Chapter Twenty-Four: The Giant's Shoulders
"Hello everyone, I'm Huang Jianxiang, and this is the HagΓ©wald Stadium in Utrecht. On this pitch, we have witnessed three consecutive victories for the national youth team and witnessed their crazy attack. Next, the national youth team will face the Argentine national youth team here, and once again return to this field, hoping that the boys of the national youth team can create good results again! β
"The Argentine national youth team participated in the World Youth Championship as the champion of the South American Youth Football Championship. In the group stage, they were drawn in Group D with the United States, Germany and Egypt, and in the opening game of the group stage, the Argentine national youth team lost 1-0 to the United States. In the second game against Egypt, Ferraro put Messi in the starting line-up and they won comfortably 2-0 against Egypt, with Messi scoring a goal in the game. The last game was a narrow 1-0 win over Germany, so that the three group games were two wins and one loss, ranking second in the group and advancing to the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, the Argentine national youth team won 2-1 against Colombia, and in the quarter-finals that ended not long ago, the two high-profile teams faced off in Enschede, and finally Argentina with Messi easily defeated the favorite Spain to advance to the semi-finals, which is their fifth time in the last six World Youth Championships, three of which won the World Youth Championships, and their strength is extraordinary. β
Huang Jianxiang, who was excited in the commentary seat, once again took the work of the commentator and the guests to himself, which made Director Zhang, who was sitting on the side, a little embarrassed.
In the group stage, Huang Jianxiang did the work of two people alone, not only as a commentator, but also as a guest commentator, and every game was his stand-up comedy. However, as the national youth team went farther and farther in the World Youth Championships, CCTV decided that it could not continue to let Huang Jianxiang talk about stand-up comedy like this, so it arranged for Zhang Luzhang to come over and partner with him to explain the game.
But judging from the current situation, Huang Jianxiang is still immersed in his own world.
"Speaking of Argentina, we have to mention Maradona, since the king of the ball fell from the altar, Argentina has been looking for his successor, from Ariel Ortega, to Pablo Aimar, in Argentina, almost every year, there are many successors to the king, including many real talents, but more of a series of devalued player names. With Messi promoted to the first team last season, his outstanding performance immediately won all the praise of the media, and Barcelona's 30 million euros in liquidated damages seemed to confirm Messi's bright future even more. In addition to the title of Barcelona prodigy, Messi was dubbed the successor of the king of the ball by the Argentine media, and now his every move involves the nerves of the whole Argentina. With three goals and one assist, Messi is interpreting his aura as a prodigy with his actions! Belch...... Coach Zhang, can you tell us more about Messi's characteristics? β
At this time, Huang Jianxiang seemed to notice Director Zhang, who was about to fall asleep next to him, and immediately asked.
"Hey......
As soon as Director Zhang spoke, his trademark smile appeared, and then he was heard meticulously analyzing Messi's characteristics there.
"So do you think Messi will be able to decide the direction of the game? Or what kind of defensive approach should we take against Messi in this game? β
"Whether Messi can decide the direction of the game, that's for sure, in the last four games, Argentina has won the back of Messi's shadow. For this Argentine national youth team, Messi's importance is slowly becoming prominent, but as for the defensive method, I think it is okay to keep an eye on him without sacrificing the overall defense. β
"Yes! So what kind of attitude do you think we should take in this game? β
"Hey...... The national youth team has come to this point, which is already worth celebrating! As for this match, I think it's gratifying to win, and there's nothing to lose because our strength is limited! Of course, if you win, it will be even better! β
"Well, I hope the boys of the national youth team can surprise us! Well, now we're seeing players from both sides come in. Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides! β
The starting list of the Chinese youth team immediately appeared on the TV screen: goalkeeper, Yang Cheng.
Defenders: Tan Wangsong, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Ming, Yuan Weiwei.
Midfielders: Zhao Xuri, Yu Liang, Chen Tao.
Forwards: Zhu Ting, Dong Wang, Lu Lin.
The starting XI of the Argentine national youth team: goalkeeper, Ustari.
Defenders: Barroso, Parreta, Cabrral, Fomica.
Midfielders: Juan Torres, Zabaleta, Gago.
Forwards: Messi, Cardoso, Oyerman.
