Chapter 855: Four Years Later Is the Harvest Season
When Tevez scored the Chinese goal with a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, the Argentine fans in the stands instantly burst into huge cheers, and they were almost sure that the national team would enter the semi-finals of this World Cup!
Many of the older generation of Argentine fans are excited to tears, they are almost forgetting how long has Argentina, a strong contender for the World Cup title, not entered the final four of the World Cup, ten years? Twenty years? That's right, exactly twenty years! The last time we reached the semi-finals was at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where we lost to the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Chinese fans, who are temporarily in half of the stands, are stunned......
The Chinese players on the pitch were similar, and they had already planned the game at half-time to keep the goal clean in the first 20 minutes of the second half, and then took advantage of Argentina's impatience in the second 25 minutes to equalise the score, but that plan was shattered by Argentina's early goal.
The live director did not focus on the lost Chinese players, and in accordance with international practice, he focused the camera on the goal-scorer Carlos Tevez.
Judging from the camera, the Argentine players in the front court ran to Tevez one after another, patting their heads or shoulders affectionately.
Maradona's plan in the second half was to expand the score as much as possible, otherwise it was very likely that the Chinese team would take the opportunity to equalize, and Tevez's goal was undoubtedly tantamount to forcing the Chinese team into a desperate situation.
The current Argentina is not afraid of the Chinese team's indiscriminate bombardment at all, what they are afraid of is that the Chinese team will stay in front of the goal and not come out, waiting for a good opportunity to counterattack.
Messi was the happiest in the mood, he scored two goals in this game, Ailo scored one, and his own score took a two-goal lead, which means that the final victory will probably belong to Argentina.
What about losing the club's honor? Just win it back on the national team honor!
Argentina celebrates the end of the goal, the on-site director first gave the camera to the face of Messi who had not faded with joy, and then to the face of Iro, the two have obvious differences in expression, and the on-site commentary seat also gave a detailed explanation of this, among which the commentator of the Italian national television said: "The Chinese team just completed the substitution in the second half and conceded another goal in less than a minute, which is a great blow to their morale, Ai's expression also indirectly told us, and he also said that he could not do anything about this game, After all, Argentina's finishing strength is much stronger than the Chinese team......"
BBC commentator Lineker shook his head and sighed: "This Chinese team is still too young, the average age is only a little more than 24 years old, many players in the team are very talented, but lack of rich game experience, this World Cup has Ai They can reach the quarterfinals It is not easy, I believe that waiting until the next World Cup is the time when the real Chinese lion shocks the world!" ”
Even He Wei had to say the truth: "Hey, as the game time goes by, the difference in strength between us and Argentina is slowly reflected......"
Before the words fell, the Chinese fans in the stands of the Green Dot Stadium imitated the situation of facing Serbia in the third round of the group stage, and Jian Mangen, president of the 'Dragon Team Fan Association', and Liu Lei, vice president, led all the fans to wave the Chinese flag and sing the classic song "Singing the Motherland": "The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, and the song of victory is so loud and ......"
The singing of the Chinese fans immediately attracted the attention of the players at the scene, and they turned their heads to look over.
The next moment, the Chinese players on the field seemed to feel full of strength again, didn't the team just score two goals in a row when they were facing elimination? So why can't you face Argentina?
Gao Hongbo, who was standing on the sidelines, also felt the vigorous expectations of the fans in the stands, he turned his head to look at the bench, and shouted Yang Xu, Wu Lei, Zhang Xizhe and others to the warm-up area to warm up, and came back in five minutes......
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Iroh glanced back at his teammates who had regained their confidence, and he knew that this game was not over yet!
Messi returned to the half court and waited for the Chinese team to kick off, and he habitually looked up at Iello who kicked off in the middle circle, and his expression was obviously much more resolute.
Messi's brows furrowed, it stands to reason that he should be discouraged at this time......
Unscientific!
When the game resumed, Messi finally realized that something unscientific had happened.
In fact, it is not that Ailo alone has a high morale, and the same is true for other Chinese players, who are active in attacking and defending, but defend at the expense of their bodies, so that Argentine players who are good at controlling the ball with their feet cannot control and pass the ball comfortably.
Thereupon...... There was a scene on the field that had not appeared since the start of the whole game.
In the words of ESPN football commentator Jalen Rose: "Oh my God, the Chinese team has temporarily suppressed Argentina, and they have the initiative on the field!" ”
Maradona, who was still sitting comfortably in the coach's box, walked to the sidelines and loudly reminded the players on the field to pay attention to defense, especially the defense of Iro.
