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The coach of the Argentine national team, Gerardo Martino, believes that Barcelona star Lionel Messi should play on the right side to make the team's attacks more effective. The World Cup runners-up will face the Croatian national team today and will then play against Portugal in a few days. With Carlos Tevez back in the national team, Martino has a total of four top-level forwards in his disposal, including Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero. In a press conference, the strategist said that Messi may have to play on the right side, as fitting all four forwards in the attack would simply not be possible. "We decided that Messi should play on the right side because otherwise, considering their positions in their clubs, we would have four number nines in the team," Martino said. "Also, as I have mentioned before, except for certain difficult situations, seeing all forwards on the field together, at least from the first minutes, will be very challenging." The Argentine coach also added that in the upcoming friendly matches, he will try to rotate the lineup, as he wants to see as many different players on the field as possible.
