Gallic rooster or pampasian eagle?
Just two days before the Qatar World Cup final, one of this year's most iconic matches is about to begin! Defending champions France will compete with Argentina for the title of the best team in the world. Both teams have superstars to rely on, with the Gallic Roosters being able to count on Kylian Mbappe and the Pampas Eagles being able to count on Lionel Messi.
All the celebrities have already spoken! It's fun, and it's going to be a great final, and it's a final to look forward to! Although France played against Morocco and England, you may not think that their style of play is magnificent and flowing! But they managed to make it and made it to the final. On the other hand, the Argentine team, the vitality of the team has made a qualitative leap, of course, and Lionel Messi, it has to be said that Argentina may be reasonable to win the championship. And when we look at Messi, he has been smiling in football for many years, and now he is only one step away from winning the World Cup!
Scaloni's change of formation
We can get a rough idea of Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni who has already faced two situations in his extremely short coaching career, and he did not even be a club manager before becoming Argentina's national team manager. Once in the opening match of his team's World Cup. Argentina arrived in Qatar with a gritty, unique idea – a patient, ball-controlling midfielder who would control the ball and keep Lionel Messi on a regular basis, many of whom were close enough to the opposing goal and a great threat to the opponent's goal.
In the first game, Saudi Arabia shocked Scaloni with the World Cup, a fierce high-pressure line forced Argentina into an extremely uncomfortable situation, and the first defeat also forced Scaloni to rethink! And since then, they have made a lot of improvements, almost all of which have been successful. If Messi's performance is a bit flawed, there must be more flexibility options up front! - So he sent "Spider" striker Julian Alvarez! And not the struggling Lautaro Martínez!
The momentum is like a breakthrough, straight to the final
And for the ultimate challenge that is about to begin. It is almost certain that Scaloni would have faced Brazil, or Spain or Germany, in the semifinals! Croatia, on the other hand, gave them a surprise, because Croatia ended up strangling Brazil, while Spain was strangled by Morocco, and Germany was strangled by Japan! When the semi-finals were over, Scaloni paid tribute to Croatia captain Luka Modric and his teammates, and affirmed that the 3-0 score flattered his Pampas eagles! - However, when you watch this game from beginning to end, you will see that Croatia, which has also been exhausted by Brazil, does not seem to have enough firepower to pose a serious challenge to his defensive team!
Of course, the final situation has changed, and to win the title, Argentina must fight off a superstar with devastating blows! The number one is Kylian Mbappe. How could Scaloni orchestrate a victory over a team he openly adores, and may also fear? The history of previous World Cups shows that France cannot defend its title, but history is written only for the winners, and there are winners to rewrite history! France coach Didier Deschamps will certainly be worried about his left-back, while Kylian Mbappe generally doesn't turn back to help, and defender Teo Hernandez could be exposed.
Messi and Angels co-starring?
Messi, on the other hand, is an innate soccer gamer who will find and explore weaknesses, and of course, Angel Di Maria will be released at some stage of the game. In the final minutes of the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Di Maria was not even fully fit, but he lit up the match with a personal flash and a quick combination with Messi. He is not needed against Croatia, but there is no doubt that he will play an important role on this important day of the final. The position of Messi and Di Maria on the right seems to offer Argentina the best chance to break through France. But this is an example of the old balancing method.
The ultimate showdown in Qatar
And for central defenders Nico Otamendi and Christian Romero may be at the limits of the body, especially Romero. Of course, Scaloni may summon another big disciple --- Lisandro Martinez and then return to the centre-back? It is also unknown at this time. Of course, he may have considered defending midfielder Guido Rodríguez, which would have been unwise in the second game against Mexico, but it may be more useful now, as he may be more in-form than Paredes and more defensive than Enzo Fernandez, as well as De Paul, who is good at physically fighting and strangling opponents.
I think the Argentine manager will undoubtedly come up with some of the above solutions, which undoubtedly leaves us fans with a variety of suspense; When Argentina face reigning World Cup champions France, who is the fierce? In fact, the author is not an Argentine fan, but I also boldly predict that the Argentine team should finally win! And there will be no such astonishing score as the 4-2 World Cup final in '18!