102: An uneven road to defending the title

Leonwill's goal helped Argentina regain their joy of playing, and the Argentine fans instantly occupied the entire Hamburg World Cup stadium. The Ivorian fans were passionate, but it was their first time at the World Cup, and they were quickly defeated in the face of the methodical and well-organized offensive of the Argentine fans.

On the pitch, Argentina created a series of scoring chances after the equaliser, and in the 44th minute of the first half, Tevez almost put Argentina ahead with a low shot in front of goal.

The Argentine fans in the stands let out a burst of exclamation!

In the 45th minute of the first half, Messi, who had regained his confidence, broke through from the left to create a killing chance, he shook Yaya Toure and Boca in succession and burst into the penalty area, but his shot was finally blocked by the Ivory Coast goalkeeper.

"It seems that Messi has regained his confidence in the Champions League final, and I don't know what Leonwill said to his younger brother, and now Messi has completely shaken off the discomfort at the beginning, and he has reminded people of Caniggia and Ortega in the past." Argentine Digital Satellite TV, said Varidek.

"Yes, Leon is a very magical person, and I believe that Gabriel should be the most touching person in this regard." In the live broadcast room of the Argentine Digital Satellite Television Station, the old father Kempes glanced at the god of war and said.

"Hahaha, yes, I still remember the World Cup in '02, when Leon was still very immature when he just became the captain, and many people were afraid that he would not be the captain of Argentina at such a young age, but he proved with his personality that he was a good captain. To be honest, we wouldn't have won the World Cup without León in '02. Barty nodded and said with a smile.

"Well, Leon is much more mature now than he used to be, and he's more of a captain in the truest sense of the word. In the case of the Argentine team's unfavorable start today, he did not panic, but stabilized the situation on the pitch through communication with his teammates, and when Messi lost self-confidence, he trusted Messi as always, and I think it is because of this trust that the Argentine team has regained the feeling of playing. Varideck analyzed.

"Yes, trust is very important on the pitch because it's 90 minutes and there are 11 people playing together, so football is a team sport. We also won the championship because we trusted each other, and Passarella would always stand up and comfort us when we were in a bad situation. In the '86 World Cup, everyone's trust in Maradona was also the key to the Argentine team's unity to the end and win the championship. In the World Cup in '02, the young León became the captain of the Argentine team, and the outside world once doubted us, but it turned out that the Argentine team is a strong whole. Kempes said with some emotion.

"Yes, football is very holistic and you can change the format of a game alone, but that's not a long-term plan for a team. Leon and Pele are completely different from Maradona, he is more like a player like Beckenbauer and Redondo, he can unite a team and amplify the characteristics of everyone, so why do some media now say that in modern football, Leon and Weil win the world, you see Leon has achieved success in Bayern, he is also a success in River Plate, and in Inter Milan, he also helped Inter Milan win the treble, so it is a blessing for Argentina to get a genius like Leon. Barty said approvingly.

While the three commentators of Argentine Digital Satellite TV were discussing the game, on the field, the corner that Messi had just won for Argentina had been driven by León.

In the chaos in front of the goal, Crespo's header almost overtook the Argentine team again!

"Martin, if the Argentines felt a little restrained in the first 30 minutes of the game, then in the last 15 minutes of the first half, they showed enough quality to make the other big guys scared." Sky England, said Gary Lineker.

"I think so, Gary, know that in the Sun's survey, Argentina is the team that England fans don't want to touch." Martin Taylor said.

"Speaking of that survey, the Spanish team, the German team, the Italian team, the French team...... It seems that the last team that fans of any team want to meet is Argentina. Gary Lineker said.

"Well, who told them to own Leonwell." Martin Taylor shrugged his shoulders and teased.

"That's right, because he's Leonwill, so you don't have to blame yourself too much if you meet the Argentine team even if you lose, judging from today's game, Ivory Coast's strength is indeed stronger than other African teams, and today's game is completely the rhythm of the Champions League knockout stage." Gary Lineker said.

