Argentina Vs. Chile

19:45 EDT

Once again. those without live TV broadcast could watch the match via LiveFooty, or Shanghai Sports channel with SopCast.

Chile U-20 had generally been playing a 3-4-2-1 christmas tree formation. But against Nigeria in quarter final, due to the vertical through ball threat of African style, Chile pulled out a 1-3-3-2-1 with center back Martínez playing Sweeper!
Sweeper is generally considered obsolete compared to the more advanced holding midfielder setup. But against Nigeria, Chile's retro choice proved to be effective and they successfully shut down Nigerian forwards, forced the match into Extra Periods.

I expect Chile going back to 3-4-2-1 against Mini Argentino. If this is the case, our defense and defensive midfield should be enough to prevent them from scoring. But we've been heavily relying on wing routes to move the ball, and it's unknown how much gas Moralez has left after over 400 minutes of running.


It's possible for Chile to switch onto strategies that could better protect their wing spaces. We must utilize our other weapons, such as Aguero, Di Maria and Piatti. Also it's important for our boys to maintain discipline and coherence. This is Semi-Final. After today's match, it's a team we've had experience with. If we can defeat Chile today, we'll have a good shot breaking down Czech defense in our second meeting with the European dark horse.