If Messi decides to come to the next World Cup at the age of 42 when he’s in obvious physical decline he will get the same treatment Ronaldo is getting now
🚨🚨🚨 For Argentina's match against Austria, these are the main selection doubts for the starting XI:
↔️ Nahuel Molina or Gonzalo Montiel
↔️ Facundo Medina or Nicolás Tagliafico
↔️ Thiago Almada or Nicolás González
↔️ Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez
ℹ️ Lionel Scaloni will NOT repeat the same lineup that started against Algeria.
[Source: Gastón Edul] 🇦🇷👥
That is simply not true
Argentina midfielders are direct and risky play through the middle
Spain are methodical and slow
Portugal is just individuals scattered across the pitch no plan whatsoever
All banter aside, Spain, Argentina and Portugal played very similar football in their opening matches. It’s just that one of the teams had Messi in it, the other two didn’t.
The concept of having the biggest difference maker on your side.
@Batman_Protocol@_invertedwinger 2012 2008 probably his most complete versions but after the 2014 injury he just became a poacher that is what he is known for most of his carrer off the ball movement no one screamed lets find Ronaldo he can make something happen
This ball is surely one of the top engineering feats in recent decades. Should be used universally in domestic and international competitions. Reshaping the way football has been played since 2014.
True I don't think any team can play as risky and direct and make it work like they do
But need to work on the organisation of the low block 451 might be better with Julian dropping deep on the left side
Argentina are good when they hold possession high.
Not so good in each other moment.
Passive 4-4-2 which lacks pressure on the ball, missing outlets on the top line against the man-to-man press, lack runners in behind + quality in transition.
A winger over De Paul makes sense.
Messi takes freekicks like the Juninhos of the sport he creates chances better than the Tottis of this sport he dribbles better than the Neymars of this sport he scores better than the Cristianos of this sport
It is actually unbelievable
People asking who the nba equivalent is to Messi, there is none. You’d have to combine LeBron and Curry to get maybe 3/4 of what he is relatively, it’s a joke.
All you Messi haters are lucky that he got Scaloni when he was in his late thirties.
A competent structure behind him in previous World Cups instead of the garbage he had and he'd be on 30 goals