That’s an awful move. They are dead last in the EPL. I’m not sure how this is a good move. Hopefully, he simply says no to the move.
Well, it looks to be a done deal. He is flying into the UK for his medical. A really strange move for one of the better prospects from home.
There's 2 promising Argentinian LBs that are playing in Elche CF in Spain who are last as well in La Liga. It's not good for our hearts rooting for Elche's and Southampton's survival from relegation
Golazo put out their annual list of the Best Young Argentineans (born after January 1999). #1 & #2 are no surprises. 50. Nicolás Fernández Mercau (Left Wing Back) Elche 49. Alejo Véliz (Centre forward) Rosario Central 48. Lautaro Blanco (Left Back) Elche 47. Alexandro Bernabei (Left Back) Celtic 46. Benjamín Domínguez (Winger) Gimnasia 45. Valentín Barco (Left Back) Boca Juniors 44. Matías Palacios (Attacking Midfielder) Al Ain 43. Agustín Giay (Right Back) San Lorenzo 42. Rodrigo Villagra (Defensive Midfielder) Talleres 41. Santiago Hezze (Central Midfielder) Huracan 40. Pablo Solari (Forward) River Plate 39. Federico Gattoni (Centre Back) San Lorenzo 38. Julián Carranza (Striker) Philadelphia Union 37. Bruno Zapelli (Attacking Midfielder) Belgrano 36. Luis Vázquez (Striker) Boca Juniors 35. Julián Fernández (Winger) Velez Sarfield 34. Ezequiel Bullaude (Attacking Midfielder) Feyenoord 33. Matías Galarza (Central Midfielder) Genk 32. Juan Sforza (Central Midfielder) Newell's Old Boy 31. Valentín Gómez (Centre Back) Velez Sarfield 30. Luka Romero (Attacking Midfielder) Napoli 29. Mateo Retegui (Centre forward) Tigre 28. Gastón Ávila (Centre Back) Royal Antwerp 27. Matías Soulé (Winger) Juventus 26. Cristian Medina (Central Midfielder) Boca Juniors 25. Nicolás Castro (Centrla Midfielder) Velez Sarfield 24. Luca Orellano (Winger) Velez Sarfield 23. Esequiel Barco (Attacking midfielder/Winger) River Plate (loan from Atlanta) 22. Luca Langoni (Forward) Boca Juniors 21. Aníbal Moreno (Defensive midfielder) Racing Club 20. José Manuel López (Striker) Palmeiras 19. Tomás Cuello (Winger) Athletico Paranaense 18. Santiago Simón (Midfielder) River Plate 17. Giuliano Galoppo (Attacking Midfielder) São Paulo 16. Exequiel Zeballos (Winger) Boca Juniors 15. Equi Fernández (Defensive Midfielder) Boca Juniors 14. Facundo Farías (Forward) Colón 13. Fausto Vera (Defensive Midfielder) Corinthians 12. Alejandro Garnacho (Winger) Manchester United 11. Facundo Buonanotte (Attacking Midfielder) Brighton 10. Leonardo Balerdi (Centre Back) Marseille 9. Máximo Perrone (Defensive Midfielder) Velez Sarfield (sold to ManCity) 8. Carlos Alcaraz (Central Midfielder) Velez Sarfield (to South Hampton) 7. Alan Velasco (Winger) FC Dallas 6. Alan Varela (Defensive Midfielder) Boca Juniors 5. Nehuén Pérez (Centre Back) Udinese 4. Facundo Medina (Centre Back) Lens 3. Thiago Almada (Attacking Midfielder/Forward) Atlanta United 2. Enzo Fernández (Central Midfielder) Benfica 1. Julián Álvarez (Striker) Manchester City Honorable mentions that did not make the list; Franco Carboni (Center-Back) Inter Milan Valentin Carboni (Midfielder) Inter Milan Nico Paz (Attacking Midfielder) Real Madrid Gianluca Prestianni (Winger) Velez Sarfield
🚨🇦🇷 Barcelona tiene MUY avanzada la llegada de Lucas Román para el filial.La idea es que la joya de Ferro de tan solo 18 años juegue cedido en La Masía.Vía @joaquimpiera. pic.twitter.com/3pzxSpUAR5— Ataque Futbolero (@AtaqueFutbolero) January 11, 2023 I don’t understand why any youngster at 18 will want this move. Barcelona are interested… for you to play in their B team. Why not just loan him out to another La Liga side. Might as well stay home and continue to hone in on your craft. There have been a number of our players who have gone to Barcelona’s B team and they vanished. Do you really want to play with a B team for 3 years when you’re 21? By 18-19 you should already be knocking to be a regular on the first team. Stay away, at all costs.
3 goals and 1 assist in 27 games, that's not exactly setting the world on fire. But he is going to be playing for the U-20 team in the upcoming South American U-20 Championships (January 19 to February 12). But I agree, what this kid needs is regular playing time to build up his Game. If he goes to Barca, he will be assign to Barca reserve squad, and could get lost. Insane. He'd be so much better off staying in Argentina and coming up thru the ranks.
