Argentina has never been known for having tall players. The two greatest exponents of history did not exceed 70 meters: Diego Maradona He was 1.65 and tall Lionel Messi he measures 1.70. The Poles, on the other hand, had to Grzegorz Lato (1.75), Kazimierz Deyna (1.80) and now at Robert Lewandowski (1.85).
This Wednesday’s clash at the Qatar 2022 World Cup will have that historic difference. In the previous one, Poland appeared in the top ten of the highest ranked teams, with 1.84 in seventh place. While the albiceleste team is one of the lowestwith 1.79 in 27th place among the 32 selected.
Those five centimeters of difference in height are what worries the Argentine coaching staff and for this reason the big doubt in central defense is the presence of Germán Pezzella (1.90) or Cuti Romero (1.85). In the possible 11 starters of the two teams there is an average difference of 6 centimetres, one point more than the difference counting the 26 players. The presence of the former River defender would lower him a bit.
The differences are evident in the line-by-line comparison. Polish goalkeepers have an average of 4 centimeters more than Argentines; the defenders of 5.87; the 2.47 leaflets; and the forwards of 10.90. Angel Di María is the tallest Argentine (1.78) while no Pole falls below six feet, the shortest is Krzysztof Piatek (1.83).
Source: Clarin
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