Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 455 Weakness
From the first minute of the game, the Brazilian team went all out to attack Argentina's left.

Right winger Pato and right back Alves repeatedly hit Zanetti's position again and again.

Although Mascherano and Burdisso kept coming to help Zanetti defend, anyone with a discerning eye could see that if the Brazilian team kept playing like this, Zanetti's physical fitness would definitely not last until the end of the game.

"Chen Ran's vision is too poisonous, he found Argentina's weakness and attacked."

"Argentina's weakness is obvious. Don't talk about Chen Ran, even I can see it. How can a 38-year-old veteran be used as a full-back? Maldini changed to a central defender when he was old. I don't know. What does the Argentine coach think?"

"Hehe, during the World Cup in South Africa, Maradona didn't call Zanetti and was scolded to death by the fans. Batista called Zanetti back immediately after he took office. If he didn't call someone over, it would be more offending People."

"Then Argentina will be miserable. Other teams are not as strong as Argentina, and this weakness is not so obvious. But when you meet Brazil led by Chen Ran, this is simply looking for death."

"Isn't this just right? It seems that it should not be a problem for Chen Ran to add another America's Cup championship trophy."

"Ahem, low-key, low-key, don't forget to save your character!"

"Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot again."

Even the fans can see the problem. As the head coach of Argentina, Batista is naturally aware of it.

However, apart from constantly reminding Javier Mascherano and Burdisso and others to help Zanetti defend, he did not make any other adjustments.

Seeing Batista's strength, Chen Ran also cheered for him in his heart.

Well done Batista, don't make adjustments.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Brazilian team focused their offense on the right.

Although Argentina was not scored by the Brazilian team, they also involved a lot of energy in order to strengthen the defense on the left.

As a result, Higuain, Aguero and Messi in front did not receive enough support and did not exert their due power.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, neither of the two teams scored a goal, and the score on the field was still 0:0 without any change.

During the intermission, Chen Ran did not make any substitutions and adjustments other than giving the players blood as usual.

Because he believes that as long as the game continues like this, Argentina will collapse sooner or later.

In the first half of the game, when the other players were physically fit, they could continue to help Zanetti defend.

But after 10 minutes of the second half, when most of the players' physical fitness declined, the chance for the Brazilian team to reap the results came.

In Argentina, the players were busy wiping off sweat and changing soaked jerseys.

At this time, I saw the old captain Zanetti stand up and walked to the coach Batista's side.

"Boss, the Brazilian team has been staring at my side and attacking fiercely today. If I continue to stay on the court, it will definitely drag the team down. Therefore, I apply to you for a rest."

As soon as Zanetti finished speaking, the entire locker room suddenly became extremely quiet.

Everyone's eyes were focused, admiring, moved, and relieved.

Batista took a deep look at Zanetti and nodded slowly.

"Javier, thank you, take a good rest."

As soon as the second half started, Chen Ran discovered that Argentina had made a substitution.

The old captain Zanetti was replaced by the 21-year-old teenager Rojo.

The Argentina captain's armband was also worn on Mascherano's arm.

"Good guy, now the captains of Brazil and Argentina, the two top teams, are both players of Chen Ran's Crystal Palace club. It's too prestigious!"

"Ahem, don't worry about those upstairs. The newly replaced Rojo looks like a strong player who can punch and fight. This time, Argentina's weakness is gone."

"Upstairs, don't jump to conclusions. This Rojo is only 21 years old this year. His physical condition and speed should be fine, but he doesn't know about his defensive experience. He might be a big colander."

"Haha, that's right. Let's wait and see how Chen Ran will respond."

As a qualified head coach, Chen Ran has carefully studied the information of all Argentine players, and he also has an impression of Rojo.

In his previous life, Rojo joined Manchester United at his peak, but he didn't seem to be able to make it out in the end, which shows that his upper limit is not high.

