Javier Mascherano has implemented new rules for the Argentina U20 players.
Mascherano became the coach of the Argentina U20 team in January and has began to add his own stamp to the team. According to Futbolistas AXEM, Mascherano has added these rules:
-Players must do their homework
-Players must learn English
-Players must read books when they have downtime at the airport
-Players must clean their own boots
-No one serves the players food, they must serve themselves
-Players must put the plates back after eating
-Players must clean their own rooms
-Players must attend communication workshops
Its seems Carloz alcaeaz going to Europe this summer..
Meanwhile Manchini trying very hard for inter carboni brothers
In 2020 Spurs was 6th in the standing
In 2021 Spurs was 7th
In 2022 Spurs is 4th!
Cuti will make the Spurs go to the Champions league again as they need only one point against Norwich the weakest team. If they get one point, Arsenal will need to win 15-0 against Everton in their final game to be fourth.
Enjoy the amazing Cuti interview by Alasdair Gold.
Cristian Romero names the seven Spurs players who helped him settle and what he was angry about
The Tottenham Hotspur defender has enjoyed a debut campaign in the Premier League with mixed fortunes but has still caught the eye
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BY ALASDAIR GOLD
14:00, 16 MAY 2022
Cristian Romero believes his decision to come to Tottenham was the right one and that he can continue to grow with the club.
The 24-year-old signed on loan from Atalanta last summer and that move will be made permanent after this season ends. For Romero, the campaign has brought injuries, including a three months absence with a hamstring problem and a hip injury suffered during a fine performance at Liverpool looks to have ended his season three games from its finish.
However, Romero has still got 30 matches for Tottenham under his belt, including 22 in the Premier League and he has settled well into English football with his aggressive, front foot style of defending a perfect fit for the country and Antonio Conte’s team.
“I have to say I’m pleased with the decision to come to Tottenham. It’s a wonderful city here in London and a wonderful club – a club with a growing mentality that’s actually helping me to grow on a personal level. I can say the same about the league, which is the best in the world,” Romero said in an interview printed in the club’s matchday programme for Sunday’s win against Burnley.
“I’m very happy to be here. The way the club is treating me – the staff, the fans – is brilliant and for me, that means I’m doing my job well. I hope things continue in this way and we can finish the season positively.”
He added: “l was very angry about the injury – it kept me away for three months and it meant I couldn’t pay back the confidence that the club had shown by investing in me, so I set the goal to be in my best shape when I returned to prove to everyone that it was the right call.
“I think now, coming to the end of the season, I’ve been okay in the main, but I’m aware that the team and myself need to improve a lot of things. We’re at a club with amazing players and a great coach who pushes you to improve and grow, so that’s my daily goal – to get the best out of the opportunities I have and to keep improving and getting better.”
Off the pitch, Romero became a father towards the end of last year and that has only helped his settling into English life and the city of London.
“My first son was born in London, so this city and this club will forever be in my heart because of that,” he said. “I’m enjoying the city a lot with my wife and my family – it’s an amazing place – and in terms of the football club, I have a lot of great relationships with people in the squad as well.
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“If we speak about my adaptation when I first arrived here, the main person who really helped me to settle in was Gio [Lo Celso] – he was the one who I spent the most time with. Sadly he left the club on loan, but we have a great group of players here and I get on with all my team-mates nowadays.”
Romero is a popular member of the Tottenham squad and while he continues to learn English, those who speak his fluent languages have helped him along.
“I’d say because of the language barrier, I get on mostly with the Spanish and Italian-speaking players that we have, people like Rodrigo [Bentancur], Dejan [Kulusevski], Pierluigi [Gollini], Hugo [Lloris, Davinson [Sanchez] and Emerson [Royal],” explained the defender. “We have a great group here and a really good relationship in the locker room, which helps us on and off the pitch.”
Those relationships are also on display with the back three under Conte, with the more experienced Eric Dier and Ben Davies forming a strong unit with Romero. At Liverpool this month, against one of the best attacks in the world, the trio combined to produce 29 clearances and eight blocked shots.
“With Eric, it’s been really good because he also speaks Spanish and with Ben, I have a great relationship as well,” Romero said. “I guess you can see this on the pitch. We’ve put in a lot of effort since Conte’s arrival and we’ve done lots of tactical work every day.
