Argentina might have made it to the round of 16 in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, but, Alejandro Sabella, the manager of the team, must know that it’s because of the brilliance of an individual player and not because of the team effort.

Argentina might have made it to the round of 16 in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, but, Alejandro Sabella, the manager of the team, must know that it’s because of the brilliance of an individual player and not because of the team effort.

Argentina would probably have been stopped on draw by Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iran if Lionel Messi, the Barcelona superstar, had not scored a brilliant goal on both the occasions and guided them to victory.

Argentina has been the favourites to lift the World Cup trophy this year. They have got destructive players up front who can tear teams apart when in great rhythm, but, both Bosnia and Iran managed to put them into trouble and that should be a concern for Sabella. Yes, his team has got away in these two games even after playing not so well and that’s probably because the opponents were not of that high quality, but, that’s not going to happen in the knockouts. Continue reading →