[Football] Bad Boy Batty

俄罗斯当地时间7月15日18时, 第21届世界杯决赛在莫斯科的卢日尼基球场打响，在比赛正式开始前，将会有15分钟的闭幕式表演。

The players were still in the locker room listening to the head coach's final mobilization. At the same time, the forum was also hotly discussing the upcoming final.

1
One thousand dollars, Ba□□ wins

2
Brazil, this year's Brazil is too strong, they beat Germany to pieces in that revenge match, with the NB combination of Batistuta and Neymar as the wingers in the front, Coutinho as the piercing arrow in the middle, and N'Gotta do the dirty work best, with Fat Tiger's passing, plus Marcelo and Neymar in the backcourt, how can France win?

3
Pele's mouth is unmatched. He supports Brazil to win the championship, so I choose France (squinting smile)
4
France, Brazil is strong in the front field, and Casemiro is the only one in the midfield who plays both the father and the mother. Croatia's defensive counterattack restricted him and almost dragged Brazil to death. France also likes to play counterattacks this year. It's hard to rely on Brazil's defense.

5
After the three cats are out, I don't care anymore. Anyone is fine.
Blind guess Brazil
By the way, wait for the horse to be crowned king
6
Forget about him being crowned the champion. Winning the World Cup this year would at most make him the undisputed third person after Messi and Ronaldo. BBB is the real champion.
7
Are the cloud fans coming?
8
There's nothing wrong with what you said. BBB is only 19 years old and he has won one Champions League, two Premier League titles, a record-breaking Premier League Golden Boot, and a Champions League Golden Boot. If he adds the World Cup, isn't that enough to make him a champion?
And his value before the World Cup was almost 3 million.
9
BBB has bad character. He yelled at his teammates on the court and didn't return to defense.

10
Oh, here comes another cloud, coming downstairs

11
BBB learned to defend under Guardiola's coaching last season. He returned to defense more times than Neymar in this World Cup. In the match against Croatia, he sprinted back to the front of the goal to save the ball and it made me cry (tears)

12
...No need to explain, it's normal to get other parts wet when watching BBB play football

13
I don't think he's anything special except that he's handsome and plays well. This kid is crazy and gets so impatient when he's fouled that he looks like he wants to fight someone, but he still can't win. If it weren't for Neymar, he wouldn't have made it this far in Brazil this year.
14
Guess what, BBB in my city really had a fight with someone, and it was pretty good. He stole the ball many times more than Neymar, the official designated ball (funny)

15
Looking for trouble, these two people in NB are fine

16
It's good now, but there will definitely be trouble in the future. With their personalities, one is arrogant and violent, and the other likes to form cliques. I'm telling you, there will be internal strife in the next World Cup.

17
Come on, no one can quarrel with Brazil.
18
Is there anyone who likes the new double pepper of Tao BBB and Shengui?

……

Batistuta knew nothing about the discussion about him and Neymar in the forum. At this moment, he was standing in the player tunnel of the final stadium. He would walk onto the stadium in about 5 minutes. Looking from a distance, he saw a password box containing the World Cup trophy at the entrance of the tunnel. Last year's champion representative Philipp Lahm stood next to it waiting to show the trophy to the world.

To be honest, he was a little nervous.

The World Cup final is different from any other final. It represents national honor. He hates the cruel rules of survival in the slums, but no matter what, that kind of culture has made him who he is. Batistuta's love for this country cannot be said to be very sincere, but in terms of football, he wants to take back all the best awards.

Batty clenched his fists and walked to the front of the passage.

He always thinks too much when he is nervous, but refuses to admit that he is nervous, which leads to extremely divergent thinking. He can even remember how many spots were on the butt of the dog that passed by the door last week.

At this moment, what Batistuta thought of was the blessing from the King of Football Pele.

That's right, even though he is 77 years old this year and has begun to intentionally reduce his public appearances, Pele's voice is still spread to the world through the media.

Barty moved his wrists, took a deep breath, and tried to get himself into the state early with a few sets of high kicks.

Bailey's bad mouth, this year they must put an end to this damn curse -

"Hey Barty!"

A familiar voice interrupted Batistuta's thoughts. He looked back and saw Lucas, the Manchester City defender standing there wearing the traditional dark blue jersey of the French team. He waved and smiled at him, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a game called the finals." Lucas ran over and ruffled Batty's hair with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for just a few days. Why are you curly-haired?"

"How can you tell I'm nervous?" Batty slapped away Lucas's hand that was trying to disrupt him. "Don't mention this to me. I have curly hair aversion now. If I didn't hate buzz cuts even more, I would shave them all off."

"What did my curly hair do to you? I have curly hair too, don't you like it?" Lucas exaggeratedly made a wronged face.

"I like it on your head." Barty stretched out his hand and pulled a few strands of hair in front of his forehead, looking at them with disdain. "My original color is better. This one looks just like—"

"--Like a teddy bear." Lucas interrupted Batty again. He spread his five fingers and put his hand into the small curls, then pressed down hard. "It feels really good. Excuse me, would you like to come to the celebration party in France? I'm short of a dance partner."

