'Shaky' Argentina still favorite vs. Switzerland
Trysta Krick and Drew Dinsick unpack why Argentina matches up "phenomenally well" against Switzerland in the World Cup quarterfinal after a miraculous comeback vs. Egypt.
Video Transcript
The World Cup quarterfinals are here, and there are some incredible matches ahead.
After looking dead and gone against Egypt, Argentina had one of the most miraculous comebacks I've ever seen to advance, and meanwhile, Switzerland just beat Colombia in penalty kicks.
But I'm curious, how much faith do you have in Argentina to continue the run considering how shaky they've already been looking?
Well, Trista, I'm an Argentina backer, and I have been sweating these knockout rounds.
Both, matches have been ever so close, and yes, the, they were staring death in the face against Egypt.
And sometimes when you stare death in the face and you come through it, you can play with a little bit more, you know, a little less, pressure on you.
And it has felt like in these knockout rounds, Argentina has been carrying the pressure of defending last, World Cup title.
That said, I do think they match up phenomenally well against Switzerland.
This Swiss team has been solid defensively, outstanding goalkeeping, but cannot find a good look on net whatsoever.
They have a very, very pathetic, shots on target per game that they have amassed against a pretty weak competition to this point in the tournament.
Argentina is solid defensively.
They are beatable if you have speed and precision, which Switzerland do not among their forwards.
So I think that the, the Swiss are gonna f- have a very difficult time finding a goal here.
And then Argentina, when they flip the switch and they come at you with their wave after wave of, a- outstanding speed and, really just incredible acceleration from their forward and their, and their m- center midfielders, they are un- unstoppable.
Messi obviously is getting all the headlines because he's scoring most of the goals, but, they're, they go five deep in terms of threats that can, attack goal, in this match.
So I think Argentina win two-nil is my favorite bet in this one, and I think in general, the market is losing a little bit of confidence in what is clearly the best side in the Albiceleste.