“Changes are not always easy at the beginning but after a few games with the boss, we adapted well to what we needed to do and we have to continue working like this to achieve good results. We are happy with the way we are working, but at the same time we are always looking to improve.”
Cuti is easily the best Argentine for Spurs since the days of Ardiles.
I was old enough to understand that the Passarella tenure started with some draconian rules for players. One outstanding issue was players with long hair were asked to cut them short. Hence we missed out on quality in 98 like Redondo and Cannigia. Bati agreed to trim but he insisted not too short for his liking. For those, who old enough to remember, will know that Bati and Cannigia had a devastating partnership which was hard to stop. And Redondo would have worked out well with Veron. That is why people who criticize Redondo for not being patriotic, they need to check with Passarella’s ego trips too that cost him more depth at the WC.
Sabellista, i couldn’t have said it any better in order to express how i saw things regarding Passarella’s coaching tenure. I am old enough to witness Batistuta-Caniggia partnership and i can say with certainty that it was the most complete, lethal and devastated partnership between two strikers that i have ever seen.
Moreover, partnership between Redondo, Veron and Simeone would be ideal to witness. Imagine an attack of Bati-Cani-Lopez up front and a midfield of Redondo-Veron-Simeone/Ortega. That would have been an ideal dream team, so on the bottom line and what really matters, is that Caniggia’s and Redondo’s omission was a big loss for Argentina itself.
Finally, i just want to say that i also believe that discipline is hugely important and one of the major keys for success, but discipline cannot be accomplished with authoritarianism nor trying to gain discipline through authoritarianism, because authoritarianism only brings chaos and repression of the free will, therefore, noone should succumb on this. Discipline can only be accomplished if respect is gained first.
Passarella had a huge ego. He single handedly screwed Argentina’s chances. Not only The incomparable Redondo (Redondo was a monster for the NT, one of those who was born to play for the country) and Caniggia but a young Juan Esnaider, who I believe was playing for Zaragoza at that. The previous year Esnaider helped Zaragoza win the cup winners cup scoring a stunning goal in the final against a strong Arsenal. He was hot then, played a couple of times under Passarella and scored 2 goals but also refused to cut his hair short and hence missed out on the 1998 WC.
Yeah Esnaider I remember him too. Passarella was really controversial back then. He totally changed the team of Basile who won 2 Copa America in 91 and 93 completely into a new team. I think only Ortega and another midfielder who he called up from the WC 1994 squad the first time he announced the Argentina squad. Later on the likes of Bati joined. Passarella did what Scaloni did when he just took over. The difference is Passarella’s project did not really work out 4 years after (in WC 1998). Scaloni also called up a lot of young players when he just took over, but now we see the result of his project.
If you were an Argentina fan back then in 1995 or so, then you had a discussion with non Argentines about futbol. All their comments would be like: “Argentina is a good team but they don’t call up their best players”. Of course they meant the likes of Redondo, Caniggia, etc.
The point is not about pasarella. Point is redondo even before pasarella and after pasarella rejected Argentina. Like he rejected to be included in 1990 wc under bilardo he thn in 1999 practically rejected to be part of Argentina under bielsa because he concentrated on club football he could easily play 2 more wc in 1990,2002.
I thought every argentine loves Redondo. But after my comment reading some replies looks like its divided and rightfully so. Redondo chose club over nt. Means money over nation. That kind of guy should be hated no matter how talented and great a player he was. Even cr7 is very egoist bt he still gives 100% to his country. Messi retired still comeback why?? Because he loves Argentina.
Being patriotic is “over-rated”, Anuparno! If what’s being said is true about Redondo, I salute his individualistic mentality and doing what he thought was best for him. He didn’t feel the NT as much as others did perhaps and it’ll not take away who he was as a player!
Sure it is not crime if you don t love your country. you don t have to.
Just you can t say that be patriot is overate thing.
you can t say that.
the “individualistic mentality” is the kind version to say selfish and selflove and huge ego person i suppose.
anyway. you are free to salute this kind of persons no problem. Passarella wasn t saint too. so i don t want to take side here but please don t say people that are patriots as overated.
