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Chapter 895 Dream start! (Apologize!)
"Be careful of Li Rui during the game." Messi said to Mascherano beside him.

"He's really good." Mascherano frowned, then laughed. "However, to be honest, Li Rui is the most threatening in England. As long as he is frozen, they have nothing to do."

"No, there are Beckham, Lampard and Gerrard, they are also the ones we need to watch out for."

"agree!"

The Argentine players returned to the locker room, discussing their opponents.

However, Argentina will not change its tactics according to the opponent.Their traditions are technical flow and offensive football, and they never consider abandoning their traditions. Besides, the time of a game can't be adjusted even if they want to adjust it.Maradona also firmly believes that as long as Argentina has no problems, no one can stop them.

Maradona hopes that the players can take the initiative of the game in their own hands.From the first minute of the game to the last minute, they used the team's advantage in possession of the ball to lead England by the nose, so that the English's advantages could not be brought into play.

"Technology is our advantage, we must make good use of it. Try to control the ball at your feet. I don't want to see blind big-footed long passes and clearances. If the opponent forms a defensive advantage in a small area, use the quick Passing and coordinating to tear their defense apart, and being steady in possession."

These are what Maradona repeatedly emphasized to them in the tactical meeting in the past few days.He's emphasizing it again now.

"As long as we don't make mistakes, we won't have any accidents if we kill England," said the 'Ball King' firmly.He has fond memories of England as an opponent.

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"This game, I believe we can win!"

"Of course, boss!" It was the determined eyes of the disciples who answered him.

The super reversal of the game against the German team helped the England team a lot. They survived under such circumstances. The self-confidence and psychological quality of the England team have been greatly exercised and improved. They began to believe that they are invincible Yes, maybe, the Hercules Cup is really no longer a dream.

"Has anyone asked him anything?" Mourinho asked.

No one asked questions.

"Looks like you all know what you have to do. Well, don't mess with me when you get on the pitch. Now, guys, pick yourself up and take down Argentina, from the first second of the game, don't make a mistake! A game like that with the German team, I think although the result is very good, but no one wants to repeat that process."

What he said amused many people.

"Counting this game, there are three games. These are the three most important games in your player career. If you keep winning, we can put all opponents under your feet. Become the king of the world, but if you lose... then All the hard work we've done before is in vain, people won't remember that you kicked the Germans home, it's like forgetting the German team, forget you, the media will say, look, England is coming home! Nobody Hope to be named like that?" Mourinho raised his voice.

"Remember, guys. In football, only the winners are remembered."

"Victory!" Li Rui and Beckham shouted together.

"Victory!" everyone yelled.

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The starting list of players from both sides was displayed on the big screen of the stadium:
英格兰出场阵容(4-3-2-1)：1-詹姆斯；2-格伦-约翰逊、15-厄普森、6-特里、3-阿什利-科尔；4-杰拉德、8-兰帕德、14-加雷斯.巴里、16-米尔纳，7-贝克汉姆；9-李锐；

阿根廷(4-3-1-2)：22-罗梅罗；15-奥塔门迪，4-布尔迪索，2-德米凯利斯，6-海因策；20-马克西-罗德里格斯，14-马斯切拉诺，7-迪马里亚/10-梅西/9-伊瓜因，11-特维斯。

There was a huge cheer from the fans in the stands as players from both sides came out, chanting their players' names over and over again.

On England's side, Li Rui was the most popular, and on Argentina's side, Messi was the most popular among the players. However, there was one person who was obviously the biggest, and that was their head coach Maradona!
The voice of Diego shouting from the stands was so powerful that the camera was aimed at the stands. You could see some fans holding up portraits. They were the portraits of Maradona and Che Guevara. .Guevara, the people's Maradona!
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"England's choice surprised us. Li Rui appeared on the front line alone. Their formation is 4-3-2-1. Now, England's offensive burden is really only carried by Li Rui alone. The problem Yes, can Li Rui maintain his crazy game state? After all, he is not a real alien." The Dutch commentator joked.They will face the winner of England's match against Argentina in the semi-finals.

