Chapter 96: Former Rivals, Today's Jokes
Originally, Basile thought that rashly supporting Gago as the core of Argentina would cause some confusion in the team's tactics and even possible loss. // However, after a few days of training, he had to admit that in the National Olympic team, Gago as the core's effect was better than Riquelme.
Although Riquelme is a midfielder, his movements are too slow, and not everyone has the patience to cooperate with him. What's more, most of the people in the team are young people with strong energy, and using a slow pace will only slow down the offensive efficiency of the entire team.
As a young man, Gago has no problem as the core, because he is the core in Real Madrid. Moreover, last season, Real Madrid's offense was everywhere, with Gago as the core. If it is fast, it will be fast, and if it is slow, it will be slow. That kind of offense like mercury pouring out the ground made all fans fascinated.
Compared to Riquelme, who wants to control the ball at his feet, Gago, which meets the requirements of modern football, is more suitable for this team composed of young people.
In the first two warm-up matches before the game, the first match against Mexico, the Argentine Olympic team established the victory in the first half. First, five minutes into the game, Gago broke away from the two men's defense in the midfield and sent the ball to the penalty area. Aguero shot before the goalkeeper attacked, and then in the 30th minute, Gago passed the ball to the left. After Messi received the ball, he easily passed the two men and then scored at a low angle.
Before the end of the first half, Gago took advantage of a free kick and directly hit the ball into the blind corner in the upper right corner of the goal.
At the end of the first half, Argentina had already led by three goals. In the second half, Basilé made consecutive substitutions. Higuain, Di Maria and Lavic came on the court, and he was still trying to cooperate better with Gago.
Mexico launched a desperate counterattack in the second half. Argentina's defense obviously did not pay enough attention to it, allowing the opponent's striker Castillo to score a goal. This genius who became famous in the Copa America has not lived a very good life recently.
After the Copa America, he joined the Ukrainian Donetsk Miners for a sky-high price of 20 million euros, becoming the most valuable player in Ukrainian league history. Unfortunately, he was not happy in Ukraine. At the beginning, he was still loved by fans. After all, he still had strength and scored several goals. The turning point of the story was in a league game shortly after joining. Castillo used his personal ability to create a penalty, but he was unruly and refused to give the penalty to the core of the team and insisted on taking the penalty himself. Then he knocked the penalty away, and then he was always excluded from the roster by the miners' head coach Lucescu, and was completely thrown into the cold palace. During the winter transfer, he was discounted by one quarter and sold to Manchester City at a loss.
Gago heard this news last season. At that time, in Real Madrid's locker room, this incident was regarded as a joke. After all, players like Castillo are rare in the entire football world. After hearing this, Gago thought for a long time before he remembered that Castillo seemed to be comparable to him in the Copa America, but the past is just like smoke. Gago has come into contact with first-class stars in a giant club like Real Madrid. For the small role of Castillo, he is really lazy to spend his brain cells to remember. Because such a person may have only one or two chances to fight with Gago in his lifetime.
However, this time Castillo's goal was rare to make Gago serious. After receiving the ball, Gago went straight from the middle, broke through three players in a row, and then made a world wave in the top of the penalty area. In an instant, Castillo, who was originally in the limelight, was suppressed.
After this goal, Basilía made another substitution, and Sevilla's Acosta replaced two goals in this game. Gago, the core who contributed two assists.
Gago's outstanding and amazing performance also made few fans at the scene stand up and cheer. Many fans couldn't see the profound story. They only knew that this player with long hair scored two goals today, and he is worthy of being a star of Real Madrid. His strength is higher than that of other players on the field.
In the end, the warm-up match ended with Argentina's 4-1 victory over Mexico, and Castillo, who was able to mention it with Gago a year ago, could only be seen in the last corner in the post-match newspaper.
While the media has overwhelmed the strength of Argentina, Gago, who continued his outstanding performance last season, is naturally the first object of praise.
However, it was probably the first big victory that hurt his character. In the second warm-up match against Belarus, the Argentine National Olympic team was tied. Argentina's 26 shots were shot in the whole game, but he failed to break the iron barrel formation of Belarus. The opponent's goalkeeper seemed to have a cheat, blocking the shots of a group of Argentine geniuses one by one. Even Higuain's shot in the small penalty area was magically blocked by him.
