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Chapter 673: Ball King Angel Connection

"Luo, I almost wanted to strangle you just now!"

Kane put his arm around Rossi's shoulders and pushed him into his arms.

Rossi knew in his heart that the penalty kick just now was not because Kane had missed the key penalty kick and was afraid to stand in front of the twelve yards.

But he wants to help himself catch up with Messi in terms of goals scored.

Today, both of them are tied for the top scorer list with 7 goals.

By scoring first in the final, the England team has a certain advantage in mentality.

Scaloni cheered from the sidelines. What the players needed at this time was encouragement.

Argentina's tactics were not wrong. They effectively suppressed the opponent's right wing and frequently created opportunities.

But England just made a simple adjustment and seized the opportunity to score.

This is not a tactical success, but a reflection of the players' personal abilities.

Rossi is a player who can change the game at a certain moment.

Alvarez came to the center circle to kick off the ball, and the angry Argentine fans stopped yelling at Rossi and started cheering for the team.

Scaloni has no intention of giving up his previous tactics and using Di Maria's speed and dribbling to attack the England team's wing defense.

In order to better create 1v1 opportunities for Di Maria, full-back Tagliafico pressed forward and moved into the center to attract Kyle Walker's defense.

This time, it was midfielder DePaul who sent Di Maria a precise long pass.

[It’s Di Maria again! 】

[Facing Kyle Walker again! 】

[Fake buckle! 】

[Shake again! 】

[Pass the ball! ! ! 】

[Alvarez follows up and outflanks! 】

[Header goal! 】

[Oops, what a pity, the ball missed the post and went out of the baseline! 】

[This time Di Maria used a trick to pass the ball! 】

[This is a fully open state! 】

Facing Argentina's resolute attack, the England team stepped up their midfield running in order to quickly move the defensive formation laterally.

The fast-paced offense and defense exert physical energy on the players on both sides.

Especially Di Maria and Kyle Walker, the two teams' main offense and defense in the first half were focused on them.

For 35 minutes, Di Maria made 51 successful dribbles and 4 threatening passes in 3 touches of the ball. He was Argentina's most threatening player in the first half.

Despite the impressive statistics, he never scored a goal.

Moreover, his physical fitness was no longer able to maintain the high-intensity rhythm of the game in the last few minutes of the first half.

After Scaloni observed this carefully, he began to gesture toward the court.

In the 42nd minute, after Messi retreated in the ribs to get the ball, he did not use the pass to mobilize the defense as before.

Instead, he slumped his shoulders and made a fake move, passed Bellingham, and accelerated forward.

Faced with Messi's sudden increase in speed, the England team was obviously ill-prepared, and the defense suddenly took a breath.

Fortunately, Bellingham dropped a shovel from behind and tripped Messi directly.

drop!
Maziniak showed Bellingham a yellow card, the first yellow card so far in the first half.

The low number of yellow cards indicates that both sides have high technical and tactical levels and are very aggressive in attack.

Messi shot directly from 30 meters away and went over the crossbar.

Argentina's offensive focus began to focus on Messi.

His extraordinary dribbling can often change the game.

In order to limit Messi's breakthrough and end the first half with a score of 1:0, Southgate did not hesitate to ask Rossi to retreat to strengthen the team's defense in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the 45th minute, with 2 minutes left before the end of the first half, Argentina took possession of the ball and made its last offensive attempt.

In order to cooperate with Messi, Alvarez came to the right to support.

Midfielder McAllister is in the middle and presses very high.Enzo spotted the moment when England's defense was slack and passed the ball straight to Messi who was retreating from the ribs.

Off the field, Southgate was blushing with anger and could not express it in words.

The closer to the end of the first half, the more relaxed the players become, and the pressure and interference become relatively weaker.

As Messi retreated, he easily caught the ball without any interference.

Maguire’s defense wasn’t wrong either.

His turning speed is slow, and if he is positioned too far forward, the opponent will hit the space behind him.

This person is still Messi.

But Messi used another method to instantly defeat Maguire.

[Messi keeps passing the ball back! 】

[Alvarez on the wing did not stop the ball and gave it directly to the center! 】

[Argentina’s opportunity! 】

[The other side is completely empty! 】

As the enthusiasm of the on-site commentator slowly increased, the Argentine fans also became excited, waving the blue and white flags in their hands crazily.

Alvarez's pass was just right.

After McAllister unloaded the ball, he took the ball and sprinted to the right side of the penalty area without stopping to widen the width.

I can't catch up with Messi, and I can't catch up with you!

After a sneer, Stones successfully stuck to McAllister and formed a defense that interfered with his shot.

McAllister, who had already rushed outside the penalty area, encountered interference from Stones and found it difficult to take a shot.

At this time, Di Maria suddenly burst out from the unguarded left!
boom!
McAllister passed the ball across to the back point. Di Maria, who was outflanking, adjusted his steps and shot directly with his left foot during the quick follow-up.

Starting from Messi's retreat to receive the ball, Argentina's frontcourt attack was so fast that England's defense was unprepared.

Pickford quickly fell to the ground after attacking and used his body to expand the defensive range.

But Di Maria's shot was very clever, a high ball that went just over the goalkeeper's body and went straight to the far post.

[Di Maria shoots! 】

[The ball has scored! 】

[1:1! 】

[Argentina finally scored and equalized the score! 】

[Messi’s retreat pass is the starting point of the attack! 】

[The excellent foot skills of Argentinian players are fully reflected! 】

[Angel Di Maria came to earth and helped Argentina equalize the score! 】

After scoring, Di Maria was so excited that tears burst into his eyes and he celebrated with his hands in front of his heart.

This is his most familiar way of celebrating.

But this time, he was particularly excited.

This is also his last World Cup.

Perhaps his last goal in the World Cup.

The equalizer before half-time was not good news for the England team.

Although the current score is a draw, the changes in the players' mentality are completely different.

As soon as injury time expires, the referee blows the whistle immediately.

In front of the tunnel, Beckham exchanged blows with the returning players.

Unable to represent the England team, Beckham used his own way to encourage the players.

Southgate, who returned to the locker room, was very dissatisfied with the goal conceded near the end of the first half.

Bellingham did not do enough to protect the defense, allowing Messi to easily receive the ball in the ribs.

Want to rely on Maguire to intercept Messi?
Do not make jokes!
Can't prevent it!
You don’t have this ability, you know!

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