Unconvincing

Argentina always starts World Cups with high expectations.
Even more so now, when they have arguably the best player in the world, Lionel Messi.

But Argentina, as a cohesive team unit, did not impress against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Despite scoring an own goal on themselves within three minutes, Bosnia probably impressed more than Argentina, overall.
That is because they were going forward, challenging their more prestigious opponent, and kept going forward even at 0-2. And they scored.

So, the Bosnians might be entitled to feel okay with their performance.
Argentina, however, won only thanks to an own goal by the opposition and a brilliant individual effort by Messi in the 65th minute. (And they conceded a goal late, too, against an accessible opponent, or so many will consider newcomers Bosnia-Herzegovina.)

Maybe the Argentinians thought their group was way too easy for them to consider playing at maximum pace. And maybe it is. Their fans will want better performances, though.

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