The Argentine National Team will face New Zealand next Friday, in the semifinals of the World Cup in France.
The Pumas They will go in hopes of making history against the semifinals of France World Cup and the game is new, Scott McLeodone of New Zealand’s coaches had high praise for the Argentine team by asserting that they arrived with “a lot of confidence” and that they were “a different animal from Ireland.”
“Argentina has a lot of confidence. They were clearly the better team against Wales and won comfortably“, the All Blacks coach highlighted, that to get a place in the final they have to beat the Albiceleste National Team in a match that It will be held this Friday in Paris.
Meanwhile, McLeod assured: “We respect Los Pumas. They are a different animal from Ireland” and recalled their exit this time, at the last World Cup: “In 2019 we didn’t do well in our week before the rivalry in England”, and it’s not because of the rival, but because of the quality of what we put in during the week. Now we have to enjoy this game and we will do it.”
Furthermore, about the decisive victory against Trébol’s 28 to 24, the coach explained that “Ireland have been the best team in keeping the ball in that area during this World Cup. “They are extremely accurate and their security and ball retention are first class.”
And he concluded: “We know what we are facing and we respect it. We had to make 276 tackles, 100 of them in the last quarter, and especially in that last 37 phase. The most we had to try was 137 matches in Italy, so it’s a big number. I’m proud of our execution in the defensive zone and also our decision making“.
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Source: Tycsports
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