38 - The price of the Final Four

The top four of the World Cup were finally all produced after a fierce battle. The biggest difference between this World Cup and the past is that among the top four, there is no surprising dark horse, South Korea in 02, Portugal in 06, and Uruguay in 10. Regardless of whether these teams advanced by black whistle, provocation or handball, they all made it to the final four. But in this World Cup, Argentina, the Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, none of these four teams can be said to be weak. Four strong teams reached the semi-finals, and none of them were upset, which is a bit regrettable.

"It's a pity, Navas played very well, Costa Rica dragged the game into extra time before losing, it's a pity."

Liu Bo also admired for a long time after the game. In fact, Costa Rica did not play very well, and the Netherlands clearly had the advantage in the game, and the victory was deserved. It's just that Costa Rica is not a traditional strong team, such a team can persist to this point, and Liu Bo also hopes that they can go further - for the Netherlands, a semi-final is nothing, and for Costa Rica, a semi-final of the World Cup is enough to remember for a lifetime.

"They have done their best, the gap in strength is huge, there is no way to do this."

Lao Niu's words, Liu Boshen thought so. In these four games, except for Germany and France, the other games can be said to be the embodiment of hard power. The Brazilian strikers were almost not able to win, relying on local scrambles, and in these two games, the strength of the Netherlands was stable against the opponent, and the goalkeeper could be changed in order to save the penalty kick at the most rear. On the Argentine side, Messi is no longer explosive in this game, Di Maria also went off the field due to injury, I thought that there were no thigh-level players, but Higuain in the front court and Demichelis in the back court stood up together. Belgium's backfield four central defenders were seriously disjointed under the pressure of Argentina's front, and Demichelis blocked the whole game with little effort, making Argentina's true thigh Romero almost not visible. Belgium can also use the strategy of kicking blindly in the first 70 minutes and replacing the bench players with full fitness at the end to grab points, but against Argentina, which has better skills and more ability, their style of play will not work.

"Kicking to this point, it is really hard and strong that there is a way out...... It has not been easy for Argentina to get to this point. The next game against the Netherlands shouldn't be too much of a problem, right? The Netherlands doesn't have De Jong, the backfield may not be connected, if the Netherlands doesn't have a backfield connection, then Argentina will win, right? ”

As a fan, Liu Bo also hopes that Argentina can qualify. And, in his opinion, if Argentina advances to the final, it is also something to be very proud of. After 90 years, Argentina has not played in a final, and Argentina's desire for the final may be no worse than that of the Netherlands.

"Argentina's Kun and Angel Di Maria are also out injured, and even if Kun comes back, his form will be a big problem. Argentina's attempt relied on Higuain to play well, and it is difficult to say who will play well in the next game. If you play like that, it all depends on whether Higuain can explode. ”

So far, although the top four teams are all strong teams, the price paid is not small. Brazil are missing Neymar and Thiago Silva, the Netherlands are missing De Jong, Argentina are missing Kun and Di Maria, and Germany is also missing Mustafi. Four teams reached the semi-finals, but after the semi-finals, it is really difficult to say how to go further.

The price paid by the Final Four is likely to be fatal.

"Brazil is dangerous, needless to say. On the side of the Netherlands and Argentina, it all depends on whether Argentina can stand up for the second point of attack. Messi himself has proven himself, Argentina wants to go further, and what is needed now is someone who can help Messi. Even if it's Maradona, Caniggia is needed, Argentina's Di Maria has fallen, who will be the second point of attack? ”