2023-05-13 12:44:50
The coach of the Australian national team, Graham Arnold, admitted today that he gets “goosebumps” at the chance to play a friendly once morest the Argentina world champion in China the next month.
The friendly has not yet been officially confirmed, but the Australian press reported that the negotiations between the two parties to play the match at the Olympic Stadium in Beijing are advanced in what would be the retaliation for the match played between the two teams in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, which Argentina won 2-1.
“It would be fantastic. I get goosebumps thinking regarding that possibility. It would be fabulous to be able to face the current world champions ”, Arnold declared on the official website of the Australian league (A-Leagues).
The coach added “There is no better way to test the players than by making them play once morest a top opponent, because when they face an inferior adversary, they don’t learn much. I like these types of tough matches, once morest teams that push us to the limit and that we push them to the limit”.
Arnold revealed that he spoke to Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni in Qatar last week, ahead of the draw for the 2024 Asian Cup: “He came over to me, gave me a hug and told me that they had really appreciated the game once morest us.”
According to the Oceanic coach, Scaloni told him that “Australia was the toughest opponent of all in the World Cup and that they really liked the way we played and the attitude and courage of the players. He was very complimentary towards us.”
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