The Olympic group stage also plays three games, and then based on points, the top two in the group advance.
Points are used to advance. If the points are the same, the goal difference will be used. If the goal difference is the same, the red and yellow cards will be used.
Under this situation, the coaches of each team are naturally thinking about various Tian Ji horse racing tactics, especially for the teams in the same group as Argentina.
Although football does have upset games, the reason why upsets are upsets is because they are rare.
What's more, Japan was beaten 6-0 by Argentina in the first game.
For Belgium, even if they lose this game, as long as they don't score too many goals against Argentina, they have a very good chance of advancing.
In this context, the Belgian coach's tactical arrangement is naturally focused on defensive counterattacks.
"Defensive counterattack, hey, I still want to experience the feeling of attacking with him."
There was a commotion outside the players' tunnel. Standing in the tunnel, looking at Chen Mo who was touching the head of the ball boy and chatting with Messi, De Bruyne's eyes were full of admiration and desire.
Yes, adoration and desire.
Chen Mo has been famous for four years, and has won three Champions Leagues in four years. Now Chen Mo's reputation can be said to be at its peak.
Children who play football all over the world, especially players like De Bruyne, who although he plays as a winger, has always had a midfielder, all have more or less admiration for Chen Mo.
But the actual age gap between the two is not that big.
Chen Mo was born in 1987 and De Bruyne was born in 1991. They are just over three years apart.
When I was studying, I felt that there was a big difference between the first grade and the second grade. But after entering the society and being ten years apart, it was just like squatting together and smoking cigarettes to brag.
For Chen Mo, De Bruyne admires him and wants to have a shot at him.
Not only De Bruyne, but next to him, Hazard also glanced at Messi from time to time.
If De Bruyne admires Chen Mo more, then Hazard, an extraordinary maniac, naturally prefers Messi's style.
Chen Mo naturally felt the gazes of the two little guys from the Belgian team, and he was actually secretly observing De Bruyne.
Yes, secretly observing.
It’s not about fencing.
Since the right back reinforced Zambrotta and Arsenal's back line is no longer lame, Wenger's main consideration now is the midfielder.
Arsenal's main midfield three now consists of Chen Mo, Rakitic and Ma.
Strictly speaking, this lineup can be regarded as a strong defense and an offensive attack on the weak.
Neither Pony Ma nor Rakitic has very strong offensive organization ability. Although Chen Mo has strong offensive organization ability, if he encounters a team with very strong defensive ability in the midfield, he will still be very uncomfortable. At the same time, because It is completely single-core, and it is easier for the opponent to target and deploy.
Wenger was initially preparing to introduce Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure is a typical animal waist attribute. Although his organizational skills are not strong, he can press forward to help Chen Mo share part of the pressure when attacking. He is the most suitable for the current Arsenal personnel configuration. However, it is a pity that Yaya Toure Lei didn't want to bear the reputation of "join if you can't beat him".
Unable to find a suitable candidate for the defensive midfielder, Wenger could only find a solution in Rakitic's position.
Two options.
One is the all-around central midfielder like Modric at that time who stood deep in the left midfield and took on part of the defensive tasks while also taking on the entire midfield and backfield operations.
Rakitic is currently playing in this position, and there is no problem in defense, but his ability to organize, pass and advance with the ball is not top-notch. He often needs Chen Mo to come back to support, and when Chen Mo retreats, Arsenal's offensive firepower It's about to drop.
However, this kind of player is difficult to find. In other words, midfielders who can organize, defend, advance and shoot from long range will not be willing to stay behind and be a blue-collar player. Modric is here because he wants to be the core. Went to Real Madrid.
Ever since, Wenger's search direction has changed to the second type - double guns in the midfield and frontcourt.
In the inverted triangle position, there is only one Pony Ma behind him, and Chen Mo is matched with a strong offensive midfielder in the frontcourt to engage in pure fire suppression.
The original candidate for this position was Nasri, but unfortunately Manchester City spent 30 million euros two weeks ago and took Nasri away with a weekly salary of nearly 200,000 pounds.
We can only buy people, so Wenger had many phone calls with Chen Mo some time ago, during which he talked about Muller, Valencia's David Silva, and De Bruyne.
