Godfather of national football

Chapter 90 Guarding against Riquelme
The ball was passed by Li Weifeng, but it would be more appropriate to say it was kicked by Big Foot, because under heavy pressure, Li Weifeng only wanted to kick the ball away from the Chinese team's defense zone, and did not want to pass the ball to Chen Gelin.

When the ball flew over the midfield and reached the Argentine half, Chen Gelin realized that this might be an opportunity, so he quickly started chasing the ball.

At the same time, Mascherano of Argentina is also chasing the ball, but Mascherano is not trying to get the ball, but to destroy Chen Green's holding the ball.Therefore, Mascherano has been trying to get in position and get in front of Chen Gelin.

Faced with Mascherano's interference, Chen Gelin couldn't show his speed, but even so, the young man was still getting closer to the ball's landing point.

The fans at the scene saw that the ball was interesting, and they all stood up and cheered, "Chen Gelin, Chen Gelin, Chen Gelin."

Shen Rui on the other side is also advancing at high speed. The only Chinese team that can keep up with Chen Gelin in terms of speed is Shen Rui. Chen Gelin squints at Shen Rui. As long as the ball is passed, it is a good opportunity.

Mascherano, who defended very well, had also noticed Chen Gelin's eyes, and he knew what Chen Gelin was going to do next.

Speed ​​is not Javier Mascherano's forte. Seeing that he was pulled away by Chen Gelin a little bit, Javier Mascherano was cruel and pushed him.

The audience booed everywhere, and everyone pointed in the direction of Mascherano. It is estimated that many excited fans have already sent them to the country to scold them.

The referee ran over and showed Mascherano a yellow card, but obviously couldn't quell the anger. The Chinese team finally created such an opportunity, but it was killed like this.

Li Guo, Chen An, and Robin all jumped up. Although they also knew that such a ball would definitely not be given a red card, but if they put pressure on the referee at this time, it will be beneficial to the Chinese team in the future, and at least they can get more sympathy.

Argentine coach Batista is very experienced. He immediately stood up and made a gesture of pressing down on the disciples on the field. When the Chinese team fired at home, it must be Argentina that suffered.

Zheng Zhi took the free kick, and all the high points of the Chinese team in the penalty area were restricted. In the end, neither side touched the ball, and the ball crossed the baseline.

*****
"Big Sam, find a way for me to defend Riquelme,"

Allardyce came late, "Riquelme is the world's top attacking midfielder. It is not so easy to defend. Every movement of his ball is perfect. Li Guo, I can't help you this time."

"Damn, at the critical moment, you are shrinking your head like a tortoise. How can you coach the Three Lions in the future?"

"Li Guo, don't use aggressive tactics."

"No, Big Sam, I really despise you, despise you!"

Allardyce was silent for a while, "It's not impossible, but the two midfielders you have arranged now definitely won't work."

"Nonsense, if I have Keane, Vieira, Gattuso, and Deco in my hands, what do I want from you?"

"Damn, Li Guo, you are very angry today,"

Li Guo calmed down, "Say something useful, Big Sam."

Allardyce pointed to Zhou Dun and swapped him with him (Li Weifeng). I think the only one your team can defend against Riquelme is him.

Li Guo admired him in his heart. He could see Zhou Dun’s potential because of cheating, and Allardyce could see Zhou Dun’s ability through his performance on the pitch. It is no wonder that the picky FA later took a fancy to Allardyce and asked him to coach the national team.

Li Guo gestured and asked Li Weifeng and Zhou Dun to switch positions. This was a routine switch. After all, before Li came over, Li Weifeng was the main central defender in the national team.

Then Li Guo pointed at Zhou Dun and pointed at Riquelme, the meaning was very clear, "I will leave that guy to you."

*****
The formation of the Argentine team is like a funnel. The front half is offensive, Messi, Aguero, Di Maria and others are in charge of this part, and the second half is defensive. Mascherano, Gago, Garay, Zavaletta and others are in the backcourt, and Riquelme is the hub in the middle of the funnel.

When the ball came to Riquelme's feet again, the Argentine still calmly protected the ball. The next thing he had to do was to observe and pass the ball properly.

But this time it was different, obviously different. The moment Riquelme took the ball, he clearly felt the coercion behind him. It was two kinds of coercion completely different from No. 8 (Fang Suo), and this coercion revealed domineering.

Riquelme stepped on his feet firmly and tried to turn around, but found that he couldn't turn around at all. Not only that, but the domineering force behind him leaned towards him. In desperation, Riquelme chose to pass back. As a midfielder, passing back is the safest choice, but of course it is also the most failed choice.

Batista on the sidelines remembered that this should be the first time Riquelme chose to pass back today. What happened?
"Is it because of the number 5? It's unlikely."

Messi, Aguero, and Di Maria in the frontcourt were also puzzled. Every time Riquelme got the ball, they would just move according to the tactics formulated by the coach before the game. Riquelme would choose the best passing route, but this time... Riquelme... actually chose... to pass back.

Realizing his responsibility, Riquelme immediately turned around and made an apologetic gesture towards Messi.

Chen An on the coaching bench of the Chinese team, and Dutt said "YA" in his heart at the same time, the ball is due to Zhou Dun.

Riquelme turned to look at Zhou Dun, searching quickly in his mind, "Where is this guy from? Premier League? La Liga? Bundesliga?"

"How do I feel that I saw him in the Copa Libertadores? Could it be that I have hallucinations?"

Riquelme thinks that a player of this defensive level is either from the Premier League or the Bundesliga, so it is difficult to understand why he appears in the Chinese team. Before the game, Argentina was mainly prepared by me, and I did not study the Chinese team. The 3-0 victory over Brazil in the semi-finals made Argentina forget about it.

Just when Riquelme was distracted, coach Batista yelled from the sidelines, "Juan, what are you doing in a daze, we are only 1-0, we haven't won yet, at least 3-0, you should be distracted."

Riquelme gave Battista a big thumbs-up to show that he knew, but when he saw Zhou Dun again, he always felt terrified, "Damn, I'm actually afraid of him?"

(End of this chapter)