According to AFA, these are the top 24 players in Argentine futbol. http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/1...-(Según-AFA,-Los-Mejores-de-La-Historia).html Diego Armando Maradona Federico Sacchi Felix Loustau Antonio Sastre Hugo Orlando Gatti René Orlando Houseman Carlos Bianchi Ernesto Grillo Norbertop Doroteo Méndez Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino Angel Amadeo Labruna Ricardo Enrique Bochini Jorge Luis Burruchaga Mario Alberto Kempes Silvio Marzolini Enrique Omar Sívori Ubaldo Matildo Fillol Daniel Alberto Pasarella Natalio Agustín Pescia Amadeo Raúl Carrizo Diego Pablo Simeone Américo Tesorieri Bernabé Ferreyra Gabriel Omar Batistuta I don't know about the old timers, I mean, maybe somebody who's a lot older than me can comment on why Pescia is there and not Lazatti, or why Loustau is there and not Moreno. But from the later players, the ones that surprise me are Bianchi, Burruchaga and Simeone. Sure they were good, but I can think of others that were better. Also there are some notable missing players, old timers like Pedernera, Corbatta, Di Stefano, and more recent players like Ardiles, Bertoni, Caniggia, Redondo, Ruggeri. Anyway, it seems controversial to me. Who came up with this list, Grondona?
Definitely an interesting list but as ASF pointed out, some interesting inclusions and exclusions. Without knowing the criteria one can only assume it was a matter of combined factors. Were the successes in the domestic league weighted any more than accomplishments made elsewhere? I was pretty surprised to see Burruchaga over Ruggeri as I consider the latter to be the much better player while not taking anything away from Burruchaga. Bianchi I really have no problem with especially when you look at this goal scoring record wherever he played. Of course if we can throw Bianchi's coaching accolades into the mix then to me it's a no-brainer.
Es una lista interesante aunque extraña debido a que no parece haber un criterio claro. Burruchaga, Gatti o Simeone fueron buenos jugadores, pero hubieron otros mucho mejores y más legendarios. Personalmente, si hubiera de elegir 24, escogería a (excluyendo jugadores activos): PO CARRIZO, Amadeo PO FILLOL, Ubaldo DF MARZOLINI, Silvio DF PASSARELLA, Daniel DF PERFUMO, Roberto DF RUGGERI, Óscar MC ARDILES, Osvaldo MC BOCHINI, Ricardo MC CORBATTA, Omar MC DI STÉFANO, Alfredo MC GRILLO, Ernesto MC LOUSTAU, Félix MC MARADONA, Diego MC MONTI, Luis MC MORENO, José Manuel MC PEDERNERA, Adolfo MC PEUCELLE, Carlos MC REDONDO, Fernando MC SASTRE, Antonio MC SÍVORI, Omar DL BATISTUTA, Gabriel DL FERREYRA, Bernabé DL KEMPES, Mario DL LABRUNA, Ángel Pudiendo ingresar además: MC GARCÍA, Enrique MC ORSI, Raimundo DL MASANTONIO, Herminio DL SANFILIPPO, José
I'm tempted to think that this is a starting point and not a best of all time selection. Leaving out key figures would seem appropriate so that they can be included in later years. Allowing for fans to petition for their inclusion all the while raising awareness for this new institution (hall of fame) in Argentine soccer.
