The ESPN FC crew projects Argentina’s 2018 World Cup starting XI, breaking down how much help star Lionel Messi has in his quest for his first World Cup trophy.
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More than Ronaldo for sure
They need Higuaín there to do great
Where is dybela and rojo
answer is none
Where’s Rojo ?
speaking facts
Viva Perón , Argentina campeón.
This guy in the middle is crazy.
I would love to see Argentina win again after so long and particularly after the last WC and Copa America
This team is old.
This Argentina team is way too heavy for Messi to carry
DYBALA !!!! WHERE IS HE? TWO MESSIS COMBINE TO MAKE A GREAT MESSI…. WE WANT DYBALA!!!!!
wheres dybala icardi and higuain?
these people know nothing. no dybala hahaha
@1:30 The queen needs to knight him lmfao I'm done.
The moment Sampaoli failed to bring in better midfielders than Biglia n Mascherano it was over. His only job was scout Argentina and abroad for better midfielders n he failed. There is a reason Barca let Mascherano go, if he's in as a sub, no problem but if he's a starter big problem
This country must no have any black people
I don’t get it, didn’t this team reach the final of the last world cup?
um… pavon? Before Dybala?? Yeah, Argentina won't win this time, either
Di maria!!
Hugien is trash he made Argentina lose 3 times, imagine Messi in the place of hugien when he had all the chances in WC, Copa,etc..
Di Maria on the wing. Drop messi to RAM put dybala on the right wing, higuian as striker. Sub in Aguero during the latter half of the game, replace Pavón with icardi and your set. Not rocket science people
What foreigners don't understand is that Messi is the real coach
the man who takes the ultimate desitionsand Sampaoli is more less a puppet. Don´t get me wrong: I have nothing against Messi. But in the end he is the one who approves wich players may play in the national team and wich not. And thats why you don´t see called players like Icardi, Lautaro Martínez, Ricardo Centurión, and so on. And the same can be say about tactis and strategies: If It don't pleases Messi, then is not considered for the team.Greetings from Argentina
I wish all the luck in the world to Messi. He deserves to win the World Cup. He doesn't deserve all the hate and comparisons with Maradona by his native Argentinians
For fucks sake. Just play Dybala at RW. Why is that so difficult?
3:05 the A team for argentina???
ohh gosh wihtout messi, dybala, aguero, di maria is argentina the A team??
fuck this achor out of this show.
I don’t understand why Dybala isn’t starting!!! or higuain!!!!
Lanzini should have started
i think we found someone that next to masche can cover the ground way better, Lo Celso, he is not Kante but he seems to be working at least in training, he used him before but not as a CDM
it wasnt the A team
France team will hurt Messi … As this world cup is for them
I have the feeling Spain wil fall apart. They will fail and don't feel so good as a group.
Argentina will have a good very strong squad motivation because of their lost final in the last world cup
American people, please do a favor to the rest of the world. Don't talk about football
Romero hasn't played all season lol.
This is a horrible line up omg…
Dybala Higuain Aguero
Di Maria Messi Banega
Rojo Otamendi Mascherano Acuna
Caballero
Argentina is not going to get out of the group
1.Croatia
2.Nigeria
3.Argentina
4.Iceland
ascascibar was the central defensime middlefier, but the knee-head of sampaoli didnt called him… noone defends there!
Stop doubting. Friendly matches are not competitive matches. Well see in the world cup.
Dybala????
Lo Celso anyone???
Pastore for mascherano, dybala in for Pavon
Messi deserve to win this World Cup with Argentina in 15th of July!
I would love to see Messi win a a World Cup, but I am afraid that Argentina is simply not good enough as a team. I hope I am wrong, but if they play Brazil, France, Spain, or Germany I don't see them beating those teams.
This is a videogame team, it will never be as you presented it, and if you'll run an analysis show you should know it by now. Sampaoli will play 3 in the middle, one anchorman (Biglia OR Mascherano) who will be supported by two mixed midfielders that can put in work offensively and defensively. Lo Celso probably earned a spot and the other will most likely be Banega or Lanzini, Meza might also fight for the spot. Pavon's only chance to start would be in place of Di Maria, otherwise he'll be a revulsive for second halves.
Everyone sleeping on Armani. I may be biased, but at least he starts for river plate and isn't a benchmarking like caballero and romero