Kolkata, July 18 -- Lionel Messi is expected to pull off Lionel Messi things. Like sending Lautaro Martinez that perfectly weighted cross, a pass that carried the precision of a player who has spent two decades refining his craft. The finish was timely but in all fairness, that winner was all Messi. Yet the defining image of Argentina's latest masterclass of resilience wasn't that cross, it was that relentless swarm at the England goalmouth. For 20 minutes and more, Argentina kept converging on England's crowded defence, mounting wave upon wave of attack until they cracked and collapsed. Throughout that onslaught, one thing was clear - defeat was simply not an option for Argentina. Modern football increasingly speaks the language of tactica...