"A striker's job is to score goals!"

"As long as you can score the most goals, you will be the best player!"

This was the previous idea.

Now Zhen Shaolong's thoughts have become, "A striker who can't defend is not a good star!" ”

"Me!"

"Zhen Shaolong!"

"Not only can you score goals, but you're also a one-on-one defensive expert!"

The effect of the temporary skill "Deadly Defense" made Zhen Shaolong suddenly full of expectations, and it was the first time he encountered the skills and abilities related to defense.

The first time, always important.

The first time you go to school, the first time you find a job, the first time you have a girlfriend, the first time you release the seeds of human reproduction...... Ahem...... Anyway, the first time is very important.

Zhen Shaolong didn't think about how to defend.

Defense is all in the category of other people's work, and it has nothing to do with him.

Right now......

He didn't have to think about it.

The effect of "Deadly Defense" is that as long as the opponent has the intention to break through, the steal can be completed accurately, and the effect is like "Nirvana", which seems to be completely unreasonable, focusing only on the result and not the process.

Of course.

This is good.

He doesn't have to waste his brain cells on the use of skills, and when he encounters a similar situation in the game, he will know what is going on.

The offensive effect of "Lethal Defense" is the five-minute buff after the steal: the skill effect of "Calibration" is doubled, and the strength is increased by 50%.

There is no need to talk about the effect of the former.

The latter is important.

The power index has continued to grow until now, and Zhen Shaolong has not entered the category of 'power' players, and his shots are more about angle than power.

Therefore, if you want to threaten the shots from the edge of the penalty area, you still have to be close enough.

Up to twenty-five meters.

This is the distance estimated by Zhen Shaolong, a shot from a dead corner within 25 meters, the probability of scoring a goal will be very high, and the distance is farther, even if it hits a dead corner, the chance of the goalkeeper hitting it is not small.

With a 50% increase in power, the range of the threat will definitely increase significantly.

Although the effect of "Lethal Defense" is quite good, it is still an extremely difficult task to rely on the effect of skills to lead the Chinese team to defeat the Argentine team.

The gap between the two sides is too great.

Even if there is a 'shooting aura' throughout the whole process, it is difficult to say how many chances you will have.

Also, it's hard to say how many goals Argentina will score.

The gap between the Chinese team and Argentina is too big.

The defense of the Chinese team cannot be said to be undefended against Argentina, but Argentina has played a good state, and the Chinese team's back line will definitely face very great pressure, and it is uncertain what performance will be at that time.

"You still have to find more opportunities and score more goals!"

This is the only way.

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On the day of the race.

Argentina's training is mainly warm-up, and the relaxed training keeps the players with good energy.

Messi and Sergio Aguero have a good personal relationship, and they walked out of the training pitch with their shoulders hooked up and found that the reporter had not left, but had taken the initiative to give an interview.

Messi has a lot of experience in dealing with reporters, he put on a somewhat shy smile, and his shy expression showed his inner innocence, which also gave reporters a lot of good impressions.

But actually, that's normal expression.

Messi expressed his anticipation for the competition, "Four years ago, Argentina won the Olympic title, and this year we hope to win it again. ”

"But we have to pay attention to the game in front of us, the semi-finals are not guaranteed to win for China, Zhen Shaolong is one of the top scorers in the world, we have to be more cautious."

"I'm looking forward to the game."

"Last season, I always heard about Zhen Shaolong's fame, the Spanish media always talked about him, and there were many discussions in the team, I thought we would meet in the Champions League, but I didn't expect it to be ...... Olympics."

"Our goal is to win the championship and no matter what, we have to beat the Chinese team."

"In the evening game, I will do my best and do my best......"

Messi seems to have said everything he can, causing Aguero to not know what to say.

At the end he joked, "I really wish Diego (Maradona) didn't come to the game, he always supported Messi, not me, as if Messi was his son-in-law......"

The reporters around laughed.

Other Argentine players were interviewed and expressed similar meanings, all looking forward to the semi-finals with the Chinese team, and at the same time expressing confidence in winning the game.

Argentina coach Batista was more practical, and in his press conference in the afternoon, he talked seriously about the game and the key to victory.

'We need to play better and it's important to control the tempo.

"It's not a guaranteed win in any game, our players need to play in shape, especially the strikers, Zhen Shaolong is a very good goalscorer, his efficiency is amazing, if we don't play well, the game becomes very difficult to play."

"Defense is also very important, I think the defense of Zhen Shaolong is a big topic all over the world."

"We don't have 100 per cent confidence that we can limit Zhen Shaolong, which is something that many top teams don't do, so what we have to do is to score more goals than the other team."