Yes, we talked about De Bruyne.
It was not Wenger who mentioned it, but Chen Mo.
De Bruyne is now only playing in the second-tier team of Genk in Belgium, and he is playing as a winger. With Arsenal's current winger configuration and Wenger's current position, it is naturally difficult for Wenger to pay attention to him, who is still so transparent. De Bruyne.
But Chen Mo is different.
Although the pressure of the Olympic men's football team is not high, Chen Mo will still study his opponents before the game. This is his unshakable habit.
And when Chen Mo saw the video of De Bruyne playing midfielder in a game,
To be honest, Chen Mo felt very amazing.
It can be seen that after all, he has been playing as a winger and is still a bit unaccustomed to playing in midfield, but De Bruyne showed a lot in that game.
He has a wide field of vision and a strong sense of space and position. He is a winger or an inside winger. His footwork is relatively delicate and his physical fitness is not bad. Moreover, what surprised Chen Mo the most.
De Bruyne's penetrating ball is really sharp.
Some penetrating balls directly pierced the defense line. Even Chen Mo couldn't help but get excited when he saw them.
And there is an even more critical point. De Bruyne is not strictly an organizational core like Modric and Harvey Pirlo, but an opportunity creator similar to Messi in the national team and Miami in the later period.
In the team's offensive stage, De Bruyne does not need too much ball rights, but more movement without the ball. Only when the opportunity arises, does he need the ball rights to send scalpel passes.
This is why many of De Bruyne's classic passes are from the left and right sides, even to the winger's position, and then pull out a wide arc to feed the forward.
You must know that even with Chen Mo's running ability, unless he is playing as a winger, he will rarely appear on the wing.
Because Chen Mo needs to organize and connect the whole team, he has to stay in the middle of the formation most of the time.
However, it is not a bad thing that De Bruyne does not need too much ball rights in the organizational stage. On the contrary, this also means that De Bruyne and Chen Mo can coexist to a certain extent!
Chen Mo is strong, but he does take possession of the ball. After all, only by passing more passes can he better control the team, and De Bruyne takes less of the ball!
Chen Mo stands slightly behind to organize the series, and De Bruyne stands forward to deliver the penetrating ball. After De Bruyne's threat level increases, Chen Mo can also gain more space and lead the team up. top!
When it comes to the positional battle, Chen Mo will be in the left midfield, and De Bruyne will be in the right midfield at the top corner of the opponent's arc to deliver the pie, with the three forwards of Bale, Lewandowski, and Di Maria eating the pie!
Same goes for Counterattack!
De Bruyne, who started out as a winger, has a strong ability to advance. When the time comes, Chen Mo and De Bruyne will hit the goal in the middle, and there will be a strike trident hanging above them.
Who can stop this firepower!
but
After all, the understanding of De Bruyne can only be seen from the game video. What is the strength of this little guy? Is it worth digging? We also need to see the actual situation of the game later.
I was thinking about it in my mind, and soon, as the announcer's prompt sounded, Chen Mo also trotted onto the field with his teammates.
There was no surprise. As the commentator announced the curtain, as soon as he exited the tunnel, deafening cheers filled his ears.
The surrounding stands were crowded with people, and everyone was shouting excitedly, especially the stands next to the players' tunnel. The screams of several girls were barely heard by Chen Mo's eardrums, and one girl even opened her jersey directly. Jump, jump, jump.
It was not suitable for children, so Chen Mo immediately covered Messi's eyes behind him, which naturally caused the whole team to burst into laughter and Messi to roll his eyes.
There is no doubt that in this game against Belgium, the whole team was relatively relaxed.
However, I just feel more relaxed off the court.
As they stepped onto the turf, a photographer came over carrying a camera. Chen Mo and others, wearing blue and white jerseys, immediately put on serious faces.
Chen Mo was the captain, and he went directly to the referee with the Belgian captain Kompany to toss a coin. However, during the coin toss, Chen Mo glanced at Kompany twice.
There is no other reason, mainly because in the current transfer market, there have been rumors that this Belgian midfielder who looks a bit like Jack Ma but is 1.9 meters tall is about to join Manchester City.
