Chapter 565 World Cup, I'm coming
Argentina's base camp for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was finally designated at the HPC Sports Center of the University of Pretoria!
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, and the University of Pretoria is the largest university in South Africa. HPC Sports Center is affiliated to this university!
As early as August 2009, the official of the Argentine Football Association, also a famous Argentine football player, came to the HPC Sports Center for an inspection in advance. He was very satisfied with the conditions here. After that, the Argentine team was the first to apply to FIFA to stay here, and finally got FIFA's approval, as expected!
Among them, there was an interesting story worth mentioning - the life-and-death enemy of the Blues and White Legions - the Three Lions England team also took a good look at the HPC Sports Center. Unfortunately, they forced the Argentine team to visit here two weeks late, and in the end they had to give up!
It is definitely a good omen to defeat England in this regard. While the Argentines are extremely proud, they also have more expectations for the upcoming World Cup!
In terms of the University of Pretoria, in order to welcome the arrival of this prestigious king's division in the world, the HPC Sports Center has been closed in an all-round way, and the South African political axe is redecorating it in an all-round way, hoping to bring more convenient services and environment to the Argentine team at that time!
So, at this time, the early warm-up activities of the Argentine team are still carried out in China!
After the announcement of the 32-person list, all the selected players came to Buenos Aires to report within two days. The temporary residence chosen by Li Tongfan is a four-star hotel near the River Plate Monument Stadium!
The team's temporary training ground will be held in the River Plates' home monument stadium!
............ Bang!!
A loud noise.
Football pierced the space like lightning and split into the goal fiercely.
"Good job, beautiful shot, Rodrigo, very good!!"
The weather in Buenos Aires in the afternoon in May is already a little cold. On the lawn of the Monument Stadium, the Argentine team is undergoing the first run-in training after the gathering! The braided striker Palacio made a super world wave in the shooting training. The striker coach Besania, who stood aside, laughed and praised... Palacio waved to Besania to thank him!
At the same time, he secretly glanced at the head coach madman Li, who was standing not far from the sidelines.
For this comet-like young head coach, he has heard of it countless times before, but he didn't expect that the madman Li would one day become the head coach of the Argentine team, and he would be lucky to be summoned to the Argentine national team!
Although this is not the final list of 23 people in South Africa, and as many as 9 people are likely to fall on the road to the real World Cup in South Africa... However, Palacio is confident to conquer the madman Li with his own strength, because he has a unique winning weapon - speed!
Among the current 32 people, his speed is the fastest!
But to Palacio a little disappointed, he didn't see any expression on the crazy Li's face just now. His powerful shot really didn't make his eyes blink... There are many people who have the same idea as Palacio. Perot, the young player who was selected for the national team for the first time. Ti, [Joker] Aimar, who didn't get a chance to play except for the warm-up match, and [Beast] Carlos Tvez, who scored the final world wave in the first battle with the Uruguay team, and even Patmo, who was unruly and known as the [Madman] in Argentina, all worked hard in this not cold afternoon. Sweating in the cold air, their blood is boiling... Their fate is in the hands of the young man standing on the side of the court with a stern face!
... Li Tongfan has been carefully observing the status of Argentine stars!
The 32 players who are training at the Monument Stadium can be said to be the most luxurious lineup in Argentina at present. Whether it is the actual performance of the just-concluded 09-10 season or the ability list in FM2010, each of them can be called a hero and the five major leagues. Top clubs are chasing targets this summer!
Unlike the long club competition where everyone can get a chance, once the list of the national team is determined, it means that the defeated players will lose the opportunity forever. For many of them, it may be the last chance to appear in the World Cup in their careers. Therefore, yes For Lao Li, it is a painful and cruel thing to make a decision to get rid of anyone!
Lao Li must explore the status of Argentine stars after a long season in just ten days, and strive to select the 23 final participants with the most scientific and reasonable standards!
Lao Li naturally saw Palacio's shot just now!
However, such an accidental shooting success rate is nothing. Moreover, the characteristics of this braided striker in the FM2010 system [Speed] and [Explosive Power] double 20 are not the shooting score. Lao Li did not expect him to become the team's first scorer... Throughout the afternoon, Li Tongfan was here. Spend it in a careful observation!
At the end of the team's training, it was still a confrontation in the team. The players of the Argentine U21 youth team, as the opponents of the adult team, played a 45-minute confrontation. In the end, the adult team defeated the juniors 7:1!
Messi and Higuain scored a hat-trick.
Riquelme scored a free kick again!
... May 29th.
Argentina played the last warm-up match before going to South Africa against Canada!
