2023-05-09 23:27:03
Lionel Scaloni returned to Doha almost five months following consecrating himself with the world champion DT together with the Argentine National Team. He did it to participate in a new Coaches Congress organized by FIFA, in which the 32 coaches who were during the Qatar 2022 World Cup participated.
The coach was interviewed and revealed details that led the Albiceleste team to become world champion.
Get the most out of Lionel Messi
“I think it’s important to realize what a player like him needs. In the first months with the National Team, we tried to play a little faster and in a more direct way, and We realized that he was not comfortable, nor were his companions ”, recognized Scaloni, who maintained that one of the merits was “having found the players who might allow him to deploy his football”.
Motivation and atmosphere of the locker room
“In the penalty shootout once morest the Netherlands and France, when we went to see who wanted to take a penalty, we had two men left over. We always had players who wanted to shoot. Perhaps those are the most difficult moments. My players know that we can change the system at any time. and that we are not one-dimensional. In the end, it ends up being like a chess match: you have to try to hurt your opponent and prevent them from doing it to you ».
The final and the play that he saw once more on television
“Argentina played 80 minutes at the first level and the other 10 minutes were a good game by France, although in extra time both teams wanted to win. I saw Kolo Muani’s play on television. Not in the game, I was in something else. It was a normal play, seeing it on TV was important, but we had the best chances to win and we mightn’t close it, it would have been unfair”.
His reaction following the Montiel penalty
“I stood there for 30 seconds and saw the players and all my people celebrating. I still get emotional, I think it’s a unique moment. It’s something priceless, seeing everyone there celebrating for me was one of the most beautiful moments since I started playing soccer and since I’ve been a coach. It was 30 seconds that I will remember with appreciation for the rest of my life”.
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