It’s easy to side with the idea of patriotism, Cox4! It’s a social thought experiment by the so-called leaders to gain control over the masses. It has its place for making people believe in something and bringing them together towards achieving a just cause but history shows that it’s used more for blood-shed, atrocities and is simply another covert way to divide people from being more human and turning them into something lesser like it’s twin brother – religion. These topics will hit a nerve of so many people bc they’re very invested in these ideas and have made them be their core identities instead of analyzing objectively.
Haslin, i think i know what you mean and i respect your opinion, but allow me to strongly disagree with you on this. Sometimes details make the difference.
For some people, including myself, God and even patriotism have a special “value”, those beliefs are just priceless!
That doesn’t mean that the ones who rule the world have invented them, but, tried and still are getting advantage of those beliefs for their own cause.
If you look at history, you will see the same excuse: “For the common good”. Under this excuse, they funded and created wars, as well as many other calamities!
Look now how the new world order is using exactly the same excuse refering to our health, if you get what i mean. We all know how important is health for everyone. So you have to do what they say, again for the “common good”.
my friend allow me to say to you that everything is matter of social education. if one person is not able to understand that to love your country doesn t mean you should hate one other country then that person is lost.
Same about religion. i am Christian Catholic but no where saying that i should hate or turn against one other religion person. if i do oposite that what Christ saying then it is not the Christ s fault. the fault will be mine that i am idiot.
My dear friends COX4 and Waweride and the rest of fellow Mundo members. It is quite obvious we all agree that Redondo was the best DM ever seen at least with my own eyes…anyhow the issue wit Passarella was very complicated as it is also quite obvious for all of us that they could not simply be close to each other etc….
Anyhow this does not make neither Redondo as culprit or neither Passarella, though he has his own issues with controlling himself while at playing at La Viola at 80’s i remember how he hit La Viola’s own ball boy who was trying to give/deliver the ball as quickly as he could to Passarella, but instead of saying thnx or just throwing the ball back to the field from the sideline Passarella decided to punish that boy by hitting him hard and offcourse this case made the headlines and not only in Italy and i remember seeing this via TV and after that the hero captained who i had admired since the 1978 WC first trophy for Arg suddenly turned out be an monster for me personally and since then i never liked him anymore and this happened age’s before the Redondo story or whatever nonsense happened back then before 1998 that players must cut their hair etc. which was offcourse as normally totally overblown by media making huge headlines from this and Redondo’s omission and that Caniggia also was left out, but as Cox4 said in his post
that ” Passarella wasn t saint too…” Yes, this is true, but as furious i was back then when he was selected as head coach Still i do understand him, though after this ball boy incidents that i mentioned before i never respected hin anymore as i did at 1978 and til’ he decided hit that boy, but as only supporting Arg i had no choice than support his team, though i admit i would have loved to see Redondo, Veron and Simeone and Caniggia with Batigol upfront, but there were issues from both sides as i’m reffering to Redondo and Passarella and Still i don’t know the truth and i will never know and as it is past history i let it be and remain there, but i also agree about Esnaider too and maybe some other as well also as Anuparno said in his post” Like he rejected to be included in 1990 wc under bilardo he thn in 1999 practically rejected to be part of Argentina under bielsa because he concentrated on club football he could easily play 2 more wc in 1990,2002.” Yes, this can be true also, maybe? Who know’s exactly in the end ? Well, i think only Redondo and Passarella, but as Waweride said in his post by reffering to Sabelliara’s post ” Finally, i just want to say that i also believe that discipline is hugely important and one of the major keys for success, but discipline cannot be accomplished with authoritarianism nor trying to gain discipline through authoritarianism, because authoritarianism only brings chaos and repression of the free will, therefore, noone should succumb on this. Discipline can only be accomplished if respect is gained first. nor trying to gain discipline through authoritarianism, because authoritarianism only brings chaos and repression of the free will, therefore, noone should succumb on this. Discipline can only be accomplished if respect is gained first.”
100% right as see authoritarianism or any word ending -nism as totalitarism never Mind how they are written and by that to try to divide to and didderent idealism, but in the they all end up being the same, more or less…as world has not changed god knows for since when.,..? As i also do understand haslin’s post about patriotism” also i so understand haslin’s post about patriotism” It’s a social thought experiment by the so-called leaders to gain control over the masses. It has its place for making people believe in something and bringing them together towards achieving a just cause but history shows that it’s used more for blood-shed, atrocities and is simply another covert way to divide people from being more human and turning them into something lesser like it’s twin brother – religion. These topics will hit a nerve of so many people bc they’re very invested in these ideas and have made them be their core identities instead of analyzing objectively. Yes this is also true, but as waweride replied” Haslin, i think i know what you mean and i respect your opinion, but allow me to strongly disagree with you on this. Sometimes details make the difference.
