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Argentina 2010 World Cup Roster. The Good and The Bad About Diego's List

Carlos ParedesMay 12, 2010

He called 30 players...10 are playing in the argentinian first league and only Juan Sebastian Veron has played 2 World Cups.

Not all in life should be view as bad or as a terrible mistake. Diego has his ideas like most of the football fans, managers or journalists. Let's mention 5 good things and 5 bad about Maradona's roster:

The good stuff:

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1: He has a team hard to predict. For the coaches in Group B will be difficult to find videos and analize them. We know he told the press his possible strategie and line-up but...normally his words speak louder than his actions.

2: Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian Veron, Javier Pastore and Maxi Rodriguez could help Messi's game. With those options Maradona could emulate Xavi, Toure and Iniesta's rolls in Barcelona FC.

3:His main defenders are mentally prepare to this event: Walter Samuel and Martin Demichelis. Both will dispute the UEFA Champions League final for Inter and Bayern.

4: Messi, Tevez and Milito are a 100% in phisycal form. That is a great advantage for Diego.

5: The new blood gives a unique touch for his team and fear is not in the argentinian dictionary.

The bad...

1: Gabriel Heinze is a big hole in that defense. This player has a rate of one mistake in the defensive zone per game. Everytime he fails, Argentina receive a goal...

2: We are going to miss Javier Zanneti and Esteban Cambiasso. Zanneti's dreams to win a World Cup are over, he is too old to wait for another opportunity.

3: A team with a vast quantity of talents overrate the expectations of the press and fans...also Maradona has predicted a great World Cup and he thinks they could win the tournament.

4: Diego won't use all the offensive players included in his list. He should have picked Pablo Aimar instead of Lavezzi.

5: Now he has a roster, but he is far to have a team with identity.

Diego Maradona is preparing a list of 23 for the 20th of May. I just hope Diego's puts apart his warfare and he could be intelligent to communicate all his positive passions.

Maradona's list of 30:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Az Alkmaar), Mariano Andújar (Catania) y Diego Pozo (Colón)

Defenders: Nicolás Burdisso (Roma), Ariel Garcé (Colón), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle), Martín Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marsella), Juan Manuel Insaurralde (Newell's), Nicolás Otamendi (Vélez), Clemente Rodríguez (Estudiantes) y Walter Samuel (Inter).

 Midfielders: Sebastián Blanco (Lanús), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Jesús Dátolo (Nápoli), Angel Di María (Benfica), Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle), Javier Macherano (Liverpool), Juan Mercier (Argentinos Juniors), Javier Pastore (Huracán), Maxi Rodríguez (Liverpool), José Sosa (Estudiantes) y Juan Sebastián Verón (Estudiantes).

Forwards: Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Diego Milito (Inter), Martín Palermo (Boca), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) and Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid).

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