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So what do you think the starting lineup is going to be?

Utsari
Javier Zanetti, Martín Demichelis, Burdisso , Gabriel Heinze,
Mescherano
Maxi Gago Lucho

Aguero
Cavenagi

The reason that I say bring in lavezzi is that there are not any other midfielders and Maxi is coming of an injury so i think at about 60 minutes you bring him in the game. If you travel all the way to egypt to play in a freindly than you should play. I also see then second half subs of Cruz and Lisandro for Aguero and cavenaggi at about 60 minutes as well .

Is that the confirmed lineup? I’ve heard rumors that Cruz might actually be starting.

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080326/noticia_53449460559.html

Great article on Kun Aguero. Basically saying that he has become the biggest star in the spanish league already. When messi gets back it appears that Argentina has the top two draws in La Liga. Everyone still think that they should not play together on the national team?

My line up is not confirmed. It could be Cruz instead of caveneggi.

i definately prefer cavi over cruz. cavi is in great form at the moment, plus if we are looking toward the future we must go with cavi. i am very worried about the midfield just 4 true midfield players, since cambiasso is injured why not call a replacement player for instance jonas gutirrez. todd i am going with your line up.

here we go argies fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did the game already start? On ESPN Soccernet it says the game starts at 3pm EST?

yeah the game has started, Lucho wasted a great chance in the first minute. Argentina are playing well so far. Gago also had an open shot, but got deflected.

Cruz is starting over Cagi

And egypt just took their first shot.

You can try your luck below.

http://www3.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=8758&part=sports

Cristian can you post the complete starting lineup please?

Actually, I don’t see it anywhere. Sorry guys, unfortunately I’m at work and can’t watch it online. If anyone is watching can you post it here? I’ll post as soon as I know.

burdissooooooooooooo!!!! almost scored.

–Pato–
Zanetti – Burdisso – Demechelis – heinze

Lucho — Gago — Mascherano — Gago

Aguero — Cruz

I dont know what formation they are using right now, cause i see lucho and maxi playing on the right. gago is playing CM.

hope that helps

anyone knows which US channel is broadcasting the match please ?? Thanks

I’m at work too – and watching it online. he he.

just wanted to make a shout out for Burdisso’s and Lucho Gonzalez’s mullets.

GOLTV spanish and english (i think)

okay not lucho is playing on the left. Gago is doing gooood. Aguero is fast

christian, i am sorry you arent watching it.

it looks like argentina is taking this game seriously. they look determined

CRUZ should have used his head. he could have had a goal.

At the risk of gendering and aging myself — Lavezzi looks like a very attractive peewee herman on the bench.

Messay, I don’t deny they aren’t taking the game seriously, Basile took the big guns with him. How are Egypt looking?

Let me know if the stream is working for everybody.

ahhhh argentina, is playing so so so wonderful. Gago is the man thus far

Thanks guys , it is on goaltv

its ok sofar….misfield is lil weak!

arg looking good!

Keep me updated I have it tvod to watch when i get home.

mannnn i really was hoping cavi would start.

terrible call by the ref on heinze

Agreed, but it makes sense to give the start to Cruz. Cavenaghi will most certainly see some time though.

uhmmm free kick for egypt coming right outside the box.

commentator talking about how Cruz and Aguero are communicating beautifully…

the fans are booing their own team

How’s the midfield looking? How’s the passing game?

i know i am talking too much…

But it looks like egypt has settled down, and the game has calmed. egypt has had some good possesions

THATS OKEY mESSEY…we are excited about ur online commentary…keep’em coming

ohhh wow, what the heck was that??? pato saved a good shot

OMG!!!!!!!!!

Messay we don’t mind one bit. Keep commenting. How’s the partnership between Aguero and Cruz so far?

pato being weird

is the game being streamed online?

alexa what do you think so far?

I think the midfield needs some creativity, gago is the only one controling the attack. i think banega could have helped today, you could see the desperate need for riquelme or aimar.

Aguero is playing tirelessly, cruz seems a bit stationary.

THey are hacking aguero, they wont let him touch the ball.

Gago has played awesome thus far.

Zanetti has had a quite quite game. Heinze is playing well,

Demechelis is playing well. he has had two good headers, but missed both.

the fans are booing their team, i dont understand.

I think –

Without Riquelme they are not as clean and masterful, but quicker and very dangerous (although they haven’t scored yet — that’s important to say)

Lucho is playing well. It’s nice to see Gago take the reigns – he def looks like he wants to accept the responsibility of team leader.

