Why Argentina deserved to win the World Cup 🇦🇷 | Tactical Analysis

[@Aleblanco1987]

Had Di maria been fit for 90 minutes, I don't think france would have equalized. But that gave us one of the best finals ever.

[@cond.oriano4945]

di maria was not fit and he should've put in lisandro Martinez instead of acuna since tagliafico was great and dybala for di maria

[@emuka-art]

@@cond.oriano4945 acugna for dimaria was very bad substitution

[@Send.from.heavens]

Lisandro was better sub for dimaria

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Everyone's absolutely correct. Di Maria, sadly, wasn't fit, was just a surprise move from Scaloni. And his sub was terrible. Acuña did a horrible job, he wasn't up to the task. No doubts: Lisandro would've been the better choice, hands down.

[@AnimeWill]

It's the World Cup. And probably Di Maria's last. I don't think they should have taken him off that early. He didn't show any signs of letting up.

[@antonbacha2397]

Hats off to Angel de Maria for giving an unforgettable Final of all time.

[@Fl0yd]

Personal revenge and redemption. Now no one can trash talk about him anymore, and yes I'm talking about those horrid cheap pseudo journalists that won't get neither forget nor forgiveness.

[@22alexrodriguez]

I’m so glad he seems to be getting the recognition he deserves.. what a player 👏🏽

[@SonuSharma-zl9bg]

@Boll N yeah Benzema in place of Giroud nd France wins the game

[@Nemon9a]

@Boll N be grateful that you got a penalty

[@ebongedes]

@samn yeah because they need a extosion guy in 2018

[@felipedigre]

Something that needs being said, this time the Argentinian team had a much stronger mental frame. In previous world cups being scored a goal would collapse the strategy. This time they were able to recover in record time from being tied both in the final and in the match against the Netherlands, and get aggressive again

[@hdmuzzillo]

Thats the mature mind of Messi, Di Maria and Scaloni experience, they did an awesome job to lead the younger players into the same mentality and thats why they achieve as a whole team...

[@foketesz]

Spot on, m8. That mental issue has always been Argentina's main problem, in my view. And not only in football, I might add, being a native myself. Scaloni's "lack of credentials" turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The recovery after France scored a draw was quite surprising.

[@hdmuzzillo]

@@foketesz agree 100% as native too

[@Max-pj9km]

You totally right. A penal missed by Messi would be a disaster. Not anymore. They keep playing.

[@l.acosta4739]

On an unrelated note, that's also a problem in most Argentine sports teams, except two or three.

[@tusharmondal6161]

The only mistake that Scalony made in the Final was substituting Di Maria a little too early. But He was the mastermind behind everything. And Argentina and Messi fulfilled the dream of Argentina football fans all over the world. Lots of LOVE from Bangladesh. 🇦🇷🇧🇩

[@martindione386]

Di María was just recovered from injury, he was exhausted!

[@Fl0yd]

Kinda agree, but the mistake was the replacement player. It wasn't a game for Acuña. It should've been Lisandro Martínez, it was his time to cut legs and break knees to defend the Cup.

[@hdmuzzillo]

Tushar Mondal, huge thanks to Bangladesh from Argentina!

[@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232]

@@martindione386 Put Lisandro in then not fucking Acuna

[@user-oz3fh3gg9c]

Well, im from Argentina, and reality is, Di Maria its old, and he is not Messi, he cant handle 90 minutes of a game like that, he was feeling already bad, so instead of having a mid power Di Maria, we prefered to have a full breathing player. Plus, he was carrying a little bit of a damage on the leg.

[@facundocorradini]

9:30 Scaloni reckoned in an interview that changing Di Maria was an error driven by miscommunication. The coach was concerned about his stamina considering he was recovering from a muscular issue and asked him several times how he was feeling, and somehow misinterpreted a gesture as "I can't go any longer" while he was trying to signal the exact opposite: s

[@richmondatror2019]

Damn that was pretty much close to being the worst decision ever

[@TomatonFaina]

en serio me decis mira si perdiamos x eso me cortaba la pija

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

That's horrible, with di Maria on the pitch France were stuck in their own half and they could never have found a way back.

[@RodrigoJS89]

Do you have a link of that interview? I've never heard anything about that, and at the moment was as confused as anyone else.

[@luksgar97]

Please link to the interview

[@-theislander-5888]

when they had control of the game (france until minute 80, netherlands until minute 80, croatia whole game) it was really a marvel to look at. they utterly suffocated the opponent, were so so eager to intercept balls, pressed and ran after balls like madmen. all while still being so so so technically confident and gifted on offense. this team is the PERFECT combination of mastering the craft of football PLUS resoluteness and sheer WILL to fight for every inch of the pitch. you rarely see the both combined especially in national teams. the only thing that almost cost them big time was the sudden loss of concentration at the end of already controlled games. other than that this is the best performance i have seen on any level when it comes to leaving everything on the pitch.

[@Lumiden]

I don’t know if it’s a matter of focus. Both France and the Netherlands have great players and they know they have 10 minutes or they are out so they’ll give all that they have. I think they were isolated mistakes and very unfortunate that the rival made the most of them. Also, after dominating the whole match there’s an impact on the stamina of the players.

[@lautarovidelafarias6554]

whit france was more about the players being tired then losing focus, 80min whit no changes (only di maria to prevent harm) its hard to mantain the same pressure

[@gerritdeheij]

And playing anti -football with awful defensive faults ,when the ref was a little bit better a lot of players where throwing out with a red card ,,to start with peredes against the Netherlands .

[@Elglobulo]

Netherlands and france are top tier teams, you would expect they react to that 0-2, one goal will put you in the game but a 0-3 would finish the game tho. Argentina show better football and the best mind set and scored in the last supplementary time, that hand was so unfair but that's how it work, Argentina didnt deserve going to penalties but it has to be an epic final i guess.

[@-theislander-5888]

@@gerritdeheij the match was emotional if you haven’t noticed. just like the france match was very unemotional in regular time. argentina fouled very little and was so so clean winning the ball back. argentina and netherlands just both lost it and very dumb things happened. if that was anti football then i truly don’t know what sport you watched… that statement alone is just very pathetic i am sorry to say. you might be just hating on them, take a step back and don’t be so irrational.

[@drbichat5229]

The second goal was the best counterattack ever done

[@nicudelpapa4056]

It was a thing of beauty indeed.

[@bushmonster1702]

I've seen better but it was certainly a good goal.

[@El_Diego86]

​​​​​@@bushmonster1702doing that in a Final of a World Cup makes it more Special then Just a Good Goal, One of the best counter Attack Goals in History. 🇦🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇷

[@Fl0yd]

Those one touch passes and that magic from Messi was gold. Mac Allister run was memorable, that was the goal of the Cup for me.

[@VonRibbitt]

4 passes, took only 4 passes for the ball to reach Di Maria

[@yogigumi]

When you realized that Enzo Fernandez and MacAlister were joined the team just for few months. Regularly Argentina had Lo Celso and Paredes on the midfield, at Copa and Qualifications. The change was happened just after the Saudi defeat. Very impressive from Scaloni and those two midfields.

[@christiantarnoski1231]

The greatest issue was the loss of Lo Celso before the World Cup, as he made the entire lineup work: Lautaro Martinez, Paredes, De Paul, all of them suffered from his loss as they worked extremly well wich each other. Lautaro was a special case: while he was the top scorer in the Scaloni cycle, without Lo Celso and the defeat against Saudi Arabia he lost his position in the starting lineup, replaced by Julian Alvarez. Argentina had to, almost literally, create an entire new playstyle for itself during the world cup by giving a chance to new players: Enzo Fernandez and Alexis MacAlister ended up beign revelations; meanwhile, Julian Alvarez showed why Guardiola was so desperate to have him.

[@arvindkugan9667]

​​@@christiantarnoski1231 It's crazy that messi still was messi despite the sudden changes in the squad. Entire mid and some defense were revoked compared to the copa america and he still was magical in both the tournaments.

