Chapter 160 Dream Start
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"The game begins, audience friends, what you are reporting to you is Andy Gray and Richard Coys of Sky TV. First, let's take a look at the appearance list of both sides..."
"Mexico kicks off first. Their momentum is very fierce. It seems that they want to play against Argentina. Young player Castillo rushed to Argentina's half at once. It seems that he is very active."
"Oh, Castillo received the ball in the frontcourt. In front of him was Mascherano. What would two players who sparked sparks before the game do?"
What else can I do? Brother Ma directly put Castillo on him while he was playing with his small movements.
The referee blew the whistle, but did not take out the card, but gave a free kick far from the goal.
"Boy, it's better to walk around me, or you'll be hurt."
Brother Ma rarely showed aggressiveness and said to Castillo who was lying on the lawn.
However, Castillo did not look afraid on his face. He was young and strong and had not suffered any serious injuries after becoming a professional player. He was not afraid of such collisions, but instead had the urge to try.
Mexico's free kick was given to the penalty area, but Ayala pushed it out. Cambiaso appeared at the landing point of the ball, stopped the ball and turned around to show the style of No. 5 position.
While Cambiaso was driving forward and preparing to drive straight in, the Mexican midfielder began to come up to block. Cambiaso did not stick to the ball, and moved the ball to the left in time. Gago was already in place.
Mexico's captain and main midfielder Marquez's task this time is to defend Argentina's core Riquelme, so Gago has to face the unknown player Correa.
During the first meeting between the two, Gago did not pay much attention to him. Until now, he has not encountered a player who can defend him against one-on-one, even if he uses his left foot.
But this time, Gago made a mistake. He stopped the ball with his chest, turned to the right as usual, felt the opponent's center of gravity shift, and then pulled the ball back and broke left and walked on the side.
At this moment, Gago's super prediction made a little wrong flash in his heart. He looked down and saw the opponent stretching his right foot to block him when the center of gravity was unstable. If he didn't bow his head and insisted on breaking through, he might be tripped. Even if he jumped up, the ball would be cut off.
At the critical moment, Gago's body flexibility and control were fully reflected. He forced himself to stop and picked the ball over. Just as he was about to pass, Correa had adjusted his center of gravity again and stopped him.
The ball is beyond the reach!
"We shouldn't underestimate it, after all, it's the semi-finals, and the value is no worse than that of the European Cup."
After this fight, Gago learned that the opponent's strength in front of him is no worse than the main midfielder of some La Liga teams.
However, Argentina's attack was not cut off from Gago. Messi came over in time to receive Gago's ball, and then dribbled the ball to break through to the opponent's hinterland.
He has only scored two goals in the Copa America, one less than Gago. This made Messi, who thought he was not worse than Gago, cares a lot. He decided to show his true strength in this game, so he was very excited at the beginning. Facing the defensive players, he first cuts out, then cuts in, dodges out of the gap and then shoots directly.
What a pity. The ball was shot in high-speed movement of the ball, but it was unable to fully grasp the ball path and deviated from the post.
"The two sides were not polite at all. They used all their strength to attack at the beginning. If Messi's shot hit the goal frame, he might have already."
Basilé on the sidelines glanced at Mexico's head coach La Volpe and thought of it a little disdainfully.
"I'm not broken, but I dare to fight against me. Do you know how to write the word "death"?"
Thinking of this, Basil made a gesture to Riquelme on the field.
"Oh, over the past period of time, Argentina's offense has gradually increased. Marquis can't hold on to Riquelme alone."
Although Marquez is the captain of Mexico, he is just a substitute in Barcelona. In the eyes of Riquelme, the midfielder, he can only be said to be a capable midfielder. If you want to stop him, it is almost the same as multiplied by two.
Just like this, a dazzling cross from his crotch, Riquelme went past Marquez and then began to dribble into the penalty area. However, although Marquez was not as strong as the top, his years of career made him very experienced. At this time, he decisively pushed Riquelme from behind.
"Oh, Marquis' foul is very decisive. If it is a little later, Riquelme will be close to the top of the penalty area. At that time, whether it is a direct long shot or a pass, it will be a great threat."
The referee came over and gave a free kick, but still did not take out the cards. The bottom line that Brother Ma tested was learned and used by Marquis.
However, Argentina's free kick still made the Mexican players nervous. At this time, they remembered that the free kicks at this position had a high hit rate, and the Blue and White Legion's diverse free kick tactics were particularly emphasized before the game that the head coach would definitely not give a good free kick.
Marquis's foul is mixed in the eyes of professional commentators.