I think that Basile needs to find his next keeper. I mean geesh, if Pato is going to be a nervous Nelly in a meaningless friendly, then we are screwed when the going gets rough (as we have been)

oh yeah — agreed about the midfield, messay

um — are you guys getting the goltv stream on tvu? It just turned into porn. get that off my stream!

That sounds like a decent halftime show to me

on sopcast im using atdhe 1 …thats channel 14249 and its in english and not one of the wacky asian languages lol

ha ha — this will be funny until i can’t get to watch the second half.

ok – normalcy restored – i switched over to goltv in english (on tvu). No more xrated big brother spin off. Not that that’s not interesting.

Yeah, so I guess I shouldn’t be using EST for the updates…

BTW, is the stream looking ok?

it lags a bit but its not too bad

Let us know of any substitutions etc.

the english commentators are quite critical of arg — talking about the lack of creativity. Of course, Ray Hudson is a bigger fan of riquelme than even me, but still– i thought arg looked pretty good.

so far, no substitutions…

I dont think there is an substitution. I really think he needs to sub CRUZ

lol the comentators are killing me “without Messi, without requelme, argentina (i dont want to say are average) but they arent playing like a champion today”

are these guys serious? without riquelme and without messi, argentina beat france.

I say, bring in lavezzi for lucho, and cavi for cruz. move lavezzi on the left flanks move aguero to the right, and let cavi play in the box.

a 4 3 3 what do you guys think?

Saviola was on a tear during the time Arg played France. His “playmaking” capacity was always underrated, I thought.

Yea that makes sense. Basile needs to make a change I guess. Its only a friendly – come on Coco take Cruz off – before 2010 Cruz will 85 years old.

1000 1000 ya regala

ummm this isnt good. egypt is playing well now.

bad call by ref.!!

is it still goalless?!

ok ar is not playing well .
yes it goalless

yeah — arg sort of losing it right now…

hahah the comentators lol

“cruz’ nick name is the gardner, he might as well be taking roots right now, cause thats all his services has been right now”

hahahaha, that was one heck of a line.

awesome pass fro Deme, to AGUERO>

GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL

aguero aguero aguero what a pass, what a control what a finish.

goasl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aguero!!!!!!!!!!!

kun aguero – natural gol scorer

mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn please put cavi in.

wait, i think he is about to come in……….

Describe the goal please. Damn it! I wish I was watching!

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

CAVI is iN.

halleluja

egypt tried to clear the ball and demechelis, passed a long ball from the other half, to aguer, aguero slipped pass the defence, controlled the ball beautifully, 1 on 1 with the goalie, and the goalie came out, but aguer ripped the net with an awesome shot.

Nice, I can’t wait to watch the highlights. This is great. Aguero needs to be a starter for the NT – with a taller striker upfront and drop Messi to midfield. That’d be some formidable team.

ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

man guys, GAGO is absolutely incredible, incredible. he set aguero up wonderfully, but aguero missed.

GAGO GAGO GAGO

ohhh mannnnnn heinze and demechilis collided.

Hey guys is the score still 1-0?

yes ded ee

demechilis — looks like a concussion

ahhhh i hope demechilis is alright, he seems like a tough lion, he must be really hurting to get taken out.

colloccini subbed in for demichelis.

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow

Burdisso just scored a rediculous header

what a delivery by maxi. i didnt know he could cross like that.

hilarious – burdisso gol

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGODDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

Aguero out Lisandro Lopez in

final 4 minutes, i am praying cavi scores,

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Sounds fun . I still think that Aguero can be a poacher but yes it is an option to move Messi back behind the two forwards and maybe just maybe no more riquelme. i still think that Messi and Aguero could be great parteners upfront.

lisandro could have done better with that ball!!

mannnnn this might be a random question, but where does this leaves TEVEZ??????

I am almost certain that saviola is almost out of the picture in regards to the NT, with the emergence of cavi, lopez, aguero….

where does tevez fit in your opinion?

We have too many good players at the moment.
It’s really hard for Basile to make a team when you can make 2 or 3.

great game sound slike we did control it.

Man of the match :
1. GAGO
2. AGUERO
3.HEINZE
4. BURDISSO

Good stuff. Tevez I don’t believe will be a starter anymore. He could be brought an to make an impact but thats about it. Basile has waaay too many options.

As I said a few months back Aguero and Messi are the future upfront. Tevez and maybe caveneggi can be super subs. here is the strating line up with the sub options.