Batistuta was not annoyed by Lucas' trash talk: "Oh, my dear Luki, you shouldn't think so far ahead now. What you should think about now is how not to be broken by me."

After saying this, he put on his signature ostentatious smile, reached out and patted Lucas's surprised face, then blinked casually and returned to the team.

Seeing him coming, Neymar gave him a quick look.

"You finally decided to come back?" He said sarcastically, "Why don't you chat for a while and tell that guy all the tactics we have formulated."

Batty raised an eyebrow, "Would you like to listen to what you're saying, dear."

"I know exactly what I said." Neymar turned around and pinched Batistuta's chin and shook it. "This is the final, you better get your heart back and stay nervous!"

"Hey! This is a serious accusation!" Barty slapped his hand away. "Which eye of yours saw that I didn't care about the final?"

"Both eyes saw it!"

"Then you should get a pair of glasses instead of staring at me in a daze. We are going to play in the finals. You should focus your eyes on the field instead of me talking to someone else."

"What? It's my fault?"

"if not?"

In the end, Thiago Silva couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to stop Neymar and Batistuta's childish quarrel. However, the quarrel also has its benefits. At least Batistuta's nervousness disappeared for the most part before the game officially started.

Neymar said it was all his fault and he did it completely on purpose.

But Batty didn't believe it.

……

With only a few minutes left before the start of the game, the players from both teams had already lined up. The broadcast camera first turned to the French team, which had reached the final again after 20 years, and then moved on to Mbappe.

Mbappe did not notice the approaching camera and acted very relaxed. Just as the camera was about to move away, he tilted his head slightly and looked at the Brazilian team next to him.

How can you miss such a story-telling scene?
The camera then returned to Mbappe, followed his gaze through the crowd, and quickly found what he was peeking at - Neymar and Batistuta.

Neymar was mumbling something like he was praying. Batistuta said something to him, then hugged Neymar's face and kissed him on the forehead.

The cameraman's heart moved.

Mbappe, Neymar and Batistuta, the combined value of these three is over 7 million euros, and one pair is good comrades in the club, and one pair is recognized as the new generation's "double pride" who play in the same position. If this photo could be taken in its entirety, the topic it would arouse on the Internet would definitely be enough to discuss until the start of the new season.

While Mbappe was still looking away, the cameraman quickly found the right position.

Then he discovered another unexpected surprise.

The young master from a famous family in the French team was also looking at Batistuta and Neymar.

'Oh my!'

The cameraman sighed in his heart and quickly zoomed out, blurring out the other surrounding scenery.

‘click’

Unfortunately, Augustus noticed the camera and turned his head towards it at the last moment, which made him look like he was looking at Mbappe. But by accident, the effect was even better.

The set of photos "I'm looking at you and who are you looking at" that were regarded as classics by later generations was born.

……

[CCTV, good evening, audience friends, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the final of the 21st World Cup. At the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match between France and Brazil is about to begin. Before the national anthem is played, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams in this match...]

Brazil still uses the familiar 433 formation, with Alisson as goalkeeper; on the defensive line, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva are central defenders, Alves and Marcelo are on both sides; Casemiro is pulled back, Coutinho and Paulinho are in midfield; Firmino is used again as the center forward on the front line, Neymar is on the left, and Batistuta is on the right.

The lineup given by the French side was not surprising. On paper, it was a 4231 formation, with Lori as goalkeeper; the back line from left to right were Lucas, Umtiti, Varane, and Pavard; Kante was the single defensive midfielder, with Augustus and Pogba on both sides; the forward line was composed of Griezmann, Mbappe, and Giroud.

According to the data, the two teams have played against each other a total of four times in the history of the World Cup. France has an absolute advantage with 4 wins and 3 loss, while Brazil has not won since it defeated France 1-1958 in the semi-finals of the 5 Sweden World Cup.

In terms of goals, France has scored 14 goals in this World Cup, while Brazil has scored 22 goals. The gap is very obvious, but France has done better in defense. They have only conceded 3 goals in total, while Brazil has conceded 5 goals.

Currently, Batistuta is at the top of the scorer list with 7 goals, but Neymar is in second place with 6 goals. If he can score 2 goals in the final, regardless of whether Brazil can win the championship, he will snatch the Golden Boot from Batistuta and tie Ronaldo's record of 8 goals in a single World Cup.

Mbappe is tied with Ronaldo for third place with 4 goals. If he wants to win the Golden Boot, he must score at least 4 goals in the final.

Batistuta walked to his position and stood quietly waiting for the game to start. He thought, if Neymar wanted the Golden Boot, he could certainly help him achieve it, but Mbappe...

It’s okay to give it to Neymar, but not to Mbappé.

and--

He also didn't think the guy had that ability.

Four goals in the final? No, come on, Batistuta thought rather sarcastically. Not to mention this year, even if France makes it to the final next time, it would be impossible to count the total number of goals scored in both tournaments.

