[Football] Bad Boy Batty

"It's so ironic, Batistuta, it's really so ironic!" Alves kicked off his sneakers and sat down on the floor of the locker room. He gave Batistuta a thumbs up. "If it was 20 years ago, no, 10 years ago, if you dared to do this when playing against Germany, you would definitely get beaten!"

It is halftime now. In the first half, Brazil beat Germany 4-1. Batistuta even missed a goal playfully and mocked the German goalkeeper.

Very fortunately, the German team didn't beat him.

Batty shrugged it off: "It's not 06 now, Kahn would have retired long ago."

As he spoke, he pulled off his dirty socks and began to change the bandage. Neymar noticed that there was a noticeable bruise on his calf.

It was probably because of Kimmich's tackle in the first half, he thought with a sigh.

He says it doesn't hurt, but it hurts just looking at it.

"Even if they really want to fight, I'm not afraid." Batty didn't know what Neymar was thinking. He shrugged and said, "No one can beat me on the court, and no one can beat me off the court either."

Neymar shook his hair and temporarily put aside his thoughts.

"I admire your courage to make such a mockery in the World Cup, Batistuta, you don't have to wait until tomorrow, just now, the public opinion will definitely explode." He pretended to be serious and said, "But have you ever thought that you used to mock Neuer with the assist I worked so hard to get."

"Oh - I completely forgot. You had such a hard time, dear. The German team's iron-blooded defense must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?" Batty rolled the bandage into a ball and threw it into the trash can with a shooting motion. Then he changed to a chanting tone and said hypocritically: "Sorry, I may have lost my memory of the first half. What score are we now?"

"I don't remember it very well." Neymar touched his chin and looked up at the sky, thinking, "It seems to be... 4-1!"

Batty blinked and looked at him. There was silence in the locker room for a few seconds, and then a burst of amazing laughter led by these two people broke out.

“Shh—” Marcelo cleared his throat and stood up, raising his hands to press down, “You will let the German team next door hear it too.”

"Just let them hear it!!"

At this time, Ederson rushed into the locker room with a bottle of champagne, and then shook it violently in front of everyone, and then opened the cork, and the foaming champagne sprayed out.

"Hey! Are you crazy for popping champagne at halftime?" Firmino's eyes widened. As a Liverpool player, he was familiar with the story of the team leading by 3 goals but then being reversed. "Put it down! You little bastard!"

The Brazilian players had mixed reactions to Ederson's champagne toast.

"Don't be so sensitive." Barty shrugged nonchalantly, picked up a plastic cup and filled it up, then drank it all in one gulp. "We also opened champagne at halftime during the Olympics, and there was no problem in the end."

"But you have to say, we had a tough game, a real tough one." Neymar is still quite superstitious. He walked over barefoot, carefully took the plastic cup from Batistuta and put it back on the table. "Be patient, Batistuta, wait until we win the game and then celebrate properly."

Batistuta puffed his lips and looked at Neymar for a while, but finally compromised.

"Alright! When our revenge match is over, I'm going to pop champagne on the court. You hear me? I want the whole world to watch us celebrate with champagne!" Batty raised his chin, as if announcing to the entire team, "The true king is an understatement. Screw it! I'm going to celebrate!"

"Okay, okay, no problem." Neymar hugged him and said, "After we win, I'll drive with you!"

Barty nodded in an inexplicably reserved manner (perhaps pretending), then he smoothed his wet hair and walked back to his seat to continue fighting with the bandages and socks.

Neymar sat down with him, and the two began to discuss something in a low voice. Judging from their expressions, they were probably talking about celebration moves or something.

"Ouch -"

"Alas!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

There were constant jokes in the locker room.

"I've had enough of you two kids!" Alves complained, throwing his dirty socks at Batistuta and Neymar. "What good will it do you if my teeth are sour? Please, I still have to play in the second half!"

As Batty rolled his eyes, the laughter in the locker room grew louder.

Marcelo and Casemiro looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

Alas, what else can I say?
The Real Madrid defender thought that he could only wish them to remain so sweet after their marriage.

……

In the second half, Löw did not make any adjustments to the team's tactics. He just replaced the two wingers with Sane and Gnabry, and adjusted Muller to the attacking midfielder. On the surface, it seemed that the offense was strengthened to fight Brazil to the end, but in fact it further damaged their defense and increased the loopholes.

Has the German team changed?
Yes, but not much, just a little.

Facts proved that the champagne curse at halftime had no effect on the Brazilian team. In the 53rd minute of the game, the official designated ball of this World Cup broke into the penalty area. Boateng had no choice but to knock him down. The referee stopped the game and pointed to the penalty spot.

[It seems that today's game is destined to be a big score. Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Germany was sentenced to death! Brazil got a penalty! ] The commentator was so excited that he almost jumped on his chair. [Let's see who will take the penalty. But no matter who it is, Neymar or Batistuta, as long as the ball goes in, their number of goals in this World Cup will reach 6! This is an unimaginable number! ]

Countless fans in the stands and in front of the TV had this question.

Who will punish?

What they don’t know is that Neymar and Batistuta on the field have the same troubles as them.

"Do you want to come?" Neymar asked.

