Scaloni and his threat to resign: everyone believes he will continue

There is a combo of ideas and sensations rattling around in the head of Lionel Scaloni. And he does it with all his might. There is a reason why this found coach, who always chooses to stay in the background, overshadowed the Maracanazo with his resignation proposal minutes after the soccer feat that started with a brutal police crackdown on Argentina fans. In any case, he has not yet resigned from the position of coach of the world champion team. The players and leaders of AFA They believe that DT will continue, but the best thing is to be careful. To wait. It will take a few weeks to figure it out. Open end.

Scaloni He will travel to Spain to be reunited with his wife and children. He will rest there for a few weeks. There you will meditate. Then, it is defined. They ensure from AFA with no announcement or decision of any kind for the next few hours.

Argentina It closed in 2023 and won’t fight until March. It is estimated that certainties about the future of the coach will be found in the draw for Copa América 2024, which will take place on December 7 in Miami.

After the press conference and the surprise phrase, Scaloni He walked into the locker room smiling and didn’t discuss it with the players. All the voices of intimacy agree with that description. He also did not discuss the issue in depth with the president of AFA, Claudio Tapia. At least, he didn’t do it on the return flight or in the early hours of Wednesday, already in Buenos Aires. In the end, it was consistent with his speech: “I have to think.” It is not yet clear why he made it public.

More than asking his coaching staff for the “last photo” on the Maracaná playing field, then Scaloni he crossed paths with a radio journalist Network and assured him that “everything is fine with Chiqui (Tapia). The footballers on Wednesday returned to Europe not knowing what would happen to their coach. Captain Lionel Messi He did not reveal himself after the coach’s press conference. He left the Maracaná locker room through another door to avoid the mixed zone. The president of AFA He also avoided statements.

However, from the environments of Scaloni and of Wall They believe that in the end he will not resign. The strategy of AFA It just means letting the coach think on his own and calmly, hoping that he will reflect and decide to move on. Later, after the World Cup in Qatar, his contract renewal was delayed due to some unresolved issues.

Scaloni not exposed to the public Wall because he is grateful for the opportunity it gave him even though he hasn’t directed yet. That is why in his central argument he refers to “energies”, almost copying the slamming of the door of Marcelo Bielsa almost two decades ago. However, Gringo de Pujato has not forgotten the difficult negotiations after Qatar. It also doesn’t help that neither he nor the players have received the World Cup prizes they won.

Another disturbing situation Scaloni This happened in the preview of Uruguaywhen all the clubs in Argentina, facing the upcoming national elections, are against the Sports Joint Stock Companies and the opposition candidate Javier Milei. They asked the Albiceleste coach to take a look, but he preferred not to give his opinion. He chose not to ride that political wave.

A few days later, on Sunday, the official candidate Sergio Massaa very close man Wall, suffered a historic beating. Argentina has a President of the Nation who believes in the SAD and has the support of the former president Mauricio Macriharsh critic of the head of AFA for his controversial management of domestic football. Hectic times will come Wall…Do they have or not Scaloni?