2023-11-22 10:32:05
Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine National Team, questioned his continuity at the head of the national team after the historic 1-0 victory against Brazil at the Maracaná. A bomb that surprised everyone, even the players themselves when they found out.
The technical director did not say anything to the players in the locker room of the legendary stadium in Rio de Janeiro: there is no decision made as to whether he will step aside. However, several recognize that he is angry with a particular situation that has not yet been publicly disclosed.
Scaloni’s bomb: he questioned his continuity in the Argentine National Team
As the press conference ended, the Pujato native released a statement that completely paralyzed the football world. “One important thing I wanted to say is to stop the ball, start thinking, I have a lot of things to think about at this time. These players have given me a lot, they have given a lot to the entire Coaching Staff and I need to think. I need to think a lot what I am going to do”.
“It’s not a goodbye or much, but I need to think, because the bar is very high and it’s difficult to continue and it’s difficult to continue winning and these guys make it difficult. It’s time to think this time, I’ll tell the president, I’ll tell the players later because this National Team needs a coach who has all the energy possible and who is well,” Scaloni explained before abruptly leaving the press room without answering another question about it.
Nicolás Otamendi and his “shock” due to the Scaloni bomb
Otamendi was one of the few players to speak to the press and detailed how Scaloni’s statements were experienced in the locker room, detailing that there was no talk between the coach and the team due to several absences for various reasons. “We have to talk about it. Words are unnecessary now, I think we have to talk about it personally and obviously communicate with him. We received that information and well, we will try to talk about it and see what happens.”
“No because there were many boys who had not entered the locker room. He normally gives a talk when we were all inside but there were some who were in doping. Fideo (Ángel Di María) was in doping, Leo (Messi) was being treated then Like we weren’t all together. But then we’ll probably have a conversation,” he explained.
Then, the historic central defender and hero of the Rio de Janeiro night spoke exclusively with TyC Sports and left his feelings about the surprising end to Scaloni’s press conference, confirming that they were not aware and that they will seek to talk to him about it to try to keep him in his position. “We are in the euphoria of having won and the celebrations and receiving the news was a shock but I think things have to be talked about. We still haven’t had a conversation with him and we hope that we will be calmer, more calm, it was a difficult week where obviously At some point we were going to lose but we will try to talk to him and then we will see.”
Cristian Romero, for his part, acknowledged that Scaloni’s word “surprised everyone” although he was confident with its continuity: “We are sure and we hope it continues, now he will surely think about it and I hope it continues. For me it will continue, I hope let it continue, but I don’t know the truth.”
“Nothing was said in the locker room, I don’t know what was going through his mind. We will try to convince him so that we can all continue together, he is a very important person for the group. We have the Copa América ahead of us, he will surely be there,” added the advocate.
Another who spoke before leaving the Maracaná was Alexis Mac Allister and the midfielder expressed: “We did not speak with Scaloni. We must respect his feelings, but I hope he does not leave. We want him to continue forever.”
Scaloni’s historic cycle in the Argentine National Team
Lionel Scaloni could leave the Argentine National Team after an impeccable cycle of 66 games that began first on an interim basis after the 2018 World Cup in Russia: he won 48 games, tied 12, lost 6.
As if that were not enough, he broke the 28-year drought without titles for the absolute national team with three more than memorable conquests: the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima with the addition that on a personal level he was chosen as the best coach in the world by FIFA’s The Best awards after consecration in the World Cup.
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