After the game, the media's statements were completely opposite to those after the last game, and they criticized the Argentine geniuses for not being able to seize the opportunity. If Crespo came, he would have made a hat trick long ago.
However, there are few criticisms about Gago. Gago created at least four chances of single shots for the forwards throughout the game, but this time, the geniuses in Argentina seemed to have not brought their shooting boots and did not shoot a single shot.
Regarding the criticism of the media, after the game, Basil's players supported his players, he believed that the game was just the players' bad luck, not the bad condition. After the Olympics officially began, all players will enter the game and there will be no such waste of opportunities.
With a warm-up record of one win and one draw, the geniuses of the Argentine National Olympic Team came to the ancient country in the East and began to participate in the football event of the 29th Olympic Games.
It has to be said that, as the world's number one sport, football has the largest base of fans in the world. When Gago and his friends came to Beijing, hundreds of fans spontaneously came to the airport to pick them up. Some crazy female fans even broke through the security blockade and came to Gago.
After finally meeting the fans' autograph requirements, other passengers at the airport also found this group of stars. Although they can only be said to be Argentina's youth team, their popularity is no less than that of the adult team.
Gago and Messi are equal to the stars of the entire adult team. Real Madrid and Barcelona can be said to be the most dazzling giants in football in the past five years. Barcelona was the leader in the past few years, while Real Madrid recovered and the Galaxy Battleships were once again.
Especially Gago, as the most dazzling star this year, few people are able to overshadow him in football. In the end, seeing more and more people gathered, for safety reasons, Gago and the others had to leave the VIP channel with the help of the airport manager.
"Feer, you are the most popular. All of us can't compare to you alone!"
Di Maria's personality is very compatible with Gago and the others. In addition, Gago knows that Angels will be a Real Madrid player in the future, so with his deliberate show of affection, he soon became friends with Gago.
In fact, in a sense, the geniuses of Argentina are all friends of Gago. He and Messi and Aguero once worked together to win the World Youth Championship. Higuain is his teammate of the club, and now even Di Maria has become his friend. It can be said that Argentina's midfield and frontcourt will be his people in the future.
Gago's outstanding performance at Real Madrid in the past two years has convinced all young players, believing that it would be too unreasonable if Argentina did not allow him to be the core.
The cheerful and sunny image of Gago also satisfies the elderly Sanetti and his group of old men. They often say in public that the future of Pampas belongs to Gago.
"Where, the captain's popularity is no less than mine."
After hearing Di Maria's words, Gago smiled and pointed at the front and walked in the front and said. Indeed, Captain Inter Milan is not very popular in China.
"hey-hey!"
After hearing this, Di Maria laughed twice and did not explain much, but everyone knew what he meant.
"I heard that this city has many scenic spots and historical sites. Do we have time to go and stroll, especially the Great Wall!"
Aguero came over and hooked Gago's shoulder, and said with interest.
"This game is very intensive, so we probably don't have so much spare time."
Gago said with a headache, "What's the best thing about the Great Wall?" In his previous life, he walked along the Great Wall. Not to mention the Great Wall, he has seen all the famous places and historical sites in the entire emperor. If he wasn't afraid of being suspected, he could directly take these genius generals to travel around the entire imperial capital as a tour guide.
"Now there is nearly half a month left before the game begins. We will spend two days to play, and the coach will not refuse."
Aguero said a little unwillingly, indeed, the game will start on August 7th, and now it is only late July. If you really want to play, you can still squeeze out time.
"Then you go and tell the coach, our happiness depends on you!"
Gago didn't know Aguero's mind yet, so he first blocked what he wanted to say next. Sure enough, after hearing Gago's words, Aguero laughed twice, but it would be better that he would say it with shame.
"Feer, isn't you more in front of the coach? Where can I go, you will be more capable."
"Yes, you can do such a difficult thing, and the face of us is not as big as yours. You are good, and our happy life this time depends on you."
Di Maria was a familiar person and immediately followed Aguero's words and directly lifted Gago up.
Gago glanced at the longing eyes of the people around him, and immediately made a decision after looking at Messi.
"Okay, for everyone's better life, I'll give it my best this time, but Leo, you have to plead with me!"
"Hey, what do you care about me?"
"We are more face-to-face together!"
Gago did not allow Messi to refuse, so he hugged his neck and headed towards Basilère, who was walking in the front, ready to have a good talk with the head coach! (Your support on this site is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!