World Cup guards Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri

World Cup guards Roberto Carlos Abbondanzieri Abbondanzieri, 33, has succeeded Pablo Cavallero as number one in Argentina after having given a chance by coach Alfio Basile and flourished under the spotlight since. Popularly known as El Pato or? Le Canard?, Abbondanzieri? S professional debut took off in 1994 with Rosario Central, with whom he played until 1997. He moved to Boca Juniors as a reserve goalkeeper. It was formed under the shadow of Oscar Cordoba until February 2002 when he moved to Cordoba Perugia.Abbondanzieri Italian club won the World Cup to Boca Juniors in 2000 and 2003. Since then, Abbondanzieri has become a permanent feature of Boca? But in June 2004, he became the goalkeeper for the team from Argentina at the age of 31 years, which is rather unusual. As the saying goes, better late than never.   On 6 May 2006 he was appointed as a member of the team for the World Cup in 2006 by Pekerman. After having represented the country 19 times, was a Abbondanzieri Argentina for more than two years and was named South American Goalkeeper of the Year 2003.Abbondanzieri was hit this year with a poor performance and hope to put behind of him when he prepares for Argentina in the final of the World Cup. At one point, the position of the team Goalkeeping Argentina came to be regarded as the weak link in an outfield side full of talented players. Abbondanzieri has been said in the national team for over two years and never understood why the fans still went to the door when there were other subjects and areas to be analyzed. This was compounded by the fact that left a 6 goals in 2 warm-up matches against England and one Croatia.With negative perception, the pressure on Abbondanzieri should be. In such a situation, the mental training is a necessity. Without this training, the confidence of all people under stress certainly affected.However coach Pekerman has been reported that this was no longer the case and that Argentina should go to the World Cup with a well-balanced team, capable of rise to the occasion. Abbondanzieri helped Boca Juniors win the Argentine championship for the second consecutive year in the month of May is the mental coach year.Keith MacLean athletes from around the world. Source: