Scaloni gave the first list of the Argentine National Team after the consecration in the World Cup in Qatar, and among the 26 champions, Lionel Messi, Ángel Di Maria and Dibu Martínez appears the name of whom many point to as the future albiceleste crack: Alejandro Garnacho.
Garnacho has a nerve within the reach of very few footballers.
Especially at his age.
At 18 years old, this young man from Madrid is already the great sensation of the 'Premier League' this season:
due to his overflow, his electricity, a scoring ability that he is beginning to show and his star character.
The praise comes after a very intense week.
In the last seven days he has participated in the elimination of Barcelona in the Europa League, in the achievement of Manchester United's first title in five years and in the move to the quarterfinals in the FA Cup.
Now, we must add Scaloni's call to put on the light blue and white.
In his last game he scored the 2-1 goal in added time, an example of what Garnacho means.
He lowered a ball from the sky and did not think about it.
He didn't look at any of his teammates, he looked for a direct shot on goal and scored the goal that eliminated West Ham United.
Alejandro Garnacho, great goal and classification in the FA Cup. Photo: Lindsey Parnaby / AFP.
"He's very good," Erik Ten Hag said of him.
"There aren't many players who can face an opponent and dribble. He has a lot of energy, he's fast and he can keep it up," he added.
All of this with dyed white hair, à la Paul Gascoigne, a 'look' that he showed before the duel against Barcelona, in which he knew that all eyes in football were going to be on him.
He came out onto the field 20 minutes from time and a shot from him, which bounced off the defense, led to the final 2-1 that Antony signed.
But its impact is not only reduced to the field of play.
Once the game was over, he dyed that impudence with mockery.
He put his fingers to his eyes and imitated Pedri's celebration, who could not be on the pitch that day due to suspension.
In addition, he uploaded the photo to his social networks and accompanied it by a text: "The big team passed."
Garnacho and his mockery of Barcelona.
Photo: AP Photo/Dave Thompson.
In the League Cup final he did not play a leading role in the match, but he did after it, when
he donned the Argentine flag
, making it clear what his choice is when it comes to representing a national team.
Garnacho, born in Madrid, can choose between Spain or Argentina, where his mother is from.
His football history
His growth in Madrid made him go through the lower categories of Getafe and Atlético de Madrid, from which he left in October 2020 attracted by scouts from Manchester United.
At the age of 16, Garnacho joined the youth team of the English club and began to take steps in his career.
In his first season he scored 7 goals in 18 games with United's under-18s and in October he made his debut with the lower ranks of the Spanish team.
He played three friendlies, against Turkey, Romania and Portugal, under the orders of Pablo Amo, now in the coaching staff of Luis de la Fuente in the absolute.
Alejandro Garnacho, with the first title of his career, the Carabao Cup, with Manchester United, and the Argentine flag on his back.
Photo: Instagram.
However,
Garnacho decided at the beginning of 2022 to take the step with Argentina
and start playing with the Albiceleste sub-20, with whom he has already played five games, in addition to being included in a previous list with the senior team and staying very close to Go to the World Cup in Qatar.
His final burst of promise came last season, when he scored twice in the FA Youth Cup final at Old Trafford.
Garnacho scored seven goals in six games and gave United that title for the first time in a decade.
At the end of the season he enjoyed his first minutes with the first team and the tears of his family from the stands showed what that meant to all of them.
He hardly played more than ten minutes between two games, but Garnacho began to be a regular in training during the summer and,
despite some warning from Ten Hag for his behavior
, he is already a regular in the lineups.
Now he contributes with important goals.
He scored the winner against Real Sociedad, Fulham and West Ham United, as well as sealing the game against Leeds United.
With a contract that expires in a year and a half and that places him among the lowest paid in the squad, in the coming days Garnacho will sign an extension that will improve his conditions and that will tie him to Old Trafford for years to come.
A smart move by a club that knows they have one of the greatest talents of the future on their hands.
Source: EFE