Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about the team, Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez.
Lionel Scaloni held a press conference on Monday with Nicolás Otamendi where he spoke about the team. Here is what he had to say:
“We are calm and we will face a good team. We are arriving at a good moment.
“We are in the same state as the first day, balance is the word. We try our best for our national team, our country. Beyond the results, we have stayed calm and commited.”
Scaloni also spoke about Lionel Messi:
“Leo has always been there and has always been fundamental, now he will be even more so and he looks good. Julián bad the ankle problem but his recovery has born fruit and for tomorrow, he is available and is an option.”
On Emiliano Martínez:
“Emiliano is fine. If everything continues well, I think he’s going to play.
“We always try out variants, they are situations that can arrise at the start or during the match. The essence of the team will be the same but yes, we have tried options.
“In recent years, we have reached this situation because we were able to decompress a bit. Playing calmly was the key. And yes, in any case, tension is felt, it happens to everyone but it’s important to feel proud of giving everything no matter what happens.
“I think we are going to face a good team, Algeria has earned its place at the World Cup. There have been matches that demonstrate this in this tournament, there are no easy games.
“Algeria have good players up front and midfielders with a good touch. They also have the ability to adapt to different schemes. They are a team to respect and will surely make things difficilult for us.”
Cuti and Lich are starting as center backs for tonight’s match, and I hope Nico Gonzalez starts as left back since Mr. Reliable Tagliafico is unavailable.
Bruh, Riad Mahrez on a wheelchair would be able to drible past Nico Gonzalez. We will need an actual defender for that guy.
I’m going to 1J Vs 2H round of 32 game in miami. Yay….
Arg better win the group. 🙂
It could be Arg Vs Spain.
I think Argentina 2-0. i want 4-4-2 with paredes
Assuming everyone is fit, I can think of 2 lineups with brackets showing possible substitutes:
1st choice:
—————-alvarez——————
………………..(lautaro)………………..
—–almada——————–messi—
….(gonzalez)……………….(n.paz)…..
—macallister—–enzo—–de paul—-
.(barco/paredes).(lo celso)..(g.simione).
-Tagliafico–LisandroM–C.Romero–Molina-
—————-EmilianoM—————-
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2nd choice:
——-lautaro———alvarez———–
…….(almada)………..(lopez)………….
—————-messi——————–
………………..(n.paz)…………………..
—macallister—–enzo——-de paul—-
.(barco/paredes).(lo celso)..(g.simione).
-Tagliafico–LisandroM–C.Romero–Molina-
—————-EmilianoM—————-
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Hi Guyz.
Its long time since i commented but follows the group every day….
Vamos guyz…..this is a fighting team and iam damn sure we will fight like hell.
Been a while since I commented, forgot password to the site and after a lot of trouble finally recovered it just in time 🙂
I am much calm this time(till now) at least. I just hope we start slow and gradually build through the tournament. We don’t lack the talent and the grit to grind out results as this group has shown for quite some time.
I just pray we don’t get fitness issues. I trust Scaloni with maintaining a good standard for fitness in the team.
There are NO easy matches in a world cup. And I think he recognises that more than most coaches.
Lets Tango!
I also forgot password. Actually I only use 1 of very few passwords almost everywhere, but none of them worked. So I emailed mundoalbiceleste and still got no reply. So I signed in with a new google account instead.
i want to see tomorrow…..
——————————-EMI———————————-
……………………..OTAMENDI…………………………
…….ROMERO……………………..LISANDRO………
SIMEONE………………………………….GONZALEZ
…………….ALISTER……………ENZO……………..
PAZ………………………………………….ALVAREZ
…………………………….MESSI…………………………
Messi,alvarez and paz are our fantastic three…
Knowing Scaloni, I think this lineup is too attacking for his liking. He likes balance in defence, which is good. Simione and Gonzalez are both attacking, he would either add paredes or RDP in the midfield to balance. Not bad for the first match.
I am not being able to maintain cool at all. Butterflies are all around inside my tummy. I am quite worried that we are not starting with Paz or Barco against a young, fast and tough African nation. They would start pressing us from the moment go. We need players who can hold the ball and do some dribbles to nullify the pressing. I miss Di Maria so dearly.
right
Eurpean and south american nations struggling badly
Four matches. Zero wins. One draw. Three losses. For a continent that views itself as football’s elite, this is a crisis. The physical, high-intensity style that works in CONMEBOL qualifying is being systematically dismantled by disciplined, organized underdogs . Argentina cannot afford to be Uruguay. Scaloni must ensure his team is patient, uses the full width of the pitch, and does not fall into the trap of frantic, desperate attacks when the goal doesn’t come early . The pressure is now immense on Argentina to restore South American pride. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
(although I am calm this time as a fan after 2022)
Algeria is going to beat Argentina because Scaloni trust the old players too much also refused to play competitive games and this time it will be too late because Austria is no joke team.
I don’t see Algeria beating Argentina. At most, they might earn a draw. Argentina survived tough matches against Colombia and Ecuador in the Copa América. This team knows how to grind out results when it matters.
After watching the World Cup, I think only top European sides like Sweden, the Netherlands, France, or Norway have the quality to seriously trouble Argentina. Spain lacks a natural striker, and they looked horrible against Cabo Verde. I doubt even Spain can trouble Argentina.
Watch this: youtube.com/watch?v=NpAGsmXxY3w&t=1s