2023-06-07 01:13:22
The Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni supported his U-20 partner, Javier Mascherano, with whom he was satisfied for “the work” in the World Cup, despite the fact that he ended up with an early elimination in the round of 16 against Nigeria.
“The way they were eliminated was unfair. Sometimes in football, even without winning, you can leave a good image. There are surprises in this Under 20 World Cup such as Israel, Nigeria, South Korea, which shows that everything is very even, both at the senior and youth level. That is why the work of Mascherano and all the boys leaves us satisfied”, Scaloni stated in ESPN.
Argentina was left out in the round of 16 and had previously not qualified for the World Cup in a sporting manner in the South American, in one of the most important sporting failures of recent times, since it did not even exceed the group stage.
This led Mascherano to present his resignation, although with the change of headquarters from Indonesia to Argentina, plus the express request of Claudio Tapia, Scaloni and Lionel Messi, he decided to continue.
Scaloni spent several weeks without making any statements after all the maelstrom of being world champion last December in Qatar and now he reappeared for the team’s tour of Asia, where he will face Australia and Indonesia, on the 15th in Beijing (China). and on the 19th of this month in Jakarta (Indonesia), respectively. Both meetings would be starting around 6 in Argentina.
“Australia is a very difficult opponent. I was talking in Qatar with their coaches and it is a good test, beyond the game that made us in the round of 16. The expectation is to see guys who come for the first time, give them filming, minutes, and connect them to those who were there, ”he analyzed.
The Australian team was a rival to the national team in the round of 16 of the World Cup and although Argentina eliminated them 2-1 and, at times with a lot of difference on the field, they ended up suffering with a save by Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez on the hour .
“The players who have been in the national team will be there until they tell me otherwise. Nothing replacement, because we know how that works. For example, Franco Armani would arrive just for the first game and it didn’t make sense to summon him, since there is a date until the day it was almost played. But I know him very well and he is not out of the team at all. So unless he tells me otherwise, he’s still with us, ”he explained about the absence of the River Plate goalkeeper.
“Since we won the World Cup we are thinking about continuing to compete and trying to do things well. We must try not to make mistakes in the calls and choose the ones we believe to be the best. We have to go slowly and not go crazy, since not because we are world champions do the kids have to be in the major. Enjoy, keep playing, because they are guys that we are looking at, ”he commented on the arrival of several new talents.
Finally, Scaloni had words for the Manchester United striker, Alejandro Garnacho, whom he described as a “true illusion”, but avoided defining “if he will start or add minutes from the bench. But he is going to play ”, he encouraged minutes before embarking with the rest of the coaching staff from Ezeiza to Beijing.
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