"We finally equalised, Messi's free-kick was brilliant and it hit the Croatian near post!"

'Srna's foul was too aggressive and it created a chance for us!'

The Argentine commentator was very excited.

After all, at this juncture, any goal is a huge encouragement.

For Croatia, the goal was furious.

It's not the problem of conceding the goal itself, it's the referee's naked bias.

"In the first few attacks, Suker was constantly kicked by Mascherano and Rodriguez, which was not punished, Srna only committed one foul and was a yellow card, this is a clear tendency to blow the penalty, this damn bastard!"

The Croatian fans were also excited.

They kept roaring and threatening at the pitch.

"Dog mongrel! I swear I'll kill you! ”

"Disgusting guy, you're only going to favor Argentina?"

"You're not qualified to blow this game!"

"Die! Bastard! ”

Vansteak narrowed his eyes slightly.

The referees are also human beings and they will have their own emotions.

With the exception of a few clandestine deals, there are a lot of subjective decisions on the pitch.

For example, the four 'famous whistles' of the Premier League, one is darker than the other.

This is the blowing punishment based on subjective consciousness.

He didn't know where the referee's subjective consciousness was biased.

But what is certain is that it is by no means biased in favor of Croatia and Sooker.

So, either you like Argentina, or you like Messi or Maradona.

That's why such an unreasonable penalty occurred.

But no matter what, this guy dares to blow a penalty like this in the World Cup, and it seems that he doesn't have much experience.

After all, the World Cup is not a so-called league event, and the referees who blow penalties for the World Cup and have personal safety problems are a lot of them.

Best, the referee from the Netherlands, does not deny that he likes Maradona, and for this reason he has some subjectivity in blowing penalties.

It was also his first World Cup penalty, but it was completely different from the Dutch league and the Champions League.

When he whistled Croatia, the Croatian fans gave him an extremely 'cordial' greeting.

Even Suker has told him more than once that after this fight, he will use all his power to hold this game accountable.

After this set of combination punches, Best also felt a little scared.

Even to the point of being in a trance.

Even as Suker looked at him, Best couldn't help but look away.

Su Ke also saw this scene and turned his head and said; "That guy coaxed!"

Kranitsa grinned; 'But conceding a goal is still conceding a goal.'

"One more!" Suker shrugged; "If you continue to pass the ball to me, I don't believe it, this guy dares to blow the penalty like that."

Beep!

The whistle blew and the game resumed.

Croatia started to play towards Sukese again frequently.

Suker also took the ball properly and immediately transferred.

At the same time, he noticed that Mascherano and Rodriguez were starting to target his legs.

Suker stepped back slightly, asking for the pass again.

Modric shoved it straight through.

Suker leaned back slightly, grabbed Rodriguez, and just as he was about to catch the ball and turn around, Mascherano tackled Suker to the ground.

"Dog mongrel!!"

"Butcher!!"

"You're only going to shovel, aren't you?"

Croatian fans were furious.

Suke also rolled on the ground with his legs crossed.

He didn't really hurt, after all, he had expected it and took protective measures.

But he has to see the referee's reaction.

Sure enough, the whistle sounded.

With a shrill whistle, Mascherano was shown a yellow card.

Mascherano looked stunned.

Previously, he had not been yellow carded so many times, and as soon as Croatia put pressure on him, this guy wilted?

"Are you alright? Can you still hold on? The referee leaned over and sent a goodwill signal to Suker.

Su Ke also nodded and immediately stood up.

Idols are idols, but in the face of their own personal safety, they still have to be worried.

The Dutch referee began to look for 'balance'.

Before, how arrogant Argentina's foul was, Croatia could return it at this stage.

Bang!

Messi was once again tackled by Rakitic.

The Argentine players around them were raising their hands in protest, but the referee didn't even have a famous whistle, pointing forward, and the attack was favorable.

Seeing this scene, Rakitic was still sitting on the ground, propped up his hands, and kicked the ball directly to Modric.

Modric looked up at Suker.

By this time, Suker had retreated to the opponent's back line and began to run sideways.

Luka Modric at least got a long ball on his feet, and Suker circled from behind and rushed straight to the right wing.

Perisic, on the other hand, rushed towards the middle.

Suker was on the run, constantly observing Perisic's position.

Suddenly, the foot changed the rhythm, pulled the ball horizontally, and rushed into the big penalty area.

Otamendi tried to push Suke, but couldn't.

Suker crosses towards Perisic.

Perisic stared at the ball and could see someone blocking in front of him, barely shooting angle, and even if he forced a shot, it would most likely be blocked.

To do this, Perisic shook the ball and slipped the ball under the crotch.

"Can Perisic seize the opportunity, can he open the score for Croatia~~~ Leak the ball!!"

Klašiwicz jerked to his feet.

He saw the ball leak to the back post, where there were few defenders around Kranica.

Kranica met the ball and arched his left foot.

