The world champion coach provided details of the historic moment in Qatar and got emotional again. The details.
The technician of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scalonirecalled during a congress of coaches in Qatarhow were the first months in command of the team and revealed what he modified so that the captain Lionel Messi Show your best version during the world Cup that they finally managed to crown in the final against France.
“I think it’s important to realize what a player like him needs. In the first months we tried to play a little faster and in a more direct way and we realized that he wasn’t comfortable, nor were his teammates,” he acknowledged. scaloniwho maintained that one of the merits was having found players who could allow the captain of the National Team to display his football.
Later, in the congress in which he was seated next to the coach of France, Didier Deschampswhom he beat in the final, confessed that the atmosphere in the locker room also played a role in winning the worldalthough he assured that he was not convinced that they were going to be champions.
“I would be lying if I said that we thought we were going to be champions, yes we were excited and prepared to compete against everyone. But we did not believe 100% that we could win it until the final stages”he added.
“And personally that world final won right here against France It was the summary of a lifetime dedicated to being a footballer first and a coach later. Is to win a world For an Argentine it is a dream, perhaps much more than for any other. I still get emotional, I think it’s a unique moment. It’s priceless”he remarked.
To close, he recalled what he felt when Gonzalo Montiel scored the consecration penalty: “I stayed there for 30 seconds and I saw the players and all my people celebrating. Seeing everyone there celebrating for me was one of the most beautiful moments since I started playing soccer and since I’ve been a coach. It was 30 seconds that I will remember with appreciation for the rest of my life.”
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