Legendary Argentina and Boca Juniors figure Juan Roman RIQUELME was on Fox Sports where he discussed a number of topics, one of which was the Argentina national team coach.
RIQUELME, who retired twice from the Argentina team and played under the likes of Marcelo BIELSA and Jose PEKERMAN, gave his thoughts on two coaches who he used to play alongside with. Here’s what he had to say:
“BECACCECE, HEINZE and SCALONI who is with the Argentina national team. They are all young and starting up. Hopefully in a few years we’ll be able to say that they are great coaches. We have to leave them alone and have them build their careers.”
Ajax have reportedly made a new offer for Boca Juniors defender Lisandro MAGALLAN.
Per a report by Cesar Luis MERLO, Ajax had made an offer for the defender prior to the final against River Plate. The offer is reportedly that of €9 million for the 25 year old.
Varios días antes del partido ante River, Ajax mandó una oferta formal a Boca de 9 millones de euros por Lisandro Magallán. El club se comprometió a responder una vez terminada la final. pic.twitter.com/iau4qQHgWz
Giovani LO CELSO of Argentina and Real Betis gave an interview where he discussed Angel DI MARIA, Lionel MESSI and more.
Following him scoring in a 2-0 win for Real Betis, the Argentina man gave an interview with Marca. The former Rosario Central midfielder stated that Angel DI MARIA was his idol while also talking about Lionel MESSI and his current coach. When asked about who his reference was, here’s what he had to say:
“It was Angel DI MARIA, who came from the same club (Rosario Central) as I did. He’s had a great career and he was humbled. Characteristically, we are very DIFFERENT but when I left there, he was my idol and my reflection. I took the time to thank him for everything he’s done for me. He did a lot for my adaptation in Paris. I couldn’t believe that I would share moments with him.”
In regards to Lionel MESSI, LO CELSO said this:
“There’s only one MESSI, we see it match after match. That comparison does not make sense. There’s only one, he’s Barcelona’s number 10 and he always surprises us. He fills the eyes of all football fans.”
About the goals for the rest of the season:
“We always set goals. We have three competitions and we are well positioned in La Liga, first in Europe at the moment (Europa League) and there’s the Copa (del Rey) left. There are objectives for the future, a beautiful season with a lot of excitement. It’s a very passionate city.”
When asked about his coach, LO CELSO said this:
“He likes to play a way which I like. He wants me to be a protagonist, to have the ball.”
Giovani LO CELSO, Giovanni SIMEONE and Leandro PAREDES all scored for their clubs.
Giovanni SIMEONE scored for Fiorentina in their 3-3 draw against Sassuolo. In a match which produced six goals, all of which came in the second half as well as two red cards.
Another Giovani but this one spelled differently, Giovani LO CELSO scored his third goal of the season in La Liga as Real Betis won 2-0 against Rayo Vallecano. The Argentina man was on target from the penalty spot and made no mistake to give his team the 1-0 lead.
7 – Giovani Lo Celso has scored seven goals in 18 appearances for @RealBetis_en in all competitions, one more than in 54 apps for PSG (six goals). Jewel. pic.twitter.com/qYTU2lUqRT
Leandro PAREDES was on target in Russia for Zenit St. Petersburg in their 2-1 loss against Rubin Kazan. PAREDES, like his Argentina team mate, also scored from the penalty spot.
We are now in December and the first of three polls in regards to the Argentina national team has already concluded.
Manuel LANZINI’s goal against Italy was voted as the best goal scored by Argentina this year before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The voting for that is now closed and it’s time to vote for the best Argentina goal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A total of 6 goals were scored, two by Sergio AGUERO, one by Lionel MESSI, one by Marcos ROJO, one by Angel DI MARIA and one by Gabriel MERCADO.
We will break down these goals into three different categories before finally voting on the Argentina 2018 goal of the year. The first poll included the best goal before the 2018 FIFA World Cup which was voted as Manuel LANZINI’s goal. The second voting is that where we select the best Argentina goal at the World Cup and after that a vote on the best goal scored after the World Cup. Once we have the top 3 goals, we will put them to a vote to select the 2018 Argentina Goal of the Year.
Here are the highlights and the goals scored at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with the poll below:
Argentina vs. Iceland: Sergio AGUERO
Argentina vs. Nigeria: Lionel MESSI, Marcos ROJO
Argentina vs. France: Angel DI MARIA, Gabriel MERCADO, Sergio AGUERO
Vote below for the goal you think is the best goal.
