Although Argentina have all but locked up their ticket to the final, there is still something to study about the match.

In the second half, Croatia will definitely attack in a big way, which will test Argentina's defense and the coach's on-the-spot command ability.

At half-time, Gareth Southgate took advantage of his free time to lay out Croatia's likely lineup for the second half.

"It's a tactic against Brazil." Rossi took one look and continued: "The key to their early lead is the timing of the full-backs. ”

Southgate leaned his butt against the corner of the table and said: "From the first half of the game, Croatia had more possession than Argentina, and if they continued to maintain this kind of possession in the second half, it is not ruled out that a goal could be scored." ”

Rossi pondered for a moment and said: "Croatia's midfielder three is really a good passer, good at advancing and controlling the ball. ”

"But the only thing missing is the attacker, the attacking midfielder."

Southgate pointed at Rossi with a look of "bingo" approval.

The other players could only watch the two of them communicate in the atmosphere.

At the beginning of the second half, Croatia made two substitutions in a row.

Orsic and Vlašić came on to step up the attack.

As Southgate expected, with Argentina leading by two goals and pressing little up front, Croatia used three midfielders to hold the ball and move closer to the left, concentrating their attacks on the wings.

Center forward Kramaric is covered by his teammates, drops back to receive the ball, and makes a tandem.

But Croatia's offensive was weakened as a result.

The cross from the flank, it was Kramaric who could not find the retreat.

Perisic is more adept at finding holes in the defensive line with the body of a second striker rather than attacking in positional battles.

In order to achieve their tactical arrangement, in the 50th minute, the 193cm-tall center Petkovic came on as a substitute.

With a high striker in the box, Croatia's two wingers began to cut forward frequently to create crosses.

But in the 20-plus minutes that followed, Croatia didn't have many chances to really make a difference.

The game did not go according to the situation expected by Croatian coach Dalic.

In the 80th minute, the Argentine team slowly advanced to the hinterland of the opponent's penalty area through patient passing.

After receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Messi brushed past central defender Gvardiol and almost touched the bottom line into the penalty area.

In the absence of a shooting angle, Messi reversed the triangle and passed back, and Alvarez sealed his throat with a sword in front of the goal to seal the victory of the game.

The goal was not scored, and Croatia's slim hope of a comeback was completely extinguished.

"After the World Cup, this kid's value will definitely rise!"

The 22-year-old Alvarez, who scored four goals in this World Cup, is Argentina's second scorer.

At the club, after returning to Manchester City, he became the main substitute player in Pep Guardiola's hands, and the future is bright.

In the end, Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 and advanced to the final, while also sending away the veteran Modric.

This is the 37-year-old Modric, his last World Cup.

A sheep herding child who came out of the war, once stood on the peak of the world's No. 1 midfielder, proud of the crowd.

He deserves respect and applause.

But his World Cup is not over yet.

Croatia and Portugal will also have a third-place match.

It will be a great showdown between Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Argentina's performance in this game was the strongest so far.

They are getting better, and they are already gearing up to defeat their sworn rivals England on the stage of the final.

After turning off the TV, Southgate began to review the game.

With the timeout and the re-attack, the analysis of tactics was much clearer, and the England players gradually understood what the manager and Rossi were talking about.

Football is sometimes won or lost by a certain moment.

Then, Southgate came up with a key word – instantaneous ability.

To put it bluntly, it's the individual ability of the players.

In Argentina's three goals, although the manager's tactical arrangement was strictly enforced.

But Croatia's defense was timely.

The reason why Argentina can score goals is completely dependent on the ability of players to decide the game in an instant during the game.

Southgate also wants players to think more about how to play in the game.

The atmosphere in the conference room was a little gloomy, because they knew that the Argentine team now had the strength to compete even against Brazil and France.

Argentina is no longer Messi's team alone.

There are three generations of old, middle and young people, and they have only one goal, to make Messi a hero.

But in the end, they all became heroes.

At this time, Xiaobei, who was sitting at the end, stood up and clapped his hands to break the silence.

"Hey, boys, cheer up."

"They have players who decide the game, don't we?"

Everyone focused their eyes on Rossi.

Argentina and England have recently met in the World Cup, and David Beckham has been the key figure in it.

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Penalty kick!

In just four words, it encapsulates the two classic battles between Britain and Argentina.

Last time, David Beckham was the key figure in deciding the game.

This time, Rossi became an important figure in leading LinkedIn Gran against Messi's Argentina.

With a number of jerseys, you have to shoulder the responsibilities of a number of jerseys.

Rosie felt a little stressed.

"Okay, today's class, that's the end of it, everyone go back and have a good rest, tomorrow's training session is still scheduled in the afternoon."

Just after Argentina won, the topic of the Anglo-Argentine battle was directly pushed to the top of the hot search.

In fact, the grievances between the two teams have been going on for a long time.

Not only on the pitch, but also politically there are some inseparable links.

Therefore, the battle between Britain and Afghanistan was dubbed a "national grudge" by fans.

Especially in the World Cup final, it is easier to intensify all the contradictions and grievances.

But the most discussed is about Messi.

Messi has always been known as the "King of the Ball".

But this title has some mixed elements.

Because Messi has completed the Grand Slam in club and individual honors, and he is a veritable number one in the world.

But to become a god, there is still one most important event trophy missing.

World cup.

Only by winning the World Cup can Messi truly become the king.

In 1986, Maradona led the team to win the Hercules Cup, and in the match with England, he staged a series of five people and the hand of God, leaving a classic battle.

This time, if Messi wants to become a real king of the ball, he must also cross this hurdle.

But he had a tough opponent, a stronger enemy than Ronaldo.

In the match against Rossi, Messi barely won against the other side.

And in the national derby in recent years, Messi has lost even more mess.

Messi is England's most feared target.

Why isn't Rossi the key defender of Argentina?