24 hours before the debut of the Argentine National Team in the Copa América, the coach of the North American team praised Messi: “The challenge is not only his quality, but his ability to move.”
The selector of Canada, Jesse Marschstated that he wants his team not to be afraid when it faces the Argentine National Team of Lionel Messi in his first game of the America Cupcorresponding to Group A, which includes Peru and Chili.
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The former RB Leipzig and Leeds United coach acknowledged, however, that Canada may have difficulty limiting the impact of Lionel Messieight-time Ballon d’Or winner, who is expected to start with Argentinathe last world champion, in her attempt to defend her continental crown.
“An organized and disciplined team will be important. We have talked a lot about that, and then an aggressive team that plays without fear, a team that fights for the game”he claimed Jesse Marsch at a press conference on Wednesday. And he added: “The challenge with Messi is not only his quality, but his ability to move. He doesn’t always appear in the same places”.
Only two friendlies before the Copa América
The coach of Canada He continued with his praise for the captain of the Argentine National Team: “He is very intelligent when it comes to getting underneath, moving along the backline. Obviously, whenever he has the ball, the way he can start to create combinations and bring confidence, poise and quality to the team is unique, is he unique? right? That’s what makes him the best player who ever lived.”.
Jesse Marsch50, who took over last month following the departure of John Herdman in August, had only two friendlies to prepare for the tournament, a 4-0 loss to Holland and a 0-0 draw with France. “I have played against him (Messi), I have trained against him a few times and I have had some successes, but he always finds a way to make a difference because his ability is amazing. So that will be the challenge for us,” he added. “I think the key is to always be aware of where he is and make sure that he is not in open spaces and that we are able to close spaces and try to make it difficult for him.”.
Argentina will debut tomorrow from 9 p.m. with Canada, for Group Athat they also integrate Peru and Chili. The America Cup It brings together 10 South American teams and six from Concacaf in the second Cup organized by the United States.
Source: Ambito
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