Pekerman fucked Argentina in this game. By not bringing the talismanic JZ and solid Samuel, he started the tournament off on a bad foot.
Sorin is completely to blame for the Klose goal, he was a step and a half behind Klose. Unfortunately in a very un-captain-esque move, he never made up for his game-changing mistake.
Unfortunate for the Abbandonzieri injury. A good waste of a sub that could have seen Leo Messi on the pitch.
However, it just seemed like a bad idea to play for the 1-0 victory. Riquelme came off and denied Argentina their key playmaker, and he was replaced by the more defensive minded Cambiasso.
Funny thing was, Pekerman replaced the attack-minded players, but the Argies refused to fall back. They had played attacking football the majority of the match, and eventually it tired them out, leading to the German equalizer.
-Jesse