Alexis Mac Allister—is there a European flavor to the name? can go His roots are in Ireland. Alistair is very 'non-Latin' not only in name, but also in appearance and sound.
This Irish-born midfielder can be called a kind of "newcomer" in the Argentina team. Khepan is known by his teammates as 'kelo' (as ginger is called in Argentina) due to his ginger colored hair. Although captain Lionel Messi has told everyone, Alistair will no longer be called by his disliked name.
It is understood that Messi himself is keeping the 23-year-old Alistair. Maybe Messi saw the fire inside him first. A glimpse of that fire was last seen in the match against Poland. Alastair was the first to take on the task of subduing Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczecin.
This rise of Alistair is not a surprise of the moment. Father Carlos Xavier Alistair was a footballer himself. Played as a teammate of Diego Maradona. Maradona-Yoga also coincides with the start of Alastair's career. Alistair started his playing career with Argentinos Juniors, the club where Maradona started his football career. Was also at Boca Juniors for a while, though not as much as Maradona. Now this Alistair is considered the future of Argentine football.
After meeting Messi for the first time, he started shaking. Alistair told about the experience, 'I was really nervous to meet the best player in the world. It was magical that my father played with Maradona and I played with Messi. We are really proud of it.
June said this year, being in Argentina's World Cup team would be a dream come true for him. Now that dream is waiting to take wings and take a bigger flight. He spent Argentina's loss against Saudi Arabia sitting on the bench. After that loss, there was talk around giving Alistair a chance in the playing XI. Scaloni kept him in the eleven in the next match. Maybe he was a little bit confused because it was the first match in the World Cup.
However, in the next match against Poland, Alistair, who knows himself for Brighton, returned to the rhythm. Alistair-Chamka appeared when Argentina could not overcome Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szejni despite a series of attacks. Argentina advanced with his goal. Alistair was also the man of the match winning 2-0 that day.
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