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We almost had our first real stinker of the tournament to finish what has been the worst day so far, yet some tactical changes in the second half livened up the game. Alejandro Sabella sent out Argentina in a 3-5-2, with Lionel Messi playing off of Sergio Aguero, while Safet Susic continued with the 4-2-3-1 he switched to shortly before the World Cup, leaving out Stuttgart striker Vedad Ibisevic. The start probably mattered less than it should have done to the make-up of the game. It was sad to see Sead Kolasinac put the ball into his own net so early on his country’s World Cup debut, especially as underdogs they were really looking to keep Argentina at arm’s length for as long as possible. Nevertheless, despite taking the lead, the pressure was still on Argentina and in particular Messi to prove that they were a force worthy of their Diego Maradona-led 1986 side, while the Bosnians had few ideas of how to get back into a game no one really expected them to get anything out of anyway, so the game was still as good as 0-0. The problem for several consecutive Argentina managers has been how to balance […]
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