Farewell, Maradona!

Things seemed to be unfolding just as Su Dong had expected.

After Argentina narrowly defeated Nigeria in their opening match, they crushed South Korea 4–1 in their second.

Higuaín, the young player from Real Madrid, scored a hat trick, while Messi created an own goal. Argentina put on an outstanding performance.

In the third match, Argentina defeated Greece only 2–0, but their advantage on the field had become even more obvious. Whether it was shots on goal or possession, the Pampas Eagles held an overwhelming advantage.

Rehhagel's Greece ultimately failed to recreate the miracle of the 2004 European Cup.

Under Maradona's management, Argentina had won all three group-stage matches, each performance better than the last. This made outsiders quite optimistic about the team. After all, they possessed the most luxurious attacking lineup in this World Cup.

Wenger even wrote in his column that Argentina and Germany had the best chances of challenging Spain.

However, after analyzing them in depth, Wenger believed Argentina's biggest problem was that their lineup was too loose and lacked cohesion.

"Three straight wins are a very positive sign for Argentina. Maradona should take this opportunity to bring the team together and make all the players play with greater unity, instead of the frequent scenes of everyone fighting their own battle."

Wenger believed this was also related to Maradona's personality.

Defiance had always been a label attached to Argentinians, as shown by that flowing long hair of the past.

But modern football placed far more emphasis on teamwork. Even someone as formidable as Maradona would certainly be unable to dominate as freely as before in today's football environment.

"Today's Argentina resembles Maradona's style of play. In attack, this means a lack of teamwork, with the players each fighting their own battles. In defense, this is Argentina's biggest