the italian coach Alberto Zaccheronimember of the technical studies group of FIFA for Qatar 2022considered the Argentine Leo Messi “is the benchmark of quality here World Cup“,”He is a player who wins you games and his tournament is exceptional“.
zaccheroni said in a press conference held at Doha to analyze what is happening in the tournament and the upcoming semifinals, that the four teams have arrived “with a different football in the whole tournament” and that it became clear that it was very important to combine individual talent with group work.
It also considered, with respect to the past World Cupsthat”Another specific element that changed the dynamics of the matches was the number of substitutions allowed, five, because the teams were able to maintain their physical performance until the end“.
I declare that Croatia “He has come so far thanks to the great quality of the midfield, although quality is not everything, because he also has resistance and durability.. You can see how they open up, drop to the wings, play between the lines, defend. Croatia did it all. For example, Modrichas worked everywhere”.
“Morocco He’s also done a fantastic job making the most of his attributes, closing gaps in the defense, getting out on the wings. Of the four semifinalists, this was the team with the strongest defense and once it won the balls back it did very well on the wings.. In addition, it has good endurance and more rhythm than others,” he pointed out.
About France value athletic work Antoine Griezmann:”In this tournament he plays at the back, which means he also has the quality to move the ball into the midfield“said the Italian coach, who is of the opinion that the French team seems to him to be the most dangerous in the rival area because “they have great talent at the end of Giroud, mbappe…”, although he added that “everything starts in the midfield with its stability“.
About Argentinanoted that “He did a great job of adapting depending on the match. They don’t always follow the same script. They are obviously trying to get the best out of the best player, Leo Messibut in some games it seemed to me that he adapted well to the opponent, he chose to cover his back in defense in some cases and in others he had the highest line, stealing and changing the direction of the ball quickly. players on the wings , with good play between the lines and Messi making the difference”.
Source: La Verdad
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