Moreover, Kompany is also the core of Belgium's defense. He is accurate in cards, has sharp steals, and has a strong playing style. He is also an opponent that needs to be focused on.
However, that's just the focus.
Soon, as the thrown coin landed on the back of the referee's hand, the two sides also decided the right to kick off.
Belgium, wearing a black and yellow striped jersey, has the ball and attacks from right to left.
The opponent had the right to kick off and returned to the back position of the center circle. Chen Mo adjusted the captain's armband on his left arm while looking up to observe Belgium's formation position.
There is no surprise. After Argentina's crushing victory over the Japanese team in the last game, Belgium decisively adopted a 541 defensive counterattack formation in this game.
To be honest, this formation is actually quite restrained against Argentina.
The five defenders can effectively restrain Argentina's four forwards 424, and the four midfielders can completely cover the front edge of the penalty area. However, with a large number of people on the defensive end, Belgium will have more difficulty and fewer opportunities when counterattacking.
"It seems that they are prepared to win if they lose less."
There is no doubt that as soon as this formation came out, Chen Mo roughly understood what Belgium was thinking.
It's best if you can counterattack. If you can't, then let Argentina score fewer goals.
The facts were similar to Chen Mo's thoughts. As the referee blew his whistle, the game began under the spotlight.
At the beginning, Belgium directly looked for Hazard on the left wing. After the latter got the ball, he immediately chose to go one-on-one with Barcelona right back Zabaleta. However, in Chen Mo's eyes [sure enough], other Belgian players did not press him. It creates space for Hazard.
The winger's breakthrough is not a forced breakthrough. He needs the help of other teammates to create a one-on-one space before he can break through. But now the Belgian team is not pressing.
It's obvious that Belgium doesn't want to, or to be more precise, Belgium doesn't dare to ask for the ball. After all, attacking with the ball will leave a large space behind them.
Without the help of his teammates to restrain him, Hazard was naturally unable to open up on the left wing. In the end, when he was riding his bicycle and trying to force Zabaleta to force him, Hazard was helped to defend by Mao Zedong, who saved the ball and completed the steal.
In the 424 formation, Chen Mo is the absolute core organizer of the team. Just after completing the steal, Ma Ma immediately looked for Chen Mo, but as soon as he raised his feet, he found De Bruyne stuck to Chen Mo's side.
And not only De Bruyne, another Belgian midfielder and 541's lone forward also helped defend Chen Mo.
Three defenses and one defense!
There is a big gap in personal ability, but in this case Chen Mo is not so easy to get the ball. There is no surprise. Seeing that Chen Mo can't get the ball, Ma Ma doesn't stick to the ball and directly distributes the ball to the central defender Otamen. Dee.
Chen Mo can't get the ball!
Seeing this scene, the faces of all the Belgian generals were relieved. However, De Bruyne, who was closest to Chen Mo, immediately shook his head when he found that Messi and Di Maria showed no signs of retreating. Finally, he frowned.
"Their lineup is said to be 424, but many times Messi and Di Maria will drop back to become 433. In the situation just now, although Chen Mo had no chance to win the ball, as long as Messi and Di Maria drop back, there will be space. Why didn’t they pull back?”
Argentina's reaction was a bit abnormal. De Bruyne, who couldn't figure out what the problem was, frowned, but soon he knew why.
Messi and Di Maria don't need to retreat!
Because they can't keep an eye on Chen Mo!
It is impossible for the Belgian forward to keep retreating to keep an eye on Chen Mo. If the forward keeps retreating, he will not even be able to counterattack. Argentina will directly press all four defenders, and then Belgium will play even more uncomfortable.
Without a three-man double team, Belgium can only use the tactic of one person to defend and one person to assist in defense.
De Bruyne is the one who defends him, but the problem is
I can’t catch Chen Mo!
Chen Mo's movement was very spooky, and he always caught the time difference between De Bruyne's head movements. Chen Mo was often still beside him before he turned around to observe, but when he turned back, Chen Mo had already run away!
"He's a hundred times scarier than on TV!"
In the third minute of the game, when I turned my head again to see the position of my teammates, I turned around the next second and found that Chen Mo had run far away, and Ma Ma had already sent the pass!
