What is a destructive midfielder?

Outskirts of Moscow.

The Jerusalem Monastery, built in 1656, has been quite lively during this period.

Because the French team's base, which is heavily guarded, is nearby.

An interesting incident happened during the World Cup group stage: French Football Association senior official Le Graet was driven away by the security guards because he forgot to bring all his documents.

The base meeting room.

It was dark, and only the light from the LED screen illuminated Deschamps' facial features.

Deschamps watched the first half of the match between Spain and Argentina.

He rubbed his temples.

He had a dream last night: he dreamed that the opponent of the French team in the round of 16 was Argentina. Messi had 2 assists, 33 key passes, 6 breakthroughs in dangerous areas, and 4 successful steals. Even though the French team had Kante + the top "fast, hard and high" super-standard defense line in the World Cup, they could not stop the omnipotent Messi. The French team even fell behind and fell into trouble. Fortunately, Messi was exhausted in the second half. The French team won the game 4-3.

Fortunately, it was just a dream.

Li Kang and Messi, two monsters, met in the knockout round of the 16th round, which is a good thing for other teams.

Snap!

The black assistant coach turned on the light.

Rows of small black eggs appeared in the seats.

Pogba crossed his hands in front of his chest, with a haughty expression: "What Li and Messi can do, I can do too."

His voice was not loud, so Kante, who was sitting next to him, could hear it clearly.

Kante smiled and showed his white teeth, nodding vigorously: "Well, Paul! You are great too!"

If you think about it carefully, it is true: in today's football, other top midfielders are good at using space to capture flaws, but only Li, Messi and Pogba can create space in single-soldier form.

In the corner.

Mbappe recalled the peak duel between Li Kang and Messi, and his heart was surging.

Kazan Arena.

Halftime break.

The substitutes came on the court to warm up, which attracted cheers from the audience.

Spanish locker room.

Mignano loudly encouraged morale:

"Argentina's defense is very sparse and ordinary, it's just Mascherano's last gasp."

"They won't last long in the second half, especially after 70 minutes, Messi's offensive threat will be greatly reduced."

A moment later.

In the process of reviewing the offensive chain, Bosque indirectly praised the performance of Koke, Carvajal, Saul and others.

Li Kang? Does Li Kang need to be praised?

As for the defensive end. The coaching staff had a headache: I didn't expect Sampaoli to suddenly get it and use midfielder Messi like Valverde.

Li Kang was lying on the bench, and the team doctor was massaging him.

In this game, no legendary phantom appeared.

Argentina locker room.

Sampaoli was excited and his eyes were fanatical:

"Argentina will not fall here!"

"You performed very well. We tied the score and will definitely reverse the score!"

"No matter how the opponent adjusts the defense, they can't resist our offensive!"

After spreading chicken soup, he asked the assistant coach to review the first half and called Messi aside to communicate.

Few other national team coaches have the power like Deschamps of the French team.

The Argentine Football Association has become extremely chaotic since Grondona's death. During the World Cup qualifiers, it was revealed by the media that Messi paid the team's security salary privately! And in the warm-up match, the media revealed that it was Messi who paid for the air tickets and even the compensation for the termination of the commercial match!

The fifteen-minute break ended quickly.

The players of both sides returned to the green field.

The Kazan Arena resumed its hustle and bustle.

"Good evening, dear audience, welcome back!"

"Now we are broadcasting the 2018 World Cup Round of 16 knockout match."

"The second half of Spain vs. Argentina."

"The temporary score between the two sides is 1:1."

"Bosque made the first substitution adjustment, and Thiago, the midfielder from Bayern Munich, replaced Iniesta!"

"In this way, Spain's formation is likely to become 4-4-1-1, with Li Kang and Morata at the front, and the rest of the people strengthening the siege of Messi and Di Maria!"

"Sampaoli has not made any substitutions for the time being."

Accompanied by the referee's whistle.

The second half of the game officially began.

Argentina has the ball.

Higuain kicked the ball and hit Di Maria.

Di Maria took a few steps forward like a child playing FIFA games and dribbled past Morata who was pressing on.

"Argentina's formation is pressing forward significantly."

"Sampaoli wants to play a complete offensive chain during this period! The longer the balance lasts, the more disadvantageous it is for Argentina's physical fitness!"

"Beautiful!"

"Di Maria's performance on the left!"

"Watching this type of player play is simply a kind of enjoyment. He has also made Tagliafico, who is running forward, into a top fullback."

Is Messi invisible?

No.

He has changed his form again!

Strictly speaking, this historical period is the 17-18 and 18-19 seasons. During the independent offensive stage, his role can switch back and forth from "midfielder Messi" to "back-to-back attacking Messi".