[@RafaAkd]

Another great success for Scaloni is how mentally tough this Argentinian side is. They’re usually tough, but overcoming those moments was pretty amazing

[@spooky5787X]

my worse fear was that the team would lose their resolve when the equalizer reached. It felt unfair after all those minutes of dominance (but that's football, after all), and it has happened before for Argentina. But they focused again almost immediately.

[@Ni7ram]

agree! it was EPIC

[@BugBum1]

@@spooky5787X Keep in mind it almost happen when Mbappe got away late in overtime & almost put France ahead 3-2 if that Argentinian goal keeper didn't block that shot

[@demon2others]

Aquí en China apoyamos al equipo Argentino con nuestra vida, nuestra población China con un billón gritó, lloró con lágrimas de felicidad, y festejamos cuando ganó Argentina. Un abrazo grande para todos los Argentinos desde China. 🇦🇷🇨🇳

[@TomatonFaina]

crack!😘

[@mikicasains2309]

Tai xie le! The whole world rooting for Argentina!!! So beautiful!!!

[@GogleGato]

Otro abrazo para ustedes!

[@benchiburashka3778]

Un abrazo grande para nuestros hermanos de Zhōngguó. Gracias por el apoyo de todos ustedes. Aqui' he visto lo mismo com mis amigos provenientes de ese magnifico pais.

[@jagian]

Xiexie hermano!!!!

[@seankinvarra1123]

I have watched all world cup finals since Mexico '70 and I have never seen a better game than this. God Bless you Argentina and The GOAT . From Ireland 🇦🇷🇮🇪🇦🇷

[@El_Diego86]

❤️🧉

[@bolasdefraile]

I don't know if you knew it but Ireland immigration was very important in the forming of this nation. The more famous inmigrant was admiral Brown. He is the biggest naval hero of Argentina, and he was born in Foxford a small town in county Mayo.

[@LordFirthunands]

@@bolasdefraile that's right! Glory and Honor for Admiral William Brown!

[@juap]

@@LordFirthunandsi live near the street called almiral Brown here in Neuquén Argentina, there is a big irish Community here, we like irish people

[@daaichommie708]

Its quite simple really. Scaloni put out a team revolving around playing for each other. All previous managers since post 2006 (Arguably one of Argentinas best teams) opted for their "favorites" or simply just attackers/Messi to win the game. Scaloni actually picked an objective, well balanced team in which Messi was involved. I've said it for years. No matter how good an individual is, he cannot beat a team game. Messi's shortcomings for the National side has always been the failure of the Manager to provide the platform.

[@Voldrim359]

Now, a lot of these managers would start to re think their strategies, if there is any luck, next world cup, we would see some better games than this last one

[@Xx_Pico_xX]

"Messi's shortcomings for the National side has always been the failure of the Manager to provide the platform." - I mean, Argentina played in 2 World Cup finals and 3 Copa America finals with Messi, winning 2 of them. If Higuain, Messi, or Palacios score their respective chances in the 2014 WC final, or Argentina have good luck or take better penalty kicks in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America penalty shootouts, then I don't think you would be saying that. Argentina were literally 2 penalty shootouts and a Higuain, Messi, or Palacios missed goalscoring chance from having 2 World Cups and 3 Copa Americas.

[@arvindkugan9667]

Nah Argentina played 2016 Copa america really well and messi was God level that tournament. 2022 WC was still dependent on messi (not compared to previous tournaments )and one bad performance from him would've ended Argentina's dreams. Scaloni made sure that whoever didn't perform well were benched and didn't see any partiality in squad selection which older managers failed to do so. He instilled a winning mentality which others didn't do.

[@PYTHONCODE_]

But what an average person see is that messi carries the team

[@carlosbarton763]

I disagree on every manager, Sabella (🌹) integrated Messi into his team for Brazil 2014 very well hence that is what got them to the final, di Maria was rather important too (before he got injured)

[@briankin1827]

The Netherland match was a precursor to the final.Argetina also controlled the match for the better part, before normal time.Then the drama began and subsequent penalties.I guess Argentina learnt from that and of course Martinez is a master of getting into the opponents head , when it comes to penalties, also he is a very good shot stopper.Well done Argentina

[@ADRIAN-zh4ti]

Good comment. Spot on.

[@deathcoder]

Scaloni was a strategic genius but the team’s ability to adapt to each different strategy in every game was impressive. Most teams can handle a couple of strategies but Argentina played with 5 on the back, with 4 on the back, with 2 forwards and with 3 forwards. They did it all vs different opponents and they did it well.

[@CSLucasEpic]

In Argentina Scaloni had to win people's trust in his process one game at a time. The move to make him head coach was critizised and doubted by basically every single journalist in the country. In the end, his lack of experience is what made him a great coach for the national team. Before him, Argentina would hire some really experienced coach with lots of years and titles on the club level under his belt. And then the National Team didn't quite adapt completely to whatever system that guy was trying to implement, and sometimes there were even clashes with the coach and some players and it would result in really great players not being capped for the National Team because the coach didn't want them around, or the player refusing to play under that coach because they didn't want to be around them either. Scaloni had no ego, no previous established style of play. He adapted himself to the players instead of asking the players to adapt to him. And it worked perfectly as we all saw.

[@cyb3rpunkt]

It looked like Messi really influenced the style of play. Sometimes it looked like Barcelona was playing out there.

[@Fl0yd]

Those bastard pseudo journalists won't get neither forget nor forgiveness. They have decades of ostracism ahead. For Scaloni, Messi, Di María and all they have trash talked just for personal profit. They're dead to us.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

@@cyb3rpunkt nah. Scaloni did well to use players who complement Messi's game, but Lío is no tactical master.

[@cyb3rpunkt]

@@ernestogasulla7763 They were doing a lot of tiki-taka, which is distinctly Spanish, so I believe Messi had a lot to do with that. I've seen a lot of interviews and commentary where the difference in Scaloni's style is that he didn't try to make players conform to him as other TDs had done, but rather work with the players' existing style and abilities.

[@guillervz]

@@cyb3rpunkt The posession game was not invented by the tiki-taka. Not at all. I really don't think the playstyle of Argentina has anything to do with that. since ball movement seems to be executed much more agressively than Spain did.

[@linksawakening4403]

Hi, I am from France and I support France heavily but in this game Argentina 100% deserved it. They really made us eat our own words. I think a very important saying goes in hand here "Vouloir, c’est pouvoir." which means if there is a will there is a way. Argentina clearly showed much more passion and thought into this match. They deserved that 3rd star more then us. Great video

[@quantum.decoherence]

belle finale, belle coupe du monde et en plus une equipe africaine en finale. epique.

[@bimalkumardeb2435]

Honest confession...

[@PrimarchRoboleonFrenchyman]

​@@quantum.decoherence Raciste.

[@ohhhhh6269]

Omg a respectable France fan! I’m proud of you for accepting the loss. Seriously it’s so lame when fans say the refs won it or it was rigged. I applaud your comment. ❤️

[@949surferdude]

@@ohhhhh6269 I wished France changed the coach. DD did his job in 2018 now it's time for the next gen manager.

[@seabreaze4243]

I am clueless about football, I only watched because of Messi. Your analysis helped me understand the game much better. Thank you and congratulations to Argentina !!!

[@transcendingdrums9592]

Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Macallister were not in the final list of players until a couple of weeks before de World Cup and they ended up being essential for the team. In Argentina we are so happy and proud about this team, you can´t even imagine. Good analysis.

