Johnny Giles was full of praise for Angel Di Maria and pointed to the star's resilience in coming back from the bench to star in the World Cup final for Argentina.
Di Maria featured sporadically for Argentina throughout the tournament and did not start against the Netherlands in the semi-final.
With the emergence of Julian Alvarez and the strong form of others within the Argentina ranks, it looked as though the former Rosario Central star would be counted out to some extent.
