Chapter 492： Barbecue for nothing?

Chapter 492 Eating the barbecue for nothing?

Denmark from Northern Europe can be regarded as a second-rate strong team. The biggest star in the team is Eriksson, who is still in a healthy state.

Although the strength of this Danish team is not very strong, Chen Ran attaches great importance to them.

Because, in this Danish team, there are a lot of tall players, which is a severe test for the undersized Argentine defense.

In the usual starting lineup of the Danish team, forward Cornelius is 193cm tall and forward Braithwaite is 192cm tall.

As for the back line, there are even more tall people. Left back Dalsgaard is 192cm tall, center back Matthias Jorgensen is 190cm tall, center back Kjaer is 191cm tall, and even the shortest right back Knudsen is 185cm tall.

Look at the current central defender combination in Argentina. Mascherano is 174cm tall and Otamendi is 183cm tall. As for the two full-backs, they are only in their early 1.7 meters.

Chen Ran once wanted to ask these Argentine players, why don’t you grow taller after eating two barbecues every day?

In desperation, Chen Ran had no choice but to adopt a prepared response plan and adjust Argentina's starting lineup. He put central defender Romero, who was 185cm tall on the bench, into the starting lineup.

However, considering that Romero is just in his early twenties this year and has insufficient experience in the game, Chen Ran formed a formation of five defenders and three central defenders.

Romero is only in charge of scrambling for the high ball, and Javier Mascherano and Otamendi **** him by his side.

Chen Ran’s defensive counterattack tactics for Argentina remained unchanged, but changed the formation from the previous 4411 to the current 532.

Forward Aguero, Forward Messi

Central midfielder DePaul, Central midfielder Paredes, Central midfielder McAllister

Left back Acuna, center back Otamendi, center back Romero, center back Mascherano, right back Molina

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez

As for the Danish team, the head coach Ag Hareid didn't make any special moves, and still sent his usual starting lineup.

Left wing Braithwaite, center Cornelius, right wing Poulsen

Central midfielder Eriksson, Central midfielder Delaney, Central midfielder Christensen

Left back Dalsgaard, center back Mathias Jorgensen, center back Kjaer, right back Knudsen

Goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr.

"I remember someone mentioned it before, saying that they wanted to see how Argentina would play against Belgium. Now this Danish team also has a group of big men over 1.9 meters tall, which can basically be regarded as a low-profile version of Belgium."

"I'm curious, will Argentina be crushed to death by the Danish team's high-altitude bombing tactics?"

"Hehe, you don't want to see who carried forward the high-altitude bombing tactic upstairs. Chen Ran is such a thug, will he let others use this tactic to deal with him?"

"Exactly. Didn't you see that in Argentina's starting list today, there is an extra central defender Romero with a height of 185cm? This must be the solution Chen Ran used to deal with this situation."

"I'll go! This Romero just turned 20 years old this year? How dare Chen Ran start with such a young central defender in the World Cup knockout round? Is this too risky?"

"It's okay. Although this Romero is a bit young, Chen Ran has arranged Mascherano and Otamendi beside him. With these two veterans as escorts, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"Ahem, upstairs, I took a look at Argentina's entry list. Except for striker Higuain and a few goalkeepers, there are not many who are taller than 1.8 meters. Are you sure there is no one available for Chen Ran?"

"Huh? No way? Are all Argentines this short?"

"Now we have to see how Argentina performs in this game. If the performance is poor, I am afraid that the opponents we encounter in the future will use high-altitude bombing tactics to deal with Argentina."

"Since Chen Ran won the European Cup by relying on high-altitude bombing tactics when coaching Belgium, many teams are now following suit. Chen Ran is not shooting himself in the foot, is he?"

As Chen Ran expected, from the first minute of the game, the Danish team kept kicking high **** into Argentina's penalty area very simply and neatly.

Two strikers taller than 1.9 meters put a lot of pressure on Argentina's defense.

Fortunately, Javier Mascherano and Otamendi have rich experience and are not tall enough, so they made small moves.