[@valenhenri5762]

es increible la cantidad de jugadores que tenemos en todas las posiciones, siento que nos quedamos re cortos llevando solo 26

[@ricardonm92]

Great video man, I’m brazilian and besides our huge rivalry with argentina, I cheered a lot for them (which never happened before) and was really happy that they won, they are a great football nation and love the game so much, Messi needed that crowning and they just deserved it so much. In the video you said it inspired you to make new types of videos. I would suggest watching the main teams in brazilian and argentinian league and try to bring light to the tactics and type of football that’s played in South América, that now holds the World cup. There aren’t many channels that do that and it could attract a whole new fanbase

[@gasparm.2711]

Cheers from an Argentinian. I hope we can keep supporting each other. You guys will always be the best.

[@faheem92mt]

Nice to see some wholesomeness ... so tired of the endless Twitter toxicity

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

I am English, living here in Uruguay. Despite having two teams in the tournament (England and Uruguay) and a third personal favourite in Japan, having seen the way that Argentina were playing in the lead up to this world cup, they were already looking like a dominant force. Most Uruguayans are happy the trophy came in this direction. There is also rivalry with Argentina, but Uruguayans have a lot in common with them too. I humblely concur with this analysis. Di Maria is a favourite player. He's not Messi, but I love his creativity drive and ability to be in the right place when needed.

[@zevchenko329]

Great idea!!

[@william.darrigo]

I agree! - Love from Argentina

[@bynahelemaal]

Emi’s save at the end was reminiscent of casillas’ toe save vs robben in the 2010 wc final

[@realenew]

also the first match defeat

[@MarianoRodriguez]

Only this one was on the last minute.

[@nicudelpapa4056]

But this one was literally on the last minute of added time at 120+3 instead of the 60th minute, wich would have meant an instant loss in case he didn't save it, so even more clutch and ridiculous.

[@FranHeredia]

@@MarianoRodriguez Miré tu imagen un par de veces y finalmente, sí, era el GRAN Mariano Rodríguez de "Una peli que nunca debió suceder". Gran abrazo y SEEELLA CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO!!

[@harshith7793]

It's no where near. Emi's save was miles better in term on deciding the game

[@israels4450]

Duuuude! I finally see somebody speaking truth. Most people try to say that Deschamps changed the game with the subtitues when the game didn't actually change a lot. He attacked with 4, yet unconnected from the double pivot. And yes! France's first goal came totally from Otamendi's mistake. That changed everything for obvious reasons.

[@Cactusiano]

You don't go 36 games unbeaten just by existing. Scaloni made a fantastic group, a fierceful adversary for all. The pressure and the energy of this team its unbelievable. The best Argentina that I have seen (I'm 34). Macallister started playing as a starter in the world cup, same for Enzo Fernández and Julián Álvarez and they were crucial. That is no coincidence.

[@nicolaszan1845]

People laughed at me when I said this Argentina side had better chances of winning the world cup compared to 2014. But it really is the best Argentina I have seen in the 21st century at a _minimum._ Many really underestimated just how good the team and Scaloni could be right up to the final.

[@richmondboahene6536]

​@@nicolaszan184536 straight win matches is insane

[@AmbassadorScorpio]

As an Argentine, I must say that the analysis is quite spot on. The main difference between the two really was history. As you very well explained, pretty much if France went for it, it could have been closer BUT it was clear that France was not AS HUNGRY for the title as the RGs, it took them 45 mins to realize they were in the finals. In Argentina we have an expression when a team has this indescribable advantage and we say “the weight of the Jersey won the game” (“Les ganamos con la camiseta” - in Spanish)… Plus, the previous tournament in Russia, Argentina was beaten by the finalists. Both Croatia (3-0) and France (4-3)..so it was also a bit of revenge for Argentina and Messi’s last dance.

[@agustin__]

Este tipo de contenido va a ser muy apreciado por el público Sudamericano, ojalá esté y otros creadores le den más cabida a partir del campeonato logrado, Vamos Argentina!

[@zedagubata8713]

Wrong. FRance do nothing right but utilize their MOMENTS well. Argentina didn’t utilize their 5 chances in the first half. Should’ve been 3-0 halftime.

[@El_Diego86]

​​​​@@zedagubata8713hank God We didn't because it would Have been very embarrassing for france if we did. 🇦🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇷

[@Fl0yd]

Reality destroyed even the best scripts. Si me decían que esto iba a suceder no lo hubiese creído en la puta vida.

[@benchiburashka3778]

I disagree that it would have been closer if France were to be more adventurous earlier in the game. They tried it against England and they were clearly outplayed It was fresh on their minds that they were very fortunate of Kane's misfortune and that they received some help from bad officiating. Then they experienced Argentina's second goal. Had they attacked more against a fresh legged Argentina, the game would have been closed in the first half. They attacked more after the 80'th minute with 14 fresh legs. No se gana mas con la camiseta, estimado compatriota, pero creo si que se gano' por la precencia del idolo. Obvio, claro esta'.

[@kopanomoss5752]

he was never a poor tactician, he picked up Argentina in 2018 and could switch from Simeone tactics to Klopp tactics like what we saw in the semis and final. Wont lie you need luck to win this tournament but like Zizou who had no senior coaching experience HE CAME AND SAW AND CONQUERED

[@Fl0yd]

Not to mention his honorable personality and respectful speech, he could easily be president someday. A great one, hero level.

[@_ryanflynn]

Attacking though Di Maria on the left flank completely eliminated France’s ability to counter through Mbappe when Argentina turned the ball over. Yet another reason why Scaloni’s approach to this game was brilliant. Love the video!!

[@rng8119]

Scaloni played a back 5 to stop the Netherlands wide attack with their fullbacks and it worked until the very end of the match when the tall strikers destroyed their tactics, he played a 4-4-2 against Croatia to be able to stop their middlefield and it worked perfectly, and in the end against France he took over the center of the pitch with a 4-3-3, he is a bit of a genius and his tactical errors happen because he became a DT just 4 years ago, with better players on the bench and with more experience in how to deal with the changes that happen in the 90 minutes of the game he could become one of the best DTs the world has ever seen

[@renatosantos2043]

Exactly! Scaloni is a very smart coach, he makes the tactics as the game flows. The Brazilian coach, Tite, insisted on that 4-3-3 all the WC, and changed the wrong players on all the games… Croatia is a good team, but Brazil should have won that game if the tactics were right.

[@MegaRayland]

The thing is that historically Argentinean teams have been selected by merely writing down the names of the 22 best players, politics, and whoever the coach is buddies with (and the coaches historically took the spotlight). There’s been historic corruption in the system. This was the first time something different was tried and an approach more akin to a U.S. national team selection process (for any sport): there were actual tryouts. Scaloni’s approach wasn’t to find the best individual players but rather the best team players, and even chemistry was considered. That’s why there was so much youth on this team- because they were more eager to play as a team and mold to what was needed of them. And why also there was no internal drama: Scaloni didn’t want the spotlight, Messi was the captain, and nobody in the group had an ego, the latter a staple of too many past Argentinean players. This is a long way to say that though there were some mental breakdowns or errors, the members of this team were the best for the job (save for three who dropped before the tournament due to injuries or health issues). Unorthodox for Argentina but clearly effective. And for the first time, and as evidenced by his play and attitude, Messi was happy in the system. In too many national teams before egos and poor tactics meant he wasn’t being used properly, and clearly this time he was.

[@victortepes1540]

​@@MegaRayland Absolute nonsense, and put U.S. national team selection process (for any sport) as a example is simply an insult

[@jorgeherrera1074]

@@victortepes1540 How can you say that though? The US has a very small talent pool compared to big nations and still made it through the to round of 16. It's the 4th most popular sport in the US and still competes against the giants.

[@AlejandroLZuvic]

@@victortepes1540 the US has very little experience, not that many good players compared to big winning nations but the selection process is indeed (and just like in American society) very meritocratic, which for a team based game is a good approach.

[@mycabbages8228]

That first half from Argentina was stunning. If they had scored one more, france would have been dead and buried. Shoutout to Dechamps though. His two subs in the first half definitely changed the last 10 minutes of the first half.