De Bruyne was startled and immediately caught up with him, but unfortunately, in three minutes, he had not caught any of Chen Mo's movements, but Chen Mo had already figured out his movements.
There was no hesitation.
He was standing on the right side of the center line, facing the direction of Belgium's left corner kick. Looking at the ball coming from the left front and looking at De Bruyne rushing from the right front, Chen Mo went straight to the right. Sink your shoulders as if to lead the ball to the bottom.
The action was very lifelike. De Bruyne rushed halfway and subconsciously tilted his center of gravity to the left. But just when his center of gravity deviated to the left, Chen Mo used his abdominal force to pull his upper body back, and at the same time, the instep of his left foot directed the ball towards the outside of De Bruyne's foot. Push hard and push the ground with your right foot at the same time!
With a swaying center of gravity in a fake move and an explosion of speed, Chen Mo directly pushed past De Bruyne and dribbled the ball forward along the middle amid the cheers of the fans in the audience!
Seeing Chen Mo get rid of De Bruyne, the Belgian right midfielder who had been helping to defend from behind immediately moved over to fill the position!
But it's no use!
It’s not just Chen Mo who is dribbling the ball forward, because Belgium’s 451 formation does not put much pressure on Argentina’s defense. Argentina’s two full-backs are already very high. As soon as Chen Mo starts, the two full-backs also start the front line at the same time. Inserted!
Both wings fly together!
At the same time, left winger Di Maria retreated, Aguero moved into the penalty area and formed a double center with Higuain, and right winger Messi retreated!
The two full-backs made a pass, with two centers standing in the middle. At the same time, Di Maria and Messi also retreated to the top of the penalty area to serve as wingmen for Chen Mo who broke through in the middle!
There are seven offensive players, but at this time Belgium only has five defenders and a right midfielder who follows Chen Mo!
Seven against six!
How to prevent this?
Looking at the rushing Chen Mo, seeing Messi and Di Maria on the left and right front, feeling Higuain and Aguero on the left and right, and Kompany in the middle of the five defenders, his scalp went numb!
Chen Mo has a strong long-range shooting ability. When he reaches the top of the arc, he will definitely have to push out to cover the position. But the problem is that as soon as he pushes out, Higuain and Aguero will get big opportunities!
— Higuain — Kompany — Aguero —
-Angel————Messi——
————Chen Mo————
Both Higuain and Aguero are defended by central defenders on the outside, and as soon as Kompany comes out, there is no defender in the area between the two centers!
This is equivalent to helping Argentina create a deep space for passing. As long as Chen Mo distributes the ball to Di Maria or Messi, these two people can easily send through balls to Higuain or Aguero!
But the problem is, if he doesn't push out, Chen Mo will almost reach the top of the arc!
Chen Mo, Messi and Di Maria can all shoot from long range!
In the blink of an eye, Kompany, who was still a rookie, took a step forward and tried to create a little difficulty for Chen Mo. But with this step, he directly turned into Maguire.
Without any hesitation, the moment Kompany stepped forward, Chen Mo directly passed the ball to Messi with a right through ball, and the next second "boom".
Without stopping the ball, Messi swiped his left foot directly in front of Chen Mo's pass from the left front. In Kompany's desperate eyes, the ball rubbed his left foot and sent it to the left center Aguero.
Kompany is 1.9 meters tall and Maguire is 1.94 meters tall. The two are about the same height. They both turned around. When Kompany turned around to chase Aguero, Aguero had already fired with his right foot in front of the goal!
As the ball hit the net, the whole place boiled instantly.
Scored a goal in three minutes!
This ticket is so valuable!
When Aguero rushed to the corner and pumped his fist excitedly, the audience also cheered uniformly "Argentina~".
However, in addition to cheering for Argentina, some Belgian fans were also mocking Kompany for turning around too slowly.
Kompany is indeed slow to turn around, but this is not his problem. The real problem is that the Belgian midfielder did a poor job of defending at the top of the arc, and directly set it up for Kompany.
No matter how Kompany reacts to this goal, as long as Argentina scores, they will only be scolded in the end.
If you push it out, you will definitely not be able to catch up if you turn around.
