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Chapter 670 The instant ability to decide the game

Although Argentina has basically locked up its ticket to the finals, there is still something worth studying in the game.

In the second half, Croatia will definitely attack aggressively. At this time, Argentina's defense and the coach's on-the-spot command ability will be tested.

During the halftime break, Southgate took advantage of his free time to lay out Croatia's possible lineup for the second half.

"This is their tactic against Brazil." After taking a look, Rossi continued: "The key to their ability to take the lead early is the timing of the full-back's advance."

Southgate leaned his butt on the corner of the table and said: "Judging from the first half of the game, Croatia has a higher ball possession rate than Argentina. If it continues to maintain this ball possession rate in the second half, we cannot rule out the possibility of scoring a goal. .”

Rossi thought for a moment and said: "Croatia's three midfielders are indeed excellent passers and are good at advancing and controlling the ball."

"But the only thing missing is an attacker in the frontcourt, that is, an offensive midfielder."

Southgate pointed at Rossi with a "bingo" look of approval.

The other players could only watch the exchange between the two in the atmosphere.

At the beginning of the second half, Croatia made two substitutions.

Orsic and Vlasic came on to strengthen the attack.

As Southgate expected, since Argentina was leading by two goals and there was little pressure in the frontcourt, Croatia used the three midfielders to hold the ball in position and moved closer to the left, concentrating the attack on the wing.

Center Kramaric, under the cover of his teammates, dropped back to catch the ball and connected in series.

But Croatia's attack was also weakened.

The cross from the wing was unable to find Kramaric who was retreating.

Perisic is better at using the body of the second forward to find loopholes in the defense, rather than conducting strong attacks in positional battles.

In order to achieve their tactical arrangement, in the 50th minute, 193cm tall center Petkovic came on as a substitute.

With the support of the high center in the penalty area, the two Croatian wingers began to frequently pass forward and create passing opportunities.

But in the next 20 minutes or so, Croatia didn't really create many chances.

The game did not go as Croatian coach Dalic expected.

In the 80th minute, the Argentina team slowly advanced into the hinterland of the opponent's penalty area through patient passing.

After Messi received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he passed the central defender Gvardiol and almost entered the penalty area close to the baseline.

Without a shooting angle, Messi passed the ball back in an inverted triangle, and Alvarez sealed his throat with a sword in front of the goal, sealing the victory of the game.

The goal was not scored, and Croatia's slim hope of a comeback was completely extinguished.

"This kid's value will definitely rise after the World Cup!"

The 22-year-old Alvarez scored 4 goals in this World Cup and is Argentina's second scorer.

At the club, after returning to Manchester City, he became Guardiola's main substitute player and his future is bright.

In the end, Argentina defeated Croatia 3:0, and while advancing to the final, they also sent away veteran Modric.

This is the last World Cup for the 37-year-old Modric.

A shepherd boy who emerged from the flames of war once stood on the top of the mountain of the world's number one midfielder, dominating the crowd.

He deserves respect and applause.

But his World Cup is not over yet.

There will also be a battle for third place between Croatia and Portugal.

This will be a wonderful showdown between Modric and Ronaldo.

Argentina's performance in this game is its strongest so far.

As they get better and better, they are already gearing up to defeat their arch-rival England in the finals.

After turning off the TV, Southgate began to review the game.

After the timeout and return to defense, the analysis of tactics became much clearer. The English players gradually understood what the coach and Rossi had just discussed.

The outcome of football sometimes depends on a certain moment.

Then, Southgate proposed a key word-instant ability.

To put it bluntly, it is the player's personal ability.Among Argentina's three goals, although they strictly implemented the coach's tactical arrangements.

But Croatia's defense was timely.

The reason why Argentina can score goals is entirely due to the players' ability to decide the game in an instant during the game.

Southgate raised this point of view because he wanted players to think more about how to play football during the game.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was a little depressed, because they knew that the current Argentine team was still capable even when facing Brazil and France.

Argentina is no longer a Messi-only team.

Three generations of old, middle and young people, they have only one goal, to make Messi a hero.

But in the end, they all became heroes.

At this time, Beckham, who was sitting at the end, stood up and clapped his hands to break the silence.

"Hey guys, cheer up."

"They have players who decide the game, don't we?"

Everyone focused their attention on Rossi.

In the recent World Cup match between Argentina and England, Beckham was the most crucial figure.

red card,

penalty!

In just four words, two classic battles between Britain and Afghanistan are covered.

Last time, Beckham was the decisive figure in the game.

This time, Rossi became an important figure in leading the England team to compete with Argentina led by Messi.

No matter what jersey number you wear, you must shoulder the responsibility of that number.

Rossi felt a little stressed.

"Okay, today's class is over. Let's go back and have a good rest. Tomorrow's training class will still be scheduled in the afternoon."

Just after Argentina won, the topic of the war between Britain and Argentina was directly pushed to the top of the hot search.

In fact, the feud between the two teams has been going on for a long time.

Not only on the court, but also politically there are some inseparable connections.

Therefore, the battle between Britain and Afghanistan was dubbed "national grudge" by fans.

Especially the World Cup finals are more likely to intensify all conflicts and grievances.

But the most discussed thing is about Messi.

Messi has always been known as the "King of Balls".

But this title has somewhat mixed reviews.

Because Messi has completed the Grand Slam in terms of club and personal honors, and is truly the world's No. 1.

But to become a god, there is still one most important competition trophy left.

World Cup.

Only by winning the World Cup can Messi truly become the king.

Maradona led the team to win the Hercules Cup in 1986, and in the game against England, he staged five consecutive goals and the Hand of God, leaving a classic battle.

This time, if Messi wants to become the true king of the ball, he must also overcome this hurdle.

But he encountered a strong enemy, a stronger enemy than Ronaldo.

In the games against Rossi, Messi almost never defeated the opponent.

And in recent years, Messi has been even more disastrous in El Clasico.

Messi is the most feared object in England.

Isn't Rossi not Argentina's key defender?
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