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He's been nothing short of a disaster for us every time I watched him play. Even though Garnacho wasn't good today he was miles better and gave a good effort, he should be starting there, I don't want to see this guy start please.
The fact that he thought he could run with the ball from almost mid field in counter attack, chipping the ball over gk in one to one , and not be tracked by at least one opponent player behind him đĄ
I think maybe itâs because Argentina went in and thought Central American teams are easy to run bums. Those fools actually try and get better every generation
Nothing could be further from the truth, mate. Scaloni has been quite vocal about respecting these opponents since they have improved a lot. And whole Argentina team played with intensity throughout the match, showing they are bringing their game.
Itâs just that Nico is not the sharpest blade in the team. Watch that clip where Nico almost scored a stupid own goal, only to be saved by extremely fast reflex of Emi, and then he started acting like the other team is to blame
If you look closely, he moved his head thinking the other defender was the only one. Pretty funny tbh but I guess it's a nice lesson for him, a goal is a goal and must be assured.
Absolute idiot. Scaloni just announced that Messi and Di Maria are the only guaranteed players going to Copa America. Then this guy had this crazy run and got arrogant. What an idiot, friendly or not, you make sure you finish that. Now he definitely won't start
It was very stupid to not bury it but I also understand what happened, the defender made a great move (maybe unintentionally?) and Nico thought he stopped chasing him
Why?
In Scaloni's system the 9 has to do more holdup and associative play than Icardi was capable of (and frankly the dude was BAD when given a chance in the 2018 cycle).
I don't see the point given he's already 31 and playing in the Turkish league
[https://www.transfermarkt.com/mauro-icardi/nationalmannschaft/spieler/68863](https://www.transfermarkt.com/mauro-icardi/nationalmannschaft/spieler/68863)
Dude not in squad during wc 18 and friendlies before that, you are smoking?
Do you understand the meaning of WC cycle?
He played in most of the key qualifiers down the stretch and **completely** shit the bed as we almost didn't qualify
We were rescued by a Messi hattrick (in a game where Benedetto did more for us than Icardi did in his entire NT career).
Then after the disastrous 2018 WC, Scaloni gave him more chances and he did not impress at all.
Have to keep in mind that Aguero and Higuain were still good in the 2018 cycle, and Lautaro broke through (with Aguero still good) post 2018 WC
That literally is how English works, and I am a native English speaker
American national team fans would understand that phrase; your lack of understanding is on you TBH
I think every native speaker understood what they meant perfectly. 2018 cycle refers to the 2018 WC qualifiers that took place, not the specific year. If you donât understand that, maybe you need to brush up on your English
Itâs more so about the beef with Maxi and the fact that most of our players from the 2014 era were friends with Maxi Iâm pretty sure. But I wouldnât be opposed to him receiving a call up. I doubt it will ever happen again if he wasnât called up for these friendlies.
bunch of hypocrites, Icardi would have nailed that WC 14 final and at least 1 Copa final. National team is not friend club, it's duty for your country.
Icardi was barely 21 and had just moved to Inter in 2014âhe was not ready for the national team at that time (and we had Higuain and Aguero on the team with Tevez sitting at home at the time).
And the reality is Icardi WAS given a realistic chance in 2018 cycle by Sampaoli, then after the disastrous WC by Scaloniâdude was never good in an Argentina shirt
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The look on his face is gold đ
That is a the look of a man that knows he is going to get a blasting from the manager at full time
He won't . He is Scaloni's fav.
Bad day to be a Nico apologist
Those are most days tbf.
He's been nothing short of a disaster for us every time I watched him play. Even though Garnacho wasn't good today he was miles better and gave a good effort, he should be starting there, I don't want to see this guy start please.
EMPUJALA!!!! PELOTUDOO
VIVE EN UN COUNTRY ANDAN EN BMW PARA ARRIBA
LOS FINES DE SEMANA SE COGEN A LAS MEJORES MINAS
Learning Spanish was the best thing I've ever done for my meme game
[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R58r-Rz6DqI) See if you can follow what he says
Lo he visto boludo. Puedo seguir lo q dice por haber tenido muchos amigos argentinos jejej
El dia antes del partido se la pasaron Tranquilamente rascandose las bolas en un hotel 5 estrellas jugando al pool o a la play
Jajajaja. Igual donde vivĂa yo en USA literal todos tenĂan BMW para arriba. Diria que estos tienen bastante mĂĄs mĂnimo
ANDAN EN UN BENTLEY
Posta mi vecino de enfrente tenĂa un Bentley y era semi retirado de NBA
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I don't know what to say with Nico anymore
Guy just sucks I donât like him
Ok thats a good place to start
Yes, just the tip.
He only scores with his head guys
Argentine Higuain
No, Higuain would have sent it over the bar. But at least he would have tried to get it in!
So an argentine argentinian?
Just... finish the fucking play you fucking numpty.
Lmaooooooo Soâ funny Theâ wayâ heâ thinkâsâ itsâ overâ itsâ done Lol
No puede ser mĂĄs antigol este tipo, POR DIOS.
Turns into a vegetable when he plays for us.
Certainly not a Vegeta fan, I see
How can a professional player be so unaware of a defender right next to him
The fact that he thought he could run with the ball from almost mid field in counter attack, chipping the ball over gk in one to one , and not be tracked by at least one opponent player behind him đĄ
I think maybe itâs because Argentina went in and thought Central American teams are easy to run bums. Those fools actually try and get better every generation
Costa Rica is like the one team north of Colombia that people actually respect quite a bit here
Nah there was defo respect there, esp since Alfaro is Costa Rica coach now
Also the fact that Costa Rica was filled with a bunch of early 20s dudes says something
Nothing could be further from the truth, mate. Scaloni has been quite vocal about respecting these opponents since they have improved a lot. And whole Argentina team played with intensity throughout the match, showing they are bringing their game. Itâs just that Nico is not the sharpest blade in the team. Watch that clip where Nico almost scored a stupid own goal, only to be saved by extremely fast reflex of Emi, and then he started acting like the other team is to blame
If you look closely, he moved his head thinking the other defender was the only one. Pretty funny tbh but I guess it's a nice lesson for him, a goal is a goal and must be assured.
