Uruguay takes on the visitors Saudi Arabia at “Rostov Arena” in gameweek two of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group stage. The match will be played in Rostov on Wednesday, June 20th.
Uruguay showed unconvincing football in the previous clash against Egypt. Still, it should be noted that it Egypt is the team of the higher class that the upcoming rival and focused preliminary on defense unlike Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side. Besides, Oscar Tabarez will bring in the necessary changes to improve the Uruguayans’ game after disappointing first tackle otherwise “La Celeste” has nothing to do in the 1/8 stage. The midfielders need to play faster and make more vertical passes. I believe this will be made as Saudi Arabia leaves free zones very often which gives a good chance for the opponents to attack. Finally, domination of the Uruguayans will lead to numerous set pieces in which the hosts are very good.
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So far the current 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is not rich for smashing victories as each team is trying to produce accurate football with cool head. Everyone expect for Saudi Arabia. Having one of the weakest squads of this Mundial, “Al-Suqour” try to play in open, attacking football., however, to be able to compete on top level the side must have certain qualification and skills, thus, the only way for the Saudi is to practice defensive football. But the upcoming hosts have chosen attack, thus, the football authorities specially invited the Spanish head-coach Juan Antonio Pizzi in order to establish the combination game. The ongoing results don’t mean anything, only long-term plans and perspective matter. As a result, the Saudi had 60% ball possession with not a single hit on the opponent’s goalposts. Moreover, such tactics led to huge holes in the defense. As a result, 0:5 defeat and the team looks the weakest participant of the World Cups since 2002 when the poorest side of the competition became… Saudi Arabia.
Nevertheless, despite all mentioned above, I am convinced that the Saudi won’t change their football style in course of the tournament. This means that the upcoming tackles will be an easy walk for Uruguay just like it was for the hosts of the competition in the first round. Thus, I would expect for another thrashing loss of “Al-Akhdhar”.
Prediction for the match: Saudi Arabia to win with -2.0 Asian handicap.
