france is playing argentina in the world cup final . now both are counter attacking teams . both had won the s/f matches by sitting back and countering their opposition with pace . france started the game with 4-3-3 and same was with argentina . for this final argentina bought di maria as he is good dribbler and has a good pace . france brought back rabiot in place of fofana for the final . both the teams are wary of each others pace . the game started with argentina choosing to sit back and hitting back france on the counter attack . before i write about the game i was to write about what france coach can do to test argentina's defense . instead of playing dembele who had been awful for me . france could had started with giroud and thuram upfront with mbappe . we had seen as to how good both giroud and thuram are in playing with mbappe and how well they combine plus one aspect which mbappe has but is not much talked or thought is his crossing ability . he is a good crossing ability and if france could had started with two uptop then i think it would be a worrying sign for argentina but they didnt .
france started with dominating the possession while argentina sat back and hit france on the counter . now both the teams are sitting deep, because both have fear of the quality of players that are there specially upfront. compared to france argentina played a deep line. argentina played di maria for his pace and trickery and his pace and trickery got the first ( though it is contentious as di maria has that reputation to go down easily and the var didnt showed any different angles of that foul.) as i was saying that compared to france argentina were playing a deep line so the team who is playing high up the pitch has that urge or that benefit that they can go and press the team who play deep because they have space to fall back . another thing that i had been saying is that you have to constantly read the game . you have to read as to whether you are over committing and how much space you are leaving behind the back and front for the opposition to explore . the second goal for argentina was miscalculation on the part of france in terms of pressing . first off they were high up the pitch . they went for over pressing instead of calculating the space and movement that the players can make . although france may have miscalculated but mccalister made a very good run which not only sent him clear but also on goal. argentina played a very cohesive game in the first half .
while argentina were playing a cohesive game in the first half france were poor . i think deschamps should had watched argentina's games and the tactics that they were using on defense. first off they were bringing all the players behind the ball. they were playing a deep line compared to france . just like england they were not going to give space and time to mbappe who was the main threat . there was a lack of cohesion in france's team which was very well exposed in the final. another thing was that instead of dembele i would had started with thuram and as i had written initially i would had tested argentina . for the first half france was run down over by argentina .
in the second half he brought kolo nouani which brought pace to the france's rank but the most important factor that led to france's equalizer was when france brought on coman . having three pacy players on the pitch was too much for argentina plus it was late in the match . you get tired so the initial pressing was not going to happen and mbappe combined very well with thuram for the equalizer .
the game ended at 2-2 and the extra time started . scaloni made the first move and that was the game changer he brought on paredes and that freed hernandez from the defensive midfilders role and now he can join the attack and you could just the change in argentina's tempo and offense . this kid can find players and can play a very good offensive game and that led to the third goal but france equalized through hand ball but all and all argentina prevailed and won the cup .
i had already said that enzo hernandez is the player to watch and he was spectacular in the finals. there is another player in the argentina's squad who i think needs consideration and he still looks good . thiago almeida is that player and i think that he too is good and needs to be looked at .
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