Argentina national team holds internal meeting, players demand to 'break the coach's chair'?
The crushing defeat against Croatia was a real wake-up call for the Argentine players, forcing them to make changes before the decisive match against Nigeria.
At 1:00 a.m. on June 22 (Vietnam time), the Argentine players entered the second match of Group D.World Cup 2018against Croatia. Despite receiving a lot of expectations before the match, what coach Sampaoli and his students left behind was only bitter disappointment.
This was a total failure for the tango dancers. They showed a lack of spirit, lack of cohesion, lack of creativity while the brightest star Lionel Messi appeared quite lazy and did not show his determination in the World Cup that was almost the last of his career. In the end, the blue and white striped team lost to the representative from Europe with a score of 0-3.
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| Messi and his teammates had a disastrous night at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. |
Faced with the prospect of having to pack their bags and return home early after the group stage ends, the Argentine players took steps to improve the team's morale.
According to journalist Sebas Tampone of the TV channelAmericaTV,Immediately after the match ended, the members ofAlbicelesteimmediately held an emergency internal meeting. During this meeting, the players "fired" coach Jorge Sampaoli and requested to be free to play in the upcoming decisive match against Nigeria on June 27.
This was a very surprising move but was considered by experts to be reasonable by Messi and his teammates. Coach Sampaoli's mistakes in tactics as well as the use of personnel were one of the reasons leading to the defeat ofAlbiceleste.
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| Argentina players decided to "break the chair" of head coach Jorge Sampaoli. |
In the last match, the 3-4-3 formation that Sampaoli used made people feel that this was the most fragile Argentina team ever.
Coach Dalic's team, with the mobility of Ante Rebic and Ivan Perisic, continuously penetrated deep into the two wings, which were guarded by two players with clear attacking tendencies, Eduardo Salvio and Marcos Acuna.
Meanwhile, Argentina's three-man defense had a sleepless day and could not cover each other against the attacks from Croatia. The three goals came toVatrenias an inevitable consequence of a completely inferior game for the Argentina team.
Losing the match, the tango dancers have only 1 point after 2 matches. Although the chance to continue is still there, it is clear that the right to decide is no longer in the hands of Messi and his teammates. They are forced to beat Nigeria, and at the same time wait for the result of the match between Croatia and Iceland to know whether they have the right to continue or not.