Leandro Paredes, Nicolás Tagliafico and Julián Álvarez could start for Argentina against Egypt at the World Cup.
Paredes, Tagliafico and Álvarez could be in the starting eleven for Argentina in their match against Egypt. According to ESPN Argentina, the three players have big chances of starting the match on Tuesday.
Nicolás Tagliafico could start the match in place of Facundo Medina while Leandro Paredes cluld start in place of Thiago Almada. Julián Álvarez could replace Lautaro Martínez in the team.
Nico Paz, Simeone, and Barco HAS to play in this game whether they’re starting or not. If we eventually get through to the next round, we need to have a solid 11 already, and there’s no way you can expect to see drastic changes being experimented in the latter stages with opponents like Colombia, England, Spain or France.
Enzo-Macca-RDP midfield trio CANNOT happen again, one of them must, must, must be replaced, one way or another. There was no defensive solidarity nor attacking creativity on display against Cabo Verde. Sideway passing to the death. According to the rumour, it’s Paredes coming into the DM and hopefully his deep-lying playmaking ability can shift something, allowing the other 2 to advance further forward.
I’m sorry but Almada shouldn’t play in this WC anymore, not even being subbed in. Heck, even both of our strikers Alvarez and Lautaro but still have soft spots and faith in them. Minus the penalty against Jordan, it’s been 4 games, FOUR GAMES already and they don’t even have any assists at the very least??? At this point, I’ll have Nico Paz lead the line with Messi.
RB position is essentially dead. Molina has no contribution both attack and defence, simply passing sideways, and Montiel is Montiel. Sad to see both of them cause they’re supposed to still be at their prime age. The only possible choices we have is the makeshift of Palacios-Simeone like we saw against Jordan.
Only Messi and our CB duo Licha and Cuti are performing at their very best here. 3 men alone can’t retain the title in a 11v11 sports.
Scaloni, we have faith in you like all the glories you led us to in past few years and we’re begging you to make the tough, bold, revolutionary changes like you did with Alvarez, Macca, and Enzo back in 2022…
With another mid field you don’t make team more dynamic. Need to replace Almada with more dynamic and fast player not remove the position!!!
Qf potential with Colombia will be toughest match before expected Sf versus England. Argentina need to gear up and I hope from R/16 onwards this team will perform better and if needed will grind results. Messi @ 39 competing with Kane, Mbappe & Halaand is itself evident he is definitely GOAT.
One more thing Coach as well as Messi pointed out issues after CV match mean Coaching staff & Captain are aware and will sort out this issue. It’s better to start slow, disjointed although yet grind result and improve as tournament goes deep
Happy to see Parades . Now mac alister can play more box to box . He created some good chances after de pauls sub. Lets hope Molina can contribute some too.
There is a big lesson to be learned from this round — even teams that had decent campaigns and looked competitive have been shown the exit door. Canada, Mexico, and even our arch-rivals are reminders that even small lapses in performances mean big once knockout football begins.
That is why our last match worries me so much. The performance was far from convincing — a questionable starting XI, an unusually restless Scaloni on the touchline, and substitutions that came late and didn’t really address the problems on the pitch.
Maybe Scaloni saw things we couldn’t, and he has earned enough trust over the years. But from the outside, it felt like we escaped rather than controlled the game.
The knockout stage is brutal. It does not give time to rediscover rhythm or correct repeated mistakes. Seeing strong teams fall despite playing reasonably well, and then looking back at how vulnerable we looked, is enough to make me lose some sleep.
The talent is there. The experience is there. Now we need the clarity, intensity, and decisiveness that made this team champions.
This would be great changes and would hopefully push Macca more upfront to combine with Messi
Frenchman Letexier is the referee for the Egypt match. Is that concerning? I don’t know what’s he like.
We can’t concentrate and be concerned about the refs, we just had to get the job done ourselves. Look at England today vs Mexico. I have to admit most of the decisions were against them, on top of that playing at the legendary Azteca where the whole stadium was constantly booing the crap out of them, also playing 10 v 11 in the 2nd half. They maximized every chance they have on their 2 quick goals. We need to be like this as well, KILL THE GAME as soon as possible and make the most out of every opportunity we have. I’ve previously said, it’s better to play intensely in 90min, than to drag everything down to 120min. Against Cabo Verde we were to slow and lacking urgency every time after we scored once. Hope that changes against Egypt.
@RoyNeymar … Being in India its a bit difficult to catch you Live on YouTube … also, we don’t know exactly when it will happen. Please put a scheduler here somewhere with which we know what time to catch you.
A few thoughts from today’s games…
• Brazil bows out. Happy that Neymar got a farewell World Cup goal. And the hype around Endrick again felt short. He is talented but that miss from such a great position was a bad one.
• Haaland’s brace takes him level with Messi and Mbappé on 7 goals. Vini is out of the race. Of course, the GOAT is yet to play his fifth match. 😉
• Felt for Mexico. I actually thought they were the better side for large parts of the game. Pickford made some outstanding saves. Jude has an uncanny habit of turning up in the biggest moments, and he did it twice today. He will be suspended for the next match. But if England get past Norway, they’ll have him back with fresh legs — which is not a very good news.
As for us, let’s see how things unfold. As expected Scaloni and his staff to make a few tweaks against Egypt. They’ve shown time and again that they aren’t afraid to adapt, and that’s one of their biggest strengths.
Vamos Argentina! 🇦🇷
Brazil should blame themselves. Penalty miss, poor finishing from endrick , 0 control in the mid
So 4 midfielders? Since Almada provides absolutely no width, I don’t think it’s a bad idea. It’s better to add one more midfielder for more control and defensive stability than to keep hoping Almada does something on the wing when nothing really happens.
Guys, @Roy @Osvaldo from now on, I believe we should not post any rumoured lineups posts until the playing 11 is official on match day. Just keep tingering your words like “may ” start. We have followed the same strategy in 2022 as well, especially after the quarters. Dont want to give rivals any sort of information
As expected