Jesse Marshselector Canadasemi-finalist of America Cuppraised this Sunday Argentina, his next rival, but assured that his team is not “afraid” to face this important challenge. “We know how good Argentina is because we have played against them (in the opening match of the tournament). But we also had success against them on several occasions. I said we have to play a perfect match and maybe even that’s not it. be enough,” he reflected to the media after his team’s training session.
“We understand how good Argentina are but we are certainly not afraid. There is no doubt that they have only lost twice in five years and Messi is the best who has played football. But we believe we have a chance and this is our preparation “, he added.
The Canadian team trained this Sunday at The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, a town in New Jersey located about 60 kilometers southwest of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford where this semifinal will be played this Tuesday.
Good feeling in the opening match
Canada, debutants in the Copa América, face Argentina in the opening match of this edition. In that match the Albiceleste won 2-0 with goals from Julián Álvarez and another from Lautaro Martínez, but Marsch’s team left with a good feeling despite the loss.
“It is beneficial that we have played against Argentina because there are fewer unknowns. But the good teams, the closer they are to the titles, the more capable they are of going one step further. So I expect Argentina to put their best performance so far this Tuesday” he warned.
The coach also said that they were able to celebrate the milestone of reaching the quarterfinals, where they eliminated Venezuela on penalties, but he also noted that immediately after that they started thinking about Argentina.
“We enjoyed the moment after the game. But going back to the hotel we knew that with that short margin (between games), even though they have a couple of glasses of champagne, a beer or whatever, we have to eat something, sleep , travel the next day and prepare the mentality for a big challenge.
Source: La Verdad
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