Argentina vs Netherlands: Deserving of an 'early final'

Argentina and the Netherlands are the two "giants" of the South American and European football fields, so the clash between them also represents the whole continent. Entering the round of 8, Europe has 5 teams, South America has only 2 and Africa has only 1, but do not underestimate Argentina, the number 2 candidate (after Brazil) for the Championship.World Cup 2022This is the time for Messi to show the world what Tango is all about.

Balance

In the past, the Netherlands team has met the Argentina team 7 times, of which 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The last time the two teams met was in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup, the Argentina team defeated the "Orange Storm" in the penalty shootout with a score of 4-2. This made even the computer hesitate, not knowing what to choose. Right in the cabin, Mr. Scaloni, coach of Argentina and coach Louis van Gaal of the "Orange Storm" are both top coaches in the world, able to turn the situation around in a few notes.

Can the “Orange Tornado” work miracles? Photo: AP

According to Gastonedul - journalist of the Argentina National Team, Mr. Scaloni will have a slight change in the 4-3-3 formation when the South American team will rotate to a 4-1-2-1-2 formation when Paredes replaces De Paul to play the lowest of the 3 midfielders. Enzo Fernandez and Mac Allister are still the central midfielders after their performances in the last 2 matches. This deep formation will limit the speed of Depay and Gakpo.

Argentina coach Scaloni will still use a dominant ball possession style of play, relying on artists like De Paul, Alvarez, Messi, Di Maria. The artists will play Tango on the field with short, medium passes, waiting for Messi to use his personal technique to rush straight into the 16.5m area. If not careful, the Dutch defense will have to pay with free kicks due to fouls near the goal.

Star Wars

In this match, the audience will have the opportunity to witness the magical maneuvers of the two best coaches in the continent today; especially when these two teams have individuals whose shining moments can be concluded with goals, Argentina has Lionel Messi, and the Netherlands has Depay, Gakpo. If they score against Argentina, MU will not dream of spending less than 70 million USD to get the 23-year-old striker that they passed up for 40 million USD at the beginning of the summer.

Argentina & Netherlands: Battle of the stars. Photo: Khel Nows

The final point is that Argentina and the Netherlands are teams with different playing styles. All football journalists believe that the Dutch team at the 2022 World Cup shows a pragmatic style of play, ready to play with a low formation and counter-attack at high speed. The Netherlands has a lurking style of play, ready to give the game to the opponent, waiting for De Jong to control the Dutch attack.

Simply put, coach Louis van Gaal has two wingers, Blind and Dumfries, who can move up and create opportunities for Depay, Gakpo or whoever occupies the space to have the ball to finish and score.

This will be a match where the emotions of the world's biggest stars such as Messi, Di Maria (Argentina) or De Jong, Gakpo (Netherlands) will decide the outcome of the match. If the two teams are tied and go to the penalty shootout, even supercomputers will have difficulty measuring the players' emotions to make an accurate assessment. Many people think that the Netherlands will win simply because they love star Gakpo, who played impressively in his first World Cup appearance with 3 goals./.