Not only did he have an old relationship with Nagatomo Yu, but Chen Mo also had a relationship with the Japanese team's left midfielder Okazaki Shinji.
When I was 14 years old, I went to Japan to play in the Hope Cup. The night I met Kaoru Tsukiike, I was playing football at the beach. Shinji Okazaki was right across from me.
However, compared to friends like Nagatomo Yuto who have been together for an entire offseason, Chen Mo and Okazaki Shinji are just acquaintances.
Returning to the center circle, seeing that the opponent did not take the initiative to say hello, Chen Mo didn't say anything. He just moved his body and waited for the coach to blow the whistle for kick-off. At the same time, his eyes kept wandering around the Japanese players.
Japan played 4231 in this game.
This formation is relatively versatile and is a variant of the 451 total attack and total defense formation. When attacking, the three forwards can provide width on the left, center and right. When defending, there are two midfielders at the top of the arc.
But, still the same problem.
No formation in the world is perfect, or in other words, there is a perfect formation in concept, but in reality there are no 11 players who can support a perfect formation.
The weakness of Japan's 4231 formation on the defensive end is on both sides of the double midfielder.
The 4231 formation is a single forward, so when the Japanese team attacks, the two players on both sides of the 4231 3 must press forward.
Not to mention pressing to the winger position, but also pressing higher than the normal winger, so as to provide width, otherwise there will be no space at all. Moreover, the Japanese team does not have a high center, so it is difficult to directly hit the cross at a 45-degree angle. .
However, when defending, it is impossible for the two midfielders to completely cover the wings. Excessive pulling of the wings will lead to gaps in the middle, so the two wingers still need to withdraw to defend.
When attacking, he has to press forward to take on part of the winger's duties, and when defending, he has to step back to fill the space on both sides of the double midfielder.
This is very demanding for the ability of 3 in 4231. It requires all-around offense and defense, and he is also a physical monster with strong running ability.
But Japan now has Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda.
These are three pure attacking midfielders, and even Shinji Okazaki is directly a forward and guest left midfielder.
This kind of personnel configuration paired with this formation is, to be honest, a bit deformed.
"Either the coach is not smart enough and doesn't dare to offend people."
"Either they think they can't hold on and want to give it a try."
"But no matter which it is, it doesn't matter."
I kept thinking in my mind, and not long after, the referee's whistle echoed in the Qianhu Sports Center, accompanied by cheers all over the sky.
Needless to say, as soon as the whistle blew, Higuain in the center circle knocked the ball back. While the ball was still rolling towards Chen Mo's feet, Kagawa Shinji came flying over, while Honda Keisuke went to find Di Maria.
Yes, look for Di Maria!
But when Keisuke Honda was about to stick to Di Maria and not give Di Maria any space to receive Chen Mo's pass, he was shocked to find that Di Maria did not return to the midfield, but directly moved to the left winger position!
Yes!
Shock!
In the pre-match announcement of this game, the formation submitted by Argentina was 433!
The midfielders are Ma Chen Mo and Di Maria!
Although I don’t quite understand why Argentina uses Aguero, Guaín and Messi to form a front three. After all, Aguero is not very effective as a winger, but the time from the announcement to the start of the game is not long, and there is not much time to think, and , no one would have thought that Argentina would play 424!
This formation is rarely used in today's football world. Argentina and Chen Mo and Messi have never played this formation before!
There is no doubt that Di Maria's forward pressure stunned Keisuke Honda, but it was not just Keisuke Honda!
When Lao Ma, who had his hands in his pockets on the sidelines, had a sly smile on his face, when Japanese Olympic team head coach Yasuichi Mori rushed to the sidelines and yelled with surprise on his face, when He Wei in the commentary box shouted 424. By the time we got out, it was already too late.
One of the biggest advantages of the 424 formation is that there are many forwards, and having more forwards can stretch the opponent's formation to both sides to the maximum extent, thereby creating a more relaxed environment for each forward.
As Di Maria moved directly to the left winger position at the beginning, Messi moved to the right winger position, Aguero and Higuain grabbed a central defender, and the Japanese team's formation directly turned into a fishing net stretched to both sides. Socks!
