With the referee's whistle, the group stage of the 2005 Peru World Junior Championship Group C between Italy and Ivory Coast finally kicked off.

Descartes got into the groove in the first seconds of the game, and after the Italian kick-off, he aggressively rushed to the front of the pitch and kept getting the ball near the edge of the penalty area, before he turned his back to the opposing defender and was ready to start breaking through.

But at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a blue figure behind him, and at this time he suddenly woke up, he was no longer a striker, and there was a teammate of his own waiting for his pass in front of the penalty area!

Descartes thought about it, and finally decided to pass the ball according to Mr. Roca's tactical arrangement, although he didn't know what would happen after the ball was crossed, but Descartes still understood that only by trying to form a tacit understanding with his teammates could this blue team go further.

Receiving Descartes' pass was Italy's center forward Foti.

The youngster, who came into Acireale's club, has just moved to Venezia this summer and is also holding his breath to prove himself in front of the world ahead of this World Junior Championship.

He was also one of those players who disliked Descartes.

So after getting this pass, Foti did not cooperate with his teammates again, he directly leaned on the opponent's defender and forced to turn and shoot, this kick was very reluctant, and finally blocked by the Ivory Coast defender.

Italy won a corner and it was their right-back Mandolini who took the spot.

Mandolini's corner kick was not far away, and he went straight to the Italian player in front of goal, but unfortunately the Ivorian defender pushed the bottom line again, so they won another corner.

Just over a minute into the game, Italy won two corners in a row, which in the eyes of many fans was an excellent sign that they had a great advantage on the field, so the Italian fans on the scene began to dance and sing to cheer for Italy.

However, the Ivory Coast defence was very focused in the opening period, and the second corner was again fruitless, and Italy had to start to retreat.

From this attack, Descartes found that his position in the whole team was still unchanged from the previous training match, he was not a person who could stand the loneliness and silently hide behind to organize the attack, he had offensive blood in his bones, so every time he got the ball, he would always unconsciously take two steps forward, or pass some difficult passes between the lightning and flint, such a rhythm was not only very uncomfortable for himself, but also the attack of the entire Italian team became a little chaotic.

Sometimes his passing is actually very good, and the attacking players often just need to receive the ball and then continue to attack, but he forgets that he is not playing as a striker, he is in the midfield now, and the consequences of the same pass are definitely different in these two different areas.

If Descartes is in the forward position, then he will not have two lines of defense in front of him, usually he will only have to face the opponent's back line, that is, if he makes a subtle through ball or a ball over the top, then his teammate can receive the ball and face the goalkeeper directly, such a pass is definitely deadly.

However, if he is in the position of the midfield line, then he is facing not only the opponent's back line, but also another line of defense composed of the opponent's back, then even if he passes a very penetrating pass, but his teammates have to face the opponent's back line after receiving the ball, and the lethality will drop a lot at this time.

And such a pass requires a high degree of precision and tacit understanding, and even if Descartes can pass it, his teammates may not be able to receive it.

So a lot of the time, Descartes' passes look like brainless flies, often leaving his teammates at a loss, or even directly by opposing defenders.

The result gave others off the pitch the impression that Descartes and his teammates were very rusty and had too many mistakes.

This is the main reason why Mr. Rocca has always believed that Descartes cannot fit into the team, because he and his teammates do not have a good understanding.

Another most famous example of this situation in world football is Real Madrid's midfielder Guti.

Guti is a very talented player, there is no doubt about that, and the Real Madrid fans cheer and love him not only because of his loyalty to the team, but also because of his flowing style on the pitch and the clever passing that appears from time to time, which is the real reason why he has become a fan darling.

However, such a talented player is often called the "nerve knife", whether it is under Bosque or Capello, he has never been promised the main position, Florentino would rather spend a sky-high price to buy the 29-year-old Qi Bald than to straighten out the "Golden Wolf", why is this?

It's because although Guti's passing is occasionally shocking, most of the time his passing looks unreliable, and he is not even on the same beat as his teammates.

Does this mean that Guti spends most of his time in his head making mistakes, only sobering up once in a while? Of course not! "Golden Wolves" has been up and down on the pitch, but no one has ever associated him with the word "two", so what is the reason for his ups and downs?

In fact, if you dig deeper, you will find that Guti's best season was the one before Bosque was squided. At that time, Bosque magically invented the tactic of making Zidane a virtual left midfielder, which was actually to liberate Zidane's position in the front court, and then let Carlos take over the entire left side.

In such a tactic, Guti spent most of his time on the field replacing Figo, because although Zidane is called a left midfielder, his position has always been leaning inward, so Guti was consciously or unconsciously squeezed behind the striker.

It was an unexpected tactic that made Guti a fish in water, and although he did not show great shooting talent in the shadow striker position, his passing skills were on full display, and he scored 14 goals and provided 17 assists in 32 games.

