Players Of The Future?

Paz, Mastantuono, Echeverri blah balh

Montoro is right up there with them and for me better than Echeverri.

 

twitter said the first half argentina missed 5 chances and changed the whole team in the second half

but we're also seeing a pattern with placente

 

Yeah I didn't watch this one but American fans said they were lucky not to be losing in the first half fwiw. Still cool though. Maybe Chiqui is mufa.

 

I didn't mind Paz or Garnacho because both have some connection with the country, but Tresoldi doesn't give me the same vibes.

Besides, is it really that necessary? Julian, Lautaro, Lopez, and Panichelli, plus some others that I'm forgetting and some others that could appear out of nowhere like Panichelli did. I would understand a little more if it were a LB or RB, where we lack depth

 

Plot twist on South American u17 championship, last week Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 to topped their group but they lost 3-0 to Colombia in semi and Argentina eventually beat Ecuador 3-1 today and reached the final

 

Anyone following him?

🚨🇦🇷 Mateo Del Blanco has a release clause into his contract at Union, where 22 year old left back has been doing excellent.

Several European clubs are keen on signing him. pic.twitter.com/hocS4HDsyb

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 18, 2026

 

He was the player who impressed me most at the U-17 WC last year. Albeit the rest of the bunch were pretty mediocre. Has very good technique for a left back.

 

The u17 lost and again finished the game throwing punches like in the Brazil game.

Kids that have no control of their emotions and can only answer with violence to frustration. Nothing more than a reflection of what has been happening in our society in the last few decades.

What is worrying is that such incidents have became more frequent in our youth categories over the last few years, I wonder if the grown ups in charge of these boys are doing anything to stop this trend.

 

3-0 to usa
3-0 to brazil
4-0 to colombia / 3 reds

lose finals and tournaments

hire mascherano, hire another dt who has the winning gene to fail

clearly they are doing something right there and are preparing the pibes to be successful

or maybe they like to take pictures with tapia, messi, de paul and parades under an umbrella in ezezia imagining that 8th world cup star they will win

imagine looking up to the president and knowing they to can be something like that some day

 

Youth tournament success never go hand in hand with senior level success because most players doesnt peak until their early-mid 20s.

Its more about having experience playing to defend your country at young age.

Other than Messi , ADM & Aguero (2021) ,none of Scaloni's squad have any significant success at youth level.

That said our u17 attitude has been bad during this tournament , it seems that AFA is clearly busy and only care about milking as much $$$ from Messi retirement tour. Hiring competent manager isnt a priority.

Placente proof to be always folding when it really mattered. Bielsa at least won Olympics with 17-0 records.

 

I'm obviously being sarcastic because you would think the professionals and the adults would have the kids in check, but apparently no, we can't even depend on the 40 year old plus adults in charge to set an example

 

When they watch the likes of Romero and Martinez is it any wonder they lack any sense of discipline and self control. Disgusting behaviour.

 

Well, there are very different models in Messi and Alvarez at the same time. We should think about why they choose to follow those other examples (my guess is because it's the more normalized behavior in the inmediate social environment in which they grow up).

 

Armani getting injured created another good GK