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#2 Paulo Dybala's exclusion cost Argentina
Manager Jorge Samapoli, in a bold move, decided to exclude Juventus star Paulo Dybala from his side against Iceland and boy, did that decision backfire. With reference to the previous slide, Argentina's biggest problem was that they lacked necessary bite in their attack - something Dybala is perfectly suited to provide.
Now Maximiliano Meza, on the right wing, didn't exactly have a bad game, but one can only imagine Dybala having more of an impact. The 24-year-old scored 26 goals across all competitions this past season, and his presence in the starting 11 may just have been the key to unlocking Iceland's defence.
Sampaoli would do well to consider playing Dybala alongside the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero in their next game - against Croatia in under a week's time. I mean, what's the point of all that attacking prowess if you're not even going to tap into it, right?
