Chapter 596 A Moment of Frightening
Ten minutes of the game, the situation on the court was the same as most media and fans expected before the game - Argentina attacked with all their strength, tightly oppressing Greece at half-time.
The Blue and White Legions occupy more than 80% of the ball control time, and the players of the Greek team can rarely get football. Even if they occasionally steal successfully, their first choice is to directly drive their big feet to the front court to relieve the siege, instead of organizing an attack... In the big front court, the Greek team only left one front. Feng Samaras!
This striker, who plays for the Scottish Premier League Celtics, is 1.93 meters tall, and his innate height advantage is very obvious. In addition, his technical ability to hold the ball under his feet is also good. He has a certain individual breakthrough combat ability, and his shooting skills are also moderate... However, for Samaras, he is the most fatal and weak. The point is that the body is slightly thin, and the confrontation ability of power is not as strong as the type of center [Warcraft] Drogba!
Therefore, in the first ten minutes of the confrontation, even the Greek team's backcourt can occasionally hang the football to the right position in the front court. The beautiful Samaras is difficult to gain an advantage in the physical confrontation with the Argentine defender, and can't comfortably grab the first point comfortably!
"...Rehagel still adheres to his football philosophy. He once again played the defensive counterattack tactics of the Greek team when he won the championship in 2004 to the extreme... Although the Argentines occupy a possession rate of more than 80%, from the current scene, they still can't give it to Xi for the time being. The goal of the La team poses a threat. Crazy Li's ball has only three shots, and none of them hit the defender!"
On the commentary table, there are commentators analyzing the game.
............Peter Mokaba Stadium in Pologuani.
The match between the Blue and White Legion of Argentina and the Greek team is in full swing.
At the beginning of the game, the madman Lee did not disappoint the fans and the media, and once again eliminated the 3-2-1-4 'head-heavy' attack formation against the South Korean team - goalkeeper Romero.
The three defenders were rotated, Burdiso, Demichelis and Sanetti.
In terms of midfield, [Little Mage] Mascherano rotated to rest, and Inter midfielder core Cambiasso and Fernando Gago partnered.
The front waist position is still Riquelme.
Amoping the four strikers in the front court, Messi and Carlos Tvez still started. [Little Smoke Gun] Higuain took the bench because of the rotation, and he was replaced by Diego Milito, the new prince of Inter Milan. Aguero, who had cold symptoms before the game, recovered amazingly. After getting the permission of the team doctor, he made the first game!
For the Greek team, Rehagel took a 4-5-1 formation of full-line defense - single forward Samaras.
The five midfielders are Cachulanis, Karagunis, Papastatopoulos, Cioris and Moras.
Four-backs Torosidis, Papadopoulos, Wintra and Kirjax.
Goalkeeper Zorvas!
(Greek name, the last word is 's', but there are so many...)... The game lasted for thirteen minutes.
The whole court is shrouded in the roar of 'Woozula'.
The Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polo Guani can accommodate 45,000 fans to watch the game. Because Argentina performed perfectly in the previous two games, it set off an incredible goal storm again and again, so this game came to watch the ball. In addition to the loyal fans of both sides, there are also many neutral fans!
More than 45,000 people surrounded the whole stand.
Even some fans standing in the aisle who don't know how to sneak into the field!
Although Argentina attacked fiercely in the first ten minutes.
However, once the football enters the 30-meter area at the front of the Greek team's goal, it will be difficult for the Blue and White Army to play smooth cooperation, and there are few shooting opportunities... In such a scene, those neutral fans who were looking forward to enjoying a super goal battle can't help but be a little anxious and disappointed. Zi suddenly blew 'Woozu'... on the sidelines.
Li Tongfan has been standing on the sidelines since the beginning of the game, quietly observing the trend of the game.
He did not hesitate to accept the system task [the afterglow of the emperor's life] before the game, which is equivalent to Lao Li himself taking the initiative to abandon the opportunity to use various points of FM2010 and system to cheat, so now, his brain is running rapidly, trying to find the flaws in the Greek team's defense system!
Rehagel's tactics are very cunning and weird.
Although the formation on the surface is 4-5-1, the double-back Pastatopoulos and Moras are both central defenders. As long as the situation of the Greek team is in crisis, Papastatopoulos and Moras will retreat to the penalty area, so that the Greek team is like a transformer in an instant. The shameless 6 defenders are strictly guarded... This intensive defense system is like an invisible bus parked in front of the Greek team's goal. As long as the Argentine players can't carry the Greek team's defenders, in such a dense crowd, they can't find a ball that can accommodate football. Shooting route... Li Tongfan also tried to command the hammers to withdraw a little later, attracting the Greek team to attack, waiting for its defensive formation to be pulled open, and suddenly lightning counterattacked after revealing the gap... However, the players of the Greek team implemented the tactical intention of [Otto the Great] very thorough, not seeking merit but no fault, and have been nesting in the ban. Strict defense in the area, full of patience, not 100% absolute opportunity, never suppress the attack... For a while, in the face of this kind of iron barrel-style intensive defense, Li Tongfan really couldn't come up with any good way!
His brain turned sharply and he was thinking about the way to crack it.
...and the other side.
The head coach of the Greek team [Otto the Great] Rehagel's expression on his face was not relaxed.
Like Li Tongfan, Rehagel has been standing on the sidelines since the beginning of the game, without returning to the command seat. The general situation of Group B is not too good for the Greek team. They need a victory to get a qualifying place from Group B. On the football field, it seems that only attack can bring victory to the team... However, Rehagel knows better that in the face of an opponent like the madman Li, the attack is equivalent to looking for death!
He played with crazy Li in the European Cup in 2008.
