[Football] Crown of Thorns

Because it was an international friendly match, the players from the two teams were holding cute little caddy in their hands. They followed the referee team into the stadium and heard the enthusiastic cheers of the fans.

In fact, Gama has been paying attention to Messi since the two teams stood in the player tunnel.

As the captain of the team, Ronaldo, who was at the top of the queue, ran to Messi, who was in the opposite row, and Messi put his head together, muttering, hey, hey, it’s not that the two of you are in dire straits Why, why are there so many conversations—Gama shouted in his heart—after a while, Di Maria came over and didn't know what to say, you two see each other every day on the same team, how can there be so many conversations?

Of course, after Gama stared at Messi and thought about it for a while, he began to look for a familiar face in this Argentine team—perhaps it should be said that he was a player who was impressive in memory—Sane Di, and Cambiasso.

Probably because of the same midfielder, Leizi only knew Zanetti, and he remembered Cambiasso in his heart.

The young genius who caught people's attention in the World Junior Championships and World Youth Championships was called a "midfielder conspirator" by professional commentators. CUHK has always had a deep memory of the brilliant Argentine boy genius.

Only now, when Gama looked at the strangely bald Cambiasso and compared it with the handsome blond boy in his memory, the corners of his lips twitched a few times before twisting. nod.

Coentraang, who was standing behind Gama, patted him, "What's wrong with you?"

Jia Ma's eyes were empty, "I just think that time is really a butcher's knife, so scary~~"

"...Are you having a convulsion?"

"No, I was just intimidated." Gama turned his head and held Cohen's head in his hands, stared at it for a few seconds and then threw it away, "Forget it, your image is not good, why is Miguel not by my side, let me Wash your eyes well."

This time, the golden-haired classmate who understood what he said was furious, "Xiko, you bastard!"

"Hehe, at such a young age with a beard and messy hair, I'm ashamed to say I know you with your image."

Gama cast a contemptuous look.

The golden retriever was angry, "Xiko!"

"By the way, you remember to stay away from little princess Vitori (the daughter of the golden retriever) in the future, and don't teach her aesthetics."

Hahahaha, the players who heard the conversation between the two laughed.

Cohen, who was overwhelmed, grabbed Gama and yelled. He didn't calm down until Captain Ronaldo turned his head and glanced a few times.

While the players of the two teams came out to change flags and take pictures, Gama looked at Messi a few more times.

Coach Bento promised to give him 10 minutes to face Messi, which is really not much time on the court, so he has to work hard.

When the game just started, the kick-off Argentina team started to attack.

Midfielder Rojo passed the ball, Mascherano came in from the wing, and the ball was sent to Messi's front in the blink of an eye.

Gama, who had been waiting for this opportunity from the beginning, had retreated to his own half, staring closely at Messi.

Before Alves stepped forward to block the defense, he was quickly dodged by Messi who was dribbling the ball, and Rolando who was assisting in the defense was already thrown away just as he passed by. Gama felt that his whole body and mind were on Facing such a strong enemy, he rushed towards Messi, but his movements were not solid. He stopped one meter away from Messi and kept moving with Messi's dribbling.

Tall players are generally inferior to short players in terms of flexibility. Gama knows this well. From the video, it can be said that Messi's flexibility and speed are closely combined in his dribbling attack. At the same time, facing the usually tall defenders, they made full use of the weakness of the tall players' slow speed and slow turn, and made the opponent break through in a mess.

Therefore, in the face of Messi's dribbling, Gama believes that first of all, he should not rush to steal the ball, but to use the blocking position to slow down his speed, and then cooperate with his teammates to intercept is the best way.

Gama stared at the ball at Messi's feet, he didn't look at Messi's nimble feet, he just stared at the ball.

Fast-moving feet can be deceiving, but football transitions can be judged.

Although it was just the beginning, Messi is worthy of his No.1 status in football, and he entered the game state at once.

However, he also quickly discovered that the unfamiliar Portuguese player in front of him—he knew that this player was the core of the Portuguese team’s new midfielder, but he really didn’t know the No. [-]—was different from the defenders he faced in the past , He is not in a hurry to steal the ball, but just keeps changing the direction with his movements. It can be said that his speed of changing direction is not inferior to his own speed.

