Godfather of national football

Chapter 167 The first match against Argentina ([-])
"Now the Chinese team is under a lot of pressure. If Li Guo wants to change players, should he do it earlier?" Duan Xuan said to himself when he saw Qu Bo running around the court.

Fan Zhiyi said: "It is not easy to change players now, because the rhythm on the field is too fast, and the players who have just been replaced may not be able to adapt to the rhythm."

Duan Xuan hummed. Anyone can feel this pressure. Chinese fans are looking forward to the national football team's first points in the World Cup. One point is good.

At this moment, something happened suddenly on the court. Li Weifeng received a yellow card. It turned out that he brought Di Maria down. Angel’s speed was too fast.

Argentina wins a free kick at the front of the box.

The TV broadcast showed that the ball was 23 meters away from the goal, which should be a good opportunity for the Argentine players.

There are many free kick masters in the Argentine team. Veron, Messi, Aguero and Pastore are all standing in front of the ball.

These people are all masters of taking free kicks in the club. It is conceivable how much pressure is on the Chinese team players at this time?

Wang Dalei was directing the volleyball. It was estimated that Messi took the penalty, so Wang Dalei arranged Ji Ke, the tallest player in the team, at the far end, and finally lined up 7 volleyballs.

In Argentina, Pastore was the first to back off. In terms of fame, he is not as good as Messi, and in terms of qualifications, he is not as good as Veron. This ball must have nothing to do with him. Then Aguero left, and Veron was the last to leave. Sure enough, it was Messi, the king of the club, who stood in front of the ball.

Li Guo didn't dare to look at it. He knew that Messi's free kick was similar to kicking a penalty kick, and the position of the ball was especially suitable for left-footed players.

The players of the Chinese team are also very experienced and kept moving forward, but the referee was very stuck and kept warning the Chinese players to go back.

The critical moment came, and the referee blew his whistle, indicating that Messi could kick.

When Messi takes a free kick, it is different from Beckham. Beckham has a large run-up range, while Messi’s run-up range is actually very small. He relies on the final ankle movement to exert force. The advantage of this is that he can control the direction of the ball more accurately. The disadvantage is that ordinary people’s ankles are not so strong.

The ball arced like a rainbow and flew towards the wall, and then... rubbed against the net violently.

The ball... went in?
From Duan Xuan's point of view, the goal seemed to be scored, but soon, Duan Xuan realized that he had misread the ball and hit the side net instead. The Chinese team escaped again.

*****
The game has entered stoppage time, the players of the Chinese team and the Argentine team are a little bit unable to run, and 2 minutes ago, the Chinese team replaced Qu Bo, it is also a battery change, and Shen Rui has a little cramp.

Qu Bo felt depressed, he was full of energy, but his teammates couldn't run anymore, and everyone couldn't cooperate.

"Jike, run away, you were also brought in in the second half, why are you pretending to be dead," Qu Bo thought to himself.

After finally getting a chance to get the ball, Qu Bo turned around, and Aguero was beside him. Seeing that other teammates did not run, Qu Bo ran forward by himself. Aguero followed two steps, surprised, this guy is so fast.

He thought that Qu Bo was explosive, but unexpectedly, Qu Bo ran faster and faster, and soon ran from his own half to the front of Argentina's penalty area.

Pastore was passed by Qu Bo like a wooden dummy. At this time, only the Argentine defender was in front of him.

Qu Bo turned his head and saw that Chen Gelin was not there, nor was Ji Ke. His advancing speed was too fast for the Argentine players and his teammates. It seemed that he could only do it alone.

At this time, Qu Bo's shortcomings were exposed. He was fast and his shooting skills were so-so. Demichelis fought and retreated, not giving Qu Bo a chance to continue to accelerate. Qu Bo shot hastily, and the ball was caught by Romero.

*****
"If Qu Bo had been replaced earlier, then Chen Gelin would still be able to run, so would the ball be different?" Duan Xuan said in hindsight, but in fact there is a certain truth. Qu Bo is not Messi, he must cooperate with his teammates.

After Romero got the ball, he directly threw the ball to attack. The ball was thrown to Pastore, who passed the ball to Di Maria, who passed the ball to Aguero.

Time is running out, and every offensive opportunity is likely to be the last. Aguero still gives the ball to his best friend and most trusted person, Messi.

After passing the ball, Aguero stepped forward, but Messi did not return the ball to Aguero, but quickly started from the side. Geng Chong basically gave up resistance, and then Fang Suo, in front of the penalty area, Fang Suo did not dare to make moves.

Then there was Li Weifeng, who had a yellow card on his back, and he didn't dare to stretch his foot to foul. Messi passed three people in a row and crossed in front of the penalty area.

Immediately, everyone felt that this scene seemed familiar. Isn't this Messi's favorite Messi's zone?

A series of crosscuts in front of the penalty area, followed by a shot.

Zhou Dun noticed it, and he pressed up a few steps. Before he was in position, Messi had already shot. The ball passed Zhou Dun's side and pierced the strongest shield of the Chinese team, which was also the pillar of the defense, Zhou Dun.

After the ball passed Zhou Dun and went straight to the bottom of the net, Yin Di knelt down, and the Chinese team lost the ball in stoppage time.

*****
After scoring the goal, Messi rushed to his bench. He has scored countless beautiful goals in his career, and there will be more beautiful goals in the future, but this goal is the most important and worth a thousand dollars.

The old horse hugged Messi, and the whole Argentine team celebrated together. If you don't watch the process, the Argentines will think that a victory is a normal thing, but after going through this game, the Argentines cherish such a lore.

Li Guo knew that he had lost. The real strength of the team lies in the details. If Qu Bo and Messi were swapped, then the Chinese team would win. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a football match. The boys of the Chinese team can hardly accept such a result.

The final score was 2 to 1. When the referee blew the final whistle, the Chinese players all lay down. No matter whether they were satisfied or regretful, they really fought hard. Qu Bo went to Li Guo and said sorry.

"Don't be silly, it has nothing to do with you, let's go, let's pay tribute to the fans who came from afar."

The players of the Chinese team got up from the lawn one after another, walked to the stand where the Chinese fans gathered, applauded them and thanked them for their support.

Although the Chinese fans felt extremely regretful, they still yelled a resounding slogan, "Come on, Chinese team."

(End of this chapter)