Rehagel knows what kind of mentality is the most important in the face of madman Li. Crazy Li's tactical adjustment has never been random and accidental. He is like a horrible conspirators. He has prepared countless traps waiting for you to jump. In other coaches, he only want the first step. In the second step, the madman Li has thought of at least ten steps away... Therefore, any coach, if you accidentally make a mistake and fall into the trap at the beginning, it is really difficult for you to jump out of this man's serial set again!
Therefore, the current Greek team can only and must maintain sufficient patience.
Rehagel is waiting for the Argentine team to take the initiative to make mistakes, and the superstar is also a person. As long as they make a mistake in the 90-minute game, as long as the Greek team can seize an opportunity, the road to promotion will be smooth!
Otherwise, Rehagel would prefer a draw.
Because even if the Greek team draws with Argentina, as long as Nilaria can beat the South Korean team in another game, the Greeks can also qualify in the group!
Rehagel would rather place his hopes on others than fight against the Argentine team, so he will never take the risk of attacking!
... Time passed slowly in the strict defense of the Greek team.
Until the 30th minute of the first half of the game, the score on the field was still maintained at 0:0. Argentina controlled the absolute advantage, but the real threatening scoring opportunities created were pitifully few!
"...Rehagel brought trouble to the madman Li. You can criticize the Greek team's performance for being completely unmotivated. From the beginning to now, they have basically not invested more than three troops to carry out even one attack... However, you have to admit that the Greek team's tactics are indeed for the madmen. Li brought a problem!"
"... The fierce attack formation of the blue and white 4 striker is not helpful. Maybe in the next knockout match, those giants who are far stronger than the Greek team can also consider defeating the madman Li in this way when facing Argentina!"
On the commentary table.
[Golden Bomber] Klingsman, looking at this scene on the field thoughtfully.
...in the stands.
The fans of the Greek team and the Argentine team are about to be hoarse.
The fans of the Greek team did not lose the ball for more than half an hour because they saw that the team faced the powerful madman Li. Although the scene was a little passive and humiliated... However, this was enough to make them excited. If the score remained at 0:0 until the end of the game, then the Greek team would still have Opportunity for the line!
The fans of the Argentine team want to cheer for the heroes on the field with crazy shouts. Everyone can see that the team has encountered difficulties. However, the fans are not disappointed. Cracking intensive defense is a problem in football all over the world. The current score is very normal. Any When an Argentine player takes the ball on the court, the blue and white fans will shout his name crazily. The fans hope to give strength to the players in this way!
Those who are really disappointed are those neutral fans!
Some of them came all the way from other cities at night to watch an Argentine-style goal performance. The Greek team is not a strong team in the traditional sense. They thought that from the beginning of the game, the crazy Li's team would kill Rehagel and the horse like destruction. They all They came to see seven, eight or nine goals, but... It's been 30 minutes, and they haven't even scored a goal, which disappointed them!
In the stands, the neutral fans began to express their strong dissatisfaction with boos and the overwhelming buzz of 'Woozula'... on the court.
Messi is holding the ball.
Papastatopoulos is like a sticky and disgusting chewing gum. From the beginning of the game, it was firmly attached to his back. Rehagel's staring tactics played a certain role. Messi felt that his body was like carrying a heavy mountain!
Messi stopped sharply and cleverly got rid of the blocked Karagonis in front of him.
Before the cheers of the Argentine fans in the stands sounded, Papastatopoulos took advantage of Messi's speed to plug in from the back of the side, stretched out one leg to the front, and then pushed the [King of Barcelona] to the ground with a strong body... Such a foul was quite gentle, and there was no card-eating. Danger.
Yuo Nishimura, the referee, gave the Argentine team a direct free kick, and didn't even give a verbal warning to Papastatopoulos.
Such a scene has happened many times in the previous 30 minutes.
Free kick master Riquelme took a free kick, which was too far away. Romy's direct shot wiped the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line... There was a "disgusting" exclamation of regret in the stands.
... Li Tongfan stood on the side of the court and shook his head gently.
He also tried the foul tactic of making a strong free kick in the front court, but Rehagel seemed to have expected this for a long time, so the Greek team performed very smartly in defense. They generally chose to push the football 30 meters away and rarely gave the Argentine team a free kick within 30 meters in the first 30 meters of the penalty area!
Moreover, the team's first knife player Riquelme's condition is not very good today.
The pointer of the giant clock at the top of the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polo Guani City has unconsciously reached 16:43. With the injury time, there are less than 5 minutes left in the first half of the game. Li Tongfan, who stood still for nearly 45 minutes, finally turned to the seat on the command seat... "It seems that The first half can only end in a draw. At halftime, adjust the team's tactics..."
Li Tongfan made up his mind.
However, at this time, the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Pologani remembered a cry, like a crazy tsunami earthquake... In surprise, Li Tongfan suddenly turned around.
I only saw that on the court, I don't know what happened. The striker Samaras of the Greek team suddenly took the ball successfully. He had passed the central defender Demichelis and was taking the ball to the goal of the Argentine team... It was Burdiso who rushed to defend Samaras at the first time!
Burdiso performed very well in Red Wolves Roma last season, and his strength has also been unanimously recognized by many media. Li Tongfan recruited him into the national team to South Africa. In fact, he valued Burdiso's versatile backcourt!
Facing Samaras, who was shaking with the ball, Burdiso instinctively blocked the introvert and did not give him a chance to shoot... However, at this time, Samaras' excellent sole technique played a role.
He cheated Burdiso with a very simple sudden spike and dodged the gap.
Then, Samaras no longer hesitated at all and immediately fired vigorously!
Samaras made a world wave. The speed of football flying in the air was like lightning. The young goalkeeper Romero tried his best to save, but the football still rushed into the goal from the dead corner of the far corner... 1:0!!
The Greek team is actually in the lead!
(to be continued)