Even so, the Chinese team's offensive has not decreased, and Mascherano, who has always controlled Ailo very well, has received yellow cards under the continuous impact of the Chinese team.
“Oh-My-God! The momentum of the Chinese team has come up, and if they can continue to put pressure on the Argentine backline, then it is very possible to cause goals! ”
With Lineker's shout, Iroh attracted enough attention and passed the ball behind Heinze, Zhang Linpeng plugged in at high speed, and when everyone thought he was going to pass an inverted triangle pass, he unexpectedly shot directly at the goal!
Goalkeeper Romero reflexively extended his left leg with an early move, but it just stood out for his miraculous save as he kept the ball out of the line.
Whew—
A loud exclamation erupted from the scene.
Zhang Linpeng held his head with both hands regretfully, it was a pity that the ball could not be scored......
Huang Jianxiang, who was in the commentary seat at the scene, covered his face with his hands and said exaggeratedly: "Romero can stretch his legs to block Zhang Linpeng's shot from the bottom line when he predicts it in advance...... It's so mysterious! ”
"Yes, otherwise Zhang Linpeng can score his first goal in the World Cup." He Wei said.
Other commentators also expressed their regret that they would have seen McCone score from a zero angle in Brazil's first-round run against North Korea......
Romero, who got up, hurriedly drew a cross on his chest to thank God for his help, otherwise the score of 3:2 was extremely unsafe!
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After the danger in front of the Argentine goal, Maradora realized that he should make a substitution, but his substitution was not aimed at the backline, but on the opposite substitution on the forward line.
He replaced Di Maria with son-in-law Sergio Aguero, and the Argentine formation was transformed into a more strategic four-three-three.
At the same time, the Chinese team also made substitution adjustments, replacing the veteran Zheng Zhi with Zhang Xizhe, who has stronger organizational skills.
Both sides made adjustments to the attacking line, and the neutral commentators praised in unison, and they could not want to see the leading Argentina hold on to the scoreline......
Fortunately, Maradona's substitution is aimed at the attack, and this substitution strengthens the attack fortunately is more obvious, Aguero, Higuain and Tevez are already three strikers, if Messi is put on the front line, it is an extremely retro four-two-four formation, which is particularly terrifying to think about......
But Maradona won't do that, he needs Messi's organization to connect the attacks in the front, otherwise it won't have much effect to directly throw the four strikers in the Chinese team's half.
Zhang Xizhe's appearance has been a great help to the Chinese team's attack, although he is only 19 years old this year, his talent for organizing the attack has already shone brightly, and his imaginative passing has made the Argentine backline unguardable......
Of course, Argentina's offensive in this short period of time was still very fierce, but under the active running of the Chinese players, it was in vain.
The Chinese team's offense did not score, and the score on the field was still Argentina leading the Chinese team 3:1.
Time passed quickly, more than 70 minutes in the blink of an eye, and the physical fitness of both sides showed a certain decline, but the players of the Chinese team gritted their teeth and insisted on running, maintaining the same level as Argentina.
Maradona stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed over his chest for almost five minutes, and he could already see that the reason why the Chinese team is now inseparable from Argentina is largely due to the continuous cheers of the Chinese fans in the stands, combined with their own hopes for the future, which has prompted them to close the gap between the two sides in this time.
"In that case, then I'm going to increase the number of people in the midfield who have the ball!" Maradona turned around and asked his assistant to call Pastore over and prepare to play.
Two minutes later, Argentina and China made substitutions at the same time, with Pastore replacing Tevez and Yang Xu replacing Rong Hao.
However, the substitution did not change the situation on the pitch, and neither side was in a good enough way to break the opponent's goal.
Iello and Messi are treated the highest because they are core players on both sides, and they are both restricted to death.
As the game progressed, the Chinese team's large-scale active running showed sequelae, except for Yang Xu and Zhang Xizhe, who were replaced in the second half, who were able to maintain a wide range of running, the enthusiasm of other players was obviously weakened.
The game entered the 80 minutes, Gao Hongbo returned to the coach's box, he did everything he could, and the result was ...... It can only depend on the arrangement of God.
However, the game continued until injury time, and the score did not change.
"Hey, at this moment, I have to say bitterly, China's World Cup journey has come to an end" Entering the last minute of injury time, He Wei's voice changed: "But ...... This World Cup is just the alchemy stone for us to return to the World Cup, and I believe that in four years' time, Brazil will be even stronger! Then...... It's the season for us to harvest the fruits!! ”
Countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV silently left tears of regret, but they knew that He Wei's words were very correct, and four years later...... It's harvest season.