The technician of the Argentine national team, lionel scalonirecorded during a congress of trainers 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 was not comfortable, nor were his teammates.”acknowledged scaloniwho maintained that one of the merits was to have found players that 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 deschampswho won 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, 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.
The memory of the World Cup
“And personally, that world final won right here against France was the summary of a lifetime dedicated to being a footballer first and then a coach. It’s just that winning a World Cup for an Argentine is a dream, perhaps much more than for any other. I still get emotional, I think it’s a unique moment. It’s something priceless”, he remarked.
To close, he remembered what I felt when Gonzalo Montiel scored the consecration penalty: “I stayed there for 30 seconds and 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 football and since I’ve been a coach It was 30 seconds that I will remember with appreciation for the rest of my life.”
