The outcry over this is so funny lol. The Egypt players barely even appealed for a pen/foul until Argentina went down the other end and scored.
“If this isn’t a foul nor was Lisandro’s”. Erm… no? This just isn’t a foul.
Thierry Henry on Nuno Mendes getting injured while trying to stop Lamine Yamal:
🗣️ “Before Nuno Mendes went down, you could already see how demanding his afternoon had been. Every time Lamine Yamal received the ball, Portugal had to send extra bodies across because they knew how dangerous he is in one-on-one situations.
On the rare occasions Mendes was left isolated, Yamal's acceleration and quick changes of direction forced him into recovery runs and desperate challenges. Defending a player with that level of explosiveness for 90 minutes is physically exhausting.
The injury summed up the battle. It wasn't just about one moment,it was the constant pressure Yamal was putting on that side of the pitch. When one player forces an entire defence to keep adjusting, you know he's having a major influence on the game, even without scoring.”
@snekotron @teejlifting @Anmol_anomly Within 3 years this war ended all illusions on quick adaptability of any side to contactless warfare.
So as for anything the solution is distance and atomization.
Ukrops did it first because Russians were undermanning their front.
It went well until it failed.