MTL - Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs-Chapter 497 aircraft carrier turned

   "Phew, this guy Chen Ran is finally going to make a move. I thought he was going to defend this match to the end."

   "I didn't expect England to be quite stubborn today, and they were able to defend until now without letting Argentina break the goal. It seems that Southgate has worked **** defense."

   "That's for sure. After all, Southgate has studied with Chen Ran for so many years. He knows Chen Ran's habits and characteristics of directing games."

   "Now that Chen Ran has made a move, the next step is to see how Southgate responds?"

   "That's right, the next game probably won't be as boring as before."

  After the warm-up was over, Chen Ran called Higuain and Di Maria to his side.

   "Gonzalo, Angel, tell the others after the two of you play, from now on, give me a left attack aimed at England."

   "Especially let Messi and Aguero repeatedly attack England's left-back Ashley Young and left center-back Maguire's defense zone. Do you understand?"

   "Understood, boss!"

   Soon, everyone saw that Chen Ran replaced Paredes and McAllister in midfield with Higuain and Di Maria.

   Higuain and Aguero partnered as double forwards, Di Maria played left midfielder, and Messi returned to the right as right midfielder.

   Mascherano moved forward and returned to his familiar defensive midfielder position, and was responsible for the defense of the center with DePaul.

  Otamendi and Romero form a double central defender together. Argentina's formation has also changed from the previous 532 to the current 442.

  The appearance of Higuain and Di Maria seemed to sound the horn of attack.

  Argentina immediately focused on defense and launched a fierce attack on England's defense.

  Suddenly, under the sudden increase in pressure, England's defensive players can't help but feel a little flustered.

  On the sidelines, seeing Southgate indifferent to Argentina's change, Steve Holland

  De is a little restless.

   "Gareth, shall we strengthen the defense on the field now?"

   Turning his head and glanced at Steve Holland, Southgate shook his head slightly.

  "Steve, it's better to be quiet than to move. Our team's strongest defensive players are already on the court. Temporarily replacing a player who has not yet entered the game state will not be effective."

  "But the game has now gone on for more than 60 minutes, and I am worried that the physical fitness of these main players will gradually decline in the future."

   "Well, Steve, you now arrange for the substitute players to start warming up. Once the players on the field are found to be exhausted, we can immediately replace them."

"clear."

   Southgate is very satisfied with the performance of England's current defensive lineup on the field, so he is still a little reluctant to change players and plans to wait.

   As a result, it was because of this waiting that he was given a bolt from the blue.

  After receiving the latest order from Chen Ran, who was brought to the field by Di Maria and Higuain, the Argentine team immediately adjusted their attack direction.

   Ashley Young and Maguire sat on the left side of England, and they were immediately caught fire.

   After Messi returned to the right, Aguero was also arranged by Chen Ran as a striker on the right.

  If it was just one person, Ashley Young and Maguire could barely cope with each other's help.

  But Messi and Aguero appear here at the same time, so Ashley Young and Maguire can only fight on their own, and no longer have the energy to help teammates check for gaps.

   When the game lasted for nearly 70 minutes, the 33-year-old Ashley Young could no longer keep up with Messi's speed.

   Aguero, who kept circling around Maguire, also made Maguire dizzy and a little confused.

  On the sidelines, Southgate, who saw this scene, immediately realized that the danger was approaching.

   "Steve, hurry up and call Ross back, and use him to replace Ashley Young immediately!"

   "Okay, Gareth!"

  Steve Holland also knew that the situation was urgent. He yelled directly at the England substitute players who were warming up not far away, and called back Rose, the left back who played for Tottenham Hotspur.

  Southgate's reaction was not unpleasant, however, he was still a step slow.

  When the ball came to Messi's feet again, Messi used his super high frequency of movements to change directions continuously, directly shaking Ashley out of balance, and then directly dribbled the ball diagonally into England's penalty area.

