Chapter 133 Devil's Shadow
"Boys, you should know that since the Copa America in 1993, the great Pampas has never won an international championship. It has been fourteen years since our generation retired, and the Blue and White Legion has never touched the trophy again. This year, it can be said to be the best opportunity for the team."
Maradona gave a passionate speech in front of the bus, and all the players in the car looked sitting upright and listening...
"This is a list of people who can fight the shadow of the devil."
"Ole" commented like this after Basila announced the 22-man roster of the national team.
The "devil's shadow" mentioned in "Ole" refers to the painful record of the Argentine national team missing out on various championship trophys over the past 14 years. The long-term containment has made the Argentines yearn for trophys. Therefore, the Copa America is a useless event for superstars like Ronaldo and Kaka. Argentina attaches great importance to it. After hearing the call of the national team, all the blue and white stars immediately rushed to the king without stopping after a season of their tired bodies.
"Ole" says that the Argentines are waiting for the arrival of the trophy just like waiting in the desert for sweet spring. In fact, from coach Basilère to players and fans, they are so eager to look forward to it. Because it has been too long since Argentina won the last international trophy in its adult class. It can be said that after Maradona, almost a whole generation of Argentine players have never helped the national team win any honors in their careers.
After 14 years of ruthless years, Basilère, who returned to the national team, hoped to prove his value again. When big-name stars from other countries announced their abandonment of the Copa America, Argentina's stars actively asked for the match and regarded this Copa America as the best chance to win the championship. Several veterans who were still unwilling to announce their withdrawal from the national team after the World Cup in Germany also placed their last hope in Venezuela. These old players knew that this would be their only chance to pay off their debts.
The captain of this Argentine national team is Ayala. Every time he plays, he sets a new record in Argentina's football history. Ayala has participated in three World Cups but failed to win the championship. The 2004 Olympic championship is difficult to satisfy him. He laughed at himself as Sanetti, who is a generation without championship in the national team. He is the only "five dynasty veteran" in Argentina who has worked with Brazil, Passarella, Bielsa and Peckerman. He is the holder of the current national team's appearance record.
But if he could, he wanted to exchange the record for another championship. He once said helplessly: "To be honest, I would rather trade my appearance record for Simeone's 1991 and 1993 Cup championships."
Ayala, Abangdan Sheri, 33-year-old Zanetti, Ivara, 32-year-old Peron and Crespo, these players may find it difficult to catch up with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, let alone the 2011 Copa America. In other words, the mark of the "failed generation" will always be engraved on these players. Although they have always worked hard, never been slackened, and have always been respected, this mark of shame cannot be removed.
Artin football is very competitive, world-class, and has a reputation in history. Basil's team has many stars and a very reasonable age structure. There are veterans like Ayala and Zanetti, Mesozoics like Cambiaso, Riquelme, and younger generations such as Gago and Messi. The team building is very balanced.
In addition, Barsile also solved the core dispute in the team and confirmed the respective responsibilities of Riquelme, Gago and Messi. It can be said that this team trained for the sake of winning the championship and for the South African World Cup.
This group of players feel hungry about the game and the championship, so before the game begins, 90% of the media are optimistic that Argentina can win the championship. After all, hungry beasts are the most terrifying, and Argentina, who has been hungry for a full fourteen years, has also made all fans curious.
Even Brazil's football king Pele is optimistic about Argentina's championship before the game. Of course, many people think that this is Pele's "counter-espionage plan". There are countless powerful people who say that Berau's mouth says he's dead. Any team he is "successful" before the game will never be spared from terrible death.
Before the 1994 World Cup, he predicted that Colombia would create miracles. The team was eliminated in the group stage, and the defender Escobar, who scored an own goal, was silenced.
In the 1998 World Cup, Pele predicted that Spain would become a "dark horse", but the bastard did not qualify in the group; after the group stage, Pele expressed optimism for Nigeria, which performed very well, but the team was eliminated; before the final, Pele was optimistic about Brazil again, and Ronaldo finally knelt down, and Brazil suffered a crushing defeat.
Before the 2002 World Cup, Pele made a statement that France and Argentina might win the championship, and both teams returned home at the end of the group stage.
