Argentina in 2014 can be said to be Messi at the peak of his career, the strongest Argentine team led by the real core and leader of the Argentine team.

Although Argentina in 2022 finally won the Hercules Cup in Qatar, if there were no mistakes in the final and Gotze did not score the goal of betting on the second half of his career, maybe Messi could have stood on top of the world 8 years in advance.

"Leo! Against Croatia, I think you have to have at least five at the back! ”

In the hotel where Argentina stayed, although it was close to the early hours of the morning, in the head coach's room, the entire Argentine coaching staff and Messi were not sleepy.

There is no way, in the face of Croatia, even if it is as strong as Argentina, I don't know how to deal with it for a while.

As early as 4 years ago in the World Cup in South Africa, Argentina was given a 3:0 by Croatia, no, to be precise, it should be given a 3:0 by Su Qin's pervert.

"Hmm!"

Messi is a person who doesn't talk much, and he didn't have any idea of participating in the tactical arrangement of the coaching staff, but who told the old guy Savilla to call him over!

Lao Sa called Messi over, in fact, because Lao Sa respects Messi more!

"I see!"

Seeing that Messi had no opinions, Lao Sa also nodded and began to discuss detailed tactical arrangements with his team.

Messi saw that there was nothing wrong with him, so he also said goodbye and returned to his room.

"Hey! Leo, what did the old man call you for? ”

As soon as he entered the room, Aguero came up with a gossipy face.

"The forehead said we have to play a back five, ask me if I have any opinion!"

"What? A back five? God, there's no hope for the back five! ”

As soon as Messi said that his team was going to play a back five, Aguero was immediately anxious.

Aguero, who has been a teammate with Su Qin for two years, clearly knows what kind of perverted guy Su Qin is now.

Although he loves Messi very much, Lao Gui has to admit that even Messi is no longer able to match Su Qin today.

That kind of super and super comprehensive individual ability, even the top central defenders in the Premier League can't defend it, let alone their Argentina here.

Garay, who has excellent physical fitness, outstanding frontal defensive ability, excellent foot skills and footwork but slow speed, and is prone to injury, and Federico Fernandez, who is tall and has excellent confrontation ability but insufficient assist ability, although the two of them have performed very well in the previous games, but that is because the two of them did not meet Su Qin!

Lao Gui knew very well that even if these two people were added, they would not be Su Qin's opponents!

With Su Qin's head alone, Argentina can't prevent it.

"There's no hope for the back five, me."

Seeing Aguero's anxious look, Messi didn't know what to say.

Although Messi's state is at its peak, his tactical concept and leadership ability have not yet been officially polished, and he is a little overwhelmed for a while when he encounters this kind of thing!

"Leo, let's play against the attack, just like we did with Dortmund back then, the only way out is to play the attack!"

After that, Lao Gui didn't care what Messi thought, and hurriedly got up and rushed to the head coach's room.

However, after a long time, Lao Gui came back with a sad face!

Looking at that, Messi also knew that the old man did not adopt Aguero's opinion, but there was no way, who made the current Croatia really too strong.

Playing against Croatia?

It is estimated that none of the other teams in the World Cup really dare to fight against the magic soda!

July 6, 2014!

The long-awaited quarter-finals of the World Cup have finally officially begun.

After Germany successfully eliminated France 1:0 in the first game, the second match between Argentina and Croatia has officially entered the countdown time!

6 o'clock in the afternoon!

The whole Croatian team, which finished the renovation at the hotel, finally got on the bus to the Kastron Stadium under the leadership of the staff!

Although it was only a quarter-final match, there were countless Croatian fans gathered outside the hotel.

The victory of the European Championship has long made all Croatian fans look forward to the World Cup for a long time.

Therefore, in order to better support their own team, Croatia has come directly to a super long holiday.

Even the Croatian boss is calling on the entire nation to rush to Brazil to cheer on his team.

"Subachi!"

"Subachi!"

"Subachi!"

As the captain and ace star of Croatia, as long as Su Qin appears, the shouts in the sky will definitely be the standard!

The short 5 kilometres from the hotel to the stadium are almost occupied by Croatian fans.