"I don't know, do you want to?" Batistuta threw the question back to Neymar.

"Maybe you should come (to take the penalty)," Neymar said. "Your first World Cup, fourth game, six goals, sounds good."

"You too, if you count the 14 World Cup, you will have scored 10 goals." Batistuta looked over, "Are you really Neymar? I remember that kid snatched a penalty from Cavani."

Neymar gently slapped Batistuta on the back of the head.

"That was the club, now the national team," he said. "Cavani is Cavani and you are you."

Batty had no idea what this difficult and philosophical sentence meant. He frowned and looked over in confusion. "So what do you want to do?" he asked, "Do you want to play rock-paper-scissors?"

Neymar hesitated and nodded in agreement.

To some extent, using rock-paper-scissors to decide who takes the free throw is disrespectful to the opponent, but it still depends on the person. For example, when it comes to Neymar and Batistuta, there is no intention of humiliating them at all. They really want the other party to take the free throw.

Really, two childish ghosts.

Marcelo rolled his eyes, walked over rudely and separated the two men to stand in the middle, then looked at them from the left and right. "If this continues, the referee will sentence us to delay time!" The Real Madrid defender complained, "If you really can't tell the difference, why not give it to me. I've practiced penalty kicks for a long time, but they've never come in handy."

hiss--

Everyone knows how valuable penalty kicks are during regular time in the World Cup. No team would give such a chance to score points to the defender. It's crazy.

Marcelo knew this, so he was just joking.

However, what he didn't expect was that the two top scorers of the Brazilian team actually looked at each other and then nodded in agreement!
Marcelo: ?

"I think this is a good idea, thank you!" Neymar smiled and threw the ball to Marcelo, "Go, help us expand the score!"

Batistuta didn't say anything, but he expressed his support and trust for Marcelo with his eyes and body movements.

I didn't expect that the opportunity that I didn't get in Real Madrid would appear in the World Cup.

Marcelo he cracked.

Of course, he only cracked for half a second.

Half a second later, Marcelo wiped the ball with his jersey and then solemnly placed it on the penalty spot.

[What!? Brazil actually sent Marcelo to take this penalty kick! I can't believe it! Neuer certainly can't believe it either. In the 11-12 Champions League, he saved two consecutive penalties for Real Madrid while playing for Bayern! Brazil! How many more surprises do you have that the fans don't know about!]

Hot on Twitter:
This is obviously Brazil's tactic.
Before the game, Neuer analyzed Batistuta, Neymar, Coutinho, Jesus, and Firmino. He even rehearsed Paulinho with the team.
Only Marcelo
He has no penalty record so far.
and so--

This serious and funny tweet received thousands of likes in a short period of time.

Back on the field.

Marcelo faces Neuer.

Batistuta and Neymar stood outside the penalty area, ready to rush in for a follow-up shot at any time. It was obvious that they were not as calm as they had just shown when facing Marcelo's penalty.

[beep——]
The whistle sounded.

Marcelo runs and shoots!

[Shoot! The ball goes in! Neuer guessed the direction correctly and even touched the ball! But Marcelo's shot was powerful, perhaps he learned it from his club teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, and the ball rushed into the goal like a cannonball. 5-1! In the 53rd minute of the second half, Brazil extended the lead to 5-1! Unbelievable! ]

[With nearly 40 minutes left, can the German team still make some changes, and can the Brazilian team maintain their terrifying firepower and continue to score goals? ]

On the football field, everything is unknown.

Batistuta didn't know what his teammates were thinking, but he was not satisfied yet and wanted to score again.

At least--

Scoring 7 goals would be considered a successful revenge.

But in 2014 in Brazil, on their own soil, the Germans scored 7 goals, and they clearly held back in the second half.

If they had given their all this year and fired on all cylinders, they would have only scored 5 goals against Germany.

What does that mean?
Just when the fire in Batistuta's heart was rising again, something unexpected happened on the field. No one expected that the first conflict between Brazil and Germany would occur nearly 60 minutes into the second half.

In the 58th minute, Marcelo passed the ball to Neymar from the backcourt. Neymar dribbled the ball at high speed on the left sideline. The German team missed a man and Kimmich came to defend.

The German midfielder chased back with all his might, and when he was about to grab Neymar's jersey, he fell to the ground and made a tackle. To be honest, this kind of tackle is very unfriendly to both parties, and it only happens when there is a personal grudge or the defending player is extremely angry.

Unfortunately, Kimmich has a bad temper.

[beep——]
The referee stopped the game.

At this time, Batistuta happened to be wandering near the middle and happened to watch the entire process of Kimmich's tackle.

It hurts just to look at it, he thought.

As the referee suspended the game, Batistuta wanted to step forward to argue, hoping that Kimmich would get a second yellow card or something.

Then he saw——

His dear Neymar.

He rolled over seven times on the sidelines.

Batty: ...

Still Batty: Poof!

I’m sorry, Ney, forgive me, the boy recited the Bible in his heart, then tightened the corners of his mouth, trying not to laugh in front of the whole world.

It hurts to be tackled like this, and he knows it because defenders often tackle him like this in the Premier League.

but--

I'm sorry, it's really funny to be able to roll so many times.

(End of this chapter)