The coach of the Argentine national team praised the boys after the great World Cup they had, despite being left out of the final due to losing on penalties.
Diego Placentethe coach of the soccer team Under-17 of the Argentinaadmitted to be “very proud of the group of players” that he had to direct because “they left everything in every game” at the end of the semi-final with a defeat against Germany in a series of penalties, which will prevent him from playing in the final of the world that develops in Indonesia.
“I am very proud of the group of players, of the team. The boys gave everything despite the result, but this is football and they beat us on penalties”said Pleasurable at the press conference after the meeting with Germany.
The Argentine coach also stated that “It was a very physical game and perhaps fatigue played its part too, although the boys gave everything and I’m happy with the team.”
“We missed several goals and sometimes that pays off; we could have defined it at the beginning of the second half but it didn’t happen”he added Pleasurable46 years old.
The DT admitted that “Every time the level in these competitions is higher and more demanding and that is why we have to continue working as we have been doing regardless of the results.”
For his part, the archer Franco Villalbawho entered for the penalty round revealed that he was confident.
“I had faith in the penalties and I asked Diego (Placente) to put me in. We are very sad because we had the hope of being champions and we will never forget this because a U-17 World Cup is not played every day”assured the young goalkeeper who belongs to Velez Sarsfield.
The Argentina U-17 team will play for third place next Friday with the loser of the second semifinal between France and Mali.
Source: Ambito
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