Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about the team, Lionel Messi and Switzerland at the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference where he commented on people wanting Argentina to lose and the match against Egypt. At the same press conference, Scaloni spoke about the team. Here is what he had to say:

“I think we’re doing well, beyond the match against Cabo Verde, where we played 120 minutes. But the team generated a ton of chances. With Egypt, we created even more and had some specific errors. But I think the team is doing well.

“For all of us, they’re playing one of the games of their lives and that counts because if the opponent plays well, it’s twice as difficult. We’ve gotten used to that and the team rebels and competes. It’s not easy to play the way we played in Qatar.

“Lautaro and Julián have done more than they have to do. Generally one plays but like the other day, it can happen that we have the option for them to play together sometimes. The assessment is positive with both.”

Scaloni also spoke about Lionel Messi:

“Leo runs about the same in the matches. He’s decisive and the team helps him. He’s done a great preparation and he’s giving everything he’s got. When he senses that he can create danger, he’s a machine. It doesn’t surprise us.

“As long as he wants to, he’s going to be the best. That’s what those of us who know him and see him train think. I don’t even want to imagine what it must have been like for him at 23-24 years old at Barcelona. It doesn’t surprise me.”

He also spoke about Switzerland:

“There is no easy opponent, we all already know that. Switzerland is a very good team that competes with the best national teams and comes out on top. It has a World Cup tradition and experienced players. It will be a tough opponent, one we respect.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about Argentina’s match against Egypt at the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference where he commented on people wanting Argentina to lose and also about the match against Egypt. Speaking at the press conference, here is what he had to say:

“To me, it seemed like an incredible demonstration. Everyone I’ve spoken to has left that enormous emotion.

“I place the match against Egypt at the top. I don’t know if first, second or third in terms of feelings, of emotionality. I’m not even talking about titles and all that, which I mentioned before.

“There are times when titles are important but there are times when these things are… I don’t know what you’ve all experienced but to me, it felt like an incredible demonstration. And that’s how I felt it.

“I mean it seemed like something… I won’t say out of the ordinary because similar things ahve been een in football but in a World Cup, in a context where with 10, 12 or 15 minutes left, down 2-0, one tends to throw in the towel, it gave me an incredible feeling.

“That’s why I said it. What a group. Because the truth is it wasn’t just the eleven, it was those who came on, those who are on the outside.

“I don’t know what place to put it in because you don’t need to win something to experience that. But it’s at the top.

“Everyone I’ve spoken to has felt that, has felt enormous emotionality. Beyond Leo’s situation, which we know is his last World Cup or seems like it might be his last World Cup. All that adds to making it even more emotional but even so, it was incredible.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about people wanting Argentina to lose.

Lionel Scaloni held a press conference before Argentina’s quarter final match against Switzerland. Speaking at the press conference, Scaloni spoke about people wanting Argentina to lose at the World Cup. Here is what he had to say:

“It’s been a long time, 40 years as you just said, since 1986, right? They were saying we were favored back then too. So it’s not something new. As far back as I can remember, Argentina has always been one of the teams that stirs up the tournament, always.

“And in a way, as you rightfully pointed out, it’s used to show the players that there are people who don’t want Argentina to win. But that’s normal, just like there will be people who don’t want another national team to win.

“The thing is, we might have a lot more people who don’t want us to win because we won the last one and well, we take that into account. And yeah, it gets to the players.

“We use the criticism or the comments that are made to rebel. To stage a rebellion and make the players play even better.

“I think with VAR and all these things, it’s very hard for them to help you. Very hard, very hard. There’s no double interpretation with VAR.

“Plus, they made it crystal clear to us in that course they give us before the World Cup starts. They showed us all the footage. This is how it’s going to be, it’s going to be like this, like that. And it’s been followed to the letter.”

Cristian Romero spoke about the Argentina national team and the match against Switzerland at the World Cup.

The Argentina national team trained in Kansas City and Cristian Romero spoke to the media. Speaking to Doble Amarilla, here is what he had to say:

“We are good but surely we have to do better because they scored four goals on us in the last two matches. It hurts us that they score goals.

“We are available for the coach. We are happy with the way we are playing and we are here to help.

“It will be a difficult game and we are not listening to what the players think or anyone. Everyone has theirs but we are focused on tomorrow which is the most important thing.”

Nicolás Tagliafico, Leandro Paredes and Julián Álvarez could start for Argentina against Switzerland at the World Cup.

The three players all started for Argentina in their 3-2 win against Egypt and could be starting against Switzerland. According to Gastón Edul, the three players will be in the starting eleven for Argentina’s match.