But at least there’ll be 5 Argentines on the field on Sunday for the world cup finals:
Elizondo, the Ref and his two linesmen: Garcia & Otero.
Additionally (as discussed here ages ago) both Italy and France have an Argentine on the team. Camoranesi (from Tandil) will start for the Italians. He has been very productive for the Azzuri thus far…though his play deteriorates into sloppiness and violence when he gets tired. Camoranesi became ‘Italian’ when Bielsa refused to give him any assurances in late 2003. Frankly, I think he’s a somewhat better version of Cambiasso and Bielsa screwed up. Watch him during the anthem as he has absolutely no idea what the hell is being sung. France’s Trezeguet was at least born in France (to an Argentine professional football playing father) but grew up in Argentina and played his first professional games for Platense. He hasn’t seen much playing time this Cup.
So despite the fact that it’ll be a long four years until the world’s most talented team hoists the Cup, at least we’ll have a bit of a say in terms of who might hoist it this time around…
And I can’t wait for Copa America where a young Argentina should crush a geriatric Brazil and start to build momentum…By the next WC Tevez, Messi, Mascherano, Aguero, Gago, Ustari, etc will all be under 26 and hitting the height of their potential. We certainly had the talent to do it this time around. Maybe next time, we’ll be so good that even bad tactics can’t screw it up.