soul24rage
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It seems like Dybala was not selected due to footballing reasons and not really related to injuryThe 29 player Preliminary squad for the Copa America
GK: Dibu, Armani, Rulli
RB: Molina, Montiel
CB: Romero, Otamendi, Balerdi, Pezzella, Quarta, Lisandro
LB: Acuna, Tagliafico, Barco
CDM: Paredes, Enzo, Guido
CM: RDP, MacAllister, Lo Celso, Palacios
RW: Di Maria, Valentin Carboni
CAM: Messi, Angel Correa
LW: Garnacho, Nicolas Gonzalez
ST: Julian, Lautaro
Note:
- Biggest Omission is Dybala. Seems like his injury is really bad.
- For me, Senesi should have been in the preliminary list from the season that he had.
- No Benitez, which is weird as he was called in the squad frequently.
- Good to see Balerdi on the list. He's been great this season.
- Hopefully, Barco is in the main squad. We need to incorporate the new LB soon.
The 3 players that I could see being removed: Quarta, Carboni, and A. Correa
EDIT: from Gaston's latest tweet, it seems like 2 defenders will be out and the last player to be taken out will be a midfielder/forward. My guess it will be Balerdi, Barco and Valentin Carboni.
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Rather have Dybala in the squad as he has that X factor that he could bring to team as a super sub (like Gotze WC14 final kind of impact) if there is a time where the team is trying to score a goal in the last minute. If, god forbids, Messi gets injured, there's no other player in the world that I would like to replace him than with Dybala.
If there are other attacking players who brings a lot to the table ahead of Dybala, I'd be fine with that, but the fact that both Valentin Carboni and A. Correa are ahead of him in the squad confuses me and I like both of those players. (Even Carboni ahead of Soule is a head scratcher for me)
Still trust Scaloni and I'm sure he has his reasons.
DonAK
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They'll probably play with two pure wingers + a CF if Messi cannot play. Dybala might be a like-for-like replacement, but also a massive downgrade and not sure Scaloni want to commit to that system without the perks of what Messi brings to the team.
That's one of the reasons he should be there imo, like-for-like means no need to alter tactics significantly. Things work better with the Messi tactics. I also don't think he's as big a downgrade as he used to be when people went on about Dybala not starting, not with Messi's age now. He's had a pretty good season for an average Roma.
Tbf though I thought starting Di Maria LW was a madness in the WC final so just got to trust Scaloni.
soul24rage
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With the very high likelihood of 3 players of Balerdi, Barco and Carboni being dropped from the squad of 29, this will probably be Scaloni's lineup
Main Lineup (Similar to the lineup vs Poland in WC22)
—-------Alvarez (24)
-------------------------Messi (37)-------------Di Maria (36)
--------------MacA (25)------------De Paul (30)
----------------------------Enzo (23)
Tagliafico (31)—Otamendi (35)—Romero (26)—Molina (26)
---------------------------Dibu (31)
Back up
—------------------------Martinez (26)
Nico (26)-------------------------------------------Garnacho (20)
—------Lo Celso (28)-------------Palacios (26)
--------------------------Paredes (30)
Acuna (32)—Licha (26)—Pezzella (33)—Montiel (27)
---------------------------Rulli (32)
(Quarta 28, Guido 30, A. Correa 29)
A very strong squad still even without Dybala and imo stronger than the WC 22 squad and much more stronger than the Copa 21 squad.
Can't wait for the start of the Copa.
Main Lineup (Similar to the lineup vs Poland in WC22)
—-------Alvarez (24)
-------------------------Messi (37)-------------Di Maria (36)
--------------MacA (25)------------De Paul (30)
----------------------------Enzo (23)
Tagliafico (31)—Otamendi (35)—Romero (26)—Molina (26)
---------------------------Dibu (31)
Back up
—------------------------Martinez (26)
Nico (26)-------------------------------------------Garnacho (20)
—------Lo Celso (28)-------------Palacios (26)
--------------------------Paredes (30)
Acuna (32)—Licha (26)—Pezzella (33)—Montiel (27)
---------------------------Rulli (32)
(Quarta 28, Guido 30, A. Correa 29)
A very strong squad still even without Dybala and imo stronger than the WC 22 squad and much more stronger than the Copa 21 squad.
Can't wait for the start of the Copa.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Martinez on bench?? i dont really follow him but guy was terrific today against City
soul24rage
Senior Member
Martinez and Alvarez are at the same level for me.
I chose Alvarez as although he didn't had a good season personally and looked leggy imo, he's still faster than Martinez, offers more running off the ball and versatile.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Dude i meant Lisandro Martinez, that's why i said he was a beast today against City
soul24rage
Senior Member
Too many Martinez in the team lolDude i meant Lisandro Martinez, that's why i said he was a beast today against City
I personally would start Licha over Otamendi, but Otamendi is still at a good level and Scaloni is never going to drop him.
soul24rage
Senior Member
For the Olympics 2024, Julian Alvarez and Otamendi are confirmed to be going to the Olympics
Still waiting confirmation for Garnacho, Enzo Fernandez, Dibu, Barco and Valentini
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If all them goes, what a squad!
-------------------------Julian
Garnacho-----------------------------------Soule
---------------Enzo-------------Equi Fernandez
-------------------------Varela
Barco--------Valentini-------Otamendi-------Nardoni
--------------------------Dibu
Depending on the squad France will have, if this team don't reach the final, I will be disappointed.
Still waiting confirmation for Garnacho, Enzo Fernandez, Dibu, Barco and Valentini
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If all them goes, what a squad!
-------------------------Julian
Garnacho-----------------------------------Soule
---------------Enzo-------------Equi Fernandez
-------------------------Varela
Barco--------Valentini-------Otamendi-------Nardoni
--------------------------Dibu
Depending on the squad France will have, if this team don't reach the final, I will be disappointed.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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soul24rage
Senior Member
The best national team in the world is arriving to the country.
Vamos!
Vamos!
Temptation
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These thundercunts really didn't select Dybala? Well, we all know who is behind this........
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