The ball bounced off with a small arc past the saving goalkeeper and into the far corner of the goal.

Swish!

The ball goes into the net.

On 37 minutes, Croatia extended the score again.

Just six minutes after Argentina's equaliser, Croatia pulled the scoring away again.

In this counter-attack, Croatia played well in the front.

Kranica also scored his first goal of the World Cup.

"Goal!!!!! ——”

"Kranicsa!! We were ahead again, and just six minutes later, we were leading again. ”

'Perisic's clever leak was crucial in this attack, he caught the attention of all the Argentine defenders and then slipped the ball to the back post, which Cranica seized and slotted home.

"That's right! That's how the lads kick! Don't give the Argentines any more chances! Completely kill the suspense of the game! ”

In the corner kick area, everyone was celebrating hard.

With this goal, Croatia once again took the lead.

Compared to the goal-scorer Kranica, Perisic has received more praise.

After all, this guy's spiritual leakage is really crucial.

Suker was running towards the outside, and Perisic was able to do it on the back of his foot.

But he chose an even more fantastic route.

Suker also looked at Perisic, the imp with the future nickname 'Sabre'.

It's also a hugely underrated guy who was a bona fide goalscorer for Croatia even when Mandzukic was playing, scoring at key moments on a number of occasions.

Although not as divinely and as well as Di Maria.

But this kind of player, at a critical moment, is enough to top a lot of goals from others.

In this World Cup, Perisic was promoted to the starting team by Van Steljak.

And his performance did not disappoint Vansteak either.

Suker stepped forward and patted Perisic on the head.

"Well done!"

Perisic was stunned for a moment, and his inner emotions were a little complicated.

This former goal was so far away that it was impossible to reach it, and even Su Ke's admiration made his heart feel a little excited.

He didn't want to admit it, but perhaps, deep down, maybe he had been conquered.

Croatia scored again, which made the Argentine players look even more urgent.

They just scored!

Croatia equalised.

"Defend the backline!"

Higuain roared loudly.

Demikelic replied angrily; "You're scoring a goal! How many opportunities have been wasted? ”

Hearing this, Higuain's face suddenly turned purple, and he was just about to have a seizure when he was stopped by his teammates.

The Argentine players understand that the situation is getting worse and worse at this time.

"Stabilize the situation first!"

Messi pursed his lips and said; "Let's kick slowly!"

Higuain turned his head and pouted; "What's the use of kicking slowly, you're not Suke!"

What he said was very quiet, Messi didn't hear it, but Di Maria on the side did.

However, he did not refute either.

In key attributes, Messi is indeed much worse than Suker.

With just 10 minutes remaining, Croatia began to adopt a conservative defensive approach, which made Argentina's attack even more difficult.

They wanted to equalise in the first half, but they were worried about Croatia's counter-attack, after all, Suker was on the counter-attacking spot.

For this reason, Argentina looked ahead, resulting in the attack not being able to play, and the defense was a little confused, which successfully achieved the effect of Croatia delaying time.

The whistle blew at half-time.

"The first half was over, Croatia led Argentina 2-1 in 45 minutes."

"For Argentina, they have to be more aggressive in the second half because they have no way back."

Dressing room in Argentina.

After Maradona entered the locker room, he immediately asked: "How was the match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Korea?" ”

"It's still 0:0."

The assistant said.

Maradona rubbed his temples and felt a great headache.

He exhaled slowly and said in a deep voice, "Boys, do you know how I won two World Cups? ”

Hearing this, the Argentine players raised their heads one after another.

For Argentina, Maradona was a god-like being.

They desperately needed some experience from Maradona.

"In the process of the World Cup, there will always be pressures and difficulties of one kind or another, but we managed to break through these things and finally stand on top of the world."

"Remember! Football is a sport on the move, not giving up is his core philosophy, the next time, don't care about anything else, don't care about Bosnia and Herzegovina against South Korea, we just need to beat Croatia, then we have done everything we have to do! ”

"I don't want my first World Cup coaching career to end dismally in the group stage, and I don't want to see them return to Argentina lonely, at least I have to work hard enough and work hard enough!"

Maradona said in a deep voice: "In the second half, let's fight for a future!" ”

Maradona looked at Messi with an expectant look.

Messi knew this, but he never dared to look up at Maradona.

He didn't dare to respond!

is not confident enough to be able to carry Argentina to win the World Cup like Maradona.

After all, he lacks some courage to take responsibility!

"Be decisive with the ball, what are you afraid of! If you lose the ball, you go back and tackle, but you must step forward. "Suker was sitting on the bench and the team doctor was treating Suke's ankle with a medical spray.

In the first half, Suker's ankle was kicked by the opponent and purple together, which shows how bad Argentina's foul is.

"Don't think so much during the game, if you don't know how to pass it, pass it to me, it's my responsibility to lose the ball!"