Utsari
Zambrota Demichilis Garay Heizne
Mascerano

Lucho Riquelme Maxi

Messi

Aguero

At half if Riquelme not on and tie socre or losing then in comes Cavengi for Riquelme and you push Messi back. If ahead you sub in Gago for Roman.

It could be that Gago is the emerging starter along with Mascerano in the middle and that Romans days are numbered. It sounds like Gago is making his statements on the field.

hey guys who took the free kicks when we had some ?

maxi did and lucho the corners.

I think Pato time has came to an end tonite.

Here are the goals

Aguero’s 1-0 66min http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=1889836
Burdisso’s 2-0 85min http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=1889861

Gago still has tons to prove before he can be considered along side with Riquelme!

Sk, thanks for the videos. I missed the game because of work. Excellent finish by Aguero. Burdisso’s header was ridiculous.

Cruz should never ever play again for the NT. I respect how he represents Argentina in Europe, but he just doesn’t fit our style of play. Cavenaghi is a much better option.

Lucho was useless, which is unfortunate but not unexpected.

By the way I made a mistake, I thought it was Demichelis that passed the ball to aguero, But it turned out it was infact. BURDISSO. Yes, BURDISSO.

So he had a rediculous goal, and rediculous assist. lol

I thouight Burdisso’s goal was a superb lobbed header and he had all the intention to do what he did.
A brilliant lob.

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Man of the Match? Burdisso Maybe he can play at this level if he is in the center? Biggest worry? Who are going ot be our wing defenders? We need some guys that can push up and cause the other team to worry.

Good work by Basile (since no one remembers the coach), starting with a 4-4-2 for a change, with the laterals pushing down the side lines.
Mascherano and Gago are starting to build a good partnership in the middle.
The first 20 minutes of the second half were the only weak moments for la albiceleste. But Basile made the right possitional changes and the team played the last half hour at high level again.
Lucho can play the enganche but there’s no comparing with Riquelme.
MaxiLopez you wanted to see a formation other that 4-3-1-2.
You got it

River beat Universidad Catolica de Chile 2-0 and stay at the top of their group, but their game leaves a lot to be desired.
Falcao and Abreu are starting to be a great pair of forwards.
Carrizo (I’ll say it again, sorry) is the best GK we have. Check him out.
Not that it makes any difference but the score should have been 2-1.
The Chileans scored a valid goal that was not allowed because of a bad offside call.

On a different note, try to catch the goal by Villa (Spain) to Italy.
A one in a million volley on the angle.

Hi guys.
My internet connection broke down the day before the game….so I was not able to see the game as I was planning to. That made me mad like hell of course, but that is a different story…..I understand from what I read that Argentina did not play a very good game….nice to get a win as always…and an away win against the reigning african champions is a good result. But I really can’t understand why Basile started with Cruz(!). He is a good forward, but he is old and will not make the wc team anyway. Why not start Cavenaghi who has a future??…strange choice! So happy that Aguero scored! He must be a starter from now on. Tevez is just not Aguero’s class, and should be a sub in this team. Burdisso….I don’t care if he scored a great goal….he is mediocre, and is not a player who should be in this team. Same goes for Coloccini, Gabriel Milito, Heinze….they are just not good enough. So we have a big problem in defence, the way I see it. Demichelis is good. Zanetti is not a great defender, but fanatastic going forward….so we need really good defenders. I hope Garay and Gonzalo can be the key men in the future. Gabriel Milito is not the man to trust. Never. He is a big risk. We need really top class defenders, and we don’t have many of them at the moment.
Lucho…is always good in Portugal, but almost never really good with the national team….so I really can’t understand why he is given chance after chance after chance…I really liked that they had to cope without Roman for once. In my opinion Basile gives way too much responsibility to Roman, and we need to find other ways to break down oponents when Roman has a day off(wich he often has in really big games).The game against Brazil last summer is a good example…Roman did not have his best game, and suddenly everything went bad. He took hundreds of free kicks the same way, but they almost never created danger. We need to have a plan B. This is Coco’s biggest problem. He has one idea in his mind how to play football and if we find it hard to break down a defence….everyone gives the ball to Roman…..this is making us vulnerable and easy to predict. We need a plan B…I don’t like that Roman is gonna play in the olympics…that would have been a great chance for upcoming playmakers to be given a chance to shine…in stead he gives the responibility to Roman…..Coco is a weird man.

