Chapter 100: Come on!
It was overcast with scattered light rain in the sky.
The weather would have made your clothes wet and uncomfortable, but the 45,000 fans at the Malvinas Stadium were not upset, and the joyous Argentines were singing and drinking in the stands.
However, unlike in the past, there are several large green-and-yellow areas in the fan stands, which are the stands of Brazilian fans, and there are many more Brazilian fans who come to watch the game this time than the previous Dragon and South Korean fans, and many beautiful girls have Brazilian flags painted on their faces.
"Welcome to the Malvinas Stadium, I'm Raul today's commentator, and I'm sitting next to my old friend Gonzalez, and the two of us will give you commentary on today's Argentina vs. Brazil match."
"Hi, I'm Gonzalez."
"Okay, so don't talk nonsense, let's first introduce to you today's game lineup between the two sides, Argentina still uses 3322, the three central defenders are Coloccini, Burdisso and Martinez, the three midfielders are Mecro, the back Chen Mo and the front Dalessandro, and the front line is two wingers Martinelli, Enyu, and Saviola and Doromench composed of double arrows.
The Brazilian team adopts a 352 formation, the back line is composed of Sandro, Pauli, and Rollo, the three more dexterous central defenders, the midfielders are Ferdinand and Camau form a double back, the running ability of Leonard and Gabe serve as wings, the core No. 10 Kaka plays in the center of the midfield, and Adriano and Cayo form a double arrow on the front line. β
"The formation and lineup of the two teams are similar to what I guessed, but I didn't expect that Mr. Pekerman would let Xiao Mo start in this game, you must know that the Brazilian team they are facing has very strong offensive firepower, not only Kaka in the forward position, but also Adriano on the front line, so that Xiao Mo, who is obviously a breath away from the front defense, will play the starting back to prevent Kaka... Could it be that he wants to use Xiao Mo's excellent physical fitness to consume Kaka, and then replace it with a squatting back like Brossi in the second half? β
"I'm pretty much what you think. This Brazilian midfield is a bit weak, and it can reach the quarterfinals mainly thanks to the strong attacking firepower of Kaka and Adriano, and both of them are players who like to take the ball between the two defensive lines of the defender and the midfield, and the running range is very large. With their fitness in place, Brossi, who doesn't have much coverage, could look very embarrassed, so Pekerman let Xiao Mo start. Well, the two teams have already chosen sides, and Argentina is attacking from left to right! β
The commentary went on and on, and as the referee whistled, Saviola in the center circle passed the ball back to Da Lisandro, who did not hesitate to sweep the ball directly to Coloccini on the back line.
Watching the ball slide past his eyes, Chen Mo rarely chose to respond without running position, but ran closer to the position of Brazilian striker Kaka.
[This Brazilian team likes to play the 352 formation, although their five midfielders seem to be many, but except for Kaka, the strength is not strong, so this game does not need you to guide in the midfield, I want you to stick to Kaka like a piece of chewing gum! ] Do whatever it takes to drain his physical energy! I won't allow him to get the ball easily between our back line and midfield! γ
Before the game, Coach Pekerman's teaching was still echoing in his ears, and Chen Mo quietly glanced at Kaka beside him.
"This man is as handsome as I am."
Strange thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind, and Chen Mo immediately focused his mind with a spirit, and he didn't notice that Kaka was also secretly observing him at this time.
"Sure enough, as the coach said before the game, this little guy will probably be watching me all over the court. He's got good fitness and awareness, but not enough speed, agility and strength, as long as I can get enough space..."
Thinking of this, Kaka began to jog to find a vacancy, Chen Mo did not hesitate and directly pasted it.
As the absolute offensive core of the team and one of the only two single-point blasters, the coach of the Brazilian team matched Kaka with the other four midfield teammates this time are all defensive stalwarts.
On the Argentine side, because Chen Mo was assigned a special task by Pekerman, another defender, Mekro, began to take on more tasks of tandem front and back and pressing, and his position became more to the right and up, and because of Mecro's upper right position, Argentina's back line also began to tilt towards that side, and the whole formation was a little crooked to the right.
As the game time passed bit by bit, the audience found a strange scene, in addition to the goalkeeper's other eighteen players were frantically fighting for possession, Chen Mo and Kaka on the left side of the court were like a couple in love outside the crowd, and every time Kaka moved to the right side, Chen Mo and Mecro would switch positions, and at the same time, the Argentine back line leaned up in the direction of Mekro.
Time passed slowly in the frontcourt scramble again and again, and crossed positions again and again.
"I thought it would be a game where Mars collided with the earth, but in the first 20 minutes or so, the two sides played relatively conservatively, and there were not a few exciting opportunities, and I guess the fans were a little sleepy."
