Argentine NT: News, Stats & Players [R]

It's an interesting insight and I agree that refereeing has tightened up on tactical fouling, and outright fouling for sure. I think the biggest influence to the modern changes, and when I say modern I mean more like the last 15 years, is the need for speed and how this has trumped other skill development. I remember the CL game between Inter and Tottenham where a young Gareth Bale owned Maicon the whole game by just pushing the ball past him and sprinting. For me the trend towards prioritizing speed started growing at and around this point. Not saying it was strictly because of Bale but I remember the English pundits drooling over it.


Tonight's probable starting 11

Martinez; Molina, Balerdi, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Gonzalez, De Paul, Mac Allister, Almada; Martinez, Alvarez

Would like to see Nico in to be honest.

 

So we're not using either of these 2 qualifiers to try out some options at RB and LB. Got it.

 

Not sure, lineups often change just before the match. Let's see.

 

Early in Tyc Sports the lineup they put was
Dibu; Tagliafico, Otamendi, Balerdi, Montiel; Nico Gonzalez, Paredes, De Paul, Simeone/Alvarez; Almada/Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez

 

Scaloni and his pragmatism… Cmon, let’s try something new for a change… What is it going to hurt?

 

I love Scaloni, but at this point I do not think Scaloni will try anything new till the World Cup - unless circumstances change his hand.

 

If that is the line up, it's a very dull and unexciting one.

 

Masta is getting the #10 shirt tonight.

 

I think it's a case of Scaloni having something like 95% of his picture complete in his mind, while us fans may think it's more wide open than that.

 

What a boring lineup

 

Very uninspiring selection with the group won. Perfect time to test some fullbacks even try Lopez upfront. Bernabei, Soler at LB Maffeo at RB.

Also Senesi would have been perfect for CB after his excellent start this season. That is our weak area the fullback options and our keepers in the next 2 years need working on.

 

Ota caught under the ball. His performance when Romero isn't there declines.

 

Joke of a yellow card.

 

New guy in the building…

 

Otamendi nor Balerdi have covered themselves in glory early on. I miss Lisandro bad.

Simeone can be doing that stupid shit.

 

Hallo again SM. Mum has been poorly unfortunately had a nasty fall in the Spring not great at her age. Slow recovery. Modifying the house so she can live with us & get about easily.

 

lol at Scaloni starting, Simeone and Gonzalez. Quit joshing around, Lionel!

 

Sorry to hear that, my friend .Wishing your mother a healthy recovery.

 

Thuggish play again from Plata. Paredes could easily have had broken a bone in his foot thanks to the stamp on it. Very sore.

 

Ota gets a straight red. Talk about idiotic defending. Balerdi way out of position.

 

Red for Ota. Poor from Balerdi. Poor from Ota as well Emi was coming out to claim kick the ball away.

 

That was extremely poor from Balerdi, expected much more from him.

Otamendi should be suspended until the end of the WC.

 

Indeed. FiFA should throw the book at him.

 

Foyt for Nico G surely.

The spine of this side is Emi-Romero-De Paul-Messi

Emi is not in the best form and when Romero is absent I am concerned. Ota's performance without Cristian declines. We have to find a CB to replace Otamendi.

Senesi should have been in by now. We could be carrying Otamendi into next summer.

 

Balerdi has looked dogpiss all game. Slow, clumsy and been bullied by Valencia. Even though it’s shit by Ota, that sending off is Balerdi’s fault.