Argentina’s turbulent qualifying ride is over, and now they look to be one of the stronger teams at the World Cup. To look at the Albiceleste and their group – which includes Greece, Nigeria, and South Korea – I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Kishnaiyer to break down each squad and match and determine the two teams best situated to survive Group B. Along the way, we hear views from Tim Vickery, Andy Brassell, Jonathan Wilson and Simon Hill.
Tomorrow, we look at perhaps the deepest group of the tournament, Group D, before turning our attention to Group C on Wednesday.
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Argentina’s turbulent qualifying ride is over, and now they look to be one of the stronger teams at the World Cup. To look at the Albiceleste and their group – which includes Greece, Nigeria, and South Korea – I was joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Kishnaiyer to break down each squad and match and determine the two teams best situated to survive Group B. Along the way, we hear views from Tim Vickery, Andy Brassell, Jonathan Wilson and Simon Hill.
Tomorrow, we look at perhaps the deepest group of the tournament, Group D, before turning our attention to Group C on Wednesday.
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- Watch Premier League, World Cup, Euro 2024 & more
Live & On Demand TV Streaming
- Price: $35/mo. for Sling Blue
- Watch Premier League, World Cup & MLS
Many Sports & ESPN Originals
- Price: $9.99/mo. (or get ESPN+, Hulu & Disney+ for $13.99/mo.)
- Features Bundesliga, LaLiga, Championship, & more
2,000+ soccer games per year
- Price: $4.99/mo
- Features Champions League, Serie A, Europa League & NWSL
175 Premier League Games & PL TV
- Starting price: $4.99/mo. for Peacock Premium
- Watch 175 exclusive EPL games per season
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June 7, 2010 at 3:09 am
2 midfielders(Etuhu,Kaita) sub;Ayila
1 central midfielder(Lukman)
2 wingers/forward right:Obasi,kalu uche left:Nsofor,Osaze)
1 center forward:Martins,Yakubu,Brown
flying_eagle
June 7, 2010 at 1:34 am
lack of creativity midfield can be fixed in 4-3-3
options
2 midfielders(Etuhu,Kaita) sub;Ayila
1 central midfielder(Lukman)
2 wingers/forward right:Obasi,kalu uche left:Nsofor,Osaze)
1 center forward:Martins,Yakubu,Brown
peter utaka and kanu are just cheer leaders
flying_eagle
June 7, 2010 at 1:29 am
i do agree with a lack of creativity
we are masquerading strikers as wingers
flying_eagle
June 7, 2010 at 1:09 am
i really don’t understand why pundits who do not watch other Nigerian players overate mikel.
Richard
June 7, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Thanks for the feedback, but I don’t understand why you would assume disagreement tantamount to ignorance. Lukman’s clearly a good prospect, but three caps in two years hardly a solution makes. There is a reason he was cut from the Cup of Nations squad. I don’t think it’s beyond possible to think that the Monaco-man may not be up to the task.
flying_eagle
June 7, 2010 at 4:37 pm
There is a reason Shabiu Amodu the man who cut him from the AFCON squad is no longer coaching for a reason.
I hope i was not being too critical on the podcast. i greatly appreciate the work you guys at epltalk and worldcupbuzz put in.
Richard
June 7, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Thanks, flying_eagle. I agree that Amodu, while he has given a lot to Nigeria (many times) was not the man for the job anymore.
flying_eagle
June 7, 2010 at 1:06 am
~Mikel’s injury is not a huge deal{for cm/dm:etuhu,ayila,kaita ; cm:lukman}
lukman is much more dynamic then mikel