What's more, Rojo is only 21 years old now, and he certainly cannot compare with his peak period in terms of experience or ability.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran walked from the bench to the sidelines and called Alves who was closest to him.

"Dani, you tell other people that the team's original tactics remain unchanged, and they still focus on Argentina's left-sided attack. The new Rojo seems to have no experience, you have to teach him a lesson, understand ?"

"Hey, boss, don't worry, leave everything to us."

Alves patted his chest, turned around and ran back to the arena to convey Chen Ran's latest instructions.

Soon, everyone can see that after Argentina replaced Zanetti, the Brazilian team is still staring at Argentina's left-wing onslaught.

Rojo, who had just played, obviously hadn't adapted to the rhythm of the game immediately, and was a little flustered for a while.

It's a pity that the players of the Brazilian team will obviously not leave time for Rojo to adapt to the rhythm of the game.

Less than 5 minutes after Rojo came on the field, Pato dribbled the ball and broke through on the right.

After attracting Rojo's defensive attention, Alves made a high-speed drive from behind Pato.

Pato tapped his heel and just sent the ball to Alves' forward line.

Alves didn't need to slow down, took the ball and rushed directly towards the Argentine penalty area.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Rojo quickly dropped Pato to chase Alves.

The 21-year-old Rojo is really not slow. Even though he started later than Alves, he caught up in three or two steps.

However, just when Rojo was glad that he did not lose his position, Alves suddenly hit his heel and passed the ball back to Pato behind him.

This time, Rojo was completely dumbfounded, and Pato is now unmarked.

Pato, who is less than 22 years old this year and has not been squeezed dry by Barbara, is indeed a golden boy.

After receiving a return pass from Alves, he dribbled directly into the Argentine penalty area before Mascherano rushed back to destroy it.

As soon as Pato entered the penalty area, Mascherano, who was desperately rushing back to defend, had to brake urgently, for fear of knocking down Pato and giving the opponent a penalty.

In order to prevent Pato from directly hitting his own goal with the ball, Argentina's central defender Burdisso rushed over to block between Pato and the goal.

But before Burdisso gained a firm foothold, Pato poked the ball lightly with his toe and passed through Burdisso's wicket.

And Pato himself, also bypassed Burdisso and faced goalkeeper Romero.

At this time, another central defender of Argentina, Gabriel Milito, was still entangled with Diego Costa.

Realizing that he could only rely on himself, Romero had no choice but to abandon the goal and attack Pato.

Seeing Romero's action, Pato didn't panic. With a slight flick of his ankle, the ball drew a parabola and flew from Romero's head into the Argentine net.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

With Pato's lob shot, the Brazilian team finally broke the deadlock on the field, leading Argentina 1:0.

"Beautiful! I didn't expect Pato to be so strong!"

"That's right. The goal was scored, and it was light and unrestrained."

"It's a pity, why didn't Chen Ran buy Pato to the Crystal Palace?"

"Upstairs, we can't be too greedy. The more good players, the better. If Pato really arrives at the Crystal Palace, do you think he will replace Ronaldo or Messi?"

"That's right. If a young player like Pato sits on the bench all the time, no matter how good his talent is, he will be useless."

The 38-year-old veteran captain Zanetti had no problems when he was on the field. He was immediately scored by the opponent as soon as he replaced the young new force.

Standing on the sidelines and witnessing all this, Batista had mixed feelings in his heart.

But now that it has happened, it is useless to regret it now.

Batista quickly picked up his mood, turned around and called Di Maria and Carlos Tevez from the Argentine bench.

After the warm-up, Batista replaced Gago and Aguero with them respectively.

Argentina's formation changed from 433 to 442. Di Maria served as a left midfielder, and Messi withdrew from his position as a right midfielder.

Higuain and Carlos Tevez partner double striker, Mascherano and Cambiasso in midfield.

Among the Argentine players selected by Batista, there is a lack of generals who can organize attacks in the midfield.In desperation, he could only focus his offense on the two wings.

