Unanimously praised, the ’10’ led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup final in the semifinal against Croatia
With the assist that gave Julián Álvarez the 3-0 win, the striker is already the best Argentine assistant in the World Cups
praised by all, Lionel Messi led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup final in the semifinal against Croatiawith a goal in two shots, an assist, four successful dribbles, 8,247 kilometers of route31 pressures on the rival, a maximum speed of 28.9 kilometers per hourfour ruptures of the rival lines and 39 passesof which he completed 32.
– An attendance above expectations:
The probability of expected assists from the Argentine attacker, due to the actions and areas that his game developed, was 0.30 percent, but even so, the footballer managed to exceed all expectations in this regard, with the individual play with the one that delivered the 3-0 to Julian Alvarezin a sequence of dribbles in which he overwhelmed Josko Gvardiol on the right side of the Albiceleste attack, until reaching the end line and putting the ball back for his teammate’s shot. He is already the best Argentinian assistant in the World Cups.
– Two shots, one goal:
With an expected goal metric of 0.99, Messi he met that chance from the penalty spot, with the left-footed shot with which he opened the scoring against Livakovic in minute 33. Then he had another shot, also on goal, in minute 57, also with his left foot, which repelled the goalkeeper Croatian. Two shots, one goal. Argentina He made ten in the entire match, seven between the three sticks. The rest are divided into the three of Julian Alvarez, author of two goals; the two of Alexis MacAllister and one of Rodrigo de Paul y Paredes. Messi exceeded Gabriel Batistuta as the top Argentine scorer in the World Cups: 11 goals.
– Four line breaks:
Of the five times that Messi He set out to cross the rival line, four through a pass to his teammates and one with a progression of the ball, he did it in four. 80 percent. Of the offensive players on his team, he was the one who achieved it the most times. He was surpassed by the two midfielders (Enzo Fernandez and Leandro Paredes), with eleven and ten, respectively, and the defenders Nicolas Tagliafico (6), Christian Romero (13) and Nahuel Molina (10), in addition to the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (8), although the determining factors are different for all of them compared to Messibecause his football arises where it is more complex to cross lines.
– Seven dribbles, four successful:
Of the seven dribbles, four were successfully resolved. 57 percent, according to the advanced statistics of ‘Be Soccer’. It is his best mark in this World Cup, only surpassed by the duel of the last day of the group stage against Poland, when he had to propose 24 bankruptcies against a defense as closed as his opponent proposed. He then he completed 60 percent. He was, in any case, the one who dribbled the most of all his teammates against Croatia.
– 31 pressures on the rival:
The striker of the Albiceleste he exerted 31 pressures on his rival, four directly and 27 indirectly, according to official FIFA statistics. He also recovered four balls, three in the rival field, throughout the 100 minutes of the match. He didn’t win any of his three tickets to the adversariesbut he did win a fight with a rival.
– 8,247.8 meters of travel:
Throughout the match, Messi He covered 8,247 kilometers, according to FIFA statistics, of which 98.1 meters were at more than 25 kilometers per hour and 33 at a sprint. Of the starting eleven, only Leandro Paredes covered less distance (7,532.5 meters) apart from the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, with 4,454 kilometers. The maximum of Argentina in the match was marked by Enzo Fernandezwith 11,335.2 meters.
– 28.9 kilometers per hour, its maximum speed:
The fastest race he starred in Messi They went 28.9 kilometers per hour, like Luka Modric or Marcelo Brozovic in his opponent. The fastest in Argentina in the clash was Nahuel Molina, with 34.9 kilometers per hour; that of Croatia was Borna Sosa: 33.7. Comparatively, the highest speed of the tournament corresponds to the Ghanaian sulemianwith 35.7 kilometers per hour in the first phase.
– Responsibility and leadership in moments of doubt:
When Argentina had possession the least, when Croatia had it the most, when the Albiceleste endured such a development of the match, between minutes 21 and 25, was when Messi more appeared to enter the game, up to eight times in that section of the duel, more than in any other, according to the official FIFA Data Platform
– 32 connected passes of the 39 sent:
With a hit rate of 82 percent, Messi he attempted 39 passes of which he connected 32 with his teammates. The one he gave the most passes went to Nahuel Molinawith seven, who played on the right side, followed by the midfielders Enzo Fernandezwith six; Alexis MacAllister and Rodrigo de Paul, with four; And pAulo Dybala and Exequiel Palacioswith two.
– 37 offers to his companions:
Messi he stood out or offered to receive a pass from his teammates on 37 occasions, of which he found a response on 18. 48.6 percent. Single Enzo Fernandez and Alexis Mac Allister, in positions of more creation in the center of the field, offered themselves more than the Argentine star. Cristian Romero, with seven; Enzo Fernandez, with six; Y Rodrigo dePaul Y Leandro Paredeswith five each, were the ones that gave the striker the most passes.