Football Modifier

Two days before the game, the Uruguay team took a flight to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

However, Oscar Tabarez's team did not stay in Buenos Aires for too long. After leaving the airport, they quickly took the bus that the Argentine Football Association had prepared for them and traveled non-stop. Rush to the city of La Plata!

There, the Uruguay team will conduct the final warm-up and field adaptation training before the life-and-death battle...

The Argentina team, playing at home, has stayed in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires is less than 60 kilometers away from La Plata, so Li Tongfan chose to borrow the Candy Box Stadium, the famous home stadium of Boca Juniors in the Boca District of Buenos Aires. Pre-game training for the Blue and Whites!

The 6-0 sweep of the Peruvian team not only brought an increase in morale to the current Blue and White Army, but also made the players and the Argentine coaching staff completely admire an airborne head coach like Crazy Li!

Li Tongfan finally took full control of this team.

Now, even if Li Tongfan locks Argentina's stars in the conference room every day, like giving lessons to primary school students, and takes the trouble to explain boring tactics, I believe no one will raise any opinions!

But this time, Li Tongfan’s arrangement was exactly the opposite——

The team focused more time on ball training and tactical drills.

Moreover, the 4-4-2 wing cross routine used by the team in the last game was thrown aside. This time, Li Tongfan chose 4-3-3!

the reason is simple--

In terms of personnel configuration, compared with the Peruvian team, in addition to the more outstanding personal abilities of the players, the Uruguay team is generally much taller than the Peruvian team!

Especially on Uruguay's defense, center backs Godin and Lugano, full backs Cáceres and Pereira are all star players playing for European giants such as Juventus and Benfica. The average height of these people is He is over 1.84 meters tall. Facing a team like this, if he wants to use a simple cross from the side to restrain his opponent, he is just trying to hit a stone with an egg!

What's more, Higuain and Diego Milito are not players famous for headers!

Facing a strong team, Argentina must return to its old routine of ground attack, which it is best at.

For two days in a row, the team has been training on quick ball play, one-kick passes and some simple tactics.

In addition, set pieces are also regarded as a magic weapon for winning.

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Three days is definitely a torment for the Argentinians who are waiting eagerly.

Yes, Crazy Li's coaching is indeed a strong guarantee for the team's victory. However, Crazy Li has a "shortcoming" that makes many people - even his fans, feel jealous from time to time -

Too mysterious!

For example, the Argentina team's pre-match training was once again covered tightly by Crazy Li.

Candy Box Stadium is closed on all sides.

For two days, no one can know what tactics the Blue and White Army are preparing, no one can know the status of the players, and no one can know what tactics Crazy Li will adopt...

This mystery lasted until the last day before the game.

At the last pre-match press conference on November 17, Madman Li, who was still holding his pipa and half-hiding his face, finally came out after being called upon for a long time. He reluctantly appeared in front of many red-eyed people who had been waiting. In front of the media reporters!

However, the way he answered the question still seemed so unbeatable——

Reporter: "What do you think is the best way for Argentina to defeat Uruguay?"

Obviously, the reporter wanted to use such a vague question to figure out what kind of tactics the Argentine team would adopt in the game, but Crazy Li’s answer was——

"Score goals, score more goals than your opponents"...

It seems like a reasonable answer, but it's no different than passing a colorless and odorless fart.

The reporters were unwilling to give in and asked: "Will Messi appear in the starting lineup? Do you think his status in the national team is important?"

Crazy Li yawned, as if he was surprised, and asked lazily: "Of course, Messi is the core of the national team. Is there any doubt about this?"

"this……"

The reporters couldn't stand it anymore.

Crazy Li's answers always give people a casual taste. Since he is the core, why does Messi always come on as a substitute?

It’s weird to believe you!

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Snapped.

Turn off the TV.

After watching the scene at Crazy Li's press conference just now, Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez turned around and asked the assistant coach Cohen Castrot next to him with a smile: "Cohen, what do you think, what is Crazy Li?" What kind of smoke bomb are you setting off?”

"Messi will definitely not play. I think the Catalan people's speculation that Crazy Li wants to depose Messi should be true..."

Castrot did not hesitate at all and said with certainty: "That lunatic will definitely do this and dare to do this! Since he cannot integrate the Barcelona star into the team, he will abandon him without hesitation. This is a lunatic." Lee’s usual style!”

"Haha, my opinion is completely opposite to yours..."

Tabarez held the remote control, turned the TV back on, inserted the information tape, and adjusted it to the second half of the game between Argentina and Peru. He smiled and analyzed -

"Many people focused on the first half of this 6-0 game. Yes, the Argentine team's tactic of scoring three goals in a row in the first 15 minutes was indeed strange, unexpected, and indeed very exciting..."

