[Football] Bad Boy Batty

Ideals are good, but World Cup games are always difficult. The Swiss goalkeeper played well and kept Brazil’s goals out. At the end of the first half, the score remained 1-0.

"To be honest, Sommer is the only Swiss player I respect. If it weren't for him, we would have been 3-0!" Batty complained loudly on the way back to the locker room, "We should call them the 'Swiss Foul Team'! You all saw it, those bastards seem to be unable to play football without some tricks!"

He raised his voice deliberately so that the referee team who had just walked into the player tunnel could hear it. Anyone with ears could tell that the sarcasm in his words was not directed at the Swiss players but at the referee.

According to statistics, the Brazilian team suffered 12 fouls in the first half, and the two most valuable attackers in the team, Neymar and Batistuta, were fouled a staggering 8 times in total.

This set a new World Cup record - the most fouls in a half.

The referee was indifferent to this. Even when Behrami tripped Jesus in the penalty area, he did not make any comment. He did not penalize Behrami for pulling, did not give a penalty, and did not think that Jesus was diving, as if this incident had never happened. He even refused to follow Batistuta's advice to watch the VAR replay.

Yes, this year's World Cup introduced the VAR video assistant rules, but FIFA did not have very clear regulations and division of labor, and the right to watch or not watch still remains in the hands of the referee.

The Brazilian team only received one yellow card for the 12 fouls they suffered, Lichtsteiner's yellow card, which was given to Neymar because he was knocked down by an obvious chokehold and covered his face in pain.

The stubborn Mexican referee treated his yellow sapphire card as a treasure and kept it in his shirt pocket forever, as if he would not allow anyone to see it.

Batistuta almost got into a fight with him after negotiations failed. In the end, Neymar and Jesus pulled him away together. Marcelo, as the captain, promised to let his players control their emotions, which stabilized the situation.

The referee didn't even intend to give Batistuta a yellow card.

The fit was loose like a sex worker's pants and hopelessly fair.

……

"Don't get angry, Batistuta, that's what they want you to do." Neymar took off his dirty jersey and said to Batistuta, "Those who can control their emotions will have the last laugh. We can't make this mistake, okay?"

"But they are going too far!" Batistuta replied angrily, "That Behrami, is he here to play football or to kick people?"

The boy took off his socks, and they were no longer white, and they looked dirty as if he had just come out of a mud puddle. On the other hand, the joints between his calves and ankles were severely worn, and even more frightening was that even the bandages wrapped around his shin guards showed signs of damage.

"See? They want to destroy me!" Batty violently removed his bandages, rolled them into a ball, and threw them hard into the corner.

Jesus looked up: "They?"

"Right! Those wicked people don't deserve to be described as 'they'. Only rats and bugs are so disgusting!" Batty brushed his wet hair and took new bandages and socks from the administrator. "I'm going to teach them a lesson in the second half. It's just about fouls and tricks. I can do that too!"

"Hey!" Neymar looked over disapprovingly, "You can't do this, Batistuta."

"Of course I can." Batistuta raised his chin arrogantly, "Little Jesus over there, tell him what the Premier League defenders think of me?"

"No, no, that's not what I mean. You can use it, I can use it, we can all use it." Neymar changed into a brand new jersey. He applied some hair wax to ensure that the noodles on his head would not collapse. "I mean - you can't bring yourself into the opponent's rhythm. They fouled so you also fouled? That means you have already given up on the mental level!"

Batty was a little bit unbelievable.

"Are you lecturing me, Ney? Come on, I'm speaking for us!" He raised his voice. "You were the one who got kicked the hardest in the first half, apart from me. Have you forgotten everything?"

"God is my witness that I don't want to teach you a lesson!" Neymar said, "I love you very much, Batistuta, believe me, I just tell you the detour I have taken and sincerely hope that you will not go through it again. I have always been on your side."

His hair wax has been fixed, and when he speaks, the pile of instant noodles on his head shakes with his movements, which is inexplicably funny. Batistuta has been staring at them. In fact, he stopped listening after Neymar said he loved him.

"Okay, stop complaining to each other, this is not your mission."

Just when Batistuta was about to hold back his laughter, Tite walked into the locker room like a whirlwind. He first praised the players' achievements in the first half, then pointed out the places where things did not go according to his ideas, and finally talked about the style of play in the second half.

Tite's style is concise, clear and passionate. For Batistuta, who was coached by Guardiola, it was very easy to listen to and understand his arrangements.

Maybe this is the characteristic of top students.

"Don't think too much, kids. Go ahead and score goals with absolute ambition!" In the last few minutes, the head coach picked up the tambourine to cheer for the players. "Nothing can scare us. Don't be afraid of those fouls. Be yourself!"

……

In the second half, Neymar followed Tite's instructions and switched positions with Coutinho to the middle. He frequently cooperated with Batistuta, and the focus of attack shifted from the left to the right.

