Argentine Sputtering

So that's what £150 million's worth of striking talent gets you. Not one measly goal out of the lot. Simply amazing that I can only think of one moment where Argentina should have scored.

The same can not be said about Colombia who were dangerous for much more of the match and squandered opportunities in a Bendtner-esque fashion. The best striker on the pitch was Falcao. On the night, Radamel was more dangerous and threatening than any of his Argentinean counterparts, as every run or shot seemed to put someone to the test. It will be very interesting to watch if he actually makes a move to the Premier League,I believe he could be quite the asset to any top club. That said, could I have been more wrong? That result cost me one bland tasting hat and made nearly everything I wrote prior to the match irrelevant.

The funny thing is that I was still entertained. It's been a long time since I could say that about a match, and yes I am including the Gold Cup. Other than the final between USA and Mexico the tournament lacked nearly any excitement. One could not say that the ARG-COL match was horrible to watch, it was no Chelsea v Liverpool. The profligacy in front of goal demonstrated by several of the Colombians leads me to believe they probably wont win the tournament but damn do they have a decent squad. It has been quite a while since I've been able to say that about the Colombians, good to see them rebounding. It was good to see a match of this magnitude, things being about football for once instead of transfer rumors.

Argentina was a team of individuals on the pitch, no one seeming to have any ideas. They did not cover themselves with glory in that performance and if I were Batista I'd be thinking really hard about how to turn the ship around because I'm sure the axe will be dropped immediately if they don't qualify as the host nation.

The Copa America looks a wide open competition at the moment, with no team asserting themselves as legitimate favorites. Friday should be a good evening of matches, Chile - Uruguay being the highlight, and no I will not stake any claim as to how it will go as I have learned my lesson. We can only hope for entertaining football and i believe we will get a hotly contested affair.