Tagliafico was an unsung hero who kept on intercepting deadly passes to juranovic and also won some critical duels, argentina defended much better today compared to Australia and the dutch

Not only Messi was magical again, but his connection with Alvarez is incredible to watch! Sad to see them play together one more time. 😢😢👏👏

He’s the goat plain and simple, this is with or without this title that has eluded him. 1 more game though, and he’s cemented as the GOAT (even though he doesn’t need it) to even the casual fans. At 35 years old no one else has taken a campaign in his own hands like this. 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 games is unparalleled. He’s playing as if he’s 24 again and I hope he can achieve this huge glory for all football fans around the world and hopefully claim an 8th balon dor to put the icing on the cake for his career before he spends the rest of his days in Miami

Scaloni and his coaching staff prepared this game very, very well. Even though Croacia had more ball possession, they barely had a shot on target for the whole match. Croacia's forwards didn't touch the ball (again outstanding performances by Cuti Romero and Otamendi), and their midfielders never got a clear shot from outside the box. I thought Croacia would mount a comeback on the 2nd half, but the minutes kept going and they got nowhere. Messi talked during the post-game interviews about how they knew about Croacia's midfield tactics, and that they were prepared to exploit the spaces that they left behind. So, yes, outstanding individual actions (Messi and Julian magic) got it done, but for the magic to appear there needs to be a tactical plan, and a group of players that knows how to interpret the game, when to push, and when to stay back. This was Argentina's main strength today -- maybe not only positional strategy, but players inside the pitch that take the right tactical decisions. Example -- Otamendi asking the midfielders to stop going for a through pass on every possession. Also to consider, Croacia played two games into extra-time. After a while they looked too tired, and unfortunately for them the subs didn't bring anything exciting into play

Happy to find a European channel that doesn't accuse us Argentinians of buying out referees lol. People in IG are out of control. Even saying penalty against NL was't fair...

It is very hard to win a world cup, a combination of skill, confidence, team work and luck. You see all in today's Argentina team.

Scaloni had these incredible tactics based on every team Argentina played(except South Arabia, probably bcause of no information or took the match to easy) and managed to fit tighly with every team's play. He does deserver a lot of attention and respect for his decisions and consistency, cause in the last years, just Zidane was managing to do this and basically stop teams from playing the way the want (that why he won the Champions League with Madrid 3 times in a row)

I loved your depiction: Game of moments and Messi. I don't think Gvordiol is ever going to forget Messi's going around to create the third goal. Argentina also appeared to be anticipating Croatia's passes better and better as the game progressed.

We are in trouble if messi moves to City. The connection he has with both Alvarez and Pep is insane

Man, Messi winning the WC would be so poetic. Not only would it cement his legacy as Maradona's true successor, but it would also wipe the slate clean with his Argentina failures.

ARG was able to implement Pep’s double false 9 that he developed during last season as a foil for a low block. Pep’s work with Julian has worked and Messi has definitely coached MacAlister very well on tucking in. Lautaro can’t do what Alvarez does.

Argentina going from losing to saudi to making it through to the finals its so fking crazy

Correct Me if I'm wrong; but I've Never seen a team go 7 on Target out of 10!.......and Definitely Not in a World Cup Semi-final! Insane!!👍👍😎

What a dream run by Alvarez resulting in one of the most beautiful solo goals And Messi's mesmerizing dribble and magical assist

Messi is quite simply unbelievable ! But man is Alvarez good , the only reason he isn't the main man for man City is haaland , i think he is criminally underrated , what a gem!!!(I'm not even a city fan)

I do think that Croatia underestimated the attacking capabilities of Argentina today. They leave a lot os spaces behind when attacking and in fact they lack midfield connection. There are coaches that have a man always marking on aggressive forwards (like Messi and Alvarez) constantly! Even when in possession! For me was their flaw today.

I think Paredes and Tagliafico were the unsung heroes in this game. Croacia’s midfield is their power and Paredes managed to vanish them. And Tagliafico what a performance. Always first on ball, and with great decisions.

If messi was the captain of Titanic, he would have nutmegged the iceberg.

