The unusually cautious players of both sides after the opening kick-off made fans who were very enthusiastic about this friendly match wonder, when did the two attacking teams become so conservative? Seeing this situation, Argentine coach Maradona is also worried that more run-in time is indeed what he needs for this new national team.

After all, the tacit understanding and cooperation in training does not mean anything, only the performance in actual combat is convincing enough, but all this is based on the ball in your own hands! Seeing that the French kept the ball at their feet, and their own players could only stand on the field stupidly, the irascible Maradona was angry!

"What are you doing? What are you doing standing there stupidly! Rush up and grab the ball from the feet of the Frenchmen and attack!! ”

"Damn it, Carlos, you'd better run for me! Is that how you play at Manchester United? ”

"Yes, that's it! Maxi, you're doing a great job!! ”

When the old horse's clearly audible roar came from the sidelines, the French coach Domenech on the other side was stunned, and glanced at the Argentine queen in disbelief and shook her head contemptuously, which obviously disdained the old horse's rude command. At this time, the Argentine players on the field were also stunned when they heard the coach's roar, but they quickly executed it faithfully and rushed towards the French half.

After Riquelme's incident, no one in the team dared to anger Lao Ma anymore, and the players had long been obedient to the first person in Argentine football, and they naturally did not dare to disobey the instructions at this moment.

However, not daring to disobey does not mean that the players approve of this command from the bottom of their hearts.

Saint-Tiago, who is at the heart of the midfield, is very incomprehensible! In Santi's eyes, since the French want to control the ball, let them control it, anyway, the French team is at home, and the fans have been putting pressure on their coach Domenech, and the pressure on the other side is definitely greater than their own, in this case, isn't it the best time for their side to further adapt to the turf, atmosphere, weather and other factors on the field?

You must know that since the European Cup finals, the French team led by Domenech has not played a satisfactory game, his coaching and on-the-spot scheduling ability has long been doubtful, and his affinity for players and the media is also very lacking, don't look at him is still as stable as Mount Tai, but the game is only 90 minutes! How long can Domenech be calm! A draw is not unacceptable for Lao Ma, but not for the French football dynasty that flourished a few years ago!

In this way, as long as you can be loose on the outside and tight on the inside while recuperating, then once the French attack, you can immediately intercept or even counterattack!

But now it's good, under the intervention of Maradona, although the situation began to be exciting and tense, it made the Argentine team lose its freedom. It's good to grab the ball smoothly, but if not, then the formation pull is bound to allow the Frenchman to find a chance! Besides, neither Tevez nor Maxi Rodriguez are players who are good at speed, and even if they steal the ball, they can't fail to form a fatal blow at the back!

Look no further than the Frenchman's midfield! Tulalang, known as Vieri's successor, Ribery on the wing, and Nasri, one of the four little swans, can be described as both offensive and defensive! They are characterized by their ability to seize opportunities! Isn't it legitimate for the Chinese people to rob so brainlessly?

Sure enough, as Santiago expected, the Argentine players did not have a significant effect in the upward rush under the transfer of the old horse, but consumed a lot of unnecessary physical strength.

Watching their own players with ease and Argentine players who were too busy to snatch the ball, the French fans in the stands quickly turned their guns and began to humiliate the Argentine stars, with all kinds of humiliation and boos ensuing. Seeing this scene, Maradona became more and more annoyed, and he could fully imagine what sharp words the high-ranking commentators in the commentary box would use to describe the players who were being played around! And how would you evaluate the predicament faced by the national team coach at the opening of the first game! It made him sit on pins and needles!

At the same time, this scene also angered the Argentine stars who did not steal the ball, the French's ease and boos were infuriating, and gradually, their tackles became more and more fierce, and the fouls increased, and for a time they had the momentum of overpowering the French, and it was only then that Maradona breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Santhiago smelled ominous, and he tried to find an opportunity to communicate with Mascherano, the main defender and the new captain of the national team, so that he could control his rhythm first and not press too high.

But where can Mascherano listen to it now?