"Let's see what Rikelme will do, or try a tactical cooperation if he shoots."
Argentina did not cover up this goal, just told Mexico that Riquelme would take the penalty, and at the same time, a wall was formed, Gago was squeezed in the middle, beside him was Correa, hiding his jersey.
Under the gaze of Argentina fans, Riquelme directly assisted and shot, and the ball came towards Gago. Correa next to her wanted to jump up and push the ball out, but at this time the situation turned around. Gago grabbed his jersey in revenge, so that he did not jump too high.
The ball barely crossed over Correa's head and then fell quickly. At this time, Gago quickly turned around and let go of Correa. He jumped and jumped up and pushed the ball towards the goal with his smooth forehead.
When Gago reached the ball, he also observed the goalkeeper's position, and made a move to the middle lane, and then rubbed his forehead to the far corner.
The Mexican goalkeeper has no choice but to do with this ball. As long as this close-range header is not pushed to the goalkeeper, he will basically be sure to get it.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
"Eight minutes into the game, Gago scored the first record for Argentina!"
"With a beautiful free kick cooperation, Argentina's winning magic weapon will achieve another amazing achievement!"
"Rickelme's goal completely deceived Mexico's wall, and Gago's running position is also very smart. The Mexican players around him just jumped up and couldn't defend him. The prince of the Bernabeu scored the fourth goal of this competition with a header that he was not good at, and was also the first header in his personal career."
After scoring the goal, Gago quickly climbed up from the lawn. After pushing the ball, his body fell uncontrollably in front of the goal. Messi, who originally wanted to come over and overwhelm Gago, was one step too late to let him escape. Gago ran directly to the sidelines and glided towards the cheering fans.
Riquelme rushed over at this time, pushed him from behind, and then ravaged his long, originally neatly sparse hair.
"Good boy. I didn't waste my assists."
"That's right, don't look at who I am."
Gago answered arrogantly, and then continued to be overwhelmed by the others who rushed over.
Seeing Argentina celebrating wildly, Castillo held his hands tightly, and the camera on the field gave him a close-up, allowing fans to see the expression of the Mexican young player who looked down on Gago.
There is helplessness in the unwillingness.
He originally told the media that he looked down on Gago because he scored one more goal than Gago, but now with the gap between the two sides, the goal has been smoothed out. In addition, Gago plays in the midfield, and the number of goals is the same as that of him, the striker. Anyone with discerning eyes can see the gap between the two. What's more, in terms of data, Gago has more assists than him.
In order not to be left by Gagoby and not to make himself a joke, Castillo became more devoted to participating in the competition after the game began.
I have to say that although this kid is arrogant, he really has two tricks. He used his teammates to pass Mascherano and then dribbled the ball and quickly rushed to Argentina's goal. However, Ayala, the captain of the Blue and White Army, let him know that the elderly are not so easy to bully. A hidden foot stretched out his foot and tripped Castillo, who was quickly dribbled the ball outside the penalty area.
The referee did not say anything and the game continued.
This made Mexican players very dissatisfied, especially Castillo, who got up and shouted at the referee.
"Did you fucking charge? Didn't you see that old guy committing a foul?"
This sentence made the referee and Ayala look dark, and the referee put his hand into his pocket and decisively gave the yellow card in revenge.
"Yellow card, the referee actually gave Castillo a yellow card, and the first yellow card in this game was actually given to the striker's head?"
"Looking at the replay of the camera, Ayala is indeed a bit suspicious of a foul, but the referee did not make a judgment. Castillo expressed his dissatisfaction and his tone to the referee was very bad. He probably said something bad to the referee, which made the referee very angry."
"In this way, Mexico will suffer a lot of losses. Lavolpe may not be in a good mood."
The commentator of Sky TV said that was right. Lavolpe's mood on the court was extremely poor. He repeatedly told them not to give Argentina a free kick. Who knew that the most stable captain Marquis directly "assisted" and allowed the opponent to score a goal less than ten minutes into the game.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the opponent's goal and tie the score. Who knew that Castillo, who he valued the most, had a full halo in this game and directly had a fight with the referee.
"Even if you are Zidane, fighting with the referee will be the consequence of the outcome. What can you do?"
At this moment, Lavolpe thought of replacing Castillo. To be honest, as this kid's fame grew, his arrogant temper began to appear, and he was not as respectful and obedient as before. If this continues, sooner or later he will become a football boss, which will not be a good consequence for the national team.
But after thinking about it, I still didn't do this. If I break up with Castillo now, the team's combat effectiveness will drop sharply. For Argentina, this is not a wise approach. (To be continued...)
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