The connection between Messi and Alvarez is amazing they look like brothers ✨💋

some Germans said Messi's true role is a nadelspieler (needle player)

Well done getting this out so fast. I am so elated by watching Him live that I need more more more.

Scaloni is genius. There are not so many coaches who is willing to change the formation based on the opponents. Most coach throw same formation in next game if they win this game.

throughout the day I was looking for an article that can explain to a man like me (who hardly knows anything about football) the strategies diployed in the semi final and explanation about why former WC runners up lost so badly. Your video (and comments by football game experts) precisely provided those inputs I was looking for. A BIG thank you!

Many players stepped up, Messi of course as usual, Julian alvarez with some fantastic runs, macallister had very good positioning and helped hold the ball very well against a good croatian midfield, emi martinez 2 crucial saved, tagliafico with fantastic duels and interceptions, and otamendi with pretty good cross clearances

One thing Argentina did that Brazil (yeah I like both) failed to do was not waste time! Stealing all the chances they can to not let Croatia have penalties. Seems like that's their strategy. Because another thing too, I've never seen Domimik defended so weakly, they must've definitely crept up on him with shots

Excellent analysis, Argentina seems to go from strength to strength with every game. They gelled well and everyone knows his role plus Messi heroics. He will be a protagonist in the final, as this is the extra edge they would have against extremely solid France under Deschamp. Croatia had a good run, but lack of attackers drained their energy, they looked jaded by seconf half, and limited their options going forward.

One of the issues with Croatian narrow close mid 3 is that when out of possession they had trouble covering Argentinas wide mid. Enzo Fernandez was left too much space to find that pass to Alvarez that led to the penalty. Nobody was on him. On the other side, De Paul was free as well. All three Croatian mid were very much in the center of the pitch. Argentina had no trouble building up quickly.

I like to see british videos because they recognize argetinian football. Other countries don´t. Argentina won American cup in Brazil, against Brazil. Argentina won the finalissima against Italy (european champion). Scaloni just lose one game during his hold period as a coach (against Arabia with the VAR against a clear Lautaro goal, and a clear penalty against Otamendi). Nobody talks about Julian!. He is like Superman or Steve Hyuga. Messi deserves the cup without any final. He is the best of the best. Over the top. Even with 35 years old, never seen before.

Will you make a final preview about how you think the game will play out after tomorrow game . Will be interesting to see

Alvarez got that Haaland in him. His first goal was pure determination. It definitely reminded me of something Haaland would do. I'm really interested to see if Alvarez will continue being Haaland's understudy or will move to Arsenal.

Wow what a great video and great explanation of the beautiful game of Futbol

Great insight. Croatia has the best midfielders in WC. But Argentina (Scaloni) knew this and allowed Croatia to get more ball possession ( see the game stats Croatia has 61% ) in the midfield but putting a much stronger defense deep near the goalkeeper. Croatia really did not changed its game mode and Argentina took advantage of this by not making a priority chasing Croatia’s midfielders. At the end Messi magic creating opportunities and Argentina strong defense was too much for Croatia.

Keep going Bro

Excellent analysis. I subscribed to your channel.

Argentina still won based on individual quality, but Scaloni did a bit better in this game because he did not box himself in like his disastrous choices against Netherlands, instead kept the pressure on Croatia by subbing in attacking players like Dybala.

I think Scaloni should get more props than that, man kinda did a prime Mourinho to make sure the posession was non-lethal. He did that with Brazil in the Copa final To put this down to Messi's enduring brilliance or Alvarez's luck is to not understand team work(some pundits did this,you kinda did the same). The only individual battles won by Croatia were 2 midfielders and when they looked threatening they had 3 midfielders from 3 directions

Nice content.

Loved the insight and yes it was on point , however as u mentioned games are won in moments, i felt if the penalty wasn't given in the first half the game would have been different. As croatia would have stayed back and not taken the risk of trying to score goals and would have taken it out to penatlies. I have seen penalties given for much less but yes that fall from alvarez was a little too simulated coz his kick on the ball wasn't as strong.. So my 2 cents. Croatia kinda got sidetracked by that easy penalty. anyways Vamos argentia.

