Chapter 59 Too Embarrassing

A one man team.

The media across Europe is touting Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo.

At the age of 33, both of them are carrying the team forward. As long as they are around, everything is possible.

Then, the media also turned all their attention to Messi. As the three major stars in the world, they will inevitably be compared together. This has been the case for the past 13 years, and this time is no exception.

Messi's Argentina faced Iceland in the first round.

Iceland, a country with a population of only 300,000, was ridiculed countless times by Argentine fans two years ago. How can Iceland, which Portugal cannot win, deserve to be the European champion?

Today, they also met.

In Argentina, countless people are very optimistic about Messi, including Atletico Madrid coach Simeone. Of course, I don’t know if what Simeone said was sincere...

As a coach who has played against Messi many times, Simeone is also a well-known member of the "Meixi" world. Recently, Simeone made another boastful comment about Messi: "Messi is undoubtedly the best player in the world!"

The "Daily Mail" published an interview with Simeone in the "Voice of Coaches". On the issue of the best player in world football, Diego Simeone firmly stood on the side of Messi's camp.

The Atletico boss is also convinced that his fellow Argentinian can bring his country a third World Cup. Since Maradona led the team to win the championship in 1986, Argentina has never been able to win this honor again, although Argentina led by Messi failed four years ago.

Four years later, Simeone still believes that Barcelona's king can lead Argentina to a further step and win the Hercules Cup: "There is no doubt that Messi is the best football player in the world. He can inspire the team, and the team may They have bad days, but at the end of the day, they have the best day.”

In addition, Simeone also raised the importance of Messi in the national team: "As long as they see him, everyone will be enthusiastic, which is closely related to their emotions. In the national team, Messi is the key to victory, he controls The rhythm of the game, directing every attack of the team, he understands all the teammates who play with him, and also knows that the team's offense will end with Messi, whether you like it or not, let Messi finish better The game is very important for everything Argentina faces."

Tevez, who had been at odds with Messi in the past, rarely stood up to support Messi.

"Argentina is the favorite to win the championship, and only Germany and Brazil are at the same level as us. The World Cup will be a contest between us and them. I will watch the World Cup in Los Angeles with my friends and family. Although our feet are on the beach, our My heart is in Argentina, we have a saying, 'Once an Argentinian, always an Argentinian.'"

Talking about Messi, he said, "I don't think this is his last World Cup, but we should cherish him, instead of asking ourselves every day whether he is the best topic in the world, because that is too silly. In recent years, there will no longer be players like Messi, but I believe that this is a World Cup that belongs to Messi. Although outsiders may not be able to detect it, his body is already angry."

Caniggia, the son of the wind, also stood up to support Messi. Caniggia said, "Messi does not receive as much support from his teammates in Argentina as Maradona did. Argentina's advantage is that it has the best offensive players, who can make Anyone scared.”

Even some commentators in China firmly support Messi, such as Xu Yang, whose views are very novel.

——"Argentina, led by Messi, has a very strong offensive attack, including players such as Higuain, Aguero and Di Maria. Their abilities are absolutely unqualified. However, in recent years, the Argentine Football Association has failed to manage and supervise the national team. Huge problems arose during the process, and several coaching changes made players and fans very dissatisfied. Even if coach Sampaoli manages the army strictly, he seems powerless in the face of the chaos caused by the management of the Football Association. If it were not for Messi, Argentina would It is difficult to reach the World Cup. It can be said that this team came to the World Cup in Russia in a relatively chaotic situation.

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——"The leader of the team is naturally Messi, and fans are very concerned about how far Messi can lead Argentina in the World Cup. Sampaoli's choice of Argentina's forward line will naturally be based on Messi. Characteristics to formulate a team's overall tactics. Then speedy and agile players like Higuain, Dybala and Aguero can better cooperate with Messi. So from this point of view, Icardi It’s understandable that he didn’t make the squad.”

——"There is no doubt about Messi's personal ability. He is a free man in the frontcourt and can move in and out of the forward and midfield lines. But from the perspective of tactical coordination, how to develop tactics around Messi and whether his teammates can give him support? Strong support, whether Messi can stand up when he is restricted by his opponents, may be an important factor in determining how far Argentina can go in this World Cup."

——"If Argentina only relies on one Messi, it may be difficult to go far, but when the coach integrates everyone's characteristics into the team, and the 10 teammates behind Messi can help him share more pressure, then Argentina can It is said that it is a team that can win the Hercules Cup. Every player in Argentina is good, but how to optimize the combination is a problem that coach Sampaoli needs to solve."

Anyway, in one sentence, Messi is awesome, as long as his teammates are not stupid...

Even head coach Sampaoli surrendered to him.

"Messi is our signature. I am only responsible for formation. This Argentina is his team, and I just assist him." How weak the voice of Argentina's current head coach Sampaoli was.

Media, fans and celebrities from almost all over the world came out to support Argentina and Messi.

However, Dong Fangzhuo said in an interview with The Times, "Perhaps, the results will be very surprising."

“Does Iceland really have a weakness?”

"The 2016 European Cup has actually shown a lot of things. That year was officially the year of great changes in world football."

"Perhaps, Argentina may not be able to win over Iceland."

"Messi may work hard, but the results may not be as good as he imagined."

result……

Dong Fangzhuo, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Messi had very different performances in the first game of the World Cup. Dong Fangzhuo shot 2 times and scored 1 goal and an assist. Ronaldo shot 4 times and scored 3 goals. The efficiency was extremely high. Messi shot 11 times in a single game, setting a new high in the World Cup career, but failed to score. Without a goal, he also became the player with the most shots but no goals in a single World Cup game in the past 48 years.

Awkward.

Messi shot 11 times in the game, which was the highest number of shots in a single game in his World Cup career, 3 times more than the entire Icelandic team. However, he failed to score any goals and missed the fifth of nearly 10 penalty kicks. The last time an Argentine striker took more than 11 shots in a single game without scoring was when Barcelona faced Deportivo La Coruna at the end of 2017.

As of the end of this campaign, Messi has shot 11 times, which is more than half of the 10 World Cup teams that have appeared, surpassing Portugal and Iran with 9 shots, Iceland and Egypt with 8 shots, and Saudi Arabia with 6 shots. There are more teams. Messi has also become the player with the most shots in a single World Cup game without scoring in the past 48 years since Italian star Riva in 1970.

So embarrassing...

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