Suke patted his chest and shouted; "Be confident, we're all old guys, don't be laughed at by young people."

Everyone turned to Perisic.

Perisic blinked, and the entire Croatian team seemed to be his youngest.

Perisic hurriedly waved his hand; "I didn't say that!"

Suke: "What are you afraid of?" Say what you should say, point to your nose and scold if you don't kick well, and point out your opinion if you have an opinion."

Rakitic looked at Suker and complained: "In the 21st minute of the first half, I ran to the open space, and you still chose to shoot yourself."

Suke's boots flew in front of Rakitic, causing Rakitic to shut up and throw Suke's boots over again.

The crowd looked at Suke speechlessly.

Double Standard Dog!

Smack!

Vansteak clapped his hands and said: "In the 55th minute of the second half, the general tactics remain the same, still do a good job of defense, but in terms of offense, no longer go to the ground, but through the impact of the wings towards the middle of the ball!" ”

Mandzukic said excitedly; "I'm ready for battle!"

Vansteak nodded; "After the attrition of the first half, Argentina has a lot of physical consumption and they are behind again, we have to continue to attack, force their substitutions to the backline, once they can't get enough reinforcements in the front, the attack will not be able to play, and besides, in addition to Mandzukic, the remaining two substitutions will be left to the backline, especially Srna, you have a yellow card now, be careful in the second half!"

Bilic; "What if they make a desperate gamble and put the substitutions up front?"

Vansteak sneered.

He wished that would have happened, and Croatia had directly broken down the Argentine backline.

Soon, the intermission ended.

On the pitch, the Croatian players noticed that Argentina made a substitution.

And it's two people in a row.

Di Maria and Otamendi are off.

Pastore, Sergio Aguero come on.

Argentina's lineup became 3-4-3.

Defender three!

This thing Sook knows very well!

There are so many managers in Europe, but few can play in a back three.

It's too much of a test of the defender's individual ability.

But Lao Ma put out this lineup, which is ready to break the boat.

For Croatia, it's a door-to-door package.

Vansterak almost burst out laughing, he thought Argentina would play more cautiously, but he didn't expect such a change.

Maradona also looked at the pitch.

His brow furrowed.

In fact, he couldn't help it.

Vansteak's thoughts, he knows very well, after all, after playing football for so many years, this tactical sensitivity is still there.

But the problem is, knowing this, he can only do this!

Fight with Croatia?

To hell with it!

In addition to nicknames such as 'Plaid Legion' and 'Knight of Eastern Europe', Croatia also has a less well-known nickname.

'Boil the eagle! ’

Any team that plays against Croatia, they can't fall well.

Whether it is the average run per game or the distance traveled by the players, Croatia is the team in the first gear of the entire World Cup.

Drag the rhythm has no effect on Argentina, it will only be dragged into the rhythm of Croatia, and then slowly consumed.

To this end, Maradona decided to take a gamble.

Or the final word!

Either clean and straight out of the game!

Even if he falls, he will fall in the path of attack.

Beep!!

The whistle blew and in the second half, the two sides changed sides.

At the beginning of the game, Argentina took the lead, and their attack became extremely intense.

Even the pace of the confrontation, the passing rhythm and the running rhythm have increased.

And there is little transfer of left and right lateral movement, more of a forward plug of the ball.

For a while, the momentum was very strong.

Croatia, on the other hand, is defending steadily, step by step.

If Argentina's attack was stormy, then Croatia's defense was a reef in the waves, standing still.

At the same time, Croatia will also counter-attack, and between 3-4 feet, Croatia will be able to complete the goal.

The speed of the counter-attack was also exhausting for Argentina.

But they had no choice but to go down.

"Goal! Goal! ”

Maradona was on the sidelines, nervously clenching his fists.

It's not a good thing to not be able to attack for a long time.

What's more, at the 55-minute substitution node, Croatia will make the first wave of substitutions, and the defense and offense will be strengthened, and Argentina's chances will become even less.

Bang!

The ball flies off the line, Argentina's corner.

Maradona shouted loudly: "Take your chance, there are five minutes left!" ”

At this moment, the whistle blew and the referee made a substitution.

Maradona was stunned for a moment, he turned his head to look over, only to see that two Croatian players were already standing on the sidelines waiting to play.

Maradona exclaimed; "It's five minutes to go, it's not even 55 minutes."

Vansteak glanced at Maradona.

He likes to make substitutions at 55 minutes, but that doesn't mean he has to make a substitution at 55 minutes.

With such a fierce attack from Argentina, he couldn't have given the opponent five more minutes to attack.

At 50 minutes, Croatia opted for a substitution.

Kranica and Perisic are off.

Mandzukic and Dujmovic come on.

Croatia's formation changed to 4-4-2, with a more solid defensive formation.

Seeing this, Maradona's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness.

They may have to leave the World Cup in the group stage!

(End of chapter)