In the 2004 European Cup in Portugal, he expressed his optimism for all the national teams for safety. As a result, he fell to his knees. The finals were Portugal and Greece. The dark horse Otto the Great won the championship with the miracle of the Bezoar body protection.
In the next 2012 European Cup, he kept it in until the semi-finals before he spoke out that he was optimistic about Germany. As a result, the unreliable young man, Ba Shen, directly broke out and beat the German tank with two goals.
All signs indicate that although Argentina's lineup is unprecedentedly strong this time, Berauses' optimism cast a shadow on the team's road to winning the championship.
As Pele's mortal enemy, Maradona volunteered to become an assistant coach after hearing this. He expressed his desire to use his "lucky king domineering spirit" to restrain Berah's "bad dribbling spirit". As Maradona's friend, Basil could only accept his request with a wry smile. Of course, the king of Polo felt that it was meaningless to join the national team alone, so he called his two good friends, Redondo and Canigia. The two retired and at home could not stand his harassment, so he agreed.
Of course, Maradona actually has an ambition in his heart. He didn't tell anyone that he wanted to become the head coach of the national team. Now he sneaked in and became an assistant coach. If Argentina really kneeled this time in the Copa America, then he would take the opportunity to petition the Football Association to be the head coach of the national team. Although this idea is a bit sorry for his good friend Basil, in order to bring the Pampas Eagles to the top again, the Polo King decided to give up his friend Xiaoyi and make the country's righteousness.
If Basilé knew what Maradona was thinking, he would probably immediately slap him.
However, after Maradona came to the team, the benefits for him were also obvious. His name is an idol to all Argentine players.
"At least this makes the locker room extremely stable."
Basilai thought secretly in his heart.
The arrival of Redondo and Canigia is obviously to guide Gago and Messi, the two future leaders of the Blue and White Legion.
"Hello, Fernando, I am your idol."
Gago thought about it and then thought, but finally decided to speak up. It was his first time meeting with his senior brother.
"You are my idol too!"
Redondo listened to Gago's first speech and said with a smile. Seeing Gago a little confused, he continued to explain.
"Since you logged into the Bernabeu, I will watch every time Real Madrid's home game. Your performance is great. I was definitely not as good as you when you were so young. So it is not an exaggeration to say that you are my idol."
After listening to Redondo's words, Gago felt inexplicably that his idol was so concerned about him, which surprised and delighted.
"Master Madoni told me that I miss you very much, so I have been watching your videos playing football since I was a child. Can I give me some guidance?"
Madoni was Gago's coach when he was a teenager and the undisputed first person in the Argentine youth training world. There were countless stars under his command, and it goes without saying that Redondo was also trained by him in this Argentine national team. It can be said that his disciples are spread all over the world.
"I know, he told me, but no one is exactly the same. Although you play football the way I do, you still walk on a different path from me. What I can guide you is only years of experience in playing football. As for your future, you need to go by yourself."
Redondo always smiled when he spoke, obviously very satisfied with Gago, his junior brother, but his words still made Gago frown.
"It's okay if you don't understand. You just need to play football according to your own ideas. Anyway, in a few years, you will reach the peak I once reached. Then you will find that my height is not your limit. You need to climb a higher peak and you must walk out of the road to reach the clouds by yourself."
Redondo's words shocked Gago's heart. Although he knew that he would be very good, he didn't expect Redondo to have such a high evaluation of him and actually thought he would surpass him.
Just when Gago wanted to ask again, the bus had arrived at the airport. Maradona wanted to say a few more words, but Basila coughed twice and stood up.
"Pack up your stuff, prepare to get out of the car, and don't bother with the reporter."
After saying that, he pulled Maradona and walked out of the car door first.
As he expected, he was surrounded by countless reporters as soon as he got off the car, and the fans attracted by the Blue and White Army's expedition surrounded the entire airport. They carried various slogans to cheer for the stars they supported, because the fans who had not won for 14 years put all their hopes in this national team.
This time, Brazilian fully utilized Maradona's role in concentrating fire, pushed the King of Polo out to attract the firepower of all reporters, and took the players to board the plane through the roads opened by security and police.
At the last moment of takeoff, Maradona caught up in a mess.
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