ball magic

As a World Cup rookie, Rafael received a lot of text messages before the game.

Some love him, some encourage him, and some mock him.

For example, his father, John in the United States, and of course the old Robson, and even Sister Sandra.

But in addition to these people who sincerely care about him, there are some guys that he doesn't know how to define and evaluate——

For example, Zidane, Rivaldo and Owen.

I don't know if these guys secretly set up a group, as if they had discussed it in advance, and told him, a "rookie" of the World Cup, not to be cowardly.

Raphael appreciated their "care" and didn't reply a single text message.

After all, Zidane is now a patient, and he is a patient who can only show off his tongue. He is too lazy to bully patients.

As for the Brazilian who was in the same group as China and Costa Rica, Rafael didn't even bother to pay attention.

After all, Brazil and Argentina are in the same half. If they want to reach the final, Brazil and Argentina must have a battle.

And as for the little English little boy who hopped the most--

Rafael was even more lazy to talk to him. Shouldn't this kind of trash talk be left before the war between Britain and Afghanistan?

Cough, to sum up, our Rafa does not quite agree with his status as a World Cup rookie.

But for the World Cup, he also has his own expectations.

But when he led the crowd out of the locker room and on his way to the player tunnel, he found that he had also become the "expectation" of the camera——

Several shots placed in and out of the player tunnel have been aimed at him.

If it was before, Raphael might ignore him, but today is different.

Not just because he knows there are a billion fans who might be watching the game, but because his daddy is one of those billion fans.

He is even alone.

But before he could say hello to Hughes in front of the TV, his hand was on West's shoulder.

This guy's soaring pigtails are so eye-catching, how could he not see it?

Just before the warm-up, he was busy admonishing his teammates. After the warm-up, Nigeria had already returned to the locker room ahead of schedule.

"Teletubbies" was a pistachio when he was at Inter Milan, the kind that everyone loves.

How popular he was at the time, Zanetti's hand even touched the guy's little cock.

After Rafael greeted the "Teletubbies", he walked to the entrance of the player channel and hugged Kanu, the captain of the Nigerian national team.

Kanu actually also played for Inter Milan. He was Ronaldo's substitute, or the substitute's substitute.

He didn't stay in Inter Milan for a long time, and Rafael was not very familiar with him at that time, but this did not prevent them from commemorating that time with a hug.

The captains of the two teams exchanged hugs in advance, which was also an important topic of discussion before the game in the eyes of commentators from various countries, but before they finished speaking, Raphael actually made a mouth shape and leaned over to kiss in the next second lens.

This scene shocked everyone greatly.

To what extent?

Look at Kanu's expression in the camera.

Kanu didn't want to be Emperor Yan Yi either, but the image of Rafael in his heart was still the arrogant kid who just joined Inter Milan with his jaw up and no one loved him.

How could he not be shocked when he suddenly became an Argentine sweetheart?

Raphael obviously didn't care about this. After greeting his old father who was watching the game alone at home and might be scolded, Raphael focused his attention on the ball at the entrance of the player tunnel.

This is the special ball for this cup, Flying Fire Meteor.

It is also the lightest, most accurate and fastest ball ever made.

Since its announcement, it has been accompanied by various controversies, but Raphael loves it.

While Rafael was staring at it deeply, anticipating the match, Batty, who was standing behind him, suddenly poked him.

Raphael glanced at him.

After seeing his little eyes, Batty joked fearlessly: "Little brat, are you nervous? If you are nervous, it's normal. Don't worry, we're here."

But Raphael looked at him as if asking: Have you lost your mind?Or got sick suddenly?

This made Barty snort, feeling that this kid is not cute at all.

At this moment, Batty found that the guy behind him actually wrapped his waist. When he turned around, he found that Keely had crawled over and took his place.

Batty: →_→

The little dwarf really knows how to drill camp.

Raphael looked at Keeley who pushed Batty away, although he didn't have any expression on his face, he was speechless in his heart——

At the moment of the game, all my players are messing around?

But was Keely afraid of him?

Afraid of wool.

Instead, he tugged on the kid's jersey and gave him a "cooperate obediently" look.

