Nicolás Tagliafico has spoken about Julio Soler and Valentín Barco being the future left backs of the Argentina national team.
Tagliafico and Marcos Acuña have been the two left backs for the Argentina national team for several years. With Tagliafico being 32 years old and Acuña being 33 years old, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni could be looking to bring in younger left backs.
Julio Soler has never played with the senior national team while Valentín Barco has been in and out of the team. Speaking in an interview with Infobae, here is what Tagliafico had to say about future left backs for Argentina:
“Soler now that he has left for Europe. There is Colo Barco, who alternates there a bit laterally, higher up. It’s hard to develop players in that position. Not only on the left, but also on the right.
“I feel that, in my time, it happened that the fullback was used as a center back or played higher up. If he was very skilful, they moved him up and if he was very rough, very sturdy, they moved him to center back, as if they didn’t form a fullback.
“I was lucky to have Silvio Marzolini as coordinator at the time in Banfield, the best fullback, I didn’t see him play, but they say he was one of the best fullbacks in the history of Argentina.
“I was lucky that he told me: ‘No, come as a fullback’ and I played as a fullback all my life, but I think that today the fullback is not given the necessary importance and in football it is used a lot today”.
Soule had the great game, I hope scaloni picks, Dominguez of bolonga, foyth might came back, because of very limited CBs.
Yup the kid is picking up steam (finally!). For me Soule is right up there with Paz in terms of talent level and along with Almada (who is still settling in Lyon) I think the 3 of them can lead Argentina’s attack in the post Messi-Dimaria era.
Let’s see if Soler is going to get much playing time at Bournemouth, their starting LB Kerkez is sought after and is going to play until they likely sell him this summer. Barco was playing as a left wingback for Strasbourg but he got injured in the last game, not sure how bad. There is also Esquivel but I am kinda impressed by Bernabei in the Brazilian league, he’s doing really well there.
Even though I haven’t seen him play personally, Bernabei is quite a crack apparently (voted LB of the season in Brazil) and he’s only 24 so I really hope Scaloni gives him a look in.
Soler’s got talent for sure and it’s very evident during his current u20 stint and in Argentina and he’s quite experienced for someone so young, hence barring any injuries I seeing him doing well in England.
Barco is a livewire with bags of skill and intent, so much so that I see him being more of a wingback or just a straight up winger, either way he’s a legit talent and I’m glad he’s getting some game time in France.