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I expect Messi to be in the 2022 WC. Unlike Mascherano, he has not stated that the 2018-WC is his last one. At 35, he won't be the same Messi of today. In other words, he will be an earthlink and not extra-terrestrial. In addition, Dybala and Icardi will be the main players in 2022, imho...

Hi: IMHO, we can expect anything from Argentina-2018 WC. I won't be surprised if we do not make it out of the group. On the other hand, I won't be surprised if we win it all (Why "We?" I'm Argentine and the NT is "my" team since I can remember.) The major problem with Argentina is that they...

The following is the list of 23 players that are going to Russia 2018: https://www.clarin.com/deportes/mundial-2018/35-sampaoli_0_BJha0NeJX.html I like the list except for a major disagreement. Mauro Icardi was left out in favor of Cristian Pavón. If Argentina does not win the World Cup, I...

I agree. He should have replaced Semedo with Dembele at the start of the second half. This is how I saw the game. Roma was all forward trying to score at least three goals and not allow a single goal against them. They counted with the help and aid of a complicitous referee. For heavens...

Hi: The game was lost by Valverde. Period. I'm usually very calm when I watch the Barça games, but not this time. I could not believe that Valverde started Semedo instead Dembélé, especially in the 2nd half, which I spent screaming for Dembélé. He would have put Roma back on defense Semedo...

From Mateu Lahoz we are getting Gil Manzano who outrageously red-carded Luis Suarez in the game Barça vs Atletico, last season. Oh, boy! Let us not forget that we lost La Liga, last year, by one point. We lost two points when we tied Malaga. In that game, Messi's goal, that would have given us...

Hi: I stopped participating in this board because of the negativity and nonsense expressed here. Paulinho is shit; Di Maria is a failure in France and garbage as a player; etc, etc, etc. Now, a team that has yet to lose a game in La Liga and lost once in all competitions is a disaster and...

When do you think you can bring players from La Masia? Messi was not a starter when brought up. He was on the bench and brought into games a few minutes at a time. Same thing with Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, etc. Actually Pedro was "Pedrito" until he became a starter. Hektor

Arnaiz, Aleña, Samper, Marlon, Oriol Busquets, Cucurella, Vitinho, etc. They are all from La Masia which is starting to produce quality players once again. Hektor

Hi: When we lost Neymar, I wanted two players to replace him: Coutinho and Dembélé. We have them and I am ecstatic. Coutinho is a poly-functional player. He can play for Iniesta, Messi, or Luis Suarez. We do not need Griezmann; we he Jose Arnaiz. Every time he starts a game, he scores and...

Bojan: The Argentine press deserved it - they are jerks and pathological liars. Alaska was great. I enjoyed it a lot. I'm in the process of post-processing the photos: http://www.hektorsphotos.com/Alaska http://www.hektorsphotos.com/Alaska/Ketchikan/

The Qualifiers are over, finally. Well, most of them. Argentina made it to Russia 2018! :rockon: I remember a saying that goes, "The more things change, the more they remain the same." After two years of heartbreaks, who came in 1,2,3 in South America? Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, like...

You all raised very good points. Keep in mind that I am an Argentine-Catalan (my grandparents, on both sides, were Catalanes.) I've been a Barça fan since I can remember. My allegiance is with Barcelona. I'm only talking about one position, the creative midfielder or playmaker. The rest of the...

Since no one asked me a question about the videos I posted and tomorrow I'm leaving for a week, I will say what I think of them. The league featured, seems to be a summer league not associated with any team. The 8-year old kid has very good soccer skills for his age, but it is hard to gage him...

You might not agree with me, that is your right and prerogative. However, what is lol are your comments. I just told you about the succession of playmakers megastars, in Argentina, who were of Messi's caliber. Wether they are another Messi or Maradona it is another story. Messi is best...

I just did a Google search of the next Messi in Argentina and this is what I came out with. Most excellent players have to be developed. Not everyone in this message will make it. It is very hard to predict the next Messi, if not impossible. Some players developed earlier because of early...

That is what I'm saying. Get them early enough to be developed in La Masia and then Barça B. It does not mean that we should exclude European young talent, including Spain. We are not doing it. Are we blind? What about Messi and Neymar for example. We need to replace Iniesta. Are we scouting...

Real Madrid signed a new Brazilian 17-year old jewel: http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20170913/431262227271/real-madrid-ficha-brasileno-rodrigo-antonio-rodrigues.html I have been calling for Barça to seriously scout Argentina and Brazil for young talent. Real Madrid is doing...

Traditions that I started are paying off. :pAs Tevye, from “Fidler on the Roof” said: “Traditions…Traditions…Traditions… Traditions. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as a fiddler on the roof!" :thumbsup: Barça 3 - Juve Zip, Nada, Niente...Happy days are again...

I just turned the TV on. The last time I did this, before the Espanyol game, we won 5-0. Therefore, I cannot discontinue this tradition; it would be bad luck to do so. Here we go on again: Nessum Dorma from Puccini’s “Turandot:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovcNw8xr64 The Barça Hymn...