Knowing a little about Basile, the guy is feeling no heat whatsoever right now. He could give a rat's ass what the newspapers and TV pundits are saying concerning the national team's recent performances. I'd have to say that he's right in thinking that way. Because what is he actually trying to accomplish? Building a team that can win in South Africa, that's it, nothing more that a third world title for Argentina. That means getting prepared for the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers, by playing friendlies against top competition as well as gaining tournament experience at the next two Copa Americas.
Anyone looking for a real hard look at possible replacements for Juan Roman Riquelme, look no further than this piece from September 18th. The Beautiful Game follows the Argentine game religiously and has done extensive work on looking at most of what's available to Basile as he continues his work with the Albicelestes.
If you're going to claim that the Basile era has started off with "mixed reviews," it would be helpful for those of us who are interested, to actually cite some of those reviews. Concerning Hernan Crespo, I would actually say the opposite, that he is very much in Basile's plans. He of course brought another big #9 into the national team fold during his previous tour of duty, Gabriel Batistuta. He is very much in favor of a "target man." In his interview with Estudio Futbol last week, he reiterated his support for one. His only caveat: if the big #9 isn't playing well, then let the little ones come on and play together.
One of the major stories to come out of Wednesday's Spain v. Argentina match was the injury that Maxi Rodriguez sustained. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and is expected to be out for around six months. Not good for Argentina, but especially not good for Atletico Madrid. Atletico is not only pissed about the whole thing, they plan on jumping on board the compensation bandwagon and seek some sort of reparation for the injury. Stay tuned on that front.
Let's leave Sica and his article and go to another one written about London's newest residents. This time it's Marcela Mora y Araujo (nice picture by the way) writing for the Guardian's SportsBlog. This is what fans of the game want to read and digest. A professionally written piece that gives us a little insight into what's going on at West Ham these days. Give it a look, you won't be disappointed.Feeling The Heat [Sports Illustrated]
Future of Argentina Part 2: Midfielders [The Beautiful Game]
Atletico Madrid Want Compensation [Soccerway]
Lost In Translation [SportBlog]
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Do you know the Argentina press was already calling for Basile to be fired after the defeat to Brazil? Do you know what an embarrasment it was to our country? There's no-way you can write about football in Argentina if you don't live in BA. Stick to UEFA soccer please.
That's the beauty of a blog, buddy, we can write WHATEVER we want, just as you can choose not to read this site. Just remember if you have an original thought on a non-BA team, don't because there's no-way (sic) you can write about it
-bl
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