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@thebolabolashow
.
#ARG
#HTAFC
A lot of things can happen in a space of four years.
So to help me burn some time during lunch hours this past week, I decided to start creating this thread on what was going on with all Lionel Scaloni's 26 players in Qatar back in 2018.
Hope you find this interesting! 🧵
In case you didn't know, the shirt worn by Lionel Scaloni is the same version from 1997 when he had with him when Argentina won the U20 World Cup held here in Malaysia.
🇦🇷 U20 coach,
@Mascherano
has enforced the following rules on his players:
👨💻Do their homework
📖 Learn English
👟 Clean their own boots
🛌 Clean their own rooms
🍛 Meals, self service
🧽 Wash & arranged own dishes/plates
📱 Tips on social media use
👨🏫 Good behavioral matters
This news has been going around in South American football Twitter, so I felt it is worth sharing this compelling read here.
This is the story of Joe Armas, a 27 year-old head coach of Imbabura SC, a club that just got promoted to Ecuador's Serie A.
Time for a new 🧵
Liverpool fans gathering in Bandung, Indonesia for the Champions League Final in the early hours. Please remind yourself not to tell these people that football is just a sport.
📸
@arieharyana
A friend of mine asked who is the best 🇲🇾 footballer of the decade?
Well...
6x MSL title
1x FA Cup
5x Charity Shield
1x AFC Cup
1x 🇲🇾 Cup
1x Suzuki Cup
4x Best Midfielder
1x 🇲🇾 Most Valuable Players
1x AFF Best XI
1x 🇲🇾 Cup Final MVP
1x AFC Cup MVP
1x Suzuki Cup Top Scorer
Lionel Messi takes it out on
@CONMEBOL
, it's obvious this
#CopaAmerica
has been a shambles.
As a result now, Messi will receive a one match or maybe more for the next year's Copa.
It looks like CONMEBOL are already making plans to deny Argentina the chance to win on home soil.
IT'S OFFICIAL, the old Shah Alam Stadium is going to be demolished to make way for a modernized state of the art multipurpose complex.
Perhaps its a good time on looking back the 10 most memorable matches FOR ME that took place here, in no particular order.
Time for a new 🧵 .
Barcelona plans to sign Pjanic who is already 31 years old & add him to the following names.
Messi - 33
Suárez - 33
Vidal - 33
Busquets - 31
Pique - 33
Jordi Alba - 31
Rakitic - 32
Griezmann - 29
From La Masia to Old Folks home?
I suggest to those who posted unpleasant things on Jack Carlin's social medial account, to delete your tweets/comments immediately. Show a bit of class. We can be better.
This Monday 🇦🇷will travel to Jakarta to play 🇮🇩.
It will be the first meeting between both teams at senior level.
We are well aware that Argentina has fans all over the world, but not many would know much about Indonesia & its football.
Perhaps it's time for a new 🧵
You can never get bored with South American World Cup qualifier.
Here is Ener Valencia getting carried away and faking his own injury whilst being chased by the Ecuadorian authority.
Reason? Failing to pay alimony.
Cosas random de las eliminatorias CONMEBOL.
Cuando Enner Valencia, de Ecuador, fingió lesión para escapar de la policía tras ser denunciado por no pagar pensión alimenticia.
Norhafiz Zamani Misbah was only 45 mins away from going back home & finding the following in his pocket.
Car keys
Mobile phone
Wallet
And some guy called Rivaldo.
Don't believe me? Up to you but I was there. 🙂
"Ronaldo membuat percubaan. & tumhhh! Kepala Si Botak. Menyelamatkan gol kpd Malaysia"
2002, Malaysia vs Brazil. I was there at Bukit Jalil. Arguably 1 of the best Brazil team of all time. So many super stars. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Kaka, Cafu, Roberto Carlos & many more
Some 🇮🇩 fans don't realize how lucky they are. Even if Messi doesn't feature (🤞), there is so many names in this team that will feature & lift the World Cup for 🇦🇷 in 2026 or 2030. Don't let this moment go to waste.
Sebagai contoh, seandainya Lionel Messi memulai laga dari bench, maka kemungkinan posnya akan diisi oleh Thiago Almada
Wonderkid FM ini juga punya kualitas yang sangat baik untuk level sepak bola dunia
Ngga percaya? Tanya aja
@ConcacafID
Whenever Messi scores these days, I get plenty of anxiety & my heart beats faster. It's the fear mixed with excitement that our time to enjoy his greatness is running out, and then he goes on to score something like this.
JDT remains unbeaten this season with a galloping result against their opponents. Let’s not even get into the goal difference.
But you know what, another team also remains unbeaten so far & once upon a time, were capable of giving JDT a bloody good fight.
