In the first round, Argentina lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia, while Mexico was held to a 0-0 draw by Poland. Neither team has achieved their first win. In the second round, if Argentina cannot win even a draw, Messi's "last dance" will end after the match. Argentina may send more new players to give it a go, while Messi still has to go out with a slight muscle strain to make a last-ditch effort for his World Cup dream. In this game, the PK of Messi and Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa will be the biggest attraction.
The first match was upset, and Argentina adjusted its tactics
In the opening game, Argentina played a simple straight ball in succession, and Messi and Lautaro Martinez scored back-to-back goals but were judged to be offside. World Cup favourites Argentina became a victim of the semi-automatic offside penalty system. If the loss in the first game was largely due to the imbalance in the mentality of the players due to the lack of adaptation to the new penalty system, then in the second game, Argentina must come up with a way to deal with it.
In the previous warm-up matches, Alvarez, McAllister, Enzo and other players performed well, and in the second game, Messi's teammates should have more excellent youth troops. This can bring more possibilities to Argentina's front, and McAllister has excellent free-kick skills, after the first defeat, Argentina should consider doing more cooperation on the wing and ribs of the opponent's defense, which will be answered by referring to Brazil's match against Serbia.
The battle of contradictions has become the biggest attraction, and Messi leads the Argentine "Trident" PK Ochoa
In the previous game, Messi scored a penalty, and Ochoa saved Lewandowski's penalty to ensure that Mexico avoided the embarrassment of "black opening". This game is a must-win for Mexico and Argentina, can Ochoa keep the goal intact? Whether Messi can become the hero who saved the team again after the last World Cup deserves our attention.
This match is a life-and-death battle for Argentina, if Argentina can win the opponent in this match, then if Argentina wins again in the final round, it can basically ensure that the first place in the group advances to the knockout stage and avoid being challenged by a strong team in advance. I hope that this time, Messi's "last dance" can start quickly and end later.