Chapter 854: Mighty Argentina
Messi, who landed on the ground, stumbled a little at his feet, and at the same time saw the football cross the goal line, his facial expression instantly changed from calm to ecstasy, and his hands took advantage of the turf to stabilize his body and ran towards the corner flag area with open arms.
Immediately afterwards, Messi was held in his arms by the excited Tevez, and he ...... 's mouth also burst out with an Argentine national scolding.
More than 10,000 Argentine fans in the stands roared with excitement as they boiled over for the national team's lead again.
Messi's goal celebration immediately attracted the attention of the commentators of various countries in the commentary seat, and they had the impression that Messi's celebration after scoring was never tepid, and he never showed such excitement or so wildness, so it caused them to wonder, what is the reason why Messi needs to vent so much after scoring?
The Catalan commentator excitedly shouted: "Messi! Leo Messi! What does it mean that he scored twice in the crucial quarter-finals to help Argentina regain a 2-1 lead over China, and that he also celebrated the controversial boxing corner kick after his goal? Is it that he has been under too much pressure lately and needs a cathartic point? ”
In fact, it is Messi's own pressure that is getting bigger and bigger, and countless domestic media have questioned that his table in the national team is vastly different from Barcelona's table Xiàn, and the fundamental reason is that Barcelona gives him a huge salary and bonuses, while the national team has nothing but basic rewards, making him infamous as a 'rich slave'.
Coupled with the fact that those simple Chinese people choose to believe in media analysis under the drive of the media, so that Messi feels that the burden on his body is getting heavier and heavier, coupled with the 'appointment to fight' advertisement before the game, Messi feels that this game is not just a game of eleven people, but more like a personal heroism battle between him and Iello, so he needs a vent point after scoring two goals alone with his personal ability to help Argentina exceed the score on the field.
He wants to tell everyone in the world that what Iello can do, he Leo Messi can do the same, and he can do it better!!
The commentator of the Argentine national television station was very simple, he said excitedly: "Leo Messi's goal helped us exceed the score on the field, this is a good sign, the super Leao that we often see in front of the TV is back, I believe that it must be our great Argentina who will finally advance to the semi-finals!" ”
The Chinese fans, who were superior in numbers, quickly erupted into huge boos and cheers, completely silencing the voices of the Argentine fans.
The on-site director first locked the camera on Messi, the scorer, and then gave it to Iroh a few seconds later, and used technical means to push the camera to a close-up of the face.
Fans watching the live TV broadcast could see that Iello's expression had changed significantly from the first goal conceded by the Chinese team, his calm expression disappeared, and his brow was furrowed, reflecting his deep sense of sorrow.
Ailo knows that Argentina is a world-class team, and it is impossible to fall twice in the same pit, which means that the Chinese team wants to take advantage of Argentina's goal to equalize again, which is basically impossible, and with the previous reference, Argentina will not let the Chinese team have too much possession.
A key core player like him, he will definitely limit it, and score goals? Difficult!
I don't know if it was Ailuo's love that affected Gao Hongbo on the sidelines, he stood on the sidelines and walked around the command area, looking quite helpless.
If Messi's state is mediocre, then the Chinese team still has a chance to fight with Argentina, and it is best to play in extra time to see his character, but a little more than half an hour after the game, Messi scored two goals, even a pseudo-fan who doesn't understand football knows that his condition is getting better......
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The game restarted, and Argentina's defensive attention was significantly strengthened with Argentina's opening goal and China's quick equalizer.
In addition, Argentina has scored a goal, Messi, Higuain, Tevez and Di Maria pressed very forward, and the Chinese team passed the ball to the feet of goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei after a few passes in the midfield, and the final result was naturally a big foot to drive the ball forward.
Ailo grabbed the header this time and found Gao Lin accurately, but Gao Lin just controlled the ball at his feet when he was left at his feet by a vicious tackle by Argentine captain Mascherano to keep the ball at his feet.
Even though Gao Lin sat on the turf and raised his arms to complain loudly, referee De Brecquet only hooked his finger at him and did not whistle for a foul on Mascherano.
Argentina's counterattack was very fast, very fast to pass the ball to the front through the midfield, and finally Messi stuffed the ball straight to Higuain, if it wasn't for Zhang Linpeng's decisive tackle at the moment of Higuain's shot, then the Chinese team would be very likely to concede another goal a minute after conceding the goal!
Captain Iroh immediately realized that his teammates were not in a unified situation, so he ran back a few steps and shouted at his teammates: "Don't rush to score goals, everything must follow the rules, one bite is not a big fat man, and the game is a ninety-minute battle, a goal behind is nothing!" To go two goals down before the end of the first half would have been a disaster! ”
What Iroh wants to say is very obvious, now is not the best time to equalize, you have to wait for your chance, and the thing to do well at this stage is to defend!
