[football] walk side by side

Thinking of this, Martino could only shake his head and sigh.

Messi is indeed very strong. As a player, he has undoubted talent and strength, but he is only one person after all, and football has always been a game for eleven people.

The Portuguese team may lack powerful players, but they have the complete profile that a strong European team should have-resolute, stubborn, calm and decisive captain and vice-captain, keen sense of smell, strong scoring forward, good at controlling the rhythm, advancing Or a defensive midfield, and a rock-solid, unstoppable defense.

And what about Argentina?

Since Riquelme withdrew from the Argentine national team, the "waist" has become a major problem for the Argentine national team.Of course Messi can play in the midfield, but for his strong propulsion and scoring ability, it is undoubtedly a waste to let him play in the midfield.But as a striker, the Argentine team lacks a player who can give Messi a strong support.

Argentina's midfield interception is good, but the problem is that their midfield advancement ability and rhythm control are really terrible.

If it is a normal game, maybe there is nothing, but when they face a team like Portugal, especially when the opposing team has a well-deserved world-class organizational midfielder, this difference becomes more obvious.

Compared with Portugal's smooth and beautiful rhythm changes, Argentina's rhythm changes have only one kind of changes-passive changes due to changes in players' physical strength.

As for the advancing ability of the midfielder, let alone, for so many years, the fans' criticism of Messi's performance in the national team is enough to prove everything-Argentina can't make a worse midfielder advancing, and it can't give Messi enough The support, not to mention the control of the midfield, found fleeting opportunities in the constant passing, and gave Messi a fatal pass.

If the midfielder can't advance, Martino can only find ways to score goals from other aspects-this is why he chose to take risks at the beginning, but now it seems that Argentina has nothing to lose.

While the Portuguese fans in the stands cheered, the game was still going on.

"Oh oh oh! Beautiful! Slade took advantage of Mascherano's pass error to snatch the ball to Portugal again! I have to say that this game is really..." The commentator looked at the game on the field, wanting He stopped talking, because even he didn't know how to describe the situation on the court for a while.

Everyone is looking forward to the peak duel between Messi and Ronaldo-but the fact is that this much-anticipated World Cup final is finally presented in front of them, but it is almost one-sided.

Even the most loyal Argentine fans, at this moment, have to admit that from the point of view of the scene, Portugal has the absolute upper hand.

Under Cyril's control, Portugal seldom made mistakes in passing the ball. Every cooperation of them seemed to have been trained countless times, proficient, precise and ingenious.The Argentine midfielder is not the case. Not to mention their exquisite and tacit cooperation, it is difficult even if they do not make mistakes.

And it was these constant mistakes that led Portugal to firmly grasp the initiative on the field by taking advantage of the midfielder!

The commentator hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't speak out. Who knows if there will be any reversal in the next game?He chose to quickly explain the situation on the field at this time-"Ronaldo got the football again, Fernandez will not let him pass easily! Oh! He made a fake retreat! Fernandez was fooled! Shot !"

The angle of the ball was tricky enough that Romero could only watch the football pass by his fingertips. Under the intense gaze of the audience, the football narrowly missed the goal post and fell out of the net.

The Argentine fans breathed a sigh of relief.

In the stands where the Portuguese fans were, there was a sigh.But soon they regained their spirits. The favorable situation on the field made them more confident in their team. If this goal is missed, there is another one?

In contrast, the hearts of the Argentine fans are not so good.

Towards the end of the first half, Portugal no longer looked aggressive. Under the control of Cyril, they began to consciously slow down the rhythm. For Portugal, as long as the score of 1:0 is maintained until the intermission, it is Their first-half victory.

——Messi is unwilling to give them this opportunity.

In the 40th minute of the game, Mascherano took aim at Postiga's mistake in the front court and broke the football near the center circle. Knowing that his propulsion ability is not good, he quickly passed the football to the Aguero in the frontcourt, the latter hesitated for a while in the face of the layers of defense formed by the Portuguese midfielder, and then knocked back to Messi in the middle.

Messi didn't immediately choose to move forward.

