Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about the young players in the team, Lionel Messi and the match against Uruguay.
Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference about his extension as coach of the Argentina national team. Speaking at the same press conference, Scaloni also commented on the young players in the team and the match against Uruguay on Friday. Here is what he had to say:
“Martín (Tocalli) will talk to Emiliano (Martínez) to see if he is fit to play tomorrow.
“We have analyzed and we see that there are many players, there is material and we can continue competing.
“In this match no one will use the number 10, until it is mandatory we are not going to think about that, it is not something that worries me.
“The idea of playing will be similar, because we have players who play with the same stature and that’s the way we like it. There have been some very nice appearances.
“We had a lot of good moments, the team played some very good matches after Qatar. We always continue to compete at the highest level.
“When Paredes was here I told him that he has to continue competing at a good level, he is a footballer who makes a difference without a doubt.
“I think that at a football level, what people want is to see the team play well, have the ball and always attack the opponent.
“There is no way to try to play without him (Lionel Messi); now we will try to play a similar game but with different alternatives.
“It has to be normal for young guys to come to the National Team, they have to push themselves and do the same as with their clubs, that’s why they are called up.
“The youth teams are working very well, we have people who are passionate about the youth teams. We are going to give them the opportunity.”
