¡Adentro!

No, I'm not referring to Maradona's controversial remarks at the press conference, if not on Argentina, with its victory against Uruguay on 1 to 0, won long-awaited grading the 2010 World Cup. In Uruguay, due to the defeat of Ecuador, will play the play-offs will play against Costa Rica.

A party misconceived from the start by Argentine coach: to bet against Uruguay at the speed of Pereira (Alvaro, Maxi) by the bands, the gap Forlan and Suarez individual, and this was counteracted by placing 4 central (! ). The Charruas in the first half had some clear chances, while Argentina was business as usual: a disjointed team, each player grabs the ball and runs forward to the passivity of the rest of his teammates, without associated game. With the passage of minutes, Uruguay died down, and the party entered a plateau, which was not released until the end of the first 45 '. The second half began with news, since there was Suazo goal for Chile, and was feted by both divisions. This goal shot the nervousness of the Uruguayans, knowing that depended on themselves to achieve the classification, the results were checking out looking pretty on defense. At 30, Maradona's hand was the show of unusual changes: Monsoon by Di Maria (the best of the field) and Higuain (!!), Bolatti by seeking to defend the draw. The teacher Tabarez, with a little more sanity, bet the onion Rodriguez and Abreu to have more offensive weight. Beyond the changes, the party was still flat, rubbed, and with few goal situations. In the last quarter hour, Argentina managed to steal the ball skills but lacked produndidad. Surely, the fact of having 5 central defenders and 3 fly in court, had something to do ...
When the party died, and the draw seemed a final, admitted recently appeared Bolatti, who captured a rebound in the six-yard box and scored the lone goal that gave Argentina a victory that was achieved but the result of chance, than merit.

The post conference party was an outlet for Maradona, which attacked some journalists, and anointed him in his time as coach, to the poor results were the first to call for his head. Diego's statements were in addition a statement of principles ( "me is black or white, never gray") and even some self-criticism about what made against India, saying that "the second time was horrible." From now on, with the ticket to South Africa in the pocket, it remains to determine if Maradona can form a team according to the history and the quality of players that Argentina has. For Uruguay, the unpleasantness of not beating a selected loose albiceleste and the obligation imposed against Costa Rica, after 8 years, get back to a World Cup.

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