Chapter 34: To Live or to Die

Marcelo, of course, had no way to hear Descartes' heart, and he didn't know that Descartes was secretly excited about the victory over him, and he only felt a fire burning in his chest, not a fighting spirit, but his rapidly rising and falling lungs.

He knew that he didn't have to take much responsibility for the ball, because the ball went over the heads of the centre-backs, and the two centre-backs were the main ones who conceded the goal, but the pride of the Brazilian player did not allow him to admit defeat like this. They are known as the biggest favorites to win the World Junior Championships, how could they fall on the door of the top 4?

So Marcelo stood up from the ground with the pain in his muscles, and then silently walked to the back of the team, and if you look closely, you will find that he is clenching his fists hard, and his eyes are shining with a blazing light.

The unexpected goal was a bit of a mess for Brazil.

With six minutes left, some players wanted to step back and defend and wait until extra time to fight Italy, but the attacking players, led by Anderson, wanted to give it a go, and six minutes were enough time for them to create another kill.

As a result, there was a brief disconnect between Brazil's front and back after kick-off.

Anderson, Igor, Mezenga, and their central midfielder Denilson all rushed forward, but the defenders, led by Raymond, moved the line a little back.

As a result, Brazil's pass was cut off again by Italy after a few small combinations.

Compared to the Brazilian team, Italy's thinking is more uniform, they were under the pressure of the Brazilians throughout the game, and the defense has become a habit, so they did not attack blindly, but started to fall in the midfield.

It's a clear delaying tactic, and they're trying to get a fight in extra time, just like Brazil's defenders.

So the football did not move forward, but was firmly controlled by the Italian team.

At this time, Anderson, who had been rushing to the front, also had to withdraw to force it. In today's game, Anderson was actually one of the most depressed of the group.

According to the predictions of the media before the game, this game should be a good goal battle, the Brazilian team has a group of fierce attackers such as Anderson, Denilson, Igor, etc., while Italy also has excellent strikers such as Foti and Descartes, and both teams have strong attacking power.

However, the Italians used an extremely shameless iron bucket tactic in the first half, and forced Brazil out of the penalty area, although Brazil scored a goal through athletic play, but this goal had nothing to do with Anderson, but Denilson's lucky long-range shot broke through the Italians' defence.

This made Anderson, who had high expectations for his performance before the game, very angry.

originally thought that after Descartes came on the field in the second half, the Italians would muster up the courage to press out and attack, but who knew that this group of Sicilians simply carved the word defense in their bones, they just left Descartes and Foti in the front court as arrows to counterattack, and the others still surrounded their own penalty areas.

Anderson had to be depressed for a full 80 minutes in such a situation before watching Descartes equalise for the Italians.

As the leader of the new generation of Brazilian teams who are more famous in the world than Descartes, Anderson will not allow himself to be inferior to his opponents, so he is ready to give the Italians a good taste of Anderson's anger in the final minutes.

Not only did he fight aggressively up front, but he also called on his teammates to come up to his aid, believing that as long as the Brazilian team launched an all-out attack, the exhausted Italians would not be able to resist.

It's a pity that his teammates no longer have the aggressive physical fitness and ** at this time, they saw Anderson's gesture, but symbolically moved the formation forward, and then died and did not want to cross the halfway line.

Again, winning is the glory of the striker, but losing is the responsibility of the defender.

This is the truth that is very unfair in the football world, but it is recognized by most people.

Everyone knows what "won the game because of the efforts of the whole team" and "the responsibility for the loss of this game is not on the backline...... It's all a bit of a scene, just to calm the hearts of the army, if you really don't blame the backline for losing, then why do good defenders become more sought-after than one another, and every time you lose a game, you have to operate on the backline?

Brazil's defenders wouldn't be so reckless – if we all listen to you and get counter-attacked, will the media criticize you or us after the game? Don't even think about it, the media will definitely say: "The Brazilian defenders have recklessly stepped up to concede this goal, and their defenders are most responsible for this defeat!" ”

Everyone wants honor, but responsibility is not something everyone wants to bear.

After running back and forth with the football several times, Anderson suddenly found that his teammates did not come up to support him, except for Igor and Mezenga, who were still following him because of the coach's arrangement, even Denilson, who had just rushed once, also retreated to the halfway line.

This made Anderson extremely angry, he shook his hand hatefully, and suddenly stopped and glared angrily at his teammates, and his mouth was almost scolding his mother.

However, at this moment, a yellow figure suddenly rushed out, due to the pressing of Anderson and others, at this time the Italian team had moved the football to their right side, so this figure went straight to the Italian team's right-back Silvestri who held the ball.

Silvestri also saw the figure rushing over like a gale, he was about to turn around and pass the football back to his central defender, but when he turned around, he found that because Anderson had just given up the defense and stood in place to scold his mother, he was right in the middle of himself and Bivio, if he passed, there was a chance that this ball would be obtained by Anderson!

