Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has spoken about Lautaro Martínez and how he deserves to win the Ballon d’Or.
Lionel Scaloni held a press conference on Monday where he spoke about Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia on Tuesday. In the same press conference, he also commented on Lautaro Martínez and the year he had. Here is what he had to say:
“Lautaro has had a spectacular year. He scored the goal in the final and was the top scorer of the Copa America. He deserves the Ballon d’Or more than anyone else. I hope it can be given to him.”
Scaloni should stop talking nonsense and concentrate on developing team’s performance and integration on youngsters into the team.
I think Rodri deserved the Ballon d’Or. Great season for him
I just looked through all the starting lineups since Scaloni took over the manager position, and I found it’s truly impressive about how he built this Argentina team since 2019.
If you guys still remember those miserable moments after WC 2018, he initially tried some mediocre players like Kenneman, Pereyra, Saravia, Pity Martinez….. but he quickly corrected his mistakes and discovered the DePaul/Paredes/Lo Celso trio for us… He didn’t stop there after winning the Copa 21 and successfully intergrated Enzo, MacAllister, and Julian to the team for WC 22.
Sometimes his substitutions and player selections look stubborn, but overall I think he has been a successful and thoughtful coach for the NT. He knows how to build a winning team.
Yes, he tried those above mentioned players however de Paul, paredes, lo celso and lautaro were in his plan from the get go.
His recent picks for the defence are not beyond questioning. Montiel and Molina have lived their shelf-life. Where are his next level of discoveries, specially for the right back positions?