Javier Irureta, legend of
Atlético de Madrid
and the Athletic Bilbao, valued the achievements of the Argentine team, by rising as champion of the America Cup. And how he directed Lionel scaloni He reminded the ‘Albiceleste’ to a great extent of what was done by one of his former teammates at the mattress club as well as one of the greatest coaches in Spanish football.
The Basque coach spoke in Super Deportivo Radio by Radio Villa Trinidad, space directed by Emiliano
Nunia. “As a team and as a coach, Scaloni reminds me of the teams of Lewis
Aragonese. Something like Lewis of that team that won the Eurocup in 2008. For example, they agree that they always proclaim that there is a favorable climate for the group and that the players are comfortable with the style of play and with the coach. Beyond that the way of addressing the players may not be the same, it has a very great resemblance to the teams of Lewis and that selection of Spain”.
“With this title Scaloni achieved a bachelor's degree as a coach. It is no coincidence that he has already been a champion as a player and coach with his country, ”he explained.
Irureta had him at his command in the Deportivo de La Coruña and you already saw those virtues of a leader. “The first thing I did is send him for WhatsApp and he answered me by sending me a hug, imagine all the messages that that cell phone will have. The truth is that we get along very well. The emotional thing is that I see Scaloni Always: hard-working and always available for anything. An open and daring man for football. That is what I still see of him. In addition to congratulating him when I spoke to him a few hours ago, I told him that he is a coach ´who makes teams´ and that he was a good motivator. As a player he was like that and he was continually motivating his players and teammates. He was always a boy who used the right words. He always believed that he was the best as a player and I see as a coach he believes that he is the best. He always added to the group. Look, I remember when we won the League and the Copa del Rey, I had some cassettes and I listened to an Argentine song that said “I want to give you something from my heart, because” Depor “is the champion” of The fly. He was very Argentine. That song from ‘La Mosca’, he put it on the bus. All the players followed him and listened to him, ”his great teacher recalled,” he recalled.
““ There are many coaches who are fighting and fighting and they cannot be champions. Scaloni he is graduating as a coach. Rather, he is a man who is already licensed as a coach and with a very good future. I say it with my heart. He also put together a great group of coaches. Scaloni he knew how to choose very well which players he had to have Messi by his side to be the one Messi from Europe. He has put players who were willing to work for Messi. That is one of its virtues, because with other styles of players Messi has not been able to perform, “he said Javier
Iruret on Super Deportivo Radio by Radio Villa Trinidad.