[@victortepes1540]

France had no shots on goal until the 80th minute, and that was a penalty kick

[@mycabbages8228]

@@victortepes1540 Yeah I know. But France managed to lessen the impact of Argentina's left wing with Di Maria. And after the sub, Argentina had to work harder for their transitional play since France's midfield wasn't as weak anymore because Mbappe played central and the wingers could either press Argentina's full backs, double their wingers or tuck in to put pressure on Argentina's central midfielders, which all wasn't possible with Mbappe and Dembele wide and a non pressing Giroud.

[@rumblebird9888]

The French would’ve surrendered

[@Fl0yd]

@@rumblebird9888 Underrated comment.

[@Yessirz]

@@rumblebird9888 France is the country with most wins in war.

[@Soothyn]

What a game, and what a team. Outclassed in principle, dominant in practice

[@waltersaavedra9953]

They stand out.

[@El_Diego86]

​@@waltersaavedra9953ans the Haters are way to salty 😂

[@diegocesar316]

The Argentine team behaved like a group of friends focused on a goal as a whole, starting with the coach... Without a doubt, Scaloni behaved like a genius by setting a strategy that France could not decipher until after 70 minutes of the game.

[@chopsnz88]

Excellent analysis! My thoughts on Argentina world cup victory include: 1. The importance of tactical flexibility by Scaloni. 5-3-2 versus the Dutch to stifle thw width of wingbacks of Dumfries and Blind. Overload the middle 3 CBs for Gakpo, Depay and Bergwijn. Croatia Scaloni focused on having 4 midfield vs Modric, Kovacic and Brozovic. 4-3-3 versus France to press each midfielder and allow the width from Di Maria to attack the left flank. 2. Stability in the Spine of the team Emi Martinez, Otamendi, Romero, De Paul, Enzo, Macallister. Enzo in particular was outstanding stabilising force and tackling and passing and should be in the team of the tournament. Macallister was another revelation filling in for Lo Celso he was mecurial on the ball and scored also. 3 High Pressing from Julian Alvarez was essential to turnovers i.e goal versus Australia 4 Team mindset of commitment, dedication and absolute faith in the common goal and team purpose. Even when losing leads vs Dutch and France the resolve to continue fighting for the win and not fold under pressure, infighting or blaming was outstanding. 5 The brilliance of Messi, floating into half spaces, switching of flanks, incisive final passes for the Molina goal, flick on to Alvarez in the counter attack goal and dribbling mastery against top young defender Gvardiol. Clinical with penalties even under immense pressure. Maturity and vocal leadership whereas previous WCs he may shy away or drop his head in frustration. Messi gave it his all and him and Argentina are so deserving of this momentous victory!!

[@sofiavelardez2441]

you forgot emi martinez, without him we couldnt have won.

[@carpediem9037]

@Phil Watson Very nice comment 😍💪🏽

[@mfz9208]

@@sofiavelardez2441 #2

[@mariadanielalavia8877]

Also to consider that Scaloni played this whole world cup with different tactics. 4-2-4. 4-5-1 with a diamond in the middle, 4-1-2-1-2, 4-3-3, 5-3-2. I guess Deschamps didnt have a clue as to what formation they'd start with. Good trick of Scaloni telling the press he was trying a back 3/ back 5, for the whole week and then coming out with a 4-3-3 zonal man oriented with Di Maria in the left. Deschamps had to fix the whole thing while the match was going on. *vamos argentina*

[@amugsgame9936]

I agree that Scaloni did a great job tactically. My only criticism was that he could have been a bit quicker to sub off De Paul and Alvarez who worked unbelievably hard and were clearly exhausted by about the 75ty minute.

[@florese848]

Sometimes when coaches panic and make subs, they enter the game in a different pace and may cause more damage than keeping the same players that have their head in the game and a good understanding of the mistakes they made.

[@amugsgame9936]

@@florese848 That's true. But De Paulo and Alvarez hadn't really been making mistakes until they got really tired and as a result Argentina were really ropey and leggy in the last 15-20 minutes of the second half. Gaps started opening up. When the subs came on in extra time, it was still a more open game but Argentina had new energy and they were able to keep possession much better again.

[@andresarpi1143]

Yep. I rewatched the game today, and Argentina regained some form of control as soon as those two came off. Not because they were bad, they were great, but they were spent.

[@EB-dv1sz]

Palacios + Lisandro Martinez + Montiel @ 65-70 minutes could've iced the game ... hard to understand why Scaloni took so long to make more substitutions once momentum was slowly shifting.

[@GermoDante]

Scaloni's weakness is his subs, at times he subs too late or too conservatively.

[@chrism3790]

Scaloni is a genius, and Argentina's performance during a good 70-75 minutes was crushing, thanks to truly deep understanding of France's weaknesses and Argentina's strengths. But in the final minutes of regular time he screwed up by missing the timing on the substitutions. There were several players that needed to be subbed out at about minute 75. You could visibly tell the team was running out of steam, especially in the midfield. That resulted in two major mistakes in defense that allowed the french to tie the game within 2 minutes.

[@nicolaszan1845]

I like to think that the missed timing is due to Scaloni's inexperience as a coach, and will get better with age as he plays more and more matches with Argentina. Given many of the young players the country has (Alvarez, Fernández, Macallister, Garnacho, etc.) they have a bright future ahead if helmed by Scaloni.

[@zak00101]

I can't understand how Fifa didn't consider Argentina's second goal the best in the World Cup. There are some that are more acrobatic or showy but it is a football World Cup and that counterattack in a final game was masterful.

[@OsiRixxx]

just be thankful they were ok letting us win,

[@zak00101]

@@OsiRixxx vó decí que había mano negra y así y todo no la pudieron acomodar? Porque todos los madrilistas y mexicanos dicen que nos regalaron la copa.

[@OsiRixxx]

@@zak00101 Si nos hubiesen regalado la copa no hubiesen cobrado 2 penales para francia en la final creo yo. Porque los partidos como se compran? comprando a los arbitros entiendo, no?

[@zak00101]

@@OsiRixxx que la Fifa tenía interés en que Messi llegara a la final es un hecho. Y que algunos fallos fueron cuestionables, también. Pero en términos generales fue un mundial bastante correcto y Argentina un merecido ganador. No he tenido tiempo de mirar los números. Pero no dudo que también dirán esto mismo en términos de posesión, ocasiones de gol, goles a favor y en contra , etc.

[@Balfour.]

El mejor gol del mundial siempre ha sido un premio al talento y esfuerzo individual. He escuchado que en el pasado se propuso crear una categoría para premiar al mejor gol colectivo.

[@Toby_S]

Here are the words of an Argentine, the content you make is fantastic. Argentina has definitely built a solid team that knows what it wants and has a lot of ambition to win. His philosophy, which Scaloni has said many times, is to go step by step and not anticipate events, that's how we ended up in the final "without knowing it." The work and wear and tear that the Argentine players do is worth admiring, they play for the shirt and with their hearts. Beyond the players, who have done an incredible job, most of the credit goes to Scaloni and his coaching staff, from setting up the team to the smallest tactical decisions, they have succeeded in almost everything. Thank you for capturing Argentine work in your content, this is worth gold.

[@hise2]

imagine playing this good just to be called rigged by people with no braincell

[@pm1660]

Most people that repeat that, they don't believe it themselves, they just know it will make other's mad so they said. It just trolling and as such, it should be ignored.

[@ohhhhh6269]

That’s what losers do. I NEVER blame the refs. It’s a lame thing to do. Go Argentina 🇦🇷!

[@hoteltrivago9504]

As always class A-tier analysis and the last piece of the video was just the most beautiful cherry of top. Thank you Lional Andres Messi for making this world cup so special for us.

[@justmii4887]

as an argentinian this video was amazing and it makes me admire scaloni even more. he's such a great coach and i have no idea how he managed to be such a genius in tactics that made argentina win three consecutive titles in only a year and a half (copa america, finalissima, world cup).

