‘Offense vs defense’: Spain, Argentina to be a ‘very tough game’ in the World Cup finals

Spain and Argentina have both promised a good and decisive battle before their scheduled final round of the 2019 FIBA ​​World Cup in China.

Spain center Marc Gasol said they are so focused on Argentina that they will definitely be releasing 100% of their energy just to make sure they can claim the gold medal in the tournament.

“Let's focus all our strength, attention to the details because (Argentina) are going to play a very tough game because they have experience, they have size, they have heart. They have a lot of talent. After (the Final), whenever the game is over, life will go on either way. We’ll see, ”Gasol said.

Spain head coach Sergio Scariolo cited their winning of the competition as one of the factors that enabled them to maintain success on their side.

“The more Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Finals you play and fortunately the more you win, the more you know how to do it. How to manage it and how to win it. Knowing when it is the right time to hit them is strong, ”Scariolo said.

Argentina head coach Sergio Hernandez is confident his emotions will be filled with strong opposition.

“We played so many times against Spain, and they respect Argentinian basketball so much. We respect them so much. I don't know what the rest of the world is thinking about the Final of Spain and Argentina, but I am sure it will be an amazing game, an emotional game. Maybe it won't be a nice game to watch, like all the Final games, but for sure it will be a very tough game. I respect Sergio Scariolo a lot, not nearly a friend, one of the best coaches in the world, so it's a great opportunity for me to play against him, ”Hernandez said.

According to experts and observers, it is likely that the firing and the defenses will be a factor in Spain's increasingly hostile defensive scheme in their past tournaments.

While in the camp of Argentina, under the leadership of Luis Scola and Facundo Campazzo, they were able to fire the offensive and they defeated Korea, Nigeria, Russia, Venezuela, Poland, Serbia and France.

It will be the key to world No. 5 Argentina against No. Spain has 2 threesome ball sharing.

The players' familiarity with each other is also one of the "x-factors" of the match as eight Argentine players play in the Spanish ACB League, and Scola also spent nine years of his career in Spain.

That is to say, the Spanish squad already knows what their opponents will do.

Argentina last won the first edition of the World Cup in 1950, while Spain last won the title in 2006.

The two teams will meet at 8.00pm in Beijing, China.