Chapter 336: A competition that doesn't belong to them

Of course, it is a feeling for a team that completely relies on personal strength to play football, but for players who can lead the team by relying on personal strength, Lin Yi is a different kind of judgment. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In this World Cup, the one who has taken this style to the extreme is probably the Argentine team with Messi.

Argentina and Messi, who hated the quarterfinals in South Africa, have made a comeback this year, and Messi is holding back a lot of fire.

Since 2008, Messi seems to have never experienced the feeling of losing the league and the Champions League.

Thankfully, his compatriot Martino gave him a taste of the bitterness again.

Messi, who has been extremely depressed this season, will naturally not miss the opportunity once in four years, and he is also looking forward to making a name for himself.

And for a player like him, who speaks with his actions, he made a difference in the first game.

In the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the 64th minute of the game, Messi took the ball from the midfield and went all the way forward, made a trademark escape move at the edge of the penalty area, and then fired a low shot from the inside of his left foot, the ball flew quickly past the goalkeeper's outstretched hands, and then hit the inside of the far post, and bounced directly into the goal.

Lin Yi, who witnessed this scene on the sidelines, saw Messi, who has always been low-key and introverted, frantically rushed to the stands after scoring the goal, raising his right arm and cheering.

Lin Yi, who was in the box, deliberately looked at the close-up of Messi's expression on TV, and from Messi's face, he could feel that there was not much joy on Messi's face, but more of a relief, of course, Lin Yi actually saw the exhaustion.

Compared with the average Argentine player, Messi has too many things on him.

Fortunately, in any case, Argentina also ushered in a good start, winning Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1.

The goal conceded naturally stemmed from Argentina's always problematic backline, but that's fine, the fans are used to it.

Seeing that Messi was awarded the best player of the game after the game, Lin Yi was still very melancholy.

With a faint sigh, Lin Yi stood up and beckoned Eva to leave. Argentina may be able to go further this time, but this is done when Messi can be said to be desperate, can't the Pampas Eagles take off collectively once?

When the group stage was all over, Eva could clearly feel that Lin Yi's eyes had darkened a lot.

After all, in the recent period, Lin Yi has basically been on the plane except for watching football and sleeping.

As for Eva, she is still radiant, maybe she is moisturized, right?

When the top 16 were released, it still attracted a lot of discussions.

Although Spain lost to Chile in the second round, it was already confirmed that they would not qualify for the knockout round, but when the list was announced and the defending champions were not seen from it, it still made many fans and media sigh.

Lin Yi still clearly remembers the scene of Spain against Australia in the third round of the group stage.

In what was already a fight for honour, Xavi didn't play at all, and he gave the opportunity directly to Thiago.

The younger brother he once played at Barça, known as his successor, now looks more geared towards Andres Iniesta's style, but Xavi is pleased that he is still improving.

Xavi Alonso was also on the bench and it was probably his last game for the national team.

Unlike the two midfielders' substitutes, Bosque once again unleashed his most classic forward combination up front.

When Torres and Villa stood in the center circle and prepared to kick off, Lin Yi in the stands felt that his eyes were a little hot.

Australia failed to make any waves in this game, they have been suppressed by Spain, and Torres and Villa scored a goal each and the scene of the number 7 and 9 hugging each other in celebration also brought tears to the eyes of many old Spanish fans.

At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 3-0, and Andres Iniesta scored a long-range shot just before the end of the game as the curtain call for the defending champions.

This is the law of competitive sports, no one can fight against time, and no one remembers the loser too much.

By the end of the group stage, the same media and fans who had been touting Spain's title defence had now turned their attention to the Netherlands, Germany and Argentina.

For this, Lin Yi is not surprised at all, this is the media, there is no warmth, what is pursued is only news that can attract attention.

In addition to Spain, other teams that can be called upsets in the group stage are probably Portugal and Italy.

As for England's exit, Lin Yi had already thought about it as early as the second round, and if it was like this, it was better to go home quickly.

Lin Yi was a little puzzled by the fact that the Blue Coats fell in the group stage again, Italy, which was able to beat the German team two years ago, was able to beat the German team two years ago, what happened now? Could it be that Suarez really bit their luck?

The knockout rounds were not halted by the departure of the defending champions, and began as scheduled after a short break.

The first match will be a showdown between the American teams, with Brazil, who are getting better and better after the group stage, taking on Chile, who are beating Spain to qualify.

Before the start of the game, Neymar privately told his national team team-mates that he hoped to avenge his club team-mates.

And his team-mates were also very supportive, giving him a lot of support in the game and helping him score a goal in the opening game.

Chile are not weak, but they are still a lot worse than Brazil, and Sanchez did his best to snatch the victory from his club team-mates, but unfortunately he was disappointed in the end.

In the following game, Lin Yi had no time to watch the scene, so he hurried back to the hotel after asking Eva for supper.

Colombia vs. Uruguay, it is still a confrontation between American teams.

However, the Uruguayan side had already lost the team's main player, the captain of the team, Suarez, before the game started.

The gnawing of Chiellini's shoulder in the group stage was finally thoroughly investigated by the Football Federation, and a heavy ban was given.

Without a main attacker, Uruguay did not bargain against Colombia, who were in great form, and although Edin Cavani tried his best to make a difference, he was still far behind the two leading Uruguayan strikers before him.

Suarez, who watched the match with his big brother Forlan in the stands, looked frustrated and could only watch as Cavani wasted his chances on the pitch and the opponent's wonderful performance.

In the first half, young striker James Rodriguez fired a shot through the Uruguayan goal.

All the spectators on and off the field were stunned by this kick, and Lin Yi in the stands couldn't help but cheer for him twice.