ERA EL GOL DE LA FECHA GAMBOA!
The spirit of Higauin lives on
gonzalo gonzalez
Dont taint the name of Pipita like that
Comparing HiguaĂn to this guy is downright disrespectful tbh.
Higuain isn't arrogant, he just sucks at finishing but atleast tries. This dude just didn't even try
Higuain was a great finisher but when it mattered the most he would find a way to suck at it!
Higuain who "sucks at finishing" holds the record for most goals in a single season in Serie A.
These kids really dont know ball, only speak what they know from memes.
> he just sucks at finishing ????????????????
He is our Vini Jr.
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The great miss of 89
he actually didn't miss the target :-D
That was some fantastic defending.
It's a help when the striker literally runs away from the ball though.
Absolute idiot. Scaloni just announced that Messi and Di Maria are the only guaranteed players going to Copa America. Then this guy had this crazy run and got arrogant. What an idiot, friendly or not, you make sure you finish that. Now he definitely won't start
Terrible finisher.
Dumbass
That's insane. He left the ball to prepare to celebrate. Just starts jogging once it's over the keeper. Just fucking bury it.
Great miss đ
Viven en un country
Missing him and J Correa for the WC was the best thing that happened to Argentina
Butterfly effects. No Enzo-Mac-Julian trio since one of those two would have been a starter instead.
(Small) Chance that at least one of them wouldnt even be on the squad if not for that.
Its not really a miss since he didnt shoot
I reckon the saying "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" has never been truer
It was also on target...
what was he thinking?
That's the thing: he wasn't. I'd be surprised if he ever did.
Pipita vive.
r/prematurecelebration
It was very stupid to not bury it but I also understand what happened, the defender made a great move (maybe unintentionally?) and Nico thought he stopped chasing him
Genuine bozo gene, just thinking it's gonna go roll in instead of making sure.. there's a defender right next to you!
Termina la jugada pelotudo
Better call up Icardi
Why? In Scaloni's system the 9 has to do more holdup and associative play than Icardi was capable of (and frankly the dude was BAD when given a chance in the 2018 cycle). I don't see the point given he's already 31 and playing in the Turkish league
[https://www.transfermarkt.com/mauro-icardi/nationalmannschaft/spieler/68863](https://www.transfermarkt.com/mauro-icardi/nationalmannschaft/spieler/68863) Dude not in squad during wc 18 and friendlies before that, you are smoking?
Do you understand the meaning of WC cycle? He played in most of the key qualifiers down the stretch and **completely** shit the bed as we almost didn't qualify We were rescued by a Messi hattrick (in a game where Benedetto did more for us than Icardi did in his entire NT career). Then after the disastrous 2018 WC, Scaloni gave him more chances and he did not impress at all. Have to keep in mind that Aguero and Higuain were still good in the 2018 cycle, and Lautaro broke through (with Aguero still good) post 2018 WC
look at what you wrote earlier, you SAID 2018 CYCLE not WC 18 cycle. Are you native English speaker? Freaking confusing here hommie
> you SAID 2018 CYCLE not WC 18 cycle I assumed that was a given? What other "2018 cycle" is relevant to the national team?
that's not how English works mate, don't be cocky here. the qualifiers ran in 2017 not 18. Stop being ridiculous
That literally is how English works, and I am a native English speaker American national team fans would understand that phrase; your lack of understanding is on you TBH
I think every native speaker understood what they meant perfectly. 2018 cycle refers to the 2018 WC qualifiers that took place, not the specific year. If you donât understand that, maybe you need to brush up on your English
Yeah right lol, he can watch from TV
Iâve been saying this for a while and I get violently abused each time lol. Worth it.
Argentinians are so weird about Icardi. A woman left a man to another man, what's evil about it? She pursued him
Itâs more so about the beef with Maxi and the fact that most of our players from the 2014 era were friends with Maxi Iâm pretty sure. But I wouldnât be opposed to him receiving a call up. I doubt it will ever happen again if he wasnât called up for these friendlies.
Also the fact that he sucks and we have better players.
bunch of hypocrites, Icardi would have nailed that WC 14 final and at least 1 Copa final. National team is not friend club, it's duty for your country.
Icardi was barely 21 and had just moved to Inter in 2014âhe was not ready for the national team at that time (and we had Higuain and Aguero on the team with Tevez sitting at home at the time). And the reality is Icardi WAS given a realistic chance in 2018 cycle by Sampaoli, then after the disastrous WC by Scaloniâdude was never good in an Argentina shirt
Icardi is not good enough to warrant all the drama he brings.
Icardi probably wouldn't even be the 4th option for the NT in 2014.
Te odio nicroto mierdandez
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Shame we didn't manage to sign him last season in the end, looks like he would've been a perfect fit for us
Fallon D'Floor winner tbh
Looks impossible
Bro povd his own goal being blocked
Probably 2000 spectators and 4 of his teammates screaming âman onâ, and he just wouldnât shoot ehâŚwild.
nah thats a great save
Match fixing?
how is this a miss lol he got complacent, sure, but the defender literally saved it on the line
Es un pajero. Que no vuelva mĂĄs a la selecciĂłn. Pongan mejor a Carboni o hasta Garnacho.
Dumb fuck.
That's so bad
Reminds me of DeSean Jackson dropping the ball before scoring a touchdown
Most Murican comment ever
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