[@tingwegjoel5208]

For me, L. Scaloni is the youngest best Coach in the int'l level. He took agt from nowhere in 2019 and elevated them technically. And we can terrify it against Brazil, Italy and France with an average squad to beat Giants of Europe and I'm which he took the coaching course as a Rookie in his newly fresh career. And it's ain't All about talented or stars in the squad but the courage, unity, technic and the purpose! All thanks to the youngest and best Coach 👏! He probably coach till his 70s. Much Respect L. Scaloni👏💯

[@ren2414]

Scaloni have Aimar & Walter Samuel on his side. Not to mention field assistant, Roberto Ayala. All of them came from the wing of one of the best youth soccer coaches in the world, José Pekerman, who made Messi's debut. At that time (2006) Ayala & Samuel were playing for the first team. Pekerman was 3 times Champion and 1 sub champion in JJOO U20. He made the debut of legends such as tevez, agüero, di maria, etc. What I mean is that there is a lot of soccer in their heads, they are tactically studious and recognize which players are top undervalued (Mcallister, Enzo Fernandez, Molina).

[@desmondchee9976]

I thought when they lost the first game it was actually a good thing. They were able to play more freely and less cautious knowing that they had to win. With a new set of young players centering around Messi, they have great output and physically were able to cover more ground and let Messi do his thing.

[@CarloLeonKolega]

I noticed Argentina started to get tired at 68' mark, it was quite obvious. And france done couple od substitutes so they where much fresher. Also, they changed the stile at the mid second half. Argentina pushed a lot on the mid, they patched the mid and argentina could do much. Alvarez was a key player in this strategy, and the cuted it down efficiently. At least from what I saw. Argentina played very cordinated and good. I loved the game!

[@Damian_DH]

i wouldnt call "couple" 7 substitutions thats was weird af.

[@CarloLeonKolega]

@@Damian_DH Ok 7

[@Carsa-is6vb]

When the clock hit 60 minutes you could notice Alvarez, Di Maria and De Paul couldn't keep pressing like before and rightfully so, Alvarez and De Paul run like madmen all World Cup long and Di Maria was coming from an injury and he is far past his youth so they both were exhausted. The problem with Acuña subbing for Di Maria is that if he gets the ball, France isn't scared and if France isn't scared they won't bother to waste men covering the left side because 1 single player on that side of the field is enough to neutralize any offensive coming from Acuña's feet and if France only covers the argentinian right side suddenly Argentina has only 2 threats offensively, but Messi doesn't have the space necessary to open a play and Alvarez will be doubled so France gain confidence and momentum. While watching I was praying for Alvarez-Di Maria-De Paul to be subbed for Lautaro-Dybala-Paredes, because defensively a fresh Paredes will be more of a problem than a tired De Paul while not changing much offensively, he just needed to act as a middle man between the defense and Messi/Enzo Fernandez, on the other hand ofc Lautaro didn't have a good WC run but he was fresh enough to press high on every possession, which was what Argentina desperately needed and Dybala almost never played before and isn't naturally a LW but was the only player on the bench which could compete with Di Maria as an attacking threat (maybe a case could be made for el Papu Gomez). Ofc this is just my humble opinion and could have meant Argentina losing 4-2, after all I'm sure there's a reason I'm not a manager for a WC finalist, but these are my 2 cents on the subject.

[@redlunamod6090]

@@Carsa-is6vbI don’t think he like Dybala cuz Dybala only has 15 something minute in the whole World Cup. And you can see the impact he had for a few minutes in the France game. The intensity and passion he had. And to be fair, if lautaro never had took that header in the 4th half, Dybala would’ve scored that probably because he was waiting in the other side, but a bad header by lautaro send the ball out

[@Damian_DH]

@@redlunamod6090 is not that he doesn't like Dybala is just he plays in the same position as Messi.

[@nicolasgonzalez3498]

Watching this now it looks like France underestimed Argentina. They didn't planned anything for the final and makes me think that they saw themself winners before going to the pitch.

[@prakashbhandari6166]

Yes france definitely though it will be an easy game but scolani &Co. Thought them great lession .

[@Naurglim]

Deschamps said he had a hard time to try and counter argentina, as Scaloni never repeated tactics. France definitely came in unprepared for that, but I don't think it was because they underestimated Argentina. In the pre-game, Di Maria on the left side wasn't even on the radar.

[@yn7751]

France never seem to have a game plan, they just allow the other team to do what they want, and usually manage to win with counterattacks.

[@mykhailoskachkov5946]

If you re-watch the 2018 game you would see that France only had one good positional attack in a whole game. All the danger they provided was from counter attacks. Basically this is how Deschamps always play. He just relies on his squad as they are the strongest team (on a paper). The same way they won the 2018 wc - all 11 players are sitting in defence and do counter attacks. The absolutely same way they played in this wc as well. I wonder why people praise Deschamps, he is very poor coach and tactician. This time in the final he played exactly the same way as in 2018 1/8. Basically this is the way he always plays! It is like "we will win because we just have better players" approach. Scaloni instead did his homework and completely outplayed Deschamps. Argentina had limited resources and several unfit players so they eventually went to the risk time. But for resources they had they played fantastic game. Mark my words - France will never win a tournament anymore under Deschamps. Everyone now have read him and know how to play against them. On this WC England and Morocco also did well against France. I expect on nearest Euro France to become a biggest flop if Didier stays.

[@eodis1644]

France just shines because of a few individuals. If you look back at England - France and France - Morroco the team was almost never in control of the game, these could have easily been losses. As opposed to 2018 where they had a similar playstyle but a much better control. It's not new and it started at the Euro. This is due to various factors, a lot of injured/absent players, internal conflicts (for instance Benzema was sent home for shady reasons, he could have played after group stage) and Deschamps has been completely lost imo the last few years. He has a very questionnable player pick especially for subs and sides where he tends to use central backs. This is why a lot of people are advocating for a change and Zidane, sadly the french federation will probably extend his contract because he reached the final.

[@mrbetabombs2017]

I'm argentinian myself, jesus, here Scaloni doesn't get as much credit as Messi or Di Maria, but I fucking love him, I feel so grateful that after so long we have such a GOOD coach.

[@facundomoralesdiorio3802]

This national team will forever be in my heart. All of the players gave it all to win the World Cup. A mix of seasoned veterans like Otamendi, Di Maria and Messi and a group full of players that had in their hearts to make Messi lift the World Cup. I'm going to talk about this WC until I'm an old bastard.

[@EB-dv1sz]

If Lautaro had been in top form, or at least just slightly more clinical, just about every knock-out round match (+ Poland match) could have ended much, much simpler for Argentina. I'm sure he's already looking forward to redeeming himself next tournament.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

It's not for lack of trying... anyway, his shot right before Messi's goal was very good, forcing Lloris to give up the rebound Lio volleyed in.

[@EB-dv1sz]

@@ernestogasulla7763 True ... he'd been dealing with an ankle injury throughout the tournament as well apparently. Fortunately, Alvarez filled in admirably and played amazing in his place.

[@julianguastadisegno]

True but it can't be argued that the pressure Alvarez brought to the table was key to Argentina's wins.

[@lb7598]

This video was amazing. I'm still quite young and before this world cup, I didn't know that much about football to be honest. I'm from Argentina but my family didn't really pay that much attention to the world cup or any football matches at all. About two years ago, when I started dating my boyfriend (who's a massive fan of football in general) I felt like my eyes had been open to a whole new different and exiting world. I fell in love with this sport and my country. I became obsessed trying to learn the rules, the names of the players and their background and it just made me so happy and proud. Getting to experience this world cup and watching them win it rightfully made me the happiest I've been in years. I wanna thank you for your video explaining the positions and tactics, I learned a lot from it. I know I'm not the only one learning new things from this video so I hope you keep up the good work and I hope the best for you.

[@FellTheSky]

Imagine if Argentina had this type of coach with the previous generations.