As the captain, suddenly a team member wants to whisper before the game, what can Rafael do?

When he leaned over, he was listened to by Keeley, but his voice was not too loud: "What do you think we let Batty fly?"

Raphael: →_→

Do you think I'm stupid?

And Batty, who was quick and sharp, was also furious, and then packed up Keely.

Raphael looked at the two idiots, and had no intention of fighting, instead, he took two steps back towards Kanu.

Kanu couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

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But at this moment, seeing Raphael's disgusted expression, fearing that his IQ would be lowered, he suddenly felt that nothing had changed.

Batty and Keeley just laughed a few times, and obediently returned to their seats.

Oh, not because they realize there are hundreds of millions of fans watching this game, but because the referee team shines.

Today's referee team is from France, and the referee is Vicières.

Raphael hadn't dealt with the referee much before, and when Visier came over to say hello, he only greeted him politely.

Viscière was obviously curious about him, and after greeting them, he asked Raphael with a smile, "Rafa, did you make these braids yourself?"

Raphael wanted to show off—

My sister got it from a stylist and my wife made it herself.

But instead of showing off, he only dared to return a polite smile.

Instead, Batty, who had returned to his position behind him, was snickering.

As a Frenchman, what else does Vicières not understand when he sees this smile?

He also smiled, and raised the watch on his wrist to check the time.

When it was finally time to enter the stadium, he picked up the flying fire meteor that Raphael had "gazing affectionately" before, and stepped onto the court.

The captains of the two teams lined up on the left and right, and followed closely behind.

The moment he stepped onto the field, Rafael did not feel the strong heartbeat brought by adrenaline, which may be because his heart was already full of emotions——

On July 1994, 7, in the World Cup final in the United States, Brazil defeated Italy. That was his birthday.

And today, 8 years later, he has already stood in the World Cup with his lover who wants to join hands for a lifetime!

Such a comparison even made him look up at the sky.

He doesn't believe in gods, but at this moment, he thanks fate.

And Javier in the stands couldn't control the flow of tears at this moment.

Those tears welled up in his eyes, like the complex emotions in his heart.

Veronica put her arms around Javier's shoulders, and while embracing him, she silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

From the moment their younger brother left the Boca academy, the day they decided to go to Spain, the year they sold Argentinian barbecue and ice cream on the beach in Valencia, they never thought about their beloved The younger brother can still wear the Argentina jersey.

But now?

He has already worn the captain's armband, appeared in the World Cup, and stood at the forefront of the Blue and White Army!

Javier and Veronica need time to gather their mood, and Raphael is already singing the national anthem!

As we all know, the Argentine national anthem is super long, only the prelude has a few minutes, so there are usually no lyrics.

In order to be able to sing the national anthem as proudly as the Italians in the World Cup, Rafael and the others also specially emphasized to Grondona that they must submit the national anthem with lyrics to FIFA!

Now they have finally achieved their wish, and proudly sang the national anthem under the illumination of the "five-colored sun" under the huge Argentine flag.

When the pre-match ceremony came to the photo session, as one of the highest altitudes in the team, Raphael of course had to stand in the back row.

It's just that he deliberately stood behind Aimar.

Aimar didn't notice it at first, but when Keeley found out, he secretly told him.

This made Aimar turn around quickly.

Don't look at this guy as a cool guy, but he is more childish than anyone else.

This guy was right behind him at the '99 America's Cup and added a pair of bunny ears to him with two fingers!

But what Aimar saw when he turned his head was Raphael's innocent eyes, as if he was asking, "Baby, what are you looking at me for?"

This instead made Aimar believe that this guy just wanted to do bad things!

However, due to limited time and space, Aimar could only give him a warning look.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the reporters in front of him clicking their flashlights.

Seeing such a scene, Aimar had to admit that he was also happy.

After 4 years, he finally stood on the stage of the World Cup with Rafael.

But soon Aimar realized that something was not right——

Did these reporters take too long to film?

He even saw the corners of the mouths of a few photojournalists raised by the camera equipment...

This made Aimar turn around sharply, but he only saw Zanetti and Batty laughing, and the culprit had already walked towards Kanu with the team flag when he turned around.