For some people, including myself, God and even patriotism have a special “value”, those beliefs are just priceless!
That doesn’t mean that the ones who rule the world have invented them, but, tried and still are getting advantage of those beliefs for their own cause.
If you look at history, you will see the same excuse: “For the common good”. Under this excuse, they funded and created wars, as well as many other calamities!
Look now how the new world order is using exactly the same excuse refering to our health, if you get what i mean. We all know how important is health for everyone. So you have to do what they say, again for the “common good”. And the this also so, so true as Cox4 replied” my friend allow me to say to you that everything is matter of social education. if one person is not able to understand that to love your country doesn t mean you should hate one other country then that person is lost.
Same about religion. i am Christian Catholic but no where saying that i should hate or turn against one other religion person. if i do oposite that what Christ saying then it is not the Christ s fault. the fault will be mine that i am idiot.”
And added this more which is also true and well said ”
i just wanted to add that i agree with you totally about your last sentense.
sure the fact that he didn t have feelings for national team as much the others does not mean we will take away who he was as player.
1000% i am with you on that.
just the problem is me and the majority of people here in Mundo we have very deep feelings for the national team. for me personally make me feel more than sad to seeing people/fans from the other side of planet to love and pain for Argentina national team more than Redondo and every Redondo in his place.
it hurt me deeply. so i have the right too to don t like or admire people like Redondo. i have the right to say that as football player Redondo was giant but as human……no comment….
Well, i think it is good end this very intresting and proper conversation by sharing thought by everyone amongst each others and to pinpoint that also i can’t make no further comment on this subject, because i did not talk neither with Passarella or Redondo, but i will Still add this by copybpasting it directly all…why? Well, because everything said and talked between fellow members of Mundo are talked nicely and properly by respecting each other as there is nonone dissing anyone and the the topic is only about greatest DM of all time as Redondo and Passarella being first as an great player a true captain from 1978 LIFTING ARG’s FIRST WC TROPHY!
And who later on became a coach after Bilardo and Coco Basile etc…so here we go again back to the topic which make me once so furious even i had seen allready 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 WC’s so i quess i was at my so called prime time of my life and living in it an a fast lane, lol!
The story continues in very proper and respected way between fellow members of Mundo !
” waveride May 16, 2022 At 5:07 pm
Redondo was the best i have ever seen in his position, but i can’t say that i know much about his character, actually i don’t know anything. As for Passarella during his coaching tenure with our beloved team, i thought that thinhs were the way Gonzalo has stated, regarding long hair etc.
Cox4 my friend, you know that i always respect your opinion and maybe you are right about Passarella and Redondo. But some things just don’t get right to me and i will explain: Maybe Redondo had enough ego because of his stardom character, maybe that is true, i don’t know, but what about Caniggia? Caniggia is one of my favourite players ever, but apart from his foorballing skills, i always admired his character too! Not surprised at all that he and Diego were best friends! They were both rebels and dedicated to the national team!
Moreover, maybe i don’t remember well and maybe i am mistaken, but i think that Passarella used to have problems with Bati too, that is why Bati was missing for a long time during Argentina’s qualifiers for wc 98. And i don’t remember anyone having long hair, Bati used to have much longer hair and he cut them off, he just didn’t cut them of too short, a way of compromising. Claudio Lopez also had very short hair and i don’t remember someone really having long hair like Kempes, Luque, Bati, Caniggia, Crespo or Sorin used to.
Don’t get me wrong, i respect Passarella a lot as a player, he is a legend and one of top 5 of all time in his position if you ask me, but regarding him as a coach, something was really not going well at least in my opinion.
But that is just what i think, i may be wrong and i would be glad to hear what you think.
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cox4 May 16, 2022 At 7:12 pm
my friend there is nothing to take wrong from you. i am not lawer of Passarella. he had done mistakes. there is no doubt about that. in same time i am just writting things i remember and i know. if i don t know or remember something i don t speak.
so here is about the issues you mention.
Passarella had issues with stars because he was strict and old school guy.