The Argentines defensive area are so sharp going up into the midfield and also to the attacking position every area on the pitch they plays so incredible to master class the entire game. ⚽⚽🥇🏆🏆💪💯

Excellent analysis

The Adaptation of Scaloni is magical

scaloni proves game after game he knows to adapt to every rival and make his players execute his game plan exactly how he wishes, argentina aren`t moving the ball in a flashy way but they out do their opponents every match tactically, Otamendi, Molina, Mac Alistar and Enzo are all perfect for the system and on the hand the system is perfect for them, then you have lisandro from the bench aswell, and of course Messi upfront for creativity and magic

Legend says Alvarez is still running!

If messi stays fit, i truly believe he could play until age 45. He football iq is so great that he doesnt need much stamina or speed. His passing and shooting ability is simply out of this world and that doesnt fade away.

What software do you use to simulate this analysis?

The Argentine National Team did not participate in World Cups for 24 years and was deprived of having been able to win a title. It was one of the 16 participants in Italy 1934, but was eliminated in the first round after losing 3-2 against Sweden. Then he was absent in France 1938, Brazil 1950 and Switzerland 1954, only to reappear in Sweden 1958. Although they attended the 1934 World Cup, the National Team was represented by an amateur group -which was left out in the first match- because the Argentine League, in which the best national players were, was not affiliated with FIFA and was He refused to lend his players for the National Team. Then, the AFA presented a combination of mostly amateur athletes from clubs such as Dock Sud, Estudiantil Porteño, Sportivo Barracas, among others, who were directed by the Italian Filippo Pascucci.

My prediction is that they will meet Morocco 🇲🇦 in the finals

By seeing arg winning this match , values as good as world cup win for me I'm very much proud of my team , vamoss

Success in Argentina’s team is based upon strategic planning, observation and feeling, and that’s why they play as if they were only one people.

Comparing this argentina v 2018 you can really see the improvements

What is the criteria for your ratings? Dalic the same rating as against the Brazil? No offence, but Scaloni destroyed Dalic in this match. Argentina left the possession to Croatia, and they held the ball around the centre of the pitch, unable to make a breakthrough through the dense line of Argentina.

Good analysis

Really insightful. Thank you @Fms. If I may ask, what software is that you are using?

May Messi final hurrah be a great one

I really love your content. But why didn't you make any video regarding Morocco? They have been the talk of this WC, and one of the strongest teams tactically.

MESSI 🙌

Croatia made 2 mistakes (poor passing or control) and Argentina scored twice. Every details count

Argentina individual qualities Oh common. I expect more from you. Paredes was sensational last night because of Enzo. Messi unlock the full mythical magic skill thanks to how Depaul operated. You completely ignored how good Argentina's coach was. Argentina keep getting better and better game by game.

GOAT. ONLY GOAT.

Croatia’s main problem is in the final 3rd in attack, don’t have genuine forward attackers, strikers like Mandzukic and Rebic, Lovren is getting on in age and slow, and Sosa wasn’t at his best. Scaloni did a good job tactically, and Messi and Alvarez did the damage. Argentina played the counter well, they really studied Croatia’s play.

Molto bene grazie Frufru-Argentina campeon -

Wow what a big expert

The system didn’t get Messi more involved, Messi decided to participate.

"Game of moments". That's it. That's the real description.

Dalić should have employed a more defensive strategy with the Striker. Also, this doesn't mention gaps Croatia had between defence and midfield, making it easy for Argentina to counter

BRO can U plx MAKE A series ON EXPLAINING EVERY DETAIL OF MESSI DRIBBLING ( AS you aRE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND A GREAT COACH FOLLOWING U A LOT OF TIME AGO AND UR EVERY VIDEO IS WORTH TO WATCH). Also make drills for every aspect of his dribbling. 🦶 so u can make a video on his every ability ; ( change of pace and changing direction at such pace, acceleration with ball , how he cuts it, which direction does he go and how his every dribble is so successful,his drive(running with ball),how he controls the ball at such speed, how he analyzes his opponent body and how does he decide where to go and on how he balances his body so well) And u can add what u want bcz u also have so much knowledge and I'm really excited for the video 💕😘 I hope ur reply me 💕 💕😘. Waiting for it 🙂 Note: u can search for messi teaches his dribbling , where he explains himself and indiefootballer

Why was there no VAR to review penalty decision?? This is a legitimate question and I am still waiting for an answer.

