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Copa America: Argentina vs Peru
Competition time: 2024-06-30 08:00 Sunday
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
The Argentine team has now locked the promotion place in the first two rounds of the group stage, the first two rounds of the group stage team not only successfully defeated the opponent, but also completed a clean sheet against the Canadian team and the Chilean team respectively, although the second place in the group Canadian team also has three points, but the Argentine team with the advantage of goal difference and head-to-head record, winning the first place in the group is already a sure thing, considering that the first two games in the team Messi started the game, in the process of the game must also consume a lot of physical energy, I believe that the coach of the Argentine team will inevitably have reservations, at least veterans like Messi and Di Maria should have the opportunity to rest.
In terms of tactics, the first two games of the Argentine team were not aggressive, the team played in a set of 442 formations, thanks to the many veterans in the team, so the seemingly mediocre 442 formation was enough to limit the offensive advance speed of the opponents. However, the best tactical play of the Argentine team has always been the more offensive threat of the 4123 formation, previously in the Qatar World Cup final, the Argentine team defeated the equally strong French team with the 4123 formation, Di Maria, Messi and Alvarez The forward trident can not only create huge defensive pressure on the opponent, but also pull the opponent's midfield defense through position changes, considering that the Argentine team is the team with the highest call to win the Copa AmericaIt is actually a very wise choice to retain strength in the group stage, and I believe that only when facing some stronger opponents in the follow-up will the Argentine team fully show its offensive ability.
Personally, due to the abundance of talent in the Argentine team, Alvarez and Lautaro, the two top players, who plays the starters, who plays as a substitute has been some controversy, the previous two group stage substitute Lautaro contributed two valuable goals to the team, the last game was with Lautaro's key goals, the Argentine team was able to defeat the Chilean team, the forward players are in hot form for the team is naturally a gratifying thing, but the Argentine coach is indeed quite difficult now, On the one hand, Alvarez, a young player, is likely to become Messi's successor, and on the other hand, the veteran Lautaro's performance is extremely stable, and Messi and Di Maria's attacking duo has always been the team's winning weight, so it has become a big problem to calm the emotions of the players in the team.
Peru is now on the verge of elimination, because the first two rounds of the group stage team only grabbed one point, and the second place team Canada still has a two-point lead, which means that Peru wants to compete for a place in the promotion can only go all out, and strive to beat the strong Argentina team in the last game, for Peru, the overall strength of the team is relatively limited, beating the Argentine team is undoubtedly an unlikely task, even if the Argentine team takes the initiative to rotate some of the main players, But after all, there is a huge gap in strength between the two teams, and the overall strength of the Argentine team is still far better than Peru after the rotation, considering that the Peruvian squad is aging more seriously, and there are not many young players on the bench to replace, if Peru cannot show a stronger midfield pressure than before, then it should be a relatively normal thing for the team to be eliminated.
It is worth mentioning that the performance of the Peruvian team in the World Cup qualifiers was also quite average, the team still failed to achieve the first victory after the first six rounds of qualifying, although the number of participants in the next World Cup South American region has increased, but the Peruvian team has still not been able to complete the replacement of the old and the new, and the younger generation of players is difficult to get the opportunity to exercise in the five major European leagues, it can be said that the Peruvian team may not be able to recover the original competitiveness of the competition in a short period of time. Perhaps after this Copa America will be a moment for Peru to make a painful decision to start the replacement of the old and the new, after all, these old players are no longer very capable of competing in the tournament in terms of physical fitness and competitive condition, rather than slowly replacing players, it is better to vigorously cultivate young rookies, as long as the young players can continue to grow in the tournament, then the competitiveness of the Peruvian team in the South American region can be improved.
Match Analysis:
Argentina had previously played Peru in a World Cup qualifier, when Argentina comfortably beat their opponents 2-0 away from home, and Peru's dense defense did not cause much trouble for Argentina. In the last ten meetings, the Argentine team has won six and drawn four, and also has a large psychological advantage. Although the Argentine team has no need for points, and the coach of the team will inevitably carry out a large rotation of the main force in this game, this does not mean that the Peruvian team will be able to compete with the Argentine team, because the Peruvian team can only take the initiative to advance, which means that the Argentine team will definitely be able to get more offensive space, but there are many top players on the bench of the Argentine team, I believe that even if the Argentine team cannot grab three points from the Peruvian team, it is still very sure to at least keep the whole body out.