The unexpected defeat of the Argentina national team versus Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the opening match of group C of Qatar World Cup 2022.
After a good first half the group of Lionel Messi Y Lionel Scaloni he conceded a flurry of Saudi goals and failed to recover. The low spirits and the lack of football response in front of a stadium full of fans it was enough to cut the Albicelestial his cherished record of 36 games undefeated, a distance from the all-time mark of the Blues.
The fateful Tuesday morning was left behind. And the coaching staff and the players of the national team have already made a clean slate. After the initial blow, Lionel Scaloni, Walter Samuel, Roberto Ayala and Pablo Aimar started working at the University of Qatar with their eyes fixed on two duels that will be fundamental: against MexicoSaturday 26th and before PolandWednesday 30.
However, a video has started circulating on social networks Sergio Aguero analyzing the Arab team, seven months before the start of the World Cup.
To the users’ surprise, the Kun he anticipated Saudi Arabia’s proposal and left a small message to the Argentine DT. What did the former striker say?
Kun’s analysis
Agüero watched two matches of Hervé Renard’s team in the Asian qualifiers, first against Australia and then against China, and analyzed on his Twitch account how the Saudi team stopped defending and attacking.
“Look at the defense where he went to press eh, high blood pressure, watch out, high blood pressure”remarked the Kun In the first place.
“Scaloni I’ll give you all the details, so you don’t have to say anything afterwards. Just show the boys the video of this”the streamer joked. In the clipping it was noted that Saudi Arabia’s defensive line was almost 40 meters from their goal.
Secondly, the Kun analyzed the ability to always play with the overs as his own weapon. Something that can be as risky as it is effective: the Argentine national team had 3 goals disallowed for advanced position.
“Look. It’s important that they play on the net. But look at how he pressed the centre-back up to here, eh, he played well”, were the words of the former Independent. It is clear that the Saudi defense has played to the limit and complied with their plans. In this way they have been the pointers of the qualifiers in their area.
In attack, Sergio Agüero highlighted a player from the children of the desert which will then be decisive in the duel against Argentina.
“10 plays well. Look, 10 has qualities. Attention for 10. Guys, let’s write Al-Dawsari. Remember, 10, kick 10,” Kun joked on the stream.
It concerns Salem Mohamed Al-Dawsari who finally scored the second goal for Saudi Arabia to give his team the victory at Lusail Stadium in the 8th minute of the second half.
The striker, one of the few with European experience in the national team, scored a great goal that hit the corner of the goal defended by Emiliano Martínez after eliminating three opponents.
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Source: Clarin
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