Argentina 2 – 0 Angola

I watched the first half the team looked good. I would call this our very most conservative defensive line-up. Might be a good one against the Ivory Coast but not so good against the European teams. We will need more ofensive players to score and more speed upfront.

Why haven’t our strikers scored? The game isn’t being telecast in India so I can’t see it…I am worried that Crespo and Saviola haven’t scored. How are they playing?

Why the heck isn’t Tevez playing?

Who’s playing now? Any substitutions?

Hey give us an update . Who is in?

Messi proved when he entered the game he has to start in the world cup. I dont know where Pekerman sees Maxi Rodriguez starting. Or what the hell he was thinking when he didnt bring Zanetti and put Burdisso over there.(unbelievable)

saviola scores more for the NT

tevez scores alot for corinthians

but seems to not score that much for argentina thats prolly why saviola was chosen for this FREINDLY

Check my previous post for updates.

and messi is injured and they dont want to aggrivate the problem

thats why he did not start

maxi is an awsome player too

How was Crespo? – Tip for the big betters – top scorer without a shadow of a doubt.. Quiet now.. will unleash in the World Cup – PROMISE!

I was very pleased with the game as my number one concern for this team is defense and they really shut down Angola. Pekermen went for defense over Offense and I think this is how he will be in the tounrnament. Put in a defensive lineup and if we score batten down and if we dont you sub in some more offensive players early in the second half. I still think he might pay a 3 3 3 1 in the World Cup.

Scalloni was subbed in for requleme and let me tell you it was alot better for argentina defensively. Angola could not do anything with the bull playing dfensive mid.

long live the bull

Scaloni had a great game

(look at the pass to messi that set up that amazing opportunity)

This is great !
Argentina defence had been strong, that’s the most important thing !

[...] Argentina 2 – Angola 0 The result wasn’t what a hardcore Angola fan like myself would have wanted, but in the end the team played with pride and gave itself a few opportunities to get on the board. Maxi Rodriguez and Juan Sorin notched the goals for Argentina. Also worth noting that Lionel Messi and Gabriel Heinze both saw action as they continue to work their way back from injury. [...]

does anyone know were i can watch the highlights of the game?

I keep telling guys, Crespo is aint worth a shit. I cannot belive Pekerman selected him over Aguero. It could have been easily 4-0. Crespo sucks.

Why didn’t he start carlos tevez??! does he have an injury or a fallout with the coach or something? Saviola is no where near as good as Tevez. If peckerman thinks he can pull this shit in the finals, he’s definitely gonna lose! saviola WAS outstanding at the junior world cup; tevez IS outstanding right now. peckerman must be delusional if he thinks that saviola can repeat his junior world cup form. get REAL peckershit.

The 2 goals came from set-pieces right? Angola are terrible at defending free-kicks! I was glad that Argentina couldnt score in open play though. It was a good match guys. Good luck at the World Cup!

yah why the fu#$ isnt tevez starting ….pekerman better not fuck up and not play tevez in the world cup…Tevez is the best player on this team i just dont understand why he doesnt get any props….

First of all putting Scaloni in was just a waste of time. (hes a shoemaker) Second Tevez really needs to start for either crespo or saviola does not matter he need to be on the field. Third Messi needs to be on the field also injury/no injury/in a wheelchair doesnt matter. Fourth Aimar should be starting also. If i was Aimar and they threw me in at the last 20 mins of each game to try and save the team i would take off my jersey and tell pekerman to shove it up his ass.Fifth they have to teach PATO how to clear the ball.

Overall Argentina outclassed Angola. Angola should look at the bright side though their goalie stopped it from being 5 – 0.

Good warm up game overall.
Crespo missed a lot, but thats OK. Gary Linekar always wanted to miss goals in warmup games so his quota of missed chances are over. Hope the same will be true for Crespo.

Pato was a horror show. I have no clue why he has to play always. Does anyone from Argentina know if he is married to Pekerman’s daughter?

The most sublime moves came when Aimar, Messi, Tevez were pulling it togther. Those 3 should play together. I am not saying they should play, but their chemistry seems to work.

Other than that Sorin was excellent. Ayala was so composed. Heinze was good too. Messi is sharp. And above all as I have always said, Cambiasso and Mascherano must play together.

Sometimes I think so many players get injured, can’t that happen to Abbondanzieri?

Andre: The two goals came from fantastic Sorin crosses. Sorin was man of the match.

Messi, messi and MESSI … he was great!! i was feeling kind of sleepy before he came into game but after that so many nice moves.

Abondanzierri had some mistakes, i dont how they are going to trust him for real games.

and finally CRESPO … hey man, U R a SUCKER … just go to hell … he was slow he lost a lot of opportunities… damn if he wasnt in, somebody else could finish the game 6-0!!! he was also gready, few times he could pass the ball to messi n it was deffinite score but he prefer to ruin it himself. U AINT just BATISTUTA! u never ever be! just take out the number 9 shirt, u dont worth it!

Just want to see MESSI play for 90 minute. he is gonna kill em all!! cant wait till June 10!!!

yea there were no set peice goals

just two awsome goals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3c0gkvC0O0

Pato played bad; Crespo wasn’t to impressive. Aimar was great, but as I usually say on this blog, he can’t be on the field at the same time as Riquelme. So, Aimar coming on as a sub, I think, is a real possibility.

Hummm….does anyone agree with me on this ? I think they are too similar/slow style to be on at the same time. This is unfortunate, because Aimar was great, but I don’t think Riquelme won’t start in the middle.

Anyone agree ?

