Today’s Quarter finals game of Argentina Against Netherlands was very intriguing and full of suspense, similar to what happened in Ghana’s Game against Uruaguay in 2010, the teams were proactive and as a result two goals were recorded by Argentina in both first and second half, Messi Converted a penalty in the second half but that didn’t stop the Dutch from Equalizing and extending the game to Extra time.
There are four lessons in this game.
Firstly, Always prepare your team for penalties, it’s part of the game and you need a very good Keeper in that regard, you won’t always win in 90 or 120 minutes, penalties are important and every sport Administration should work towards getting standard players who can convert them.
Secondly, Team work makes a group successful, even with Messi’s name, he still needed some unsung players to help them achieve their targets, the goalkeeper played a role, their striker, Martinez played a role, Acuna played a role and many others. Football is teamwork.
Thirdly, Argentina has kept some players constant in their team to build it, several players in the Argentine team have been there for several consecutive cups, this Includes De Maria, here in Ghana, we take pride in overhauling regularly and as a result, we keep going to learn lessons and not to achieve heights.
Lastly, Not giving Up, although Argentina Drew in the dying minutes, the game was still hot, we saw their players actively fighting, in Ghana all the players will give up, one of the weakest links in black stars, the players are not active and won’t run for balls, same as the issue of the defensive lines, lots of miscommunication.
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