Monthly Archives: May 2010

Argentina squad 2010: who would I play?

Posted on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 by

There were numerous lists before Maradona’s preliminary squad of 30 was announced yesterday speculating on who might be included, and outlining who the author would include if they were the manager. Well, I thought I’d try something a little different. … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gonzalo Higuaín, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Mario Bolatti, Martín Palermo, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

World Cup questionnaire

Posted on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 by

Just for fun, here are a couple of polls to see what HEGS readers think of Diego Maradona’s squad so far. If you need reminding what it looks like, here it is in all its grisly glory.

Posted in Argentine football, Argentine national team, Football, Hasta El Gol Siempre, International football, Players, Selección | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

World Cup preliminary squad: my thoughts

Posted on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 by

Having sat inside all bloody afternoon waiting for an announcement that was supposed to come at 3pm and eventually arrived just after 7, this will only be a brief post, but all the same I thought I’d put up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Lisandro López, Lucho González, Mariano Andújar, Mario Bolatti, Martín Palermo, Maxi Rodríguez, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Romero, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Argentina World Cup squad: the longlist

Posted on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 by

Diego Maradona’s ‘longlist’ of 30 names to take to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next month has been announced. HEGS had heard that Javier Zanetti and Gabriel Milito would both be included… but in the end, after a … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Diego Maradona, Diego Milito, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Heinze, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Lionel Messi, Mario Bolatti, Martín Palermo, Maxi Rodríguez, Other football sites, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Romero, World Cup | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 18 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 10 May 2010 by

Lanús, San Lorenzo and Godoy Cruz ensured on Monday evening that a free-scoring weekend ended as it had started, although Colón didn’t have any part to play beyond defending poorly to allow their hosts Godoy to hit three unanswered goals … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: Round 18 Sunday goals

Posted on Sunday, 9 May 2010 by

There were one or two talking points on Sunday. Seba Verón was sent off in the first half as Estudiantes stumbled at the penultimate hurdle in their quest to win an unprecedented Clausura-and-Libertadores double (a 0-0 draw with Rosario Central … Continue reading →

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Clausura 2010: Round 18 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 9 May 2010 by

There were three goleadas (that’s ‘thrashings’) on Saturday, with Vélez thumping already-relegated Chacarita Juniors 4-1 and Newell’s tearing a pathetic Gimnasia La Plata to pieces in the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa. Most eyebrows were raised, though, in El Cilindro where an … Continue reading →

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 18 fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 8 May 2010 by

The Torneo Clausura title just might be decided this weekend, with title contenders Estudiantes de La Plata playing at the same time as Argentinos Juniors on Sunday. If Estudiantes win, Argentinos have to match their score to go into the … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores: Banfield go out

Posted on Friday, 7 May 2010 by

Estudiantes are the last Argentine club left standing at the quarter-final stage for the second Copa Libertadores campaign running, after Banfield threw away their 3-1 first leg victory over Internacional to lose 2-0 in Porto Alegre to an Andrés D’Alessandro-inspired … Continue reading →

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This Sunday, as Juan Román Riquelme announced on Fox Sports on Monday afternoon, could be his final home match at La Bombonera. His contract talks are stalling and the feud with Martín Palermo ensures it’ll be awkward for both men … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 7 May 2010 by