   Seeing that the situation was not good, Maguire rushed over to intercept Messi.

   At this time, Aguero has also rushed over to meet Messi.

   Without any hesitation, Messi passed the ball directly to Aguero, and then he himself bypassed Maguire and continued to advance.

   Finding that the ball was no longer with Messi, Maguire immediately turned around and went to intercept Aguero.

However, after Maguire turned around, Aguero had already received the ball. He didn't give Maguire a chance to rush over, so he pushed a through pass with the arch of his left foot and sent the ball again Passed back to Messi who was advancing at high speed.

  The weight of this through pass was just right, the ball instantly penetrated England's defense line on the left and came to Messi's forward line.

  Messi took advantage of the trend and directly entered the restricted area of ​​England.

  Seeing that the situation was urgent, another England central defender, Stones, who was sitting in the middle, had to drop Higuain, who was in charge of marking him, and rushed to defend, trying to block Messi's advancing line.

   However, Higuain ran over with Stones at this time.

  He used his body to constantly interfere with Stones, and also used the pick-and-roll tactics commonly used in basketball, abruptly blocking Stones behind him, leaving Messi an offensive channel.

  Although Stones quickly walked from Higuain's side to the front, Messi still took advantage of this fleeting opportunity to rush forward one step ahead.

   This time, only England goalkeeper Pitford was left in front of Messi. Although the other England players are trying their best to go here, they can't quench their thirst far away, and it's too late.

   In desperation, Pitford had no choice but to abandon the door and attack. He spread his hands and feet as far as possible to expand his defensive area.

  However, this conventional method has no effect on a super giant like Messi.

  I saw Messi flicking his ankle lightly, the ball drew a wonderful arc, passed over Pitford's head, and flew straight to the empty England goal.

   "GOAL!!"

  With Messi's lob shot, Argentina finally broke the deadlock and led England 1:0.

   "Hahahahaha, Chen Ran didn't let Maguire go after all!"

   "Nonsense, the aircraft carrier is so huge, and Chen Ran is not blind, how could he not see it?"

   "Ahem, Maguire can't be blamed for the ball. Ashley Young was wiped out by Messi. How could he be able to defend Messi and Aguero by himself?"

   "That is, don't look down on Maguire. In fact, he is not bad in other aspects except that his turning speed is a bit slow."

   "The key now is, after being scored by Argentina, what will England do next?"

   "Then there is no need to ask? It must be an all-out attack. This is the semi-final of the World Cup, only one step away from the final. If you don't work hard at this time, when will you do it?"

   "That's where the problem comes in. If England goes all out to attack, with Maguire's turning speed, wouldn't Argentina be able to hit a counterattack with accuracy?"

   "Fuck! It's really like this. Is this the effect Chen Ran wants to see?"

   "Hey, now it's time to test Southgate."

  On the sidelines, Southgate felt unspeakable frustration when he saw that he was on all possible defenses, but Argentina scored the first goal.

  He knew very well in his heart that many people, whether it was an assistant coach or a team member, did not agree with his extremely conservative formation for this game.

   Taking a deep breath, Southgate forcibly pulled himself together.

  The result of studying with Chen Ran for many years let Southgate know that as the head coach, he must not be messed up at this time.

   If he is in a mess now, England's game will be completely hopeless.

   "Steve, you go and call Rashford and Vardy back now, and replace Maguire, Ashley Young and Sterling with them and Rose later."

  "Harry Kane served as the center forward, let Rashford play the left winger, Vardy played the right winger. Rose replaced Ashley Young as the left back, and Stones and Cahill partnered at the center back."

   "The formation of the team has also changed from 532 to 433. From now on, attack with all your strength!"

   "Don't worry, Gareth. There is still plenty of time, and we will definitely get the score back."

   Seeing Southgate finally give up his extremely conservative 532 formation, Steve Holland was immediately refreshed, and immediately turned around and ran to arrange a substitution.

