English translation by Humbird
(La Nacion) -- Without any names that hadn't figured in speculation, and with the return of Gabriel Batistuta to la Seleccion after his absence from the two games in Spain last November, Marcelo Bielsa has given a list of 19 players for the friendly in England, the 23rd of this month, in Wembley, a stadium that shortly will be remodeled as part of the work England is doing to earn the 2006 World Cup.
The only surprise is the inclusion of Claudio Husain, the only one of the designated that plays in our country (Argentina). In reality the citation is more unexpected for the public than for Bielsa, who has called the Velez player in seven of the eight convocations (he was the only one not in the team for the Holland game). The delegation will meet in London on Monday the 21st. The England game will be the last encounter for Argentina before its debut in the qualifiers for the World Cup, on March 29 at the Monumental Stadium
A review of the list leads to the following considerations:
- All those called have already participated at some time in the Bielsa cycle, there are no new names.
- In spite of the continuous requests from Lazio not to call all four of its Argentine players, the coach used his rights to call Simeone, Sensini, Veron and Almeyda, a theme that will reoccur in view of the qualifiers.
- Among those left out, the most noticeable is the absence of Fernando Redondo, who played last in the series against Brazil. Neither will Marcelo Gallardo be there (he was injured in the Monaco-Lyon game last weekend) or Andres Guglielminpietro, who lost his starting position in Milan and has not been in the last two call-ups.
- Except for Husain, Bielsa did not call players from the main Argentine league teams, who during that week will debut in the Copa Libertadores. The sale of Sorin to Cruzeiro permitted Bielsa to call one of his favorites.
Vuelve Batistuta para enfrentar a Inglaterra
Sin sorpresas en la lista, integrada por casi todos los europeos.
Sin apellidos que no figuraran dentro de las especulaciones, y con la vuelta de Gabriel Batistuta al seleccionado tras su ausencia en los dos partidos en España de noviembre último, Marcelo Bielsa dio una lista de 19 futbolistas para enfrentar en un amistoso a Inglaterra, el 23 del actual, en Wembley, estadio que en poco tiempo más será remodelado como parte de las obras de los ingleses para adjudicarse la organización del Mundial 2006.
La única sorpresa es la inclusión de Claudio Husain, el único de los designados que actúa en nuestro país. En realidad, la citación es más inesperada para el público que para Bielsa, que llamó al volante de Vélez en siete de las ocho convocatorias (sólo no estuvo en el plantel que se midió en Holanda). La delegación se reunirá en Londres el lunes 21. Ante Inglaterra será el último encuentro de la Argentina previo a su debut en las eliminatorias para el Mundial, el 29 del mes próximo, frente a Chile, en el Monumental.
Un repaso de la lista deja las siguientes consideraciones:
Esta es la nómina: arqueros, Caballero (Boca) y Orion (San Lorenzo); defensores, Burdisso (Boca), Grabinski (Newell's), Arca (Argentinos), Guidi (Gimnasia) y Pautasso (Banfield); volantes, D'Alesandro (River), Verón (San Lorenzo), Santana (San Lorenzo), Zubeldía (Lanús), Rivero (Chacarita), Rodríguez (Newell's); delanteros, Obolo (Vélez), Rosales (Newell's) y Herrera (Boca).