🌟🇦🇷 Giuliano Simeone, con 20 AÑOS, fue elegido por los hinchas de Zaragoza como el MEJOR JUGADOR de septiembre, noviembre y diciembre. pic.twitter.com/uZ8qqVjexQ— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) January 13, 2023
Facundo in focus. 👀 pic.twitter.com/TVOkurrttg— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) January 13, 2023 Looking forward to his development. He definitely went to the right club for improvement.
Agustin Almendra is going to Spain to Rayo Vallecano. Good stable club from what I'm seeing. Hope he does well. https://www.infobae.com/deportes/20...trato-con-un-club-europeo-como-jugador-libre/
Madrid are also fighting for his services. I just hope they let him stay at Velez for at least another year or two. Going to Barcelona’s B is going into the abyss. 🚨🎖| Barça have indeed shown interest in Argentine talent Gianluca Prestianni, but they'll have to pay his €12M release clause. [@MatteMoretto] #fcblive pic.twitter.com/3PYdYJVYD1— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) January 16, 2023
Interesting read on Gino Infantino. https://www.tycsports.com/seleccion...-y-rechazo-a-river-y-villarreal-id487637.html
The squad for the SA U-20. Overall, a strong squad with some noticeable absences (would've been nice to have Garnacho for this, AND why were Carlos Alcaraz, Facundo Farias or the Carboni brothers not called up?? we have talent in the U-20 program, but not all are part of the Albiceleste U-20) Names to keep an eye for me in this tournament are Gino Infantino, Facundo Buonanotte and Nico Paz. And, I want to see how Mascherano coaches - we stroke gold with Scaloni
Farias turns 21 this year, I think Alcaraz too? For the Carboni brothers, they probably just weren't released by their clubs. Oh and Farias is injured anyway. He tore his ACL.
Plus clubs aren’t forced to release players for the Sudamericano Sub-20. We often see bigger name players miss these tournaments. If Mascherano had it his way, players like Garnacho and Soule would be there
The most hype is around Facundo Buonanotte, who is being compared to the "usual suspects" type players. My buddy has connections to Madrid, said that they are very excited about Nico Paz. I've never seen most of these young guys play, so it will be exciting. AND, the Albiceleste are on a roll right now. So let's keep it going
I’ve never understood how clubs did not have to release European based players. Isn’t the Sub-20 a FIFA tournament and the qualifiers are connected to the tournament?
I never understood it either. I know from reading the German forum that German clubs hardly ever release their young players bc (I'm guessing) they don't have to. So, I don't think that clubs have to release youth players - there is probably a lot of "grey areas" that the clubs can use to deny the release.
I’ll be interested in this tournament. There is some hype with a few of these names. Nothing official just a speculation of who will play and start: 1615866397397028864 is not a valid tweet id
Clubs don'have to realise players for this tournament, I guess the decision is made on wh I'll follow it on here, don't think anyone is showing tv coverage of it in the UK, not that I'm aware off anyway.
Would be nice if we can get the coaching appointment for the u20 given to those with the right credentials. There are plenty of coaches with this in Argentina working as club managers.
Franco Carboni is going to Monza in Serie A on loan until June 2024. An upgrade from Cagliari BENVENUTO Franco Carboni 🔥⚪️🔴#ACMonza #Monza #WelcomeCarboni #FrancoCarboni pic.twitter.com/WfF0uMNBq9— AC Monza (@ACMonza) January 24, 2023
. . . nobody loves Mascherano more than me, but he may not be ready for a head coaching position. He might be able to improve after spending time on the bench as an assistant, but he is not showing much right now. There is way too much talent in our youth system to be getting these types of results. Aimar is also a member of the senior side as an assistant, so maybe him
I haven’t been able to watch the matches but from my understand Masche is trying to have the team play some Barcelona styled football? Scrap that nonsense. We all saw what happened to the Gallegos in Qatar. Not only that but there is needs to continuity from the U-15s to all the way to the senior side, we play a similar brand of football. Continuity is the key.
I'm worried he's teaching them a different style to what they may experience with the seleccion in due course. Then again they will mature and be adaptable anyway. The match against Brazil. Incredibly disappointing. Missed a penalty, hit the bar and missed a couple of very good chances. If di Lollo is one of the best CBs at his age in Argentina it's a very poor age class for CBs. He has been consistently poor. He's far behind what Perez was at the same age. Another penalty given away as well. Masche is doing the exact opposite of Lionel. Playing players out of position. Perrone should be at the base of midfield for instance. Play Paz and Buonnanotte together to create more. The mission is clear now. Win the last two games and hope Colombia do not beat Brazil. There's still a chance. Whatever happens Mascherano needs to be removed and work in some academy or junior club before trying again.