Bati was not in good relation with Passarella but they was not in bad too. he was totaly profesional and more humble character than Redondo.
Redondo was a superstar player with big ego. he couldn t accept to be just one of the team.
he couldn t be humble. that was the reason he fight with Passarella and he stay out.
when Passarella left he didn t return back. why? because he wanted to focus in his club and in his career outside international football.
As about Cannigia if i remember well he was banned from fifa for drug case similar to Diego and when his punishment was over Passarella didn t want him in the squad because he didn t trust him. He was afraid Cani could effect the locker room balance and more to that he wanted to avoid the danger the Diego story of 1994 to be repeated again in 1998. it was so fresh the 1994 effect. we had too fifa waiting us in the corner. you remember that i believe.
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el_principe May 17, 2022 At 1:15 am
Back then there were so many political issues, divisions, conflicts with the Argentina team. Too bad because in 1990’s right after Maradona era, we were producing legends/super stars. Glad that things like that does not happen today in Messi’s era.
I mean how come a legend like Redondo has such a few caps like 29 caps and another legend like Di Maria or Masche has 100+ caps? There must be something wrong.
Redondo does not have passion for Argentina that much, yes I agree. But if you have a player of his caliber, you better do something more than just making him play 29 games for Argentina. We are talking about the greatest DM of Argentina and for me the greatest DM of all time in the futbol history. People criticize him in Argentina, but they never show enough efforts to want him that badly for Argentina team. So a lose lose situation.
Redondo did make a brief return to Argentina after Passarella’s era. He played in a back to back friendly against Brazil and in the first game in Argentina, he was the man of the match. He then got a serious injury after moving to Milan and never returned to Argentina seleccion anymore.
It is easy to blame my favorite player of all time (after Diego), but I also didn’t like how Argentina never really wanted to have him. If you have Messi of DM, in Redondo, it is a crime to just let him play 29 games total in his career for Argentina. Too bad that the prime Redondo was during Passarella’s era. Passarella was a good coach, but I jush wish he would coach us not in 1995-1999.
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SulaV May 17, 2022 At 1:46 am
Raul in an interview had said Redondo was the best DM of his era!! el-Principe was the missing
piece of the 1998 team!!
Yes, SulaV and everyone else too as Sabelliata, waweride, haslin, Cox4, Anuparno and El Príncipe etc.,,rest of the Mundo posse…as this all is dedicated to Wisdom, word out, peace ! Special thnx to everyone who was involded in this great conversation as i can’t Still get over why Ortega had to splt to Van der Sar’s face, god damn borazz, lol! As i loved the 1998 Wc until that crazy moment of an split second from Oryega’s Mind, i knew that the Dutch will beat Arg, damn…,
Anyway offcourse i have forgive Ortega too as i have forgive Passarella too and i think same goes for Redondo too…who know’s as Menotti left Diego outat 1978 as i consider that as an big and maybe the only misstake done by Menotti as Arg would have been stronger and more prepared and together at 1982, butbluckily after 4 year’s later the hand of god itself emerged from the skies as a punishiment to the British for alk their unjustice from the bloody Empire and then that second half showdown throned down the British Empire !
i just wanted to add that i agree with you totally about your last sentense.
sure the fact that he didn t have feelings for national team as much the others does not mean we will take away who he was as player.
1000% i am with you on that.
just the problem is me and the majority of people here in Mundo we have very deep feelings for the national team. for me personally make me feel more than sad to seeing people/fans from the other side of planet to love and pain for Argentina national team more than Redondo and every Redondo in his place.
it hurt me deeply. so i have the right too to don t like or admire people like Redondo. i have the right to say that as football player Redondo was giant but as human……no comment….
@Cox4: Glad we concur, brother! Sport is emotional and visceral and I agree with you there. I wouldn’t be posting on a forum meant for Argentina NT if I didn’t have passion for it. I fell in love with the Maradona image in a sky blue and white Jersey, the names of the players and the country on a newspaper back in ‘94. Haven’t stopped following them since…It’s bittersweet to finally see the team win the Copa but it’s just right when all of us watch this team take it again in 2022 after a long 36yr wait. It’s time….
You can’t blame solely Redondo. You are saying that he must be hated because of his preference of clubs over country. Why you don’t say the same to Alfredo Di Stefano then? He is also not totally committed to Argentina right?
