Martin Demichelis has been offered to coach Talleres in Argentina.
Demichelis is currently managing in Germany as he coaches Bayern Munich II but he has received an offer to manage Talleres. According to Doble Amarilla, club president Andrés Fassi has spoken to Demichelis, asking him if he would like to coach them.
Per the report, “Micho” has asked them to give him until January 4 for an answer. The Argentine became coach of the Bayern Munich youth team back in 2019 where he has since held his spot.
Gio Lo Celso missed Tottenham’s last league match due to an injury precaution.
Lo Celso has not played for Tottenham since November 7 with him missing Tottenham’s 3-0 win vs. Crystal Palace due to a calf injury. This is not his first injury since arriving at the club as he has missed several matches due to fitness. The 25 year old has started only two league matches this season. Tottenham coach Antonio Conte spoke about Lo Celso’s injury following their win. Here is what he had to say:
“It is not a serious injury, after the game against West Ham the players that didn’t play had a little training and in this training he had a bit of fatigue in his calf but only for precaution we decided to wait, especially in this situation it is important to listen to the player.
“When you have a problem in your calf only the player can give you the right situation.”
The year 2021 brought a lot of memories when it came to Argentine football with some good and some not as good.
While the biggest of all may have come in July, there were many moments which stole the headlines before July and after the Copa America win. In this three part article, we will be reviewing the top 15 moments in Argentine football of the past 365 days.
This article will focus on Moments 9-4 with the video below!
With the Copa America beginning at the start of June, by the end of May, no one was even sure if the tournament was going to be played. Initially, it was supposed to be held both in Argentina and Colombia. But unrest within Colombia and COVID meant that they would drop out of being the hosts.
This left Argentina as the remaining host but even that did not happen. The rise of COVID in the country ultimately led to the decision of having to host the tournament elsewhere.
Chile, Paraguay and even the United States were looked at as possible destinations. However, Brazil would become the hosts as the tournament would be held in the country for the second consecutive edition.
Argentine players make up not only many of the top leagues but also many of the top teams. Beginning in Spain, Diego Simeone coached Angel Correa and Atletico Madrid to a La Liga triumph. Lionel Messi would not win La Liga but would win the Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona.
In England, Sergio Agüero won his last ever club trophy with Manchester City as they lifted the Premier League to go with his EFL Cup. Lautaro Martinez would win Serie A with Inter with Paulo Dybala winning Coppa Italia with Juventus.
Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi would not win Ligue 1 but would lift the Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain and Mauricio Pochettino.
In the Netherlands, Nicolas Tagliafico and Lisandro Martinez would win the league in Ajax.
Geronimo Rulli and Juan Foyth would win the Europa League with Rulli being the hero in the penalty shootout for Villarreal. While Agüero would not win the Champions League with Manchester City, it would be Willy Caballero with Chelsea who would lift the trophy.
If someone were to ask you if you could one day see Javier Mascherano coaching somewhere, you were likely to answer yes, you could see him as a coach. On December 9, it was announced that the former Argentine international would take charge of the Argentina U20 team as of the start of January.
He will replace Fernando Batista. Mascherano took part in four FIFA World Cup tournaments for Argentina, won a treble with FC Barcelona and well, anyone who has watched football the past 15 years will know exactly what he brings to the table.
While it was never much in doubt this time around, it’s a great feeling when it happens. Argentina qualified for the 2022 World Cup! On November 16, following Argentina’s 0-0 draw against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers, other results in South America meant that Lionel Scaloni’s team would book their ticket to Qatar.
With four matches remaining in qualification, Ecuador getting a 2-0 win against Chile meant that mathematically, the Copa America champions would be at the World Cup next year!
But it was not without some controversy as the team could have likely secured their spot before. A controversial match in September against Brazil meant that their World Cup qualifying match would be called off after only minutes.
Brazilian officials would storm the pitch as according to them, Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero and Gio Lo Celso were not allowed to play. Protocols due to COVID when entering the country would have meant that the three players from England would not have been allowed to participate.
However, the other side of the story is that there was an agreement in place between CONMEBOL, the teams and the countries to allow exceptions. The result of the match has not yet been determined.
Now in the top 5, we are going to talk about a top 5 Manchester City legend. Sergio Agüero would leave Manchester City after a decade at the club along with dozens of memories.
During his time at Manchester, Agüero would win the Premier League Golden Boot, two Player of the Year awards at Manchester City, a City goal of the month and several Premier League Player of the Month and PFA Team of the Year wins.
However, no accolade will likely be as big as the one goal which he scored against QPR back in 2012. The goal which won City their first league trophy in decades and one which would automatically cement the Argentine’s spot in the annals of time after just one season.
He would leave City to beautiful Barcelona where it looked like he would be playing alongside great friend Lionel Messi. But as he put pen to paper to his contract bringing him back to Spain, no one knew what would await the City legend.
Coming in at number 4 is number 7 for Lionel Messi. Ballon d’Or number 7 for the Argentine as he would win it in on November 29, 2021 for a record 7th time. He would beat one of the favorites Roberto Lewandowski and even Jorginho for the award. Winning the Copa America with Argentina as well as being named the Best Player of the tournament and finishing as the tournament’s top scorer and most assists, as mentioned, he would also win the Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona. Oh and he would win the Pichichi, La Liga’s top scorer for the season.
Messi would be quoted as saying:
“Today I’m here in Paris. I am very happy, really, very happy, I really want to continue to fight and reach new objectives. I don’t know how many more years but I am really enjoying myself. I thank my team-mates at Barça, Paris & Argentina.
“I especially want to thank the squad and the coaching staff of the Argentina national team. I was able to achieve the dream I wanted so much. In the end, it happened and this award is in large part of what we did at the Copa America. This is part of them.”
This concludes the list from 9-4, with one more article looking at the top 3 coming shortly!
Manchester United have reportedly made an offer for Julián Álvarez while Bayern Munich are also in contention.
Julián Álvarez is a wanted man across the top teams in Europe. According to Hernán Castillo, Manchester United have made an offer to sign the Argentine. In addition, it was also mentioned that Bayern Munich also want to sign the 21 year old and would be the favorites should they push ahead.
As we reported earlier, Julián Álvarez had reportedly mentioned that he has already received an offer from the German club.
Sergio Romero spoke in an interview about a return to the Argentina national team, Manchester United not allowing him to leave and his new club Venezia.
Romero returned to Argentina on holiday where he spoke to the media. The 34 year old joined Serie A club Venezia where he has kept three clean sheets in 13 matches, allowing 22 goals. Speaking to TyC Sports, here is what he had to say in regards to the Argentina national team and a possible return:
“Since previous years, the Argentina national team has always been a candidate. The guys did very well this year. They were crowned Copa America champions, which was something that all Argentine’s desired. Now, they have already secured qualification for Qatar 2022.
“We will be on the outside helping, collaborating or fighting to win a place.”
The Argentine also commented on Manchester United:
“I had a lot of chances to go to various clubs but they wouldn’t let me leave. That was something very difficult because at the very least I was used to being on the bench the last few years. When many clubs want you and you can’t go, it’s difficult.”
He also spoke about Venezia:
“I’m happy to be able to play again and to have the opportunity to show that I’m still active. I found a suitable club, with new people, who really want to grow. They are willing to invest to stay in Serie A and grow the club.”