Aimar: "..."

He doesn’t want to know what Raphael did secretly now, not at all.

Anyway, it's a good thing only childish ghosts can do!

But when Louis saw the playback on the big screen, he had already raised his hands and compared his head, "Tutu, Papa is a Tutu, and so is Louis!"

The child's joy is so pure, so is Raphael's joy.

Because he "won" the guessing side and got the ball.

Kanu, who was opposite him, looked helpless, because although they had the name of home game, they played away.

Who knows why there are so many Argentine fans here!

Now that Argentina is actually the first to kick off, one can imagine his mood.

Kanu was depressed, and Rafael, who turned back to the middle circle, had a smile on his lips.

Ayala was not injured before the game and won the ball, which obviously shows that they are lucky today.

When Raphael returned to the middle circle, he saw that "thousand male fan" Batty winking at him.

Raphael: "..."

What does this thing want?

Batty seemed to understand his eyes, and immediately gave him a "goal" mouth.

Raphael: "..."

This guy is afraid that he will really release him with Keeley, right?

This is clearly a joke!

Although he didn't give Batty any good looks, Batty didn't care at all. After all, he was the only striker, and it was unrealistic for Keely to let him go.

Besides, Rafa is his young master, can the young master treat him poorly?

After Raphael took his position, he found that Redondo behind him was also looking at him.

He glanced back and saw that Redondo had withdrawn his gaze.

Raphael didn't know what Redondo thought, but based on what he knew about the thirty-year-old man, this guy must have regarded him as a rookie who needed care.

Even if he is no longer the 16-year-old true rookie who was selected for the national team for the first time.

Rather than say anything, Raphael turned his eyes away and looked at Vicières intently.

His World Cup journey is about to begin!

As Visier blew the whistle to start the game, the ball completed the transfer at the feet of Batty and Aimar at the fastest speed, and was then passed to Raphael by Aimar.

Without any hesitation, Raphael shifted the ball to the left, and Sorin was rushing forward!

And the one who rushed faster than Sorin was obviously Keely!

How crazy is this?

Kanu hadn't adapted to the speed and efficiency of the Argentine side's attack, so he found that Yobo didn't keep up with Keely's rhythm, allowing Keely to cut inside smoothly, and then the little man who had worn Argentina's No. 10 jersey, used A very coquettish fake shot and true pass passed the ball to Batty's feet.

Kanu's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.

The game has just started, they can't fall behind now!

Fortunately, their goalkeeper Xiao Lunmu suddenly broke out and cleared the ball to the midfield before Batty shot.

Batty, who was a step late, could only shake his head dejectedly, feeling sorry for his unfavorable start.

When Kanu saw the ball, he immediately turned back and rushed again, but halfway through the rush, he found Redondo in front of him.

As a former Inter Milan player, Kanu still knows something about his old club and Redondo's style.

But it was precisely because of understanding that he despaired——

Although Redondo's speed is a shortcoming, this shortcoming is also relative. Now Redondo is closer to the ball than him.

And once Redondo breaks the ball, without two or three people, it is impossible to break the ball at the feet of the Argentine.

Although the chances were slim, Kanu was still rushing, but at this moment, Redondo was already close to the ball. Without any hesitation, he used an ecstasy straight kick to transfer the ball directly to the frontcourt.

When Kanu turned around again and looked at his own half, he saw that Rafael received the ball and transferred it to Keely's feet as fast as possible.

Yes, these nasty Argentines have clearly decided that Yobo's right road is wider than the road at 4 o'clock in the morning in Tokyo!

This is indeed the case. After meeting Kiley and Yobo, he found that this Nigerian man, although tall and powerful, lacked some flexibility and speed in front of him.

One's own strengths are the opponent's weaknesses, and Keeley's self-confidence immediately rose up.

This time, Keely didn't hesitate. After receiving the pass from Raphael, he shot a long shot from the outside of his instep!

After seeing Keeley's shot, Rafael found that Keely was extremely confident. Not only did he hit the far corner, but he also shot towards the dead corner of the goal.