When the players from both sides shook hands, the camera followed them all the time, and the fans waited. When Li Rui and Messi shook hands, the frequency of the flashing lights increased exponentially. Witnessing this moment, two superstars are on the stage of the World Cup duel.

Maradona and Mourinho also shook hands on the sidelines, one is the "ball king" and the other is the "madman". The handshake between the two also murdered many filmmakers.

No one thought that England's opening would be so sharp.

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At the beginning of the game, the Argentine team kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, Milner kicked Higuain down. The Uzbekistan referee Irmatov verbally warned Milner and awarded Argentina a free kick.

The referee from Uzbekistan had previously officiated the last match of England's group stage, which was also Li Rui's debut as the starting captain in the World Cup.

Di Maria takes the free kick.

There is a gap between the height of Argentine players and that of England, so their set kicks, except for the ones that are relatively close to direct shots, rarely go high, and more are ground balls.

This time is no exception.

Di Maria passed the ball to Messi. Messi first changed direction and wiped past Milner. He was about to continue to break through, but was intercepted by Lampard and Gareth Barry.

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At this time, Argentina is pressing across the board. They intend to use their offense to completely suppress England in this game. The ideal result is that England will not even be able to get out of halftime.This is Maradona's most perfect vision.

At this moment, seeing the ball being intercepted, Mascherano stepped up immediately. He is Argentina's first midfield line of defense and the most important one.

However, England did not give Mascherano a chance at all. After stealing the ball, Gareth Barry kicked the ball to Beckham. Beckham saw Mascherano pounce on him.Then he passed the football to Ashley Cole not far from him.

Maxi Rodriguez lunges for Ashley Cole.

"Beautiful!" Lineker exclaimed excitedly.

Ashley Cole was at the same time as Maxi Rodriguez pounced on the ground.However, he used his heel to knock Beckham's pass directly to Lampard who came behind to meet him.Maxi Rodriguez and Mascherano emptied one after another. At this moment, a small hole appeared in the midfield of the entire Argentine team. There was a gap between the two midfield defensive barriers. This is enough to give England a counterattack!
Mourinho has long expected that the Argentine team will press hard.Striving for the first goal, what the England team has to do at this time is to seize the space behind Argentina's aggressive pressure and hit their counterattack. However, even Mourinho did not expect that the opportunity will come so soon!

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After receiving the ball from Ashley Cole, Lampard didn't stay long, but passed the ball immediately.Milner, who retreated back, received the ball. After he ran for nearly 30 meters with the ball, he gave the ball to Beckham who followed him.

Beckham passed the ball to Gerrard, and Gerrard passed it to the right side of the penalty area.

Another lateral transfer.

It seems that Argentina has not yet entered the game state, or they did not expect England's offense to be so sharp. When Li Rui retreated to the edge of the penalty area to stop the ball with his chest and control the ball, their defense was like that. Facing the enemy.

Li Rui immediately dribbled the ball. He swayed away from Otamendi and cut into the penalty area. Then, he stopped suddenly and swung his foot to shoot. He tricked Demichelis into flying to block, but suddenly passed the football across. . .

"Goes in! Beautiful! Lee...passed the ball!! Chance!! David (Beckham) is unmarked now...he shoots!"

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Beckham is not the kind of player who is good at interspersing and shooting, so Argentina didn't seem to pay too much attention to his marking, so that Li Rui suddenly passed the ball, and when Beckham stopped the ball to shoot, there was no one marking him.

The football flew straight to the goal. Argentine goalkeeper Romero flew to save him, but the distance was too close. Beckham's shot was so powerful and the ball was so fast that Romero couldn't touch the ball at all. . .

"GOOOOOAL!!! David!!!" Lineker jumped up from his seat.The commentator may be the first person to react, because when the football shot by Beckham hits the net, whether it is the fans in the stands or the audience in front of the TV, they are still aware of the goal. It's here, the opening is only a little more than 2 minutes, and no one thought that England could break through Argentina's goal so easily and so quickly. . .

Really surprised!
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PS: Late update, overslept.Apologetic, ashamed, speechless.I am so sorry!Don't say anything, everyone has seen Xiaoqi's performance.

(End of this chapter)