Born in River Plate, his relationship with Santi was very ordinary, and at this time it was in the rising period of his personal career, and Mascherano was not happy for long after being promoted to captain of the national team by Lao Ma Yili before he was subjected to great pressure from public opinion, and it is widely believed that since Riquelme withdrew, then Zanetti should be the most ideal candidate! Therefore, Mascherano is holding his breath and wants to prove that he can be the captain of the national team!

In the face of Santiago's reminder, Mascherano just nodded very flatly, and then quickly threw himself into the scramble! It is worth mentioning that it was the addition of the Liverpool Premier League player that made the Frenchman look a little stretched and shaky in possession, which also inspired the rest of the Argentine players even more.

Seeing this, Saint-Tiago could only stomp his feet in hatred, and then also threw himself into the pressing, hoping that he could win the ball smoothly.

In fact, before this friendly match, as a newcomer to the national team, Saint-Tiago did not expect to be able to start, after all, although he has been in hot form recently, he is still inferior to many big guys in real strength, but unexpectedly Lao Ma gave him such a chance and named him as the core of the midfield. This made Santhiago feel flattered and pressured at the same time.

Since Maradona took office, he has been holding high two major policies in the selection of personnel, one is to recruit young talents in accordance with the will of the people, and the other is to recruit a large number of older generations who are close to him, marginalize players, abandon a large number of Mesozoic players, and intend to use the old to bring the new to complete the national team replacement.

The advantage of this is that most of these old players have been marginalized when they were coaching Basilé before, and now that the old horse has given them the opportunity to compete in the World Cup in South Africa, they will naturally spare no effort to support the old horse, and after completing a round of shining and glowing, they will not be proud of their achievements, and even if they stay, they are not well-known players. And a group of young talents with high domestic voices such as San Tiago and Di Maria are naturally grateful to him after being recruited into the national team for the first time by Lao Ma, and there will be no dissatisfaction.

I have to say that Maradona's idea is definitely a hundred points, but the pressure to make this decision is huge even in his capacity, Cambiasso, Milito and other Mesozoic players are selected, and even Zanetti was called up at the last moment, so the selection will be enough to make the old horse criticized! In addition, now that Riquelme has withdrawn from the national team, Veron has not yet returned, it has caused an embarrassing gap in the Argentine midfield for a while!

So before the friendly match of the French team, Lao Ma resolutely made an important decision to let San Tiago play!

Looking at the overall situation, in the current Argentine national team, Santhiago is the best candidate for the core of the midfield, with skills and ideas, a big club resume, a high voice, and a strong popularity, and Mascherano and Gago are teammates of the national Olympic team as a double back, in this case, Santi is not on anyone!

The day before the game, Maradona called Santiago to the sidelines and talked alone for a long time, and clearly told Santiago his decision in his words, which Santiago would not refuse despite being surprised! It's not that he doesn't know the responsibilities, the difficulty and the pressure of taking on this central position, but in fact, no midfielder can resist the temptation to be the heart of the midfield in a team like the Argentine national team, and neither can Santo Tiago!

He thought that Mascherano and Gago would support him to a certain extent, but now Santi knew that what he was thinking was still too simple!

Mascherano wants to prove to everyone that he can captain the national team, but why not Gago? Since Redondo II's move to Real Madrid, his performances have not been satisfactory to demanding Bernabeu fans, and his appearances have clearly begun to decrease this season, which has made Gago deeply taste the sense of crisis! He is eager to seize Maradona's appointment and sit in the main team of the national team for the opportunity he loves, and use more games to tell the world his value! At the moment, Mascherano, who is also a midfielder, is pushing the Frenchman back step by step, and he has to do something!

"It's a pity, it's almost! In the bag between Gago and Santhiago, Tulalang almost conceded the goal! But he still relied on a solid foundation to keep the ball at his feet and took the opportunity to pass it to Ribery in front! ”

In the exclamation of the commentator, the ball reached the feet of Ribery, and the blade warrior took the ball and staggered Tevez's top rush forward, Gago ignored Saint-Tiago's shouts and immediately chased Ribery desperately, and at the same time, Mascherano also pressed from the flanks, and the two midfielders completely gave up their defensive zone!

"Oh no!!"

Santiago screamed inwardly, feeling like everything was out of control at this moment!