This slightly disrupted Switzerland's rhythm, but they soon stabilized their position. After all, their tactic was still foul defense.

Behrami's duties were more clear, which was to follow Batistuta and cut off his connection with Neymar and Alves, making it impossible for him to speed up, turn around, or even receive the ball. At the same time, he also tried to use trash talk to provoke Batistuta to make mistakes.

"You damn faggot, you actually scratched me with your nails. I've only been scratched like this during sex." The Swiss midfielder teased in an almost teasing tone, "Tell me the truth, have you ever been fucked, pretty face?"

Batty gave him a cold look and said nothing.

Rage value accumulation: 80%
In the 48th minute, Neymar was brought down again when he got the ball in the middle. The referee warned Shaqiri who committed the foul and awarded Brazil a free kick.

Neymar and Coutinho were still standing near the penalty spot. Batistuta pursed his lips and squeezed into the wall to prepare for a header. This position is quite positive. If he shoots directly, the risk will be very high. The most suitable thing is to make a tactical cooperation.

Lichtsteiner winked at Behrami, who immediately understood and squeezed next to Batistuta, sticking to him like tape.

"Your little boyfriend is even weaker than you, he can be easily pulled over." He whispered tauntingly in Batistuta's ear, "I give you set pieces every time, as if you can score with this."

Why not?

No matter how bad the Brazilian team is at heading the ball, they are still better than a team that benefits from fouls.

Batty remained calm and silent.

Due to the presence of Behrami, Batistuta's high point becomes less reliable, and the first landing point will definitely not be here. His current responsibility is to create space for his teammates.

From a distance, Batistuta quickly exchanged glances with Neymar. The level of their tacit understanding on the court was astonishing. Even though they had a few words during the halftime break, it still did not affect their signaling to each other.

What do you do when you know you can’t catch the ball and need to do something to attract the defense’s attention?

Batty chose the most satisfying method.

While everyone was crammed together like sardines in a can, with all their attention focused on the white ball, Batistuta jumped up with Behrami on his shoulders and hit the opponent in the chin with his elbow.

His original purpose was not to jump as high as possible, but to use this action to cover up his crime.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, this is the most satisfying thing for Batty.

Behrami, who had been the bad guy for most of the game, finally suffered a setback. He fell to the ground in pain, holding his chin. However, this was far from the standard of the referee. Batistuta put on his innocent face and said that he was so busy watching the game that he never thought that Behrami would push his face against his arm.

After some questioning, nothing happened.

The Swiss defender could only get up angrily, licking his bleeding gums and staring at Batistuta.

"I know it was you, Batistuta, don't do that again next time." Neymar said quickly, "The referee's standards are indeed lenient, but it's not that he won't give a yellow card. You have to pay attention."

Batty shrugged indifferently.

"This is what the master said. I have to be myself and do what I want!" The light-haired boy raised his mouth, "And to be honest, Ney, I don't feel sorry for him at all. I feel great."

Neymar glanced at the unhappy Behrami over there, and he couldn't help but smile when he thought of the fouls committed by the opponent on him in the first half.

"Okay, I admit it." He coughed twice and secretly gave Batty a thumbs up, "Well done!"

……

In the 65th minute, Switzerland equalized the score with a corner kick. Shaqiri took a corner kick from the right side. The Brazilian defense made a mistake and missed a man. Lichtsteiner headed the ball before Alisson and the ball hit the crossbar and flew into the net.

[1-1! Switzerland equalized the score! Brazil, who scored at the start, did not maintain their advantage until the end. With nearly 30 minutes left, can they score another goal? You know, since entering the World Cup, the Brazilian team has always started with a win. Is this year's Brazilian team going to break the tradition of its predecessors? ]

To make matters worse, this was Switzerland's first shot on target in the game, and it was this shot that gave them the equalizer.

"Did you see it? Did you see it!" Behrami did not run to celebrate with his teammates. He deliberately slid on his knees in front of Batistuta, "You want to retaliate against me? Come on, we scored a goal!" This is a naked provocation!
Batty completely exploded.

It was as if a string in my head snapped, which coincided with the sound of the balloon bursting by Alisson in the backcourt.

Half a minute ago, a red balloon representing the Swiss team floated into the field and happened to stop in front of the Brazilian goal. In order not to affect the team's game, Alisson stepped on the balloon and burst it.

Batty clenched his fists as he stared at Behrami, who stood up and walked away whistling.

Dare to celebrate in front of him?
Who does this guy think he is??
Rage value accumulation: 200%
……

In the 73rd minute, Brazil was fouled again and won a free kick in the frontcourt. The foul was committed by Behrami and the fouled was by Neymar.

Familiar characters, familiar routines, and still the familiar lack of cards.

It’s about 25 yards away, and a little to the right, so it’s neither close nor far.

Neymar and Coutinho were standing in front of the penalty spot, discussing how to take the penalty. At this time, Batistuta walked over.

