They have agreat crop of young players and a great new coach. That being said, I wouldn’t want anyone to overly burden them with expectations. The cautious match-by-match approach is always the best. Then again, if they get cocky that would be good for Argentina, so maybe no one should listen to me.

What you’re asking is whether he has PUBLIC opinions or stances. He does about football, specially when he’s being interviewed after a spicy game where something that obviously bothers him happened (like his dislike for Van Gaal and certain ideas about CONMEBOL). Other than that he really dislikes his opinions becoming public knowledge. Which, you know, good for him.

It’s like comparing composers across different music eras. You can’t. They were what they were in their particular context, and modern players play the way they do because it’s what’s done nowadays.