Lionel Scaloni The coach who led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, said on Thursday that he did not doubt his continuation in the position and reaffirmed his intention to continue leading the Albiceleste.
“After thinking about it, having meetings with the people who were involved and that I need to talk and convey to them what I felt, we made the decision to, I’m not saying to continue because we never said not to continue, but to strengthen some ideas that we like,” Pujato expressed in an interview with AFA (Argentine Football Association) Estudio.
Scaloni said that while winning is important, competing is more relevant and that is his main goal with the national team.
“Try not to slow down, which is what it is all about, keep competing. It’s one thing to keep winning, which I think is very difficult. “I was worried about continuing to compete and it was a necessity that I had to talk to people that I felt,” Scaloni said.
What he said
The uncertainty began in November, after the historic 0-1 victory at the Maracaná stadium against Brazil, when the coach uttered the phrase “now is the time to stop the ball”, something that caused alarm in Argentina.
“Now it’s time, one important thing I want to say, 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, a lot they were given to the entire coaching staff. I had to think hard. “What am I going to do? It’s not goodbye or anything, but I have to think because the bar is very high and difficult to follow,” declared Scaloni in the press conference after the game.
He meant it
The head of Scaloneta explained, in the AFA program broadcast live on web platforms, that when he said “stop the ball” it was because at that moment he had time to think about everything that had happened and what the coming
The challenge of revalidating the Copa América
The 45-year-old coach added that he had in mind that in this year’s Copa América in the United States, the reigning champions had to be “strong, good and clear” and that the continental title was won by Brazil in 2021 their form does not change. to prepare for battles.
“It doesn’t change that we won, because our way of approaching the games is always the same, with respect for the opponent, but this is football and many things can happen,” concluded Scaloni.
Source: La Verdad
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