"Both sides have chosen the 433 attack formation, and it seems that they want to take the initiative in the game! Of course, this formation can be changed at any time, and we will talk about it when it comes to the game. The changes in the starting of the national youth team today are mainly in the midfield, because Cui Peng is suspended and Zhou Haibin is injured, the midfield adjustment is the largest, Zhao Xuri and Yu Liang are mainly responsible for defense, Chen Tao is responsible for organizing the attack, and we see King Dong on the front line, this is his first start. Director Zhang, what do you think is the purpose of Crawford's arrangement? β
"Hey...... It is estimated that Krauchen wants to use King Dong's body and impact to threaten Argentina's goal! After all, Argentina's two central defenders are less than 1.85 meters tall, and King Dong has a great advantage in height! It is estimated that this is why Zhu Ting and Lu Lin are arranged in the position of wingers! β
Backbite!
It was at this time that the referee in the stadium blew the whistle for the start of the game.
"Okay, audience friends, the game has officially begun, the Argentine team took the lead, Messi took the ball in the midfield, beautiful, Yu Liang tackled ......"
Facing Messi, who was as thin as himself, Yu Liang was not ambiguous at all, and after the tackle, he immediately passed the ball to Chen Tao. The first time he grabbed the ball at Messi's feet, Yu Liang was very excited, and at the same time very puzzled, he didn't understand why Crouchen asked him to keep an eye on this guy?
Messi's power, he has not experienced it, but in the process of fighting just now, he did not find that Messi has something special, let alone as miraculous as the media touted.
Looking at Messi who got up from the ground, Yu Liang showed a look of disdain on his face, if such a person can be called a genius, then is he a genius among geniuses?
Looking at Chen Tao, who easily got rid of the defensive player, Yu Liang thought that he was better than the Messi in front of him, but even if he had different opinions in his heart, Yu Liang still followed Messi inch by his side.
Chen Tao, who shook off the defender, did not continue to advance with the ball, but sent the ball to the right side with a diagonal pass!
Zhu Ting, who was inserted, dodged a gap and crossed directly. This pass was a bit high, but under the attack of the opponent's double central defenders, King Dong still completed the header attack, but the strength was not enough, and the opponent's goalkeeper easily got it.
Although he was unable to score, Crouchen, who was standing on the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction.
In this game, he did not stick to his usual tactical style and instead played a low cross. Not only considering its own advantages, but also combining the disadvantages of this Argentine national youth team, Parreta's defense is fierce and good at tackles, and he is called the new Samuel, but compared with Samuel, Parreta's turning speed is much slower; As for Cabrral, although he is more effective in heading and has an excellent mark-to-man defense, he is not as good as Parreta in terms of physical fitness. King Dong grabbed a point between the two and completed the attack, which is enough to prove that his arrangement is correct.
The Argentine national youth team, which was caught off guard by the Chinese youth team at the beginning, immediately launched a counterattack.
With their excellent individual skills, excellent speed, and short pass penetration, they quickly advanced directly to the hinterland of the youth team.
And in the process of Argentina's counterattack, Yu Liang realized Messi's uniqueness!
Messi's erratic running position makes him often miss. What makes him even more unacceptable is Messi's starting speed, which can often throw him off half of his body in an instant.
Just now, after Messi received a pass from Gago, he led with his left foot, pushed, and accelerated to throw him away, but fortunately, his teammates made up for it in time, so that Messi did not form a breakthrough. Messi, who lost the opportunity to break through, passed the ball to Gago behind him.
When Yu Liang returned to Messi again, the ball came to Messi's feet again.
It seems that the Argentine players are also interested in hoping that Messi will return to the field.
When facing Messi again, Yu Liang had no contempt at all, he tensed his nerves, and stared at Messi's eyes with his eyes, as if he wanted to read the genius's inner thoughts.
Looking at Messi's indifferent expression, Yu Liang thought of the comments he saw on the Internet after his lore against Brazil.
"The chance to beat Spain is gone! Freezing Messi seems like a good proposition! Liquidated damages of 30 million euros ......"
Thinking that Barcelona raised Messi's liquidated damages so high, Yu Liang's heart had a complicated mood that was difficult to explain. But if you can beat Messi on the stage of the World Youth Championships, won't you be able to directly prove your worth? Thinking of this, Yu Liang's heart began to become hot, and the envy, jealousy and hatred in his eyes were gradually dissipating, replaced by a longing.
He has never been so hungry for victory!
He is eager to beat Messi and go out into the world!
Staring at Messi with eager eyes, Yu Liang's heart was already hysterical: "Come on!" Let me stand on the shoulders of giants......"