The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 547 Who is better, Messi or Robben?
Li Chuanqi's counterattack on social media won praise from Spanish fans and supporters of Li Chuanqi, who left messages one after another:

"This is domineering! We must have the courage to dare to be the first!"

"Maradona and Ronaldo couldn't do it, Lee can do it!"

"Come on, I am optimistic about Spain winning the championship!"

"History is written by people, not by historical data!"

German fans thought that Li Chuanqi was just having fun.

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Part of the media focused on the war between the Netherlands and Argentina.

The British Times commented: Brazil World Cup semi-finals will usher in two strong duels, among which the battle between the Netherlands and Argentina is likely to be determined by the performance of the star players of the two teams.

Relatively speaking, the Argentine team, which is slightly superior in overall strength, is more optimistic, and the ace duel between Messi and Robben has become a key factor affecting the trend of the game to a large extent.

The Dutch team and the Argentine team had two classic duels in the history of the World Cup. One of them was the final of the 1978 World Cup. G's "Oranje".

The other time was in the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup, when the Dutch relied on Bergkamp's consonant blow at the last moment of 90 minutes to capture the "Pampas Eagle" 2:1.And this time the two teams met in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Brazil, I wonder if they can contribute another classic.

This is a contest between two teams with many similar tactics. Both Savilla and Van Gaal are currently highlighting the role of individual stars and small teams in offense.

Argentina is very dependent on the personal ability and combined lethality of Messi, Higuain and Di Maria, while the Dutch team places special emphasis on the individual ability and combined power of Robben, Van Persie and Sneijder.

In terms of defense, both teams attach great importance to the overall interception of the midfield, but Argentina puts more emphasis on blocking and controlling the midfield, while the Dutch team prefers to deploy more troops in the back line, and does not emphasize the center compared to the opponent. The control of the field is more important to the efficiency of quick counterattack after stealing the ball.

Since the two teams have such a tactical idea, whoever has a star player in a better state in the semifinals will have an advantage in offense.

On the other hand, whoever has a better defensive system will also affect the balance of the game.Judging from various situations, the Argentine team can look slightly higher at the moment.

Let's first look at the possible formations and starting lineups of the two sides. Since Di Maria was injured in the game against Belgium, he basically missed the next game.

Argentine coach Savilla is likely to use Perez to replace him in the semi-finals, and arrange the customary 442 formation: the forward line is led by Higuain, and Messi will be his non-fixed partner.

The midfielders are Mascherano and Biglia (or Gago), the left midfielder is Lavezzi, and the right midfielder is Perez (or Rodriguez); the back line will be returned from suspension Rojo, Garay, Demichelis and Zabaleta; goalkeeper Romero.

In addition, if Aguero has fully recovered from his injury and is in a good state in training, it is not ruled out that Savilla may discharge 433 at that time, that is, Aguero, Higuain and Messi will form 3 forwards.

For the Netherlands, although Van Gaal will have different personnel arrangements in almost every game, and changed the original 532 formation to 343 in the game against Costa Rica.

But this time against a strong player like Argentina, Van Gaal will most likely change his formation back to 532 and resolutely focus on defensive counterattacks.

Its starting lineup is expected to be: the forwards are still Robben and Van Persie; the midfielders are Depay, Wijnaldum and Sneijder; Dirk (or Jan Matt); goalkeeper Hilson.

In terms of frontcourt attack power, the Argentine team and the Dutch team are almost evenly matched. Before that, the combination of Messi, Di Maria and Higuain may have a slight advantage over the combination of Robben, Van Persie and Sneijder.

However, with Di Maria's injury and Aguero's injury unknown, the Argentine team's frontcourt firepower is basically the same as that of the "Oranje". sharp.

In addition, Depay, the left winger of the Dutch team, is worthy of the Argentine team's vigilance. His breakthrough, passing and shooting are very threatening, and the Argentine right back Zabaleta needs to be prepared for this.

In terms of the construction of the defensive system in the midfield, the Argentine team and the Dutch team have different ideas. Savilla likes to strengthen the defensive strength in the midfield, while Van Gaal likes to increase troops in the back line.

Argentina relied mainly on the tackles of Mascherano and Gago (or Villa) to cover the back line, and emphasized control and passing in the midfield.

This can be seen from the following data: Argentina's 5 total passes in 3093 games are second only to Germany in the top 32, and Mascherano's passes are also second only to Lahm. Ranked second among all players in the World Cup.

而荷兰队前5场的总传球次数只有2634次，且其中场球员无一人的传球次数可列入前30。另外，阿根廷队79％的传球成功率也要优于荷兰队的77％。

In contrast to the Dutch team, Van Gaal strengthened the defense by directly adding a central defender. He did not emphasize the control of the midfield. He only needed the players to hand the ball to Robben and Sneijder as soon as possible after stealing the ball in the backcourt.

De Jong, who was originally good at defensive midfielder, can cover the team's defense well, but after De Jong was injured, the Dutch team's defense in the midfield was weakened. Slightly dominant.

Let's look at the duel between Messi and Robben. From the previous games, it can be seen that these two men almost constituted most of the threats of the two teams' offense.

Robben's most threatening area is on the right wing, so Rojo and Lavezzi on Argentina's main defense side will be under great pressure. Once the absolute speed of "Peter Pan" is activated, Argentina will be very difficult to deal with. Only let "Little Ma" help to defend more, and minimize Robben's scooping and turning to start.

Messi's threatening area is wider than that of Robben, and the "Plum Ball King" who has been given a high degree of freedom is almost everywhere in the midfield!
Not only does he have a strong breakthrough ability on both wings, but he is also proficient in breakthroughs in the middle and passing and penetrating the ball. Therefore, compared to Robben's threat on the right wing, Messi's creativity and threat-making areas are more unpredictable. However, the defense of the Dutch team may be under more pressure.

It is foreseeable that the Dutch team and the Argentine team will focus on defending Messi and Robben respectively in the semi-finals. Therefore, if the two suddenly pass the ball to teammates in good positions when they use breakthroughs to attract heavy defensive troops, it is likely to be a problem. Tear the opponent's defense in one fell swoop, in comparison, Messi is better at this than Robben.

Compared with the Dutch team, Argentina also has the advantage of "home games": the number of Argentine fans who will come to cheer on the scene before the Brazil game will exceed the number of fans of the "Orranger", which has been shown in previous games.

Argentina's opponents are always booed by crowds of Argentine fans when they have the ball, and every attack by Argentina is met with an even bigger chorus.

However, most of the Brazilian fans at the scene will definitely stand on the side of the Dutch team, and they will become an additional motivation for the "Oranje".

The Dutch team has an advantage over Argentina in the historical record. In the past 8 matches between the two sides, the Dutch team has 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

The Dutch team has won the World Cup runner-up three times in history, but has never won the championship. The Argentine team has won the world championship twice, but this time it is the first time in 24 years that it finally entered the World Cup semi-finals again. The final is of great significance to both sides.

　The four-year World Cup kicks off today. I hope that the teams you support will perform well in this World Cup!Next is the rhythm of staying up all night!

　　
　
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