Time for a new🧵.
Sergio Ezequiel Aguero with his recent Instagram post. Since getting his 🇲🇾 passport..
Went to cast his vote in
#GE15
Sacrifice his holidays to play in the AFF Cup.
Brought plenty of Garra & even scored when called upon.
Say what you want, to me, he is one of us, a Malaysian.
United as ever, Stronger together
Not forgetting, we're...
ONE TEAM, MANY NATIONS
One more battle to go! 💪🇦🇷
As always, whatever happens, only can be proud of this group.
Argentina in a nutshell in the last 1 1/2 year.
2021 Copa America (vs 🇧🇷, reigning CA winner)
2022 Finalissima (vs 🇮🇹, reigning EURO winner)
2022 World Cup (vs 🇫🇷, reigning WC winner)
This guy is a Lionel Messi fan & on the 18th of May he has conquered the roof of the world, Mount Everest. Here he is posing with Messi's
@Argentina
shirt from the peak. Bravo!
Can anyone identity him?
I was privilege enough to witness Lionel Scaloni, Pablo Aimar & Walter Samuel lifting the U20 World Cup title in my backyard in 1997.
Despite not winning anything during their senior years, today all three have won a Copa America as part of the coaching staff for this team.
Former
@Argentina
manager, Jose Luis Pekerman was among the attendees during the World Cup Final.
He, like Scaloni, also won a World Cup on Qatari soil (1995 U20 WC), which also includes losing the opening match & defeating the defending champion in the final.
How about that!
A photo of Argentina's U20 side from 1997 during the World Cup; taken at the entrance of the team's hotel in Kangar, Perlis (today it is known as The Putra Regency).
📸
@diewalaz
from his FB
When Safee Sali made the move to 🇮🇩 to sign with Pelita Jaya after the 2010 AFF, felt that he was walking into a lion's den. How wrong I was.
A friend of mine whenever travels there, told me that ⚽ fans in that country simply adore him a lot & SS10 was a respectable figure.
How to celebrate your club's 89th anniversary? Just ask
@Persib_world
supporters.
Indonesia's fan culture is just simply a different kind of love affair. Spectacular and marvellous.
IT'S THE WORLD CUP FINAL!
Lionel Messi's Last Dance for the big prize, of all team, against France.
Argentina, the current Copa America/Finalissima holder will try to wrestle the trophy away from the reigning world champion.
Time for a new 🧵, a look back at previous meetings.
One look at the league standing, we can conclude one thing.
No, it's not that JDT is too good for the rest but the bottom four teams should not even be in the Super League.
For this coming Asian Cup, it would have been nice for FAM to have:
1) come up with an interesting video on the squad announcement.
2) ensured Nike has a specially designed wardrobe (kit/training).
3) work with top range brands dressed the players/officials for this trip.
From this day onwards, I'm no longer available for free transfer. After some long negotiation, including finalising my signing fee & weekly wages, I'm officially now signed to this beautiful lady next to me as her husband. Look forward to this new chapter in my career.
#htafc
Tonight the AFF Suzuki Cup Final pitting Thailand against arguably surprise package, Indonesia. Why surprise? Considering their coach STY has to bring a young squad and only allowed to call max 3 players from each club in their domestic league, guess that’s say it all.
(THREAD)
History made today, JDT completes the 10-tuplet of Malaysia Super League titles.
🏆2014
🏆2015
🏆2016
🏆2017
🏆2018
🏆2019
🏆2029
🏆2021
🏆2022
🏆2023
Setting another milestone standard.
Australia will be Argentina's 82nd opponent and the first between them at the World Cup.
However there has been some significant match up between them in the past.
For 🇲🇾 football fans, you might want to stick around for this thread.
🧵
"jeritan itu tidak sepatutnya datang dari seorang pengulas" 🤔
Have they heard South American or Arabic football commentators going nuts on air? Anyhow your bro, you do you and you have been amazing.
Terima kasih bang untuk komen ni, sebab ada yang mengatakan jeritan itu tidak sepatutnya datang dari seorang pengulas, membingitkan katanya.
Saya setuju juga sebab macam saya katakan kelakuan dan otak sudah hampir tidak seiring apabila hormon dopamine sudah menguasi diri 😂
Time for a new 🧵.
🇲🇾 will be traveling to 🇨🇳 for a series of friendlies as part of the preparation for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup.
Among those included in the latest list called by coach Kim Pan-gon, are Sergio Aguero (Sri Pahang), Endrick (JDT) & Paulo Josue (KL City).
2018 Malaysia Cup Final – Perak vs Terengganu
To sum up this game in three words; madness, dramatic & epic. This match had everything you need to tell your grandkids provided you had survive from this. Oh, not forgetting "that" celebration too! 😅
.
