Chapter 1216: Second Half
Argentina coach Savilla gently closed the locker room door, and the noise from the Maracanã Stadium came to an abrupt end, leaving only the sound of the players' breathing in the entire lavish visiting team's dressing room, and the atmosphere was heavy.
The start of the game was very good for Argentina, with Messi using his individual ability to open the scoring for the team to take the lead, but the good times were short-lived.
China's captain Ailo first assisted Gao Lin to equalize, and then used his super individual ability to overtake the score before the end of the first half, so that Argentina was reversed by the Chinese team in the first half.
One of the most ashamed is the midfielder's Villa, if he hadn't been afraid of defending Iroh because of his yellow card, otherwise he wouldn't have to wait for vice-captain Mascherano to choose a foul, so he kept his head down and didn't dare to look up at the manager.
The expressions of Messi, Higuain, Di Maria and other offensive players are not much better, and their performance in the first half of this game can be said to be poor, otherwise the current score is not 1:2 behind the Chinese team, maybe ...... Leading is not necessarily.
Thinking of this, they subconsciously clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, obviously dissatisfied with their performance in the first half.
Di Maria played at the highest level of his career at Real Madrid, Higuain also played at a very high level after switching to Napoli, not to mention Messi, who played at the highest level every season, but I didn't expect ...... The World Cup final, however, has declined.
Savilla glanced at the player who was bowing his head and shook his head, not venting his frustration with the team.
As an experienced professional football coach, he knows that this is not a time to blame the players, especially since this game is a World Cup final, and many players have no way to participate in the feast in their lifetimes, if they vent their dissatisfaction, it is very likely to cause the players to lose confidence in the next game.
Both in public and private, Savilla can only start from the point of view of motivating the players.
He clapped his palms, and when all the players looked up, he said, "Say ...... To be honest, everyone played well in the first half, but I think ...... It's not enough, if we want to win the championship, we have to work harder because ...... In front of you, it is the Chinese team that is in full swing, and it was expected to fall behind at halftime, so ...... You don't have to worry too much, everyone here knows that a football game is a 90-minute battle, 45 minutes doesn't mean anything, as long as we win the game in the end......"
"And...... I'm not worried that we're going to lose, know why? ”
Everyone shook their heads with puzzled expressions.
Saville didn't sell it, and chuckled, "...... Before the game, I told you that we Argentina have not won the World Cup in the past six World Cups, and even the Copa America we have not won the championship in seven competitions, and the growth rate of the Chinese team is too fast, the Asian Cup champion in 2011, the Confederations Cup champion last year, everyone here, except for the Olympic champion in 2008, has not enjoyed anything, the Chinese team's Ai, La Liga champions, Premier League champions, UEFA Champions League champions, major cup championships, he has won them all... … So we're more hungry for the championship than they are! ”
As Savilla got to the point, the Argentine players' morale picked up.
It's only been forty-five minutes since the game, isn't there forty-five minutes left?
In the face of the champion, we are even hungrier!
“…… The Chinese team has Ai, and we also have Leo Messi, who is not inferior to Ai. At this point, Savilla looked at Messi, and the other players also turned their heads to look, and he continued: "Leao, you asked for the ball too few times in the first half, don't forget...... What Ai can do, you can do the same, in the second half I will give you the absolute right to fire, as long as you think it is reasonable, you can ignore the teammates around you, choose to break or shoot. ”
Messi's fists were clenched very tightly, and his nails were about to dig into the flesh.
Indeed, deep down in Messi's heart, he has always thought that he is no worse than Aillo, why can Iroh perform so well?
What Iroh can do, he, Messi, can do the same!
It could even be better!
Messi's fighting spirit was no problem, and the expressions of the other players returned to normal, Savilla secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and naturally shifted the topic to the techniques and tactics of the second half of the game.
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Meanwhile, in the home team's dressing room, manager Pep Guardiola did not praise his players' performance in the first half, but instead commented on the shortcomings of the first half.
For Guardiola's criticism, the players are very humble to accept it.
Before the game, they fully understood the importance of this game, this game may be the most important game of their career, and they cannot take it lightly, otherwise they will regret it forever!
You must know that there is no regret medicine in this world, some are just deep regrets!
The players were very cooperative, and Guardiola was very satisfied, and turned the conversation to the technical and tactical explanations of the second half.
He thought that Argentina would strengthen Ailo's defense in the second half, so he asked Ailo to distribute the ball appropriately, create opportunities for his teammates, and then completely kill the game.
Iello has no objections to Pep Guardiola's proposal, and with only one World Cup title left in his career, it can be called a full Grand Slam, and any sacrifice is worth it as long as he can win the final match.
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As the two sides prepared for the second half of the game, the TV stations that broadcast the World Cup final live-streamed commented on the first half of the game and guessed the course of the second half.
Will Argentina turn the tide, or will China continue to dominate?
These topics are enough for those experts to speculate for a long time......
The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and the players from both sides of the final gradually came out of the tunnel and entered the court.
Interestingly, neither side made any substitutions, and it was clear that Pep Guardiola and Savilla were both happy with the first half.
With the whistle of referee Rizzoli, the second half of the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil officially began.
It wasn't much different from the first half, the pace of the game was a bit fast, and the attack was purposeful and there was no temptation.
However, there is a difference from the first half that Argentina's offensive has increased, and they took the lead in kick-off to directly burn the fire to the defensive half of the Chinese team, and Messi's determination to move forward is obviously much more sufficient than in the first half.
If it weren't for Wang Xiaolei's concentration, he would really have equalized by Messi's sudden cold arrow in the second half......