Ireland vs Argentina

[ant london]

I haven't seen it commented upon elsewhere but Maradona's last act as Argentina coach was to name this squad (or maybe not)

And it features TWO Manchester City players

Yes, Pablo Zabaleta finally gets another senior call.....

Argentina squad for Aviva announced
0 commentsby Alan Smith
Wed, Jul 28 2010
Diego Maradona will not be in the dugout but a host of star names have been included in Argentina’s squad for their trip to Aviva on August 11th.

World-class players such as Leo Messi, Carlos Tevez and the recalled Fernando Gago have all been named in the 24 man party.

The players were ordered to convene for the new stadium’s first international after Maradona’s unsurprising departure as manager last night.

The AFA last night refused to renew his contract after being knocked out by Germany in South Africa.

That means Segio Bastita, manager of the 2008 Olympic winning side, has been drafted in as caretaker. The squad was announced soon after Maradona’s dismissal, hinting that Bastita had known in advance of the decision.

The squad is made up entirely of European based players, including six players based in the Premier League, seven from La Liga and eight from Italy’s Serie A.

There is no place for either Esteban Cambiasso or Javier Zanetti, who were both omissions from the World Cup squad, while the locally based Juan Veron won’t be involved either.

Argentina squad to play Ireland on August 11th:
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Mariano Andújar (Catania), Jesus Dátolo (Espanyol), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Diego Milito , Walter Samuel, Nicolas Burdisso (all Inter Milan), Maximiliano Rodriguez, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insua (all Liverpool), Carlos Tevez, Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Jonas Gutierrez, Fabricio Coloccini (both Newcastle), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain, Fernando Gago (all Real Madrid), Ever Banega (Valencia).

[ashton287]

We get tevez back for a few days then he has to go play a no-mark friendly 3 days before our opener. Piss take.

[Nigels Tackle]

I don't fancy Superman's chances taking on the Argies by himself.....

[ryanmjo]

I'm biased in favor of City players obviously, but I really think Zabalete would have been great for Maradona to have in South Africa. It's not like he could have done worse than the guy who played right back against Germany.