Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has said that he will wait before naming Leonardo Balerdi’s replacement.
Lionel Scaloni is going to wait before naming who will replace Leonardo Balerdi in the Argentina national team for the World Cup. Scaloni spoke at a press conference after Argentina’s 3-0 win against Iceland and he commented on who will replace Balerdi. Here is what he had to say:
“We have an idea on Leonardo Balerdi’s replacement but now we are talking and maybe in a day or two we will take it because today’s test left me satisfied.
“It cleared up a lot of doubts for me regarding what the team was lacking. There are two options.”
I think 2 changes are must
1)Giay for Montiel
2)Any tall CB for Balerdi because Otamendi is too old
If Montiel is fully fit, I would not be very sure about Giay.. the way Iceland attackers got past him initially left me worried. Montiel might be mediocre but a fit Montiel is a warrior and is good defensively. He is also a good penalty taker and also has experience of playing in big semi finals and finals. Plus he is not too old either.
Giay is hopeless. I do not understand why Nicolas Gonzalez keeps getting into the team! I’d take Capaldi to back up Molina and Montiel.