There is a considerable chance that it can directly penetrate the opponent's ten fingers.

It's just a pity that although Keeley was in good condition, the ball finally brushed the goal post and went out of the baseline.

This also made at least three quarters of the fans sigh.

Argentina's blitzkrieg was not completed, but the atmosphere on the scene has already risen.

Huang Jianxiang also expressed emotion: "Since the opening, the two sides have omitted all the testing links. Argentina's offense is very simple, and it is only one step away from being efficient.

I think fans of Barty and Keeley feel sorry for them at this moment...”

Having said this, Huang Jianxiang also praised the performance of Nigerian goalkeeper Xiao Lunmu.

If it weren't for the Nigerian national goal's decisive attack, which gave Batty a foothold in the penalty area, Nigeria would most likely fall behind in the opening game.

While Huang Jianxiang was speaking, Bielsa had already come to the sidelines, and then squatted down.

The audience in front of the TV may not have seen this scene, but the Argentine internationals, including Rafael, had a big word in their minds——

What did we do wrong?

Is there something wrong with it?

At this time, Nigeria's goalkeeper Xiao Lunmu, who was challenged at the beginning, had already taken a goal kick.

Xiao Lunmu's goal is very clear, find Kanu, find Kanu, find Kanu.

Kanu is also waiting for the ball to come.

What made Kanu speechless was that Ayala was the first to push the ball down from the air!

After stealing the ball, Ayala handed the ball to Redondo who came to meet him.

Redondo scanned the frontcourt, and after seeing that there were two more defensive players around Rafael, he transferred the ball to Zanetti on the right.

Because he saw that there was a space around Aimar!

What Redondo saw, Zanetti also saw. When Zanetti passed the ball to Aimar with a straight kick, Rafael and Batty, who had been heavily marked, also rushed to the penalty area.

This scene also made Nigerian goalkeeper Xiao Lunmu want to curse!

After wave after wave, Lao Tzu became the most eye-catching person in the audience!

Although Xiao Lunmu refused to leave the country, something happened that left him speechless——

At the moment when Aimar was about to cut inside the penalty area, Babayaro decisively brought him down.

Baba Yaluo is only 23 years old this year. He played for Chelsea. He belongs to the kind of full-back with a pair of bow legs, very stocky, but very fast.

To make it easier for everyone to understand, we can imagine him as a low-profile Roberto Carlos.

If Keely meets Yobo, it's like meeting a gift bag. Babayaro, who is fast enough and has enough strength to defend Aimar, shouldn't be in such a mess.

But the problem is that the Argentines have too many tricks!

Babayaro was caught off guard, and Aimar scored a breakthrough with a human ball.

The Argentine is so hot, what can he do?

He can only bring people down before Aimar enters the penalty area, this is because his speed is fast enough, if it is a little later, the little dwarf will enter the penalty area!

Of course, he dared to shovel, and he did so in such a dangerous position, also because the game had just started.

He didn't believe that the referee would give him a yellow card at this time.

Sure enough, in the face of the furious Raphael, the French referee Vicier confirmed his penalty and just gave a free kick in the frontcourt.

Babayaro escaped, but what the Nigerian full-back didn't know was that his coach Onibinder was also yelling at him for being stupid!

Of course this is stupid!

Onibinder thought, why not foul earlier, what is the difference between fouling in this position and giving Raphael a penalty?

Huang Jianxiang said: "Before Rafael, Argentina's most famous free kick master was named Maradona.

Before the old horse, there were no free kick masters who could be named masters.

This is completely different from Brazil next door, but the lack of masters does not mean that the Argentines have poor ability to score goals from set kicks. Scoring through set kicks is also one of their favorite scoring methods.

Is Rafael going to handle the free kick now, or is Aimar doing it himself? "

Amid Onibinder's scolding and Huang Jianxiang's commentary, Raphael walked towards Aimar who had been pulled up.

After giving Little Curly a look to confirm that he has no problem, he asked, "Do you want to come by yourself?"

Bielsa is a coach with strict rules and regulations, and he is also an out-and-out control freak.

