Argentine NT: News, Stats & Players [R]

I don't understand why Escalante hasn't been looked at. He played well this season imo.

 

I also called for him a few pages back.
Who did he piss off in the AFA to never get called up?

It's really sad we have solid players like Escalante but we waste our time with Meza and others.

 

Menossi deserves to be called up as well. And if you remove the n and the o you get Messi.

 

https://golazoargentino.com/2019/05...past-honduras-in-u20-world-cup-warm-up-video/

 

Tapia mentioned that the official squad list will be released in either Tuesday or Wednesday (not sure if he meant this week or next week) and Scaloni will give a press conference after.

https://www.tycsports.com/nota/sele...oni-es-auspiciosa-lastima-los-lesionados.html

 

Icardi scored meaningless penalty in Inter lost.

He had 13 goals in 17 games one point but finished the season with 16 in 29 games in all competition.

 

Lautaro had a couple chances. One was cleared off the line, the other hit the post.

 

Slight correction, Icardi had 17 goals in all competition. Still averaging 1 goal every 2 games but most of his goals actually came in first half of the season.

Inter should just sell him and put use Lautaro in starting in next season.

 

Lo Celso this season.

 

Another wonderful goal by Tucu. I’d like to see him on the team but that it is doubtful. Perhaps next year.

About 33 seconds in.

 

According to media the list will be:
GK - Armani, Andrada, Marchesin

DF - Otamendi, Pezzella, Funes Mori, Tagliafico, Acuña, Saravia and Mercado OR Foyth (one in, one out).

MF - Palacios, Rodríguez, Paredes, Lo Celso, Pereyra, De Paul, Di María and either nachito Fernández or Meza.

FW - Agüero, Messi, Lautaro (these 3 confirmed). Plus 2 out of Correa, Dybala and Matías Suárez.

Icardi out again (deservedly, he hasn't done anything for the last 6 months).

IMO with these players our best possible team would be...

Armani; Saravia, Otamendi, Pezzella, Tagliafico; Rodríguez, Palacios; Lo Celso, Messi, Di Maria; Agüero.

Yes, I would start Di María as we simply don't have anyone else in that position. And I would start Palacios over Paredes because the latter has been underwhelming lately. Guido Rodríguez should be a starter because otherwise our midfield will be a freeway like in the game with Venezuela. I'd have rather called Ascacibar but whatever... just play someone who is a natural CM there for gods sake.

 

I’d rather take Foyth than Mercado. We need to build for the god damn future. I would normally be okay with taking a vet who can give you a game but Mercado has been shit for a while now.

Every single spot needs to have quality. Last few years we went in with a shit midfield, defense and goal keeper. At least that has somewhat been eradicated.

I’ll tell you what, I’m starting to get a bit excited. We have hope in players like Palacios and Lo Celso, who can give something to the the team unlike the double pivot nightmare that was Masche and Biglia. Our forwards are what they are. Defense could be better but it isn’t a complete disaster as it was in recent memory.

 

Mercado just scares me with his overlapping runs and will never fast enough to get back to his post.

I never like Meza in almost every games I watch him with national team. I'm ok with Di Maria starting even if he's going to breakdown in QF or semifinal (if you make it). If A.Correa does make it to the final list I think he could replace ADM when he's not available. Headless chicken replacing headless chicken aint bad idea.

Midfield is looking much stronger than 2016-2018 period but remains to be seen if Scolani can really build a chemistry between the players. We still looks so disjointed in some of recent friendlies and if we show up like that we might not even make it from group stage. Parades hasnt been impressive in last many games in NT, I certainly wont start him at all.

 

Since none of the key Argentinian players will play in the CL Final (I doubt Gazzaniga, Lamela and Foyth will make it to the CA squad imo), I hope AFA will have another friendly alongside the Nicaragua game to help Scaloni decide his ideal XI.

 

Its sucks that like Zanetti, Garay has always been overlooked. He has helped Valencia to top 4 finish and in Copa del rey final, against Messi. Not only that, but he has helped Valencia to conceided only 35 goals which is less than Barca who conceided 36.

 

For the Nth time... Garay isn't being overlooked. He quit the national team and doesn't want to be called. Literally every coach that came after Sabella gave him a call to try persuade him and he rejected it every time.

 

That's myth , sorry

http://mundoalbiceleste.com/2018/03/29/ezequiel-garay-never-gave-argentina/

 

Well, here it is.

 

So who do you guys think will start against Los Cafeteros?

 

Armani

Saravia, Otamendi, Pezzella, Nico

Midfield. Paredes, Lo Celso, Not Sure Not Sure

Messi and Kun.

 

Obviously you cant satisfy everyone when it comes the final squad list but I'm glad Mercado isnt there any longer. Icardi deserve to be left out thanks to his own antics. I didnt like Mori's performance throughout 2018 qualifier at all and Foyth hopefully will get extended playing time if we really have trust in his quality , especially with the next Copa will be at home and only a year away. We really need regeneration.

Our group is quite tricky although arguable not as hard as some previous Copa where we actually played Uruguay and Chile.

 

If it is Palacios then wonderful. The team will be able to easily transition in the midfield from defense and offense and we can hit teams on the counter, which appears to be our only successful way of playing right now.