In addition, Chen Ran specially explained to goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, the only player in the Argentine team whose height is over 1.9 meters, to increase the number of active attacks. In a short period of time, the team did not let the Danish team take advantage of it.

Seeing that the team withstood the first wave of high-altitude bombing attack by the Danish team, Chen Ran on the sidelines was not in any mood of joy.

Because he knew that the real test was yet to come.

Once the Danish team gets a chance to take a corner kick and a free kick, the group of big men over 1.9 meters tall on their defense line will rush into the Argentine penalty area at the same time. That will be the most severe test at that time.

It is obviously impossible to not give the opponent a chance to take a set kick in a game.

Chen Ran was not kept waiting for a long time, this moment soon appeared in front of Chen Ran.

When the Danish team got a corner kick, more than five Danish players who were over 1.9 meters tall suddenly flooded into the Argentine penalty area.

Compared with the Argentine players who are generally less than 1.8 meters tall, the gap is extremely conspicuous.

The entire defense line of Argentina immediately sounded the air defense alarm.

According to Chen Ran's deployment, except for Romero and Otamendi, other Argentine players who are less than 1.8 meters tall are responsible for double-teaming a Danish team player.

Messi and Aguero are responsible for keeping outside the arc of the penalty area. One is to prevent the opponent from shooting long shots, and the other is to prepare for an opportunity to fight back.

"boom!"

When Eriksson sent the ball into the Argentine penalty area, according to Chen Ran's instructions, the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez quickly attacked and scored a goal above the head of the Danish central defender Mathias Jorgensen. The heavy punch knocked the ball out of the penalty area.

Outside the penalty area, Messi immediately judged where the ball fell.

Before Kristensen of the Danish team kicked out, he lightly poked the ball to Aguero who was not far away, and then began to push forward desperately.

Seeing Messi's running position, Aguero understood.

He did not stop the ball, but chose to use the instep of his left foot to call the ball back to Messi who was advancing.

Fortunately, Aguero did not stop the ball. Just as he passed the ball, Delaney of the Danish team rushed up and directly put Aguero to the ground.

Obviously, Delaney did not hesitate to use foul tactics in order to destroy the counterattack of the Argentine team.

However, his movements were still a step slower.

Seeing Delaney's foul, the referee Caceres has already put the whistle in his mouth.

No, after seeing Messi receive the ball smoothly, Caceres didn't blow the whistle. Instead, it indicates that the offense is favorable, and the game continues.

This time, Messi's advantage is revealed.

Due to participating in the corner kick attack, the defensive players on the Danish defense line basically all went to the Argentine penalty area.

It is impossible for defenders who are taller than 1.9 meters to chase Messi.

After avoiding the interception of the Danish midfielder, the only one who is still following Messi is the Danish left forward Braithwaite.

Because Braithwaite is only 1.8 meters tall, he is the shortest player on the Danish team. He was not eligible to enter Argentina's penalty area to compete for a header, so he was sent outside the penalty area to prevent the Argentine team from counterattacking.

However, what makes Braithwaite feel desperate is that although he tried his best, he was still pulled further and further away by Messi.

Since Braithwaite is already the last defensive player, once he fouls and brings Messi down, the red card will definitely not be able to escape.

So after hesitating again and again, Braithwaite finally didn't dare to make a move.

At this time, he pinned all his hopes on his goalkeeper Jr. Schmeichel.

In this life, because of Chen Ran's appearance, naturally no miracle of Leicester City was born.

After all, Vardy and Kanter, the key players in Leicester City's miracles, have already been dug into the Crystal Palace club by Chen Ran early.

Without the aura of the miracle of Leicester City, Schmeichel Jr. is now just an ordinary goalkeeper in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

Apart from having a famous daddy, there is no outstanding performance.

All the way fast, Messi broke into the Danish team's penalty area with the ball.

In desperation, Schmeichel Jr. had no choice but to abandon the door and attack, and a hungry tiger rushed towards Messi.

