Football Modifier

Zanetti stood quietly with his hands raised in the air.

The excessive excitement and ecstasy made him appear calmer at this moment. Messi rushed over from behind, screaming happily, jumping high and lying on Zanetti's back...

Riquelme, Higuain, Diego Milito, Otamendi...

Everyone was like a blazing flame of passion, running over with joy, some patted Zanetti's hair, some kissed his forehead, and some held his shoulders tightly...

The team members are expressing their respect and gratitude to the old captain in the most intimate ways!

They surrounded Zanetti tightly in the middle of the crowd!

Like a general leading his brave and capable soldiers, Zanetti carried Messi, who was 14 years younger than him, on his back, and took his teammates who were crowding around him to cheer, and came to the edge of the stadium to greet the cheering fans. The fans pay tribute...

The cheers were like the roaring roar of Niagara Falls, deafening!

The arms, the dense white forest that grew out of reality in an instant, stretched out from the stands!

Stretch your fingertips as straight as possible, just to touch the breath of the hero not far away!

The surging crowd!

The face was so excited that it was ferocious!

The blue and white flag of Argentina rustling in the night wind!

The "March of the Motherland" is surging throughout the entire city of La Plata like a rising tide! !

This is a moment that belongs to Zanetti, a moment that belongs to Argentina as a whole, a moment that belongs to football, a moment that belongs to heroes, and a moment that belongs to glory! ! !

…

The enthusiasm finally subsided gradually.

Zanetti turned around and hugged every teammate around him, then came to the sidelines and walked towards the leader Crazy Li...

He walked slowly and vigorously!

This time, Li Tongfan no longer had to worry about being brutally beaten. The captain gently opened his arms and gave Lao Li a loving hug!

Thunderous applause erupted in the stadium!

Only applause!

"Thank you, Li, I thought that such a moment only happened once in a lifetime!"

This free kick was originally proposed by Li Tongfan whimsically during the preparations for the game a few days ago. Li Tongfan, who was once an ordinary fan, was too impressed by the scene in the 1998 World Cup, so it was considered a joke. The players were asked to rehearse several times...

Unexpectedly, in a critical battle like today, it really worked wonders!

1:0! !

Argentina takes the lead!

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On the field.

Uruguay has picked up the football back into the center circle.

Diego Forlan put the football under his feet and waited quietly...

He didn't urge his opponent. Watching Zanetti hugging the crazy Li on the sidelines, Forlan was distracted...

The 'rejuvenating' goal scored by the captain of Inter Milan just now vaguely touched an inexplicable chord in Forlan's heart. Suddenly, Forlan discovered that he was already considered a veteran on the football field. !

Time is like a knife, taking away Zhengrong.

The closer their careers are to the late stages of their careers, the more they will long for and cherish these last green years. A strong fighting spirit surged in Fran's heart for a moment!

Just like Zanetti, just like himself, Diego Forlan!

He turned his head and looked at his young partner Suarez, and secretly vowed in his heart: I must reach the World Cup, definitely! ! Even if the enemy standing in front of him is the omnipotent Madman Li!

…

…

force! !

The referee Matias Fernandez blew the whistle and the game restarted.

The Argentine team, which took a 1:0 lead, played more confidently. When the players handled the ball, their movements were elegant and flowing, showing the style of the king's team!

The strong self-confidence that was once lost is slowly returning bit by bit!

The Uruguay team was obviously stimulated by this unexpected goal loss. The players made a bigger splash and ran harder...

Judging from past games, the Uruguay team has continued this rough and simple style in the qualifiers. They have been shown a total of 47 yellow cards and red cards in the previous 17 qualifiers, ranking first in the South American region!

And today, in a life-and-death battle, facing a team with inferior skills like Argentina, the Uruguay team, under the request of head coach Tabarez, took this rough and simple style to the extreme...

The Uruguay team's performance was like a wild man coming out of the mountains, stumbling into the brightly lit waltz dance floor, completely out of rhythm and footsteps, disrupting a grand and beautiful dance!

They are ‘saboteurs’!

Until the 25th minute of the first half, the game was crawling slowly like a tortoise in such a repeated struggle for rhythm...

Among all the 22 players, the most eye-catching performance is the blue and white team's top star Leo Messi.

Compared with the previous two games, the little flea seemed to have taken a powerful pill. Breaking through, passing the ball and even shooting on his own, he showed his true level!

So far, except for the free kick that helped Argentina break the deadlock, Messi has sent 3 threatening balls, made 8 breakthroughs successfully, been violated 12 times, and given 3 yellow cards to his opponents...

The wonderful performance made the Argentinian fans in the stands roar again and again!

The Uruguayan fans almost closed their eyes and did not dare to watch. Every time Messi took the ball, it was like the god of death dancing with a shining sickle in a grin, which is breathtaking!

