Cold triumph at the premiere of Maradona

* Sure albiceleste triumph in Glasgow despite the low Aguero and Messi

* After a promising start, Argentina lost bellows and created doubts on defense

Diego Armando Maradona already has a victory in its history as Argentina, and even here the best that can be said of the 10-awaited debut at the helm of the albiceleste (1-0). "I feel very proud, because after a few days with the kids, I can assure that no longer lives in every game," summed Diego.

Without their three best men, with one and a half days to prepare the minimum required and alignment with a foreseeable circumstances, one can still say that the selection does not look like his idol. Nothing. Neither football nor in the character, that it lasted barely 10 minutes into a group that trains. At least that was used as a pretext for Maradona, who summarized the boot as "magnificent".

From the outset, no strange thing, a gesture of thanks who always arranged for the excess enforced. In its best version while it lasted sanity on a field, and in the version reprehensible once forgot the stadium. No movement strange, then, in alignment, formed, everything is said, which was good. Riquelme was not so called because Boca, Messi was not so called because the club, and was not Agüero, because those hours and took care of his girlfriend Giannina. These three men are holding each other or each other on the stage which started on the pitch quickly, in Hampden Park.

The only known intention of Maradona coach is that the players return to consider the shirt as the most important thing, make sense of the engine of an Argentine group that individual has little to prove. That road was more or less clear for the first 20 minutes of the match yesterday, where the group came out with the feet together and looking ahead. Escoceces pressed to make up damage under the cuff of Mascherano, the first great era novelty of 10.

The Golazo Maxi

In five minutes, Argentina had already stepped on the field rival three times, most recently with a shot from the Liverpool midfielder who stopped McGregor as he could. In fact, was positioned so well that his goal was the product of a perfect game, launched and completed by the same man, Maxi Rodriguez, who is recovering in each week the past greatness of the course just before injury.

It departed from the right wing and played with Tevez. He continued his career and the striker gave Manchester leather, and within the area, Jonah. With two taps, it was put to the arrival of Maxi, that there does not forgive. So as soon and already ahead, Argentina, the Argentine Maradona, he could have done with the party which had wanted. But he did not want anything. And she did not took that attitude as usual in large selections of take for granted that the nights will fall on your side without moving even a hair of flequillo.

Fortunately, he was facing Scotland, a class much more applicable to rugby football. Still, with a little effort was more than enough to shake the foundations of Argentina, weakly bound by Heinze and Demichelis. The first measured just as bad as in the Madrid, and the second would be better not write too much. It was poorly positioned, and anticipates plays fatal afternoon with the ball on his feet.

It is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Maradona, to create and operate a pair of power with guarantees. Because Gago hinted that he may be a good complement to Mascherano, or vice versa, and Maxi has a safe place. Jonah removed by Riquelme to Messi and Tevez by Lavezzi by Aguero. The margin of maneuver of Maradona, before such a backlog of talent, will simply give them a minimum order on which to rotate. The back, yes, actually measured the height that is able to achieve as a coach.

Maxi celebrates the only goal in Glasgow. (Photo: AP)