Argentine NT: News, Stats & Players 2011-2013 (Part II) [R]

No doubt he was very good, and the symbol of Argentinian football after Maradona's retirement, but with the NT I always thought he underperformed. Somehow, after WC94, he always seemed to go missing during contested matches.

 

Wait, what? You can't be serious! If Batigol underperformed... what do you think about every other player with the NT?!

Two golazo's by Argentine players today. RodriGOL Palacio and Luis Gonzalez.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZWieOjrSk"]Genoa 1 - 0 Lazio - Palacio Goal - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72QV4vm2rhc"]Golo do Lucho Gonzalez frente ao Setubal by www.antesfossefacil.com - YouTube[/ame]

At the moment, I'd love to have Palacio on the NT. He can play on the wings and has experience. I'm not saying start him, but on the bench.

 

It's hard not to get captivated by Lucho sometimes.

The following is a great read from Tim Vickery, little on Bielsa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2012/02/bielsa_bouncing_back_at_bilbao.html

 

Yeah, I saved that to read it a bit later in the day.

For some reason I thought we had a friendly in a couple of days. I thought it was the 9th but turns out to be the 29th.

Good read as well. Heard it before but always great to hear it again.

Barcelona initially unconvinced that Leo Messi would succeed as a pro

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20120206/barca-extract/#ixzz1ldUV1aOd
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20120206/barca-extract/?eref=si_soccer

 

Did you see Palacio's crazy goal against Lazio?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_Ay53ph6I&context=C339197eADOEgsToPDskIR8rKKwTqAY7qtHhArEvud"]Bizarre Backwards Goal - Genoa v. Lazio - YouTube[/ame]

Palacio is having his best season so far in Italy. Not too long ago he scored this thing:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx5PojBf91U&feature=related"]Golazo Rodrigo Palacio - Genoa Vs Napoli - YouTube[/ame]

 

Nice article, thanks. By the way, the comments are very interesting this time, in particular to the coaching deficit in Brazil.

 

Lol I had no idea AC Milan had gotten Maxi Lopez on loan. He just scored vs Udinese.

 

Traca seems like he scored another goal for Everton today. Glad to see him slowly but surely finding his way.

 

Denis has been bled into the side at Everton allowing him time to adjust . Moyes has to be the best manager in the EPL considering the resources he has.

Denis scored his first goal in the FA Cup a couple of weeks ago and this is his first league goal.

He works very hard all game and plays some nice neat flicks and passes and really holds the ball up well and is very good aerially. As one would expect from seeing him with Boca.

He is getting there and adjusted to the pace of the division. Meanwhile remember Gerardo Bruna ? Currently he cannot even get a game with Blackpool.

 

Thanks for the update, I like Stracaqualursi and hopefully he can be an alternative at the centerforward position to Higuain.

 

He's a good player in the target forward position. He's strong and can hold the ball very well. But Argentina doesn't play that way.

 

Yeah, then again Sabella seems to have called up Denis in the past, and probably will call him again, why not Traca? Maybe it's not the time to call him up just yet, when he was playing at Tigre, maybe. but will need to find some form if he stays in Europe and wants to play for the NT.

But you are right about us not playing that way. But he is that type of player is always good to have. Plus he's still young, only 24.

 

Ah yeah I agree. And Denis was really just someone to take up place. He really didn't fit into any plans.

Traca would be a good, different type of striker to have in the team.

 

Great piece by Vickery, giving deserved props to La Selecion de '78.

As a 10 year old kid, i was at the essentially brand new Gigante to watch the pulsating (as a kid, boring) 0-0 draw between Argentina and Brasil.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2012/02/argentinas_class_of_78_deserve.html

 

Great piece but I wish Vickery changed that picture of him that's there. He looks like he's auditioning for the Jersey Shore.

 

He probably did that on purpose. Somebody once wrote, "Hey Tim, you look like a gigolo in your picture" but it was taken down by the mod on the site. He is actually a real funny guy from the Podcasts that I listen to. And yes, it was a really good piece.

 

Nice! Some new faces. Wasn't Campagnaro saying he would accept an Italian call-up; but looks like he got his wish, plus good to see him come back after his car accident from last year. Garay, nice, wanting to see him for some time. Good old Maxi is back, Palacio is deserved. No real issues with the players called up. Would of liked to have seen Gaitán though.

 

Maxi should not come back, he's time with the NT is past.