Even the square outside the stadium was full of Croatian fans.

Although Croatian fans can't afford to live in hotels and have tents, this does not stop them from having a passion for football!

Finally!

In the midst of a long wait, the bus slowly stopped at the entrance of the stadium.

Lao Bi was the first to get out of the car, followed by Su Qin!

As soon as this Su Qin appeared, it naturally made the scene crazy again.

Seeing those fans holding up their photos and shouting wildly, Su Qin was also a little moved and raised his hand to interact with them.

Seriously, Su Qin at this moment is actually very envious of these Croatian fans.

After all, they are poor, and they still have football that they can give everything for!

"Mr. Bilic, how do you predict this game, from the start of the World Cup to the present, Croatia has been winning all the way to the quarterfinals, facing Argentina, do you also think that Croatia will continue to enter the semi-finals with a big victory!"

The scene of the pre-match press conference!

Lao Bi just sat down, and the reporter who asked questions with the microphone gave Lao Bi a Wang Bang!

Victory?

Win all the way?

And a big win over Argentina?

Damn it!

Lao Bi was angry, although he was saying what Lao Bi was talking about, but now in front of so many reporters, how could he, the top tactician in world football, say such arrogant words?

After all, his opponent is the Pampas Eagle 2-star Argentina!

"Ahem, to be able to go all the way to today, I think it should be our luck, at least before this game, Croatia did not face any too strong opponents, but now it is different, we met Argentina!"

"Of course, anything is possible in football, we just try our best to fight every minute and every opportunity!"

Lao Bi said a bunch of nonsense, and seeing that Lao Bi couldn't ask anything good here, the reporters could only turn the finger to Lao Sa on the side.

"Croatia are a strong team, especially since they have Sue who is as good as Messi! It's going to be a tough game! ”

Get!

Bilic is cunning enough, and the reporters didn't expect that the honest Saville who watched from the side was actually more oily than the old one.

And just like that, a press conference with no breaking news ended.

The two old fritters praised each other in front of the reporters for almost twenty minutes, and they were stunned that there was no substantive content.

Not even the smell of gunpowder!

This the reporters off.

However, what the reporters didn't know was that when the two returned to the locker room, the kind faces just now were completely gone!

"It's only the quarter-finals, but you know what it means?"

"Everyone is talking about the strength of Croatia, but they forget who Croatia's opponent is today!"

"We are the Pampas Eagles, we are the proud Argentina!"

"Right in Brazil!"

"Right in the place of our nemesis!"

"Let's use a gorgeous game to show the world that Argentina is still the invincible Argentina!"

The old man roared and even his face turned red.

And his disciples also seemed to be screaming under Lao Sa's hysterical chicken blood package.

The other side!

Inside the locker room in Croatia!

Bilic was not idle, and he knew that Argentina would definitely play what they do best, defensive counter-attacking.

So in just 20 minutes, Lao Bi has been carefully explaining the defensive strategy of each line to his backcourt players!

It wasn't until the game staff came to urge him that Lao Bi reluctantly ended his tactical explanation.

"Yu Cushion Table!"

"Yu Cushion Table!"

"This is the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil Argentina vs Croatia that is being broadcast live for you!"

"The two teams actually played each other once in the World Cup in South Africa four years ago."

"In that game, Su Qin played well and successfully helped Croatia defeat Argentina 3:0!"

"Four years later, the two teams unexpectedly reappeared in the quarter-finals."

On the commentary seat, Lao Huang began to introduce the historical records of the two teams.

And at this time on the Castel Field.

An interesting scene appeared.

As the captains of the two teams, Su Qin and Messi were pulled together by the referee.

As soon as I saw these two in the same frame.

The whole stadium immediately resounded with a crazy shout.

"You go first, Leo!"

"Lingxian, Sue!"

The referee asked the two to guess, but after waiting for a while, they found that the two goods actually humbled each other.

The referee couldn't help but laugh, seeing that the time was approaching, directly pointed to the relatively small Messi and asked him to choose.

In this way, Messi chose the ball, while Su Qin could only choose the venue!