"Give me this ball, I want to shoot directly," he said.

Batistuta has had several experiences of scoring directly from free kicks, thanks to the training method customized for him by Manchester City's free kick coach. However, in the national team, Tite hopes that he can take advantage of his height, so Batistuta was not deliberately trained in free kicks.

Neymar and Coutinho looked at each other.

"Are you serious?" he asked hesitantly. "The success rate of shooting directly from this position is not high."

"Yeah, Batistuta." Coutinho thought so too, "Maybe you should go forward and we can take a tactical free kick."

Neymar looked at Batistuta's profile. He didn't quite understand why the opponent wanted this free kick, but he could give it up, not because he liked him, but because he trusted Batistuta.

"Well, give it to me." Batty said firmly, "I have scored a goal from this position. I feel very good now."

He once stole the skills of many masters, such as Juninho, in set pieces, but that was difficult. That kind of erratic and strange arc was hard to grasp, and usually he could only succeed 10 or 1 times out of 2.

Ronaldinho's is easier to master.

Batistuta didn't want to say it, but Ronaldinho, who was indeed related to him by blood, was indeed a free kick master.

And for some reason, his way of practicing free kicks has a very high success rate.

Maybe it was because he would imagine Ronaldinho’s face every time he was in front of the goal and would always use all his strength before kicking?

"Okay, then you do it." Neymar took a few steps back.

Batistuta stood on the penalty spot, recalling Ronaldinho's appearance in the video.

【Oh? Batistuta took the free kick. He scored twice from free kicks when he was at Manchester City, but even so, wasn't it too hasty to let him handle the ball? Following the camera, we can see that Brazil's coach Tite was very anxious on the sidelines. Obviously, the current situation was beyond his expectations. 】

How to swing your legs, at what angle, and how much force to use.

Batistuta went through all the free kicks he had taken, then cleared his mind and thought of nothing.

[beep——]
The penalty whistle sounded.

Batty runs up and shoots.

The ball drew a strange arc and went straight to the blind corner. The Swiss goalkeeper judged the direction correctly, but still failed to prevent the ball from entering the net.

2-1! Brazil has taken the lead!
【The ball goes in! Batistuta scored twice, an unstoppable free kick directly into the goal, helping the Brazilian team regain their advantage! ! Unbelievable, he is now the youngest player to score twice in the World Cup! 】

"So beautiful Batistuta! I knew I could trust you!" Neymar ran towards Batistuta, hugged his neck and kissed him on both sides of his face, "God bless, we will win this game!"

……

At the same time as Batistuta scored, in a room somewhere in the Argentina national team, Messi patted Aguero's belly with a rolled towel.

"I've seen free kicks like this, the way Ronaldinho would play it," he said. "I thought he still hated him."

Aguero shrugged and said nothing.

At the same time, in Porto Alegre, Ronaldinho jumped up and cheered in his room. He said that he would not disturb Batistuta's life anymore, but this did not stop him from following his opponent's game and celebrating the goal that was so similar to his own.

At the same time, in the German team's hotel, some people were also watching the game.

Kimmich stared at Batistuta's free kick on the screen. The dark screen was so dark that he didn't even hear the call from his roommate Gnabry.

Germany will qualify, he thought, just wait and see, there will definitely be a big battle between them.

……

Back on the field.

Just overtaking the score was not enough for Batistuta, he also had another account to settle with Behrami.

The free kick that allowed him to score directly was the result of him stepping on Neymar's right foot and knocking him down.

In February of this year, Neymar broke his metatarsal.

In the 76th minute, the chance Batistuta had been waiting for finally came.

Alves assisted, Batistuta retreated to the middle, looked towards the goal along the ribs, and Behrami was just on this line.

"here!"

Batistuta reached out for the ball, Casemiro adjusted his movements and quickly passed the ball to him. Batistuta calculated the position and strength in advance, and after a simple adjustment, he shot towards the goal!

Then--

It just happened to be on Behrami's face.

The Swiss players knew it was intentional, the Brazilian players knew it too, even the referee and the audience in the stands knew that Batistuta did it 100% on purpose, but no one could do anything about it.

Because the ball was also heading for the goal, Behrami happened to block Batistuta's shooting path and was affected.

Sure enough, the referee did not show him a yellow card.

Looking at his own 'masterpiece' over there, Batty stretched out his thumb to wipe the sweat off his nose.

Who told you to foul the rules? You deserved it!

The cameraman on the sidelines tactfully turned the camera over there, and the frivolous yet cold expression on the boy's face was clearly captured and transmitted to all parts of the world.

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Tremble, you are witnessing the birth of a new king of Brazil!
……

In the last 10 minutes, the Brazilian team's cooperation became more and more smooth, and the Swiss defenders could no longer stop them.

Thanks to Coutinho's wonderful world wave and Neymar's header, Brazil finally defeated Switzerland 4-1 and got off to a good start.

(End of this chapter)