Argentine NT: News, Stats & Players [R]

Lisandro Martínez injured, will miss October World Cup qualifiers. https://t.co/tQIrHtv4Pk pic.twitter.com/6TbDKbfmcY

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 29, 2023

I wonder about Messi. Not like we need him against Paraguay and Peru.

 

HA HA HA; I feel bad for Pipita. He got so much hate, but is actually a really nice guy.

I have to be honest, I was a mess after back-to-back Copa defeats and the WC final loss to Germany. I quit on the team the way Messi did. (let's not forget that that happened, we were all frustrated)

 

Pride goeth before a fall.

Let's all remember that we now have a target on our backs. We've always been one of the national teams that most inspires opposition to play their best, but now its even more intensified. I am taking nothing for granted.

 

A hate it when players rush back from injuries. They need to take their time to heal. Licha will be out two months, which means October and possibly the November qualifiers. Messi also need to chill.

 

Soulé is really talented and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. People say he’s a lot like ADM but I don’t know, I see him more as a Coco from his time at Roma.

It tells you that it is important for a youngster to go out on loan and develop rather than ride the bench and get a few minutes of action every other week. I’m looking at Luka right now and wish he just goes out on loan. I hope to see it in December.

 

Next month is the perfect month to try out new people for qualifers. You're always hyped and interested for new people on the team. It's perfect since the team is strong, the opponents are
"less troublesome" and it will give the players who needs rest a good 5-7 weeks rest before we face Uruguay and Brazil.

Soule, Barco, Luca Romero... etc

 

Who the hell is Luca Romero?

But yeah, Barco and maybe Soulé are Scaloni’s radar but I don’t think Scaloni is gonna experiment anytime soon.

 

I'm half italian, I get confused af sometimes. I speak both languages. I think Luca as in Italian luca.

 

Ángel Di María scoring for Benfica vs. FC Porto!pic.twitter.com/teGDkI5eOl

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 29, 2023

 

So Rashford being in LW (and being Man Utd's Golden Boy) and Holjund being the #9, I wonder if Garnacho needs a loan or needs to leave to another club. I don't see Garnacho replacing Rashford anytime soon and even if he starts, he's still very raw that there's flaws in his game as a starter that could see him on the bench again.

 

Alvarez with an awesome free kick goal to tie it up 1-1

 

JULIÁN ÁLVAREZ FREE KICK!https://t.co/BcCzZjQnMl

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 30, 2023

 

Lautaro with the POKER!!

With the form that both Julian and Lautaro are in, it's getting real hard to not justify playing both of them together, considering how versatile Julian is. Maybe something like this might be worth considering

—---------Alvarez----------Martinez
-------------------------Messi
Acuna------MacA------De Paul------Molina
-----------------------Enzo
-----------Otamendi--—Romero
-----------------------Dibu

Also, Barco's perfomances in the Copa Libertadores shows me that he should be in the senior squad or even as a starter. Barco could help do the playmaking and creativity duties on the left side while Alvarez could only focus on just attacking.

 

Hopefully Lautaro & Julian will score in upcoming qualifier, especially at home.

I prefer Lautaro & Julian replacing each other in second half though. We saw how effective Lautaro when he came in against Netherlands & France. Yea I know he forgot to bring his finishing boots at the WC , but he created lots of danger with whenever he came in.

When you desperately need a goal , I dont think Nico is someone who can provides it from the bench. There's Dybala, but he's our most injury prone forward.

 

The top comment on Lautaro recent post...



Maybe its a sign...

 

It would be great for him to play alongside Lautaro to build up chemistry with one another, but Inter doesn't play with natural wingers which might affect Garnacho.

If Ten Hag is willing to play Rashford on the RW (like how he did during the second half in today's game), then I do see Garnacho having a shot to be a starter at LW.

 

Fun fact : Speaking of Mexico imaginary rivalry with Argentina, Lautaro scored his hattrick for Argentina past the Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa. His quattrick yesterday was againts the game GK.

 

The midfield is looking a bit stacked at the moment.

Enzo, Mac and RDP are the obvious trio but,

Palacios is amazing at Leverkusen
Varela is doing well at Porto
Dominguez has started great at Forrest and just scored a cracking goal

Very difficult choices indeed

 

(🌕) Leo Messi will MISS the game against Chicago Fire too. They are aiming him to return against FC Cincinnati on Saturday, the last Inter Miami game before Argentina’s international duty. @gastonedul 🚨🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/JEIvFEVaqD

— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) October 1, 2023

La lista de la Selección Argentina para jugar contra Paraguay y Perú va a salir esta semana.
El lunes 9 es el primer entrenamiento en Ezeiza.
Va a haber tres entrenamientos antes del partido.

— Gastón Edul (@gastonedul) October 1, 2023

 

If Miami loses to Chicago, don't even bother with Cinci imo, the playoff race is over. Then again it's a home game so they will think of the fans.

 

I guess even with the playoff race over, I would still like Messi to get some match fitness vs Cinci so that he's ready vs Paraguay.

Still think Miami has what it takes to beat Chicago and go all the way.

 

I'm sure this isn't official at all but WTF is this!!

To India’s ultimate trump card. 🇮🇳

Happy Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Day. 💙 pic.twitter.com/Q6kQTFvFT5

— AFA India Official (@AFA_IND) October 2, 2023

 

Cmon, Mauro… Kinda making me and @Loco look bad…

great way to make it up.

 

So, ADM appears to have picked up a knock. Maybe Scaloni should give up Soulé a call. I mean, it would be on merit since he is playing well. Would not hurt.

 

Scaloni should be including new players. The last world cup team had their fun. Thanks for the 3 stars. Now it's a new contention, new faces, new opportunities.