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3 ways in which Argentina could have solved KSA's tactical problem:
1. Overlapping runs
2. Inverted fullbacks
3. CBs driving into midfield
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1. Overlapping runs
2. Inverted fullbacks
3. CBs driving into midfield
#ARGKSA #FIFAWorldCup
Where's the midfield?
Playing in a 4-2-4 with a flat back-4, and wingers requiring to hold the width against KSA's high line, Argentina were outnumbered in the centre with only Paredes and De Paul.
If one of the forwards came short to receive, he was man-marked aggressively.
Playing in a 4-2-4 with a flat back-4, and wingers requiring to hold the width against KSA's high line, Argentina were outnumbered in the centre with only Paredes and De Paul.
If one of the forwards came short to receive, he was man-marked aggressively.
De Paul wasn't exactly the mid to crack the KSA block by receiving in pockets and opening up passing lanes between the lines. Only Paredes could be trusted with playmaking in front of the defence, and in the 2-half after KSA's lead and Paredes' substitution, ARG ran out of ideas.
Argentina starting XI passing sonars
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