"This Brazilian team is completely different from what we think of as samba football. The creativity and possession of their midfielders were not outstanding, and the pressure on them was too great with the terrifying attacking group of two forwards and two forwards and a single striker with Saviola and Da Lijandro at its core. Even if they take the ball, they don't dare to move forward, they are afraid of losing the ball because of the loss of position, so many times they don't have long after they get the ball, Argentina can get the ball back through the front court, which leads to most of them being pressed in their own half, and they can't organize an effective attack at all, which is a vicious circle. β
Indeed, the attacking heart of this Brazilian team is undoubtedly Kaka in the number 10 shirt, but the task of blasting up front is still too heavy for him in this game, and if he exerts his energy too early on dropping back to get the ball, there may be problems in the second half when he needs to fight for fitness. I guess he's also on the sidelines right now, trying to see if his teammates can organise a decent attack on their own.
But then again, Pekerman is really very relieved that Xiao Mo has left such a big gap on the side with Kaka, you must know that if Kaka breaks through Chen Mo with the ball, he can directly go down the side without hindrance, and when the time comes, the cross or the inside can be completely followed by his mind. β
"There's no way around it, both Brosie and Mecroo are too slow, like a classic car, and they have a small range of movement. It is almost impossible for them to retreat twenty or thirty meters to receive passes in a game like Xiao Mo many times, and then quickly step forward to the opponent's half to participate in the attack. You can only let Mecro stand up and let the back line get closer to him, so as to ensure that the connection between the front and back is not cut off by the Brazilian team, and there is a key point, Kaka's long-distance running ability is too strong, which has been verified many times in previous games, so Pekerman does not dare to press the entire defense line through the half, in that case, as long as the Brazilian team breaks the ball and makes a long pass to find Kaka, we can't defend at all.
But on the other hand, this can be regarded as a big gamble by Pekerman. As long as Xiao Mo can lock Kaka to death, then it proves that this tactical system is feasible, after all, there is still a gap in strength between other Brazilian players and Argentine players, and it is a matter of time before he continues to score goals in this way, but if Xiao Mo is killed by Kaka's one-on-one breakthrough, or even penetrated, then Pekerman's tactical adjustment will be troublesome. β
"Oh, I'm a little nervous for Xiao Mo for what you said."
"Haha, I've been a coach before, so I know it's very troublesome to lose key games at the tactical level."
The narrator chattered and seemed very relaxed, but on the field, Chen Mo was worried.
"How can anyone be so flexible in position?!"
Shaking off the sweat on his chin, Chen Mo glanced at Kaka beside him, secretly surprised in his heart, although there was no goal in the twenty minutes just now, the scene seemed peaceful, but in fact, there was an undercurrent. Kaka is very agile in his position, and he activates very quickly.
Often, he stayed on his side in the last second, but he had already run two or three meters away when he turned his head, and as the game progressed deeper and deeper, this happened more and more often!
"He's reading me?!"
As he made sure that Kaka was on his side again, and then shook his head to observe the situation on the field, only to find that Kaka had moved two or three meters away, Chen Mo's expression began to become extremely serious.
Just like he Chen Mo will interpret the subconscious habits of other players to judge the trajectory of the opponent's behavior. Kaka is also interpreting his subconscious habits, this time Kaka grasps his habit of swinging his head to observe other players after determining the position of a certain player, so as to make a run at the moment when he swings his head to observe!
"Terrible opponent!"
As soon as he thought of this, Chen Mo caught up with Kaka and tried to change his habitual rhythm, but he didn't notice that as he focused more on the rhythm change, his control over the situation and position began to weaken!
Kaka, who was keenly aware of all this, hooked a smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked up at Adriano on the front line, the moment the two looked at each other, Adriano slightly forehead, began to move towards the right side, as he moved, the Argentine back line also began to tilt to the right, at the same time, Kaka began to slowly close to the edge, gradually pulling Chen Mo to the more empty left side and close to the middle line, leaving more space to sprint!
On the sidelines, Pekerman instantly clenched his fists when he saw this scene, "Colocini!" Watch out for defensive Kaka! β
roared loudly, but the cheers of the fans on the sidelines were louder, and at this moment, the Brazilian players who had not dared to pass the ball forward launched a big kick from the back in an instant, and the ball hung straight to the left side!
"Oh! The Brazilian team, which had been dormant for more than 20 minutes and close to 30 minutes, finally began to counterattack! Brazilian team defender Ferdinand makes a long pass in the backfield to find Kaka! Oh my God, there is such a big gap behind Argentina on the left! Are they not at all afraid of Kaka's counterattack?! β
"It's a fast ball! Kaka chased the ball first, and Xiao Mo followed! I'm going to catch up! Otherwise, it will become a one-knife ball!! β
The moment the ball flew out, Kaka had already turned around and strode towards the Argentine half, Chen Mo also reacted quickly, and turned around and pounced on it as soon as possible.