In the second half, Colombia sealed the win with a header from striker Adrián Ramos, who had replaced Falcao.

Despite the spectacular goal from Adrian Ramos, not much attention was paid to them as it was nothing compared to their number 10's super world wave.

And Lin Yi also paid attention to Juan Cuadrado, who provided him with an assist, and the Serie A king's wide crosses and personal dribbles are really unique.

After watching this game, Lin Yi found that he finally didn't need to catch a plane to other cities to watch the next game early in the morning after watching the game, because tomorrow's game is not very worth paying attention to.

The Netherlands vs. Mexico, and Costa Rica vs. Greece, these four teams are put together, and Lin Yi never imagined that the Netherlands could not break through in the end.

Not only that, but the excitement and explosion of the eight quarterfinals seemed to have all been used up by the two matches on the first day.

After that, it is difficult to say that there is a single match that is evenly matched, and almost all of them are matchups with amazing odds.

Lin Yi also took a rare break in the past few days, and by the way, he also accompanied Eva to go shopping in Brazil.

In fact, after shopping, Lin Yi felt a little more guilty about Eva, to be reasonable, there are really no places and shopping malls in Brazil that are worth visiting or shopping.

The boredom of the quarterfinals seems to be a wonderful warm-up for the quarterfinals, and when the quarterfinals are all released, even Klopp, who is on vacation in the Aegean Sea, can't help but sigh with emotion, these four games are all feasts.

Brazil vs. Colombia, France vs. Germany, Netherlands vs. Costa Rica and Argentina vs. Belgium.

Except for the match between the Netherlands and Costa Rica, the remaining three games can basically be said to be strong conversations.

In these games, Lin Yi paid the most attention to the match between Argentina and Belgium.

It's not because of Messi, it's just that he really wants to see if Hazard, known as the "King of the Ball", can create a little threat to the Argentines in the confrontation with Messi.

However, in the first quarter-final, there was a very unexpected situation.

The Brazilian team, which took the lead early, did not give up the attack, probably because their offensive was too strong, Colombia was forced to be a little messy, and in the middle of a defense in 80 minutes, Zuniga, who had a very unpleasant experience with Lin Yi before, went directly to Neymar from behind.

And it was the knee directly against the lumbar spine, and Neymar, who was still full of energy, fell on the pitch and buried his head in the turf in pain.

Looking at this scene, Lin Yi felt a pain in his waist before sympathizing with Neymar.

"It's horrible! Fortunately, when he fought me at the beginning, he didn't know how to do it, otherwise if you think about it, you will know that I will definitely die a miserable death. ”

Neymar, who fell to the ground, simply didn't get up, and the stretcher team came up and lifted their core down.

Half an hour later, at the press conference after the game, although he won, but there was no joy on his face, Brazil coach Scolari directly announced that Neymar suffered a fractured vertebrae in the third quarter and would miss the rest of the game.

Lin Yi shook his head very sympathetically, "I said a long time ago that that guy should be banned, he is a madman, and he is a brainless madman." ”

Although there was an episode at the end of the game, it was still a good game.

And in the subsequent German-French battle, Lin Yi, who was watching the game in the hotel, regretted very much that he could not go to the scene to watch the game.

He doesn't have much to like about either team, but looking at France's performance in this tournament, he has to admit that Zinedine Zidane and Eric Cantona have an eye.

Pogba, who scored his maiden World Cup goal in the second round of the group stage, seems to have quickly adapted well to his position in the national team.

While keeping the midfield in order, he will also go up from time to time to shoot from a distance to put pressure on the opponent.

If it weren't for the fact that he had met the old German team and Loew so early in the knockout round, he would have been able to perform a little more.

Loew made a decisive change of formation before the match against France, and like Pep Guardiola, he pushed Lahm into a central midfield position.

Letting the experienced Lahm deal with Pogba specifically is the result of Loew's careful consideration, although Lahm's physical condition is much worse than Pogba's, but the difference in agility and experience is enough to make Pogba uncomfortable.

When he saw Lahm facing Pogba, Lin Yi had already prayed for the young Frenchman.

He's played against Lahm, and while Lahm may not be able to cut the ball right under his and Pogba's feet, his kraft candy-like defence is definitely not something that can be dealt with with with a little skill and speed.

However, France is not alone in France, though, with Antoine Griezmann repeatedly threatening the slower Hevedes on the flanks.

And the person who stood up at the critical moment of this game became the veteran Klose.

The German No.11, who has always been thinking about breaking Ronaldo's World Cup scoring record, scored with his first touch after coming off the bench.

Germany also relied on this advantage to make a big move, completely suppressing the French offensive and finally winning the semi-final against the host Brazil.

And the first match of the second half of the zone, there will not be so much suspense, the Netherlands beat Costa Rica to advance to the semi-finals, waiting for the winner between Argentina and Belgium.

The talent of Belgian players is indeed outstanding, and it is not too much to say that it is a team of talents, but this competition is destined not to belong to this group of young people.

In front of Messi, Hazard, who has just won the Premier League Player of the Year this season, is still a little immature, and many breakthroughs have not had a practical effect, and the shooting and passing seem very reluctant.

In the face of this group of young men, Messi seems to be very comfortable, facing the restrictions of Kompany and Fellaini, he relies on his agile pace to shake the two big men around.

And after tearing up the opponent's lineup, he sent a lethal pass for Higuain.

With Argentina's 1-0 victory over Belgium, the semi-finals of the World Cup in Brazil have all been released, and the collision of the four giants, the big battle is obviously just around the corner. (To be continued.) )