It would be ARG vs MOROCCO final.. and ARG lifting the cup..

I think you have to have a segment What could have the losing team done?

In my opinion, the undesirable penalty played a decisive factor. From that point, on-wards Croatia started to push more bodies forward thus creating a void in the defence. If they stuck to the previous game plan and waited for Argentina to make defensive errors, Croatia might have turned the game.

Messi 🔥🐐💙❤️

This was a match where the tactics cancelled each other out but individuals rose to the occasion.

M-agical E-ternal S-corer S-killed I-ntelligent GOAT

This game could have gone either ways. The first half had me believing that Croatia with come out victorious with the way they were passing. Had they scored in the first half, this game could have gone very differently. Once the first goal went in and then the second goal, Croatia were disoriented and then from there on it was going to be only Argentina.

alvarez alone did a lot of pressing successfully avoiding croatia to go easy on the break

Messi so much hype. He is one Nike man who is never in Maradona class as he can’t run

Argentina will win world Cup 🇦🇷✝️

I have to say... As a big fan of tactics, this is exceptional analysis. Usually even commentators dont go this far. When coaches do this analysis during the match, you just win matches by creating a system that can later adapt in the course of the game.

whats the background music

There’s never been a debate

I was studying for my maths test but this is more important

Rakitic could have solved the ball progression problem for Croatia , that's what made them tick in 2018

Just imagine Messi playing with Alvarez, Haaland, De Bruyne, Foden and Silva. That would be magical.

Argentina is way too technically advanced to lose the finals unless a striker does the Higuain

I don’t understand all the fuss about this penalty and against Argentina in general. The GK blocked Julian way after the ball went the other way, he should have moved away (and yes, he could have done or at least attempted that). It was unlucky for Croatia but still penalty. Argentina may not be the best team, but is a worthy finalist since none of their opponents were clearly superior on the pitch except perhaps Arabia.

brother portugal morocco technical analysis ???

I love your analysis But I'd like to see your face when doing your next analysis video

It wasn't Croatia's day. It was a rout. But Croatia should be proud for their overall performance in this tournament.

at certain moments we were like budget arsenal vs Tottenham 😂

Why you dont post mroocco vs France

Go.... Messi....

Bro didnt make a single Morocco vid

Everybody can say what ever you want but penalty definitly change game in one direction.and that was not penalty.and Argentina just took what Croatia offer to them

Congrats to Argentina for advancing to the finals, it was definitely deserved. Croatia's lack of a world class striker was very badly felt during this game....despite wonderful possession football, they created next to no danger at all - and they did not have a plan B like the Dutch had. However, am I the only one who thinks it's weird that in 2 consecutive games, a PEN is awarded to ARG without any VAR check at all? I would say at this stage, at this level, with so much at stake such a decision at least warrants a quick check to see the incident from different angles and in slow-motion. To me, it looks like Alvarez clatters into the goalkeeper, and hits the keeper's right knee: in slow-motion you can clearly see the force of the hit spins the goalkeeper around, and at no time did he lunge or make a challenge on Alvarez. Only for this reason, a VAR check would have been the right decision.

I want Argentina to win this but they are going to have a very tough time with France. Messi is going to be marked so well that I think he'll not be given any space at all.

Come on ,clear penalty,the goal keeper goes to his side and open up is legs so Julian can’t pass by ! Take a slow look and you will see it

Messi played well and was responsible for the third goal. But a masterclass?? Let's not hype an already overhyped player here.

Does Argentina need to play 5-3-2 to stop Mbappe? Or just 4-4-2?

Hi, although I not support Morocco please do tactical analysis on Morocco, specifically their tactical profile. In Morocco vs Spain, Morocco pretty much force Enrique throw his gameplan into the bin

This channel is more like Football Made Complicated