The Argentine coach praised his team after another resounding victory in the Qualifiers and is already thinking about the next double match
The coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scalonihighlighted that the Albiceleste team “wants to continue competing and winning” after the victory over the Peru for the fourth round of the South American Qualifiers, at the same time that he highlighted the figure of Lionel Messi and maintained that “The team has understood this for some time and it benefits them.”
“The field wasn’t very good for us to gain possession of the ball, maybe we should have had it later so we wouldn’t have those two or three defeats where they complicated us”, analyzed Scaloni about the development of the match.
However, he highlighted: “The team wants to continue competing, not fall asleep and win. That’s the best. Those outside want to play, contribute, this is important and even more so in a national team. It is gratifying to see them like this, above all that they understood the message. Football goes on and life goes on, we have to keep competing.”
Scaloni is already thinking about the classics against Uruguay and Brazil
Regarding the next double round of the Qualifiers, in which Argentina will face Uruguay and Brazil in November, Scaloni stated: “We will face it in the same way we face everything, with its nuances. It will be two difficult games, but we will maintain our way of playing.”
“We will face these games in the same way, they will be two difficult games. We will try to preserve our way of playing, it will be rivals who will put us in difficulties”, he assumed at the end of the press. conference after the victory at the National Stadium.
Praise for Messi
Regarding Messi and the pause in official competitions due to Inter Miami not qualifying for the Major League Soccer Playoffs in the United States, the national team coach was blunt: “The start of the season won’t affect us. playing again in March, I imagine he will do the pre-season with his team, which will be a starter in MLS, but it is not something that worries us.
“He’s seen himself today, without having many minutes as was said… The most important thing is that he’s healthy, so he’ll manage the minutes himself. Today he played as if he hadn’t stopped”, he continued.
“It’s true that the team has understood this for some time, playing in a way that benefits him, with which he feels comfortable. He likes that on the field”, he concluded.
Text originally published on the 442 Perfil website and translated for Athletistic
Source: sportbuzz
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