Argentina are not a good team.
It’s only their forward line that is quality, the defence, midfield and GK are mediocre.
Then there’s the fact there’s no structure, people act like Messi works with gold but the reality is something entirely different.
After messi equipt that hipster beard he has just stagnated.
Spain or Croatia.
You can easily see Croatia is way better than Argentina.
Argentina is dangerous on counter though.
Wow.
Same old Lovren: always fucking it up :mustafi:
Ha! Fuck off Argentina! They have head problems right now. Messi looked like his head was about to explode pre-match.
Oh Mandzukic!
If Croatia had a top CB we would be unstoppable.
This Sampaoli side plays nothing like his Chile side in 2014. The high press and insane work rate is nowhere near the same.
Different mentality between the nations. More obscure players are willing to put in the work
That could have been red for Rebic.
The basis for the system had already been implemented by Bielsa.
Yea i guess. Just thought argentina were known for their workrate, pride and patriotism. I mean their starting eleven bar messi and el kun aint that glamorous.
Ok. Bielsa still left in 2011.so Sampaoli must have done something right.
Massive chance for Croatia on counter. Rebic bottles it.
0-0 at HT. Balanced game.
Sampaoli came in 2012, and as his preferred style of football was derived from Bielsa’s he had an easier time.
He’s a good manager but he had an easier time a Chile, plus he was incredibly successful in the chilean league and was more familiar with the players of the local league.
Zabaleta is a Mancunian Bellerin cockney.
It’s why I don’t rate him highly, no Banega, no Dybala.
He’s not great it’s just that Chile side have too much heart.
