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| Argentina 1978 |
Since the very first WC Finals, Argentina has always been one of the best teams in the world. However, they did not win their first WC until 1978. They reached the Final in 1930. Their hero of the 1930 World Cup Luis Monti won a WC in 1934, but with Italy. And then, members of "La Máquina" did not get to play in the WC Finals because of the War. In the periods after the War, great players such as Alfredo Di Stefano and Omar Sivori never went to the WC Finals with Argentina. Finally, Argentina won their first WC in 1978 with the likes of Ubaldo Fillol, Daniel Passarella and Mario Kempes. Eight year later, Diego Maradona's brillant individual performance helped Argentina to their second World Cup. Argentina also had great team in 1994, 1998 and 2006.
If there were an All-Time World Cup, this would be the 23 players I would bring to the tournament. The team is not an All-Star team. I tried to be as realistic as possible. A few of the players are selected for tactical reasons at the expense of more famous players.
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| Argentina 1986 |
Team
GK: Ubaldo Fillol
He was considered one of the greatest Latin American keeper. He was the 1978 WC winning goalkeeper for Argentina. He also went to the WC Finals in 1974 and 1982. In 1977, he became the first keeper to win the Player of the Year award in Argentina.
GK: Amadeo Carrizo
He was the young goalkeeper for River Plate's "La Máquina" in 1940's. He won five Championship trophies in 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1957. Despite his greatness, Argentina constantly refused to select him. He only earned 20 caps.
GK: Rogelio Dominguez
He played around the same time as Carrizo. He earned 59 caps. He missed the 1958 World Cup Finals because he moved to Real Madrid in 1957, where he won two European Cups.
RB: Javier Zanetti
He was the starting rightback for Inter Milan for almost 20 years. He served as their captain from 1999, earning him the nickname "Il Capitano" (The Captain). He held all kind of appearance records in Italy. He widely considered to be Argentina's best ever rightback. He holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Argentine national team and played in the 1996 Olympic tournament, five Copa América tournaments and two World Cups, in 1998 and 2002.
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| Javier Zanetti |
RB: Carlos Sosa
A rightback who played with Boca Juniors in the 1940's. He was one of the best defender of his generation.
CB: Daniel Passarella
Daniel Passarella was one of the best center-backs ever played the game. He captured Argentina when it won the World Cup in 1978. He was also known for scoring over 140 goals in his career, very high for a defender. His career was associated with River Plate.
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| Daniel Passarella |
Oscar Ruggeri played in 3 World Cup Finals, winning the one in 1986 and finishing second in 1990. He was La Liga Foreign Player of the Year in 1989 and South American Player of the Year in 1991. He played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors as well as Real Madrid in Spain.
CB: Roberto Perfumo
He was a legend with Racing Club in Argentina winning the Primera title, the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. He played in 1966 and 1974 WC Finals.
CB: Roberto Ayala
Roberto Ayala captained Argentina for 63 times, a record. He is also the second cap record holder for Argentina. He was best remembered for winning the UEFA Cup with Valencia.
LB: Silvio Marzolini
A idol with Boca Juniors. He was considered one of the greatest leftbacks in Latin American football history. He went to the 1966 WC Finals in England.
LB: Alberto Tarantini
He was the starting leftback for Argentina in 1978 and 1982. He was infamously known for his career in England where he only lasted 28 matches. He played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors.
DM: Nestor Rossi
One of Argentina's greatest defensive midfielders. He won 5 Argentinian league titles with River Plate and 6 more with Millonarios in Colombia. He played in the 1958 World Cup Finals.
DM: Luis Monti
The ruthless central midfielder led Argentina to the WC Final in 1930 where they lost to Uruguay. Four years later, he became an Oriundo and won the World Cup with Italy. He was also remembered for getting injured at the Battle of Highbury in 1934 when England played Italy.
CM: Fernando Redondo
Fernando Redondo was known as one of the best central midfielders in Real Madrid's history. He won two Champions' League for them. For the national team, he only picked up 29 caps because he had issues with various managers.