Silvestri immediately panicked, and when he looked elsewhere, he found that because of the previous attempt to prevent the three forwards of the Brazilian team from counterattacking, the formation of the Italian backfield was very open, and there were no teammates of his own within 5 meters nearby.

This made Silvestri even more flustered, and he had no choice but to make a choice, he took the ball back two steps, and then passed it back to his goalkeeper Perrin from a long distance!

At the moment of Silvestri's pass, the bright yellow figure jumped past him like a cheetah, and then rushed towards the ball and Perrin without looking back.

It's Marcelo!

The stubborn Brazilian left-back has been looking for an opportunity to get revenge. Although he was not primarily responsible for the goal he conceded, watching the football slip past his toes and not being able to do anything about it made the arrogant Marcelo feel a lot of fire in his heart.

When the Anderson trio launched a frantic scramble in the front court, he had actually begun to quietly pay attention to the direction of the football. And when the football was passed to Silvestri's feet and Anderson was stranded by Bivio's side, he suddenly sensed that the time had come, so he rushed out without hesitation and pounced on Silvestri like a tiger.

The Italian right-back was flustered at this moment, and because Marcelo's forward move was so sudden, he didn't have time to react, so he made a decision that could affect the whole game.

The ball went towards Perrin as Silvestri had hoped, but what he didn't expect was that Marcelo was so fast that after just a few steps, he was already closer to the ball than Perrin had rushed out!

At this time, Silvestri began to regret it, and he knew that he would directly think about football in the front court! Even if it makes a mistake, it's better than the dangerous situation like the one now!

Sylvestri slapped his thigh in pain, and then remembered to chase after him, but just as he was about to pull his foot, another breeze passed by him, and then he saw a blue figure with two big "20" numbers reflected behind him.

"It's ...... What's the situation? Sylvestri was stunned for a moment, only to realize that it was Descartes who was chasing back this time.

As a striker, Descartes actually recovered his own defense from the opposing half?

Silvestri has always believed that Descartes is a big name because he only plays 45 minutes per game, and although the media has already publicized the reason why he only plays half the game, Silvestri believes that as a professional footballer, he can't even hold on to a full game, which is simply the weak type. Since they are already weak, why fight on the football field?

Why don't you go home and sell sweet potatoes!

It wasn't until Descartes joined the Italian junior team that he discovered that although Descartes only played 45 minutes per game, his running could definitely be described as diligent, and even diligence was a little lighter, which could be called a death.

He seems to treat every minute on the football pitch as if it were his last, and if you just count the distance traveled in the half court, he often ranks in the top two of the team.

But Silvestri never imagined that Descartes would be so desperate that he chased the opponent's left-back for nearly 60 meters to make up for his mistakes?

Sylvestri was stunned!

Also stunned were the spectators on the sidelines.

In fact, from the moment Marcelo started, Descartes was still some distance away from him, but when Silvestri recklessly returned the pass, Descartes suddenly jumped out like a cheetah, as if he had noticed that Silvestri had made a mistake in the ball, and quietly chased back from the Brazilian team's backline.

Then two figures, one yellow and one blue, crossed two dazzling routes on the football field, making the situation on the field suddenly confusing.

And the answer was soon revealed!

Marcelo did get his hands on the ball before Perrin, but Perrin's sideways tackle forced him to dodge, so he slid the ball towards the baseline and then used his speed to hook the ball back just as it was about to go out of bounds.

Just when Marcelo thought that his road ahead was going to be smooth and that his chance to make a meritorious contribution was about to come, a huge force suddenly reached his feet, and then he found himself tackled out of the boundary with the ball with men.

It all happened so fast that Marcelo didn't even react. When he got up from the ground, he saw the very glaring number again, the blue number 20!

This guy has beaten himself once on the offensive end, but he didn't expect to destroy his inevitable chance again on the defensive end.

It's really not a rivalry.

Descartes' frantic long-distance comeback earned him a round of applause, and the defense that pulled Italy back from the brink of life and death also made him praised by the media after the game.

But the most excited about the ball is the non-Italian coach Francisco. Mr. Rocca is none other than that.

Just a few seconds ago, he thought he was dead this time, stupid Silvestri, he would bury all the future of the Italian team at this World Junior Championships! But seconds later, the situation changed, and Descartes pulled Italy back from the edge of the cliff, counting the previous group stage finale against North Korea, this was the second time that Descartes saved Italy.

It seems that the idea of recruiting Descartes into the national junior team is really the most correct decision made in my life!

Mr. Rocca clasped his hands together and silently began to pray to God: Let Descartes' illness get better quickly, I need him to stay on the court for 90 minutes, Amen! If you can, let that idiot of Sylvestri die, Amen!

The attack was the final highlight of the 90-minute match for both teams, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the young players of both teams found themselves unable to move their legs as if they had been filled with lead.

But they still have to brace themselves because there's extra time waiting for them, live or die, maybe in the next 15 or 30 minutes.