Scaloni, between the National Team, Real Madrid and the stress of the World Cup: “It had an impact on my health”

Lionel Scaloni put into discussion his continuity as coach of the Argentine national team when the match at the Maracaná ended with the historic 1-0 victory over Brazillater appeared on a list of replacements for the Italian Carlo Ancelotti in real Madrid and today he spoke again, exactly one week after doing so for the last time in Rio de Janeiro, but to reveal a “little health problem” suffered after Qatar.

“The stress and pressures we suffered throughout the World Cup ended up having an impact on my health”Scaloni confessed to former Italian scorer Christian Vieri in his television program that bears the name that was his nickname: Bobo TV.

“After the World Cup, and keep in mind, I want to clarify that after the World Cup and not now, but at the end of January, something appeared in my belly. The doctors told me it was herpes.”Scaloni revealed in perfect Italian (he played for Lazio between 2007 and 2012).

The world champion coach maintained that he understood this process that affected his health “because of everything he experienced a month before. The thing is that when your adrenaline goes down and you are more relaxed, everything can affect you.”

“With the Argentine shirt you have to play with your heart, with everything you have. Because for the footballer, the national team is an invitation and if you come, it is with pleasure, in a different way from what you do in your club. And “Our role was, seeing that we had players on good footing, how to know how to bring them together.”he expressed.

“And from that, the World Cup is the most extraordinary thing for a player. In my opinion, for example, the best of all, Lionel Messi was the greatest example, because he played with his heart, in addition to everything good that he is. “He became unstoppable, because it was really impossible to stop him. Seeing him up close is something impossible to describe. If I told you the things he does in training you wouldn’t believe me. He’s crazy.”he highlighted.

And continuing with the Argentine captain, he highlighted that under his leadership Messi “was a forward, a winger, he played like a winger. The team was built around him. That’s why I told him that if he was happy on the field, he should continue playing as long as he can.” “He showed us that in football there are no limits and that is amazing: For me he can continue playing, but it depends on him,” he concluded.

With this statement he kept the question about his future at the head of the national representative, if he has already thought about what he will do, as he said he was going to do after the match against Brazil in the semi-deserted press room of the Maracaná, or if the possibility of jumping to If Real Madrid actually takes over the technical direction of the Brazil team next year, it is more than an abstract possibility. The uncertainty continues.