World Cup 2022 Qatar: De Paul’s strange file: from alternative to essential in Argentina

Rodrigo de Paul, Leo Messi…and nine others. Rojiblanco’s presence in Lionel Scaloni’s squads has been a constant in the ‘Scaloni era’…and this World Cup was no exception, despite the fact that the Argentine footballer has some muscular issues that have raised concerns about him. his ownership against the Netherlands.

Thus, De Paul will be a regular in the starting eleven From Scaloni on Sunday against France in what will be the most important game in his Albiceleste history: 51 appearances and two goals at the age of 28.

Rodrigo He came off an erratic start to the season with Atlético. In the league, he played 12 games out of a possible 14, with a goal and an assist, but above all, there was a feeling, due to some misunderstanding that existed, that Rodrigo is not an indisputable starter for Cholo, something that Lionel is. It is the cornerstone of Argentina. At Atlético, now, he was another one, and there was speculation about his departure next January.

If he comes with the trophy, his life will change and his status will not be reduced to that of the player who jumps offFrom ownership to substitution and back, at Atltico This does not make it static.

We must also add another imperceptible fact, which is his predecessors in the dressing room. with albicelesti, De Paul feels, and still does, one of the leaders of the White Apprentice Society. He is always close to Lionel Messi and goes on and off the pitch and trains alongside the Rosario star. An ‘attachment’ to Leo that has brought him criticism at times, but he assumes quite naturally, as part of the internal environment between them, that the players themselves.

sMeanwhile, Calloney has no doubts: de Paul Before arriving in Qatar, he was the player most used by the national team. The Atletico midfielder was landed in Albiceleste by Bogato (Santa Fe) coach and trusted him when he was just an undisputed starter at Udinese, his former team in Italy.

With Scaloni in charge, from his first commitment, the former Racing player added 3,179 minutes spread over 43 different matches, with two goals and seven assists in all. This is before his arrival in Qatar. in the world Cup , De Paul has featured in all six matches so faralthough he did not complete all of them due to the aforementioned inconvenience to him.

The second most used, ahead of Qatar, was indeed Leandro Paredes. De Paul’s first match was against Iraq, in a friendly match that took place on October 12, 2018 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. On that day, he played as a left winger, which is a position that is not strange to him, and he does not play as a double axis, although his usual position is inside, leaving him facing the box, which is the position he occupies at Atletico.

And with these numbers and This overwhelming personality with choice colorsRodrigo De Paul faces what will be the most important match of his career. After the tournament, Qatar will have to take back its ownership with Cholo not conceding anything, not even to a potential world champion.

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