Kylian Mbappe vs Lionel Messi – How would the French and Argentine squad field defense against their respective MENACES?
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Didier Deschamps with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi with Lionel Scaloni
The Kylian Mbappe vs Lionel Messi battle is closer than ever. Head coaches of each nation is trying to figure out a way to tackle the two most dangerous players on the planet. France’s Mbappe and Argentina’s Messi are into this ferocious battel to take home the 2022 Golden Boot sending chilly breeze down the defensive spines.
The last time France robbed Lionel Messi off his World Cup opportunity; Lionel Scaloni brought up the conversation about France’s style of playing. The pace the squad beholds, getting into shooting position in 4-5 seconds impressed Scaloni. He said he would love to introduce a similar gameplay to the Argentine squad by being more direct and vertical.
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How would the Argentine defense hold Kylian Mbappe’s pace?
Brazil, Spain, or Germany could have been some giants running into Argentina’s Semi-final plans, but Croatia pour water on their dreams rising as a pleasant surprise for Argentina. This time their defense would face one of the most skillful attacking 4 in the starting 11 of France, with Kylian Mbappe heading the attack.
Lionel Scaloni could bring is an extra center back, Lisandro Martinez, but that would slow down their possession percentage. Nico Otamendi and Cristian Romero could need a little help. Especially, Romero as his focus would be on Mbappe to stop his from turning into the box freeing up center forward Olivier Giroud.
Argentina could learn Morocco’s tactics of playing the right field midfield and defense tight on Kylian. Antoine Griezmann has created the most chances in the team which could cause issues for Lionel Messi’s lieutenant Rodrigo De Paul. Marcos Acuna could be a better option to stop the slight possible threat caused by Ousmane Dembele.
How would the French defense counter Lionel Messi’s artistry?
The French defense is up against the most unstoppable player in the history of football, Lionel Messi. Cherry on the top, the squad is falling victim of a virus spreading across their camp. Starting center backs Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate are the latest to catch the virus and fall out of team training.
Didier Deschamps would be forced to line-up the new pair of William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano in the final of the World Cup. The squad had already lost their defensive midfield power before the World Cup in terms of N’Golo Kante and Paul Pogba.
The Lionel Messi threat could force Antoine Griezmann to fall back in case Argentina counters with Julian Alvarez’s pace, the Manchester City forward. Although the only team which can comfortably stop the Argentine counter attacking approach is France’s squad depth.
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