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.”
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.