Croatia’s 1-1 against Argentina

Livakovic

No power

The Croatian hero in the round of 16 and quarter round gave a penalty to Julián Álvarez that opened the victory for Argentina. He could only reproduce a few trademarks at home, but he found himself sold on goals by a defense that this time was not worth it.

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juranovic

demanded

Although he was not the worst of the defensive disaster for the Croats, the Celtic winger neither imposed his law on the right flank nor contributed in attack.

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Lovren

described

The Zenit centre-back was out of the picture at 1-0 by not advancing his position so that Julián Álvarez was left offside and unable to escape. In the 2-0 counter, he was not forceful in the clearance. Poor in defence, he was unsuccessful in several attempts to finish off set pieces.

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Guardiol

Do not know

He reached the semifinal considered the best central defender at the World Cup, but his disappointing performance could cost him a place in the tournament’s best eleven. Messi outplayed him as many as three times in the boarding school that finished 3-0.

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Borna Sosa

Soft

The left-back from Stuttgart was unforced either when withdrawing or when he joined the attack in the first phase of the match. He failed as the last defender on the punt at 2-0 and the game was good for him. Dalic replaced him at halftime.

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Modric

Acclaimed

This was not the best game without a doubt in Real Madrid’s crack. He failed more than usual, he could not be an unbalancing factor for his team but, at the age of 37, he was fired by the fans of the same team when he was replaced.

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brozovic

eclipsed

The midfielder did not show the stability of his game in the Croatian midfield and was surprised when Dalic came on for him in the 50th minute, only starting the second half, perhaps with some discomfort.

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Kovacic

passed

The Chelsea midfielder is the only recognizable player in the Croatian national team. All the while he tried to make sense of the ball coming out, though with less incident than he usually did.

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pasalic

unnoticed

The Atalanta player played on the right of the Croatian attack, but he did not create a sense of danger and Dalic left him in the dugout at half-time.

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Kramaric

Isolated

The ‘9’ from Hoffenheim never connected with his teammates because the Argentinian’s strong defense did not give him spaces to play.

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Perisic

sacrificed

Dalic moved the Tottenham winger back to full-back in the second half and was still one of the few who tried to surprise Emi Martinez with long shots.

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Orsic

overshadowed

He entered the break but never once did the Croatian’s offensive game improve against an opponent that proved intractable.

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Vlasic

Compulsive

He is another one of the players that Dalic tried to bring back. He played more on the right than Pasalic and tried to surprise but to no avail.

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Petkovic

Not effective

The resource of entering the giant striker also had no effect as he had no balls against a defense that did not give him the slightest concession.

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livaja

Testimonials

He hardly appeared in the minutes he had before the lack of energy of a defeated team that was already 3-0.

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major

Incisor

The young midfielder from Rennes played in the last few minutes and poured in at least a few shots, forcing Emi Martínez to intervene on one of the rare occasions.