Argentina is constantly injured, Scaloni urgently needs adjustment, first match Saudi Arabia vows to score three-pointers
At 18:00 pm on November 22, Argentina will usher in their first round of the World Cup. Their opponent in the first round is the strong team of West Asia Saudi Arabia. However, there is a big gap between these two teams in all aspects. Argentina is now ranked third in FIFA, and it is also the champion of America's Cup in the last Copa America, while Saudi FIFA is only ranked 51st. Although it is considered a strong team in Asia, compared with Europe and South America, the strength of the Asian competition area is obviously not enough. Of course, despite the huge gap in strength between the two sides, this game will still receive enough attention, and Argentina's every move will be observed under a microscope.
Argentina's lineup strength is actually much worse than that of Brazil, France, and England. The output of Argentina's football talent in recent years is much worse than in previous years, and the aging of core players in the team is also relatively obvious. Today's , Messi, , has deteriorated in many aspects compared to his peak period, and Di Maria is the same. However, this Argentina team has also got rid of the burden of history. In the past, Argentina was full of big brothers, and the players were severe civil strife. The two factions of Boca Riverbed were still fighting to death even in the national team. Although Argentina's lineup is far less star-stellar than before, it is now unprecedentedly united. With Messi as the core, the entire team has finally formed a whole.
As the last Cup of America champion, Argentina has been smooth sailing in the South American World Cup qualifiers. In recent friendly matches, Argentina has won four consecutive wins of big scores. This summer, FIFA organized the European Super Cup in South America. In this match that only the champions in the intercontinental event were eligible to participate, Argentina easily defeated Italy 3-0. The Argentina team is quite stable now, and veterans like Messi and Di Maria are all in the last World Cup, so they will definitely do their best. Of course, Locelso and Correa have both withdrawn due to injuries. The problem on Argentina's left may be more complicated, and how Scaloni adjusts is also one of the highlights.
Saudi football has made great progress in recent years. With large investment, Saudi football population has expanded rapidly, and now it is a famous retirement destination for European balloon stars. Teams such as Riyadh Crescent have also performed very well in the AFC Champions League. Riyadh Crescent even tried to sign C Ronaldo in the summer. With the improvement of the local league level, the strength of Saudi Arabia's domestic players will definitely have improved significantly. Although there are no players who play in Europe, the level is definitely enough in Asia.
However, Saudi Arabia's performance in the World Cup should not be high. As a horizontal comparison, Saudi Arabia won 1 win and 1 draw in the two matches between the top 12 matches, and players also took banned drugs. The total score of the two rounds against the Chinese national football team was 4-3, which was slightly better than the Chinese national football team, but it was also very limited. In recent friendly matches, Saudi Surian has not made up his record and has tied teams such as the United States and Ecuador. They also played very well against , Croatia, , but Croatia itself is a rotation lineup.
Overall, there is a big gap between these two teams, and Argentina will definitely play more seriously in the main game. The Saudi team is generally conservative. The team is good at counterattacking in Asia and has strong physical confrontation, but the overall skills are very rough. When they are against the Chinese national football team, they cannot maintain control of the ball in the frontcourt, let alone against top teams like Argentina. Moreover, in terms of physical confrontation, they have no advantage over Argentina. Although they are in , Qatar and Qatar have always been very opposite, and they cannot talk about home advantage. Therefore, they are optimistic about Argentina's big victory in this game and the chance of a zero-blocking is extremely high.
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