"We must stabilize our defense first!"
After all, he is someone who can wear AC Milan's No. 10 jersey. From the corner of his eye, he caught the moment when Di Maria's movement was not right. Keisuke Honda immediately slowed down and prepared to retreat, but Chen Mo did not give him a chance.
Now, because Argentina suddenly plays 424, the positioning of the Japanese team's defensive players in the backcourt seems a bit chaotic. As long as they break through Honda Keisuke, dribble the ball forward and attract other players to defend and fill the position, the Japanese team's already shaky defense line will be very good. It may completely collapse!
Without any hesitation, almost at the moment Keisuke Honda slowed down, or even the moment before, facing the ball rolling towards his feet, Chen Mo directly hit the instep of his right foot!
Go crazy!
"Argentina actually launched a direct attack at the beginning! It seems that Chen Mo wanted to seize this opportunity when the Japanese team failed to react!"
"Yes! No one would have thought that Argentina would kick 424! But there is no doubt that they caught the Japanese team by surprise! The Japanese team's defense was in chaos!"
Under the spotlight, Chen Mo dribbled the ball along the middle and ran towards Keisuke Honda!
Go crazy!
But it’s a small trip!
Honda Keisuke, who was retreating all the way, was extremely uncomfortable and shocked, because the ball seemed to be rushing in front of him every time, but every time the ball rushed two-thirds of the distance, there would be an obvious slowdown!
"This slowdown is abnormal!"
"He gave the ball backspin?!"
"Can you do this kind of micro-manipulation during such a long stride?!"
Stunned, looking at Chen Mo running all the way, looking at the ball that he would steal every time he bounced it forward a little, Honda Keisuke's eyes widened, and his heart was full of disbelief!
Of course it's unbelievable.
To be honest, Chen Mo didn't master this skill before, but in the past month or so, he has not only been working on the tacit understanding and tactics with his teammates, but also engaged in various individual sparring sessions with Lao Ma, and also discussed with Lao Ma. So many wonderful ideas for playing football!
And this is also a big difference between Lao Ma and Messi!
Messi has received formal football education from La Masia since he was a child. The old horse was played on the streets of the slums!
Messi's action skills are more sharp and simple, while Lao Ma's style is more unconstrained!
And the dribbling characteristics of the two are also different!
When Messi is dribbling, most of the time the rhythm of the ball and the ball are the same, and the distance the ball bounces forward is very short. In fact, if the height of the camera is relatively high, the ball at Messi's feet cannot be seen at all. , as if he and the ball were one.
This is because Messi’s grasp of the distance of each ball when advancing is the strongest in history, and he is also the strongest in high-frequency changes of direction. As long as the ball is controlled within the range that can be touched by his feet, Messi at his peak can He is invincible, he can change directions wildly.
Lao Ma is different. Lao Ma may not be inferior to Messi in grasping the distance of the ball, but his center of gravity swing caused by his weight far exceeding that of players of the same height is too great!
Messi is officially 1.7 meters tall and weighs 72 kilograms, while Lao Ma is officially 1.65 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms!
This kind of weight is destined to make it difficult for the old horse to achieve the level of Messi in terms of high-frequency and high-stability changes of direction, but just like Chen Mo, the strong body gives the old horse stronger explosive power and impact!
Lao Ma allows the ball to leave his stride range during certain periods of time because he is physically strong and can accelerate to catch the ball, but letting the ball escape his control is a very dangerous thing because it is easy to be defended. Players are stopped, so how to keep the ball in the area where you want it but where the defensive players can't get it is very critical!
And one of the keys is to spin!
The old horse will add spin to the ball!
Chen Mo himself also likes to give spin to the ball!
One has the world's top experience, and the other has the world's top talent and foundation, and still wants to learn. In the past month or so, Chen Mo may not have made much progress in terms of physical fitness and change of direction, but in terms of spinning the ball Come on, it’s a good time!
And today, this flower bears fruit!
Amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience, Chen Mo advanced rapidly with the ball, and he also drove the ball!
