Outside of the Barcelona support real structure, without the tiki-taka legions at his back also,Best performer Lionel Messi has looked worryingly ordinary. The doubts that Argentina fans had about him have been magnified by his performances in the draws with Bolivia and Colombia in copa America match also. This has been really a systemic failure, tactical and mental cause, for Argentina team, and the more Sergio Batista tries to calm the fury of fans and the media by insisting this tournament is primarily about preparation for the World Cup also, the more loudly comes the great response that the next stage of that preparation will be to get rid of him.
Against Colombia on Wednesday in a 0-0 draw match, it wasn't just that Argentina team lacked a little spark, as it had against Bolivia also, it was that it was shockingly, crassly open at the back. Colombia's Adrian Ramos and Dayro Moreno were really guilty of extraordinary misses, and three one-on-ones were wasted in the second half time. Colombia should have won the game comfortably and, had that happened, Argentina would be facing Monday's match against Costa Rica needing a win just to be assured of third in the group.
"The worst moment under the Batista," said La Nacion. "Batista is directing the Titanic into an iceberg now," said As. "The national team really doesn't start," said Clarin. It was only shambolic. The pattern was similar to the Bolivia match -- 20 minutes of calm also, measured if slightly toothless soccer, followed by 70 minutes of panic and chaos. And at the heart of it all, oddly glum, stood Lionel Messi. Anybody who still believes soccer is just about picking the best players and letting them get on with it needs only to look at Batista's Argentina team to see how flawed that great idea is.
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