Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 335
During the intermission, the Hua Guo players were very satisfied with the draw with Argentina in the first half, and the locker room was also filled with a happy and relaxed atmosphere.

But Lippi and the coaching staff, who were huddled in the corner to study the tactics of the second half, looked stern. Captain Zheng Zhi and Er Zhang, who were specially called over, were no longer as relaxed as they were with their teammates just now.

"In the first half we tried our best to draw with Argentina. If Argentina played a strong striker in the second half, our defense may not be able to withstand it."

Li Tong is very familiar with Yinhu's worries, and he candidly expressed his views on the three key players in front of him.

"Zhang Mailai, tell us what we should do!"

Zheng Zhi's words attracted everyone's attention to Zhang Mai.

"Don't worry, everyone. Sampaoli seems to be changing from game to game, but in fact he is conservative and rigid in thinking. He absolutely dare not send two powerful forwards in a desperate situation!"

Zhang Mai first spoke out to stabilize everyone's emotions, and then put forward his own views:

"But it is difficult for us to break through the defense blindly. We must strengthen our offense! And we can't fight in the middle, we can only find a way from both sides."

Everyone fell silent, and Lippi made a final decision after a long time:
"Zheng Zhi, your lower backs will grit your teeth and push forward, freeing Zhang Maiduo to devote more energy to the offense. The specific operation is up to Er Zhang to figure out, and strive to end the battle within 90 minutes as much as possible."

Lippi knows that the physical strength and game concentration of Huaguo players will rapidly decay after 90 minutes, so he can only make up his mind and decide to take a gamble.

"Understood, our defense line will definitely go all out, Zhang Mai, you can rest assured to toss in front."

Zheng Zhi was the first to express his opinion.

"Argentina's two wings are slow to return to defense, and the central defender's flank defense ability is not good. We only play on the wing, with less investment and quick results."

Kill you while you are sick!Er Zhang looked determined, but the words he said were relaxed and happy...

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Sampaoli, who was worried that the Huaguo team would continue to attack from the side, replaced Rojo, who had a yellow card, with Fazio.

The situation on the court was still a replica of the first half of the game. The Hua Guo team defended and Argentina aggressively attacked. No one noticed that Zhang Mai's position was gradually moving forward.

An accident happened in the 48th minute. Argentina overtook the score. Di Maria pierced through the crotch from the left and broke through Bi Jinhao and was pulled down. There was chaos in front of Huaguo goal. , Mecado, who stepped forward to assist, deflected into the net with his feet, and the swayed goalkeeper Zeng Cheng didn't even have time to save.

2-1, the goddess of luck is on the side of the Argentine team, and the Argentine players celebrating the goal are also licking Messi.

"This time it was purely an accident. There are still more than 40 minutes left in the game. Everyone cheer up and continue to overtake and kill Argentina!"

Captain Zheng Zhi was clapping his hands to encourage his unprepared teammates, while Zhang Mai was thinking about how to attack early.

Throughout today's game, the entire Huaguo team was able to lower their posture and defend, and achieved good results. However, the key to victory in this game lies in the fast counterattack and high quality. You can't go sideways.

The Chinese team kicked off again, and the situation of the game was the same as before. Argentina failed to seize the lead and concentrated its offensive on Messi's side.

In the 56th minute, the Huaguo team missed a counterattack opportunity. Zhang Yulin made a direct pass from his heel, and the ball was mispassed to Fazio. The right side of the small penalty area was stabbed and shot wide of the near corner under the defense.

After the intermission, Sambo used Fazio to replace Rojo, who had a yellow card, which is enough to show that his pre-match deployment was completely disrupted.

Sambo used Fazio to replace Rojo, which shows that he is afraid of the impact of the Hua Guo team on the wing. In fact, this time the substitution did not achieve the desired effect.

Since Fazio couldn't do it, Zhang Mai simply discussed with his teammates and concentrated the Hua Guo team's offense on the right side, using the impact to drive the overall premise.Zhang Yulin and Wu Xi on the other side also rushed forward to get involved at any time.

Both the left back Bi Jinhao and the temporary right back Zhang Linfan of the Huaguo team have a certain ability to attack from the side, and they can also instantly form an impact to drive the overall formation to continue to strengthen the oppression at a high position.

Coupled with the impact of the European version of Zhang Yulin in the middle and Xiaoniqian Wuxi's turmoil on the left, it was really difficult for Argentina to judge the real attack point of the Huaguo team.

In the 59th minute, Huaguo's side attack began to take effect, and Zhang Mai quickly helped the team equalize the score again.

This time it was a direct pass from Zhang Linfan, Wu Xi made a pass from the left, and Zhang Mai made a half-volley shot into the upper left corner from the edge of the penalty area on the right. Fazio, who was marking Zhang Mai, was left behind.

2-2!Argentina, whose score was tied again, did not wake up and continued the game according to the original "all around Messi" tactic.

The Huaguo team tasted the sweetness of counterattack from the side, and Zhang Mai basically moved on the right from now on, so that he could accurately find the open space behind the Argentine defender and pass forward to complete the shot.

The overall strength of the Huaguo team is far inferior to that of Argentina, but as long as there is a chance, Zhang Mai's advantage in the counterattack is clear at a glance, and it is almost one hit.

