Chapter 1209: Hengliang (Happy Dragon Boat Festival)
The brilliant performances of Iello and Messi brought the atmosphere of the final at the Maracanã Stadium to the next level, and the fans of both sides erupted in huge cheers one after another, and even the fans in front of the TV could feel the frenzy from the scene.
"That's the final we want to see, and it's the same level that makes this final a classic! Ten years from now, twenty years from now, as long as you recall this final, you will definitely give a high thumbs up and say that it was a wonderful final! ”
BBC commentator Lineker said excitedly.
The fans on both sides in the stands kept breaking out loud noises, and the players on the pitch also knew how to repay the love of the fans.
The back-and-forth of attacks is not good news for the managers of both sides, as it means that the game is going very differently than they expected before the game.
Pep Guardiola's tactical thinking is to control the game, keep possession firmly at his feet, and kill the opponent by boiling frogs in warm water to win the game.
And Savilla's tactical idea in this game is to first stabilize the defense, and then wait for the opportunity to attack.
But the rhythm brought by Iello and Messi is contrary to their tactical thinking, because the pace of the game can make the outcome of the game unpredictable and difficult to control.
The World Cup final is extremely important for the players involved, but it is also important for Pep Guardiola and Savilla, who do not know whether they will be able to lead the team to the final again in the coming days.
Therefore, the two coincidentally stood in their respective technical command areas to convey the latest tactical ideas to the players on the field, hoping that the players could calm down and focus on stability.
But...... The effect was minimal.
The fans in the stands worked very hard, why were the players on the field embarrassed to take it and play?
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the ball carrier wants to control the tempo, the defender is unwilling, they press harder, and the ball carrier must speed up the pass if they want to continue to control the ball.
In this way, both the attacker and the defender have to speed up the tempo of the attack.
Therefore, both Guardiola and Savilla secretly shook their heads.
Who makes it the absolute superstars Iroh and Messi who lead the rhythm?
Star-studded teams are so hard to control, huh......
During this time, as long as football is at the feet of Iello or Messi, no one knows what will happen next.
"Accelerate, accelerate! Accelerating again, Mascherano didn't stop Ai and was about to go in! Pretty!! The pass was made, and Romero's wonderful save made Gao's shot miss the goal!! ”
"The Messi corridor really lives up to its name! It's a pity that Rojo, who was inserted at high speed on the left side, was half a beat slower, otherwise Argentina's attack would have been completed. ”
"Ai's crotch! Zabaleta is a pillar in front of him, haha......"
"The continuous two-on-two cooperation, the tacit understanding between Messi and Di Maria is awesome."
It's like they're together, and as long as you make a good shot, then I'm going to have to play back the next attack, whether it's an assist or a pass.
As time goes on, Messi's form has gotten better and better, and as long as the football is at his feet, he can create enough threats.
Feng Xiaoting, Wu Xi and Huang Bowen are feeling more and more pressure.
Messi no longer asks for the ball in the 30-meter area as he did in the previous few minutes, he now basically receives the ball 40 yards from the goal, and even sometimes comes to the center circle to receive the ball and organize the attack.
It may seem that the farther away from the goal, the safer it is, but for players like Iello and Messi who need space to create a kill, the farther away from the goal means more space available in front of them.
In the last 20 minutes, Messi had four shots on goal, three of which were in the woodwork, and two other passes threatened the ball.
Iello had a slight improvement in stats, hitting the woodwork four times with five shots and one threatening pass.
Judging from the shots, both of them are in good shape, and who is better is just a little bit of luck away from scoring.
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The next game process was spent in the duel between the two, because the two of them advanced very quickly, resulting in a very fast conversion between the offense and defense of the two sides in the final, and the fans who watched it were overwhelmed, and the visual impact caused was very strong.
This made the fans extremely excited, and the continuous chanting caused the Maracanã Stadium to fall into a frenzied atmosphere of the final again, and even the heads of state watching the game from the rostrum reveled to the rhythm of the general fans.
At this moment, football is absolutely eternal.
The fans in front of the TV were so excited that they didn't even dare to get up and go to the bathroom.
This kind of final is very exciting to watch, compared to the previous dull finals, this final that hundreds of millions of fans have followed can be called a dream.
A lot of fans in front of the TV are neutral, so they'd rather see a great battle than a half-time wait for the opponent to make a mistake and then score a goal and then duck again.
If that's the case in the final, it's boring.
The eye-catching performances of Iello and Messi, even if the football is no longer at their feet, will keep the fans in the stands and the reporters in the press box to see how they run and how they can shake off the defenders who follow them.
In the past few minutes, the experienced Chinese defenders have become familiar with Messi's offensive routines, and they are comfortable defending, after all, every time they defend, they have to face an offensive player like Iello who is more difficult to deal with than Messi, and there are still a lot of experiences.
The Chinese team's offense was instigated by Ailo and Hao Junmin, coupled with Gao Lin's frequent forward runs, and the offensive routines were practical and eye-catching, making the Chinese fans in the stands sound higher and higher.
Wu Xi suddenly made a long pass in the middle circle to find Gao Lin in the penalty area, who resisted Garay and Demichelis and jumped up and pushed the ball back a little.
Iroh ghostly appeared at the landing point of the football, and without waiting for the football to fall, he directly volleyed and hit the middle of the football with the instep of his foot, so the football drew an obvious arc in mid-air and flew straight to the goal.
Romero's pupils shrank suddenly, his left foot touched the ground, and his body soared into the air, trying to reach out to save the ball from the baseline, but the ball was moving faster than his body could go out.
Worst!
"-Bang!!"
But...... At the same time that Romero felt like he was going to fall into the ice cellar, the ball hit the crossbar hard, and the left-back Rojo, who was recycled into the middle, grabbed a diving jump to the top before Hao Junmin could shoot to destroy the bottom line.
"--Oh-oh!"
A huge cry of regret appeared in the stands where the Chinese fans were, and some fans even held their heads in disbelief!
CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang's reaction was particularly fierce, shouting: "Oh my God, I didn't even enter!" What a pity!! Argentina escaped. ”