Football No. 10: God's Perspective - Chapter 297: Battle against Argentina
It was definitely a battle between masters.
In the past four years, in the Serie A league known for its defense, under the guidance of the “Two Elders of Xuanming”, Bonucci and Chiellini, Fat De Ligt and De Ligt’s abilities have grown rapidly.
Now he is undoubtedly one of the best central defenders in the world, and even the peak Van Dijk may not be able to suppress this little brother next to him.
A slight smile has seen through everything.
De Ligt knows Wang Po very well.
He has already experienced this habitual action of testing with a fake move in Ajax’s daily training.
According to De Ligt’s prediction, Wang Po’s real change of direction should be the third one.
However, what he didn’t expect was that after the fake move failed to deceive De Ligt, Wang Po quickly flicked the ball with the outside of his foot, almost an instant burst from static to dynamic, so fast that even De Ligt’s reaction was half a beat slower.
It was this half-beat that gave Wang Po an opportunity to shoot at an angle. With a very concealed shooting action, he simply used the explosive power of his calf to push the ball into the far corner to score.
For this ball, the Dutch goalkeeper Ayton did not react at all. He spread his hands to his teammates and expressed helplessness.
This goal made the Dutch coach crazy. It was a pity and helpless.
The complete personal ability of the star.
There was no way.
After the goal, the Portuguese team celebrated wildly under the cheers of the fans.
Wang Po, the hero of the goal, ran to the corner kick area and made a Ronaldo celebration action.
The sound of “siu” resounded throughout the stadium.
After the goal, the Portuguese team began to retreat to defend at the instruction of head coach Santos. This was to treat the opponent with his own way. Anyway, they were already ahead in the score, so they took the initiative in this knockout match.
The situation of the Dutch team has taken a sharp turn for the worse. They are on the verge of being eliminated. There is no choice but to change the formation and force the attack, which is what this team is least good at. They can only hope that God will favor them more.
The Portuguese defense is watertight, and the Dutch team’s offense is already lame. Looking at the lively scene, the Dutch team’s offensive is like a tide, but in fact, there is not a single decent shot.
In the 87th minute, the Portuguese team once again had the opportunity to expand the score.
The high penalty kick in the penalty area was cleared and fell at the feet of Wang Po. Before the latter took the ball, he observed that Ronaldo was already standing in the arc of his own center circle. Without waiting for the ball to land, he passed it with a kick, and the ball flew across the half court.
C can start, although there is no defender in front of him, but because it starts in his own half, there is no offside at all.
Single-handed ball, steady.
Facing the attacking Dutch goalkeeper Ayton, Cristiano Ronaldo shot and scored, rewriting the score on the field to 2-0.
Victory is in sight. Although the first half of the game was tough, Portugal relied on the outbreak of two core players in the second half to eliminate the Netherlands and advance to the next round.
De Ligt, De Jong, Van der Beck and others who lost the game hugged Wang Po in frustration.
“Come on, my World Cup is over, but I hope you can win the World Cup championship.”
De Ligt said with a moving look.
“I will.” Wang Po nodded and said with a particularly firm look.
Under the leadership of Wang Po, the Portuguese team did not stop their pace in the World Cup and continued to move forward, and they will face the challenge from the Italian team in the 1/8 knockout round.
The Italian team is undoubtedly Wang Po’s most familiar opponent in the World Cup.
Although the Italian team has completed the transition from old to new and won the European Cup in 2020, to be honest, with the retirement of the “Two Elders of Xuanming”, Italy has no one in the back defense and the front line has not been able to hold up. The group stage was bumpy. Fortunately, they got a penalty before the end of the first round of the knockout stage and entered the 1/8 knockout stage by chance.
Even if Manic is very capable, it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.
Entering the second round of the knockout stage of the World Cup has exceeded everyone’s expectations.
In the end, Wang Pei was very powerful and completed a hat trick in this game, leading the Portuguese team to advance to the 1/4 knockout stage with a score of 3-0.
Here it comes, in this World Cup, the Portuguese team ushered in one of the biggest challenges, the Argentina team from South America.
The team has been updated and replaced, and the technical and tactical play is not limited to passing and controlling. The offense and defense have been carefully polished by the head coach Aola. It’s a pity that the talent of this group of people is far worse than that of the players in the 14th World Cup.
The 14-year Argentina team was extremely luxurious.
Zabaleta, Rojo, Mascherano, Di Maria, Higuain, Aguero, Messi, these were all famous players in the football world at that time.
In the World Cup, Argentina’s tactical play was also very pragmatic, but unfortunately, Messi’s club teammate “Iniesta” scored a lore, and they missed the World Cup championship.
Undoubtedly, this was the closest Messi was to the World Cup championship.
And this World Cup, Messi and Ronaldo will be his last World Cup.
Well, how to evaluate this Argentina team? It is more appropriate to say that it is calm and peaceful. Even if there is still Messi in the team, Messi is not the Messi of the year. The team’s strength is no longer capable of competing for the World Cup championship. The games that should be won can be won, and the teams that cannot be beaten cannot be beaten.
It feels stable.
In terms of the team’s strength, the World Cup semi-finals is already a limit.
This game includes the three greatest players since the 21st century.
Messi, C Ronaldo, Wang Po.
The three will compete on the same field for a place in the qualifying match.
The names of these three people represent the appeal and influence of football.
It is said that the tickets for this game have been hyped up to 10 times, but even so, it is still hard to get a ticket.
One ticket can see the top three strongest players in this century so far, and the 10 times ticket price is also a great value.
Even for the players of both sides, the three strongest players competing on the same field is also an unforgettable game for them. Just thinking about it makes them excited, and some players have even thought about being the first to exchange jerseys.
Match day.
In this game, the Portuguese team drew the home team and wore traditional red jerseys.
Although it is the visiting team, the Argentine team still entered the game in traditional black and white jerseys.
This is also the first time Wang Po saw C Ronaldo and Messi at the same time on the spot.
How is the relationship between the two?
In the player tunnel before the game, they hugged each other, chatted, and laughed.
The relationship between the two fans was completely different.
“Good luck to you and me.”
Before going on the court, Messi took the initiative to come over and shook hands with Wang Po with a smile.
“Thank you.”