[@serenity192]

This Argentina team is the best ever in the Messi era.

[@joachimschmidt7662]

@@serenity192 2006 and 2010 squads were better. This squad is midfield heavy and striker light. 2006 team was balanced, best defenders, incredible midfield depth, real strikers. Ask Scaloni ;-) However Scaloni has played an excellent tournament - Pekerman was no slouch either.

[@Pyrrha_Nikos]

@@joachimschmidt7662 On paper, yes. In practice, clearly not (results aside). 2006 and 2010 Argentina had much bigger names than 2022, but that doesn't make them a better team. As an argentinian myself, who has been watching and analyzing our national team since I can remember, this is the best team we've ever had. Nobody plays for themselves, they all play for and with each other. Having so many young players has showed a lot of benefits for the team both inside and outside the games. There's no egos (which is something we've always really struggled to control), nobody has their own rigid structural way of playing their position so everyone is way more flexible when they need to, and this even goes to the coaching staff. Listening to Scaloni since their second game as a coach talk about long term process and be willing to lose at the time (he tied, but whatever) in order to win later, being able to refresh the roster of veteran players we kept trying and failing with, has been a pleasure for most of us. TL;DR: older squads had bigger names, but they were never a team. This is the first time in years that Argentina played like one team and not 11 individuals.

[@scofind1139]

Dont forget behind Scaloni, there was Fabian Ayala, Pablo Aimar, Walter Samuel...who funnel their ideas into the team, and that has not happened before...

[@joachimschmidt7662]

@@Pyrrha_Nikos ​ @Juan Pablo Artese : 1.) Mean ages: ARG22 27.9 (26 men), ARG06 26.1 (23men) 2.) Median ages: ARG22 28, ARG06 25. 3.) Could be recency bias, against ARG06? From what's seen, ARG22 has less evident ego problems... ARG06 was Riquelme's side, no doubt... Maybe no less than ARG22 is Messi's? 4.) I don't remember their being any cause for concern in that squad, except for Pekerman taking Riquelme off, 0-1 up against eventual winners Germany, in Germany. I don't remember the team happy about that. But Lucho, Mascherano, Cambiasso all picked up R10's defending. 5.) So many of the ARG06 squad hadn't become their biggest name... Messi, Tevez, Saviola, Mascherano, Maxi; and Gago+Higuain(not in squad) move to Real Madrid in Dec 06! Don't think we'll see the omitted striker Icardi move to another superclub... Scaloni has been a great success at this cup. His tactics have overshadowed both the opponents, and his own team's efforts. The ARG22 press is outstanding, and maybe not comparable to games in the past, as tactics have moved a long way. Also, ARG22's pens were outstanding, both from Emiliano Martinez, Messi, and the squad. TL;DR: we're both constructing narratives, and both could find evidence to support and refute. WC Performances wouldn't suggest much of a difference between ARG06 and ARG22, as measured by the WC results.

[@MahipalSingh-mv3dp]

Argentina completely outplayed france in every department. France had 0 shot at goal till 78 minute. If not for 10 min mbappe magic, it would been one of the most one sided affair in the football world cup final history.

[@mouniash]

Otamendi would have been better off letting the French player have a shot instead of fouling him. France having had zero shots at goal, he'd have been under tremendous pressure to do sth

[@damian4495]

I'm from Argentina, and I think Scaloni is a genius. He silenced his critics in the country, and in what way! I totally agree: we are the just champions. Shouldn't have reached the penalties. However, it was a World Cup's final: it wasn't an easy thing. On the other hand, Messi keeps shocking the World. He's one of the greatest players of history and he didn't need to win a World Cup to demonstrate it. But, if anyone had any doubt he did it. Great analysis!👏

[@tekno90]

I know that Scaloni gets all the attention, but Scaloni partners Aimar, Samuel and Ayala deserve all the praise as well. They work together flawlessly and built this team by themselves from zero. Matias Manna too, who is one of the best video analyst in the world. Scaloni knew how to surround himself with very competent people.

[@binayshrestha7132]

I lost all the hope after 3+3 draw coz I had no faith on Lautaro At that point even tired and exhausted Messi needed more than a Miracle.I thought I was right,game was over and then Martinez did a Miracle. On Penalties more than Messi,I I had total faith on Martinez.And then a history was created,legend was born.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Messi was not tired at all

[@binayshrestha7132]

@@lexkanyima2195 Being a fan is all fine but stop till it becomes a cult follower.

[@Fl0yd]

When Dibu made that otherworldly save, I knew the Cup was coming home.

[@AntonioAntonioChopper]

You should know, that in football, game is over only when the referee ends the game, before that anything could happend, anyone can become hero or villian, that's the magic of football

[@Based4045]

​@@binayshrestha7132 Its not a matter of being Fan lmao. Messi simply wasnt that tired.

[@danielalmeida5503]

I would love to see your analysis on Brazil's game against Croatia, specially on the Croatian magnific midfield and on Brazil's errors in the final minutes, if there are actually big errors or if it was something more lucky related

[@jeronamojones]

You just earned a sub my guy. This breakdown is exactly what I've been saying on the game itself. Also days before the game I was asking why people were overlooking the fact that Di Maria was an X factor

[@alexazul5197]

Di Maria is one of the best big game players I’ve seen. He’s there when you need him. Amazing footballer.

[@facundoramos9561]

I think he also puts Di Maria on the left because Scaloni knows Kounde doesnt play over the line. He is a center defender.Enzo could put pressure with Taglifico over Dembele and if Argentina recovers the ball Mcalister and Di Maria could play 2 against 1 over Kounde.thats why Dechamps takes of Dembele to put another interior midfilder. Great job from Scaloni

[@princekalender2154]

I think Scaloni work great because he never took anyhing for granted. Every new team to face was a new battle and he never got cocky.

[@EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico]

I wondered if instead of Acuña, Di María's substitution could've been Lautaro Martínez. To see both, Lautaro and Julian Alvarez driving defenders even more crazy for the last 30 minutes.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

Lautaro has lost his confidence, plus he would have bottled the center with Julián. Acuña is a natural wing back, better suited to replace Ángel.

[@makkuwaito9399]

Scaloni changed Di Maria because he was not physically able to complete a 90 minutes match because of an injury. It was something they decided before the game.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

You're wrong. Di María begged Scaloni to start and was feeling fine. Scaloni was overconservative to sub him "just in case". It was a huge mistake which almost cost Argentina the World Cup.

[@2playusout]

@@ernestogasulla7763 it was a communication error. Scaloni had been asking di maria's physician about his wellbeing during the match and to tell him to pull him out if necessary. Di Maria was asked if he was feeling fine, he said yes but his gestures were misinterpreted as No

[@juansantiagomatos8133]

Awesome analysis. We rarely have the chance to have something serious like this in Argentina, its all circus in journalism. Beside agreeing with most of it, i thought that the ending about Messi was very nice touch. And it also made me happy, to find many friends from Brasil that were cheerin for us. Is not necesary to say , But Ney is also going to get it, he is a world class and he deserves it. Also, it seemed to me that Tite was the right coach, i dont know the details of his resignation but, still, he is a great coach

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

I think Scaloni is terrific at identifying how to nullify the opposition's attacks with the right tactics, it's quite impressive how Argentina maintained the Dutch, Croatians and French in a non-threatening position for large stretches. His other strength has been his willingness to trust Alvarez, McAllister and Fernandez, all of whom injected fresh breath into the side. The big concern is with his substitutions! I have not seen one game where his substitutions made Argentina better, in fact they had just the opposite effect and allowed opponents back into the game.

[@cristianandes5814]

vs mexico

[@Naahi95]

@@cristianandes5814 yep, that was a good substitution

[@BimDealer]

great analysis! also the 3rd Argentina goal in the final was a mastespiece!