   Soon, fans all over the world saw that England immediately used up three substitutions after being scored by Argentina.

   "Good guy, this Southgate is decisive enough to use up all the substitutions at once. Obviously, this is not leaving him a way out."

   "There is no way out, it has already been pushed to the edge of the cliff, and if you retreat, you will really fall."

   "Hahahaha, even Maguire has been replaced. It seems that Southgate has run out of patience with him."

   "This time the biggest loophole in England's defense is gone. It may not be easy for Argentina to break through England's goal."

   "It doesn't matter. Anyway, it's already leading by one goal. For Chen Ran's team, it's enough."

   On the sidelines, seeing that England began to attack aggressively, Chen Ran did not ask the Argentine players to shrink their formation and play defensive counterattacks.

   Instead, he called Simeone to his side.

   "Diego, go and tell the players on the field that the midfielder won't give an inch, and you can't let England take the initiative in the game. Do you understand?"

   "Understood, boss."

  A lot of fans didn't expect that the game, which had been dull for most of the game, suddenly became exciting and intense when it came to an end.

  The two teams fought hard in the midfield, sparks were shining.

  At this time, Lingard, who had also been silent for most of the game, suddenly broke out.

   This guy starts from the left of midfield and drives the ball all the way.

   First passed DePaul, and then dribbled the ball laterally at the front of Argentina's penalty area. After dodging Mascherano's interception, he directly took a curve ball with his right foot.

  The ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the Argentine goal. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez tried his best to save the ball, but still failed to touch the ball. In the end, he had no choice but to watch the ball fly into his own net.

  With Lingard's one-stop goal, England tied the score on the field to 1:1.

"Oh!"

   This time, the entire England bench went crazy.

  In the stands, the England fans, who had been aggrieved for a long time, finally waited for the moment of elation.

   "Emperor Lin, worthy of being Emperor Lin, if you want to enter, enter the World Wave!"

   "I didn't know Lin Huang when I was young, and I mistaken Melo as the king of the ball!"

   "Huang Lin didn't score a goal, just because he hasn't figured out the celebration yet."

   "Is England going to be upset in this World Cup?"

   "What are you thinking upstairs? England is just equalizing now."

   "Exactly. Don't forget that England's current opponent is Argentina under the coach of Chen Ran. Since Chen Ran became the head coach, there has been no record of being reversed in a major competition."

   "It depends on what Chen Ran will do next."

  Seeing England equalize not long after, although Chen Ran was a little disappointed, he didn't take it too seriously, he just scored another one.

  After all, it is hard to guard against a world wave goal like Lingard just now.

   Walking to the sidelines, Chen Ran loudly reminded the players on the field to cheer up and not be affected by the loss of the ball. Attack with all your strength and try to score another goal.

   Then, he also silently turned on the system, gave Higuain and Aguero a "Level 1 Sight Card" respectively, and gave Mascherano a "Level 1 Recovery Card".

   On the England side, after the equalizer, Southgate did not intend to shrink the formation, but commanded the English players on the field to continue to attack the Argentine defense.

  He now intends to use the momentum of scoring to complete the miracle of reversal in one fell swoop.

  So, in this World Cup semi-final, in the first two-thirds of the game, both teams shrank back and played defensive counterattacks.

  But at the last moment, the situation changed suddenly, and the two teams, Argentina and England, started to fight against each other.

As time went on, when the game went into stoppage time and everyone thought it was going to extra time, Messi broke through the defense of newly replaced left-back Rose on the right wing and passed the ball in. England's restricted area.

  In the penalty area, Higuain rushed to grab the front position, grabbed in front of Stones, shook his head and attacked the goal, and the ball immediately flew towards England's goal.

   Fortunately, Pitford was also dissatisfied with his reaction. He jumped up on the spot and blocked the ball with a side throw.

   However, due to the short distance, Pitford did not hit the ball far.

   At this time, a small man rushed out from the rear point.

"boom!"