But it is such a control freak who does not stipulate who will take the penalty kicks and free kicks in the team. This is obviously an extremely smart approach.

It is precisely for this reason that Raphael asked this question.

After all, this is an opportunity created by Aimar himself, and it is in his favorite range. He also has a chance to break through Xiao Lunmu's ten fingers.

Aimar thought for a while, then motioned him to lean over.

Raphael moved his ears closer, but as soon as he did so, Batty's smiling face appeared in the corner of his eyes.

Of course Raphael knew what this guy was laughing at, but did he care?

Heh, this guy is envious of me, after all, he can't fight side by side with his Irina in the World Cup!

Although Raphael took the time to stare at Batty, he still heard what Little Curly was thinking.

Now that the game has just started, they have a lot of opportunities, why not do it?

At this moment, Aimar took the initiative to go to the penalty spot and put the ball in place, while Rafael was in the other direction.

Bielsa, who was squatting on the ground, had already stood up.

He looked at the Nigeria penalty area from a distance.

Huang Jianxiang's voice became louder at the moment: "After discussion, it was still Aimar who handled the free kick himself, but Rafael was on the other side, I think this is also a huge psychological test for Xiao Lunmu. To handle the ball, is it Aimar or Rafael?"

As soon as Huang Jianxiang finished speaking, Aimar made a gesture, and immediately started to run.

At the same time, Raphael also started to run, but the speed was deliberately slowed down a lot.

Xiao Lunmu standing in front of the goal was very depressed, extremely depressed!

Think about it, he was tested by Batty at the beginning. If it weren't for the strong post, Keeley might have pierced the goal.

It took less than 2 minutes to survive, and now Argentina got a free kick in the frontcourt from the right side of the penalty area, and the hateful Argentina obviously has a free kick master like Rafael, but he still has to play these tactics to test his psychology , How wicked!

Anger turned into anger, Xiao Lunmu still looked at the ball at the penalty spot vigilantly. No matter who handled the ball, he was always watching the ball right.

Xiao Lunmu thought this way, cheering himself up, but after a few tenths of a second, he was no longer played by these hateful Argentines!

I saw the ball passed from Aimar's feet to Rafael's feet.

This is what Xiao Lunmu defended, so why hesitate now?

When he just made a save, he saw that Rafael also made a feint, and the ball was passed to the unmarked Zanetti!

When seeing this scene, Nigerian coach Onibinder was about to explode!

屮屮屮!

Zanetti, Zanetti?

This is simply a replica of the most exciting free kick in history that Argentina scored against England in the 1998 World Cup!

The same routine, the same play, the Argentine actually wants to play it twice?

But the fact is that in Raphael's eyes, everything is perfect, only the cross is lacking a little bit of good old man, and the ball is sent into the goal with one kick!

Nigeria 0 to 1 Argentina!

At this moment, the Kashima Football Stadium is also boiling, and the Argentine fans have already started the carnival!

After scoring the goal, Zanetti was also surrounded by all his teammates at this moment.

But it is not so much a manifestation of popularity as it is a manifestation of jealousy.

Yes, people mob around the good guys just because they're jealous!

What is jealous is not that Zanetti can score goals in the World Cup, but because the goals scored by this guy are all fairy balls. He also scored two in the two cups. Is there any reason for this?

It can be seen that Argentina scored the goal, what can everyone say?

The players were celebrating, and at this moment the camera also showed the young coach Bielsa.

Huang Jianxiang knew why the camera was given to him at a glance, because this young Argentine marshal is still acting cool, like the [classic re-enactment] just now and getting a dream start, it is all taken for granted.

Huang Jianxiang didn't think so.

"Bielsa doesn't seem to be overwhelmed by this wonderful free kick. I think it's because there were only four short years in the 1998 World Cup. Inter Milan also reproduced this goal in the Champions League. It's Simeone.

But now Simeone can only watch his teammates celebrate from the sidelines..."

If Simeone heard this, he would definitely snort angrily, but now Simeone is gloating.

Because Bielsa's cold face just now was not pretended. Before the re-kick-off, he was signaling to the players——

oppression!

Keep oppressing!

One of the originators of high-ranking oppression was not satisfied enough with the performance of his disciples.