[@lisandro22]

COVID really helped this team. During the copa America they were the only team to isolate all together in the AFA compound. That really did wonders on their relationships with each other and the staff. You can clearly see that in both Netflix’s and Prime’s series. There were some changes for the World Cup but they kept the energy and it showed. Dibu Martínez was not able to meet his newborn daughter until after the Copa America! Argentina always lacked that. Before the team was great on paper but it was pretty obvious that the team never practiced together and didn’t have each other’s backs in this way. Also, the blow with Saudi Arabia was also good. Helped them focus and approach the rest of the World Cup with right mindset

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

I think the combination of the second goal was on the level of Carlos Alberto's goal in the 1970's final. But it was even faster.

[@spark_6710]

Argentina 🇦🇷 has always been my No.1 football country since 80's. 😍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶⚽️💕🇦🇷💞

[@skullnbones]

Man, your last message touched my heart. I'm Argentinian and truly admire your capacity of analysis. Really enjoying your videos! Thanks a lot.

[@mctsoundsistem]

Muy buen análisis, me voy a quedar con lo que dijiste sobre esta copa mundial, entender las distintas filosofías de juego según los distintos paises es de las cosas más fabulosas que tiene esta competencia y sobre todo, ver como se enfrentan esas culturas es algo invaluable.

[@luigi_garcia]

This analysis has been really revealing and interesting. I knew football was very strategical, like chess, but I never spent time learning how such strategies looked like (or guessed that they were simpler). I never imagined how crucial a coach can be, and I'm shocked to discover how perfectly well thought and fine tuned these strategies can be (and dynamic too, because matches can completely change in minutes). If possible, this knowledge has increased my enjoyment capabilities of football. I'm just an enthusiast who felt that Argentina had guts and talent, but I never pictured it to be this structured and connected. Thanks for this enlightening and fantastic work, cheers from a lucky bastard from Argentina!

[@mukhtarabdullah9645]

you are a legend and your break downs are amazing!

[@joaquinchidichimo7346]

Great analisis! I may add, the decision to place Di Maria on the left side of the court and choose that side to attack France I think it was also because in case of loosing the ball they where on the opposite side of the court where Mbappe use to occupy, meaning they have more time to back up and adjust before the ball gets to him. Just brilliant! Aguante Argentina!!!

[@DarthwRath]

I'm no analyst whatsoever but here's what i think of this mad match. Many have already said it's the greatest football match and i feel the same for it. The similarity is both Mbappe and Messi doesn't do much for defending yet they are the key player for each team. Almost every attacking play is through them. France were shocked for the first half and half of the 2nd half. They didn't really play a team game. They relied on few pacey technical players and it almost worked. But Argentina played a World Cup final as a team from the first minute. Dibu showed why he right now is one of the best goalkeepers, especially in penalties. The defense and midfield were tight, leaving not much room for France. Lloris should've been subbed for the pens. Im glad it happened the way it did. Finally Football gives it's Messiah his well deserved gift. A perfect way to end a glorious GOAT career. He was The Undisputed GOAT for a decade to me. This was just a sweet fairytale ending. At 35 years old, he's still one of the best to kick a ball. Insane levels only achievable by someone like him. And we will never ever see someone like him on and off the pitch again. Still riding the high of this win. Seeing him be so happy completes me. Strange? Not really if you're me. He has given me so much happiness for 15 years. This time, it's for him to enioy it. Gracias Leo.

[@sadebeve]

Argentina dominated every single game in the WC. France cannot state the same. Maybe Spain, but they lacked attack. In the final, Julián and De Paul were clearly tired and their high pressure was lacking for some ten minutes before Mbappé's equalizers. Had Scaloni not held those subs till extra time, France would have never even got the ball to Kylian's feet. But Scaloni's human. And we’ll forever be grateful to him.

[@pseudo_ra]

It just hit me that Argentina was the best team in the world since 2020-they literally won all major international trophies in 2yrs-that’s crazy!

[@fedeDGa]

Your analysis was great. There's no doubt on Messi, Di Maria, Scaloni and Martinez. But other things happen besides what we could see in the pitch. Let's start with the team. They were super close, they were like BFF. An other important factor I think it was that they had for the first time all their ppl and journalists talking about how good they were. If you see an Argentine narrator, every mistake they made, they said: things can happen. No one was questioning them back home. They had a big support from their country and actually all around the world. At this point it's fair to say that all around the world ppl was cheering to Argentina, every person wanted Messi to win the cup. They had an extremely hard conviction, the team players wanted to win the cup not for themselves, but for Messi and their country. My point is, no matter how good players you have on a team. The unity between them, the conviction, the willing and the extremely big support they got were a big deal to this team. In past world cups they had better players along with Messi, but they didn't have all the other stuff. A shut out to everyone who supported Argentina. This was one of my happiest day in my life. Loco, somos campeones! And yes, of course I'm from Argentina, and this team gave us so much happiness. Tbh we are still happy and no one is thinking about our politics, social and economic problems. Let me tell you, I partied like 12 hours non stop. Thank you so much for the support we had even from countries that usually are our fotbol nemesis. And again... somos campeones!!!!! Lio es campeón! Y obvio: que miras bobo. Anda pa'lla. So f proud of my team. They did not only bring us happiness, but unity, things that we are not used to.

[@Hjallapenos]

My friend is a big Messi fan and when the WC started he asked me what team I'm cheering for (our own nation Sweden didn't make it). So I said Argentina and he was like "Yeah, wouldn't it be nice for Messi to win". And I told him: "Yes, but the main reason I'm cheering for them is because of Di Maria". My friend was like ugh, why would you even like Di Maria? I told him because I think he was amazing in the last WC and that he is super underrated and overhated, when he's not only a great baller but also shows a lot of passion and heart for the game. After the group stage my friend was like, you know what? I guess Di Maria isn't as bad a I thought. And after the final he was like "OMFG I LOVE DI MARIA!". I honestly don't know why he's had a bit of a bad rep, or how he play in the club football, but I just wanted to say thank you for putting some light on him because he's truly been amazing for the Argentinian national team.

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

reason he had a bad rep is because he (and Aguero) where always getting injured and where not there to help Argentina win, but this time Di Maria came through!

[@SW-fn7cl]

The problem with Di Maria is with consistency, but when he's on his game he's almost unplayable. Like the CL Final I'm 2014 he was absolutely amazing.

[@veselinivanov7208]

I am fan of argentina since 1998 ( generation Batistuta,Ortega,Veron ,Crespo, etc ) and I am a fan of Messy ( the best player in world 🌎) and I am very happy that Argentina won the world cup .They deserved it ... congratulations from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 👏 🙌 ❤️ 💖 💙

[@mauromoretta4181]

The work with the Swiss precision of Scaloni, the defiant attitude of Pitbull Dibu, the mystique of Lionel, the impenetrable barrier of Romero/Martinez and Otamendi, the tireless drive of Alvarez, the dribbling of Angelito and the fidelity and values ​​represented by the entire team. team for Messi, the national team and the country, that was what moved me most about the World Cup. More than having won, I obviously knew that it was the maximum consecration, the cherry on top, but what I valued the most was the human development of the entire team staff. Di Maria already came with an injury from previous matches, Scaloni took him out because he was exhausted from the wear and tear he did. Just as Angelito and the rest of the team demonstrated, they were willing to give their lives to see Messi raise the cup.

[@pelipequi1493]

What a freaking amazing job the Scaloneta did. I am so proud of the brilliant planning and playing from Argentina.

[@soype]

What an amazing analysis. First time watching your channel. I agree 100%, Di María's change was a bit hasty and really changed the way Argentina played. It should be taken into consideration that he was recovering from an injury and maybe Scaloni saw him not being able to finish the game. What a World Cup. Best one ever so far.

[@MegaRayland]

I believe it was partially Di Maria signaling Scaloni when he was at his limit. Obviously they would have wanted him playing the whole game but he had physical limitations.