As the team advances, Messi sometimes pauses, sometimes strolls, and sometimes speeds up.

The range of activities becomes fragmented and scattered between the right and the center.

It gives the Spanish midfielder a headache.

"Messi receives the ball. One touch and passes it to Banega who is running in."

"Watch his next run."

"Go deep between the two lines."

"Pull out again."

"Retreat"

"With the forward pressure of the Argentine defense, Messi's position in the formation structure is getting further and further back, making the opponent a little uncomfortable."

"Di Maria got the ball again, he got the ball too steadily, and now he has switched to the midfielder form."

"The game is about to enter the positional battle stage."

Argentina's offensive posture made the audience excited.

Who said that the World Cup is a stage for low defense?

Higuain was at the forefront and chatted with Pique and Ramos.

Mercado no longer retracted, but became a right forward.

Banega and Mascherano tended to the left, strengthening the passing and support for Di Maria and Tagliafico.

Even the defender Otamendi, also reached the outside of the 14th zone.

"Sampaoli's football philosophy has been fully demonstrated during this period."

"Radical!"

"Attack without a care in the world!"

"Argentina has accelerated!"

"Busquets, no longer looking at Messi from a distance, quickly filled the gap on the right rib."

Tagliafico and Di Maria completed a beautiful wall-to-wall match.

He broke into the left side of the penalty area and knocked the ball to Di Maria again.

Carvajal's defensive positioning was perfect.

How can I say the strength of Real Madrid's full-back in a one-on-one match? Judging from the real and objective video materials in the past, Ribery would also be defeated when facing him, whether it was during the Leverkusen period or the Real Madrid period.

I was so angry that Ribery slapped him in the face during the game.

But.

Di Maria is even more amazing. In his career, he faced the "world's full-back" of different periods and could play 50-50!

"Inertial sway!"

"No, it's a double sway!"

"The ball is at my feet."

"I slowed down my pace."

"Angel Wings!"

Carvajal was very calm, his center of gravity was very strong, and he didn't take the opponent's rhythm changes.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The Real Madrid full-back suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Di Maria was not trying to pass.

Instead, he attracted the defense, and the empty area at the top of the arc was opened again.

Outside the camera.

"Delaying Messi" has already started in advance.

Messi's ability to read the defense and capture the gaps in the empty space has reached perfection.

In the La Masia false nine stage, he had honed the top-level thinking of delaying and advancing.

Sampaoli on the sidelines was very excited.

What football philosophy?

The purpose of the radical position change and forward push is also to make the opponent's defense form a local weak side, serving Messi!

"Di Maria failed to get past Carvajal!"

"No need!"

"Double back-to-back shake!"

"Wow!"

"Exploding outside instep!"

"A beautiful pass!"

"Open space!"

"Passed to the open space in the 14th zone!"

"Messi appeared in the open space in the 14th zone!"

"Messi!!!"

"Leo Messi!!!"

In this historical period, fans who often watch the game often have an illusion: once players like Messi and Hazard receive the ball in the dangerous area, you will have a hunch that the ball is going to go in!

This hunch is often very accurate.

On the contrary, it is the "happy" players such as Benteke, Sturridge, Batshuayi, Sterling, Lukaku, Morata, Cavani, Wu Lei, and Gao Lin.

The Spanish fans looked at Messi's volley and fell into despair!

Bosque unconsciously covered his chest.

De Gea felt a lot of pressure.

What he is facing at this moment: Messi, the man with the best shot outside the penalty area in the top five European leagues!

In a trance.

A black-haired figure stood in front of Messi.

Spain No. 6 VS Argentina No. 10.

It was as if all the spotlights above the Kazan Arena were only on them.

The breeze by the Kazanka River blew the hems of their clothes.

"Messi's foot shape changes too quickly."

"Fake shot, real dunk."

"Dream step."

"Left foot, left foot, left foot. Right foot!"

"Li Kang's body flexibility and control radius"

The commentator was talking incoherently and could not keep up with the movements of the two people.

Li Kang ignored Messi's pace changes.

Close pressing.

Release the outside line and defend the inside line.

Messi's speed did not slow down at all, and he rushed diagonally.

Li Kang pushed the ground with his left foot and tried to shovel with his right foot.

Messi touched the ball instantly and changed his path slightly.

Li Kang shoveled empty with his right foot.

He was not eaten alive.

After the right foot shoveled in the air, he barely maintained his body posture, used his right foot as a supporting foot, pushed the ground again, and shoveled with his left foot!

Bang!

Messi lost control of the ball and stumbled to the ground.

All this happened in just a few seconds.

Ramos quickly kicked the ball away.

De Gea, who was closest, was dumbfounded.

