Since Croatia reached the final in the last World Cup, no one dared to underestimate the iron barrel formation of grid legion . This time they came prepared and there was an additional goalkeeper Livakovic. All five-star Brazil fell in front of them. Facing their opponent Argentina, they had already made up their minds.
In contrast, many fans in Argentina are somewhat pessimistic because they don’t seem to have a significant way to crack this iron barrel array. Argentine fans in major live broadcast platforms also thought of many ways, but in the end they were all concerned about the concerns of "no strong center, no advantage in the competition for two penalty kicks." And Messi will definitely be taken care of specifically and cannot be used freely.
▲The magic flute loves Livakovic
The rust of the iron barrel depends entirely on repairing
The two most reassuring people in the Croatian iron barrel formation are tantamount to goalkeeper Livakovic and defender Guvadior, but apart from these two, the age of other midfielders is still relatively high. For example, Modric , Brozovic , Lovren , etc., their physical fitness is not enough to support them in continuous high frequency output. Two consecutive overtime games plus penalty kicks will consume more physical energy. Although Argentina has also experienced penalty kicks, in addition to taking more cards, the physical condition of midfielders is still better than that of their opponents.
▲The powerful "mask man" Gvadior
Because most veterans are on the Croatian defense line, the team should be supplemented with young and energetic personnel on the wing. Fortunately, Argentina now has veterans, so it should not suffer any losses when facing defense. The focus is on the middle. In order to prevent Messi from creating a huge threat in the penalty area, whoever pushes out to stop Messi and who drags the opponent's forward forward to defend the opponent's attacking forward also needs to be carefully considered. It is not even ruled out that the Grid Army uses two methods to block Messi in front and back to reduce Argentina's skills by half.
▲Who will "reduce the burden" for Messi
Forwards simply act as tactics
Argentina's several forwards in the front can't be called top-level, let alone the domineering attitude of Barty, Crespo and others back then, so there may not be any special advantages in the confrontation. Argentina definitely hopes to score a goal as soon as possible, and it is best to lead in the first half so that Croatia can defend the victory balance to its opponent with peace of mind. So for the sake of gaining more space for Messi, Argentina's sudden forward is likely to become a "abandoned son" who tactical restraint of opponents' defense or even "died together".
▲Laotaro may be willing to be a "abandoned child"
Judging from the current situation, Lautaro seems to be carrying this important task. After all, Alvarez is young and not tough enough in style. He can be used as an impact point when his opponent's physical strength decreases in the second half. However, if you want to use the opponent's Iron Barrel Formation to make a "pick-and-roll" for Messi, Lautaro is the only one who is suitable. Of course, after the opening, both sides will most likely play relatively conservatively, and the chance of playing in overtime is still very high, but some targeted methods from Argentina should be to liberate Messi. In this game, Messi and Magic Die, two No. 10, will once again stage a truly master-level collision.
