In the second game of the World Cup semifinals, defending champions France continued their magic, advancing to the final with a 2-0 victory and successfully meeting Argentina, in which France 2-0 Morocco rivaled Argentina 3-0 Croatia, the two teams were in step and used almost the same strategy to win the semi-finals, voluntarily giving up more possession in the case of the squad advantage, allowing the tenacious defense of Morocco and Croatia to attack, and finally France and Argentina used counterattacks to complete clean sheet victories.
It is clear that the era of flamboyant playing styles belonging to Spain and Brazil has passed, and the philosophy of Muhammad football has once again become mainstream, giving rise to this World Cup champion, and Argentina and France have adopted Mourinho-style major tournament kicks. As we all know, in the competition, Mourinho is a representative figure of defensive counter-attacking tactics, reaching the European final five times, winning all of them, perfectly interpreting the powerful side of the defensive counterattack. For most of the big teams, attack may be the best defense, but in the face of the team on the bus, such a strategy will make the rear air defense, be counterattacked by the opponent to win, Portugal, Spain, Brazil and other teams have fallen in this way, including Manchester City and Paris at the club level have also fallen in key Champions League games in this way many times.
Mourinho's understanding of football is different, and the team he leads, whether it is a big club or a civilian team, must be based on defense, because this can make the team play more overall and cohesive, which is a necessary condition for being good at playing tough battles. In the face of a weaker opponent, there is no phenomenon of the opponent swinging the bus, facing the stronger opponent, you can swing the bus, and then eat the opponent with an efficient counterattack.
France beat Morocco 2-0, Deschamps sent a 4231 system, Giroud was at the front, Mbappe, Griezmann, Dembele and others ambushed behind him, Fofana and Joan Armeni partnered at the back, Te'o, Konate, Varane, Conde partnered with a back four, and goalkeeper Lowry. At the end of the game, France had 40% of the ball, with a 14-8 shot ratio and a 3-2 shot on target ratio, and finally won 2-0. In the 4th minute of the game, Varane attacked and tore through the Moroccan defense with a straight kick, Griezmann crossed the ball, Mbappe's attack was blocked, Te'o scored the ball, France led 1-0; In the 78th minute, Kylian Mbappe broke through and made it possible for substitute Kolo Muani to push the goal, and France sealed the victory 2-0.
Argentina 3-0 Croatia, Scaloni arranged the 442 system, Messi and Alvarez partnered in a double forward, De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Paredes, Alexis McAllister partnered in the four midfield, Tagliafico, Otamendi, Christian Romero, Molina partnered with the back four, and Damian Martinez played as goalkeeper. Argentina possessed 39% of the ball and scored 9-12 against Croatia, with a 7-2 shot on target, and won 3-0. Messi made a goal and an assist, Alvarez added 2 goals to create points.
It can be seen that Argentina and France have achieved both defensive tenacity and offensive efficiency, fully grasped the essence of defensive counterattack, achieved a balance between attack and defense, and the final dialogue is direct, which may continue the situation of the semifinals, the team that holds a large number of balls may have more headaches, and the team that continues to fight back is likely to win the championship.