Bosque was stunned.

Sampaoli was stunned.

Fans around the world in front of the TV were also stunned.

The commentator stammered: "This kind of body flexibility."

The referee quickly waved to the team doctor on the sidelines, he knew that Li Kang was likely injured.

Live broadcast room.

The slow motion replay of the moment of 'Li Kang VS Messi'.

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[Am I watching a science fiction movie? ]

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[This is not a science fiction film. When someone defended Ronaldo, he also made a similar chain shovel. This action has been included in Southampton's teaching materials. It's just that ordinary players don't have such abnormal physical fitness as Li Mingdeng. ]

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[Abnormal. ]

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[Awesome. ]

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[Brutal and elegant sideways double-strike flying shovel. ]

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[Argentina's offensive chain deployment is very strong this time. Messi has a deep understanding of space. He drags back and inserts forward to capture the offensive space. Unfortunately, Li Mingdeng destroyed the final ring at the last moment. ]

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["Drag back Messi" VS "destroy Li". ]

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[De Gea immediately stepped forward to care about Li Kang. He must be saying: Li, I must bear some responsibilities independently, don't work so hard. ]

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[De Gea: Li! Save me! ]

Kazan Arena.

Tens of thousands of spectators couldn't help but raise their hands.

Pah!

Pah pah pah!

Thunderous applause rang out from the stands on all sides, and it lasted for a long time.

Messi got up and went forward to care about Li Kang's injury.

Li Kang felt that his waist was about to break, and there was a sharp pain in his right ankle, and a faint tearing sensation in his left thigh.

In the past, when facing Messi who was "in an empty position", he could gain an advantage. Either Nesta's phantom descended, or several incomplete modules were exhausted.

After a moment.

He got up again.

Bosque and the coaching staff members breathed a sigh of relief.

In the stands.

Maradona was worried.

"Of course I hope Argentina can win, but I don't want that black-haired boy to leave the field!"

"It's a blessing to have such an opponent!"

"We must beat him fairly!"

"Well, fair and aboveboard!"

The corners of the mouths of a group of Argentine legends twitched.

In 1990, in the summer of Italy, Argentina VS Brazil, Brazilian defender Blanco drank the water handed by the Argentine players and then "sleepwalked" throughout the game, turning into a wooden stake.

In 2004, Maradona said in an interview: "Haha, I drugged Brandt, and then he became a fool and couldn't even touch the ball!"

As soon as the interview program came out, Blanco was vindicated: "I was really poisoned, and my teammates questioned it. With my level, how could I play a match-fixing game in the World Cup?"

However.

Most Argentine media believe that Maradona is talking nonsense for the ratings of the program, because this guy is a bit unreliable and has exposed too many false news

The game resumed.

Sampaoli gestured excitedly on the sidelines, asking his disciples to run more and increase the switching rate again!

He likes players to run back and forth on the field.

Even if he knows the fighting style of some players who are good at "dynamic prediction", he still doesn't like that kind of players.

Just like when you are working, your girlfriend also knows that you are working, she will still complain: "Why don't you accompany me?"

If the pressure of the World Cup is not so great.

Sampaoli would rather withdraw the European star and replace him with the Argentine player-Mesa.

Time passes.

Argentina's position changes became more and more frequent, and their physical strength gradually decreased, revealing more and more flaws.

Even Mascherano could not fill the gap in time.

64th minute of the game.

Li Kang received the ball in the 40-meter area of ​​the opponent's half, accelerated again, and easily got rid of Messi and Banega.

"Here it comes!"

"Dash in the middle!"

"Facing the interception of Lo Celso and Mascherano!"

"Step on the left foot continuously."

"Adjust the center of gravity!"

"Turn around to get rid of it!"

"The Argentine player got it. I really can't hold it!"

Li Kang got rid of the space and sent a long inward pass.

Saul waited for a long time.

Carvajal made a forward run.

When Li Kang attracted most of the defense, the two once again staged a completely crushing two-on-one situation on the wing.

Spain had multiple attacking points, opened up the width, and attacked the Argentine penalty area.

Bosque jumped on the sidelines, signaling his disciples not to play too complicated. Argentina's defense in this state just needs to be tough!

Sampaoli was extremely nervous. He couldn't do anything now.

"The wing is cleared."

"Saul still wants to find Li Kang, it's too complicated!"

"Li Kang missed."

"Wow! Koke!"

"The connection between the two stars of Atletico Madrid!"

"Long shot!"

"Beautiful shot!"

"Caballero's great save! Wonderful!"

"It slipped out of his hand"

"Morata!"

Bang!

Morata got the ball before Otamendi and blasted the out-of-control ball into the Argentine net.

2:1! ! !