Scoring well, scoring well, but not in the way he wants to score, that's the problem.

After seeing Bielsa's gesture, Rafael knew the coach's request clearly.

If he were asked to describe Bielsa's love of oppression, he would think of the German coach Rangnick's famous quote -

"High oppression is like pregnancy, do you think you can get pregnant a little bit?"

What the German coach meant was that in order to get a big belly, you need to go all out and be brave and persistent.

Obviously, this is also Bielsa's request.

What they have to do now is to achieve high-tempo precise pass control while also achieving continuous high-level oppression, so that the fire has been burning at Nigeria's doorstep.

Because of Bielsa's request, after the kick-off, Argentina, which had clearly taken the lead, showed the momentum of breaking the boat and began to actively press.

Onibinder was overwhelmed.

What are Nigeria's strengths?

Of course it is body and speed. They have fast horses like Babayaro and Agahova, and more players have absolute physical advantages, but their opponent is Argentina——

Argentina with Raphael!

Argentina has a lot of set pieces, this is annoying!

In Onibinder's depression, he saw that Babayaro finally passed the ball to Kanu's feet, but Kanu just turned around, and he was half a head shorter and thinner by two circles Ayala snapped.

It was this nasty Argentine "rat" again, Onibinder looked at him bitterly, but found a bigger crisis——

The ball was passed by Ayala again, but this time it was not Redondo who caught the ball, but Rafael who didn't know when to retreat.

This also made Onibinder's scalp twitch, and he found that Raphael made a beautiful arc, and the end of the arc was Batty's head!

Yes, this is an over-the-top long pass, and it is Batty who is looking for it!

Ayala was not injured during the warm-up, but Raphael could see that Batty was still the unlucky one, not in the best condition.

Compared to Keely's joking "let him go", Rafael wants the old guy to get back to his form.

But compared to "getting back the state", he has another option——

Adapt "state" to Batty.

Batty is looking back, wondering if the ball came from the left or the right this time.

This is also related to Bielsa's tactical arrangement today.

I don't know if their coach thinks he prefers this kind of "flying with both wings", the feeling of feeding from both sides. Today, the balls for him are basically coming from both sides.

And these opportunities, he basically squandered...

This also made Batty very guilty, lest he would be angered by Bielsa in the midfield.

At such a critical moment, Raphael actually sent him a long pass?

Batty's first reaction was not to be grateful, but to beg——

Please don't play golf again, my head is disobedient today!

But when Batty judged the landing point, he was secretly happy.

Then he took Oklonku, who was always staring at him, and suddenly ran in the opposite direction. Although Oklonku reacted very quickly, Batty still managed to get half of the body space.

Although it's only half, it's enough!

Batty used the stunt he learned from Redondo, put his elbow against Okoroncu, unloaded the ball with his right foot, and then hit the goal without hesitation!

When he saw Batty shoot, Huang Jianxiang had already shouted!

"Barty! 'God of War' Batty once again showed his style in the World Cup. He scored a typical Batty shot with his 'golden right foot'! This is also his fifth goal in the World Cup!

If he had chosen to participate in the 1998 World Cup, how many goals would he have scored now?

We'll never know the answer, but we can see how happy Barty is at the moment! "

Is Barty happy?

The guy had happily forgotten to pull out his "machine gun", but at this moment, he chose to sprint all the way back to the midfield.

Hug Raphael?

Indeed, but it was not enough. After giving Raphael a hug, he grabbed Raphael's arm and rushed towards Redondo.

Cough, although Rafael was not very willing to cooperate, the scene of the three hugging together still made commentators from all over the world deeply moved.

Huang Jianxiang was even more so.

When everyone eulogized the three "traitors" and became heroes at once, Veronica and Javier were already teased by their younger brother's expressions.

Yes, Raphael's face still stinks at this moment!

Because he didn't expect that not only Brazilians like to play holding hands and running together, but also a thirty-year-old man like Batty also likes it!

And the poor, weak, and innocent him was actually dragged into a celebration with another thirty-year-old man by this thirty-year-old man...

It was simply a crime against him!