In reality we should be proud that one of the best DM of all time is an Argentine. As I said he was just unlucky that he was born in Passarella’s coaching era. If he was born in Pekerman/Scaloni/Sabella’s era… think about all those amazing teams PLUS Redondo.
I mean Redondo instead of Lucho Gonzales. Redondo instead of Paredes. Redondo instead of Biglia.
100% agree there@el_principe!
7 forwards should be in the final WC squad and these five are almost certain to make it.
Messi
Lautaro
Dimaria
N.Gonzalez
Alvarez
For the remaining two spots it seems like Dybala will compete against A.Correa and Alario will be fighting against J.Correa. Both Correas have had ample time on the pitch and both have failed to capitalize on it, especially J.Correa has been shockingly wasteful. Oscampus is very low in the pecking order and he seems to be a backup to N.Gonzalez.
Dybala and Alario should be in the list instead of A. Correa and J. Correa…
As far as I am concerned the back up of our midfielders and striker is not a problem. We have good backups there. Guido palacios papu alvarez alario are all good backups. The quality won’t be an issue in these spots. But now the wingers position is my concern. Will Nico be effective for us if he starts for us? J correa A correa Dybala are all not effective for us till now. Only veterans Messi and maria still makes our forward line great. Without them I don’t think lautaro would be a threat to the opposition. But the reality is only hoping Nico to play great when matters. Other wingers would be Alvarez could be tried if alario in strikers back up. Then remaining is two correas and dybala.
Mascherano is creating a sort of “La Masia” with the Argentine Youth team.
Btw, I love reading @Olive and @Cox4 comments on Redondo. Redondo was an ego trip. Same with Riquelme. Riquelme is still one of my favorite players but I can’t help but feel that he had unfinished business to do with the NT. Above all things, I have to say when it comes to loyalty to the shirt, I respect the love Messi and DiMaria have. I have even criticized DiMaria in the past with the “running like a chicken with head cut off” quotes, but I can never question his heart. Also, I have slight doubts last month about the form of our players since Copa, but I can’t question their defensive work ethic. These boys run all day as a unit – again I hope they turn things up to levels we have not seen in decades.
Meanwhile Newcastle did Spurs a huge favour. We might see Cuti Romero returning back to the champions league
Is that a good news. I would have prefer no European football in the wc year. This may exhaust Romero also there is chance of injuries. Romero and lisandro is vital players for us there is practically noone to replace them we need fit and fresh Romero and lisandro for the wc
Either way he would have been playing in Euro either champs or europa so it’s better that it’s champs
It is perfect for Cuti. Now the Spurs only need to draw against Norwich the worst team of EPL on Sunday. Cuti will finally officially make the Spurs better and make it to the Champions league.
He should avoid playing this match. We want 100% fut Romero for the finalissima
Redondo was the best i have ever seen in his position, but i can’t say that i know much about his character, actually i don’t know anything. As for Passarella during his coaching tenure with our beloved team, i thought that thinhs were the way Gonzalo has stated, regarding long hair etc.
Cox4 my friend, you know that i always respect your opinion and maybe you are right about Passarella and Redondo. But some things just don’t get right to me and i will explain: Maybe Redondo had enough ego because of his stardom character, maybe that is true, i don’t know, but what about Caniggia? Caniggia is one of my favourite players ever, but apart from his foorballing skills, i always admired his character too! Not surprised at all that he and Diego were best friends! They were both rebels and dedicated to the national team!
Moreover, maybe i don’t remember well and maybe i am mistaken, but i think that Passarella used to have problems with Bati too, that is why Bati was missing for a long time during Argentina’s qualifiers for wc 98. And i don’t remember anyone having long hair, Bati used to have much longer hair and he cut them off, he just didn’t cut them of too short, a way of compromising. Claudio Lopez also had very short hair and i don’t remember someone really having long hair like Kempes, Luque, Bati, Caniggia, Crespo or Sorin used to.
Don’t get me wrong, i respect Passarella a lot as a player, he is a legend and one of top 5 of all time in his position if you ask me, but regarding him as a coach, something was really not going well at least in my opinion.
But that is just what i think, i may be wrong and i would be glad to hear what you think.
my friend there is nothing to take wrong from you. i am not lawer of Passarella. he had done mistakes. there is no doubt about that. in same time i am just writting things i remember and i know. if i don t know or remember something i don t speak.
so here is about the issues you mention.