After Ailuo's suggestion, the players on the field of the Chinese team were once again unified and prepared to maintain the score of 2:1 until the end of the first half.
Maradona, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at the Chinese team that was one goal behind Xiàn and was slightly stunned, logically speaking, shouldn't the Chinese team that was one goal behind increase its offensive investment to equalize the score?
Why do you insist on defense when you are behind the score?
It's not scientific......
So he turned his head and glanced meaningfully at Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team.
Messi, who is getting better and better, naturally wants to expand the score to two goals in the first half while the iron is hot, so in the second half, he can use the psychology of the Chinese team to equalize and play a quick counterattack, and he can even win a big victory at that time!
But...... The Chinese team, which was one goal behind, shamelessly defended again, which made him feel quite helpless.
Messi worked very hard to complete what he wanted, but the Chinese team, which was helpless, was very tenacious and insisted on maintaining the score of 1:2 until the end of the first half.
At the same time, Lineker said worriedly: "The Chinese team was still very passive in the first half when it fell behind by one goal, so in the second half it will definitely face a more fierce attack from Argentina, so ...... There were fewer opportunities for the Chinese team to attack, and as the game went on, the fitness of the Chinese team was also an issue......"
In the history of world football, England and Argentina are on the same footing, and as a former England international, Lineker naturally hopes that the Chinese team can beat Argentina and advance to the semi-finals!
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The Chinese players who entered the locker room did not look good, and as assistant coach Fu Bo closed the door, the noise coming from inside the stadium came to an abrupt halt, and the whole world became extremely quiet.
Head coach Gao Hongbo sighed, directly ignored the players' low expressions, moved the tactical board on the side to the middle, and explained to the players the changes that should be made in the second half of the offense.
In Gao Hongbo's cognition, the fundamental reason why the Chinese team is absolutely passive on the field is that in addition to the huge difference in overall strength, that is, the strong right side offensive from the group stage is sluggish, but the current Chinese team also Zhang Linpeng has a super ability to impact back and forth on the side.
However, Du Wei's red card suspension center back is lacking, and Zhao Peng, the only one suitable for playing center back, cannot get Gao Hongbo's enough trust, only Zhang Linpeng, who has played a guest role as a center back, is on top, which also causes Liu Jian, who is a guest back to play right back, unable to bring enough threat to Argentina's left side.
Therefore, when the team is one goal behind, Gao Hongbo is ready to make a big move, putting Zhao Xuri, who is tall but carrying a yellow card, into the central defender position, Zhang Linpeng returned to the right-back position, and Liu Jian played back to the familiar back.
In the second half, Gao Hongbo's big move did achieve certain results, but it didn't take long for problems to arise.
Liu Jian is a player in the Chinese Super League, rarely has the opportunity to play with foreign high-level players, and he can barely cope with it on the side, but throwing him in the middle for overall defense is a bit insufficient, he soon received his first yellow card, and Zhao Xuri of the back line also because of the cards on his body, he didn't dare to have too much defensive action when he pulled out to defend Messi, which affected his defensive concentration.
Gao Hongbo had no choice but to replace Liu Jian with Zhao Peng, and re-pushed Zhao Xuri to the back position to maintain the hardness of the midfield defense, and at the same time strengthened the restrictions on Messi.
But...... Gao Hongbo quickly realized the problem.
Because Argentina is not only Messi!
The other players are also the kind of players who can change the tide of a battle with their individual abilities!
Less than two minutes after the Chinese team made substitution adjustments, Argentina expanded the score.
It happened in the 56th minute when Messi ceded the right side to Di Maria.
Of course, Messi is not fixed on the left side, he is a free man in the front court who plays in the front midfield, and he can go wherever he likes.
Messi, who was 30 yards away from the Chinese goal, immediately attracted the attention of Zhao Xuri, Zheng Zhi and Wu Xi, and as a result, he sent the ball to Di Maria's forward route.
Wu Xi instinctively stretched out his foot and poked it, and the football changed its original trajectory, but it rolled to the feet of Tevez at the front of the penalty area.
Tevez's exaggerated fake shot towards the football attracted Feng Xiaoting to make a block, and then his right instep angled the ball and shot again!
Wang Xiaolei's pupils shrank suddenly, and his body subconsciously pressed to the left to make a side pounce, but he was helpless to the tricky angle of Tevez's shot, and the football went straight into the net against the near post of the goal......