Three days passed by in a flash, and on August 20, came the final day of the Olympic men’s football team.
Liverpool's second round of the Premier League was also played on this day, and because Europe's time zone is a few hours ahead of South America, Liverpool finished this round of away games against newly promoted Burnley first.
Unexpectedly, as the runner-up in the Premier League last season, Liverpool lost 0-2 to Burnley in the away game and was taught by a newly promoted team.
This makes Liverpool fans miss Willard very much, because with him, not only the defense will be improved by a level, but the offense will also be improved by a level. Changing the gap of one or two goals is a high probability event. I don’t say that I will win, but I should be able to escape from the away game unscathed.
Therefore, after the game, Liverpool players and fans immediately went to watch the live broadcast of the Olympic finals. They only hoped that Willard could successfully win the championship and then return to England with a good mentality and full spirit to lead the Red Army in high spirits.
As time passed, the third and fourth place finals of the Olympic men's football team began first. Nigeria, which was bloodbathed 4-0 by Argentina, beat Honduras 3-2 in the third-place match and won the third place, the bronze medal, in the 2016 Brazilian Olympic men's football team.
Two hours after the third-place match ended, with the whistle of referee Fahani, the 2016 Rio Olympics men's football final between the Brazilian Olympic team and the Argentine Olympic team officially started at the famous Maracanã Stadium.
Argentina still adheres to the 532 formation in the semi-finals. The starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Rulli, and the defenders are No. 3 Soto, No. 2 Gianetti, No. 17 Cuesta, No. 15 Magalian, and No. 4 Jose. ·Gomez, the three midfielders are No. 8 Ascacibal, No. 6 Alan Velarde, and No. 17 Mauricio Martinez, and the double forwards are No. 10 Angel Correa and No. 9 No. Kaleri.
Facts have proven that this formation is more suitable for the Argentine Olympic team, not 433.
433 is top-heavy. When Willard attacks, the backcourt is vulnerable to targeted counterattacks by the opponent.
The addition of a defender in 532 can effectively slow down the opponent's attack into the penalty area, waiting for Willard to return to defense in time to resolve the crisis. It has achieved good results in the second half of the game against Germany and the game against Nigeria.
As for the Brazilian team, they lost 1-7 to the German team in the World Cup in Brazil two years ago, creating a shameful history for Brazil.
This time, they have to prove themselves in the Olympic finals.
The Brazilian team plays a 4231 formation. The starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Waverton, and the defenders are No. 6 Douglas Santos, No. 3 Rodrigo Cayo, No. 4 Marquinhos, and No. 2 Seka, and double midfielders. No. 5 Augusto, No. 12 Wallace Sosa, midfielder No. 11 Jesus, No. 7 Luan, and No. 9 Gabriel Barbosa. The forwards are currently the hottest stars in Brazil. No. 10 Neymar.
They are both on the Olympic team. Because of Brazil being the host country, the players recruited by the Olympic team have received support from all over the country. Although due to their age, only a few players such as Neymar and Marquinhos play overseas, the other players are all young rookies who play for Brazil's domestic giants and are very strong.
On the other hand, Argentina has managed to cobble together a roster that has completed registration. Except for Alan Velarde and central defender Cuesta, who is also from the national team, there are almost no very capable players, and Velarde is completely responsible. Move the whole team forward.
Without Velarde, Argentina might be eliminated in the group stage.
Fortunately, Willard has the ability to change the situation of the battle alone, and his current condition is no problem.
In this final, it is still unclear who will win.
After the game started, when Willard did not attack, the three midfielders and defensive midfielders of the Brazilian team would move forward. Once Willard shows signs of advancing, both the two defensive midfielders and the three midfielders will retreat quickly to surround Willard.
As for the other Argentine Olympic team players, it doesn't matter if they relax their defense a little, because they have problems with their abilities. Even if he is given the opportunity to catch the ball in the gap, he will most likely not be able to grasp it.
It was under this strategy that the Brazilian team really restricted Velarde's performance and did not allow him to form frequent personal breakthrough shots. Occasional long shots and contentions in the penalty area failed to work due to luck.
On the other hand, the Brazilian team, except for Velarde, the other Brazilian players had a technical advantage against the Argentine team, and they frequently broke through and shot, posing great danger to the Argentine defense.
Fortunately, Argentina fielded a 5-back formation, leaving little room for the opponent to play in the penalty area. And Brazil's number one star Neymar is not a powerful player. If he takes a long shot outside the penalty area, it doesn't matter whether he can hit the goal frame. The hit is neither powerful nor fast. As long as it doesn't go straight into the blind corner, the goalkeeper can easily save the ball.
For a while, the two sides were in a stalemate, until half an hour later, in the 34th minute, Velarde's personal ability finally broke the Brazilian team's defense.
The Brazilian team did a good job in the sports battle, but this time Argentina got a free kick from the right side of the frontcourt, which could pass the ball directly into the penalty area, allowing Villard to fight for the top.
It was this time that the free kick passed by Mauricio Martinez was hoisted into the penalty area and landed just near Velarde. Although the Brazilian center back Marquinhos from Paris Saint-Germain occupied the landing spot, Velarde still used his stronger bounce and physique to jump up from behind Marquinhos and grab the ball over the opponent's head. , heading the ball toward the goal.
After completing the header, Velarde's chin was bumped by the head of Marquinhos, who was struggling for the top, causing Velarde to scream in pain. But even so, his eyes did not leave the ball he pushed out.
The ball did not disappoint Velarde. Although he was affected by Marquinhos when he headed the ball, Velarde still topped the ball within the goal frame with a certain angle.
Although goalkeeper Weverton made a save, he was ultimately beyond his reach and could only watch the ball pass in front of his hand and fly into the goal.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Velard opened the scoring to help the Argentine Olympic team take a 1-0 lead.
This is a much-anticipated Olympic final, a South American derby between Argentina and Brazil, and the Maracana Stadium is naturally full. In addition to the large number of fans of the Brazilian team, there are also tens of thousands of fans in Argentina.
Seeing that Velarde scored the first goal for the team and took the lead, the more than 10,000 Argentine fans burst into applause and cheers comparable to 40,000 to 50,000 people.
We were so happy to score against Brazil and take the lead at the Maracana Stadium.
