Their defence is usually the solid part of the team. But too much of that team is dysfunctional. Either it's composure or it's cohesion or something else. It's like when you see a club team who are being managed terribly.
They certainly have the talent and you'd expect with a coach of Sampoli's excellence he'd get it right but that hasn't seemed the case. He needs to trust the better players in the squad to get it done and not try winning the world cup with these no name brands. Messi has shown at Barca that as long as he has the right supporting cast giving him the right support he'll get rid of teams in a hurry.
Usually overlooked, Argentina were awful enough to go out in the 2014 WC group stages, Messi had to bail them with 4 goals in 3 games (3 of them game winners and the other the equaliser vs Nigeria) in a group with Iran, Bosnia and Nigeria.That was hilarious to watch. Huge game, need to win. Let's concede a goal from a long ball and pin ball headers. They'll go out of the group stages at the WC f they're such a brittle team.
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WC qualification is worth more than the CL.Used to, even more than a treble
I remember the Iran game, they should have lost that one. Iran missed some crazy chances.
Wasn't Germany close to being eliminated by Algeria? Those games happen for each team almost. What matters is to get through them. Russia won't be different. The winner will have moments like that as well.
Talking about Trebles, maybe we can ask around Milan if they think a treble is worth more than winning La Liga.
I dont get this logic, so does that mean he was failing Argentina before?
No one not named Messi has scored for Argentina in 11 months
Is this true? That's ridiculous.
Not counting friendlies, yes - not since November 16, 2016
Maradona would piss it in 2017. No one would be allowed to touch him. Let's calm down about Messi finally doing what Maradona did with knobs on.
Finished 3rd in CONMEBOL, top 4 automatically qualify
That’s absolutely amazing and horribly sad in equal measure. What a player. What a regression from the other star players. They were World Cup runners up!
It epitomizes the dysfunctional AFA and bottlers that played for Argentina. Plus, it's a reminder that you cannot win it on your own
Really?
Different era's and different players, they'd both shine if the era's were reversed. The gap is very minimal.
Different style of player. Messi more of a final third roaming playmaker and forward whereas Maradona game wasn't as geared towards goalscoring he was more of a pure 10.
To that extent ? It doesn't happen often tbh.
Wow. Just checked. They played 6 games in that period scoring 5 goals. How can a team blessed with so much attacking talent be this dependent on one player even if it's Messi.
The rest have been crap, coupled with terrible coaching
I agree that he is an f-ing chicken....A hatrick in qualifying to qualify after you and your crew were floundering does not a G.O.A.T make.