Pakistan did not talk about how to restrict Zhen Shaolong, but don't think that Argentina doesn't do it.

Argentina's lineup is gorgeous.

Even if they only pay a little attention, they are by no means worse than other teams.

The media has already guessed the player in the Argentine team who focuses on restricting Zhen Shaolong - Mascherano.

Mascherano, who is currently playing for Liverpool, is also a famous star, but in the star-studded Argentine team, Mascherano is a little famous, but he is undoubtedly the only player in the Argentine team who has played against Zhen Shaolong.

As Argentina prepares for the game, Mascherano also expressed confidence to his coach and teammates.

"I can hold him, no problem!"

"I have experience!"

'I remember the last game [Liverpool v Newcastle United] and he was in very good form, but I tried to limit him as much as I could.

"It's just a bit of bad luck......"

Mascherano added at the end that those who didn't understand didn't quite understand what he was saying, and those who knew felt a little funny.

That was last season's 'classic'.

In the match between Liverpool and Newcastle United, Mascherano hit the referee Webber twice with a football, and the last time he was caught by Webber on the spot, he was directly sent off with a red card.

Many media outlets and fans believe that Mascherano did it on purpose.

Otherwise, how to explain it?

Judging by the slow-motion replays during the match, it's hard to say whether Mascherano did it on purpose, but it's a fact that he hit Webb twice and was caught by Webber last time.

It was a memorable game and it will definitely be remembered by Mascherano.

But for Zhen Shaolong's defense, Mascherano feels that he has done a good job, his thoughts are the same as those expressed, and he does have the confidence to limit Zhen Shaolong.

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Capital Workers' Stadium.

In the first semi-final of the Olympic men's football, the match between the Chinese team and Argentina is about to begin.

The game attracts too much attention.

Before the start of the game, the national sports television station gave a live broadcast rating prediction of more than 40 percent, in other words, ten people watching TV at the same time, four people will watch the game.

This is an extremely staggering income rate.

This is also the influence of the Chinese team to enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, and many people in the outside world, even if they don't usually pay attention to football, can hear relevant information and discuss the game with others.

Naturally, the stadium was full.

Because the Chinese team has reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, football has become the most attractive sport for Chinese people in the Olympic arena, and in the usual Olympic Games, the most attractive are table tennis, shooting, diving, weightlifting, etc., and Chinese players have an advantage in strength.

A huge attention is a huge market.

A large number of media are involved in the topic of football, but also a detailed analysis of the Chinese team's game, the media's views are similar to Duisevic, they all think that the Chinese team and Argentina compete, do not have the idea of winning, the players mainly need to learn from the experience of playing against top teams.

Of course.

The reason for this statement is because the outside world is not optimistic about the Chinese team, and the difference in strength between the two sides is so big that most people dare not imagine that the Chinese team can win.

The pre-match commentator also talked about this, "The young people of the national Olympic team are the future of Chinese football, and reaching the semi-finals in the Olympic Games will bring them experience and inspiration, and after a few years, they will grow up, and many of them will become the pillars of the Chinese national team!" ”

"We can expect that the overall strength of the Chinese team will be different at that time......

Pre-game.

The stands around were full of voices of support for Zhen Shaolong, who competed in two group games plus the quarterfinals against Cameroon, and Zhen Shaolong conquered the fans with consecutive goal performances.

Even world fans.

In the stands on the west side of the Workers' Stadium, many foreign fans, mostly women, gathered in banners with Mr. Zhen's head and exaggerated Chinese characters expressing support for Mr. Zhen.

These foreign female fans are even crazier than Chinese fans.

They might be a little more professional.

Some female fans have exaggerated Chinese characters painted on their faces, among which words such as 'Zhen' and 'Dragon' can be found, which are obviously coming to support Zhen Shaolong; and a group of female fans are neatly wearing the No. 13 jersey of the Chinese team, and they shout in an organized manner, shouting in Chinese in support of Zhen Shaolong in various tones, and they really shout some momentum.

The foreign female fans who came to support Zhen Shaolong have undoubtedly become a beautiful scenery in the stadium.

The camera camera is frequently pointing to the past.

The game commentator couldn't help but sigh, "Zhen Shaolong is really popular, even foreign fans are so crazy." ”

"It can be seen from the dress and appearance of the fans, some of them are from South America, some are from Europe, some are from Africa, etc., and it is extremely rare for fans from all over the world to come to the stadium to support a Chinese player together......

"Zhen Shaolong really deserves support, he is the most popular star in the Olympic arena."

"His handsome looks, amazing performance......" the narrator continued, with a sour feeling.