Passarella had issues with stars because he was strict and old school guy.
Bati was not in good relation with Passarella but they was not in bad too. he was totaly profesional and more humble character than Redondo.
Redondo was a superstar player with big ego. he couldn t accept to be just one of the team.
he couldn t be humble. that was the reason he fight with Passarella and he stay out.
when Passarella left he didn t return back. why? because he wanted to focus in his club and in his career outside international football.
As about Cannigia if i remember well he was banned from fifa for drug case similar to Diego and when his punishment was over Passarella didn t want him in the squad because he didn t trust him. He was afraid Cani could effect the locker room balance and more to that he wanted to avoid the danger the Diego story of 1994 to be repeated again in 1998. it was so fresh the 1994 effect. we had too fifa waiting us in the corner. you remember that i believe.
Back then there were so many political issues, divisions, conflicts with the Argentina team. Too bad because in 1990’s right after Maradona era, we were producing legends/super stars. Glad that things like that does not happen today in Messi’s era.
I mean how come a legend like Redondo has such a few caps like 29 caps and another legend like Di Maria or Masche has 100+ caps? There must be something wrong.
Redondo does not have passion for Argentina that much, yes I agree. But if you have a player of his caliber, you better do something more than just making him play 29 games for Argentina. We are talking about the greatest DM of Argentina and for me the greatest DM of all time in the futbol history. People criticize him in Argentina, but they never show enough efforts to want him that badly for Argentina team. So a lose lose situation.
Redondo did make a brief return to Argentina after Passarella’s era. He played in a back to back friendly against Brazil and in the first game in Argentina, he was the man of the match. He then got a serious injury after moving to Milan and never returned to Argentina seleccion anymore.
It is easy to blame my favorite player of all time (after Diego), but I also didn’t like how Argentina never really wanted to have him. If you have Messi of DM, in Redondo, it is a crime to just let him play 29 games total in his career for Argentina. Too bad that the prime Redondo was during Passarella’s era. Passarella was a good coach, but I jush wish he would coach us not in 1995-1999.
Raul in an interview had said Redondo was the best DM of his era!! el-Principe was the missing
piece of the 1998 team!!
Frankly Redondo opted out. 1st he didn’t go in 1990 wc siting he has law exam and later he said in an interview he doesn’t like bilardo style and he was sure he will not get starting spot so he didn’t go. Come on that’s unbelievable. Thn he was called up by bielsa in 1999 bt he rejected the nt saying he will concentrate on club football this shows he didn’t care about Argentina and Argentine fans should not care about him also. This is cocky behavior.
I think they said long hair,, earings and gays wasn’t allowed during pasarella helm …
what are you talking about now.
you know or Passarela knew who is gay or not? they announce that in public?
this is nonsense.
Batistuta, Almeyda, Burgos ,Paz, Ortega and maybe many more which i don t remember right now had long hair.
as about earings the half squad was wearing !!!
in game was forbiden of course from fifa but outside pitch the half squad was wearing !!!
Roa, Veron, Bati, Simeone, Almeyda, Crespo, Ortega and God knows how many more which i am not able to remember right now.
Passarella was old school coach yes. he wanted decipline yes. he was strict yes. he had issues with the stars of that era yes. but for God s shake i can t read in 2022 the nonsense of reporters of 1998. please.
Fuck off. I was saying what they reported.. I read that in the newspaper.. I never said he said it cause i didn’t hear him. So shut your fucking mouth before u criticize me..
Wow Gonzalo, I applaud your hard efforts to make a great push into the hall of shame. Maybe we need an update soon
Here’s your update olive. U can go and take cox up your asshole….
Redondo had no passion for Argentina. I never like this kind of people. He was very talented but put some idiotic excuses for not playing for Argentina. And also refused national team to concentrate on club football. How people from Argentina love this type of character is beyond me. If it was in my country would have been hated by the masses
Redondo was extremely good player at that time.One of the best in his position but as character was something like Cristiano Ronaldo about ego.
this is not correct that all people in Argentina or else places love him.
Personally i love players type as Simeone, Almeyda and Masche.
this mentality players i love and admire because this type of mentality i have in my life too.
this is mirror my character as human too.
Good. He has all the qualities of becoming one of the top managers of the world.