The pass of the "nerve knife" finally benefited Real Madrid.

In fact, this is the same problem as Descartes: Guti is more accustomed to passing the ball with the footwork of a striker than as a playmaker in the midfield.

The difference between the two is that the former don't need to worry about mistakes, they just need to pass the ball into space as fast as possible before the opposing defender reacts, and then create a killing chance. Such passes usually require a certain amount of advance, which means that most of the time they are not directly at the feet of the teammate, but to the front of the teammate's running path.

The latter, on the other hand, needs to take into account the reaction of the opposing backline after the pass, what to do after a teammate receives the ball, and how to make up for a mistake? Therefore, such a pass will generally be passed to the feet of teammates as much as possible, at least not too far away from them, otherwise the opponent may be stealed.

Therefore, the former is direct and aggressive, often with a desperate air of desperation, while the latter has many worries, preferring stability rather than taking risks easily.

So although Guti is the darling of the Bernabeu fans, he has not been able to exert all his energy in his beloved team after all.

And Descartes was designated as the core by Mr. Rocca's surname, but he did not sort out the Italian attack at all.

Because they are not organising the attack in the way of a midfielder, they are thinking like a striker to understand the organisation on the pitch.

Such an organization will have the phenomenon of "nerve knife" - most of the time their passes look like mistakes and make people shake their heads, but a sudden success will give people a surprising feeling, and the media will be wildly touted as "scalpel-like passes".

Needless to say, Descartes was in the throes of such a paradoxical transformation.

Fortunately, even though Descartes' performance was not satisfactory, Italy relied on their strength to take the lead in the 21st minute.

It was Tiboni who scored the goal and Foti who assisted him.

There was a bit of luck with the ball, as Foti's pass was not on target, but Thiboni relied on his speed to force an overtake and stabbed the ball into the back of the net behind the opposition defender.

At 1:0, although the Italian attack looked chaotic on the field, they managed to take the lead, and the fans in the seats once again set off a huge cheer.

However, just five minutes later, Italy were equalised.

This time it was Descartes' misplaced pass that allowed the opposing defenders to find an opportunity to launch a long counter-attack, and Ivory Coast striker Diomande relied on his superior individual ability to run long distances and break down the Italian goal.

This conceded goal made Descartes very depressed, originally his pass calculated the amount of advance, as long as his teammates can form a tacit understanding with him, he can go directly into the penalty area without stopping the ball, who knows that Thiboni who received the ball hesitated, he suddenly stopped after running two steps, and let Descartes' pass fall directly to the feet of the opposing defender.

From a technical point of view, this is a passing error, but Descartes is full of bitterness and tacit understanding! All it takes is a little tacit understanding, and it's a wonderful assist!

Thankfully, the goal conceded did not dampen the morale of Italy, who again took the lead in the 32nd minute.

It was still the combination of Foti and Thiboni, Foti's back-heel pass, Thiboni used his right foot to make a wonderful arc, bypassing the Ivory Coast goalkeeper's ten fingers.

After the goal, the Italian players hugged each other excitedly, only Descartes stood next to him with his waist crossed, he didn't want to celebrate, but this goal had nothing to do with him, and Descartes felt a little frustrated.

The game was fast on for 40 minutes, and the first half was about to end, but Descartes still couldn't get any impressive statistics, which made him himself a little anxious, so he gave up his plan to save energy and began to launch a crazy counter-attack in the front court.

In the 44th minute, Descartes' aggressive scramble brought him a rare opportunity, and he snatched the ball from the Ivory Coast midfielder about 5 meters from the edge of the opponent's penalty line!

Without giving it any thought, Descartes slid straight past the defender and then went straight to the backline.

The Ivory Coast's right centre-back immediately pressed on, while Italy's striker Foti remained up front, so their left centre-back had to be tagged with Foti.

Descartes was about to break through with the ball, when he suddenly heard Foti shouting next to him: "Give me the ball!" ”

After a moment's hesitation, Descartes passed the ball anyway, and then he quickly bypassed the Ivory Coast centre-back, ready to play a one-two with Foti.

After Foti got the ball, he didn't even look at Descartes' running, he turned around and forced the Ivory Coast defenders!

Futi is a typical goalscorer, his nose in front of goal is very keen, but when it comes to breaking through with the ball, he can only be regarded as mediocre, so in this attack, his staggering breakthrough finally brought only an anti-aircraft gun for Italy, and the opponent's goalkeeper did not bother to make a save.

This attack also made Descartes extremely angry, and he waited a full 45 minutes for such a godsend, but Foti squandered it at will!

Descartes suppressed his anger and shouted to Foti, "Hey, you should pass that ball back to me just now, and I can shoot straight at home." ”

Futi glanced at him, didn't say anything, and walked straight back to his own half.

Descartes gritted his teeth and looked at Foti's indifferent back, a fire burning in his eyes.