Canada coach Jesse Marsch was full of praise on Monday for Argentina, his rival on Tuesday, July 9, in the Copa America semi-final, and said that They will not man-mark Lionel Messi.
“We didn’t do well enough with Messi in the previous match (the opening match of the tournament). He was able to run free too much towards our goalkeeper. We won’t be man-marking (in the semi-final), but we will definitely he will be an emphasis on how we will defend “And our ability to stay on top of that will be very important,” he said at a news conference at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, which will host the semi-final on Tuesday.
The strategist also mentioned a bit regarding the “anti-Messi plan”, which means that he has to limit the space in which the Argentine is effective.
“We have certain things we will try to do to make it difficult for them.. We know that limiting his space is the number one priority. But we all know that he is the best to ever play the game. With the respect we have for him, it is always a privilege to play once morest a player like him and our players are looking forward to it. They will be excited and the challenge is great. We’ll see if we can do a little better than the first game,” he added.
After sending Venezuela home on penalties in the quarter-finals, Canada seeks to pull off a surprise and also get revenge once morest Argentinawho defeated them 2-0 in the opening match of this Copa América.
The Albiceleste, the clear favourites in this semi-final and who will likely have most of the fans in the stadium on their side, won that match 2-0 with goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez, but Canada left promising impressions despite the defeat.
“I don’t want to reveal too much regarding our game plan, but we will have to be very good,” said Marsch.
“We will have to be very compact. We will have to make sure we limit their spaces, we will have to play with confidence with the ball and we will have to be dynamic and use our speed and power,” he argued.
In any case, the coach said he was aware of the formidable challenge they face with the current World Cup and Copa America champions and he bowed to the talent and play of Scaloni’s pupils.
“I love the way they play. They’re aggressive. They go for the opposition, they make you feel uncomfortable. They challenge you physically and they compete for every pass on the pitch. They’re great at pressing, they’re incredible at set pieces. They’ve got the guy I think is the best goalkeeper in the world right now. They defend well, they’re good on the ball, they’ve got intelligent players, they’re dynamic, they’re good one-on-one, great finishers, winners, champions…” he listed.
“I love their team, I love their team. And I’m very excited that we have the opportunity to be challenged in such a huge way by such a great team,” he concluded.
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