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Ossie Ardiles says Spurs star has his mind set on move and it’s ‘futile’ for club to try and keep him

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Spurs should sell Christian Eriksen this summer as the midfielder has his mind set on leaving Tottenham, talkSPORT have been told.

Lilywhites legend Ossie Ardiles joined talkSPORT 2 on Wednesday morning to discuss the Denmark international’s future in north London, amid rumours he is wanted by Real Madrid and Manchester United.

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FIFA must rethink the handball rule: Osvaldo Ardiles | Football News

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NEW DELHI: On the eve of the final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino hailed VAR a resounding success in the system’s first World Cup, but there are four million Croatians who would now strongly disagree. France’s vital second goal came from a fiercely contested penalty call by Argentine referee Nestor Pitana for an Ivan Perisic handball in the final.

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England impressive, but not spectacular: Osvaldo Ardiles | Football News

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NEW DELHI: England are looking forward to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 as Gareth Southgate‘s young team swept Sweden aside 2-0 on Saturday, sparking mass celebrations in England.

In his column for TOI, former Argentina football manager Osvaldo Ardileswrote, “First I’d like to start with England. They had a very good, professional game against Sweden on Saturday. They were…

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Argentina’s Word Cup squad is the “worst in their history” and not even “the best player in the world” can make them competitive, says Ossie Ardiles.

Thursday’s 3-0 defeat by Croatia has put Jorge Sampaoli’s side at risk of an early exit from the tournament.[1]

World Cup winner Ardiles, 65, criticised Sampaoli’s tactics and over reliance on captain Lionel Messi.

The former Argentine midfielder said the “prestige” of the two-time World Champions had been “thrown overboard”.

“From world champion to being the worst national team in Argentina history. Where to begin?,” the former Tottenham player tweeted.[2]

Argentina, who drew their first group game 1-1 with Iceland, are no longer in control of their own destiny in reaching the last-16, with one game remaining against Nigeria on Tuesday.

Is the pressure too much for Messi & Argentina?[3]

‘There is no plan B’

Argentina’s record goalscorer, with 64, has struggled so far in the tournament and Sampaoli said the rest of the team “clouds Messi’s brilliance,” adding: “The team doesn’t gel as well as it should.”

Ardiles, who won the World Cup in 1978, called Sampaoli “dreadful, arrogant and ignorant.”

“Even having the best player in the world was not capable of creating a competitive team,” said Ardiles.

“Plan A of Sampaoli. Give the ball to Messi and wait for a miracle. If Plan A doesn’t work, Plan B. Errr. There is no plan B. Let alone plan C or D.”

“All the decline of recent times was hidden by this unrivalled genius [Messi] who we are lucky was born in Argentina. But even for him it was too much at the end of the day.”

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^ exit from the tournament. (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ tweeted. (twitter.com)

^ Is the pressure too much for Messi & Argentina? (www.bbc.co.uk)

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