After leaving Ligue 1, Messi, who returned to Argentina, broke out. With 1 goal, 6 passes, 3 kicks and a key pass on goal, Messi played the king of the ball amid the cheers of tens of thousands of fans throughout the stadium. Paris Saint-Germain's pot, who should carry who carries, at least Messi does not.
01. Messi is too persistent in his match against the wall: opponents can also help
Venezuela has always been one of Messi's favorite opponents, and they put on a 532 formation this game, but the midfield position is too scattered, which is very conducive to Messi's play.
Now to defend Messi, it is necessary to tighten the two layers of defense in the middle, while the midfield line must have turning speed and up-and-up hardness. It is clear that Venezuela is going in the opposite direction.
Messi's one-on-one pass in the big space is too easy, and the opponent can't keep up with Messi's first get rid of and start.
If Messi wants to play his best, the key point is to hit the wall in front of the penalty area, Paris Saint-Germain has indeed not done a good job, and Argentina has made great progress under Scaloni.
Although this time, Messi actually did not succeed in finding teammates to cooperate, but venezuelan center-back Oolong hit the wall, allowing Messi to smoothly enter his best rhythm. Unfortunately, the final shot was blocked after 1 pass 2.
From a slow motion point of view, the 34-year-old Messi is still significantly stronger than his opponent in the frequency and reaction of his feet. In the end, when the Venezuelan defender blocked the shot, the ball was hit in the upper arm, and the referee did not blow the penalty after confirmation by the VAR.
02. Messi's pass: you can always find the most accurate line
Messi showed his advantage in this game, in addition to 1 goal, there were 6 passes and 3 key passes to bring shots, and 18 1-on-1 wins on 18 feet.
To stop Messi, Venezuela ended up having to pass frequent fouls. Messi made a total of 6 fouls against his opponents in the whole game, and we have not seen the opponent's "slashing tactics" for some days.
Venezuela's biggest flaw is that their three midfield positions are very scattered, which may also be related to Argentina's repeated pulling of the edge and the width of the opponent's defense.
This time, the attack is still a similar situation. Venezuela's midfielders are too spread to put pressure on Messi. The latter easily cut inside to shake off the defender in front of him and then delivered a precise straight ball.
Unfortunately, Correa's shooting efficiency was average, and this time he failed to seize the opportunity to face the goalkeeper.
Messi's pass today felt good, and this time Correa's cross-cutting was not very successful, Messi used a clever pass to make the situation suddenly open up again. Unfortunately, Correa's subsequent treatment is still not ideal.
Argentina completed a total of 16 shots on goal in the whole game, including 7 shots by Messi, and another 3-foot pass for his teammates to directly send shots, participating in 10 of them, which shows the great influence of Messi on Argentina's attack.
03. It's easy to shoot: it's hard to run without the ball
Messi can be said to be more and more confident, the last 10 minutes of the game, this time Messi played the style of the peak of the year. This goal in this game also allowed Messi to score a goal in his 17th consecutive national team career, writing a new history again.
In the past, Messi's strongest was to catch the ball and turn around + pass the two in one, this time after successfully taking the ball, Messi divided the ball to Di Maria on the flank, and then inserted himself into the box twice.
Messi's no-ball movement has always been underestimated by many people, his insight into space and timing are very good, and more importantly, the Argentine teammates now really understand Messi, de Paul inserted a lateral move forward and then took the center back away.
The full-back at the far end wanted to compare his heart with Messi, and as a result, he made an offside movement, which was very ridiculous in front of Messi's precise forward insertion timing.
Although the quality of Messi's right-footed shot was not high in the end, it was no longer important, the ball flew steadily into the bottom of the opponent's net, and Messi scored his 700th goal in the number 10 shirt.
Leaving Paris Saint-Germain, where the atmosphere is somewhat dull, back in Argentina, Messi found his best self in the song of tens of thousands of fans at the Candy Box Stadium.
The team's first goal, Messi from instigating the attack to the middle of the road to hit the wall to cooperate with the failure, directly without the ball to follow up the back point, can be said to be full of vitality. Although the goal was scored by Gonzalez, Messi also left his mark.
Conclusion:
Obviously, even if it is as strong as Messi, it needs more trust and support, and negative energy will not help after all.
The applause and cheers of the Argentine fans, as well as the manager's appropriate tactics, allowed Messi to play his own characteristics and style. I don't know if Paris Saint-Germain will learn anything from the Argentine national team competition, will the direction of the team building be adjusted next season?