On the sidelines, Mori Yasuichi, who was too far away to see the problem, was still shouting for Keisuke Honda to steal the ball. However, every time Chen Mo made a pass, it seemed that Keisuke Honda could intercept the ball, but he was just one short. Cutting distance!
This feeling can only be felt by the client, and only by the client who is talented enough!
It can't be stopped at all!
Ignoring the insistence of the coach on the sidelines, Keisuke Honda just stared at Chen Mo's feet while retreating all the way.
There is no problem with the idea. Keisuke Honda is the middle of the 3 in 4231. He retreats to the midfielder position, and the Japanese team's defense is stable, but!
Useless!
Chen Mo's speed is too fast!
Moreover, this kind of spinning rush was originally intended to make the ball rush to the farthest distance and release Chen Mo's sprinting speed without the ball!
In the sight of the fans in the stands, Chen Mo closed the distance with Keisuke Honda almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, it was like reeling in a fishing line. As the distance got closer, Chen Mo's pace became faster and faster, and the ball at his feet also moved faster. The longer you go, the shorter the length!
In just two blinks of an eye, Chen Mo rushed in front of Honda Keisuke. At this time, he did not continue to rush, but instead used a broken step penalty kick!
"Is he going to ride a bicycle or a big pendulum?!"
Squatting slightly, spreading his hands, and retreating, Keisuke Honda stared at the ball at Chen Mo's feet, guarding against Chen Mo's sudden change!
Who knows Chen Mo's extraordinary ability?
But in the next second, "What?!"
Just when Honda Keisuke's attention was all focused on Chen Mo's attempt to pass, Chen Mo, who rushed in front of him, suddenly hit a right cross with his left foot. There, it was Messi who suddenly retreated!
Yes, Keisuke Honda thought that he, Chen Mo, was going to excel, but this was a stereotype. This was because Keisuke Honda didn't understand the 424 formation well enough!
Chen Mo's dribbles have increased in the past two seasons because Arsenal's forward line is not as fierce. He is needed to provide fire support and take risks. At the same time, Arsenal's formation can also withstand the consequences of his failed dribbles. risk!
But now that Argentina has four forwards, where do they need him to go forward?
Moreover, the double midfielder of 424 cannot bear the risk after Chen Mo's extraordinary failure!
Keisuke Honda didn't understand this. This is the gap in tactical understanding!
And this gap directly led to Japan's sinking!
Just when Keisuke Honda was still subconsciously turning his head to the left because of Chen Mo's sudden pass, Chen Mo once again burst out with speed and rushed directly to Keisuke Honda's right shoulder!
One retreats and one advances!
There was no suspense. In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo rushed to the right rear of Keisuke Honda. At the same time, Messi's pass came to him just right!
"Beautiful! Perfect coordination! The tacit understanding between Chen Mo and Messi is so strong!"
"Chen Mo is facing the midfielder! The Japanese team is moving inward across the board, they can't take care of the wings!"
"Go, go, go! Kill the Japanese!"
"Come on, Chen Mo!"
In less than ten seconds after the start, Chen Mo reached the heart of the Japanese team. This scene instantly ignited the emotions of the fans in the audience. Everyone stood up and waved flags and shouted, but Chen Mo couldn't hear the noise!
"They adduct so quickly!"
"Too bad Zavaleta isn't fast enough!"
The wind was whistling in his ears, and he dribbled the ball towards the midfielder Xibei Meng, but Chen Mo's eyes did not look at Xibei Meng, but kept shaking his head to observe the movements of his teammates.
At this sight, he frowned.
Messi retreated and hit the wall with himself. At this time, right back Zavaleta should press up and act as a winger, but Zavaleta is not fast enough. Now he does not run to the right front of Chen Mo, but is parallel to him!
At this time, Chen Mo either slows down and waits for Zabaleta to run ahead. However, the Japanese team has obviously focused on defense. The entire formation moves inwards towards the center very quickly. He slows down and waits for Zabaleta. Then this attack The opportunity was missed because there were too many people in the middle and it was difficult to grab points in front of the goal!
"Prevent this attack!"
