ifc was adamant that messi had nothing to do with not selecting icardi or playing dybala but now is saying because messi is so good, its only natural the coach consults him about subs.
You cant have it both ways.
Dybala being out is purely due to messi and those two being similar, if messi moves to the right wing and interchanges with him, you can easily fit the two in a starting lineup.
Same for every other national side? or do you think the argentines, excluding messi ofcourse, are the only one who play poorly.
In fact, Messi did start on the right wing in the last two matches and Dybala still didn't play. Of course this has to be due to Messi. It simply can't be related to Sampaoli who also chooses players like Acuna, Salvio, Perez and Mercado over Pavon, Banega, Di Maria, Rojo, Lo Celso, Biglia and Higuain.
And yes, of course it is harder for Dybala to get into the team because of Messi since they play similar positions but you can hardly blame Messi for being the superior player. Dybala could still avoid this by playing on the right wing or in the midfield but he doesn't do it. However, it would be Sampaoli's job to fit both into one formation. I'd personally choose something like:
-------------Higuain--Dybala--------
-------------------Messi--------------
-Di Maria---Banega--Mascherano--Pavon-
-----------Rojo--Otamendi--Fazio---
That way you'd utilize the capabilities of the Dybala/Higuain pair and still have Messi playing in the center which also makes it easier to defend the right wing. You could interchange the wingers with actual fullbacks if you want to. The thing is, Sampaoli seems to be a self-centered idiot who wants to show the people that he can do it without the stars. There is no way you can play the players he's played over Dybala and co., even if they had to play on their secondary or even tertiary positions.
Exactly, its the only reason I argue against him here. His fans are worst than ronaldo's, some of them atleast admit his shortcomings. Although vancouver is similar too.
No, I exemplarily think he had a very bad second half against Nigeria. In the first half against Croatia, he waited up front and barely received any balls. In the second he always dropped back and made midfield plays, just like against Iceland. I found it hard to criticize him in these games. But in the second against Nigeria, he was bad since he had the ball and used him poorly. Bad dribblings, bad passing, wrong decisions. I'd say Banega had a better overall game than him, despite his goal, and Pavon was better in the second half.
Doesn't change the fact that great parts of this Argentina side look absolutely overburdened with the pressure. I've not seen any other teams with these kind of technical mistakes and decisive flaws.
