Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 674 Leo, This is Fate
Chinese fans are very happy, but the Chinese team's preparations are not easy.

It's the final battle; any mistake in any detail could cost us the World Cup trophy.

How can we defend against Argentina's powerful attacking firepower?
This is a problem that Gao Hongbo needs to deal with.

For most players, it was a sleepless night, a difficult night.

The World Cup final.

This is probably a competition they never even dared to imagine before.

But now, they stand on this stage.

This is truly astonishing.

Only Shan Yongzhuo maintained a calm mindset, got up early with full energy, and went to the training ground for running training as always.

For Shan Yongzhuo, he felt that he was relatively lucky.

In the last match against Germany, they scored 3 goals and earned 0.6 points.

This allowed him to narrowly reach 1.2 points, and then he sacrificed one point to add to shooting, thus regaining the sacrifice skill.

It was extremely dangerous.

If we score two fewer goals in the match against Germany, we won't be able to gain the Sacrifice skill.

But then I thought, if we hadn't scored two fewer goals, the Chinese team would have been eliminated in the semifinals.

Perhaps Gao Hongbo anticipated that the players might be too nervous to sleep, so he didn't schedule any training this morning, and only Shan Yongzhuo trained.

The sun gradually rose higher, and it wasn't until ten o'clock that everyone arrived at the training ground. However, Gao Hongbo didn't arrange any training courses, only some light exercises, like kicking netball.

Next, Gao Hongbo arranged the starting lineup.

"Zeng Cheng, Wu Xi, Du Wei, Feng Xiaoting, Sun Xiang, Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Yu Hai, Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, Shan Yongzhuo."

The starting eleven remains the same.

Everyone naturally knows what tactics will be used in the game.

看起来虽然是4-4-1-1，但是是加上是8-1-1，依然是被中国球迷奉为中国队最经典阵型的8-1-1阵型，中国队本届世界杯的头号利器。

The Argentinian team didn't seem as nervous as the Chinese team.

However, Di Maria's injury still made head coach Sabella somewhat uneasy.

In this World Cup, Di Maria is definitely one of the key players for the Argentine team. In many matches, it was Di Maria's breakthroughs on the wing that opened up the game.

However, Di Maria was unable to play in this match due to injury.

Finally, Sabella fielded a 4-3-1-2 formation.

Goalkeeper Romero.

The four defenders were Zabaleta, Demichelis, Garay, and Rojo.

The three defensive midfielders are Perez, Mascherano, and Biglia.

Messi, playing as a midfielder, lurked behind the two forwards.

Higuain and Lavezzi were up front.

This is a lineup that the current Argentine team is very familiar with.

Argentina, who were initially thought to be strong in attack but weak in defense, have consistently delivered somewhat unexpected performances in this World Cup.

This Argentine team resolutely implemented Sabella's philosophy, focusing more on defense, and ultimately it can be said that they entered the best final through defense.

Argentina has the best defense in this World Cup, conceding the fewest goals so far.

It's fair to say that Argentina's performance in this World Cup has been absolutely revolutionary.

Mascherano's anchoring performance on the defensive end was particularly impressive.

Many people even argue that Mascherano's importance in this Argentine team is no less than Messi's.

Especially now, facing the Chinese team in the final, and the formidable Shan Yongzhuo, Mascherano becomes even more crucial.

Whether Mascherano can contain Shan Yongzhuo depends on his performance.

Despite numerous encounters, Mascherano has never managed to limit Shan Yongzhuo's ability to win...

Mascherano himself was incredibly frustrated. "Damn it, why is it the Chinese team? Why is it that bastard Shan Yongzhuo?!"

"God, are you deliberately messing with me?"

Mascherano cursed God in his heart.

However, he dared not say it out loud, but instead had to show extreme confidence in front of his teammates, demonstrating his great confidence in being able to contain Shan Yongzhuo.

"Don't worry, I've faced that guy countless times, I know him very well. He definitely won't have a good performance in this match!"

"As long as I can cut off his connection with his teammates, I'm sure I can contain him!"

Mascherano exuded confidence in front of his teammates; what they thought was their business.

All he could do was grit his teeth and encourage his teammates in this way.

"Havell, do you really think so?"

Messi, a close friend, was one of the very few people who truly saw through Mascherano's inner panic; he sensed that Mascherano was not being sincere.

In fact, he could understand Mascherano.

Messi, like Mascherano, has never won against Shan Yongzhuo, and has even suffered several humiliating defeats.

"Then what else can I do?"

Mascherano smiled helplessly: "Leo, this is fate. Regardless of the past, in this match, I must contain him."

"This is probably the fate I have to face!"

"Fate..."

Messi looked at Mascherano's wry smile, shook his head, and murmured those two words.

Looking back on his football career, Messi also felt helpless.

Shan Yongzhuo.

This person is like an insurmountable mountain, constantly weighing on Messi and making it hard for him to breathe.

Since his debut in Barcelona, ​​Messi has always been considered a prodigy.

Messi took over the reins of Barcelona from Ronaldinho, and his career has been smooth sailing ever since.

He was the irreplaceable core of Barcelona, ​​leading them to the top of Europe and making them the dream team.

He was also a favorite of Argentina and was seen as Maradona's successor.

Embarrassingly, his and Argentina's best achievement to date is an Olympic gold medal.

This result is rather embarrassing.

Moreover, ever since Shan Yongzhuo debuted.

He has been suppressed all along.

At first, people thought he was better than Shan Yongzhuo, but later they compared Shan Yongzhuo to him and Cristiano Ronaldo.

And now.

No one thinks he can compare to Shan Yongzhuo anymore.

Of course, Messi himself now thinks so too.

It's almost unimaginable that Shan Yongzhuo could lead this Chinese team to the World Cup final; at least Messi thinks he couldn't do it.

"Is he really invincible?"

Messi murmured, his heart filled with bitterness.

"Leo".

Mascherano could only advise, "Don't think about whether he's invincible or not; the point is, we must beat him in this match!"

"We've come this far, there's no reason for us to lose!"

Upon hearing this, Messi's eyes finally lit up with a hint of fervor!

"That's right, we can't lose, we must win the championship, even if it's against Shan Yongzhuo!"

(End of this chapter)