Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

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"Joe Hart, quick!"

"Xia Qi stopped the ball...ah..."

Huang Jianxiang was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Xia Qi in the air didn't stop the ball but shot it.

He wouldn't have been surprised if it was a hook, but it was a shot from the back of the head.

If it was passive, it would be acceptable, but it was Xia Qi who took the initiative to hit the football with the back of his head.

Whether the football can score a goal is another matter, but just being able to head it like this is already amazing.

Huang Jianxiang, He Wei and other commentators from various countries were dumbfounded.
They stared blankly at the panicked Romero who was retreating quickly, then leaping high, trying to catch the ball in mid-air.
But all Argentines were in despair!
There's too much height difference.

So they put their trust in the door frame.

Half the host's door frame should help, right?

However, Xia Qi's shot was as despairing as ever!
The football landed with precision!
2: 3!

In injury time, Xia Qi scored the winning goal against Argentina in the first half!
In the stadium,
The audience was stunned!
I thought, “Is this even possible?”

"Are you blind?"

"It was definitely a fluke! The defenders left him no way to retreat, so he just relied on luck. What luck!"

"Fuck! Mianli!"

"This is bad. Koi bonus vs Demichelis's law. The advantage is gone!"

Afterwards, the Argentine fans became happy again, thankful that it was the first half and not the end of the game.

The Argentine players felt similar to the fans. At first they felt as if they had eaten shit, but then they were very happy...

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half,
The Argentine players looked at the bloody 2:3 on the scoreboard with hatred!

So he looked at Xia Qi with hatred as he scored the winning goal, and swore to himself: I will make you look good in the second half!
During the 15-minute halftime break, fans from both teams expressed their feelings, and the Internet suddenly became very lively:
[This match was much more interesting than the one in Germany. Both sides were evenly matched and not one-sided.]

[Xia Qi is awesome, scoring a hat trick in the first half, Messi is also good, scoring twice. ]

The fans of both teams chatted normally at first, but then they started arguing:
[Xia Qi is indeed a goal-scoring devil. He scored one more goal than Messi in the first half. Let's guess how many more goals he can score at the end of the game? ]

[Xia Qi's goal was too exaggerated. The lob from behind was just a guess, and the sweep from behind was a steal...]

[How can you guess? He has already scored 16 goals in a single World Cup, far ahead of Fontaine and Messi? You still doubt his skills? ]

[How come that goal wasn't a blind shot? Does he have eyes on the back of his head? How come the second goal wasn't a stolen shot? If Demichelis knew he was behind him, would he still be able to score?]

[If you say so, Inzaghi is not a great shooter. Every goal Inzaghi scored was picked up. ]

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The internet was bustling with activity, and the Argentine dressing room was also buzzing with activity.

The players were discussing how to defend Xia Qi.

"We must double-team!" Someone suggested multiple people defending.

"No. With multiple people defending, there will be loopholes in our defense. We can prevent Xia Qi from shooting but not from passing. It's better for him to play his game and we play ours..."

Mascherano and Zabaleta retorted in unison.

Mascherano has played against Xia Qi four times in the Champions League.
Even with Barcelona's double-team defense, Xia Qi won by a large margin.

Mascherano doesn't think Argentina will have a good result.

Similarly, Manchester City's Zabaleta has played against Xia Qi more times, and he also feels that over-defense is not a good idea.

Of course, the final decision lies with head coach Sabella.

The halftime break passed quickly, and when the players from both teams returned to the field, the fans found that both coaches had made personnel adjustments.

England: Lampard comes on for Gerrard.

Argentina: Mascherano and Bigbia, who were both given yellow cards, were substituted by Aguero and Palacio.

After the adjustment, Messi played in the 9 position, and Argentina's front line gathered four killers. Sabella still tended to play his own tactical cooperation rather than blindly destroying other people's tactics.

After the opening whistle, the two sides began a fierce midfield battle.

England, which had the right to kick off, was almost suffocated by the pressure from Argentina.

The first shot in the second half was taken by Argentina's Aguero.

His shot was caught by Joe Hart, but the ball was too powerful and fell out of his hands.

In an instant, it was like throwing fish food into a pond, attracting all the fish to compete for the food.

The scene was a mess!
In the chaos, Lampard, who had just come on the field, made a great contribution.
Seeing the football being knocked to his front by Higuain,
There was no time to think about why the opponent's forward would pass the ball to him. He turned around and kicked.
Suddenly it dawned on me!

It turns out that all the kicks were random!
His clearance passed the ball to Argentine midfielder Perez near the center circle.

Perez was delighted to receive the ball.

But just as he was thinking about how to launch a second attack,
Suddenly, a man rushed over and stood in front of him with his back to him.
Jump up and stop the ball with your chest.

Perez was furious. Is there anyone who could "intercept" like this?

So what about number nine?
Want to fight back?

no way!

Stay!
So he pushed people with his hands,
But the man turned around as slick as a loach and sped past him.

Perez was shocked: No football?

I didn’t see Xia Qi pass the ball!

England's number nine is Xia Qi, and Perez knew that the person who intercepted him was Xia Qi.

It was because he knew it was Xia Qi that he wanted to commit a tactical foul. Mascherano couldn't defend against someone he couldn't defend alone.

In this position, it is reasonable and cost-effective to use a tactical foul that does not result in a card.

However, Xia Qi did not give him the opportunity to commit a tactical foul.

If you don't give it, then don't give it.

As long as the football is left, that's fine!
But where is the football?

Due to the lack of visibility, Perez was unable to see Xia Qi pick the ball out.
But the fans at the scene could see it clearly:

Xia Qi first used his speed and excellent positioning skills to force his way in front of Perez.
In slow motion, Xia Qi made a drifting and sliding movement similar to a car, and suddenly "stopped" in front of Perez.

From this we can see that Xia Qi is definitely an expert at "grabbing parking spaces".

Then use your chest to take the football off the air, and at the same time, lift your right foot up to pick up the football still in the air behind you.
The football flew over the heads of Xia Qi and Perez.

Since the two actions are done together, and in the air,

Perez, who was affected by his sight, thought Xia Qi just stopped the ball, and had no idea that Xia Qi also passed the ball while stopping it.
He passed the ball to himself three seconds later.

Perez didn't know that Xia Qi had passed the ball, so of course there was no way he could defend against Xia Qi's passing.

He pushed forward, staggered, and could only use his eyes to show his final stubbornness.

"Pretty!"

"Nice positioning and a nice lob."

"Perez pushed himself down, and Xia Qi passed the ball to himself three seconds later."

(Break for a moment, ha! I’ll beat Yoshi up tomorrow) (End of this chapter)