It was very easy to see that Zabaleta failed to keep up with the rhythm. Seeing Chen Mo rushing toward him with the ball, Japanese midfielder Shobeimo breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, the corner of his left eye suddenly saw a black shadow cutting into Chen Mo's left rear in his field of vision. At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly changed his pace and rushed towards the ball with his left foot. Left front, then knock the heel of your right foot trailing behind to the left!
There was a horizontal knock, and the next second, under the tense gaze of Xibeimeng, and amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience, Messi, who had just sent a pass to Chen Mo, suddenly jumped out from behind Chen Mo and led the ball. Towards the top of the arc!
"Oh my God! How did Chen Mo see Messi?! Messi was in the blind spot behind him just now!"
"This is the Argentinian Gemini! Unparalleled tacit understanding!"
"Don't worry about that! Two against one! Xibeimeng is in trouble!"
He Wei roared, and the fans in the audience exclaimed. Under everyone's gaze, Chen Mo, who struck a horizontal strike with his right heel, did not slow down, but burst forward again with a burst of speed!
Thrust towards Hoshibeimo's left shoulder!
After receiving the ball, Messi also quickly adjusted his angle and inserted into the gap between the right shoulder of Hobemoe and the left shoulder of another Japanese defensive midfielder, Makoto Hasebe!
Two ghosts knock on the door!
Two against two!
It seems like two against two, but it's actually partially two against one!
Because in front of Chen Mo there was only Xibei Meng on the left front and no defensive player on the right front!
Moreover, Messi's forward penetration is also very fast, and Hasebe Makoto has not completely moved sideways to block the middle road!
"Who should I guard against?!"
The front left is Chen Mo, the front right is Messi!
Xibei Moe is numb again!
Move to the left to block the passing route between Messi and Chen Mo. Messi cuts directly to the top of the arc. Move to the right to bet on Messi, and Messi directly passes to Chen Mo!
And more importantly, Argentina is now in a 424 formation!
Even if Messi comes down from the front line, Argentina still has three forwards, and Argentina's two full-backs are also pressing!
There is no doubt that from the moment Chen Mo and Messi hit the wall and defeated Keisuke Honda, the power of the 424 formation was completely maximized!
The defenders of the Japanese team did not dare to come forward to fill the position!
Can't go up or come down!
Hold it!
The Japanese team's defense line was directly blocked!
Xibeimeng was also held up!
But Messi didn't care about that. The moment he dribbled the ball in front of Xibeimeng, he aimed his eyes at Xibeimeng's crotch. At the same time, he slightly adjusted his pace with his feet. The next second, he directly made a left-foot pass. !
"Hit the crotch! Oh my god! The Japanese team's midfield defense has been completely penetrated!"
"It's so beautiful! Chen Mo took the ball and faced the defense!"
The audience exclaimed again. Under the spotlight, Messi directly penetrated the Japanese midfielder's last line of defense with a kick in the crotch, but the performance was not over yet!
When Chen Mo led the ball a little to the right at the top of the Japanese team's arc, Higuain, the left center who had been on the back line, suddenly shook off the defender Maya Yoshida who was marking him, and then quickly retreated from the penalty area line to the arc. Inside the top!
The distance is less than two steps, but with just these two steps, Argentina's offensive level comes out!
————Aguero
—Higuain
——————Chen Mo
Messi————
Without any hesitation, the moment Higuain retreated, Chen Mo hit a left diagonal pass with his right foot!
"Ruined!"
Seeing the ball rolling toward Higuain's feet, Ma Yoshida, who knew she was in trouble, didn't hesitate at all and immediately went to hit Higuain's back!
Pushing hard, there are hugging movements on the hands!
There is no doubt that Yoshida Maya wanted to use a free kick, or even a free kick plus a yellow card to replace Argentina's attack, but unfortunately, the moment he stuck behind Higuain, his back was turned towards the Japanese team's goal Higuain has already swiped his right foot to the back left to meet the ball rolling from the left front!
There, it was Aguero who fiercely held up the Japanese team's defender Morishige!
Speaking of which, they are really not a family, and they don’t enter the same house.