Even if the Argentine team's defense is arranged in a timely manner, it is difficult to really limit Zhang Mai, Zhang Yulin and others. Zhang Mai has completed 6 dribbles before and scored a goal with 1 shot, but the proud Argentina still turns a blind eye.

In the 64th minute, Argentina tasted another bad result, and the Huaguo team overtook the score through another side attack.

Zhang Linfan passed the ball obliquely, Bi Jinhao made a pass from the left, Zhang Yulin's shot from 12 yards was blocked, and Zhang Mai, who inserted from the right, dribbled the ball to break through to the upper right corner of the small penalty area and shot into the net.

3-2!There was earth-shattering Chinese cheers in the audience, and Zhang Mai also completed his first hat-trick in the World Cup.

The pretending Sampaoli couldn't sit still, so he quickly arranged for a substitution. In the 66th minute, Aguero replaced Enzo Perez.

Aguero is a good center forward, but he is not the kind of monster-type siege stick that can resist hard shots. No one plays for Manchester City's striker (Messi is still being watched to death), Huaguo's backcourt It was full of people again, leaving no room for the 173cm tall Aguero to move around, and Aguero, who had amazing shooting skills, had no choice but to cry in vain.

Argentina continued to struggle, Hua Guo's frontcourt cooperation became much smoother, and the passing and running positions between Zhang Mai and his teammates became more agile.

In the 68th minute, Hua Guo widened the score gap. Starting from Zeng Cheng's ultra-long throw pass, the Hua Guo team made 5 consecutive passes in the frontcourt. Zhang Mai finally sent a direct pass from the right to Zhang Yulin on the right side of the penalty area. A single shot from 12 yards into the far corner.

4-2!The Chinese fans at the scene cheered in unison, and the angry Argentine fans also began to criticize the sky, and the entire Kazan Arena almost exploded.

The less powerful Huaguo team led by two goals. At this time, an ordinary fan can see the problem.

On the surface, it seems that the Hua Guo team and the Argentine team are very stalemate in this goal battle, but in fact the weak Hua Guo team is the more advantageous side.

Argentina undoubtedly has the upper hand on the scene. All the statistics except for the goal are completely out of China. However, since the start of the second half, the Argentine team has neither attacked nor defended. They are very passive and have no bright spots except for one goal.

On the other hand, the Huaguo team's quick counterattacks from the side were accurate. Even Messi had to shake his head and smile bitterly in the face of Zhang Mai who was "open".

Lippi's conservative tactics seem to be inadvisable, but in fact they also avoid the lack of personal ability of the Hua Guo team, and pay more attention to using the speed advantage in the depth to attack the opponent's weakness.

The game continued, and Argentina, which had conceded consecutive goals, was a little confused. The Huaguo team, which led by two goals, became more courageous and started a new round of offense.

In the 74th minute, Zhang Mai made a diagonal pass from the right, and Zhang Yulin volleyed from 12 yards from the left side of the penalty area and hit the side net.

In the 79th minute, an outraged Otamendi fouled Zhang Mai who successfully broke through. Liu Jianye of the Huaguo team was dissatisfied with the penalty and was given a yellow card. He will miss the next game.Soon afterwards, Liu Jianye was replaced by No. 19 Jiang Ning, and the coaching staff of the Hua Guo team hurried forward to comfort their hero.

A few minutes later, the anxious Argentine player moved more, and Lippi quickly arranged for Wu Lei to replace Zhang Mai.

In the 84th minute, Mascherano intercepted the ball in the frontcourt. Messi dribbled the ball and scored a low shot from 12 yards, which was confiscated by Zeng Cheng.

In the 87th minute, Messi sent a direct pass, and Aguero shot from 12 yards was blocked by Cai Huikang who was on defense.

As the actions of the Argentine players became more and more rude, in the 89th minute, Zhang Yulin was replaced by Yu Dabao.

Argentina narrowed the gap in the 93rd minute, Messi made a diagonal pass, and the unguarded Aguero scored with a header from 8 yards, 3-4.

With 5 minutes of stoppage time, the Argentine players, who were close to the score, looked like beasts, and kicked off immediately with red eyes.

In the 84th minute, Otamendi kicked the ball towards Zheng Zhi who fell to the ground and almost caused a conflict. The referee decisively expelled Otamendi from the field.

In the 85th minute, Mesa made a cross from the left, and Di Maria volleyed wide from the edge of the penalty area, and the game ended.

In the end, the Huaguo team defeated Argentina 4-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals, driving Messi and Argentina back to their hometown.

As the first match of the World Cup knockout round, the duel between Huaguo and Argentina is very exciting, not only the competition of goals, but also the emergence of a rising star and the sad departure of a generation of champions...

These will become the classic pictures of the World Cup in Russia. Obviously, Argentina is no longer the "Pampas Eagle" in the World Cup in Brazil four years ago.

The winning Huaguo team has already become a sea of ​​tears and laughter, and everyone is proud of creating a new history of Huaguo football.

This victory over Argentina also became the "Battle of the Gods" of the 19-year-old Zhang Mai, who eliminated Messi's Argentina, and also scored his first hat-trick in the World Cup. Now he has scored 7 goals Smilingly proud of the 2018 Russia World Cup scorer list.

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