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I already talked about it in the youth competitions topicWasn't the Netherlands supposed to be one of the top sides? they lost to Japan 3-0
I already talked about it in the youth competitions topicWasn't the Netherlands supposed to be one of the top sides? they lost to Japan 3-0
I already talked about it in the youth competitions topic
This team look very impressive and Aimar has them playing organized possession footy. Great to see, wonder what he will do after the the tournament? Take a gig in the superliga or stay on assisting Scaloni.It was a stroll for Argentina. Cano had a goal disallowed for offside and the Tajikistan penalty was pure fortune. Aimar has these kids playing like the senior side of the early 2000s. They pass in neat triangles, then hit a longer pass and speed the tempo up gradually. They just wore Tajikistan out chasing the ball.
He introduced Palacios and Godoy late on and they quickly scored two with Palacios providing an outrageous roulette pass for Godoy. Orozco impressed out wide doing what all good wingers do attacking the box. Tomas Lecanda of River Plate was also mightily impressive. Outpaced Rustam with comfort, made two neat interceptions, was solid and strong in the tackle and excellent carrying the ball forward and passing it into midfield.
That defensive group of Amione, Lomanaco, Flores and Lecanda look extremely promising following on in the wake of the emergence of Perez, Balerdi, Romero and Foyth as CB prospects after the long dearth of finding CBs of a high ceiling for over a decade for the Albiceleste.
Honestly it's hard to tell. I think if the Euro form Netherlands show up Argentina are going to be facing an uphill battle because the team is completely stacked with talent. Their coach is a knob though and has not really played to their strengths at all. Personally I think the addition of Braaf, along with Taabouni being suspended is a plus for the Netherlands because Hansen is frankly better than Brobbey through the middle and seems to be full of confidence at the moment. They'll be in real trouble if Unuvar stops his disappearing act, too. However, if they resort to longball and the players who are out of form continue I could see guys like Palacios and Zeballos really wreaking havoc on a team that has looked extremely disjointed at the back. Should be a good game either way though.