From the first minute of the game, the Brazilian team attacked Argentina's left wing with all their strength.

Right winger Pato and right back Alves repeatedly attacked Zanetti's position time and time again.

Although Mascherano and Burdisso kept coming to help Zanetti defend, anyone with a discerning eye could see that if the Brazilian team kept playing like this, Zanetti's physical fitness would never last until the end of the game.

"Chen Ran has such a vicious vision. He finds Argentina's weak spots and attacks them as soon as he comes up."

"Argentina's weakness is obvious. Not to mention Chen Ran, even I can see it. How can a 38-year-old veteran be used as a full-back? When Maldini got older, he switched to a central defender. I don't know.

What does the Argentinian coach think?"

"Haha, Maradona was scolded by fans for not calling Zanetti during the World Cup in South Africa. Batista immediately called Zanetti back after taking office. If he called someone but didn't use it, wouldn't it be more offending?

Human beings."

"Argentina is in dire straits now. Other teams are not as strong as Argentina, and this weakness is not so obvious. But when facing Brazil led by Chen Ran, they are simply looking for death."

"Isn't this just right? It seems that it won't be a problem for Chen Ran to add another America's Cup championship trophy."

"Ahem, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, don't forget to save your character!"

"Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot again."

Even the fans can see the problem, and as Argentina's head coach, Batista naturally knows it well.

However, apart from constantly reminding Mascherano, Burdisso and others to help Zanetti with defense, he did not make any other adjustments.

Seeing how stubborn Batista was, Chen Ran also cheered for him in his heart.

Good job Batista, don't make any adjustments.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Brazilian team focused its attack on the right.

Although Argentina was not able to score a goal against Brazil, in order to strengthen the defense on the left, it also involved a lot of their energy.

As a result, Higuain, Aguero and Messi in front did not receive enough support and did not exert their due power.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, neither team scored a goal, and the score on the field was still 0:0 without any change.

During the halftime break, Chen Ran did not make any substitutions except giving the players blood injections as usual.

Because he believes that as long as he continues to play like this, Argentina will collapse sooner or later.

In the first half of the game, when other players were full of energy, they could continue to help Zanetti's defense.

But after sixty minutes of the second half, when most of the players' physical fitness declined, the opportunity for the Brazilian team to reap results came.

On the Argentina side, the players were busy wiping sweat and changing their soaked jerseys.

At this time, the old captain Zanetti stood up and walked to the head coach Batista.

"Boss, the Brazilian team has been attacking me today. If I continue to stay on the court, it will definitely drag down the team. Therefore, I request you to take a rest."

As soon as Zanetti finished speaking, the entire locker room suddenly became extremely quiet.

Everyone's eyes were focused, some were admiring, some were moved, and some were relieved.

Battista took a deep look at Zanetti and nodded slowly.

"Javier, thank you, have a good rest."

As soon as the second half started, Chen Ran discovered that Argentina had made substitutions.

Old captain Zanetti was replaced and replaced by 21-year-old Rojo.

The Argentine captain's armband was also worn on Mascherano's arm.

"Good guy, now the captains of the two top teams, Brazil and Argentina, are actually players of Chen Ran's Crystal Palace club. They are so famous!"

"Ahem, don't worry about this upstairs. The new Rojo is a strong player who can charge and hit. Now Argentina's weakness is gone."

"You guys upstairs, don't rush to conclusions yet. This Rojo is only 21 years old this year. His physical condition and speed should be fine, but I don't know what his defensive experience is. He may be a big colander."

"Haha, that's right. Let's wait and see how Chen Ran will respond."

As a qualified head coach, Chen Ran has carefully studied the information of all Argentina players, and he is also impressed by Rojo.

In his previous life, Rojo joined Manchester United during his peak period, but it seems that he was unable to get out in the end, which shows that his upper limit is not high.

What's more, Rojo is only 21 years old now, and his experience and abilities are definitely not comparable to those at his peak.