As long as he does not do Passarella’s way back then it is fine. Passarella forbid players to have long hair. That’s one of the main reasons why the best DM of all time Fernando El Principe Redondo had such a short career with Argentina. He wasted the prime Redondo career. Back then Argentina players tend to have long hair.
If Redondo loves Argentina he can’t even cut his hair??
this is bullshit. actually media of that time bullshit.
Passarella was strict but fair coach. He wanted decipline.
Redondo ego and stardom was the problem not his hair.
check from 1998 squad how many players had long hair during world cup.
Did Passarella said something or kicked off squad anybody?
NO.
the hair subject was one idiotic thing that came up from media.
Specific from reporters friendly to Boca because at that time River people wasn t so welcomed in national team envoirment.
this is history anymore.
Conscientiousness and discipline are some of the best predictors of success in life. Our youth are in great hands.
I love this. Hate to sound like your old grandpa but it is noticeable that this young generation in football has less humility than before, especially with social media and other factors. Apologies in advance for quoting a German legend but this quote well illustrates what I am getting at:
“The football I grew up playing is no longer there. Today, all players care about is their cars, their shoes with their names on, and their image. While for me, the only thing that counted was football. Nothing else.” -Miroslav Klose
Everything Mascherano is doing seems great so far. On the pitch it seems evident at least from their results (such as beating France, Belgium). These rules are also perfect, for example learning English can be very important for a footballers career now since it is a primary language in European football. It’s also good he’s making sure they finish their education and stay humble, treating teenagers like royalty is one if the worse things you can do. These rules remove their focus on all of the excess of today’s society so their minds can focus on football and nothing else. I’m very excited for this next generation as they are clearly learning from the very best. Thank you el Jefecito!
Cannot agree more @olive. We need those grandpas back. Time is changing, times for prima donas will end. You want to be successful, you have to work hard.
Correcto Olive! That is how i coach my kids too! Lol! Anyhow they don’t even have much time anymore for playing theese everyday new games loaded from different apps as there literally billions of them+ all the other apps and social media etc… u name it!
Still, fully old school only using email myself, lol!
No, i’m just joking, but in a way i speak the truth about my myself and my kids who are both playing and training 5 times a week, so basicly only sitting in car as we live so far away in middle of the woods that it is at least 30 miles bicycle trip if u don’t want go by car for some reason…etc . Which i do understand and love to see the young kids coming to the training with their own bikes etc.,.
But, for us it is not possible so by car we go and start to getting rhythm allready in the car by listening to music as for example Los Fabuloussos Cadillacs etc…
Yes, i’m so blessed as both of my kids love football and Arg too, so that make’s them i quess at least 3rd or 4th generations of Arg fans!
And by this way there is no time after school to do anything else than play football, but it take’s also it’s own toll as i can”t or just too tired to watch that many games that i used to anymore, as i’m only concentrating and priorisising fot Arg Nt games mostly, but it such a fun to see not just my own kids to play, but kids in generally to play as everyday u basicly meet a player from different parts of the world who have moved to the country where we are currently living it, but my ultimate dream would be to move my entire family to Arg and settle down there somewhere in nice and quietly at countryside…maybevone day as it was also my fathers dream too, but he only made it to Spain as resident for 20 year’s more or less….TaKe care and keep that spirit of yours high as i like to see and enjoy reading your positive post’s also any update’s from Primera allways most welcome to hear about any Arg players or teams nevermind young ir old warriors and maybe not so warrior spirited as Redondo was for Arg Nt, but Still i never seen such an DM ir middfielder from Arg as Riquelme also was up there, but like Wisdom said both maybe came a little short in terms of Arg Nt,though Riquelme was key part at 2006 Arg WC team, but also football has changed so much so no comparison’s can be really made to theese days as the game is so fast that i reckon even Redondo might have had hard time to cope with nowdays football never Mind Riquelme, lol! Still they will both will allways stay in my heart as so many other Arg players from70’s, 80’s, 90’s…etc….
Great ones Jefecito!! One of the greatest we had. Strong discipline and humility is needed for success.
“Hard work is going to beat talent every time, if talent is not willing to work hard enough”
Besides footballers he wants them to be the men. He may not be popular but that’s the right move. I hope he has a coaching career as successful as was his footballing career. We love you Masche……
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