South American World Cup Finals Ice and Fire Night: Argentina beats Chile easily, Uruguay is in crisis of exit

In the South American World Cup qualifiers on June 6, Argentina, who qualified early, used a "training game" to play against Chile. He said it was training, but he did not give his opponent any face. In the 16th minute of the game, Almada made a straight pass like a scalpel to tear open the Chilean defense line. Alvarez went to the meeting alone, and used a light rubbing shot to let the ball pass through the goalkeeper's fingertip into the net. Messi clapped his hands on the sidelines after seeing this ball. After all, the young man can take care of the problem, and the old captain felt at ease.

Messi did not make a substitute until the 57th minute. It was not so much a save, but rather a leading the rhythm. Argentina's ball possession rate is close to 70%, and passing the ball is like walking a dog in the middle and frontcourt, which makes these veterans of Chile exhausted. Vidal, 38, is still fighting in the midfield. Looking at the Argentine star running all over the field, I guess he was also wondering: "When I couldn't run, why didn't I have such a good substitute?" Chile had few decent shots in the whole game. Not only did he lose, he completely cut off his thoughts of going straight to the World Cup - the renewal of South American football is so cruel. When the veteran left, he might not even have a decent applause. The Brazilian team's game is not that good. Ancelotti encountered the hard bones of Ecuador when he took over the first official game of Samba's army. Before the game, I thought about Vinicius, Risarisson and 18-year-old Estewan, and could even storm in youth. As a result, Brazil shot three times and was saved by the goalkeeper during the game. The most regrettable thing is that Vinicius's single shot was too direct in the penalty area, and was confiscated by the Ecuadorian goalkeeper. If Neymar was there, he might have passed the goalkeeper and shot the empty goalkeeper, but unfortunately there was no if.

Ecuador is so good at setting up a formation. Kesedo was like a meat grinder in the midfield, William Pacho and Inkapier built high walls on the back line, and Brazil's cross into the penalty area was like hitting a steel plate, and it was blowing in a mess. He shot 7 times in the game and three times in front of the game. Although he didn't score, his unbeaten record in 8 consecutive rounds was enough for them to play for a while. Ancelotti frowned on the sidelines, probably feeling distressed: "This Brazilian team's offensive constipation problem is more difficult to solve than the defense loopholes I did when coaching Real Madrid?"

The worst thing to say is Uruguay. Valverde was absent from the away game against Paraguay, and the entire midfielder seemed to be powered off, and he shot one shot directly in the game. How could he look like a traditional South American team? In the 13th minute of the game, a header clearance mistake made Galarsa header, which made the mistake look like a training match; in the 81st minute, Araujo stopped the ball in the penalty area and stopped ten meters away, and the foul was even more like a blow-off. How could Barcelona's central defender be weak as soon as he returned to China?

Although Paraguay scored a lucky goal, the Uruguayan fans were sweating coldly when they saw the dangerous goal frames several times throughout the game. After losing 0-2, Uruguay only won 1 in 9 rounds, ranking fifth in 21 points in the standings. It is obvious that the top 6 can reach the World Cup directly, and Colombia and Venezuela are still eyeing them. If both teams win in this round and Uruguay falls directly out of the top six, it will be really "there is no weak team in South America, and the strong team will become the bottom of the fish." Think about veterans such as Suarez and Cavani, maybe they won’t be able to see the next World Cup, so why doesn’t it make people sigh?

In the current South American standings, Argentina has a 34-point lead. The remaining "non-traditional strong teams" such as Ecuador and Paraguay actually rank in the top four, Brazil is 4th, Uruguay is 5th, and Colombia is 6th. - If this is put before, who dares to believe it? Some people say that this is the pain of South American football becoming younger, and Brazil and Uruguay use newcomers to pay tuition fees; some people say that this is a traditional strong team that is not in the face of their youth, and Messi will no longer have superstars to support the game.

The most interesting thing is Ecuador, which has been unbeaten for 8 consecutive rounds, not relying on the star-studded lineup, but the team's desperate efforts and practical tactics. In contrast, Brazil and Uruguay have many big names, and they are so shattered that they play like a piece of loose sand. Could South American football really bid farewell to the tradition of "samba football" and "iron-blooded defense" and move towards an era of "pragmatic people"? I'm afraid even the old coach who has played for a lifetime can't figure it out.

When I watched South America games, I always hoped that Messi and Neymar would have five players in a row, and Suarez would record the barb. Now, Argentina relies on new players to fight, Brazil relies on veterans to support the game, and Uruguay directly "showed it up" - is this South American football bowing to reality, or is there something wrong with the youth training system? Some people think it’s better to be pragmatic, after all, the World Cup requires results; some people miss the passion of the past and feel that without talent and passion, South American football will lose its soul.

Perhaps, this is the charm of football. There is no eternal king, only eternal variables. When traditional strong teams put down their figures and when emerging forces rise, the story of South American football has just begun. What do you think?