Category Archives: Carlos Tevez

In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani’s suitability for the second division … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 by

Argentines Abroad: Agüero hits a hat-trick, goals galore in Italy & more (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 14 September 2011 by

It was another packed weekend in which Argentines around the world had a big say in footballing matters, so here’s another dose of Argentines Abroad. Sergio Agüero hit a hat-trick for Manchester City, Fernando Belluschi for Porto and Javier Pastore … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Argentines abroad, Carlos Tevez, Daniel Díaz, Diego Milito, Emiliano Insúa, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Belluschi, Fernando Gago, Football, Gabriel Heinze, Germán Denis, Goal videos, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Jonás Gutiérrez, José Sand, Lucho González, Mariano Andújar, Mauro Zárate, Maxi López, Maxi Moralez, Nicolás Burdisso, Nicolás Otamendi, Players, Results, Sergio Agüero, Walter Samuel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That’s largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, … Continue reading →

Posted on Saturday, 20 August 2011 by

The Argentine national team: where to now?

Posted on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 by

This piece is the first of a new ‘round table’ feature which will be appearing here on HEGS and other Argentine football blogs across the internet. Every now and then (probably roughly every two weeks) someone will propose a bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alejandro Sabella, Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Erik Lamela, Ezequiel Garay, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Football, Football managers, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Lionel Messi, Lucho González, Martín Demichelis, Nicolás Burdisso, Nicolás Otamendi, Other football sites, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Romero, Walter Samuel, World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Copa América 2011: Uruguay dump hosts Argentina out, Peru get past Colombia (video)

Posted on Saturday, 16 July 2011 by

The 2011 Copa América knockout stage started heating up on Saturday with Peru’s 2-0 extra time win over Colombia through two superbly taken goals, and got white hot a little later in the day with a brilliant match between great … Continue reading →

Posted in Selección, Copa América, Results, Goal videos, Football, Argentine football, Carlos Tevez, Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, International football, Players, Gonzalo Higuaín, Football managers, Sergio Romero, Sergio Agüero, Angel Di María, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Javier Zanetti, Sergio Batista, Javier Pastore, Nicolás Burdisso | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Copa América 2011: Argentina splutter to another draw

Posted on Thursday, 7 July 2011 by

Argentina’s second performance in the 2011 Copa América they are hosting had to be better than the first, or people were going to start getting angry. Well, people are starting to get angry. Argentina were a side without imagination or … Continue reading →

Posted in Selección, Copa América, Results, Goal videos, Football, Carlos Tevez, Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, International football, Players, Gonzalo Higuaín, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Sergio Romero, Sergio Agüero, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Ever Banega, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti, Sergio Batista, Nicolás Burdisso | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

As kick off edges closer, now only just over three hours away, there’s another preview of the Copa América by me; this time focussing more on the Argentine national team and how they’re likely to line up, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by

Copa América 2011: Argentina squad finalised

Posted on Saturday, 25 June 2011 by

Sergio Batista announced on Saturday the three names to be cut from the 26-man preliminary list for the Copa América. The Argentine press describe it as ‘without surprises’, but I have to confess I’m slightly taken aback that Diego Milito … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Copa América, Diego Milito, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Garay, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Lionel Messi, Marcos Rojo, Mariano Andújar, Nicolás Burdisso, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

It’s the Argentines Abroad Award! Your votes wanted!

Posted on Sunday, 5 June 2011 by

Long-term HEGS readers will remember that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 I ran an award to find the Best Argentine Abroad according to my readers. This year, in an attempt to widen the voting, the award (which in 2009 was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentines abroad, Goal videos, Football, Argentine football, Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi, International football, Players, Gonzalo Higuaín, Rodrigo Palacio, Lucho González, Gabriel Milito, Javier Saviola, Mauro Zárate, Sergio Romero, Sergio Agüero, Ernesto Farías, Angel Di María, Pablo Piatti, Maxi Rodríguez, Daniel Montenegro, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Diego Milito, Gabriel Heinze, Hernán Crespo, Javier Mascherano, Germán Denis, Fernando Gago, Fernando Belluschi, Ever Banega, Lisandro López, Esteban Cambiasso, César Delgado, Franco Di Santo, Andrés D'Alessandro, Javier Zanetti, Pablo Aimar, Rodrigo Archubi, Fernando Cavenaghi, Darío Cvitanich, Julio Cruz, Ezequiel Garay, Neri Cardozo, José Sand, Mauro Boselli, Gonzalo Bergessio, Marcelo Gallardo, Jonás Gutiérrez, Mariano Andújar, Daniel Díaz, Alejandro Gómez, Javier Pastore, Emiliano Insúa, Maxi López, Mario Bolatti, Martín Demichelis, Walter Samuel, Nicolás Otamendi, Juan Iturbe, Nicolás Burdisso, Marcos Rojo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Argentina squad for Copa América: Tevez in, Heinze out

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 by

Sergio Batista has just announced a preliminary squad for the 2011 Copa América – which starts in Argentina one month tomorrow – which will be trimmed slightly to 22 players for the final squad. Carlos Tevez, after the amazing about-turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Angel Di María, Argentine football, Argentine national team, Carlos Tevez, Copa América, Diego Milito, Diego Valeri, Esteban Cambiasso, Ever Banega, Ezequiel Garay, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Fernando Gago, Football, Football managers, Gabriel Milito, Gonzalo Higuaín, International football, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Javier Zanetti, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Lionel Messi, Marcos Rojo, Mariano Andújar, Nicolás Burdisso, Players, Selección, Sergio Agüero, Sergio Batista, Sergio Romero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments