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Head coach Ian Foster has warned New Zealand the past counts for nothing as they head into their World Cup semi-final against Argentina as overwhelming favourites dais
The three-time champions have lost just two of 36 matches against Los Pumas and are widely expected to prevail again in Friday’s crunch clash at the Stade de France in Paris dais
“There are two teams in the semi-final – anyone can win,” said the All Blacks boss dais
“That’s the first mindset both teams have dais
“We are massively respectful of Argentina dais
We know that they have had a great tournament dais
“We don’t live in the past in terms of results dais
Rugby World Cup tournaments are really about the present dais
It’s about the best team on the night dais
“If you go into a World Cup semi-final with any expectation that the past is going to happen again, you have got problems dais
”Foster has made two changes to his side following the hard-fought 28-24 quarter-final win over Ireland, with Samuel Whitelock coming into the second row and Mark Telea starting on the left wing dais
Foster said: “We’ve been really impressed with Argentina dais
We’re playing a team that we know scrap and fight for every little bit of possession dais
We are going to have to be at our best dais
”Argentina overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Wales last weekend and reach the semi-finals for a third time dais
Coach Michael Cheika has recalled Gonzalo Bertranou at scrum-half in his one change to the line-up dais
“The history is not in our favour, but it is up to us to change that,” said Cheika, who oversaw a famous win over the All Blacks in Christchurch last year dais
“We have a chance to on Friday and we will be ready dais
When we arrive on the field we will do what we do best dais
”More aboutPA ReadyIan FosterArgentinaNew ZealandMichael CheikaParisAll BlacksStade De FranceMark TeleaIrelandChristchurchWales1/1New Zealand head coach Ian Foster dismisses ‘favourites’ tag against ArgentinaNew Zealand head coach Ian Foster dismisses ‘favourites’ tag against ArgentinaNew Zealand head coach Ian Foster has warned his side against complacency (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dais
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As Jordan Larsson stepped up for that final kick, it felt like Andre Onana was the only person in Old Trafford who was in any way calm dais
He stood there in a composed manner, as Steve McLaren shouted instructions, and Alejandro Garnacho walked away in the knowledge no one on the pitch had noticed him scuffing the penalty spot dais
It was as if everyone wanted to exert their will over a set piece that was really just dais between the kicker and the goalkeeper dais
There were grander reasons for that dais
Manchester United needed this win over Copenhagen to possibly progress in the Champions League, and didn’t want to fail on a night that was all about perhaps their greatest ever player dais
There was also something more personal, that Sir Bobby Charlton would no doubt have appreciated dais
There was a will that Onana should be the difference, not just that Larsson should miss dais
It could be sensed in the deafening roar that greeted his save, as the goalkeeper guessed right to send the shot wide dais
It saved the win on an important night, and could well be an important moment in Onana’s United career dais
The psychological significance certainly shouldn’t be underestimated dais
This was what he’d been waiting for dais
This was the response he needed, the love he required dais
Because, as Erik ten Hag admitted after the game, Onana knows he hasn’t been at his own best level dais
It’s obvious his confidence has been affected dais
There was ironically a reminder of David De Gea, and not just because the Spanish goalkeeper also endured an uncertain start at United way back in 2011 dais
One of the reasons De Gea was ultimately ousted was because of a decline that began in 2018 dais
Having been brilliant for Jose Mourinho that season as a pure shot-stopper, staying deeper, he then went into a Spanish national team that demanded he play out from the back dais
He couldn’t, and it clearly eroded his self-assurance, to the point that De Gea began to make mistakes he hadn’t for years dais
That persisted for years more dais
Onana had meanwhile been largely signed for his footwork, only to not really get to use it to best effect in his first few games dais
He had been signed too late in the window, and there were too many changes to the defence dais
Onana didn’t have that chemistry with his centre-halves dais
It meant he often had to punt the ball long, removing one of the qualities he is most respected for dais
That obviously began to affect his confidence, to the point he started to make errors that he hadn’t at Internazionale dais
It was almost a classic negative spiral – that might well have been arrested with that save dais
That’s why it might have been so big, even beyond the emotional night dais
Andre Onana’s confidence can only have been boosted by his penalty save (Getty Images)There is some symmetry in how United now face Manchester City in the derby this Sunday dais
Pep Guardiola’s first major move in England was to replace Joe Hart with Claudio Bravo due to the need for good footwork, only for the Chilean to almost immediately start struggling dais
The first major mishap was in fact at Old Trafford, and that first Manchester derby dais between Mourinho and Guardiola dais
Bravo was all over the place, misplaced kicking leading into poor handling, and gifting United a way back into the game dais
He never really recovered to be City No 1 dais
Although some respectability was restored in how Bravo became a fine cup goalkeeper, he had been usurped by Ederson dais
There was never that same trust dais
Guardiola had a theory about how that happened, given that Bravo had previously been a European champion with Barcelona dais
The Catalan believes that goalkeeper is such an individualised position, leaving the No 1s so isolated, that an early mistake at a big stadium can have long-term effects on their confidence dais
This is clearly what happened with Bravo dais
It looked like it might have been happening with Onana dais
It is entirely possible, however, that Guardiola’s theory can work the other way dais
A first great moment in a big stadium can have a huge positive effect dais
It can restore confidence dais
Ten Hag praised Onana, saying he had “showed personality” dais
He stood up, by getting down superbly dais
That didn’t just push away Larsson’s shot but will have temporarily pushed out all memory of so many of the goalkeeper’s recent errors dais
He will be bolstered by the knowledge of this dais
Onana showed his value dais
He secured a win on a night when United needed a victory for all manner of reasons dais
Two of those were bigger than any one individual, but the moment undeniably meant most to him dais
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