Chapter 1219: Brave Change of Formation
Shi Ke gave Argentina a penalty and let the team play one less man, but apart from the extreme fans, not many people blamed him, after all, as the last defender of the team's entire backline, he had no choice.
Therefore, most of the Chinese fans in the stands applauded him and appeased Shi Ke's wounded heart.
On the Internet, there are many fans who insult Shi Ke and vent a series of consequences caused by his departure, but these negative energies did not last long.
Coupled with a series of explanations and analyses by commentators Huang Jianxiang and He Wei, we know that Shi Ke's defense is a gambling defense, with half success and half failure, but unfortunately the final result is just losing.
Argentina's penalty was naturally taken by the star Messi, who stood at the 12-yard spot with a serious face, deaf to the continuous boos that erupted at the Maracanã Stadium.
To be honest, Messi was still quite nervous because he knew that this penalty would affect the outcome of the whole game.
The penalty kick will greatly increase the morale of the team, and then use the numerical advantage to bombard the hinterland of the Chinese team in the next game, exceed the score as soon as possible, and kill the game.
If the penalty is not scored, the morale of the Chinese team will be high again, and in order to take the lead in the score, it will definitely defend to the death and drag the score to the end of regular time.
So even if Messi is a superstar who is enough to wrestle with Iro, there will inevitably be some psychological fluctuations.
Similarly, Wang Xiaolei, who was standing in front of the goal, was also very nervous, and his mind was full of Messi's goal highlights, including sports goals, set-pieces and penalties.
The commentators in the on-site commentary seat adjusted their breathing and focused on Wang Xiaolei and Messi.
"―Shhhh
In order to affect Messi who kicked the penalty, the Chinese fans in the stands tore their throats and erupted into huge bursts of tsunami-like boos, hoping to affect Messi's crosshairs for taking the penalty.
But the result was disappointing for them, Messi faced Wang Xiaolei's penalty very easily, and his left foot made an illusion of a left kick at the moment of touching the ball, that is, Wang Xiaolei's save on the right.
When Wang Xiaolei's center of gravity moved in advance, Messi's ankle broke and kicked the ball in the opposite direction of Wang Xiaolei's save.
"Whoa!!"
Suddenly, the sky above the Maracanã Stadium erupted into huge cheers, and the whole stadium became a sea of joy for Argentine fans.
In stark contrast, there are Chinese fans, some of them are sitting in their chairs in a daze, some are confused, and some female fans are even crying sadly.
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Argentina equalized, and the players were somewhat uncomfortable, among which Wang Xiaolei, who was deceived by Messi with a feint, was the most typical, and he beat the turf angrily.
The other players were no better, either with their hands on their hips or shaking their heads helplessly.
Where is this still the Chinese team that is scheduled to be the champion?
As the captain of the team, Iroh naturally shouldered the heavy responsibility of boosting morale, and I saw him walking towards one teammate after another in the camera, giving his teammates confidence.
"A captain is a captain! There is no doubt that Iroh is a qualified captain, not only encouraging Shi Ke when he is sent off, but also giving confidence to his teammates when the team is playing with one less man, I believe...... The game will not go in the direction of the Chinese team! I believe...... The champion is still our Chinese team! ”
Huang Jianxiang looked at the locked Ailuo in the camera and sighed.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.
Originally, the Chinese fans in front of the TV saw Messi score a penalty, and the negative emotions were a little bursting, but when they heard Huang Jianxiang's words, the mood of gains and losses was actually weakened......
The Argentine players on the pitch excitedly celebrated the equaliser, while the Argentine national television and most of the neutral commentators in the commentary booth praised Messi for scoring the penalty, expressing that Messi played the best game of his career.
At the same time, Guardiola is still nervously discussing with his assistants how to adjust next.
After all, it was the central defender who was sent off, and it was definitely necessary to take into account the balance of attack and defense and replace it with a central defender.
So who should be replaced?
Pep Guardiola took another look at the bench, and the choice of central defender was only Mei Fang, who had not played a minute before, and it was very risky to send Mei Fang, who had not played a minute before, in such a major game.
So much so that Guardiola had to think deeply, and as his gaze shifted, he saw Zhao Xuri, who could make a cameo as a central defender.
However, he soon shook his head in denial, Zhao Xuri's defensive ability is indeed very strong, but the central defender is not the best choice.
Soon, he saw Ren Hang sitting next to him.
Ren Hang's main business is left-back, and the central defender can work part-time, and his body is stronger than Zhao Xuri and Mei Fang, and his psychological quality is also okay.
However, thinking of this, Guardiola has a better choice!
Because...... He decided to stand still!
Thinking of the word "part-time", Guardiola suddenly looked at Zhang Lin Peng on the field.
Zhang Linpeng's physical and psychological qualities can be ranked in the top three in the whole team, and he is the best choice for central defenders.
In addition, winger Hao Junmin can be pulled back to play full-back, previously ...... He's made a cameo in that position at the club, and it's worked out pretty well!
Thinking of this, Guardiola's heart began to stir.
Anyway, there is a certain risk of replacing Mei Fang or Ren Hang, it is better to pull Zhang Lin Peng and Hao Junmin, who have a stable performance, back to try the effect, and it is more important to maintain the overall stability of the team, so try not to make adjustments if you can.
Regarding Guardiola's temporary adjustment, Zhang Lin Peng, who was called to the sidelines, was a little surprised.
It's not that he hasn't made a cameo in the central defender, but now the game is no longer in the direction of the Chinese team's victory, is it the best choice to make this adjustment at this time?
But as a successful player of the Chinese team in Europe, Zhang Linpeng's tactical execution is needless to say, although there are some doubts in his heart, there is no problem in execution.
Hao Junmin, who received the notice of the change of formation, was not surprised, but the commentators in the on-site comment seat were quite surprised.
After the restart, the Chinese team did not make any adjustments, only made minor adjustments to the lineup on the field, that is, Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting partnered to play central defender, and Hao Junmin was pulled back from the front to play right wing-back.
Wu Xi and Huang Bowen are still paired with double backs, Zhang Xizhe and Ailuo are slightly forward, Gao Lin is in front alone, and the formation becomes 4221.
From the perspective of formation alone, the Chinese team is extremely flexible.
Countless football experts have to sing the praises of Pep Guardiola, after all, not everyone can keep the formation the same when they send off a man.
PS: At the end of the month, I was rushing to the performance, so I didn't have time to update, so I forgot to forgive me