Seeing Schmeichel's movement, Messi first flicked the ball to the front left, then dexterously dodged Schmeichel's movement, and then pushed the ball with the arch of his left foot, and the ball went towards the already infinite goal. The goal of the Danish team guarded by people rolled over.

At this time, Braithwaite, who had been chasing after Messi without giving up, rushed over.

A ground tackle trying to hook the ball off the goal line.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Braithwaite, who has never given up, really hooked the ball before it rolled to the goal line.

However, Braithwaite, who had exhausted his last effort, was unable to control the direction of the ball at this time.

So alive, the ball flew back to Messi.

This time, Messi will not leave him any more chances, and directly facing the ball is a blast.

"boom!"

The ball was like a fired shell, and flew into the Danish team's net against the lower edge of the crossbar.

This time, neither Braithwaite nor Schmeichel Jr. could do anything anymore, they could only watch Messi turn around and run to celebrate the goal with his teammates.

"GOAL!!"

With a classic quick counterattack, Messi helped Argentina open the scoring and lead Denmark 1:0.

"Good guy, there is only a thin line between heaven and hell!"

"That's right. I saw a group of big men from the Danish team appearing in Argentina's penalty area before, and I thought it was over for Argentina. I didn't expect that in less than a minute, Argentina scored a goal."

"Could this be Chen Ran's way of dealing with high-altitude bombing tactics?"

"I guess so. Players who are too tall are usually not fast. The header is an advantage, but once Argentina counterattacks, it is impossible to catch up."

"Haha, from this point of view, those teams that want to use high-altitude bombing tactics against Argentina may need to find another way."

"Actually, the method is not complicated. It is nothing more than keeping more people in the backcourt to prevent Argentina from counterattacking. But in this way, the pressure on Argentina's defense line will naturally be greatly reduced. Tsk tsk, Chen Ran's little calculation is really too smart .”

On the sidelines, seeing the situation is going well, the head coach of the Danish team, Ag Hareid, who was looking forward to scoring a goal, was a little stunned by Argentina's quick counterattack, and he didn't react for a long time.

The goal was scored, but it was scored by the opponent Argentina.

Now that the score is behind, Ag Hareed has no other choice but to let the team attack with all his might.

This is a knockout game, and if you lose, you will go home.

So, under the loud greeting of Ag Hareed, the Danish team began to bombard Argentina's restricted area continuously and indiscriminately.

Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became the most dazzling player.

He constantly took the initiative to attack, destroying at least half of the Danish team's passes, which greatly reduced the air defense pressure on the Argentine defense.

"Fuck! It turns out that the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is the key figure for Chen Ran to deal with the high-altitude bombing tactics."

"Yeah, I've never heard of this Emiliano Martinez before, but I didn't expect his performance to be very good. Chen Ran's vision in selecting players really lives up to his reputation."

"In this game, how many times did this Emiliano Martinez take the initiative to destroy the Danish team's pass? This must have been specially explained by Chen Ran, right?"

"That's for sure. Emiliano Martinez is the only player in this Argentine team whose height exceeds 1.9 meters. In addition, the goalkeeper can use his hands. Using him to defend against high-altitude **** is the most suitable candidate."

"Ahem, the truth is true. But if the goalkeeper makes too many shots, it will be bad if he makes a mistake."

"That can't be helped. The lesser of two evils, you can't be killed by the opponent using high-altitude bombing tactics?"

"I hope this Emiliano Martinez will not disappoint Chen Ran's trust."

Due to the excellent performance of Emiliano Martinez, the Danish team has never been able to pry open the goal of the Argentine team through high-altitude bombing tactics.

On the contrary, in the second half of the game, Aguero also took advantage of a counterattack to break the goal of the Danish team again.

In the end, when the referee Caceres blew the whistle for the end of the game, with the goals of Messi and Aguero, Argentina defeated Denmark 2-0.

While successfully advancing to the quarterfinals, Chen Ran also got a "Level One Chicken Blood Card" from the system.

(end of this chapter)