Argentina Squad of 23 for the World Cup Pt.III Los Gnocchis del 29 Edition

remember taiwo is a great attacking left back but he is a disaster defensively. we all complain about heinze, but remember el gringo started over taiwo at the end of the season at left back

 

I just cant wait till it kicks off. I hope there is a balance on the team, and hope to see it coming up on Saturday!

 

I guess the 3 man attack is not written in stone just yet. Maradona does not want to reveal what his starting line up because Nigeria may catch wind of it and prepare for them lol.

 

lol i feel like a little kid on christmas eve. i will be too nervous to enjoy our match, but tomorrow should be fun. seeing mandela on the pitch before the match should create an epic atmosphere

 

If maradona decides to not start Higuain then Argentina is screwed. If not for Higuain, Tevez wouldn't have been as mobile in the last friendly. Playing Tevez and Messi up front is absolutely fruitless, if anything, Tevez must only serve to feed the forward and Messi. Jonas may provide essential movement up the right flank but he's no wingback like Sorin. Hopefully the defense will maintain composure and order.

 

higuain is going to start. he scored three goals in training the other day and had another yesterday. no other striker has been as productive

 

Guys, somebody on RM forums asked about Jonas playing as a RB. Wasn't the Russia game he played at that spot?

 

has anybody been watching the goltv 2010 reports? i only watch the one with Ray Hudson in it because I love listening to the guy anazlyze things, on the one tonight he said "if Diego maradona gets his chemistry right , this wonderful Argentina front line could be like a steam roller rolling down hill and wreck everybody they could be UNSTOPPABLE". I cracked up when he said that haha, he also said he thinks Milito should start instead of Higuain because of the form he's been in, but to be honest im equally fine with either of them starting, and the other can come on as a sub.

 

It's a great lineup, and on the pitch it might function more like this:

Romero
Jonas-Demi-Samuel-Heinze
Mascherano-Veron
Messi-DiMaria
Tevez-Higuain

I would have preferred Burdisso or Clemente over Heinze (who really worries me), but otherwise no complaints.

 

I have no problem with Heinze if we have a back line of 4. He seems to be in good form lately. He just needs to clean up his act a little, so he doesn't give up silly free kicks.

 

Maradona using new Jabulani ball shows the world who is still the true Jedi Grand Master:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGTOGG4o_eU&feature=popt00gb12"]YouTube- Quem reclamou da Jabulani? Maradona dá espetáculo com bola da Copa![/ame]

The Messi-ah. Interesting articles on the great Leo Messi:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wo...-boy-lazy-suburb-turned-global-superstar.html

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/the-messi-ah/

 

As bad as he has been lately for Argentina, I am hoping that he is the type of player that will step up his game to the World Cup level, and find his form of the 2006 WC in Germany. Remember how solid he was then?

 

I've come to realize that Heinze, with all his evident flaws, is one of those players that are part of the inner fibres of any NT. I definitely think he steps up a notch when playing for the shirt although sometimes his bravado lets Argentina down. But I think he has come to a point in his career where he feels he's been an accomplished player for club and country for over 10 years and he seems to knows his place in this team very well.

He is prone to making mistakes like the one Moishe noted (he should have defo been sent off that day against Mexico) but he is also such an inspirational force for his teammates. He is also no slouch at heading. He is also tactically aware. If he has to chase the opponents in the open space, it's either a goal or a red card but let's hope we are not exposed in the counter.

Love him or loathe him, Heinze is a starter in this team hands down.

 

Argentina 2010 Fifa World Cup

Can we start discussing everything about the team during the WC here?

 

Re: Argentina 2010 Fifa World Cup

which one? thats what i was lookin for?

 

Argentina vs Nigeria June 12 2010 [r]

Let's hope he turns out to have a cak World Cup.

There are some players who play average for their clubs but step it up for their national side et vice versa. Heinze is one as is Jonas.

Let's hope we pummel Nigeria and strike fear into our opponents.

 

Argentina vs Nigeria June 12 2010 [r]

I hope we kick ass today!

If Messi's found his groove and Veron keeps up with the team, we can have a pretty good match here.

 

how does a team like greece make the world cup lol? this just proves that euro qualifying is a joke