Roman is given responsibility because he is usually able to carry it. In fact I dont think there is any other player in the world who plays the game as responsibly as he does. Yes in all the games played as a classical enganche he is expected to have a few bad games – but I would rate him for all his good games. I agree about his bad freekicks in the game against Brazil but disagree that he had a bad day because of himself – he was fouled out of the game by the Brazil and the referee failed to protect him. Roman is the fulcrum till the next world-cup so I think he should play the Olympics too.

> wich he often has in really big games

Can you back this up please? Which games? This whole myth was perpetrated by the British soccer tabloids after the missed penalty against Arsenal.

Rune, maybe you’re still upset but Argentina played a very good game, except for the first 15-20 minutes of the second half.
Your post sounds confusing to me or may be I didn’t understand you well.
I think there’s nothing wrong with Basile, considering:
1. There was zero time to prepare the lineup.
2. Basile couldn’t call players from Argentina because their teams are playing twice a week.
3. We were without Messi, Riquelme, Cambiasso and Tevez.
4. We played the double champions of Africa in their house.
5. Basile tried a 4-4-2 formation first and then a double 5 which worked for the first time since WC06.

You say Basile is a weird man, can you be more specific?

The only thing that I’m not sure abouut Basile is that he started Crus over Cavenaghi.

Gabi Milito is like an Ayala fo taking the ball away and is also good at headers but when it comes to passes there both not so good. But still needs to play for the NT.

Burdisso is a good defender and he can play anywhere in the backline and that is why Argentina needs him.

Coloccini got a hell of a lot better since the 06 wc and the friendly against Brazil. He is still pretty young for a defender. He is even inked to Barcelona so he must of improved.

Passing judgement on Heinze now is a bit premature he just came back from injury and he plays for a new team ever since he got that injury for playing at Manchester he has never been the same. After until next season when heinze gets a real break.

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO JAVIER PINOLA?????

Having Aguero and Messi leading the attack is a isn’t a good idea. It never worked having to shot guys up top and it will probabl never will.

If lopez goes to a team like a Chelsea or a Valencia he will be a huge star.

Lucho needs to leave Portugal and either play for a tea in Spain for Italy.

Cavenaghi should stay in France if they make the CL next year.

I don’t want Roman playing in bejing because Valeri can play his position and he can play it really well. He is only 21 and he can show the world he is at Roman level and he is.

Carrizo will take the starting role when he finally plays for Lazio.

HOW IS JOSE SOSA DOING AT BAYREN MUNICH???

Jose Sosa is truely one of the best free kick takers in the world even bettr then Roman.

He needs to be in Bejing no matter if he doesn’t plays for bayren.

Tevez is a really smart player probably the smartest forwrd he have. That is why he needs to be a starter for the NT.

Basile is good it is just he needs to start thinking of 2010.

Franco Di Stano scored for the Reserves that makes it 3 goals and 3 games.

Romario and Bebeto aren’t much taller than Messi, Aguero or Tevez, while they lead Brazil to the world champion, so shall we have faith for our “little” forwards.

OK guys let me get on my sopabox. Basile should play the best 11 as a unit. What i get tired of is everyone saying this guy has to start and they say it about 4 or 5 guys that all play the same postion. If tevez starts then Aguero cant start. Also it is not fair to say that even if messi and Ageuro and tevez are the best plyers that somehow a taller but not as talented player should start in front of them because there is only room for one short skilled guy. This is where basile has to try different things. How many games has he started Aguero and Messi together? I rememember one is all. I still would love to see on the national level Messi playing back becuase of the over supply of forwars that we have. Here is my lineup.

Utsari
Zanetti Demichilis Garay Heinze
Mashcerano
Messi Roman Maxi

Aguero
Cavenaggi

Other teams would fear this line up and have to adjust their strategy. We hae to have more than just one or two players that are a threat to score.

toddutah, that lineup is so offensive its great. Its like Messi taking Aimar’s spot.

Messi in that position should have to play defence on the midfielders too, and that is a “waste” of Messi.

I dont think it is a waste at all On Barcelona he is always getting back to help and if that allows us to play to more forwards then it is worth it on the national team level. Plus teams can not just mark him and Roman out of the game if they have to worry about Aguero and Cavenaggi upfront. I am tired of basile playing two or three offensive players and the rest defense of defensive mids. No wonder some of the better teams can shut us down sometimes. How would they mark a team with Messi and roman as midfielders and flanked by maxi? With still Aguero and cavenaggi ahead of them? Now we make them play to defend us instead of us leaving some of our best players on the bench so that Basile feels comfortable that roman wont have to run?

in the end it was a good game for arg. even though the game was a bit dull the won against a formidable opponent in their house. arg dominated most of the possesion and i was pleased with the players performances. egypt only threatened with zidan who impressed me alot. aguero was awsome, could have scored a second, but oh well. i only wish basile could have brought in the subs earlier. btw is de’michilis ok.