In just a few seconds, with Messi's rapid line change, Gama also quickly moved to block his breakthrough direction.

This kind of defensive skill that doesn't defend you close to you but I just get stuck in your position is really annoying.

Messi paused for a second. He raised his head and ignored the calm expression on Gama's face. Then he lowered his head and kicked the ball horizontally to the teammate who was running over.

This confrontation in just a few seconds caused a burst of shouts from up and down the court.

"Nice job."

Victor, the assistant coach next to Bento, clapped his hands and shouted excitedly.

Bento, who tried his best to keep calm, nodded slightly, "Shiko's defense is still good, but he didn't focus on defense before."

On the other side of the stadium, Portuguese captain Ronaldo looked up at the screen on the sidelines. In the footage replayed over and over again by the live director, the offensive and defensive movements of the two seemed to be dancing a gorgeous waltz together. , turning, cooperating like a dance partner, but full of tension, confrontation, danger, and murderousness-I didn't expect that Shiko was for real-Ronaldo licked his lips, and the expression on his face became even more serious. A little serious.

This time the Argentine team's attack failed, and Messi stood in front of the penalty area and looked at Gama blankly, then turned and walked away.

Keen Kelan ran over and slapped Jia Ma on the back heavily, "It's really you."

Jia Ma turned to look at him, but said nothing.

For some reason, Cohen felt that Jiama in this appearance was a little scary. He withdrew his hand slightly and watched Jiama walk away.

On the sideline bench, Veloso rested his chin on his hands and looked at his teammates quietly. He saw Gama's performance and Cohen's frightened expression, so he smiled softly.

Normally Gama doesn't seem to talk much, but when he opened his mouth, he either hit the nail on the head or said a lot without telling the truth. On the court, he was so calm that he could even be called cold. He didn't get angry just because he didn't care. His lack of reaction is just that he doesn't care. He pursues victory and defeat but won't be angry if he doesn't get it. This is the Gama he knows.

Now Gama on the court is different. Messi's strength has aroused his rare competitive mentality, and Gama with a sense of competition...

Veloso smiled softly, he couldn't fall behind, he had to work hard!

Offensive and defensive transition, now the Portuguese team is attacking.

In the same way as the Argentine team, Moutinho dribbled the ball in from the side and made a cross. Ronaldo, who played in the middle today, immediately fired a heavy shot after receiving the ball.

Compared with his time at Manchester United, Ronaldo is physically stronger now, and his flexibility has dropped a lot, but he puts more energy on his strength. Messi dribbles past opponents in a small range, and he Use greater power to fight against the strong and beat the opponent.

Although the styles are different, the two of them are indeed equal opponents.

This heavy artillery hit the crossbar hard and turned back, just in front of the Argentine defender Burdisso. He hurriedly blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Portugal's attack also received warm applause from the fans.

Portugal's corner kick.

"Today's game, the players from both sides entered the state very quickly. It took only 5 minutes for both sides to have a very good attack."

"Yes, and judging from the situation on the spot, the core Messi and Ronaldo of both sides have worked very hard and showed their best form..."

"Ronaldo is ready to take the corner."

In the corner flag area, Ronaldo stood there. He pointed to his teammates in front of the goal, shouted something, and took a few steps back.

The corner kick flew to the back of the penalty area. Nani grabbed the spot, but unfortunately his cross was destroyed by the opponent's goalkeeper and got the ball directly.

Goalkeeper Romero takes the kick.

The football flew to the wing, but this time Coentrao reacted super fast and kicked the football back to the Argentine half.

Portugal's counterattack.

Meireles made a pass immediately after possession, and Almeida sprinted to receive the ball.

But soon the referee's whistle sounded.

The players who stopped the action turned their heads, and the referee raised his arm, indicating that Almeida was offside.

Almeida spread her hands with a puzzled expression on her face.

After re-serving the ball, Gama intercepted the Argentine's cross this time, which made the Argentine, who had already entered the offensive mode, have to form a defensive formation again, but Gama's cross was a little faster this time. At one point, Alme, who grabbed the ball, was called offside again by the referee.

"This situation," the commentator continued after hesitating in the commentary booth, "I think it's not that Almeida's speed is fast, but that he fell behind and fell into the offside trap of the Argentine team, right?"