This game was open to the public, and a large number of media and fans poured into the Monument Stadium. Especially for fans who can't go to South Africa to watch the World Cup, this will be the last time they watch Argentina's warm-up match!
In the Monument Stadium, the atmosphere is quite hot!
At 3:00 p.m. local time, the game officially began.
To the expectation of all the media, Li Tongfan did not take the previous three striker formations. Messi, who hit his arm with his teammates in training, did not appear in the starting lineup. Higuain and Tevez partnered on the front line, Riquelme sat in the front waist, with Di Maria and Broki on both wings, and Fernando Gago. Ren single back waist... This is a set of 4-1-2-1-2 formations in the heyday of Real Madrid and Newcastle!
At the beginning of the game, the Argentine team did not have an absolute advantage. The Canadian team's active fight in the midfield once made the organization of the Blues and Whites a little messy. Especially after taking the ball, Porto winger Broki always tried to use his personal speed and technical work alone, and soon fell into the bag and conceded the ball... The deadlock on the court was broken in the 23rd minute - Riquelme's free kick stunt showed his power again, and Romy pierced the ten fingers of Canadian goalkeeper Onstad with a free kick 25 meters away from the goal... 1:0!
Argentina took the lead.
At this time, Li Tongfan quickly replaced the team. Atletico Madrid captain Maxi Rodriguez replaced Porto winger Broki, and the game continued... Broki was sad when he came off the court. He knew that he had been the first to be eliminated by the national team. His performance was really too Shit... However, he still politely hugged the 'head' madman Li... "Good luck, boss! Good luck to the Argentine team!"
Broki whispered in Li Tongfan's ear, and his tone was full of regret and expectations. Although he already knew that his end was equivalent to saying goodbye to the World Cup in South Africa... However, he still hoped that his motherland could reach the end of the South African battlefield!
Li Tongfan patted Broke's back hard and didn't say anything.
...34th minute.
Argentina scored another goal - Di Maria made a cross from the side after breaking through, Higuain followed up the header in the middle, and the score became 2-0!
The cheers at the Monument Stadium are like a tsunami!
After that, the Argentine team became more and more brave in the battle. In the 44th minute, [Beast] Tvez received Riquelme's straight plug, and successfully crossed the goalkeeper to push the empty goal... 3:0!!
After 15 minutes of half-time break, Li Tongfan replaced again - Liverpool's young player Insuya replaced Sanetti, Diego Milito replaced Higuain, Mascherano replaced Gago, Aimal replaced Riquelme, and the first player of Sevilla, who was selected for the national team, was replaced by Peroti. Di Maria, Otamendi replaced Sabaleta, and Getafe goalkeeper Utari also got a chance to perform... The second half began.
The Argentine team that masters the rhythm of the game is still the more and more smooth the game.
In the 45 minutes of the second half, Milito, Gago and Aguero (67 minutes of substitute Tvez) Perotti scored a goal each, locking the score at 7:0!!
The game ended with the cheers of more than 20,000 Argentine fans at the Monument Stadium. They were very satisfied with the team's combat effectiveness. The March of the Motherland resounded through Buenos Aires. After this game, the Argentine team will set foot on the plane to South Africa!
...7:0!! The spirit of the king of the Argentine team for the first time
"After the victory, the Blue and White Legion shows the champion!"
After the game, the media at home and abroad were very satisfied with the results of Argentina's first warm-up match. Although the opponent was the weak Canadian team, the super-large score of 7:0 still revealed the horrible attack power of the Blue and White Army!
And all kinds of media have spent a lot of money to comment on the performance of several newcomers to the national team - Higua has been praised for a long time!
Sevilla's young player was praised for a long-range shot!
Insuya's substitute performance was average, and only got 6 points in the media score... Porto wing Broki played poorly and was considered to be the first player most likely to be eliminated from the madman Lee Blue and White Army... The media's speculation was not wrong.
The next day, Porto winger Broki and Liverpool full-back Insuya sadly left the hotel where the team stayed with their luggage, and they became the first unlucky to be eliminated!
"They are still young. All they need is time and experience. Good luck to them!"
Li Tongfan sent blessings to the two losers on the official website of the Argentine Football Association!
Then, a total of 77 people from Argentina took off from the Essesa International Airport in Buenos Aires and officially went to the South African battlefield!
Through the oval window, Li Tongfan looked at the blue sky and white clouds and remembered a very widespread sentence among Argentine players - "The blue sky is vast and quiet, and the white clouds are flexible and elegant. If God is not an Argentine fan, why is the sky blue and the clouds are white?"
World Cup, I'm coming!!
(to be continued)