Analysis of Messi's Impact on Argentina

Messi was Argentina's problem, because in this shot,

an Argentine player is pointing at Olmo, saying,' Guys, he's free.'

And Messi will never track back to do his defensive duty.

Consequently, a midfielder is forced to

move towards Olmo at the moment Spain plays the ball deep, and Olmo is still free.

Spain was heavily exploiting

the fact that Argentina plays one man down without the ball.

I mean, in this shot, if Messi moved half a meter,

he would block the passing lane and wouldn't put his teammates in this position.

The guy doesn't know whether to go with Fabián Ruiz or Cucurella, and in the end,

Cucurella will get this ball,

and it will be dangerous for Argentina because of Messi.

This situation you see here is repeated in most teams,

where one forward is always with the number six,

and the other presses the center- back.

So when the ball shifts to the other side, the forward goes,

and the other forward is supposed to drop back with the number six, And of course,

that won't happen because Messi is the second striker, so Rodri is free.

And to cover up your tactical problems without the ball,

you keep fouling and the referee lets you.

And you keep fouling again and the referee lets you,

because the referee is part of Argentina's plan.

And all of this happens to cover

up the problem of the Argentine team playing one man down without the ball, I mean,

seriously, man, is that not a foul?

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