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Di Maria was hurt, he had physical problems and was recovering, he still went out as a surprise move from Scaloni. It would've been great if he could've played longer, he just couldn't, and that's when, as the previous poster said, he signalled he just couldn't do it anymore. The problem was that he got replaced by Acuña instead of Lisandro.

[@alexazul5197]

I literally had flashbacks to the 2014 final where they prematurely substituted Lavezzi.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

Scaloni misunderstood a signal from Di María as asking to be subbed, when he was actually telling him he felt fine. A major screw up by Scaloni.

[@vyroqz]

Messi with 35y/o just made history and ended the debate

[@alexanderkhandolishvili5336]

Argentina were great defensively whole tournament except the long balls. Due to their defenders being quite short both the Netherlands and France exploited that weakness with taller players. That's why even some average forwards like Weghorst and Kolo Muani could change the flow of the game. Apart from that Scaloni had answers to everything anyone threw at him.

[@alexbrietling895]

Great video! It was indeed a masterplan by Scaloni, beautifully executed by La Seleccion. Argentina did almos exactly yhe same play against Brazil in the final of the Southamerican championship!

[@kingkezz9188]

What's amazing about this channel is not many people in the world can understand the tactical and positional side of the game. It's quite intelligent and in depth. The average football fan is clueless as to the impact coaches have on the team strategy.

[@BU_IDo]

I am so happy that Argentina won but I can't watch a replay of the match again. It's going to bring back those heart stopping moments. Just watching this is giving me the shakes.

[@hdmuzzillo]

The Purist Football Im so glad you was able to enjoy our game and Messi, great video. Greetings from Argentina!

[@guidogiamba]

As said before, I really appreciated your work during the WC. Thanks again for the top tier analysis on the game and the kind words for Messi. Vamo argentina viejo.

[@suoran-oo4kl]

Thanks for the video. What you said to Messi at the end made me cry😭

[@yoshuareynaldo2295]

As a Messi fan, even though i would say they were a wee bit lucky in this world cup, this team is really a major step up compared to 2018 and even 2014 ones. Like many Argentina players said, they really were serious about 'doing everything for Messi to win', even it means playing rough and throwing your body in the mix. I think it rubbed on Messi as well, it has been a while since he pressed and play with that intensity. I think Europeans are rightly humbled in this world cup. Mbappe could say (Western) Europeans are the frontrunner of the sport, but the one that won the tournament was a true South-American team, one that is gritty and experts of the 'darkside' of the sport. If Emi Martinez played clean and Tchouameni scored that pen, well, who know what would happen, right?

[@supratiksarkar1195]

Whole Asia and South America supported Messi. Mind boggling. 3 billion people loving you.

[@mishagelenava2962]

Scaloni has shown that he is very good organizer and motivator. The team really rallied around him and Messi. But it was not enough to win the world cup. He needed to make tactical improvements too. And so he did. He was very impressive.

[@federojas2727]

brilliant! thanks for the video and the beautiful words from Messi in the end! Cheers from Argentina!

[@damiannagel963]

With so many people claiming that the WC was rigged for Argentina, it's nice to hear how the people who knows about football feel about it, for a change.

[@lyon_en_on]

Aguante argentina amigo ! Acá es una locura , el pueblo reacciona de una forma unica ante este logro, todo cambió.

[@ADUSN]

Di Maria was simply incredible. If he played the full 90,it wouldn't have been close.

[@quinosonic82]

Great analysys. My two argentine peso cents: aside from the usual skills, this generation of players are used to pressing like hounds, from the centreforward to the goalkeeper (even in Argentina's league this is becoming usual, with the most notable example being Gallardo's River Plate, where Enzo, Julián, Montiel and others came from). Scaloni's weakness has been substitutions. Game plan goes smooth until the second half's 25 or so... it happened during the Copa América and also the WC.

[@totalfootball7879]

Messi is GOAT!

[@enginniergaming8677]

Otamendi, Enzo, Julián, Mac allister, acuña and Montiel did a really good world cup too.

[@PessiTheFraud]

Pessi will never be the GOAT, he can rig as many tournaments as he likes (2009 UCL, 2017 UCL, 2022 World Cup now) but he will never be the GOAT. Also, this video is garbage

[@Yash-vh3ns]

@@PessiTheFraud cry more 🤣🤣

[@pollos1]

@@Yash-vh3nswdym everyone on argentina was good

[@davetv4705]

You made a perfect analysis of what happened on pitch that day. Di Maria deserved to play for 90 minutes. I just thank God that Argentina won at the end of the whole drama. Messi is undoubtedly the 🐐

[@el.aye.bee.4477]

Your analysis and delivery are A1, Blue Ribbon, and top-tier quality!

[@milk__teee]

I’d say fitness is the real reason as to why they almost gave up a 2-0 lead 3 times. Imma be honest, they have some young players that can play all game, but their most important players (Messi, Di Maria) are old, for Messi’s case as well, he played every minute of the tournament, I don’t know many 35 year old players besides some of those insane fitness freaks who have always played most of their games doing that at 35. Argentinas tactics clearly were a step above other managers, but his teams would always run out of gas in the last 10 minutes of the 90. But it also managed to show how much grit and how strong the mentality of the players are. Imagine letting two goals in less than 2 minutes, in the World Cup final. Imagine scoring the in extra time, and then losing that lead in the last 4 minutes of extra time, and then in the 123rd minute France get a clear chance that players score 8/10 times. Seriously not only were the tactics brilliant, but the mental fortitude was better than everyone else’s. Argentina had a very tough road to the World Cup final, by almost being eliminated in the second group game, almost losing 2 times in the last 10 minutes of the game after leading 2-0. Personally I had to turn off the stream after those two successive goals, I legitimately thought that the Messi World Cup dream was over, I couldn’t take the heartbreak of Messi being 2-0 up and Argentina dominating the game. But of course Argentina have two wild factors that France do not. Messi, and Martinez. Messi learning from his previous penalty mistakes (literally right at this moment I think he is the best penalty taker in the world) Martinez, the mind game god, he really fucked with the heads of the French players in the end. Also does anyone know why Coman took a pen in the World Cup final? I feel like I’m recent memory he has been the biggest choke in penalties. Like I feel like I remember seeing him miss an important pen in the euros or something. I 100% believe if this was 2018 Messi and Di Maria with the same set of these players, basically just Di Maria and Messi being younger, it would’ve been about 5-0, or 6-0 against France. Do you remember only 2 years ago in the PSG vs. Bayern CL final? Di Maria was bossing the whole game. Messi in 2018, was The old Messi and contemporary Messi almost at his peaks. He had lost a little bit a of speed, but 2018 Messi could still dribble past players easily and still run at defensive leaving player in the dust, he also was only slightly worse of a play maker than he is now, but that’s literally just 4 years of experience passing. Or imagine a 2015 Messi and 2014 Di Maria who played for Madrid with this Argentina team. It probably would’ve been 5-0 even 7-0 against these teams if they stayed fit with just those two being younger, more fit, and faster. Argentina deserved to win this more than any other team, and they showed it.

[@bigredog100]

That's what makes the win even more impressive, that the best players are close to their retirement and still playing at the highest level possible.

[@danaibero7118]

As you said. It's impressive how Messi CAN play during the 90 minutes, and also, against France, he played all that extra time. Omg. He must have been so tired, but his stamina is unbeliveable and his driven force.

[@krisajay]

The statement you made at the end "Messi please play as long as you can", I think every single Messi fan in this whole world wish the same. Cause none of us can have enough of watching him play.🥰

[@lezaok]

Amazing Tactical Analysis!! I am really happy to find this gem on youtube. This is really about FOOTBALL, not about the referee decisions, not about scandals... It is just football. Congratulations, you have a new follower. Cheers! and best wishes from Argentina.

[@beethovennine]

GREAT analysis, man! Cheers! Y SOMOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO, CARAJO!!!! VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMO!!!!!