#even funnier you bring up ney/messi when its heavily inspired on their story~

[oxiosa]

Hi Oxi! I'm here cause through the years our fandom has discussed and explore the BrArg rivalry a lot but I feel we don't talk enough about them playing together. (Been watching some football youtube and I'm sentimental now). 1/3

I feel these two could work so well (Looking at Ney/Messi and Dinho/Messi). I dare guess this could be how the sexual tension from their rivalry could culminate in some scenarios. With their undeniable chemistry together in and off the pitch.  2/3

I'm not even an expert about football or anything but I've even been thinking what possitions they'd play, who their style would be the most like? For example, I think Tincho would be great but I don't think he'd play just like Messi or even Diego (I don't think I see Tincho being left-footed and him being tall may also be interfering lol). Maybe more like Batigol? IDK, I do think he'd be a 9 and Lucho the 10 maybe? 3/3

Hello, dear! Aaahh thank you for the messages, love getting (new?) people join our little brarg discourse.

Before getting into some football discussion, I wanna disclaimer that even if I’m a hardcore Argentina NT fan, I don’t care about National Leagues and that makes me a little green in general terms. So, hablemos sin saber, anon, HERE GOES NOTHING.

I think you made a very interesting point with the player positions. I agree and I do think Luciano is a perfect 10; he’s deviously smart and sneaky and you know he’s the kind of prayer who’d infuriate defenders as he breaks havoc among enemy lines, dancing around them and always finding a way to slip through and shoot towards the goal.

But I've always struggled a little with Martín’s position. I think Tincho is 10 material, ngl. Dinho is even taller than Tinchito and he’s a legendary 10, so don’t count Martín out just for his height, anon! But I see where you’re going suggesting a 9, especially if we’re indulging in a scenario where both Lulu and Tincho are playing together and can’t both be the 10.

I personally don’t like a 9 for Martín - it might be my football inexperience speaking but I feel it lacks a little bit of agency over the game as a whole. Lacks charm and magic to me, I don’t think Martín’s just a striker, yk? And here I’d like us to entraint what will probably be a bit of a controversial idea: how about Martín being a midfielder? You say Batistuta and Di María, but how about Mascherano or De Paul?

Here, allow me to make my case with the help of wikipedia: “Midfielders provide a link between defense and attack. They offer an additional line of defense when the team is under attack, and they have a key role initiating attacks as they can be sometimes described as ‘playmakers’. Midfielders are always busy in a game and are often therefore described as the engine room of the team.”

I think this restless flexible role really fits Martín, who he is overbearing and domineering and downright restless. Martín would totally be the sort of player who’s all over the field trying to get the game to go his way. He will be pushing forward always on the attack, but I think he would fall back and go after a lost ball as well. Martín is aggressive and competitive, lethal and perfect for attack, but he also is very fierce and doesn’t give up which are traits I think make him good defense. He attack, he defend, but most important he makes sure the ball goes wherever he wants it to be. I like this flexible role that just allows him to do whatever the hell he wants, I feel it suits rebellious loose-cannon Martín very well to be a little bit of everything and all over the place and not have just one defined role. He’s free to just be wherever he feels he is needed.

I also really like this “playmaker” role for him. It allows him to be strategic and creative, traits shared with a 10! That’s where true magic happens; the thing with big players isn’t just about their footwork but also their quick clever minds. Additionally, this concept of “engine of the team” really fits him, yk?

Now, as perfect as I think he’s for the role, here my problem with midfielder!Martín: no matter how good a midfielder might be, they don't take the spotlight the way strikers do, and I do think that's an issue for someone with Martín's ridiculous ego. Knowing him and how dangerous his football skills are and how much of a diva Tincho is, I think he needs to be a striker, a showman, the star of the team.

So now I’m back at where I started: I have no idea where to put Tinchito if I’m not giving him the 10 :D