Facing Argentina in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022 is a different match, as announced by Louis van Gaal, player of the Dutch national team.
It is not news that Argentina and Brazil are considered one of the best teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and that is why Louis van Gaal, coach of the Netherlands, sees the quarterfinal duel as a separate game, in a special way. . Lionel Scaloni.
“The tournament starts in earnest for us tomorrow,” Van Gaal told a news conference the day before the Argentina match.
“While I don’t want to underestimate the importance of the other teams we beat, Argentina and Brazil, which we can face in the semifinals, are different from the group stage and the round of 16,” said the Paisis coach.
Clashes between Argentina and. Netherlands
The last time the two teams faced each other in the quarterfinals of the World Cup was in 1998, when the Dutch beat the Argentines by a tiny margin.
“Football is not what it was in 1998 or 1978,” explained Louis van Gaal. “It was more open and now it’s not. It’s a fact.” He added: “But there can always be defining moments, which we remember years later, like Bergkamp’s goal in 1998. We’ll always remember that.”
Holland’s goal: save Messi
Van Gaal will use his best men to stop the Argentine “crack” Lionel Messi. However, he revealed that he would not reveal the tactics he would use in the duel against the Argentina national team in the Qatar 2022 quarter-finals.
He said, “We are not going to reveal our tactics to stop Messi. But it is not difficult to give an answer, it is about blocking and closing traffic lanes. We are not just defending. We are pressing, we are pushing,” he said. .