He reminds me of Lacazette. He’s technically tidy and has a vicious shot, but he’s too small/slow to action the space and take full advantage. Easy to phase out of these types of matches
Day 7: Tunisia vs Australia | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | France vs Denmark | Argentina vs Mexico
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Poaching?
I'd go 343 and bring on Paredes, try to play off the flanks, using paredes to switch play
Argentina really lacks pressing from the front.
Don't think I saw a single impressive thing done by anyone with the ball in open play. Not one piece of skill, a pass, a cross, a neat touch - nothing. This has been Championship level quality and both teams have managed to kill what was a great atmosphere set by the fans. Mexico will be okay with this, but Argentina desperately need to change things.
Not sure why Argentina aren't starting Enzo and Paredes who are their best midfielders.
Dear, dear... Argentina are dire. That midfield is abysmal.
Argentina midfield is awful. Never rated De Paul, so overrated. Bang average player. Di maria is absolutely shite. They need to bring on Dybala.
At least we get Licha back early if Argentina crashes, which is very possible looking at the shite they're serving up
And what's up with Palacios & Almada? Not good enough?
I like Lisandro Martinez. Glad we got him
100% agree.
Bring in Dybala and Alvarez.
Think the pressure has got to Argentina.
They should attack from the flanks more, Mexico is really compact in the middle by 5-3-2 formation and a lot of aggressive and tactical fouls.
This team is totally underperforming. It's amazing how poor they're playing, nothing compared to what they used to do. I believe some players are shitting their pants, especially De Paul who is a key player of this team.
This has nothing to do with the way they were playing before, it's painful to watch. This team didn't use to depend or Messi. Di Maria wasn't even a starter, now if they don't touch the ball nothing happens. It's frustrating that this is happening at the WC.
My only hope is that we can somehow win both games and play differently at the KO stages, but it seems utopian at this point.
This team had good pressing, cohesion, they used to generate chances. The exact opposite to both games so far.
I'm fecking depressed.
This has nothing to do with the way they were playing before, it's painful to watch. This team didn't use to depend or Messi. Di Maria wasn't even a starter, now if they don't touch the ball nothing happens. It's frustrating that this is happening at the WC.
My only hope is that we can somehow win both games and play differently at the KO stages, but it seems utopian at this point.
This team had good pressing, cohesion, they used to generate chances. The exact opposite to both games so far.
I'm fecking depressed.
Also I'd take off Lautaro and Di Maria for Correa and Alvarez. Get that pressing and dynamism ahead of Messi, get wing backs on to push forward... Just very 1 dimensional
Did De Paul Complete a pass from around the center circle all game? I have seen him mentioned here as a potential united target in the past, what is he good at? Because he's not very good at this football thing.
Finishing
And Mexico is doing nothing, they're inviting us to win.
Lautaro and that Paul guy who always loses the ball out. Dybala and Alvarez in. But it doesnt matter. Argentina will not win against Poland.
That was boring.
Lautaro isn't good enough. Argentina have zero cohesion.
Isn’t Di Maria so ugly. Makes me wonder is his wife blind? Slagged off every one in Manchester and called there looks yet her husband looks like one of the elf’s of noddy.
Scaloni need to take off all 3 of Guido Rodriguez, de Paul and di Maria and bring on Paredes, dybala, Papu Gomez and go with 4-2-3-1.
Cash money, bro.
Keano tearing into Di Maria 
Argentina won't score in open play unless they get another attacker on and have their midfielders getting in the box.
Messi is crowded with four players at all times and Martinez has little presence to make anything happen.
Their midfield play has also been extremely poor with Macallister being the only one good on the ball.
Messi is crowded with four players at all times and Martinez has little presence to make anything happen.
Their midfield play has also been extremely poor with Macallister being the only one good on the ball.
Amazing how an injury to one player can ruin an entire team
It’s ridiculous. Enzo, Macallister and Paredes midfield would be solid and they’d keep the ball so much better.
At this rate, if they sail away for the spare couple of weeks they'll get hijacked by Somali piratesHope they don't go out in the group stages then
The presenter just teeing up Keane and Neville to lay into Di Maria
He is quick, good in tight spaces, and rather good finisher. He’s also a smart player with his passing. Got a good vision… But this first half here has been abysmal. No movement and no initiative..
If they bring on Enzo Fernandez and Dybala I fancy them to win it, because everything is played in front of Mexico. At least with those two on the pitch they can create from deep
Being from Uruguay, how would you feel about that?
Speaks very poorly of everyone elseAmazing how an injury to one player can ruin an entire team
Argentina's midfield looked like poo in that first half. I think they lose this.
Quality tweet from Jay Motty
True but the rat goes into her hole and deposits cash there every week. She wishes she had some more holes so he could stuff them all up.
I was so disappointed in him when he just walked around modric even he was just inch away from him, and that was exact moment that led real madrid to come back against PSG.