If you don't stand up, you will definitely be scolded again and look defensive.
Kompany was also uncomfortable. Hearing the boos, he just bent down to straighten his pantyhose. On the other side, looking at Chen Mo and others celebrating at the corner, De Bruyne didn't have much disappointment in his eyes, but There was a look of some thought.
"I can't keep track. Is it a matter of speed?"
"No, no, no matter how fast he is, he can't get away from me so far in one go."
"He can only start when I am shaking my head. Only in this way can he get such a big space! So... he is reading my rhythm?!"
"You can read me in three minutes? What kind of monster is he!"
At the thought of this, De Bruyne felt goosebumps crawling up his back, but soon, he suppressed this youth training and began to think about countermeasures in his mind.
Yes, just like when the sixteen-year-old Chen Mo faced Zidane at the height of his power for the first time, he felt that Zidane was a monster.
Now, four years later, the boy who once waited for his chance in Barcelona's second-tier team has grown into a target for the next generation to look up to and catch up with.
Chen Mo naturally didn't know what De Bruyne was thinking. Scoring a goal against Belgium was not a big surprise. After celebrating with Aguero and others on the sidelines, he smiled and gave it to Keli and Yuechi in the stands. After Xun blew a kiss, he returned to his position amidst the cheers and waited for the serve.
However, as the game restarted, Chen Mo still discovered the changes in De Bruyne.
"Is this guy enlightened?"
When he once again wanted to use De Bruyne's habits to get rid of him, but before he could start, De Bruyne's head came back, and Chen Mo's mouth raised a subtle smile.
"This guy is a good prospect. He can give the old man some advice later."
Some appreciation, but not to the point of being too exaggerated.
In Chen Mo's view, learning to read the opponent's movement habits is actually just the beginning, and top stars can do it.
How far it can be achieved is the key.
However, as the game progressed more and more, and as De Bruyne became more and more engaged, Chen Mo's serious appreciation also became stronger and stronger!
However, this cannot change the outcome of the game.
The gap between Belgium and Argentina is too big. As time goes by, as Chen Mo, Messi, Di Maria and others fully understand Belgium's tactical play, Argentina's offensive begins to rise in waves.
In the seventeenth minute of the game, Di Maria suddenly retreated to receive Chen Mo's through ball. At the same time, Higuain retreated from the center position and tried to get the ball at the top of the arc.
Without any hesitation, Di Maria directly hit the top of the arc with his left foot. However, just when Kompany reached up and stretched his foot to intercept Higuain's left foot that touched the ball, Higuain's left foot passed directly over the ball. !
leak!
The ball went directly through Higuain's crotch to Messi's feet on the right side of the arc!
Kompany's header directly caused a gap in the Belgian defense line. Without any hesitation, Messi swung his right foot in front of the rolling ball and fired a volley!
Cut to the ground!
A ground-breaking attack against Mexico!
The ball jumped directly from Kompany's gap and went straight into the lower left corner of the goal. The goalkeeper had already fought hard to save it, but his view of the ball was blocked by the defender, and this was a shot from twenty-year-old Messi!
Full of power!
In the end, the goalkeeper could only watch as the ball rolled into the net.
At 2:0 in seventeen minutes, Belgium still played a pure defensive formation of 541, without much ability to attack with the ball. There is no doubt that as Messi rushed to the corner kick to celebrate, the suspense of this game has also disappeared.
However, whether they can qualify or not will most likely depend on the goal difference. As Argentina's offense becomes more and more fierce, Belgium's defensive actions become more and more brutal.
In the end, when Belgium received 18 fouls and paid the price of four yellow cards and two red cards, the score was fixed at 4-0.
A big win that fans of both sides were actually very satisfied with.
The Argentinian fans were delighted, but the Belgian side felt that they had conceded two fewer goals than Japan and had a greater chance of advancing.
With the cheers of fans all over the sky, Chen Mo also hugged De Bruyne, who was a little wilted from being kneaded, and exchanged jerseys.
Originally he wasn't going to say anything more, but when he saw De Bruyne's numb eyes, Chen Mo threw the opponent's jersey over his shoulder and walked back, patted De Bruyne on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.
"Come on, the future is yours."
