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The third round of the World Cup group stage is about to begin, Argentina vs Poland, which is also a key match for Argentina to advance to the round of 16. However, bad news broke before the match: Scaloni was removing Lisandro Martinez again, and he would be replaced by Christian Romero or Pezzera. The news caused an uproar, with fans asking: Lima is so good, why did he take him? The comment area instantly fried the pan, and fans expressed their opinions and quarreled fiercely, but more worried that Messi would be pitted out of the World Cup.
In a game with no way back, Argentina can only guarantee qualification if they have three points, and even a draw depends on the faces of Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. It has to be said that this is the most crucial match since Argentina entered the World Cup, and the Pampas Eagles will leave the World Cup stage early. Coach Scaloni had to be cautious, but he opted for risk-taking.
Before the match, TyC reporter Gaston Edul revealed that Argentina's starting line-up will change again, with Lisandro Martinez stepping down from the starting line and Christian Romero or Pezzera taking his place. In addition, Paredes will also return to the starting lineup, while De Paul, who did not perform well in previous games, is still the starter, and this change will change a lot in the second game.
In the first round against Saudi Arabia, Christian Romero's starting partner Otamendi did not work well, and Saudi Arabia used two chances to penetrate Argentina's door. In the second game against Mexico, Lisandro Martinez started with Otamendi, and Argentina won a victory and kept a clean sheet. Lisandro Martinez's performance is very eye-catching, and Messi's attacking line can easily cope with the game.
Why did Scaloni change his starting lineup? From a tactical point of view, Scaloni had to consider the Polish team using the ball to create a threat, after all, the Polish forward line including Lewandowski is a big tall.
But Scaloni doesn't seem to understand: Lisandro Martinez's ability to defend against high-altitude balls is not weak, and during the Ajax period, Lima's air confrontation success rate was even higher than that of Matip (195cm), Botman (193cm), Tyrone Mins (196cm) and Pontos Jansson (194cm). In the match against Southampton for Manchester United, Lima has been successful in five of his five aerial confrontations, with a success rate of 100%.
The data speaks for itself, Martinez not only has great aerial countermeasures, but also is physically more agile, not to mention that Romero and Pezzera are not much higher than Lima. Scaloni's move is still a bit ill-considered, after all, Poland would rather hold on to a draw than desperately win Argentina. In this World Cup, Messi has been very efficient, and it would be a shame if Argentina were out because of Scaloni's change of formation.