Carlos Tevez to fill the void left by the injured Lionel
Messi when they face Paraguay.
Gerardo Martino does not believe that Carlos Tevez can
compensate for the absence of Lionel Messi in the Argentina
squad.
The Barcelona star was sidelined by a knee injury last month
and will miss the World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay, Brazil
and Colombia.
Martino's woes increased with news that Sergio Aguero would
be out for a month after going off injured in the 2-0 World Cup
2018 qualifying defeat to Ecuador.
But the coach does not feel those absences put pressure on
Tevez to lead the side against Paraguay this week because he is
a different type of player.
"Tevez cannot do Messi's role because Lionel plays like a
number seven and I do not see Carlos playing there," Martino
said.
"For Carlos it does not suit him at all to go to the wings. He can
play in the position that he did at Juventus or how he does now
at Boca."
Injury has also ruled out Lucas Biglia for the 2015 Copa
America runners-up, while Ezequiel Garay departed in order to
be present at the birth of his child.
"The team that steps onto the pitch will be up to the task. The
amount of players missing isn't an excuse for us," Martino
added.
"We called 28 players, we saw the problems that we could have,
and more appeared."
The 52-year-old is simply focused on getting points on the
board against Paraguay, who they beat 6-1 in the second of
their two meetings at the Copa America, without compromising
his ideals.
"I find it very difficult to think about winning without a good
performance. The match is very important," Martino continued.
"There is an idea we are trying to accomplish and that idea has
solutions to the problems.
"We don't negotiate on our style of play. You can have
modifications according to the opponent. For instance, there is
a solution to the damage from Ecuador.
"The two Copa America matches with Paraguay were similar. I
imagine we will take charge of the game."
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