael?!Rafael made a follow-up shot!! the goal went in!!GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!" The on-site commentator slapped the table and jumped up, oh my God, 4:0 is not enough, does Argentina still want 5:0?
But just as the brewing emotions of the fans began to flare up, the referee blew the whistle and brought everything to an abrupt halt.
Because the linesman raised the flag, offside, the goal was invalid!
Rafael, who had just turned around, was still a little confused, where was his follow-up shot offside?!
The referee who then communicated with the linesman gave an explanation, it was not that he was offside, it was Ravic who was offside, and when Messi passed the ball, he surpassed the opponent's last central defender by nearly half a position.
Rafael and Messi looked at each other, not knowing whether to be speechless or helpless.
"The linesman's reaction is okay, shouldn't he blow the whistle at the first time for offside? As a result, Ravic didn't blow when he received the ball! He didn't blow when Ravitch shot! He blew it when Rafael scored a goal!" The Argentine commentator shouted, and the fifth goal flew away with wings. However, looking at the replay, although Lavic's offside judgment depends on the linesman's mood, he does have suspicions, although he is very depressed, and the commentator only criticizes the linesman for his slow response.
There was a commotion in the stands for a while, and soon a unity was formed, and a huge wave of boos swept over the linesman with an extraordinarily long reflex arc. They are using this move to tell the linesman that if they can't be sure at the first time, then they should control their hands and figure out whose home field is the true meaning of a referee who can live for a long time!
Ravitch was disappointed to stand on the sidelines, whether it was a single goal missed or Rafael's follow-up shot was blown away because he was offside, it was not something that would make him happy.
Rafael ran over and patted the teammate on the shoulder: "Don't blame yourself, it's all the linesman's stupidity." ”
Ravitch forced a smile: "Even if it's not offside, I've lost a single knife." ”
Raphael continued to comfort: "It's nothing, who dares to say that he will enter alone?"
Ravitch was even more grieved: "...... I agree with anyone who says this, but you are not qualified to say this!"
After the last game, Rafael's single-handed trait has been known to the whole national team as advertised by the media.
The game restarted, and the goal that had just been blown off by Argentina cheered up Costa Rica a little, and they knew that it was more humiliating than 4:0, 5:0 or even 6:0.
In the 89th minute, Costa Rica's attack was destroyed out of the bottom line, and a corner kick opportunity was obtained, and the cross was blocked by Burdisso's leg, and the opponent won a corner kick again.
Costa Rica's No. 10 Brennes sent a tactical corner kick this time, the ball drew a clear arc and fell in front of the Argentine small penalty area, No. 22 Cubero successfully fought for the top, a lion shook his head, and the ball bounced towards the goal.
Romero, who had nothing to do in the game for 90 minutes, was still on the line, he successfully saved the ball, and Milito cleared the ball with a header and threw it off the line.
Costa Rica won the third corner. This time, Brennes just kicked the ball out and was headed out by Burdisso, and it was another corner.
"After almost 5-0, Argentina's defense became a little loose, and Costa Rica would have pulled a goal back had it not been for Romero's timely reaction. Costa Rica's fourth corner was once again in front of the penalty zone, and this time the Argentine defenders finally understood that the ball could still be ...... up the field."
Batista was already extremely uneasy at the back, and gestured on the sidelines to let them strengthen their control and defense in midfield.
Costa Rica stepped up their defence and Argentina shifted their focus to central midfield, and the game inevitably went flat in the final minute, but in the final half minute of stoppage time, Ravic paid the price for his impatience.
Because Messi's pass to him was intercepted, in order to grab the ball, he kicked the Costa Rican No. 11 player Madrid Gal to the ground from the side and received a yellow card.
"Ravitch, Ravitch, this move is really unwise, isn't this looking for a card by himself? It seems that he thinks that instead of watching the water cooler on the bench, it is better to go home and sleep...... "According to the current rules of the Copa America, Ravitch, who has already received a yellow card in the last game, will be automatically banned for one game if he accumulates two yellow cards, if he is not so impulsive, then according to another rule of the Copa America, after entering the knockout round, his yellow card will be cleared.
Huaxia CCTV commentator Fang Shen kept shaking his head: "I also want to prove myself in the national team, but Lavic's performance is far inferior to Yunyi, it seems that a person's psychological adjustment ability is not linked to his age." ”
"Well......" partner Zhang Yao didn't agree very much, and added a few words, "In fact, it also happens to have something to do with age, let's see, how old is Yunyi now, how old is Ravitch now? In football, sometimes age is an advantage, sometimes it is a disadvantage, because there are debates about whether Yunyi should appear in the national team now, so how he performs in the national team is not in the consideration of fans at all." It can be said that his presence on the court is already a victory.
In the whole team, Yunyi's psychological pressure should be the minimal. Maybe for him, there is no difference between the national team and River Plate, the difference is that his new team-mates are of higher level and more famous, and he has to compete from scratch. But Ravitch is different, he has long been an adult, he is not a top football genius like Messi and Yunyi, every step he takes, he needs more effort, he knows the cruelty of football, and he also knows what the main force of the national team means to him......"
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were a little unhappy, as if Messi and Angel were working less.
Fang Shen hurriedly interrupted Zhang Yao: "Hehe, this can only be said that living in an era with a talented player is the most painful thing for an ordinary player in the same position......"
They chatted a few sentences over there, and the referee on the scene officially blew the end of the game.
"At the end of the game, Argentina 4-0 Costa Rica!I think everyone will remember this game because Messi finally scored a goal for Argentina in the continental tournament after four years, breaking his own 'goal drought'...... There are also Sergio Aguero, who scored twice, Di Maria, who also opened the scoring, Gago who is like Redondo, and Rafael, who came off the bench but performed as amazingly as ever...... The Pampas Eagle is finally spreading its wings and soaring, and I sincerely hope that they can continue to perform like this and bring victory after victory to the Pampas!"
Rafael pulled away Ravitch, who was still trying to argue with the referee, the game was over, and now they should enjoy the cheers!