"Don't try to drop points!"
Although he reacted quickly, but in the end it was the defender, Chen Mo was still slow and half a beat on the first step, looking at Kaka, who was more than half a position ahead of him, with long hair fluttering, Chen Mo gritted his teeth and threw his two long legs with all his strength to catch up!
The two of them rushed along the side, you chased me, and soon Kaka unloaded the ball on the side was a storm!
Chen Mo thought that Kaka's speed would decrease after taking the ball, but after a few kicks, Chen Mo was shocked to find that the distance between him and Kaka had not shortened at all! Kaka's speed is still very, very fast!
"Oh my God, Kaka's combination of man and ball is too strong, and the speed is too fast, even Xiao Mo with the ball can't catch up! It's over, it's time to form a single knife! β
"Nope! There's still a chance! Ferdinand's pass was a bit big, Kaka was too close to the wing, and he had to get past Junior Meneche if he wanted to cause damage! β
The exuberant commentary echoed over the Malvinas Stadium, and in an instant the two had run to the 45-degree corner of the penalty area, Kaka glanced up and saw Adriano on the left side being sandwiched by two Argentine central defenders, and it was very difficult to grab points from the cross!
"Just stick to him! Xiao Mo! He's in a more hurry than you! β
"One-on-one! Kaka got Yu Xiaomo's one-on-one opportunity on the edge of the penalty area! Passing the little Moneche is a single-handedness goalkeeper! β
The commentary roared wildly, and the fans and spectators of the two teams stood up instantly.
Between the lightning and flint, under the watchful eye, Kaka suddenly turned his center of gravity backwards, slowed down, gently flicked the ball to the left with the toe of his right foot, and at the same time shook his shoulder to the left, trying to rely on the change of rhythm to get rid of Chen Mo, followed by Chen Mo was prepared, the center of gravity has been pressed very low, he immediately supported the ground with his left foot, inertia let the shoe spikes lift the turf, and at the same time exerted force on his waist and abdomen, forcibly pulled his body to the right, barely keeping up with Kaka's movements!
At this moment, after a long run of twenty meters, Kaka, who had just made an emergency stop and changed direction, changed direction again! The moment the ball bounced to his left foot, the whole left leg tightened, and he instantly used the instep of his left foot to pull the ball forward, sweeping past Chen Mo like a phantom, and straight into the bottom line!
"Oh! Oh, my God! Kaka broke through Xiao Mo! β
"Is this kind of super-large change of direction really a human action?! And he did it after running at full speed for so long! β
"Superhuman balance!"
Right to left, left to right, after a long run, the two acceleration changes directly threw Chen Mo's center of gravity away, and the whole person sat on the ground, and when he looked back, Kaka had already taken the ball to the right side of the goal!
Straight in!
Facing the Argentine goalkeeper who blocked the near post, Kaka did not hesitate, he opened his hands to keep his balance, directly pushed the arch of his right foot, spun down, and the ball grazed the toes of the Argentine goalkeeper and the chasing Coloccini and slid towards the far post!
The Brazilian fans behind the goal were already on their feet, staring wide-eyed at the ball rolling towards the far post, and half a second later, the Brazilian fans cheered!
βGoalββGoalββGoalββοΌοΌοΌ The ball is in! In the twenty-ninth minute of the game, the Brazilian team opened the scoring by Kaka! The ball hits the far corner of the goal and bounces into the goal!! This goal is so exciting! β
"Oh! Wonderful indeed! Even though I'm Argentine, it was definitely a brilliant one-on-one goal! At the same time, it is also a perfect embodiment of Kaka's personal ability! Velocity! Balance! Shake off! Shot! He's a perfect attacker! β
"It's terrifying, it's hard for an average player to make an emergency stop after running 20 meters at full speed, but Kaka can make two changes of direction in a row after a perfect emergency stop! Eh, I don't know what kind of mood Xiao Mo will be in at this time, as the background board of this scene. β
"It's true that being blown up by an opponent in such a high-profile tournament is too cruel for a player, especially a 14-year-old, but it's not necessarily all bad for him."
"Oh? How so? β
"His previous four games with two goals and two assists are very impressive, but to be honest, whether it is Finland, South Korea or Dragons, he has not been tested at the top level under the strong firepower of Argentina. So, maybe Kaka's appearance will make him more aware of what his problem is. β
"You're right, because he is too young, Xiao Mo's physical fitness is difficult to compete with these boys, but again, his biggest advantage is age, and he still has time to grow! Again, not only him, but I hope the Argentine players don't have to lose because it's only been 30 minutes and we still have time to catch up! Come on! Argentina! We haven't lost yet! β