princely elegance

Chapter 170 Hole Cards
"A hole card?"

Gago said he did not understand.

"In front of the champion, some principles can still be given up. I think you should use your right foot in this game."

When Redondo said this, Gago immediately patted his forehead. Although he agreed to use this competition to exercise his left foot, he didn't say that he couldn't use his right foot.The previous opponent was too weak, the result of using the left foot and the right foot was the same, the difference was just how miserable the opponent died.

But today's game is different. Brazil is an opponent that cannot be defeated without all efforts.

"It's a big deal to spend more time on exercising my left foot in the future, but I can't take care of it today. It seems that I can't beat Brazil without going all out."

After thinking about it, Gago nodded to Redondo to express his understanding.

Ayala didn't say anything until everyone walked out of the locker room, and he covered his head in silence throughout the intermission.But everyone, including Basile, did not comfort him. As a veteran, he had already experienced such scenes, and he was able to adjust himself.

"Javier, go up after the second half starts, I'm behind you."

Ayala said something to Zanetti before he finally stepped onto the court. He clearly knew that Argentina, which was already two goals behind, had no way out, only to attack recklessly, even if it was playing with fire.

"Roberto, I leave it to you!"

Zanetti did not refuse, no matter what, he always believed in his friend.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. The Brazilian team kicked off, but after the kick-off, all the Argentine players started to press crazily.Even Riquelme, who usually doesn't defend, tried to delay the opponent's players from pressing on.

The Brazilian players obviously didn't expect that Argentina would start the game regardless of their own physical consumption and press with all their strength.

Gago, who came back to defend, easily blocked the ball at his feet by relying on his prediction when defending Baptista.Then hand it directly to Riquelme, and run forward by himself, ready to respond.

However, Riquelme was placed by the Brazilian team again when he broke through. This time Dunga made up his mind to use fouls to block Argentina's frontcourt attack.Faced with the opponent's crazy shoveling, Riquelme obviously couldn't bear it anymore. In the first half, he was a little silent under the intensive care of the opponent's midfielder. In the second half, he finally regained his composure at the beginning of the second half and was beaten down again.

"The behavior of the Brazilian team is a destruction of artistic football. In addition, this time, their players have committed [-] fouls. Although Amalia is diligent in blowing the whistle, she is not very willing to play cards. , the Brazilian team is a little unscrupulous."

Facing the commentator's irony, Amalia certainly didn't know, he just gave Argentina a free kick.

Riquelme sent a free kick into the penalty area, and Messi, Crespo, and Gago outflanked it at the same time.It's a pity that Brazil's goalkeeper Doni blocked the ball in time.

Such things as free kick tactics can only be played by surprise. As long as the players pay attention and the goalkeeper is decisive, they can basically prevent Argentina's magic weapon.

In the second half, apart from attacking at the kick-off, the Brazilian team shrank back again at the next half. It seemed that they were going to defend the two-goal advantage to the end.

"How can there be such a good thing."

Gago looked at the tortoise shell of the Brazilian team with a slightly grim expression. The current situation is not good, but it is not the time of despair, as long as he can score a goal as soon as possible.Then the hopes in the hearts of the players will be blazing, and maybe they can be reversed in the end.

The key is to score a goal!

"Several defenses in the first half probably made them think I was left-footed. It's good that I can take advantage of this blind spot."

In order to confuse Baptista who was defending him, Gago still used his left foot when receiving the ball, and then made a bottoming posture.After Baptista stepped sideways to block his path, he switched to his right foot and started cutting inside.

"Oops!"

At this time, Baptista knew that he had made an empirical mistake. As a Real Madrid player, he naturally knew that this Argentine genius was very good at hitting the goal after cutting inside.He deliberately wanted to drag him away, but remembered that he had already received a yellow card on him, maybe he would be sent off after this time.

Thinking about it this way, his movements began to be a little timid, and he didn't dare to use too much movement when chasing back.

After Gagone cut, he didn't find any chance to kick. Several defenders in the penalty area of ​​the Brazilian team blocked the space very well, and there was basically no way to shoot.

"Just get them moving."

Thinking of this, Gago flicked his ankle, handed the ball to Aimar who was not far away, and then made an emergency stop and rushed towards the penalty area.Baptista, who was not flexible in his turn, was thrown away at once, and Aimar handed the ball over again.

"It's a beautiful one-two. Gago has gotten rid of the defender and entered the penalty area. What will he do?"

At this time, the Argentine fans in the stands stood up, ready to watch the follow-up of this ball, with vague expectations in their hearts, but afraid of losing.

Gago breaks directly into the penalty area from the middle, and the Brazilian central defender Alex immediately comes up and prepares to force him out.In the first half, Gago broke into the penalty area several times, but because he used his unfamiliar left foot to control the ball, he was either intercepted or forced to pass the ball.