Thinking of this, Chen Ran walked from the bench to the sidelines and called Alves who was closest to him.

"Dani, tell the others that the team's original tactics remain unchanged and they still focus on Argentina's left attack. The new Rojo seems to have no experience. You guys need to teach him a lesson. Understand

?"

"Hey, boss, don't worry, just leave everything to us."

Alves patted his chest, turned around and ran back to the court to convey Chen Ran's latest instructions.

Soon, everyone saw that after Argentina replaced Zanetti, the Brazilian team was still staring at Argentina's left attack.

Rojo, who had just come on the field, obviously had not adapted to the rhythm of the game immediately and was a little confused for a while.

It's a pity that the players of the Brazilian team obviously will not leave Rojo time to adapt to the rhythm of the game.

Less than five minutes after Rojo came on, Pato broke through on the right with the ball.

After attracting Rojo's defensive attention, Alves came in from behind Pato at high speed.

Pato knocked his heel and sent the ball right to the path of Alves.

Alves didn't need to slow down, he took the ball and rushed directly towards Argentina's penalty area.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Rojo quickly abandoned Pato and chased Alves.

The 21-year-old Rojo is really not slow. Even though he started later than Alves, he caught up in three or two steps.

However, just when Rojo was thankful that he was not out of position, Alves suddenly kicked his heel and passed the ball back to Pato behind him.

At this time, Rojo was completely dumbfounded. Pato was now unmarked.

Pato, who is less than 22 years old this year and has not been squeezed dry by Barbara, can indeed be called a golden boy.

After receiving the back pass from Alves, he rushed the ball directly into Argentina's penalty area before Mascherano came back to destroy it.

As soon as Pato entered the penalty area, Mascherano, who desperately rushed back to defend, had to brake urgently for fear of knocking Pato down and giving the opponent a penalty kick.

In order to prevent Pato from dribbling the ball directly towards his own goal, Argentina center back Burdisso rushed over to stand between Pato and the goal.

But before Burdisso could gain a foothold, Pato gently poked the ball with his toe and passed through Burdisso's wicket.

Pato himself also bypassed Burdisso and faced goalkeeper Romero.

At this time, Argentina's other central defender Gabriel Milito was still entangled with Diego Costa.

Finding that he could only rely on himself, Romero had no choice but to abandon the goal and attack Pato.

Seeing Romero's action, Pato didn't panic at all. With a flick of his ankle, the ball drew a parabola and flew from Romero's head into the Argentine net.

"GOAL!!!!!"

With Pato's goal, Brazil finally broke the deadlock and led Argentina 1:0.

"Beautiful! I didn't expect this Pato to be so strong!"

"That's right. This goal was scored with ease and ease."

"What a pity, why didn't Chen Ran buy Pato to the Crystal Palace?"

"Upstairs, we can't be too greedy. The more good players the better. If Pato really goes to Crystal Palace, do you think he will replace Ronaldo or Messi?"

"That's right. If a young player like Pato sits on the bench all the time, no matter how talented he is, he will be wasted."

The 38-year-old veteran captain Zanetti had no problems when he was on the court. As soon as he was replaced by a young force, his opponent immediately scored a goal.

Batista, who stood on the sidelines and witnessed all this, felt mixed emotions.

But now that it has happened, there is no point in regretting it now.

Batista quickly regained his composure, turned around and called Di Maria and Tevez from the Argentina bench.

After the warm-up, Batista replaced Gago and Aguero respectively.

Argentina's formation changed from 433 to 442, with Di Maria as the left midfielder and Messi as the right midfielder.

Higuain and Tevez partnered as a double striker, with Mascherano and Cambiasso in the midfield.

Among the Argentine players selected by Batista, there was a lack of generals who could organize attacks in the midfield. In desperation, he could only focus his attack on the two wings.

If you include the substitution of Rojo for Zanetti, then Batista used up three substitutions soon after the start of the second half.