On the pitch, as Crespo's header was destroyed again, the referee, Uzbekistan's Durikhev, also blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

"Oh! What a pity! "The little beast Tevez held his head, and it was a bit regrettable that Argentina couldn't pull off the score before the end of the first half.

Because at half-time, Ivory Coast will definitely adjust, and they will definitely put up a bucket formation in the second half, so it will not be easy for Argentina to overtake the score.

"Okay, little fat man, don't think too much, we played well in the first half, it's just that our opponent was stronger than we expected." In his previous life, Leon only learned about the World Cup and football matches through television, but when he stood on the pitch and played football, he realized how difficult it was to play.

Compared to Niglia, the warm-up match a few days ago, the pace of the game in Côte d'Ivoire is closer to the fast, accurate and ruthless of modern football. They are physically strong, full of energy, and have the excellent foot skills of African players, and under the leadership of French mahout Michel, the Ivory Coast team showed excellent tactical quality. Especially the players who played in Europe.

"It's a bit of a shame we didn't equalize, but we're going to have the last laugh, right, captain?" Cambiaso jokingly patted Leon on the shoulder.

Leon shook his head helplessly, and just as the whole Argentine team walked to the locker room together, the obscene Uncle Veron ran out again, "Tut-tut!! Boys, what's the matter, look up, it's just one to one, how one by one is like yang-wilted! Is it only 45 minutes of competition that will drain your energy? ”

The young lads of the Argentine team turned into old men one by one in front of Uncle Peron, only to see Belon walking towards Leon, and then patted Leon on the shoulder, "Good job!" ”

Leon helplessly rubbed his shoulder that was hurt by Veron, and the other teammates of the Argentine team couldn't help but laugh, because everyone knows that the tradition of the Argentine team, beating the captain at halftime, is about to start again......

Coach Maniac Bielsa seems to disappear at this time, he will wait for the players to play and play before coming out to make tactical adjustments, Bielsa has changed a lot after the success of the World Cup in '02, because he knows that a team has to have its own traditions.

Although the traditions of the Argentine team are a bit strange, as long as the players have fun.

Poor Leon, soon, León's screams were heard in the dressing room of the Argentine team......

"Ahem." Almost as the beating of Leon was over, Bielsa stepped up in time, "Okay, everyone sit down, I'll start talking about our tactics for the second half now." ”

Soon, the players of the Argentine team recovered from the playfulness just now, and Bielsa couldn't help but shake his head, these stars, do you know that you are all in your twenties, how can you all look like Messi......

Poor little Messi, he was shot even while lying down!

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The fifteen minutes of the break passed quickly, and the commentators of the major TV stations did a game review and a preview of the second half at halftime, and for the fans at the scene, the wait would have been painful, after all, the weather in Germany this summer is really good and scary......

But the Germans, who have always been strict hosts, have shown what a good host should have in this World Cup, which is many times better than England, who will open the Olympics six years later. Overall, Germany in the '06 World Cup was a success, and in a year or two, there was nothing but the memory of the hosts' stinginess......

So, people like the English who like to brag are unreliable, and people like Germans who don't speak and do the facts in a low-key way are often the king!

At the Hamburg World Cup Stadium, in addition to some entertainment, the host country also selected 10 lucky fans from the scene to play at the Hamburg World Cup Stadium, and these fans were lucky enough to get a car provided by Volkswagen if they were able to shoot the ball into the net from half court.

So, the fifteen-minute halftime really passed quickly.

When Argentina and Ivory Coast returned to the scene, the atmosphere was getting hotter than cold.

It is said that before the start of the second half, while walking through the players' tunnel, Leon saw Drogba's determined eyes...... The Ivorians would never let the Pampas eagle fly over the elephant's head easily......

Argentina, your road to defending your title is not smooth.

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