Argentina 3-2 Egypt.
A thread on how scaloni fixed it in real time, why Messi is still the best forward on the planet, and the two Argentines nobody's talking about who made it possible 🧵
@FabrizioRomano He scored all kinds of goals in the prem last season. And he is not far away from Erling Haaland in terms of per 90 attacking output. Get excited Barça fans.
@FIFAWorldCup The radar and shot map suggests that he has been trying throughout the tournament to find his moment. And he did at the most important time. It was a great strike with an xG of 0.22
@433 With a passing accuracy of 96% in the final and the top defensive player in this game. This has been the story throughout the tournament. Elite already at 19.
@PremLeaguePanel I think we’re going to see a rather inverted shape from Argentina from what we saw against England. This time width comes from the left. RDP could find his way back into the starting too.
Battles everywhere on the pitch tonight. It is Romero vs Cubarsi tonight. Two defenders who have set the standards way too high in this World Cup. Cubarsi is the far better distributor with the ball but Romero has been more tenacious with his defensive actions. Let’s see who comes out on top tonight!
@DeadlineDayLive The clear outlier in terms of assists at this World Cup. Not just that he also broke Pelé's assist record. And this was his first ever World Cup!
Guehi’s distribution from the back really stands out. In this World Cup he maintained a passing accuracy of 96%. His numbers from last season in the Premier League are staggering as well. He ranked highly amongst defenders in terms of xG buildup and xG chain in the Premier League last season.