In the last round of the World Cup qualifiers, Argentina lost to Ecuador on the plateau away, and Mastantono performed poorly after coming on as a substitute. The new No. 10 of the Pampas Army looks very stressful.
10 conceded the ball and shot 0 directly, the new No. 10 is not threat
Facing Ecuador, which has a luxurious defense, Mastantono played very hard - he conceded 10 goals in 28 minutes of playing time, had a pass success rate of only 82%, and had 4 failed 6 times in the face of the ground, and all 2 shots missed, failing to create a threat on the offensive end.
For the first time, Mastantono's post-match score was only 6.4 points. The lower scores were Otamendi (6.1) who received a red card and Taliafico (5.4) who gave a foul.
The club position is in danger, and geniuses cannot help grow
Mastantono performed poorly in the Argentina national team and was also not outstanding in previous club competitions. As a frontcourt attacker who lacks speed, Mastantono's best position is the "wicket midfielder". At this stage, it is more suitable to be the "first mate" rather than becoming the absolute core directly. Scarloni handed over the world champion's No. 10 jersey to Mastantono, while Xavi Alonso directly asked him to start at the right winger position, which gave him a sense of encouragement. Considering that Bellingham is about to come back, Mastantono may still have to return to the bench and slowly adapt to the rhythm of European football as the 12th man.
