World Cup 2018: 4 changes Argentina need to make to get back on track

#1 Argentina need to stretch the play more

Aguero and Messi linked up well but lacked the width

Argentina in Moscow represented a car stuck in one of those infamous Mumbai traffic jams. Though it wanted to move forward, it just could not. Their forward play was too static and there were no real attempts on the wide players’ part to get to the by-line and put in devilish crosses.

Argentina’s game plan was pretty obvious on the day. They passed the ball to Messi and waited for him to pull something out of the hat. But even the best have their bad days and that’s exactly where Argentina fell short. Argentina needs Aguero to be playing off the shoulder of the last defender and make runs into those channels. This will eventually free up space in and around the box which can be used most efficiently by Messi and Dybala.

Also, Argentina does not possess gifted midfielders of the ilk of Toni Kroos or Andres Iniesta. Hence, it becomes imperative that their forwards make runs, drag defenders into areas they don’t want to go into and create space and time for the midfielders to be able to control the game.