striker cool brother

Chapter 672
[Messi! 】

【approach! 】

[Shoot directly! 】

[The ball was saved by the goalkeeper! 】

[Messi did not pass the ball, but chose to shoot directly! 】

[The ball drew an arc and flew towards the near corner of the goal! 】

[England goalkeeper Pickford is very focused! 】

[Flying and saved the ball! 】

Stones cleared the ball wide and it fell into Argentina's hands.

Without too much transmission, Argentina quickly distributed the ball to the right and reorganized the attack.

The full-back's aggressive forward pressure allowed Argentina to have six attackers in the frontcourt, which firmly pressed the England team near the penalty area line.

When there was an overload on the right, this time it was Alvarez who dropped back to receive the ball and passed it to Di Maria's feet.

Southgate stood in the command area, touching his chin with his right hand, lost in thought.

Argentina is determined to hit its right side. With the help of his teammates, Di Maria can easily form a 1v1 situation.

Kyle Walker's single defense ability is not bad, and he is not slow in turning around and chasing back.

But he was held down by Di Maria in the backcourt and had no way to attack.

Not only was he unable to get involved in the offense, but Rashford was also forced to come back and participate in defense.

England's right wing completely lost its forward momentum.

"Hey, Jordan, press forward!"

The captain of the Red Army immediately understood what the coach meant and nodded to him.

Di Maria once again tried to pass near the baseline, but surrounded by Kyle Walker and Rashford, he was unable to complete the breakthrough and could only transition the ball to the midfielder first.

As soon as McAllister got the ball, Henderson immediately pounced on him and formed a double-team with Rice.

Argentina were outnumbered in the center, and McAllister had no teammates to support him and quickly returned the ball to England.

Once the ball was transferred, Rashford sent an overhead ball from the backcourt, and Henderson immediately moved forward and attacked the Argentine left.

When the left back attacked and didn't have time to return to defense, McAllister had no choice but to return to defense desperately.

[This is England’s opportunity to attack! 】

[Henderson is chasing! 】

[Pass to the door! 】

【Header! ! ! ! 】

With a commotion behind the goal, Kane's header was saved by goalkeeper Martinez.

In this World Cup, Martinez performed as a world-class goalkeeper.

In the penalty shootout with the Netherlands, he saved Van Dijk's and Boguis' penalty kicks, laying a strong psychological foundation for Argentina's promotion.

After defusing the shot, the defenders stepped forward to hug Martinez and let out a winner's roar.

England took a corner kick and was picked up by Martinez with both hands.

In order to deal with Argentina's attack, Southgate immediately adjusted his defensive deployment.

Rossi moved to the center position, and Kane formed a five-midfielder with a position similar to that of an attacking midfielder.

With the defensive width, when the opponent moves the ball, Di Maria cannot easily form a 1v1 on the wing.

After the defensive intensity increased, England's ball possession rate also gradually increased.

The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield. After losing the ball, they fought back very quickly. Even if they committed a foul, they never gave the opponent a chance to advance with the ball.

In the 21st minute, England launched an offensive on the right. Kane came to the right and pressed Argentina's left defense.

Since Argentina did not press aggressively in the frontcourt, Henderson could easily bring the ball out of the backcourt and pass it to Kane.

McAllister stepped forward to apply pressure. Kane and Kyle Walker, who advanced forward, completed a one-two against the wall and broke through the Argentine midfield interception.

Rashford has moved forward along the wing, attracting the defender's defense.

The moment after Harry Kane got rid of it, he did not pass the ball to the wing, but passed it directly over the top and into the space behind the Argentine central defender.

Otamendi has been following Rossi closely, not daring to be careless at all.

When playing for Manchester City, he was beaten to pieces by Rossi's ghostly movement.

This time on the World Cup stage, I never took my eyes off Rossi for a moment.

When Harry Kane passed the ball, Otamendi almost started together with Rossi.

But just a moment later, he was left behind by Rossi.

It has only been a few months, how come his speed has become faster again?

Otamendi felt a chill down his back. He knew very well what consequences would be brought to the team after losing defense.

He chased back like crazy, but always missed Rossi by half a body.

When approaching the edge of the penalty area, Otamendi finally caught up with Rossi and used his body to squeeze the right side of Rossi's body to interfere with him.

Under his interference, Rossi's speed dropped. Seeing that the ball was getting closer and closer, Otamendi immediately extended his foot to poke forward.

This can also be regarded as a reasonable defensive method.

If there is no strong interference from Rossi, he still has a chance to shoot.

But he never expected that Rossi would lean over.Otamendi's extended foot to poke the ball was like tripping Rossi from behind.

This full of thoughtfulness... no, it's experience.

drop!
As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, his right hand pointed to twelve yards.

penalty!

The stadium suddenly erupted.

Argentinian fans used vulgar language to curse Rossi.

Many fans also threw debris into the stadium to express their dissatisfaction.

[England gets a penalty! 】

[At the beginning of the game, Argentina also had a chance! 】

[It’s just that the referee made the decision through AVR, not a penalty kick! 】

[Now is England’s chance! 】

[Who will take the penalty? 】

[Harry Kane? 】

Kane on the court, holding the ball in his arms, did not go to the penalty spot.

Instead, he spoke quietly to Rosie beside him.

Rossi looked at him in surprise, then looked at Southgate on the sidelines, seemingly asking for advice.

[It seems that Kane is giving up the penalty kick! 】

[In the match against France, Kane hit one of two free throws, almost ending England's World Cup trip early! 】

[Now that it’s the finals, the pressure is even greater! 】

After a brief discussion between Southgate and Beckham, they agreed to replace the penalty taker with Rossi.

"It's all on you!"

Kane handed the ball to Rossi with an unwavering look in his eyes.

Rossi nodded and walked towards the twelve yards.

Facing Martinez, who saved two penalty kicks in the penalty shootout with the Netherlands, Rossi carefully placed the ball, took a few steps back, and waited for the whistle.

But what he heard were the "cordial and friendly" greetings from the Argentine fans behind the goal.

They tried to disrupt Rossi by booing and waving flags.

drop!
Whistle!

approach,

shoot!

Rossi used a fake move to confuse goalkeeper Martinez and dive to the left.

In fact, he played in the middle.

When Martinez knew that he had been deceived, it was too late and he could only use all his strength to lift his right foot up.

ball,

Hitting Martinez right in the foot.

【Pounced out! ! ! ! 】

【pretty! ! ! ! ! 】

The on-site commentator roared at the top of his lungs, as if he wanted to swallow the microphone in one gulp.

Just when he was about to compliment Martinez, he realized something was wrong.

Although the ball was blocked, the landing point was still in front of the goal line.

Rossi quickly followed up after his first shot was blocked.

【and also! 】

[Rosie makes a follow-up shot! 】

[The ball has scored! ! ! ! 】

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! 】

[England leads Argentina 1:0! 】

[A near-miss penalty kick! 】

[Rossi finally scored the penalty kick! 】

[Martinez’s first reaction was quick enough! 】

【but! 】

[Rossi’s follow-up shot is faster! 】

Martinez, who was unwilling to accept the ball, kicked it hard into the goal to vent his dissatisfaction.

Rossi made a shut-up gesture towards the Argentinian fans.

In an instant, all the Argentinian fans in the stadium erupted.

(End of this chapter)