Under the passionate leadership of the live DJ, the audience counted down to the last 5 numbers together.

[beep——]
As the final 1 fell, the referee blew the whistle, France took the lead in kicking off, and the final battle of the 2018 Russia World Cup officially began!
……

After the opening, neither side played too intensely. It seemed that they tacitly agreed to slow down the tempo to give the players enough time to adapt.

But after 2 minutes, things started to change.

The Brazilian team launched a pressing attack in the midfield and frontcourt, targeting Kante as the passing point. In the 3rd minute, Paulinho successfully intercepted the ball, but Lucas seemed to be aware of the crisis in advance and rushed forward to intercept before Paulinho passed the ball.

Paulinho, who had just completed a sprint, was blocked by Lucas, and the ball returned to the French team.

Lucas got the ball, he quickly observed the positions of his teammates and locked his target on the front court.

"Dani! This way!"

Seeing that the French team was about to launch a quick counterattack, Batistuta stepped forward to interfere and cooperated with Alves who came up to assist to steal the ball.

This is a very dangerous place. The left corridor of the French team is a very important offensive means for them in this World Cup, and Lucas has a strong offensive ability. At this time, the Brazilian team has not yet completed the transition from offensive formation to defensive formation. If he is allowed to take the ball, he may be hit behind, and the central defender and the goal will be directly threatened.

Brazil conceded a goal like this in the match against Belgium, so Tite focused on assigning this aspect of defense to Batistuta.

"We can't lose the ball easily. France's passing is very penetrating. Once we lose the ball, I want you to counterattack on the spot. If you can't get it, you must quickly return to defense and stand in a good position. Don't give the opponent a chance to launch a quick counterattack." This is what Tite said to his players.

The referee blew the whistle and ruled that Batistuta had committed a foul in the previous steal, and the ball was given to France.

"Hey!" Lucas opened his arms towards the referee. A fast break was impossible, so he wanted the opponent to remember Batistuta's foul. It would be even better if he could get a yellow card. "He just bumped me with his shoulder. It was intentional!"

"Don't joke! That won't hurt even a hair of yours!" Batty waved his hand disdainfully. He liked Lucas, but this was a court and they were opponents. If a conflict occurred, no one would give in.

Sure enough, the referee did not make any additional penalties and did not even give Batistuta a verbal warning.

Brazil's defense was basically successful this time.

[The tempo is starting to pick up! Brazil did not change their style of play because of their opponent, and maintained their usual aggressiveness. From the past few minutes, it seems that France has no intention of shrinking and playing standard defensive counterattacks. Perhaps we will see a gorgeous offensive battle! ]

In the 9th minute, Marcelo intercepted the ball on the left side and launched an attack. Neymar shook off Pavard and cut inside, but Varane stood his ground and Kante also came back to defend, leaving him little space to shoot.

After quickly judging the situation, Neymar chose to pass back, Casemiro moved forward to receive the ball, and after observing and grasping the positions of his teammates in advance, he kicked a high ball to the right.

"Bati!"

Batistuta started immediately, but the ball was not passed well, the force was a bit too strong, and at the moment of passing the ball, Lucas was closely following him less than 1 meter behind him.

Coutinho should be allowed to penetrate, he thought.

The ball went straight to the right baseline. Batty sprinted hard while entangled with Lucas. Lucas' defense was relatively clean, but that didn't mean he didn't have any moves with his hands.

Due to the interference, Batty was unable to stop the ball or brake, and neither was Lucas, and both of them rushed straight to the sidelines.

A second before the collision, Batty managed to steady himself and grabbed Lucas, who had not stopped yet, to prevent him from being knocked over by the billboard.

"Are you out of your mind? We could have fallen out together just now!" Batty rolled his eyes and scolded.

Lucas smiled and scratched his head. "I'm sorry, but if there is a next time, I still won't let you have a chance to stop the ball." He helped Batty brush off the dust on his body. "Thank you for holding me back."

In the dozen seconds when the ball went out of bounds, they briefly restored their friendship, but as soon as the referee blew the whistle, they became opponents again.

The ball boy passed the ball to France goalkeeper Lori, and it was a goal kick.

"How are you over there, Batistuta?" Neymar sent a concerned message from afar.

Batistuta gave Neymar and his other teammates a thumbs up to tell them not to worry, then he pushed Lucas away and trotted back to his position.

The ball came to the French team.

……

The deadlock was broken in the 18th minute of the first half.

Batistuta scored, but no Brazilian celebrated.

[Oh my god! I can't believe my eyes! Batistuta just scored his 8th goal in this World Cup, an amazing achievement! Unfortunately, this goal can't be counted on them——]

Because Batistuta scored the goal in his own goal.

The camera turned to the stands, where Hollywood heavyweight Edmundo was watching the game, and the expression of disbelief and surprise on his face was presented completely and realistically to the audience.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Batistuta scored a goal to help France lead 1-1.

(End of this chapter)