07-05-2018, 06:49 PM
(07-05-2018, 06:30 PM)shaun.lawson Wrote:
A couple of things.
1. Messi was already an important player in 2005/6. Him doing his hamstring v Chelsea (who focused on stopping him more than anyone else) hardly helped Barca. In fact, he was so important that when Pekerman idiotically didn't bring him on against Germany, the whole of Argentina went nuts, and it cost him his job. As a key Barca player, he deserved his CL medal.
Strangely (or maybe not) I was chatting with an Argentinian buddy of mine at football last night about Argentina's forays at this WC and the Argentinian mindset (near impossible expectations) when it comes to their NT and tournaments. His main rant was that they've been screwed by a procession of shit coaches and their decisions (not to mention a corrupt FA and corrupt country in general; he said that the president of the country was the president of Boca once, apparently ), and the greatest mistake of all was that Pekerman one in 2006. Anyway, just a wee anecdotal back-up there.