"Alright, Argentina's possession!"

"The players of both teams also stood back in their respective halves!"

"The referee is also looking at his watch!"

"Beep !!"

"With the referee's whistle, the game officially began!"

"First of all, the starting line-ups for both sides!"

"Argentina's starting goalkeeper attacking from left to right in a traditional blue and white jersey: Romero!"

"On the back line: Zabaleta, Gary Mascherano, Otamendi, Federico Fernandez, Rojo!

Midfield positions: Maxi Rodriguez, Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria!

Striker combination: Messi, Aguero! ”

"As many people expected, in the face of Croatia, which is the world's No. 1 in attack, even if it is as strong as Argentina, it has a defensive counterattack formation with five defenders!"

"On the other side, the Croatian starting goalkeeper who attacked from right to left in a black jersey: Pletikosa!"

“.”

The competition has officially begun.

Although Argentina lined up with a back five, when the whistle blew, Argentina did not settle down as expected.

From the moment Messi returned the ball to the little brother behind him, Argentina immediately began to attack the Croatian backfield like a full-line attack!

Su Qin rushed towards Brother Xiao Ma for the first time, but Brother Xiaoma, who had been educated by Su Qin countless times in Barcelona, did not give Su Qin any chance to be close, and before Su Qin got close to Brother Xiaoma, he immediately turned sideways and handed the ball to the feet of Di Maria on the left side.

And the moment the angel received the ball, he began to sprint wildly along the left side!

"Di Maria's speed is still as inexplicable as ever!"

'Perisic was crushed by Di Maria just by a face.

"The mid-laner Maxi Rodriguez and Javier Mascherano are already fast-tracking!"

"Rakitic made up for the past and didn't continue to break through, Di Maria stopped at his feet and sent the ball out again!"

'It's still Mascherano in the middle!' ’

On Castel Stadium!

When Argentina's attack officially broke into the Croatian half, all the Argentine fans began to stand up and cheer wildly for their team.

And under such a loud shout!

Messi, who was still walking on the right side, started at the moment when Xiao Ma received the ball.

That extreme starting speed suddenly shook off Eduardo, who was still following him.

At the same time, the little brother who received the ball in the middle seemed to have been waiting for Messi to start for a long time, and he didn't stop the ball and went out with a single arch of his foot!

Croatia's midfield hinterland!

Messi, who had started at high speed, steadily unloaded the football with his right foot, and at the same time his left shoulder sank slightly, which was this slightly sinking action, which directly shook Modric, who was already in position, to lose his center of gravity.

Don't wait for Modric to turn around!

Messi just took the ball sideways.

"Oops, it's dangerous!"

"Messi !!"

"Messi is still sideways!"

"Joel Luca is out!"

"Messi gets up !!"

"No!"

"No knocking, a feint!"

"Straight stopper!"

"Messi !!"

"A beautiful through ball into the Croatian box!"

"Aguero !!"

"A stab !!"

"Oops!"

"The ball is in!"

"The game has just started 16 seconds!"

"Argentina has scored!"

"Dream start!"

"What an absolute dream start!"

Castel Stadium!

The referee watched the football drill into the Croatian goal net, and then blew the whistle in his hand!

At the same time, accompanied by a whistle!

The entire Caststran Stadium was completely boiling.

More than 30,000 Argentine fans jumped and roared like this.

And Aguero, who scored the goal in a daze, was directly overwhelmed on the turf by Di Maria who came from behind before he could start the celebration mode!

1:0！

Just ten seconds into the game, Argentina unexpectedly broke through Croatia's goal!

Near the middle circle, Su Qin was a little stunned.

This.

That's not the right rhythm!

Scoring at the beginning, isn't that your own script?

Why did Argentina score instead?

However, the game has just begun, and there are still a full ninety minutes, so Su Qin has nothing to worry about.

Of course!

At this time, Lao Bi, who was standing on the side of the court and still had that cool expression, naturally didn't react.

In Lao Bi's opinion, let alone losing one, even if his team lost 3 in the first half.

As long as there is his Su, then his Croatia is an invincible existence!

(End of chapter)