Other points: Scaloni was o.k…..he reminded me of Gatuso a little bit (just a little !!!)…he should not play though. Tevez looked great, as did Messi. Maxi was great too. Sorin was awesome. Riquelme did well too. Saviola was o.k., crespo was basically non-existant. Crespo has been corrupted by EPL style football.

I am trying to be positive you guys, but I dont like the fact that we only scored 2 goals. I was hoping for at least 4. anyways i haven’t watched the game so, I can’t judge. Other than that i still believe we will have the Cup this time. You guys I have a question. Is it true that if we win this time we get to keep the cup( I heard it somewhere do not know if its correct or not) enlighten me

Holy Mother Of Lionel Scaloni’s Grandmother. You suckers are taking the p**S* IM GETTING FED UP WITH YOU CUSSING CRESPO. I admitt the last few games he has been off key, but that don’t mean he isn’t worthy of being given a starting place come the world cup! HE IS A BIG GAME PLAYER. HE DOES IT ON THE BIG STAGE. FOR SOMEONE WHO UPSTAGED THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN THE BIGGEST CLUB GAME OF THEM ALL.. HE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT, WORLD CLASS!

How dare you launch blistering attacks on him, who are you to judge his qualitys, you dont know ANYTHING, i’ve followed him for YEARS UPON YEARS! HE WILL DO IT IN THE WORLD CUP – I WILL BE BACK TO SHUT U ALL UP – PROMISE YOU THAT!

PRICKS – THE FU***NG LOT OF YOU WHO CUSS AT CRESPO – WA*NK**S!

MUPPETTS!

SUDDHI:
You’re mouth is bull shit Man,
You don’t know football if you compare Crespo to Aguero, we don’t need people like you, just read and the learn before talking shit. Crespo is THE MAN.
He does not care about friendly games. Under pressure, he’s the best striker in Argentina. Aguero is too young, he never played in europe, I think you only watch Argentine or Brasil leagues, those leagues are weak defensively.

Addy take a chill pill. Crespo is one my favourites and is an important part of the team regardless of what others think who quite clearly have never seen play before last night.

No need for the swearing. I will back up Crespo but not in that manner!!

Bati comments are based upon what he saw last night. He doesnt know what Crespo is capable of.

Wamdiego your wrong, Crespo cares whichever argentina game he plays in. Last night it didnt go his way, but what you got to remember, he has not played regularly under mourinho this season.

A player that is a definite in the team for me. He can score at any time in a match.

im thinkin of puttin tevez n my dream team but i wondered if it was worth it? what does evry1 think

No, Pauleta will get goals in the tournament, let me down in the euros, gota go with him – trust me!

I saw the game. It was shown on GOLTV here in Los Angeles.
Angola played well for the first 15-20 minutes. They even scared Abbondanzieri with a good low shot in the 5th minute.
IMO, the man of the match was Maxi. Great technique, great goal. He gave Saviola a great pass that the conejito pilfered. Another shot of his hit the post. He defended very well. Awesome! I rarely watch Atletico de Madrid games, so I was not too aware of Maxi. Pleasent surprise.
Riquelme let me down. I am becoming pessimistic. Nothing really good out of him. I am starting to think we don’t need him. Tevez once said that he can either play as a #10 midfielder or as a forward. We would do better with him in the 10 position, imo. Crespo did very well also. He had a good run down the left and he had some good head flicks that almost found the team mate. Saviola? Hmm. Not convinced. Tevez is better.
Scaloni sucks. Bad technique.
Abbondanzieri: he sucked with his poor foot passing skills and his new technique of catching balls called the “facial”.

Imagine this line up;

Crespo

Messi

Tevez

Maxi Lopez

Cambiasso Mascherano

Sorin Heinze Ayala Burdisso

who knows at which time the match against Saudi today , please let tell me !

Omar, there will be no match against Sadui.

..Saudi,that is..

Argentina going to new world champions

Rune,
thanks 10 days agon i have seen that there will be a match against Saudi arbia on june 4th , but they have calceled it i think
http://albicelestes.com/matches/

thanks again

Pekerman seems to have dropped the 4-3-1-2 for the traditional 4-4-2. The twist is, instead o playing the classic “enganche” playmaker of Boca, he played Riquelme as the outside left midfielder…but in the classic South American no. 10 style of the 70’s (think Kempes): always hooking behind the forwards. He claims he got the idea from watching Pellegrini play Riquelme in the same way for Villareal. Sorin, the no. 3 left “lateral” defender ran the lines. Because of the open left side, he opted for a “doble 5″ with two center mids, Masche and Cambiasso with Cambiasso scooting in to the left if defending was needed on the left side(in the 70’s, the left wing forward would drop down to cover the open left side). As play morphed back into the 4-3-1-2 it became pretty clear Cambiasso on the left was unneeded and changes were made (put Lucho there!) So the so-called “starting 11″ were the following:

Pato
Cambiasso-Ayala-Heinze-Sorin

Masherano-Cambiasso-
Maxi- Riquelme

Saviola-Crespo

This is the way it’s supposed to look (computer screwed up):

Pato
Cambiasso-Ayala-Heinze-Sorin

Maxi-Masche-Cambiasso-Riquelme

Saviola-Crespo

Please, bring in Palacio!

Forgive me. I’m not used to these things. It seems I put Cambiasso in two spots. That’s because I never saw Burdisso playing!

Here’s the correct “Starting 11″ for Argentina against Angola:

Pato
Burdisso-Ayala-Heinze-Sorin

Maxi-Masche-Cambiasso-Riquelme

Saviola-Crespo

But is this experiment on the left side necessary?