Lionel Messi - v7

FinBarcelonafan

FinBarcelonafan

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raskolnikov said:
It will be the same problem as always though. Messi needs to create everything. A good team will put 3 players on him and close Argentina down easily.
Then everyone will scream how he doesnt perform for Argentina.
He doesnt have an eder to bail him out and get all the credit.
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I think they have enough quality to overcome that. It's Copa, not team competition. DiMaria, Aguero has enough quality to win this without MEssi scoring.
 
FinBarcelonafan

FinBarcelonafan

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ArtistCatalunya said:
- A good win for Argentina, that will boost their confidence for the next games.
- Good game by Messi, with an assist and an interesting performance especially in the last 30 minutes. Looked sharp and in a good form, by his standards.
- Leo Celso plays pretty well in the midfield, i liked his performance. Smart and technical, compared to the classic argentina midfield.
- The keeper Emiliano Martinez is undoubtedly an interesting keeper. Though he wasn't tested at all against Uruguay, i can say.
- The new central defender Christian Romero looks promising and really good; while Otamendi is still a liability; makes weird mistakes in every game (as usual).
- Argentina is the only squad who can challenge Brazil. But for this to happen, they will need a better version of Lautaro. The striker hasn't still found his best form in this Copa America; and this because of some sloppy first-touches, some poor bad control that makes him lose the ball so often.
- At the left-back, Acuna is better than Tagliafico because he is more solid defensively. While at the right-back position, Molina is just average.
- Argentina's build-up should improve! They lose the ball so often when pressed (building from the back).
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Good point about Lautaro. He was BAD.
 
raskolnikov

raskolnikov

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FinBarcelonafan said:
I think they have enough quality to overcome that. It's Copa, not team competition. DiMaria, Aguero has enough quality to win this without MEssi scoring.
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I have never seem Aguero have a good match for Argentina.
Di Maria also is often worse than he is good.
And they still dont play like a team.
The tactics never been great for Argentina.
I dont get why they were never able to fix that.
Maybe they just lack a Riquelme type player to boss the midfield and tie it all together.

Plenty of teams have weak players or not many great ones but still perform as a team. Like Italy now at the euro's.
Argentina is just 11 individuals with messidependencia, not a team.
England usually had the same problems
 
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