Lionel Scaloni dream of playing another final as the coach of Argentina March to the expected battle. Now he passed the penultimate obstacle, the semis barrier of America Cupin the view of Canada, the opponent he will face at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at two in the morning on Spanish Wednesday. As always, the champion coach of America and the World looked calm.
In this situation, Scaloni found space to get out of the semifinal between Argentina-Canada and enter a difficult comparison between the Copa América and the Euro Cup. Which national team competition is more complicated? Is it worth drawing a parallel? He answered without hesitation: “The level is very equal. I want to invite a European team to a Copa América to see what it feels like to play here and also vice versa… The difficulty is the same.”
That reflection came after the subject on which he was most questioned: Lionel Messi and his physical condition, after overcoming the right adductor injury that sidelined him from the clash with Peru and significantly limited him in the quarterfinal against Ecuador. How about 10? Scaloni responded: “99% of the time he’s ready to play. It’s never happened to me that he’s not ready to play. Every time he comes out on the field, he’s ready to play. Tomorrow he’s ready to play. , no doubt.”
It is not difficult for Scaloni to decide whether Messi will play or not: “It is a very easy decision, because it is a straightforward decision. If he is good, he plays; and if he is not good, he plays in the last 30 minutes. It’s that easy.” The issue was pressed on the coach. And he returned: “When he is fit, he always plays. There is no doubt whatever. I am the one who decides and when I see that he is fit to play, even if he is not at 100 percent, he will play. I take the responsibility.”
Scaloni insisted: “That will never weigh on me. I know what Messi can give us even when he is not in the best condition.
Of course, there was room for Scaloni to leave a reflection on his semi-final rival: “I don’t know what team will compete in Canada, but above their strengths we will look to hurt them in the eleven -an aggressive way of playing, but in a good way they force you to be physical. And he acknowledged: “I imagine that both teams will take note of the last game. It is true that their defense is high and I think they continued to do so, so it may be an option to be able to exploit that even more. Let’s see how everything is.” .
Source: La Verdad
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