@emimartinezz1
, following the Copa America victory: “I said I'd rather have it won for him [Messi] than for me. Today, we were able to give it to him. It was what he wanted the most in his life”
Can't find the best word to describe Diego's gesture. As Flamengo won the Copa de Brasil, he took the trophy to celebrate it with the employees in charge of cleaning the Maracana stadium.
Messi aside, the one other player that I'm glad to have been part of this World Cup winning team, is Paulo Dybala. Had a feeling his career will go down with plenty of what might have been. At the right place & the time, he played a big part in ending Argentina's 36 years wait.
Rodrigo De Paul, was in the middle of a glorious chapter with Udinese, but as far being part of the squad for Russia 2018? That seems like an implausible prospect at that point of time. He made his debut in October that year against Iraq, the rest is history.
A Brazilian magician & one of the highly respectable footballers of all time getting tackled by this social media influenza idiot.
This is what's wrong with the game today and it has to stop.
Lionel Messi, not the best World Cup you would want to remember of him. Missing a penalty against Iceland, that image of him before the Croatia match, pretty much says it all. Still managed to conjure up 1 goal + 2 assists. Not bad at all, when you think of that 2018 side.
Ángel Di María, had one of best years with PSG. Scored one of the best goals (a left-footed screamer from 30 yards away) of the tournament against France. Felt he didn't have a great outing though you could argue, he tried his best despite being poorly used in Sampaoli's system.
🧵THREAD 🧵
On this day in 1997, Argentina U20 side under the guidance of Jose Luis Pekerman won the World Youth Championship held here in Malaysia. In the final at Shah Alam Stadium, they defeated Uruguay 2-1 with goals from Esteban Cambiasso & Diego Quintana
@LaTri
Yesterday, Imbabura defeated C.S.D. Macará 4-0 to finish runners-up in Serie B thus earning a promotion to the top flight. They achieved this with one of the lowest budgets. Armas could not hold back his tears after the final whistle.
Gonzalo Montiel, played a huge part in Marcelo Gallardo's River Plate that went to clinch the Copa Libertadores against arch rival Boca Juniors in what was dubbed the "Final to end all Finals".
4× NBA 🏆
2× NBA All-Star
1x NBA 6th Man
1x Olympic🏅
1x EuroLeague 🏆
1x EuroLeague Finals MVP
2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer
1x All-EuroLeague 1st Team
1x 🇮🇹 Cup MVP
2× 🇮🇹 League MVP
2× Olimpia de Oro
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
1x FIBA AmeriCup MVP
#GraciasManu
🐐
Arif Aiman is a proven example that a local born lad can still thrive in the same environment surrounded by imports/naturalized or even heritage players. Best part is, the way he does things, he makes it looks so easy. It's all in the head.
Julián Álvarez, part of Argentina U20's side that went to Russia 2018 to perform as a sparring team against the senior side. Broke into River Plate's senior squad but only played a handful of games including a late appearance in the Copa Libertadores final 2nd leg against Boca.
From Maracana to Wembley to Lusail to Bukit Jalil.
You would have seen this guy in the dugout, an unsung hero for both Lionel Scaloni's Argentina & Esteban Solari's JDT.
What a journey!
Franco Armani, came into Argentina's setup after a season with River Plate following a move from Atletico Nacional a year earlier. He was part of Sampaoli's squad for Russia 2018. His debut for the National Team came in the final group game against Nigeria.
I remember
@OfficialJohor
's first ever appearance in the AFC CL, Bangkok Glass steamroll over them just like that in the qualifying round.
Today they sit on top of the table in a group that contains two previous winners (Guangzhou & Ulsan Hyundai) & reigning J-League winners! 👏
Both players at the age of 19. One was asked to start for his nation in a World Cup final while the other was asked to sit on the bench in a crucial game. It is these sort of decisions that has proven to be Argentina's biggest liability.
Leandro Paredes was in Zenit St Petersburg's book. He has been knocking on the door for sometime & was beginning to infiltrate Argentina's set up. Named in the 35-man preliminary squad but eventually was omitted by Jorge Sampaoli for the final team in Russia 2018.
Cristian Romero, was beginning to showcase his potential as a top class defender with Genoa. Still a long way from getting a call up for Argentina but all that will change in the next few years, especially following a move to Atalanta.
On 3/1/2023,
@HarimauMY
will take on
@FASingapore
in the
@affmecup
.
Known as the Causeway Derby or how I would like to call it using the region lingo,
#IniKlasikLah
.
Seems like a good time to refresh ourselves on this less remembered rivalry in Southeast Asian football.
🧵