The guest commentator next to him, Ponte from the Swiss Geneva Football Club, nodded. As a central defender, he also knows this set of tactics quite well. He began to explain how to create offside tactical arrangements, but soon His explanation was interrupted by the progress of the game on the field.

"Messi, Messi has the ball!"

The live DJ shouted loudly.

All eyes were on the Portuguese half. This was the 7th minute of the first half. Di Maria made a pass from the right side of the penalty area and was blocked by Pereira's body. As a result, the football fell in front of Messi.

Messi took a shot immediately after taking the ball, but the ball hit the post and bounced out, and the ball missed.

It was just a little slower, Gama took a breath, just now he was ready to mark people outside the penalty area, but Messi shot in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, this goal was not scored.

Gama squinted, but he didn't fixate on it, and Messi seized the gap and shot directly. This guy is really good at seizing the opportunity.

Just 4 minutes after Messi's shot, Messi caught a small loophole in the Portuguese defense and passed the ball to his teammates. If it weren't for the Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo's timely attack, it was confiscated from Cambiasso's feet. The ball resolved the danger, and it is estimated that they will lose the ball.

Gama licked his lips, both times he failed to keep up with Messi and Messi caught the hole in Portugal's defense.

Because the coach agreed to his request to try, the teammates also gave him time to try, but...it's not easy to play!

Gama looked at Messi over there.

There was no expression on Messi's face. He didn't pay attention to the noise on the sidelines or the players around him on the field. He just stood there. He was not tall but he would not be ignored by anyone.

This is the status of the rivers and lakes brought about by strength!

Twelve minutes have passed in the first half, and neither side's offense scored a goal.

Gama wiped the sweat from his forehead, the game had just started, his sweat had already wet the jersey.

Facing Messi, I really feel a lot of pressure.

But he will not admit defeat so easily.

In the 13th minute, Alves passed the ball from the side. After the ball flew over, Almeida immediately shot the ball and the football went wide of the goal.

Argentina fought back.

This time it was passed to Messi again.

Under Messi's nimble feet, football followed him like an obedient child.

Gama followed.

He flicked the ball inside his instep, but Gama didn't move.

He swayed his right foot again, followed by his left heel, his body swayed slightly, but Jia Ma still didn't move.

Messi stopped, cornered his eyes, lowered his opponent's eyelids, and rushed forward with a sudden movement.

Gama was driven by his sudden forward movement and involuntarily took a step back, so he could only watch Messi rush past him, and he could only see Messi before he could make another pull back.

Fortunately, this time the Argentine's shot still failed to hit the net.

Gama pursed his lips, put his hands on his hips, and watched Messi with a calm expression walk past him.

Staring sideways at Messi's back, Gama bit his lip. This football king who is only two years older than himself is really strong.

"Shiko!"

Ronaldo yelled.

Jia Ma turned his head, and his captain ran over.

"Hey, how do you feel?"

Although the Argentine team seems to have the upper hand now, compared to the serious expression just now, Ronaldo smiled relaxedly.

"Great."

Gama replied.

Ronaldo patted Gama on the shoulder with a smile, "Do you still want to try?"

Hearing his joking tone, Jia Ma snorted, "Give me another chance?"

"Really?"

"Ok!"

"no problem."

After nodding in agreement, Ronaldo ran away with a smile.

The teammates who noticed the gesture made by the captain also laughed.

"I don't know if you have noticed. Today, the players on the Portuguese team played strangely. Their No. [-] Gama should be a midfielder. I remember that in the materials I read before, most professionals thought he was an offensive midfielder. , and sometimes it feels like he is playing in the attacking midfielder position, Ponte, what do you think?"

Pon nodded, "Judging from the game, Gama played more offense than defense, but in today's game, he seems to have been staying in his own half, defending most of the time."

"Is this because of defending against Messi?"

"From the current situation, I can say, yes!"

"That's really interesting."

"However, judging from the previous situation, except for the first time he defended against Messi, it was regarded as a success, and in the next few times, Messi seized the space and broke through."

"But I think he defended pretty well."

"That's right, after all, he's facing Messi!"

"Haha, yes, that's Messi..."

On the field, Gama focused on Messi again.

Messi, on the other hand, remained expressionless, as if he hadn't noticed Gama's eyes following him at all.

The game continues.