Well at least one youngster knows who he wants to play for, Mauro Icardi said in an interview that he was asked to play in the Spanish youth sides, but he rejected them because he says he wants to play for Argentina.

http://footballfancast.com/blog/manchester-united/does-cristiano-ronaldo-deliver-when-it-matters-most/2284

Did River reserves -sorry, I mean’t San Lorenzo-, really think they would win? LMAO!

As for River, I liked the organization and willingness shown by the team. I don’t want to sound far fetched, but this is an effective way of winning tournaments, and if we keep up this style of play we may see River lifting a trophy in June. Of course I don’t want to get ahead of myself: in the last 3 years River had several great games that renewed my faith, yet we haven’t won a tournament in that period of time.

We’ll see though. It wasn’t the most impressive display (it could have been much better), but I was very satisfied nonetheless.

Vamos River!

The first change almost went unnoticed – he stopped using Aimar style gliding motions over the ball. Aimar’s rolling motion looks very graceful but it makes him highly vulnerable to injuries. So I am glad Messi now keeps his feet firmly on the ground – his motions look much flatter and stronger now. This change of motion should keep Messi from becoming a physical wreck like Aimar.

The second one is of course his game presence. I think he started this change around the Copa time, when he started to look very restrained. But I think he has found the right balance of attack, restraint and play-making now. His transition into greatness will be the story of soccer over the next two years.