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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... where Maradona followed on the first flight Thursday.Without Agüero, without Lionel Messi and Juan Riquelme for Wednesday's friendly contest, Argentina began the new era shorn of the three talents that could be described as magical.Messi was withheld by Barcelona because, after the Olympics in which Argentina won the gold medal at soccer this summer, he needs rest. Riquelme...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... match with the utmost seriousness. "We don't do friendlies," he said. "Even without [the absent Juan Riquelme and Lionel Messi], we will play for victory against Scotland." Argentina's new coach also said that he understood why some supporters might have doubts about his appointment, given his often controversial past. He said that "the fans are entitled to think whatever they want,"...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
... written before that the current generation of Argentine players - Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Juan Riquelme and the rest - have greater natural talents than most other countries possess.So a collective, lifted by Maradona's inspiration, could certainly work.It will be neither as easy, nor as spectacularly pure as what we saw from him. The first test comes Nov. 19 at Hampden Park...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
... South Americans.And he believes even supremely talented Argentina players such as Carlos Tevez and Juan Riquelme will raise their game as they bid to impress their new boss."He is going to be a big influence," Burley said. "I'm sure all the players will want to play well in front of him."It promises to be a cracking game - it's fantastic for us to pit our wits against a top team."When...
