Soon after the end of the attack, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half and Italy returned to the dressing room with a score of 2-1.

Although they took the lead in the first half, the atmosphere in the dressing room of the Italian national team was not enthusiastic, because everyone knew that their performance in the first half could only be considered unsatisfactory, but their two strikers were still good individually to maintain the lead.

In this kind of game, some players are thinking about how to play better in the second half, while others are secretly calculating the mistakes of others.

Among them, the first to bear the brunt is of course Descartes, who made several "mistakes" and even led to the loss of the ball.

In fact, the last goal of the first half, Foti, it was precisely because of his distrust of Descartes that he did not return to Descartes to cooperate, he would rather believe in his own personal ability, rather than believe that Descartes, who made frequent mistakes, could do better than himself.

It's not uncommon on the pitch and when you don't perform well, it can lead to distrust among your team-mates, so they will try to avoid cooperating or cooperating with you, which will make your performance worse.

Many excellent players are because of a period of very poor performance, resulting in less and less trust from teammates on the field, and their own confidence is getting less and less, and finally disappearing.

Descartes certainly didn't want to be such a player, so when head coach Mr. Roca asked him if he needed to be replaced, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Roca, please give me another 20 minutes and I'll be good." ”

Mr. Rocca looked at Descartes with some hesitation in his eyes, but Descartes' determined eyes finally convinced him, so he nodded and said to Palermo on the side: "Go out in the second half to warm up, and replace Descartes in 20 minutes." ”

Palermo looked a little displeased, but he didn't say anything, just nodded blankly.

The half-time break passed quickly, and the two teams exchanged venues before once again standing on the pitch.

Descartes deeply understood that this was his last 20 minutes in this game, and it was likely to decide whether this was his last 20 minutes in this World Junior Championships, so he showed a tiger-like momentum at the beginning and actively launched a scramble in the front court.

It has to be said that although the star of this Italian national team is bleak, the physical fitness of the players is still very good, they quickly launched the current high press that is popular all over the world under the infection of Descartes, such a crazy run caught Ivory Coast off guard, and only 4 minutes into the second half, they almost got another chance to score.

What's more, this chance came from a shot from Descartes.

Descartes was never one to admit defeat, and Foti's indifferent look at him at the end of the first half made him feel so angry that he broke his biggest taboo since he was diagnosed with illness and begged Mr. Roca to give him an extra 20 minutes in the second half.

He was going to use these 20 minutes to prove that he, Descartes, was by no means a burden to Italy!

So when Italy stole the ball from Côte d'Ivoire in front, Descartes was the first to pass the ball, and then he ignored Foti and Thiboni on both sides and rushed directly into the Ivorian position.

Because Descartes had been dutifully playing the role of a "playmaking midfielder" in the first half, the Ivorian junior team relaxed their vigilance against him, and Descartes was very resolute in this breakthrough, which made the entire Ivory Coast back line feel helpless for a while.

In the end, Descartes forced a shot under the shovel of the Ivorian defender, and although the ball was high above the goal post, it scared the whole Ivorian team into a cold sweat.

This shot also made the commentators on the sidelines finally excited, and throughout the first half, the Ivory Coast team played a mess, and the Italian team also played a mess, although the two teams played back and forth fiercely, but there was nothing eye-catching, so even the commentators on the sidelines felt very bored.

As soon as the second half began, the number one star of the Italian team, Descartes, showed his outstanding ability, which immediately made those commentators feel like they were injected with chicken blood and began to get excited.

"Descartes, the number one star of the Italian team, Descartes, after a full 45 minutes of play, not only was not substituted as people expected before the game, but gave the Ivory Coast team a disadvantage at the beginning, which is known as the Italian super newcomer king. Mondillo, please remember him, he is likely to be the biggest discovery at this World Junior Championships! ”

"Italy, Italy, shoot! Oh, it's a shame that the shot came from Italy's No. 20 Descartes, the Italian genius who was said to have been born with anemia but eventually returned to the pitch with a tenacious will, and we have to pay tribute to him, who has exceeded expectations! ”

……

Whatever the commentators say, Descartes has found a thrilling sensation in this attack, and he suddenly finds that he feels much better when he lets go of the burden of the organization and returns to the freedom of the Pavia youth team.

So he decided to do it again if he had the chance next time.

However, the Ivorian team did not give Descartes much time, and they knocked on the Italian goal again with a counter-attack in the 53rd minute.

This time they took advantage of a corner kick and headed home from the newly substitute striker Fonner.

The goal also made Descartes feel that time was running out even more as he had 12 minutes left to prove himself.

As a result, he asked for the ball more often and broke through more often, and with it, his mistakes skyrocketed, and if it weren't for his two midfield team-mates constantly filling in for him, the Ivory Coast's counter-attack might have broken the Italian goal again.

In the midst of such a race against time, Descartes finally saw the referee on the sidelines walk to the sideline with a sign, and Palermo appeared next to the referee at the same time. There is no doubt that this is a sign that he is about to be replaced, and perhaps after this dead goal, he will have to say goodbye to this game.

Descartes gritted his teeth and lunged at his teammates, shouting as he ran, "Give me the ball!" ”

This time on the left flank, it was Italian left-back Cremonesi, who had just made a link with Greco, shaking off the Ivory Coast right-back and preparing to cross the bottom.

However, Descartes' sudden yelling interrupted his train of thought, and after a moment's hesitation, Cremonesi remembered that Mr. Rocca had repeatedly insisted that the ball should be at Descartes' disposal, so he finally complied with Descartes and passed the ball to him.

Descartes dribbled the ball past the defenders who were following him and single-handedly charged the Ivory Coast backline, with Foti in front of him, while Thiboni and Russoto were running for a good chance.

Descartes glanced at Forti and saw that his eyes were fixed on the ball at his feet, and two Ivorian defenders, one of whom was blocking him, the other lunging towards him.

How similar this scene is to the last goal of the first half!

However, this time Descartes was no longer going to pass the ball to Foti, he only had these last seconds left, and he did not want to put his fate in the hands of others.

Descartes began to keep the ball back and forth between his feet, and his body began to swing from side to side. This is a simplified version of Ronaldo's pendulum style, the difference is that Ronaldo uses exaggerated leg movements to confuse opponents, while Descartes uses small swings of the football back and forth to fool opponents.

The reason for this technical action is that in 2000, Descartes saw the scene of Ronnie falling to the ground on television. That's right, it was on April 12, 2000 that Ronnie, who had been away from the pitch for 144 days, finally appeared on the field of Inter Milan against Lazio again, but just 6 minutes into the game, Ronaldo suddenly fell to the ground in an attempt to pass with a pendulum, and then the Inter team doctor announced that his patella was broken again, and he would have to recuperate for more than a year.

Ronnie's injury also made Descartes realize a problem: those difficult technical maneuvers are beautiful, but the physical damage to athletes is also very great.

Even with Ronaldo's physical fitness, the patella is broken twice in a row when doing the same action, so how long can he last with his bones, which have always had hidden dangers?

You know, the original Milan physical examination report stated that thalassemia is likely to lead to osteoporosis.

So from then on, Descartes began to try to use some simple technical moves to compete, as long as he could achieve the desired goal, he tried not to use difficult maneuvers such as "ox tail" or "Marseille slalom".

His career hadn't even begun, and he didn't want to be like Ronnie and just go straight to the hospital bed.

It must be said that although this simplified version of the pendulum pass looks relatively simple, the actual effect is not bad at all, the Ivorian defender was dazzled by the ball that kept shaking between Descartes' feet, and unconsciously lowered his center of gravity, spread his legs, and crouched in front of Descartes.

At that moment, Descartes' ankle suddenly turned, and the ball obediently drilled between the legs of the Ivorian defender, and then Descartes made a light jump, swept past him like a gale, and quickly caught up with the advancing ball.