But this time, Gago, who had unblocked all his abilities, didn't pay attention to a mere defender. He lifted his right foot and made a pass posture with force. Messi had already come over to respond.Alex, who also made an empirical error, lifted his foot to block, but found that Gago changed the pass to a dunk the moment he touched the ball, and quickly passed him.

This method of twisting one's ankle in an instant to smash the ball can only be done by Gago's most familiar right foot, but this technique does a lot of damage to the ankle, and if it is used frequently, it will inevitably cause damage to the ankle , similar to a small nirvana.

After getting out of the way of Alex, there was only Juan in front of Gago, a trailing central defender, and behind him was the goalkeeper.At this time, Juan was forced to go up, he gritted his teeth and rushed towards Gago, ready to block his advance.

It was at this moment that Gago, who saw Juan coming up, once again made a passing gesture.

"Do you think I'll be fooled again?"

With the lessons learned by Alex, Juan thought he was very smart and continued to stand still, blocking Gago's advancing route and most of the shooting angles.

Seeing that Juan was unmoved, Gago really passed the ball. This set of tactics was originally designed to be changed flexibly depending on the opponent's response.

On the right side, Messi's figure appeared in time. Gilberto almost broke his foot in the face of the little show, but he still couldn't stop Messi who exploded for national honor.

After Messi received the ball, he made several emergency stops that twisted his ankles in a row, passed Gilberto while Gago was watching, and faced goalkeeper Doni with a rubbed shot from the outside of his instep to hit the upper corner of the goal. .

Unexpectedly, Dhoni, who is such a useless defender, saw Messi shoot before he had time to attack. He could only jump up as hard as he could, stretching his right hand to block his shot.In order to pursue the angle, Messi lacked strength and speed in this kick. Doni, who jumped up in time, felt his fingertips touched the flying ball.

Then, there was a bang like the sound of heaven, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

[Brother goal post, I will definitely burn incense for you after the game. 】

Just when Doni was thinking this way, a figure with fluttering hair appeared in front of his eyes, raised his foot and tapped it lightly with the instep, and the ball rolled into the goal under his horrified eyes.

"gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

"Fernando Gago, a very timely follow-up shot, sent the ball into Brazil's goal, there is still hope for Argentina!"

"A stroke of genius, cutting from the wing to the center, then passing the ball from the center, and finally inserting a supplementary shot in time, of course, we can't forget Messi's beautiful breakthrough on the wing, if it weren't for that His shot made Dhoni jump up and Gago wouldn't break it that easily."

After the goal, Gago did not celebrate, he rushed into the goal to snatch the ball out, and then got the midfielder, signaling the referee to kick off quickly.

The time he scored was No.60 minutes, and the rest of the time is neither too much nor too little, but for Argentina, every minute is very important. They hope to end the game in nine 1 minutes. Nobody wants to get into a brutal penalty shootout.

But Gago didn't celebrate, it doesn't mean that other people don't celebrate. On the coach's bench, Basile excitedly waved his fists. Redondo and Caniggia, two calm emperors, also put aside Sven at this time. appearance, embrace each other and celebrate.

"We still have a chance, continue to attack, Pampas will win!"

Maradona held back most of the time and finally felt elated. He shouted very loudly, and even the fans in the stands cheered loudly.

This goal gave them hope, the hope of an equalizer or even a reversal.

"Gago is a key man, and it is the same in Real Madrid. Although he doesn't score many goals, all of them are key, even lore. This young man has given us a lot of surprises this year, and we can't help but guess his future. What will happen. However, what is certain is that he will become a superstar!"

Seeing that Gago didn't intend to celebrate, the Argentine players didn't do much either. They also knew that it wasn't the time to celebrate.They are still behind and want to celebrate. After winning the championship, there is plenty of time.

At this time, Dunga was troubled. Originally, the tactic he formulated was to defend and counterattack. The advantage of two goals gave him enough confidence to stick to the next time, but after Gago scored, this tactic was a bit out of date. .

Three and 10 minutes, not too long or too short, with Argentina's offensive ability, they are fully capable of scoring another goal, and they may even turn the tables against the sky.The advantage of one goal is the least insurance. He gave the Argentine players hope and will use all their abilities to reverse.

At this time, whether it is appropriate to attack and go out and score a goal to completely end the game, or continue to defend and fight for character, to see if it can last until the end.

After thinking for a minute, Dunga's conservative character made him decide to continue to defend. He conveyed his instructions to the distracted players on the field, and at the same time let the defensive players on the bench start to warm up. Be prepared to stick to the end in the last time.

(End of this chapter)