“Messi? It’s the law of life and at some point it’s going to happen”

Lionel Scaloniselector of Argentinapondered the enjoyment that the Argentine public must have Lionel Messi on the road to Qatar 2022 and not think about “the future”, in relation to the statements of the ‘albiceleste’ captain after the victory against Venezuela where he stated that after the next World Cup there will be a time of rethinking.

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“Messi will have to sit down as he has always done. After playing a World Cup, everyone thinks he makes assessments and then decisions will be made. I’m not in his head to really know what he thinks. In that case, you have to enjoy it now and stay with that. It is the law of life and at some point it will happen. Why think about the future if there is a spectacular present. It is useless to think about what will happen after the World Cup, “he said Scaloniat a press conference prior to the last training session in Buenos Aires before traveling to Guayaquil.

“Di María? If it was the last one, it couldn’t have been better”

“I did not see the post, but I understand that it will be about this year, I imagine. I had spoken with him a long time ago. Let him be the coach on duty and not let them leave him. There is an age for everyone, so many trips and games have passed which I imagine is difficult. If it was the last, it couldn’t have been better. It came out as he would have dreamed of. He made the effort to be there and it would be very difficult for anyone else to have played or been available. Not only did he play, but he scored a goal , provided an assist and received a standing ovation from the entire stadium”, he added. Scaloni with respect to Say Mariawho stated that in front of Venezuela “Surely” it was his last presentation as a local with the National Team jersey.

“We are going to train in the afternoon and the idea is to have some variants. It is the right time to try some modifications. I trust Gonzalo Montiel and Julián Álvarez, the boy in fashion, without a doubt. The fact that they do not play from the start does not mean that let’s not trust them”, expressed the coach facing the crossing before Ecuador next Tuesday in Guayaquil.

“Do not think that everything is fine”

“There are many things to improve, I don’t think there is a perfect team. You can’t always play well or win. You don’t have to think that everything is fine, there are always things to check and that’s what we’re working on. We have to be prepared to know what can A moment of difficulty will come. Now everything is coming from the wind and it may be that this goes awry. And that is when we have to be prepared, “he added.

With regard to the fashionable term in Argentina to define this team with the ID with the DT as ‘Scaloneta‘, the coach said: “It makes me uncomfortable, I can’t do much. I just want to thank the people for their affection for the Argentine National Team. If people like it and identify with the team, I’m not going to stop them.”

When asked about the release of the players ahead of the meeting in Qatar, Scaloni He said: “We will try to negotiate with the clubs so that the players arrive in the best possible way. Until we get to a close date we don’t know when the leagues will stop. Hopefully it will be together and that we can have the players as soon as possible. From the looks of it, it’s going to be tough. We all have the same problem.”

Regarding the next steps of the selection after finishing competing in the South American Qualifiers, he emphasized: “I am going to the draw and the Argentine National Team will focus on the University of Qatar. You can sleep there and training is very close. We are doing the analysis of the rivals. When the draw is over, we have to start working to see how they play and the possibility of going to see them. What everyone does. In principle we have seen the possible rivals”.

Dybala is doubtful “because of a physical issue”

On Paulo Dybala reflected: “We believe that technically he is a valid player, he has not had the continuity that we all would like and that means that when he comes here he is not in the best conditions. In the end, he loses the National Team because we need him to be good when deciding. That doubt does not have to be due to a physical issue but to an issue that the coach sees. That he plays for his club and makes a difference”.

Finally, he referred to the elimination of Italywho will be the rival of Argentina the first of July at Wembley: “He was undeservedly left out, is one of the best teams in the world and is the European champion. This shows how difficult football is. Play soccer well. Maybe you are a favorite and that is not shown later. The game will continue to maintain the difficulty. In that it does not change at all, regardless of whether he is in the World Cup or not. We asked to measure ourselves against selections of that level”.