When the Ivorian defender was breached, there was only a smooth road left in front of Descartes, and the other defender, although he let go of Foti in shock, rushed over to fill the position, but he was still at least three or four steps away from Descartes.

On a football field, especially in a penalty area, a distance of three or four steps is equivalent to the distance between heaven and hell.

Descartes didn't waste another chance this time, and he sent the ball into the Ivory Coast with a venting shot before the opposition defender slid the tackle!

3:2！

The whole stadium was boiling.

There was a section of the fans who cheered for Descartes' goal, but more neutral spectators cheered purely for the goal.

But it was enough to satisfy Descartes, and for the first time in his life, more than 20,000 people cheered him on, and the feeling began to hook him up, and he suddenly realized how wonderful it would be if he could stay on the court.

Then it was just a good wish on the part of Descartes, and according to Mr. Roca's half-time arrangement, Descartes was replaced by Palermo immediately after the goal, and he didn't even walk back into his own half.

Descartes was once again cheered on by the fans on the sidelines, and while his performance in the game was not satisfactory, at least he scored a goal, which was enough to cover up a lot of problems.

The goal also brought a smile back to Descartes' face, who applauded the crowd and walked happily to the Italian team's rest area. But before his ass landed on the bench, the whole football field suddenly erupted into a louder noise.

Scored!

Less than a minute after Descartes' goal, the Ivory Coast equalised!

It was still Diomande's breakthrough on the right, and Ivory Coast's No.9 striker Qusay calmly smashed the ball into the bottom left corner of the Italian goal, and the fans who had been cheering for Italy's goal a minute ago turned against the Ivorians again.

"Damn it!" Descartes threw the towel to the ground in a fit of rage, and it was fucking going mad! He had just taken the lead for Italy, who knew that he would lose the advantage so quickly, this game was really wicked!

Descartes' elation a few seconds earlier suddenly vanished, and he sat down in his chair sullenly, dissatisfied with the performance of the Italian team and more dissatisfied with himself.

The moment he heard that he had been called up to the Italian national team, all his dreams should not have been like this.

The normal script should be that he, Descartes, led the Azzurri to kill all sides at the World Junior Championships, and finally lifted the golden trophy, and the whole world will know this glittering teenager, the future superhero of the Italian national team!

But now everything is reversed.

Not only did he fail to become the leader of the Azzurri, but he almost became a burden to the team, and Mr. Rocca wanted him to be the core of the organization, but he played so badly that the attack of the entire Italian national team was like a plate of loose sand.

Could this be a sign of Waterloo?

Descartes stared blankly at the picture on the court, but began to fantasize about all kinds of possible surnames in his mind.

The only good thing was that in stoppage time, Italy took the lead for the third time.

It was striker Foti again, and in this game, Futi fully demonstrated his role as Italy's bridgehead, scoring twice to help Italy win a hard-earned victory.

Victory can mask a lot of problems.

When the result of the match was transmitted back to Italy, the fans were cheering for the team's victory, and the media also hyped the performance of the national junior team players:

"A new generation of Vieri's successor has been born, Salvatore. Foti, the next Italian Vieri! ”

"Forti scored twice, Descartes Tiboni scored a goal each, Italy is ferocious, and we are expected to become the new king of this World Junior Championships!"

"Italy are all the best and the Ivorians are still defeated with three goals!"

"Exciting debut in Italy, Descartes + Foti, the future pillar of the national team?"

……

Media reports have praised Italy as a fairy in the sky, and most of them have seen bright and beautiful results, but they have not seen the real problems faced by the Italian national team.

Only a handful of media outlets have made this reflection in the news:

"The Italian debut wasn't perfect, three goals conceded? No, the midfield is out of control! ”

"Descartes' debut of the national junior team was not convincing, could he become Italy's new nucleus?"

"A disorganized midfield – a hidden danger hidden by a victory."

……

Such reports are the truth of the facts.

Unfortunately, a win can often make people forget all their flaws, so after this victory, Italy quickly became the favourites to qualify from the group, and even the odds to win the title rose slightly to 5th of the 16 teams.

But is such a debut really a success?

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