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Inside the hotel.

Bruno Fernandes said, "Messi is too much of a threat on the right wing. I don't know if Nunes and Vitti can stop him. If they can't, Costa, as the last line of defense, can only leave it to fate."

Cristiano Ronaldo nodded solemnly.

The rivalry between the two greatest players has lasted for over a decade, but in terms of dribbling skills, he still admires Messi greatly.

Both of them have their own style, and neither is stronger or weaker.

Jiang Feng, who was standing nearby, said, "If it's feasible, I can also participate in the defense."

Thomas said, "Your tackle? Messi isn't Yamal; he's very experienced. It won't be easy for you to tackle him."

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "I can shovel people, and of course, I can chase after him."

Having just received a brilliant interception, Jiang Feng was naturally full of confidence. Seeing Messi making a breakthrough on the wing, he felt itchy to try and steal the ball from Messi.

If they steal it...

Pepe, standing nearby, said, "Kid, don't dream. He's Messi. It'll be very difficult for you to steal the ball from him. You might even get faked out. With your current abilities, you can't even touch the ball."

Jiang Feng curled his lip and said, "Mr. Peipei, that's not necessarily true."

Modric said, "It's understandable that you're so young to have confidence, but you can't be like Yamal. You need to learn to respect your opponents."

"Your talent is not weak, but if you want to compete with Messi, it may be in a few years, but definitely not now."

Jiang Feng was helpless.

When I tell the truth, these people don't believe me at all.

There's no other way but to rely on the French strikers.

He has rarely participated in defense, but facing France, which has the strongest attacking force in history, his own defense would definitely not be able to stop them if he did not defend.

So even if old Thomas doesn't believe in him and doesn't let him participate in defense, Jiang Feng will never let the opportunity pass him by.

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Argentina's resounding victory over the dark horse Netherlands.

The pressure on Portugal and France is increasing.

After they fight to the bitter end, Argentina will definitely be the one to benefit.

But there's nothing that can be done about it; both teams were unlucky enough to be placed in the lower half of the bracket.

Portugal was the most unlucky.

The group stage was a group of death, and every team in the knockout stage was a favorite to win the championship.

This is a path of fire and fire.

Many football commentators are eagerly anticipating this semi-final match.

They believed that if Portugal could defeat France, they would be reborn.

If not, this might be Portugal's only highlight in the World Cup in recent years.

The key lies in their newcomer, Jiang Feng.

How many more miracles can Jiang Feng perform to amaze everyone?

this is a problem.

There is one day left until the semifinals.

France has begun its pre-match training.

The team was divided into two groups for competitive training.

Deschamps has been quite conflicted since the start of the World Cup, trying out many different attacking options, which is a happy dilemma. The key is that he has won every time, so he can't figure out where the team's ceiling is at all.

Facing a Portugal team with a strong midfield, he really couldn't come up with any formations to counter them.

Because he brought five midfielders with him to the World Cup.

There are just too many strikers available, and we don't want to give up any of them; we have a total of nine strikers.

So everyone was present for the last training match before the semi-finals, and all the forwards wanted to show their skills.

This training match featured Mbappe on one side and Dembele on the other.

Although the two appear to have a good relationship and Dembele is very easygoing, they are fiercely competitive when it comes to scoring goals, engaging in a relentless exchange of attacks.

They tied the score at 7-7, then shook hands and made peace. Whether they actually fought back privately is anyone's guess.

Although Deschamps said this was his last tournament, these superstars still gave him face on the surface.

After all, Deschamps has a lot of power as head coach. If anyone causes trouble, he can just replace them. Anyway, he doesn't lack strikers right now.

So even though Mbappe wanted Deschamps to build an attacking system specifically for him, he couldn't bring himself to ask.

After all, his current honors are still not as great as those of the Ballon d'Or winner!

In the 2025/26 season, he will truly end up empty-handed.

Despite winning the La Liga Golden Boot and the Champions League Golden Boot.

But in some ways, Mbappe scoring a goal is equivalent to losing the game; it's really mysterious.

This is also a dilemma for Deschamps.

He desperately needs Mbappe's attacking prowess, but he doesn't want the team to serve only Mbappe, so the French team's matches have always been very awkward.

Mbappe's performance in this World Cup so far has been impressive, with only three goals and no assists.

Compared to the two unparalleled stars, Mbappe is really far behind.

Of course, it can be said that every striker in France is capable of scoring, so Mbappe doesn't have many scoring opportunities.

But the fact that he didn't get a single assist speaks volumes.

Deschamps really hopes Mbappe can turn over a new leaf.

In the group stage and the previous knockout stage, he assigned Mbappe to the center forward position, but the guy eventually moved to the left winger position and ended up squeezing into the same spot as Olise.

Only France could win under such circumstances; it would be difficult for any other team.

But this year's Portugal is not their previous opponent.

With such a strong midfield, they're not afraid of even England and Spain. If their teamwork isn't good, they might actually lose.

After all, there's no one to hold down the mid lane.

So in today's training match, Deschamps kept instructing Mbappe on his positioning, telling him to just run in the straight line in the middle and not to go left or right.

At night.

Back to the hotel.

Mbappe dined with Choameni and Thuram.

Thuram said, "If you ask me, can't the coach just listen to M's decision? Why does Olise have to be the left winger?"

Chuameni nodded and said, "He scores so many goals for Real Madrid, why doesn't he do the same for the national team?"

Mbappe had a somewhat expressionless face; he genuinely wanted to prove his ability.

He said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I lead the team to victory tomorrow, I'll definitely ask the coach to reserve the left-side position for me in the finals!"

Chuameni said, "That's right. As long as we can get into the final, everything will be fine. For M's manager, breaking through Portugal's defense will be a piece of cake. If he gets a hat-trick, he can go wherever he wants."

Mbappe smiled.

Actually, he and Dembele have a good relationship; they're good friends. It's just that he really needs the Ballon d'Or and the captain's armband.

He doesn't want to play center; the space for sprinting is limited, he needs to back down opponents, and he needs a pivot to facilitate. He prefers to be a lone hero.

the most critical.

Playing center means sacrificing ball possession!

Football, football, what am I supposed to play without a ball?

To play a supporting role for your teammates?

That's not what he, Mbappe, is pursuing.

He genuinely wants to be the third player after Messi and Ronaldo.

He still can't catch up, how can he not be anxious?