In the Dutch preparations for Friday night, many of the tactical plans have naturally focused on Lionel Messi but that has taken on a slightly absurd air. It is one that is unique to this World Cup. If Louis van Gaal and his players stepped out onto the grass and craned their necks, they would be able to see the figure that so commands their attention is going through the same preparation.
The Argentina squad are training a mere 200 metres from the Netherlands, on the same manicured pitches, in the same University of Qatar base.