Throughout the first half of the game, although Argentina was always suppressed by Portugal, Argentina was not without gains.At least Messi is constantly observing Portugal's breakthroughs-their midfield is strong, but it doesn't mean that there are no loopholes worth taking advantage of.

Carvalho is Messi's discovery.

It is undeniable that during the Chelsea period, the combination of Carvalho and Terry was indeed one of the strongest defense lines in the Premier League at that time. Even when he later transferred to Real Madrid, Carvalho also performed quite well. Anyway, this is a thing of the past.

But now, as a defensive player who needs the most physical strength, getting old and weak has become his biggest obstacle in defense.

In the first half of the game, Portugal had the upper hand, but defending Argentina's offense was also a consumption for them. Although the game was less than 10 minutes, the 36-year-old age and fierce game intensity , has made the veteran look exhausted.

Messi didn't deliberately look for the gaps in Carvalho's running position, because there was no need.

It was just a light and fast pick-and-pop that allowed him to successfully break through the right flank defended by Carvalho. He didn't procrastinate at this time because he knew that Cyril was not far behind him ——

As he moved forward, he kept thinking.

Pepe is a hard bone. It is definitely not a good choice to break away from him at this time, because he clearly understands that when necessary, Pepe can foul without hesitation, and he does not have to Head-to-head with the Portuguese defender.

He chose to force a breakthrough from Pereira's side!

At the same time Pereira was pressing over, Messi turned around, moved the center of gravity down while pulling the ball slightly under his feet, and quickly changed the direction of the center of gravity when the opponent was confused, supported by his right foot, and quickly moved diagonally forward with his left foot At the same time, the outside of the foot immediately pulls the ball out!

There was a moment of silence on the field.

This series of beautiful moves made the Argentine fans on the field hopeful-can this goal be scored?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the audience, Patricio jumped up. He had tried to open his arms, trying to reach the football flying in the air, but his movement was slow after all, and his fingertips touched the football. But it was too late to use force, and he could only watch the football crash into the net slowly and powerfully!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Leo Messi! An exquisite goal! Beautiful!! Argentina evened the score with difficulty before the end of the first half!" The commentator shouted in surprise: "Now the score is 1: 1. The two sides have returned to the same starting line again!"

For Argentina, this goal came at the right time.

For Portugal, this goal was too inopportune.

Insisted on the score of the entire first half, but it happened to be equalized in the last few minutes before the end. It was still equalized in this way. It is impossible to say that the Portuguese players are not frustrated.

When the players returned to the locker room one after another, Mourinho was not surprised to see disappointed expressions on the faces of several players.

Mourinho clapped his hands, and this action made everyone subconsciously raise their heads and look at their head coach.

"I know what you are thinking at the moment." Mourinho said. Compared with the past, at this moment, not only did he not look as heavy or serious as the equalizer, but he seemed more relaxed. Although he was in a strange mood, but I have to say that this more or less made the players relax a lot.

He looked across everyone and finally fell on Cristiano in the crowd, and when the latter looked uncomfortable, Mourinho smiled again.

Then he said: "But what I'm going to say is—I'm glad."

Although he had known for a long time that his husband was not an ordinary person, the players present were still a little dumbfounded when the other party really said such words carelessly.

"Who do you think was responsible for the goal just now?" Mourinho asked.

This question requires little thought.

The goal that happened at the last moment, it can be said, has nothing to do with other Argentine players. It is pure and belongs only to Leo Messi's personal performance.

"I believe you can see the situation in the first half." Mourinho said: "Now, I can tell you very clearly-in terms of paper strength, Argentina is not as good as us."

Mourinho's words stop here, but everyone understands what he means.

It was Leo Messi who beat them, a superstar flash, not the Argentine team.But the power of a superstar is limited after all. He can save Argentina once, but if his teammates can't keep up with the rhythm, can he save Argentina the second time and the third time?

But Portugal is different.

All the scoring opportunities Portugal got were not the result of the hard work of one individual, but the result of the tacit cooperation of the whole team. They were able to score the first goal, and they were naturally capable of scoring the second.As superstars, Cristiano and Cyril are not two isolated people. They use each other's best methods to integrate their best into the team.

This may not be the best Portugal, but it must be the most complete Portugal.