Chapter 82: Strangling the Ecuadorian Overlord

"Boca Juniors, Boca Juniors, you are a great football champion! Who awakens your love, passion and confidence in our chests. Your gold and blue flag is unfurled as a sign of victory in Europe, whether it is a call to strike.

Boca Juniors is our victory chant, because it is never afraid of fighting, courage and enthusiasm are Boca, Boca... Advance... Carry the day. Victory with your coat of arms, in gold and blue colors, our positive and enthusiastic youth wax on the pitch..... Power up your colors, win the battlefields of Old Boca and pay your glory. Boca Juniors is our victory chant, because it is never afraid of fighting, courage and enthusiasm are Boca, Boca... Advance... Carry the day!!! ”

Despite the countless scripts that had been envisaged before, few people thought that the Quito big centre-back would make a mistake and give Palacio a chance to stab the goal.

When the Boca players cheered and hugged each other, the cheers and cheers of the candy box stadium gradually changed to neat, majestic and passionate singing at this moment.

Boca was more aggressive after scoring a goal, and during this time, Riquelme and Santhiago whispered together, and they unanimously calmed the tempo. After Boca relied on the opening attack to take the lead, the team did not covet possession, nor was it eager to regain the ball as soon as possible through the pressing of the midfield, but was like a storm when attacking and an insurmountable wall when defending.

In this way, Boca, under the command of the Santo Tiago, relied on patient position defense and bloody counterattacks, not only did not give the Quito players any chance, but killed the game early.

In the eighteenth minute, San Thiago took the ball and leaned on a defender's cross and cut in Paletta, who easily picked up the goal to open the scoring for Pokhara.

In the 37th minute, Palamo received Riquelme's pass over the top and sent the ball into the far corner of the goal with a header, 3:0, laying the foundation for Boca to win the game.

Before the end of the first half, it was already 3:0, and such a disparity in the score made people rub their eyes and question whether they would be wrong. How could the Ecuadorian overlord team, who are the new Copa Libertadores champions, be at such a level? The fans were puzzled, but the Boca fans cheered with excitement and the singing never stopped.

"What a pity! It's already 3:0, and in the eyes of the fans, what would have been a fight for the dragon and the tiger turned into a one-sided slaughter at this moment, which is unbelievable! Unconsciously, the lineup of the Quito Sports University on the field has changed to 4-2-3-1, it can be seen that the idea of the coach of the base coach Bausa in this campaign is to suppress Boca's fragile defense line with a strong three-line offensive, and he did not retreat to the backfield for the first time after conceding the goal, but actively invested a lot of troops in the front court to press and counter-rob in the front, intending to find opportunities. ”

"But it's a shame that Quito's large midfield is not suitable for continuous pressing, with the 1.88-meter-tall Bolanos, the aged Reasco and Urrutia, three players on the athletic side rarely appear in the starting line-up at the same time in the Ecuadorian league this season!"

"Maybe it was the success that made the players of Quito University lose their way, or maybe it was the invitation to come to the proud door that made the coach Bausa's heart shake, in short, Quito Sports University did not complete the interference and restriction of key people, nor did it rely on timely grabbing and packing to destroy Boca's organization and attack in the midfield, the frontcourt players just completed a simple position and space to cover the defensive position, and the forward line and midfield positions were too flat and lacked enough vertical pull!"

"Such a taboo is undoubtedly self-defeating to expose the eyes of the experienced artist Riquelme and the genius Santiago!!"

This high-profile battle ended with a 4-0 victory over Boca Juniors, which was a slap in the face and a resounding slap in the face to all the adults of Quito who were immersed in their dreams when they were looking forward to playing in the Copa Sudamericana and beating Manchester United in the Club World Cup. And the commentator's words were like a steel knife inserted into the heart of the base coach Bausa!

When the Quito players left the stadium after the game, the entire candy box fell into a frantic cheer, and the fireworks were constantly ignited, and the crimson flames gave the candy box a different coat.

And Santtiago, who scored a goal, sent an assist, and indirectly created a goal in this game, was also praised by the Boca fans in the stadium, warmly embraced, and he once again became the darling of the candy box!

After his disciples successfully completed the task of strangling Quito in the first leg, Boca coach Ischea generously gave the players a day and a half off to relax after a week of double matches. Monday is a weekday, and it's a good time for the players to have fun.

However, when he said goodbye to his teammates and returned to his home on Tango Street to the constant cheers of the fans, San Tiago found that he was surprised to find that the streets of Inos Aires at this time were filled with slogans supporting Maradona as the head coach of the Argentine national team.

Regardless of why this is the case, it is clear that Lao Ma has received the greatest support from Argentine fans, and Buenos Aires has hundreds of clubs of all sizes, which is the center of Argentine football at all! The fans here have made a public statement, which is a great help! It seems that for the slightly messy Argentine national team, there is a belief in Lao Ma's status in Argentina, and it is believed that he may be able to glue together the talented players in the team and repeat the glory of 1986 at the World Cup in South Africa.

In Argentina, there are many football factions such as the River Plate Gang and the Boca Gang, from newspapers and media, to senior sports officials, and even coaches, celebrities, etc., all of whom are unable to achieve unity because of their respective positions.

But Maradona may be a key figure in his existence beyond the "civil war", and in Argentina, all those who are engaged in football recognize and worship Maradona's achievements and influence.

In this case, Maradona is expected to use his strong network to unite all the Argentine media, celebrities and fans. In a word, Maradona will have far more attention and resources than his predecessors, and behind him, he will have the full support of all the footballers in the country of Argentina.

Of course, Maradona's connections were not confined to the country. In Europe, the presidents of Inter Milan and Barcelona have a close personal relationship with Lao Ma; Another example is the famous Belgian medical master Martens, who was also a good friend of Maradona. Maradona will face many conveniences in terms of details such as recruiting from the club, medical resources, arranging the transfer of Argentine players to Europe, etc.

While this may be a small thing, football is often all about the details.

Moreover, in Argentine football, Maradona is an eternal monument. The name itself, as Beckenbauer was to Germany and Cruyff was to the Netherlands, is a transcendent existence of the office itself. For more than a decade, every Argentine rising star has been dubbed the "New Maradona", representing the nostalgia of the public media for the old horse and the adoration of the old horse by the star players.

In a word, he is the totem of Argentine football, and he leads the Argentine team, and no player dares to go against his will.

The vast majority of the players in the current Argentine squad are admirers of Maradona. The Argentine team during the Basile period was full of gangs, there were many contradictions in the dressing room, and the field was divided because of the lack of a core that could hold the position. But after Marado is brought in, the Argentine team will no longer have to worry about not having a core. Because Maradona will obviously become the only core figure in this team.

More importantly, in international football, there are many precedents for people who have achieved great success as players to become managers and succeed. For example, German football champion Beckenbauer, after winning the World Cup as a player, he took up the coaching whip after retiring and led the German team to win the World Cup again. Cruyff has repeated this glory in the past, with the leading superstar of Dutch football leading Barcelona to the UEFA Champions League as coach.

There are also many recent examples, Basten and Klinsmann have achieved some results in their respective national teams as managers, and Carlo Ancelotti, Mancini and Schuster have also achieved initial success...... With so many successful precedents, why can't Maradona be next?

Under such circumstances, seeing that public opinion has completed a one-sided change in a short period of time, San Thiago knows that no football boss has stood up to express his position at this time, which fundamentally means that Lao Ma's appointment as the coach of the national team has been stabilized!