Jealousy!

The support of a large group of foreign female fans is indeed very jealous of men, even if he is not an athlete.

The same goes for the Argentine players on the pitch.

Messi has always known that his popularity in China is good, and he has a huge fan support.

Of course.

When playing against the Chinese team, Chinese fans will definitely support the Chinese team, but it was found that a large group of other countries, including some Brazilian female fans, came to support Zhen Shaolong......

Jealousy!

If it weren't for the influence of patriotic honor, would Argentine female fans defect?

"Alas......"

Messi felt that he should not have this kind of heart, but he still felt jealous, and vowed to try to let everyone know who was the best star in the game.

Other Argentine fans had similar thoughts.

Finally.

In the expectation of many media and fans, the game on the field was announced to start under the referee's whistle.

Argentina kicks off.

Mascherano is a free man in the backfield, and the only job he has been given is to restrict Zhen Shaolong closely.

When the game started, Mascherano looked left and right, looking for Zhen Shaolong, according to what he knew about Zhen Shaolong, the opponent was a player who would not participate in defense.

Even if the football is in Argentina's control, the opponent will definitely run forward.

But......

What about people?

Mascherano looked left and right for a long time and didn't find it, and when he looked up again, he found that Zhen Shaolong was still in the Chinese team's half, or even at the front of the penalty line?

"What is he doing?"

Not only Mascherano has this question, but even his teammates in the Chinese team have the same question.

Zheng Zhi asked Zhen Shaolong when he retreated, "You run forward!" How in the back? ”

"I'll defend it."

"Defense?"

"Yes." Zhen Shaolong ran towards Messi, leaving a sentence by the way, "Messi will be handed over to me this time!" ”

“……”

Zheng Zhi's mouth grew for a long time, and he didn't understand what Zhen Shaolong was doing at all.

Defend?

"This guy can defend?"

Zhen Shaolong and Messi ran together.

The two were the most watched players on the field, and the camera camera immediately locked them, and the commentator was also surprised, "Zhen Shaolong is not running forward, but defending Messi." ”

He analyzed, "Maybe because the opponent is Argentina, Zhen Shaolong also feels the pressure. Now that they're standing together, we might be able to see a direct one-on-one. ”

Two attacking players are one-on-one, and the defending side suffers too much.

Zhen Shaolong is the one who suffers.

Messi sees it that way, too.

When he found that Zhen Shaolong came to defend himself, Messi also became very energetic, the stars were not convinced by each other, no matter how many goals Zhen Shaolong scored, Messi did not feel that he was bad.

Now they have a chance to go head-to-head.

"This is a great opportunity! When the football comes through, I'll make a breakthrough and let everyone see who is the best ......."

Messi was thinking about it when the football rolled over.

He stopped the ball.

According to Argentina's style of play, Messi should kick the ball to the side, let the wide players find opportunities to cross, or find time to continue passing, and use the continuous quick ball to disrupt the opponent's defense while allowing himself to find good opportunities.

But Messi decided to break through!

Messi's breakthrough is also one of Argentina's offensive methods, and it cannot be said that he does not play according to tactics, and everyone can understand Messi, even if it is a game with the Chinese team, it is difficult to have the opportunity to face Zhen Shaolong directly.

Now it's a real one-on-one!

Messi has absolute confidence, he is very good at possession, breaking, and in addition, the opposition is not a defender.

So, sure success!

Messi is on!

Erupt!

Hasten!

In the process of Messi's outburst, he also made a false movement by the way, he was very sure that he would succeed, and continued to move forward with excitement on his face.

"Sure enough!"

"It's easy!"

Messi successfully rushed past Zhen Shaolong and ran forward several steps in a row, with a huge sense of accomplishment surging in his heart.

A breakthrough is nothing.

The other party is Zhen Shaolong, and the meaning is different.

When Messi was thinking about it, he glanced left and right, and subconsciously wanted to hand the ball to his teammates, and then when he looked down, he suddenly found a strange question, "What about the ball!" ”

He looked left and right.

Look left and right.

Look left and right......

"Where's the ball?"

Messi stood in confusion.

Di Maria, who ran next to him, was a little puzzled by Messi's facial expressions, and reminded him with a shout, "Messi, retreat!" What are you doing? ”

"Huh?"

Messi said in a daze, and then turned his head to see that Zhen Shaolong handed the ball to his teammates on the side.

“——？”

"Broken? How was it broken? Messi's whole heart was filled with shock.

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PS: I recommend a new book "I, Captain China", which is written professionally about Chinese players, and you can take a look if you are interested.

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