Switzerland has several plans to stop Messi

Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Switzerland is ready to throw a tough challenge at defending champions Argentina. However, the team has suffered a major setback before the quarter-finals. The team's top scorer Johan Manzambi will not be able to play due to injury. However, the Swiss team is confident in its plan to stop Messi. Regarding the plan to reduce Messi's influence, coach Yakin said, first of all, maintaining possession of the ball will be the most effective way, 'If we have the ball, Messi will not be able to do much. We want to play our own game and do not want to give him a chance to play with the ball,. ’

After that, he mentioned more options, 'There are many solutions. We are trying to find the best way. We will play as a unit on the field. We will play good passes and create pressure on the high line against defending champions Argentina. ’ Manzambi, who scored three goals and assisted two times in this World Cup, could not play against Colombia in the last sixteen match. Swiss coach Murat Yakin said that despite trying until the last minute, it was not possible to bring him back to the field, 'We tried our best to bring him back.

But unfortunately he will not be able to play in tomorrow's match. ' On the other hand, captain Granit Xhaka has made it clear that all their attention is on defeating Argentina. There is no room for excessive thinking around Lionel Messi.

Recently, former German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann commented that Swiss footballers are showing excessive respect to Messi and their goal is to take his jersey after the match. In this regard, Xhaka said, 'We cannot control what people say about us.

We can only respond with our performance on the field. Nothing else is important. '
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