Club level opposition however. Test level defence is obviously a different ball game. Perhaps notable he was wearing 15 in that video you post with plenty of space to attack from deep.
You can call it "club level opposition", but Stade Francais beat Argentina. Imhoff saved Argentina from an embarassing defeat to Worcester last year as well by scoring two tries.
What can Imhoff has also shown in the very brief and limited opportunities at international level that he can attack well against harder opposition.
In that video, although he was wearing 15, none of the breaks were from full back counter attacks. All of them could have been done on the wing.
I don't think a player like Imhoff is going to win a match for Argentina unless they put him in space and they can't even get their incumbent wingers into space. Against that background and Argentina's huge reliance on defence, imo he is more likely to lose the team a game - had the touch-judge did his job properly and ruled him out that is precisely what would have happened last week.
As I just pointed out. Imhoff has played in the same game plan in the matches against Stade Francais and in some matches last year, and still scored tries and created in spite of the lack of opportunities created for him.
Apart from the missed tackle last week, he hasn't cost Argentina much in defence. Wingers can get away with poor defence easier than centres as they tackle less and can use the touchline for help.
Agulla has had his defensive errors too, he struggled a lot under the high ball in the first match against South Africa. And that (combined with Camacho dropping the ball five metres from the line), cost a try.
By the way as posted before, that try that Imhoff's weak tackling caused was a forward pass. (
http://www.rugby365.com/article/49657-ioane-it-was-a-forward-pass) So if the referee had done his job properly last week he would have helped win the game. If the referee and the touchjudge had got the correct call then it would have been the same.
Exeter are pretty similar to Argentina with their forwards-based approach. I think Camacho left Quins just before they started getting good. I still maintain that if Camacho is given an opportunity to finish at test level he will take it (just as he did in Salta). Unfortunately Argentina aren't creating those types of chances so we can't say one way or the other.
Racing-Métro play with a very forward and kicking based game and Imhoff has still managed scored tries. Camacho is simply not a try scoring winger, he's like Cueto as said before. Other Exeter wingers have scored more than he did all last season in just the matches 3 matches of the season.
After his performance against the Boks in the opener, were I Phelan I'm not sure I'd play Amorosino ever again. He is like Balshaw, best used as an impact sub if at all.
What? Never play Amorosino again?
He saved Phelan's job in the Rugby World Cup, and whilst admittedly he had a poor match, he was one of the best full backs in the Top 14 last season and by far the best Argentine full back.
I don't think dropping him is sensible, especially when the alternative is RodrÃguez who is an average full back who just does poor up and unders all match.
I think before Argentina start picking attacking wingers with iffy defence they need to start picking centres who (rather than kicking it or shovelling it along aimlessly) actually have the ability to work the wings into some kind of space.
I'm with you on the need for Argentina to develop their attacking game but imo it should start further in-field, not on the wing. In the longer term, Fernandez and especially Bosch need to go. Sanchez to be given more gametime at 10 along with Landajo at 9 might not be the worst idea either.
The point about centres is one I very much agree with. Bosch is not an international 13.
Cubelli should take over as 9 in November or next year imo, Landajo on the bench.