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| Fernando Redondo |
CM: Osvaldo Ardiles
He was the central midfielder when Argentina won the World Cup in 1978. He was also one of the first foreigners to play in England. He was a top player with Tottenham Hotspurs. He won the FA Cup in 1981. His career in England was cut short because of the Falklands War.
CM/AM/FW: Alfredo Di Stefano
The best player in the world before the emerge of Pele and Maradona. He won 5 straight European Cups with Real Madrid. He was credited in turning Real Madrid into a legendary club. He was one of the younger member of the great River Plate in the 1940's.
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| Alfredo Di Stefano |
LW: Félix Loustau
A member of River Plate's "La Máquina. He was probably Argentina's best ever left winger. He won three straight Copa America in 1945, 1946, and 1947.
AM: Diego Maradona
He was considered the second best player in history after Pele. He won the World Cup in 1986, scoring the best goal in the history of the World Cup when he scored against England. For club football, he was best remembered for leading Napoli to break the dominance of the Northern Italian clubs in the Serie A.
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| Diego Maradona |
RW/FW: Lionel Messi
At time of writing, he won 4 World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or. Despite his Tax evasion conviction and fraud with his charities, he is considered a clean-cut player.
SS/FW: Adolfo Pedernera
He was a member of "La Máquina". He moved to Atlanta in 1947 and Millonarios in Colombia. Because of the Second World War, he did not play many games for Argentina.
SS/FW: Omar Sivori
After Argentina won the Copa America in 1957, he joined Juventus where he enjoyed 8 successful years. He was credited with the resurgence of the club. With John Charles and Giampiero_Boniperti, he formed "the Magical Trio" with the club. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1961.
AM/FW: José Manuel Moreno
The star of "La Máquina" in the 1940's. Some fans in Argentina considered him better than Maradona and Di Stefano. He did not play in the World Cup due to the War, but won the South American Championships of 1941, 1942 and 1947.
ST: Gabriel Batistuta
He is the current top-scorer for Argentina. He first gained international recognition when Argentina won the Copa America in 1991 where he finished as the top scorer. He earned a move to Fiorentina spending the next 9 seasons there while becoming their all-time leading scorer. In 2000, he moved to Roma and won the scudetto in his first season. He went to the WC Finals in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
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| Gabriel Batistuta |
Hugo Gatti, Angel Labruna, Juan Carlos Muñoz, Ricardo Bochini, Juan Roman Riquelm, Antonio Rattin, Diego Simeone, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Sebastian Veron, Ermindo Onega, Raimundo Orsi, Omar Oreste Corbatta, Luis Artime, Bernabe Ferreyra, Mario Kempes.
Squad Explaination
Angel Labruna, Ricardo Bochini and Juan Roman Riquelme did not make the team because the team already loaded with many attack midfielders and secondary forwards. Instead, I took Adriles who was a deep lying midfielder.
Starting lineups
Formation I
Cesar Luis Menotti developed a personal rivalry with Carlos Bilardo in the 1970's and 1980's. They were two different styles of football. Menotti was more offensive and artistic while Bilardo's style was more defensive and practical. I based this 4-2-4 formation with Menotti's team in 1978. Diego Maradona would have a free role enjoyed by Mario Kempas in 1978. I thought of playing him on the left because Jose Moreno usually played on the right behind the forward line. In the end, Maradona should stay as the center of attack, I reasoned. Lionel Messi and Jose Moreno would move around the field in a free flowing style. Alfred Di Stefano would be the deep-lying midfielder.
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| Cesar Luis Menotti's team |
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| Cesar Luis Menotti |
Formation II
Carlos Bilardo used a similar formation in 1986. I forced Di Stefano to the left so that Maradona could play in his original position. I considered playing Messi up front where Barcelona often used him. This team would be protected by 6 defensive players.
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| Carlos Bilardo's team |
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| Carlos Bilardo |
Formation III
If I were managing this team, this is the formation I would use. I move Maradona to the left because he was a better left-side player than any of the obvious starters on the team. I brought in Redondo to run the midfield.
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