The situation gradually began to become very unfavorable for the Uruguay team.

The balance of victory and defeat has tilted.

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Courtside.

Uruguayan coach Tabarez's two gray and thick eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and a big "one" was written on his forehead that was filled with wisdom wrinkles carved by time!

This is his habitual action when thinking quickly.

"...actually moved Messi's position back? Instead of letting him play on the right wing where he was best at Barcelona? In this case...the number of shots?...passing?...What a madman Li, this is Messi Xi is being used as bait!”

Tabarez quickly saw the clues.

Messi is like a piece of sweet bait waiting for fish to take the bait. As long as the Uruguayan player's defensive action is slightly larger, it will immediately be a foul. If it is serious, the referee will show a yellow card...

And players who get yellow cards will be timid in defense!

Three Uruguay players have already received yellow cards from Messi. If this continues, Uruguay will probably be forced to make early substitutions before the end of the first half...

As smart as Tabares, he couldn't think of any good way to solve this problem for a while. If the Uruguay team's style of play was changed, the consequences would be even worse...

Taking advantage of the dead ball, he beckoned Gargano, the team's other defensive midfielder who had not received a yellow card, to his side and loudly arranged something...

When the game continued, Gargano was like a piece of rice cake, sticking tightly to Messi's side, acting as intimately as an inseparable lover. No matter where Messi went, Gargano would follow him closely. Be around!

His task is not to prevent Messi from dying.

Instead, it interfered with Messi's movement of taking the ball at the first time, making it impossible for Argentina's number one star to take the ball comfortably. If he made two or three adjustments, other Uruguayan players would come up to grab the ball and destroy the offensive!

Strict man-to-man tactics!

It's simple, yet surprisingly effective.

Messi's performance soon became dim like a kerosene lamp covered with a cover during World War I...

…

"...Tabarez's adjustments...Gargano sticks closely to Messi...Uruguay's offense has improved..."

"...Hey hey hey~~Why are you passing the ball to Messi...Ogulen intercepted the ball successfully with the help of Gargano...Counterattack!!...The football came to the feet of Cáceres and he assisted. Breaking through Otamendi!"

"...Cross!!! What a chance!! Samuel pushed it out...and...Suarez!! Ouch, what a pity! Didn't find a chance to kick...passed back...dangerous move Ball ah ah ah!”

"...Flan wins the ball and shoots furiously!!!"

"...Beautiful long shot!! Romero! Romero!!... Oh oh oh, Romero, who is 1.92 meters tall, made a wonderful save. He jumped hard and lifted the football over the crossbar... ...a thrilling scene!”

The narrators' startled exclamations were like watching a thriller.

The game soon reached the 35th minute of the first half.

Li Tongfan was about to rush to the sidelines and signaled Riquelme to control the rhythm, slow down, give more of the ball to Higuain and Diego Milito, and temporarily let Messi rest for a while...

But, at this moment——

force! !

The referee's whistle sounded.

During the scramble, Mascherano brought down striker [Killer] Suarez who retreated outside the penalty area to get the ball. Although the action was not enough to receive a yellow card, the referee Matias Fernand's decision was still right [ [Xiao Ma] gave a verbal warning!

Uruguay received a direct free kick.

It is 36 meters away from the goal and positioned to the left.

This opportunity was a little further than the position where Argentina scored in the 8th minute of the game.

Standing in front of the football are Diego Forlan and center back Lugano.

Forlan had a beautiful free kick, but the distance seemed to be beyond the range of the Atletico Madrid captain. Lugano, who plays for Turkey's Fenerbahce, is good at powerful long-range shots and is the team's top gunner. It's time to take the penalty!

In the camera, two people stood together, discussing something in a low voice...

Fran was talking, while Lugano listened, he raised his head and looked at the goal in the distance, nodding in response...

Taking advantage of this moment, Uruguay's big men rushed to the penalty area.

When the Argentine team lined up the wall, the referee took a few steps back and blew the whistle.

All eyes were focused on the two men standing in front of the football. Lugano slowly retreated as if to increase the running distance for a powerful shot, while Diego Forlan stood still and did not move...

There is not much time left in the first half, and the Uruguay team faces a huge test!

Lugano took one last look at the goal and then started to run with his head down.

Romero lowered his center of gravity and prepared to save.

at this time……

Fran, who had been standing still, suddenly moved.

Explodes instantly.

In just three or four steps, he took a powerful shot and kicked the football away.

Buzz buzz...

There were exclamations.

No one thought that the imposing Lugano was just a bystander, and the one who finally shot the ball would be the extremely calm Fran!

The football whizzed out.

Like a meteor falling from the sky, the white trajectory was dazzling!

Romero judged the trajectory of the football accurately, jumped up slightly with his toes, and was about to catch the white ball...

Suddenly, it was as if an invisible hand playfully pushed the football.

The trajectory changed! !

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