"It seems that Argentina is going to fight hard!"

"That's for sure. We are already behind in the score. If we don't fight hard now, when will we fight hard?"

"Brazil and Argentina are playing against each other? Then the next game will be great to watch."

"Haha, you have a good idea. Have you forgotten who the current head coach of the Brazilian team is? When the score is leading, Chen Ran will most likely shrink his formation and play defensive counterattack."

"That's right. He used to do this a lot when he was at Crystal Palace."

"Haha, Argentina will be in trouble. The Crystal Palace coached by Chen Ran started out as a defensive counterattack."

I have to admit that after these years of competition, the fans have a clear idea of ​​what kind of character Chen Ran is.

As expected, after Chen Ran saw Batista's substitution adjustment, he immediately called up Lucas, the midfielder who plays for Liverpool, from the bench.

Because Gerrard and Xabi Alonso shine so brightly, Lucas's reputation is not very great.

But at Liverpool FC, Lucas is an indispensable member.

With him around, the head coach dared to rest Gerrard and Xabi Alonso.

After the warm-up was over, Chen Ran called Lucas to his side.

"Lucas, after you replace Diego Costa, you will form a three-back midfielder with Fernandinho and Ramirez."

"The team's formation changed from 433 to 4312. They retreated as a whole and switched to defensive counterattack. Neymar and Pato served as double forwards, plus Kaká who played as an attacking midfielder. During the counterattack, the ball was given to the three of them.

, others should not cross the center line."

"Another point is that after you come on the field, you play as a midfielder on the left side. You have to pay close attention to Argentina's Messi and be ready to help Marcelo in defense at any time. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss."

Lucas, who was rarely entrusted with an important task by Chen Ran and was able to play in the final, nodded solemnly.

"Good guys, you guys really guessed it. This guy Chen Ran has really started to fight back!"

Seeing that the Brazilian team replaced center Diego Costa with midfielder Lucas, anyone who is not a fool knows what Chen Ran wants to do.

"Haha, Chen Ran is still such a thief."

"This is going to be very uncomfortable for Batista. Now Chen Ran has sent three defensive midfielders and four defenders. It will be even more difficult for Argentina to break the Brazilian team's goal."

"Haha, let's not mention the matter of breaking the Brazilian team's goal. It is hard to say whether Argentina will concede the goal again. Whether it is Neymar, Pato or Kaká, who is not fast, skilled and capable of breaking through?

Players? It’s scary to think about this defensive counterattack."

"It's true. These three guys are like three sharp knives. As for Argentina's defense, isn't that just poking holes in it?"

"Hahahaha, there's something exciting to watch now."

As the Brazilian team took the initiative to shrink its formation, Argentina finally took the initiative on the field and began to continuously attack the Brazilian team from both sides.

What is more interesting is that Messi, who plays the right midfielder, plays against the left back Marcelo, and Di Maria, who plays the left midfielder, plays against the right back Alves.

The four of them are from Crystal Palace and Real Madrid respectively. They used to play against each other when they were in the club. Now that they are in the national team, they have begun to take charge of each other and compete tit for tat.

It's just that they are very familiar with each other's characteristics. For a while, although the game was quite lively, the winner could not be determined immediately.

Especially on Messi's side, Chen Ran, who knew how powerful he was, was still worried about Marcelo, so he specifically asked Lucas, who was new and energetic, to help at any time.

Argentina's offensive made no progress, but the Brazilian team once again seized the opportunity.

When Higuain's header was held by goalkeeper Cesar, he quickly sent the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick.

Neymar, Pato and Kaka started at the same time, like three sharp arrows shot out at the same time.

Cesar sent the ball to an uninhabited area, and Pato, who was closest to the landing point, used his speed advantage to get there first.

Facing Cambiaso who rushed to intercept, Pato directly kicked the ball five meters forward, then bypassed Cambiaso and chased after him.
Chapter completed!