If you count the replacement of Zanetti with Rojo before, then Batista used up three substitutions shortly after the start of the second half.

"It seems that Argentina is going desperate!"

"That's for sure. The score is already behind. At this time, if you don't work hard, when will you work hard?"

"Brazil and Argentina are playing against each other? Then the next game will be very interesting."

"Hehe, you have a good idea. Have you forgotten who the current head coach of the Brazilian team is? With the score leading, Chen Ran will probably shrink his formation and play a defensive counterattack."

"Yeah. He used to do it a lot when he was at Crystal Palace."

"Haha, then Argentina will be miserable. The Crystal Palace coached by Chen Ran started off as a defensive counterattack."

I have to admit that after these years of competition, the fans are already clear about the virtues of this guy Chen Ran.

As expected, after Chen Ran saw Batista's substitution adjustment, he immediately called Lucas, the midfielder who played for Liverpool, from the bench.

Because Gerrard and Harvey Alonso are too bright, Lucas is not very famous.

But at the Liverpool club, Lucas is an indispensable member.

With him, the head coach dared to rest Gerrard and Harvey Alonso.

After the warm-up was over, Chen Ran called Lucas to his side.

"Lucas, after you replace Diego Costa, you will form a back three with Fernandinho and Ramirez."

"The formation of the team has changed from 433 to 4312. The whole team retreated and changed to defensive counterattack. Neymar and Pato acted as double forwards, plus a Kaka as an attacking midfielder. When counterattacking, give the ball to the three of them. , others should not cross the center line."

"Another point is that after you play, you play the midfielder on the left. You have to pay close attention to Messi in Argentina and be ready to help Marcelo defend at any time. Understand?"

"Understood, boss."

Lucas, who was able to play in the final, was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Chen Ran and nodded heavily.

"Guys, you really guessed it right. Chen Ran really started to fight back!"

Seeing that the Brazilian team replaced the center Diego Costa with the midfielder Lucas, anyone who is not a fool knows what Chen Ran wants to do.

"Haha, Chen Ran is still such a thief."

"This time Batista is uncomfortable. Now that Chen Ran has deployed three midfielders and four defenders, it will be even more difficult for Argentina to break through Brazil's goal."

"Hehe, let's not mention the matter of breaking the goal of the Brazilian team. It is hard to say whether Argentina will concede again. Whether it is Neymar, Pato or Kaka, which one is not fast, good in technique, and strong in breakthrough ability? Players? This is a defensive counterattack, it's scary to think about it."

"It's really like this. These three guys are three sharp knives. As far as Argentina's defense line is concerned, isn't that just a hole?"

"Hahahaha, this is a good show to watch."

As the Brazilian team took the initiative to shrink its formation, Argentina finally took the initiative on the field and began to attack the Brazilian team from both sides.

What's more interesting is that Messi, who played right midfielder, met left back Marcelo, and Di Maria, who played left midfielder, met right back Alves.

And the four of them are from Crystal Palace and Real Madrid respectively.I used to fight a lot when I was in the club, but now I'm in the national team, and they start to fight each other again.

It's just that they are very familiar with each other's characteristics. For a while, although they played very lively, they didn't immediately decide the winner.

Especially on Messi's side, Chen Ran, who knows how powerful he is, was still worried about Marcelo, and specifically explained that Lucas, who is new and energetic, can help at any time.

Argentina's offensive did not make progress, but the Brazilian team once again seized the opportunity.

When Higuain's header was hugged by goalkeeper Cesar, he quickly sent the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

Neymar, Pato and Kaka started at the same time, like three sharp arrows shot out at the same time.

Cesar sent the ball to an unoccupied area, and Pato, who was closest to the landing point, took advantage of his speed to get there first.

Faced with Cambiasso rushing to intercept, Pato directly kicked the ball forward five meters away, and then bypassed Cambiasso to catch up.

(End of this chapter)