Aguero is not tall, but his body is as strong as that of an old horse. He bends down and opens his arms, his body's center of gravity sinks, and when he sits down on his big butt, he is directly squeezed behind by the 1.83-meter-meter Morishige Masato, unable to move!
"Fine and smooth! Argentina's offensive coordination is so beautiful!"
"Aguero is going to get the ball on the penalty area line! But he doesn't have the corner to turn and shoot. Oh! Wait! What happened! Aguero missed the ball?!"
"Oh my God! Chen Mo entered the penalty area! So fast!"
"The Japanese team has retreated on all fronts!!!"
The commentator roared, and the fans in the stands were instantly excited!
Under everyone's gaze, Chen Mo, wearing the No. 10 blue and white jersey, went directly from the left of Aguero and Morishige into the right side of the Japanese team's penalty area. At the same time, facing the ball rolling in front of him, Aguero Luo stretched out his left foot to hit the ball, but in the next second, Aguero's left foot slipped over the ball!
Didn't touch the ball!
In the desperate eyes of Morishige, who was pressing Aguero's back with a horse stance, the ball passed through Aguero and his crotch and was sent behind him, where it was Chen Mo who was penetrating forward!
"Ruined!"
Morishige was heartbroken, but he didn't give up and chased after him immediately!
Not only Morishige, but under the nervous and expectant eyes of all the fans, the entire Japanese team chased back towards their own goal like crazy!
Yes, chase back!
Higuain took the ball inside the semicircle at the top of the arc, and Aguero missed the ball at the penalty area line. Therefore, although Chen Mo entered the penalty area, he was still some distance away from the goal!
"Chen Mo is leading the ball on the right side of the goal. Are you going to shoot?! He is very good at shooting into the upper corner of the near post!"
"Japanese goalkeeper Nishikawa Shusaku must also know this! Chen Mo's shot into the upper corner may be blocked! But the Japanese team has already blocked the goal! Chen Mo has no chance to shoot into the far corner. Wait! What's going on! Chen Mo's right foot Sent an inverted triangle cross! Oh my god! All the players of the Japanese team rushed to the goal with Chen Mo, and the players of the Japanese team huddled together!"
"Messi appeared at the penalty spot! With his left foot! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! The ball went in!!! Less than half a minute after the game started, Argentina took the lead and blasted through the Japanese team! Oh! My! Oh my God! Argentina's offense is so beautiful! From the moment Chen Mo hit Messi against the wall, every time Argentina touched the ball, it was a kick! There was no sloppiness at all!"
"The mercury is pouring! All I can say is the mercury is pouring! It's so wonderful, Argentina's offense is so wonderful!"
"Yes! Now let us congratulate Messi! He scored the first goal of the men's football team in this Olympic Games! And this goal came so fast!!!"
He Wei's passionate celebrations echoed over the Qianhu Sports Center. More than 30,000 fans in the audience, as well as in the trees, in the water, and in the buildings outside the stadium, all gave out deafening cheers!
The coordination of the ball just now was so beautiful!
After Chen Mo broke into the penalty area, he attracted the attention of the entire Japanese team's defense. There was no other way. The main reason was that Chen Mo could push the far corner and send crosses. Aguero and Higuain were both first after completing the pass. Time to rush to the door!
The Japanese players must retreat close to the goal line to prevent Chen Mo from pushing into the far corner and from sending ground balls in!
But this kind of defense is prone to overlapping movements due to sudden events!
Attracted by Chen Mo and others, the Japanese team's defense line was directly pressed into a line in the panic. In the end, Messi was almost unguarded at the penalty spot and easily shot the upper left corner with his left foot!
With such a wonderful cooperation, all the spectators watching the game were completely climaxed, not just the spectators!
On the sidelines, Maradona was so excited that he pumped his fists, screamed and high-fived the coaching staff. On the court, after scoring the goal, Messi immediately jumped into the arms of Chen Mo who ran to the corner. The result may be Her hands slipped, and Messi didn't hold Chen Mo's neck.
One didn't hug his neck, and the other had quick eyesight and quick hands, so it turned into a princess hug.
