Conceded two goals in less than 20 minutes of the opening game, and this extremely unfavorable start made many Argentine players confused. You know, just a month ago, they beat Brazil 3-1 in World Cup qualifying. It was a brilliant victory that kept them in a rather relaxed and optimistic mindset before the start of this final, believing that it would not be difficult to win the championship trophy at all level!

However, reality has given them a slap in the face. In just a month, just as the Argentines were still dreaming of defeating their rivals, Brazil had already come out of the shadow of their previous defeat and found a way to restrain them!

"The most important thing about Argentina right now is that they don't have a second player on the pitch other than Riquelme who can pick up the task of organizing. Once Riquelme is abolished by the opponent with a counter-play tactic, then Argentina, which lacks brains and commanders, will become extremely passive on the field!" Looking at the Argentine team that has the advantage in possession time, but is suppressed by Brazil from the score to the scene, George said helplessly, "But then again, Pekerman's lineup today is also very problematic. Although Saviola's red card suspension has made Argentina's creativity drop a lot, he has the likes of Carlos Tevez, Aimar and Maxi Rodriguez at his disposal, so why should Figueroa and Delgado Jr. start in the attack?

Maxi Rodriguez, who is still playing for Espanyol, and Aimar, who has been in a dip this season, have no tacit understanding or compatibility problems between Tevez and Riquelme - don't forget, the two had a brief experience of working together under the coach Carlos Bianchi at Boca Juniors! The reason why the two did not lead Boca Juniors to many decent trophies was partly because of the emergence of a large number of talented players (such as Saviola, Aimar, Da Alessandro, etc.), on the other hand, because the fledgling Tevez was too young to form enough fighting power, and Riquelme moved to Barcelona shortly thereafter. Otherwise, the two of them could have led Boca Juniors to more trophies!

In George's view, Tevez and Riquelme complement each other in terms of playing styles. Therefore, if you have two people on the field at the same time, you can have an extremely good chemistry!

It is precisely because of this that George really can't figure out Pekerman's intention of excluding Tevez from the starting list! In terms of technology and breakthrough ability, Tevez is no worse than Delgado Jr., not to mention, in terms of confrontation ability, range of movement on the field, and attracting defensive attention, Tevez, who is known as the "beast", can comprehensively crush the skinny little Delgado!

"Probably because coach Pekerman thinks Tevez is too young to take on the burden in such a crucial situation, so that Delgado Jr. can start more solidly. Elizabeth guessed. At this time, she could only come up with such an explanation.

Well, that's probably one of the reasons. Seeing Riquelme trying to use the pass to direct his teammates to run and launch an offensive, but because of the interference of Emerson and others and the limited ability of teammates such as Delgado Jr., George couldn't help but sigh for Riquelme's situation at this time, "I have to say that Riquelme's performance and personal ability can indeed be called the best forward after Argentina enters the new century." It's a pity that he wasn't born in an era that suited him to play. ”

If Giorgio says that Riquelme is the best striker Argentina has ever had, there may be many people who will object, but if Riquelme is Argentina's best midfield commander since Maradona, I believe no one will object to this!

Riquelme's recognition as a midfield maestro is only part of the reason for his outstanding individual skills. The main reason is that the Argentine striker's level of reading the game and controlling the pace of the game is definitely the best in the entire international football world!

A player who can control a team almost perfectly and drive the game according to his own ideas, so as to lead the team to victory in a way that is in line with his football philosophy, is enough to be called a midfield master. And Riquelme in this period can do this kind of thing in the competition!

However, although Riquelme was at the top of his game as an attacking playmaker, he landed in Europe and did not perform at the high level expected by people, and his Barcelona journey was a nightmare, until he joined Villarreal and was reborn!

That's why George lamented that Riquelme's birth was out of time - in an era where more and more emphasis is placed on running distance and overall combat, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the requirements for the physical fitness and confrontation ability of players are getting higher and higher, Riquelme's slow speed and unwillingness to actively participate in the defense style, as well as the deviation of physical confrontation ability, are really incompatible with the development trend of modern football!

You know, although Zidane and Rui Costa are also in the category of classical strikers, Zizou's physical fitness is already outstanding among players in the same position, and he can even support him to rush to the penalty area to grab a header;

The situation in Riquelme is quite different. He is also a classical striker, he is not good at physical confrontation, his running ability is also lacking, and his defense is not active enough, which makes it difficult for Riquelme to be favored and reused by the giants, and it is naturally impossible to talk about it if he wants to play his due strength.

It is a small club like Villarreal that makes it possible for Riquelme to play as he wants. With another bigger club, Riquelme would not have been able to get a chance to prove himself in European football!

Therefore, a player like Riquelme who has his own system and can only play at a high level under this system, if he cannot be established as the tactical core of the team, then there should be no intention to introduce him!

"If Riquelme had been born ten years early...... No, even if it's only five years, what he can achieve will definitely not be just what he is now, reduced to the point where he can only have a living space in a small club like Villarreal!" looked at Riquelme, who was constantly violated and fell to the ground under the targeting of Emerson and Ze Roberto, George couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Seriously, if it weren't for the fact that the times were really inappropriate, Riquelme would definitely have handed over a report card that was not inferior to Maradona's in Naples and the Argentine national team!

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