Copa America 2019: 5 players Argentina should drop after the tournament

#3 Nicolas Otamendi

The Albiceleste needs to get better centre-backs than Otamendi

Erratic, rash, easy to get past and poor decision maker; these are just a few of the many problems that have sadly become associated with the Manchester City man

To show just how great Pep Guardiola’s work with Otamendi was, he was named in the PFA Team of the Season for having a stellar campaign in the 2017-2018 Premier League season.

Away from the Catalan genius’ well-structured team set-up, Otamendi's reckless side has shown up at possibly the worst time for Argentina. Slow, ponderous and uninspiring, he was at the heart of the defence that was rubbish during the World Cup.

Paired with the relatively inexperienced German Pezzalla for the game against Colombia, Otamendi, once again, failed to lead by example. Too many times, he made wrong decisions which allowed players like James Rodriguez and Luis Muriel to drift into dangerous areas

Given his age, it is too late to believe he has anything else to offer; Argentina would be better off saying Gracias! and keeping him away from the national set-up forever.