Venezuela vs. Argentina – Player Ratings for Argentina (Part 1)
Sergio Romero – 7
Sergio Romero has joined Sampdoria over the summer and during the game against Venezuela he had the chance to show the new club what he is capable of. He made a few vital saves during the game but a relatively strong defence line played by Sabella rarely
gave him the chance to make vital saves. He was rarely troubled during the game as the Venezuela strikers were perfectly marked by the Argentinean defence. However, one of his saves helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030
Romero made a stunning block on the shot taken by Gonzalez during the hour mark. The through ball played towards Gonzalez saw the Venezuelan star one-on-one with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Romero-c33100. Despite the fact that his shot was on target, Romero was on his toes and he made
a crucial save to help his team stay in the game. Overall, it was a good game for the Argentinean goal stopper – the player who is often criticized for not holding the ball but only able to block the shot with his quick reflexes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Zabaleta-c29022 – 6.5
The Manchester City star had an outstanding game with the South American Giants. While playing in his favourite left back role, Pablo Zabaleta was not only outstanding while defending; in fact, he made runs forward to help his side in the final third. He
made it hard for the Venezuelans to attack and during the second half, he was rarely seen in his own half as he penetrated the opposition territory and tried to add a new dimension to the Argentinean attacking force. He showed his attacking capabilities and
most of his crosses found an Argentinean player inside the penalty area. However, it was hard for the strikers to capitalize with Venezuela playing too deep into their own half. He had a sound game defensively but he was simply phenomenal while moving up the
flank.
Martin Demichelis – 7
The Argentinean centre back came back into the national side after the FIFA World Cup 2010 for the first time. He was not able to impress throughout the international tournament which was played in South Africa. He showed that he was too slow to keep the
German team silent as the Argentineans lost 4-0 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757. However, he was strong against most of the oppositions the Argentineans faced during the international tournament. After it was announced that Sabella is going to be the man in charge for the
Argentinean football team, Martin Demichelis received an international call up and he managed to shine as he played against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Batista-c7379 to play
in his position. Martin Demichelis read the game brilliantly throughout his time on the pitch and the former Bayern Munich star made sure that he got the best out of Rondon – his new team mate at Malaga. He was able to close the opposition down perfectly and
generally he had a good game for the South American giants.
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