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Lionel Scaloni, Argentine soccer coach and world champion in the 2022 Qatar Cup, declared that if he had to choose between Diego Armando Maradona and Leo Messi, he would stay with Messi, “the best in history”, and with whom he said he has “something special.”
The Argentine coach is one of the authorized voices in Argentina, as the strategist was the architect of the great successes of the albiceleste team since he took the reins in 2018 and in his palmares as a technician they wear a World Cup (2022), a Copa América (2021) and a Conmebol-UEFA Champions Cup (2022).
“The World Cup was an incredible movie and trip. The key to the entire championship was having enjoyed it knowing how difficult it was and that anyone could win it”said Scaloni, who revealed that since he returned from Qatar he has not seen the final again.
“Until the eightieth minute I knew it was a spectacular game but from there it was different. I have the images and the match in my head. It was a shame not to have closed it in ninety minutes because a goal from them at the end of extra time would have been unfair ”, he pointed.
“The technical talk of the final was very emotional. I got excited and couldn’t go on. We felt it was a spectacular moment. When a team like Argentina achieves that communion, it’s screwed”, confessed Scaloni, who assured that, as a footballer, “I would not play in this team”.
“The level is higher than before and that’s why I wouldn’t play for the national team. As a player I look like Rodrigo De Paul but he plays better”, he stated.
Scaloni preference between Maradona and Messi
scaloni He also gave his opinion on his preferences as a footballer between Diego Armando Maradona and Leo Messi, the two most important players in Argentine history in recent years.
“If I have to stay with one, I’ll stay with Leo, with which I have something special. He is the best in history, although Maradona was also great, ”he stressed.
“Training Messi is not difficult. At a technical level it cannot be corrected but at times there is pressure or a way to attack is explained. To press, steal balls and when there is blood, he is number one, ”she pointed out.
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