Jorge Sampaoli has a thick head and his tactics do not seem to add up after Argentina’s first game where they terribly struggled against Iceland.

Aside from the major changes after the embarrassment where he dropped Angel Di Maria, Marcos Rojo and Lucas Biglia, it is unthinkable why Paulo Dibala continues to remain helpless on the bench. Lionel Messi needs a playing partner.

You have the creative Ever Banega equally on the bench, then how do you expect Messi to click when he has just a bunch of guys unknown to him to inspire the nation.

Sergio Aguero is a striker waiting for Messi’s magic. Dibala had 22 goals in 33 appearances for Juventus in Serie A. Where does Sampaoli get the guts to claim he simply can’t play along with Messi? The former Chile manager’s tinkering has gotten to the throat. Messi continues to look isolated in this Argentina team helplessly seeking for redemption.

By Ashraf Habib