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sandensea

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10. The team was practically forced to mutiny against the manager, Sampaoli

Reply to nocoincidences (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 01:28 PM

Jun 2018

Sampaoli had made one controversial pick after another - particularly that of the goalie, Caballero, whom he put in to replace an injured Romero against almost universal advice to put in Armani instead.

Accordingly, these picks are now being vetted by none other than Messi himself.

Sampaoli himself was a controversial choice as manager, even before this World Cup.

He was named by the new Argentine Football Association head Claudio Tapia - who was himself installed by Boca Juniors CEO Daniel Angelici, a longtime business partner and close friend of President Mauricio Macri.

Politics and football don't mix - least of all in Argentina.

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