The U.S. soccer team completed plans Thursday to play Argentina in an exhibition game June 8 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

I notice some of our bloggers feel pretty irritated with Basile for what I read.
I believe we lost to Brazil in Copa America because our players chocked when they so the yellow jersey.
Yes, chocked, like it has happened before.
I’m not saying that it happens every time we play Brazil.
I saw Argentina beating Brazil 3-1 and in that oportunity it was the Brazilans who couldn’t get their game going and looked scared to death.
In the last Copa America finals against Brazil, it was our players who lost the game, not Basile.
Same in WC06 against Germany. It was our players not Peckerman.

One word to describe Boca’s performance last night: HUEVOS

Oh yeah and Golazo Batista (not Basile) is a big fan of the 4-1-2-3. He played Banega behind and Sosa next to Roman in that friendly against Guatemala.

I think that someone like Valeri can learn ALOT from playing with Roman, which I think will be great for the future. Just imagine the passing lanes that will open up.

Ok, just to answer…
Maradona:
I like Roman very much, but my point is that we need a backup plan for the games when Roman plays badly or finds it hard to create. I do not like that we are a team who are too dependent on Roman. If the opponents shut down Roman, we are in big troubble….If they manage to take Roman out of the game, they know that Argentina are not half as good. That is my point. We are very vulnerable here. We need a plan B.
I said that Roman has “off days” in real big games….The biggest club games he has played in his career are the two leg semi finals against Arsenal in CL 05/06….What did he do in these games? Very little. Against Inter he was great, but in the following round when thet mey a real top class team from England, he failed to deliver the goods.. And in the biggest game for Argentina..in the quarterfinal against Germany in WC 06…apart from that corner…what did he do? Very little. I think Peker was wrong to sub him, but he did not have a very good game. He was good against the mediocre teams, but not very good against the only real top class team that we met in this WC. And against Brazil in the Copa final…he did not do much…partly because the Brazilians kicked him out of the game, but one good question is: Why the hell did Coco let him take every single free kick when he didn’t create danger with them?? Again…where was plan B? I know he was awesome in the Copa Libertadores last year…And I am happy he was. But that tournament does not hold the same level as the CL in Europe. He was terrific in the Copa America…against the mediocre teams…but when we met a top class team, he didn’t have his best game. So again…my only point is that Roman is not Superman, and we need to find other ways to create danger in the real big games against real top class teams.

Albo:
I said Basile is a weird man based on the fact that he choose Cruz over Cavenaghi and always gives Lucho another chance…I said it just to sum up my post…..I also have to admit that I said it because Basile has picked Roman for the olympics, before I suddenly remembered that it is of course Batista, not Basile who is the olympic coach. Sorry…my bad.
I read on the Mundo Albiceleste web page that Argentina did not play a good game, but maybe the writer there was a bit too negative. So I should maybe have read all the posts here before jumping to conclusions. I am very happy that we played a good game after all.

i hope basile rest most of his regular starters for the next friendly against america. since its just days before a crucial game against brazil. i would definately like to see lopez and cavinaghi start this one and sosa pulling the strings in the midfield.

Boca Juniors came back twice to beat Colo-Colo at La Bombonera 4-3, playing the whole second half with 10 men (Monzon sent off).
The game was not technically good at all but showed the world the guts of Boca players who refuse to go down in their own house.
Rodrigo Palacio belongs with the best floating forwards we have.

Big weekend lets see if Aguero can give Riquleme some revenge against Villareal.

Trezeguet urges Juventus to buy Argentine
tribalfootball.com – March 28, 2008

David Trezeguet wants Juventus to buy Argentine in the summer.
The Argentine-born France international striker told Tuttosport that Lanus pair Agustin Daniel Pelletieri and Diego Valeri, Estudiantes attacker Pablo Piatti and River Plate starlet Diego Buonanotte should all be signed by Juve.

Trezeguet said: “They are all players of genuine class, my friends speak very well of them. And enough with the reports that they’re too young. In recent years two lads have exploded on the world scene called Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.

“Argentina is a great source of talent

Have a good weekend.

johnlin, the gull! how can you compare romario or bebeto with messi, aguero and teves? I mean, bebeto is in their league but the three argentinians would fall short of a romario!! time to get down to earth.