"However, in my opinion, the stage where Crazy Li's tactical intentions can really be reflected in this game is in the second half!"

"Actually, if you look carefully, you will find that after Messi came on as a substitute in the second half, the Argentine team's focus was completely on Messi!"

"Although the Barcelona superstar did not score a goal or provide an assist in the game, and even Argentina's victory seems to have nothing to do with Messi, but if you pay attention to Messi's range of activities..."

"Did you find anything?"

"Messi enjoys absolute freedom on the court, a freedom that surpasses any of his teammates... Think about it, in Crazy Li's team, if he hadn't given Messi this freedom himself, who else would have dared to be so indulgent Messi?”

Tabarez said this in one breath, crossed his arms and looked at his assistant coach.

Assistant coach Cohen Kasrot was lost in thought.

However, soon, this elegant 35-year-old middle-aged man thought of another possibility——

"Oscar, maybe... maybe it just shows that Madman Li is trying to find a way to stimulate Messi's energy in the national team, and, from a practical point of view, he seems to have failed, because even though Messi got the biggest tactical advantage in the second half Free, but, neither goals nor assists..."

"Haha, Cohen, what you said only proves that you don't really realize how scary Crazy Li is..." Tabarez smiled mysteriously: "A head coach who has never failed since his debut, do you think he Is the idea really that simple?”

At this point, Tabares's face suddenly turned serious.

Tabarez was originally a very temperamental and imposing man, and his body flashed with the unique charm of a mature man. When he became serious, the whole person seemed more convincing: "Messi did not score a goal and did not Assists, but, on the contrary, I think that is the phenomenon that Crazy Li is really looking forward to..."

"What does Madman Li expect? Expect Messi to perform poorly?"

Castrot was told by his partner that he was confused.

In this world, are there any head coaches who would expect their players to perform poorly?

"Yes, that's exactly what it is..."

Tabarez was not joking at all: "The reason is simple, because from the beginning, Crazy Li never really regarded Peru as a team that could cause him trouble... Haha, speaking of which, I I really feel sad for poor Markarian. He wanted to defeat Crazy Li in an upset and gain great glory. However, in the eyes of Crazy Li, the Peruvian head coach was not even a qualified stumbling block. superior……"

At this point, assistant coach Cohen Kasrot seemed to understand what Tabarez meant.

He suddenly thought of a possibility and looked horrified: "Oscar, what do you mean..."

"You finally thought of it?"

Tabarez raised his hand and turned off the TV, walked to the window and pulled up the blinds. The bright sunlight couldn't wait to shine in, making the whole room suddenly bright...

The only world-class coach in Uruguay's history, the wise old man who was honored as "Mentor", looked at the scenery outside the window in ecstasy, remained silent for a while, and finally sighed: "Peru is just a whetstone, Crazy Li The opponent we really value is us, the Uruguay team..."

He turned around, looked at his partner who was much younger than him, and continued: "What a scary young man... I think he must have figured out how to use Messi, the sharpest player in the Argentine team, from that second half. However, he did not make adjustments at that time... because he wanted to paralyze the outside world and us... Wait until tomorrow's game, and the whole world will see a terrifying Messi who suddenly explodes! "

Having said this, Tabarez suddenly showed a wry smile: "Cohen, do you think it is our honor or misfortune to be valued so much by such a terrible opponent?"

Assistant coach Cohen Kasrot didn't know what to say.

An analysis by head coach Tabarez made him seem to see a terrifying beast standing in the dark that chooses people to eat. Although the room was full of sunshine, there was a cold sweat behind him...

He knew that [Mentor] Tabares had been training him as his successor for so many years. Castrot once proudly believed that he had learned enough from following Tabares for so many years. Things are enough for me to stand on my own and go to the European League to write my own glory...

He even confidently believed that he was not much worse than the famous Madman Li...

However, now it seems that I am still far behind!

Castrot had never thought that a person, a football coach, could be so thoughtful and terrifying to this extent!

However, a trace of unwillingness deep in his heart still made Castrot try to ask: "Oscar, are you describing Madman Li as too scary? Maybe... maybe we overestimated him?"

"No, it's not an overestimation at all..."

Tabarez shook his head seriously: "Cohen, you must remember that for a coach like Crazy Lee who has never failed since his debut, no matter how terrible you imagine him to be, it is not too much!"

Caslot nodded unwillingly.

"However, if Crazy Lee only has these means to take victory from me, it is far from enough. Uruguay is not a weak team like Peru. I also have a good hand in my hand!"

Shua closed the blinds.

Tabarez instantly became full of fighting spirit. He returned to his seat, turned on the TV again, and began to observe and analyze the game video of the Argentine team.

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First update.

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