Qatar World Cup final will be held between Argentina and France. The French team has always been a real favorite to win the championship, and its objective strength and star status are indeed strong. If this game happened in the round of 16 or the round of 8, the French team might be much more optimistic than it is now. However, the current situation is very subtle. Argentina, which was originally in a relatively weak position, is no longer afraid of France and has even quietly gained the upper hand. You might as well look at it in detail.
First point, the impression that the Argentine national team has given people in recent years is that it has strong paper strength, and there are superstars Messi and 6 that are under the team, but they cannot play things once they arrive in the competition. The offense is monotonous and defensive errors frequently appear, and they do not look like a truly first-class team, so they are not optimistic about going too far. , especially the first game of this Cup, lost to , Saudi , which seems to further confirm this situation.
But with the 6 games down, most people found that their loss to Saudi Arabia was really just an accident. He withstood the heavy pressure against Mexico, and still survived the ups and downs against the Netherlands. He won the Croatia with a clean and neat victory: Argentina obviously has a championship appearance. After just winning Mexico, Duanxuan commented: Playing poorly, but being able to carry and support is the characteristic of a champion team in the cup. is right. Winning against the trend is the most difficult. The Argentine team adjusts better and better. Now the game state and mentality have reached their peak, which is very unfavorable to the French.
Especially four years ago, Argentina was the defeated player of the French team. France has always had a psychological advantage over Argentina and Messi. This is actually the worst: imagine an opponent you have always looked down upon. His state has been rising continuously and his strength has increased significantly. It is no longer easy to judge who is stronger at this moment. Even if you still have a little advantage, you are about to face this aggressive enemy. Will the players' psychology change? It's really hard to say nothing. The French team had a good momentum before, but the one who occupied the "momentum" should be said to be Argentina now.
Second point, winning the World Cup is a huge systematic project and a very difficult task. Friends with project work experience may feel the same way: it is very difficult from the perspective of a major task to win the World Cup championship by the same team twice in a row. This not only involves factors such as absolute strength, right time, place and people, and luck in the game. If you explain too much, it is even more difficult to explain clearly. In one sentence, the summary: holding Hercules Cup is a difficult and systematic task. It is amazing to complete it once. It is really difficult to successfully complete this task by the same team after 4 years. Not completely impossible, it's just difficult.
Third point, Argentina has Messi, and this does not completely refer to the strength of the arena. 35 is not 23 years old. In terms of the strength of the arena at this moment, Mbappe may not be inferior to Messi, and even has his own advantages. However, Messi supported him on the court, and his country's fans. I hope there are too many people who won this Cup. Of course, Messi also has many black fans, but this has little impact. King of Football Maradona has gone, Pele is seriously ill, and the South American team has not won the championship since the 2002 World Cup. From the perspective of football, football politics and football economy, there are more pushers that will make Messi achieve his wish in a few days.
Point 4, the spiritual attributes of the Argentine team. Will Football may not be able to make the last laugh, but at present, when the absolute strength gap between Argentina and France is not obvious, the team that can handle it may win the game. Argentine football has always had iron-blooded attributes. This cup and last year's Copa America have all aggravated this attribute. Since the start of , the Argentine team has encountered many situations. It is naturally very good to survive and it is very beneficial to the psychology of the finals.
The fifth point, due to the schedule, Argentina took one more day off than the French team after the semi-finals. has more or less advantages from the perspective of physical strength, injuries, status and psychological recovery, especially Messi is already 35 years old, so this extra day is still important.Even if you spend this time thinking about the game and studying the opponent is beneficial.
Finally returned to the football itself and the strength of the arena. Argentina is not only not weak, but is already very combat-effective. The team of has many strong offense and defense. In addition to Messi, Alvarez, Enzo, Martin, and de Paul are all strong points. The three central defenders (Romero, Otamendi , Lima) performed relatively steadily in this game, and basically did not have frequent mistakes in the backcourt of previous Cups, which is much worry-free. In fact, Argentina has conceded 5 goals so far, and only one header was scored by the Dutch team. The air defense risks are not as great as imagined. The Argentina team in the final, this time we can look forward to it.