Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI will announce his preliminary list for the Copa America on Wednesday.
With rumors surrounding potential names to be included, the preliminary list of 40 will be announced Wednesday where we will find out if the likes of Sergio AGUERO, Paulo DYBALA and others will have a chance of making the final cut. May 30 will see the announcement of the final list of 23 players.
Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI spoke about Mauro ZARATE and the Argentina national team.
Speaking in an interview with Super Deportivo Radio, the Argentina coach gave his thoughts on Boca’s Mauro ZARATE and more. Here’s what he had to say:
“It’s difficult to close the door on a player like that. I was his team mate at Lazio, he’s in important form, that he continues like this and we will take the decisions.”
In regards to possibly staying on as coach after the Copa America:
“The processus of long term planning falls to those who pay, if a process is cut due to a bad result, this is where the problem lies. Hopefully we continue.
“France were crowned world champions but two years prior had lost the finals of the Euro at home.”
Argentina goalkeeper Willy CABALLERO explained what happened and how he was told that he wasn’t going to play against Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup.
Speaking in an interview with ESPN, the Chelsea shot stopper commented on what had happened between himself and Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI as well as Franco ARMANI. Following his mistake against Croatia, here’s what CABALLERO had to say:
“Jorge (SAMPAOLI) called me to give me explinations but I told him that he didn’t have to explain. That I understood and that tomorrow (against Nigeria) we had to win to stay in the World Cup and that’s the only thing that was important.”
CABALLERO also spoke about what he told goalkeeper ARMANI:
“I was rooming with Franco (ARMANI) and I told him ‘He (SAMPAOLI) called me to tell me that tomorrow you’re playing, give it your all, rest well and everything will go well tomorrow, we are all with you. And that’s how it was.
“The World Cup for me, personally and individually, ended there but I still had the hunger of being World champion. I didn’t care about me, the important thing was us.”
Sergio AGÜERO scored in Manchester City’s 4-1 win against Brighton to lift the Premier League trophy.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Peo GUARDIOLA’s team as Brighton scored to take a 1-0 lead. However, just 81 seconds later showed up Sergio AGÜERO. The club’s all time leading scorer showed up when it mattered the most and drew City level. After that, it was business as usual for City.
They went on to score through a lovely MAHREZ strike and an even better free kick by GUNDOGAN.
Nicolas OTAMENDI came on as a substitute in what was likely his last match for the club as strong rumoes are linking him to a Manchester exit.
Diego SIMEONE recently gave an interview where he discussed coaching the Argentina national team, Lionel MESSI, Marcelo GALLARDO and more.
The coach of Atletico Madrid had a lot to say in regards to managing Argentina. Speaking with Fox Sports, here’s what he had to say:
“I didn’t speak with anyone of the Argentina national team, no one called me. My father asked me when I’ll go and coach Argentina but I still don’t see it. I have the necessity to train, to make football players better on a daily basis.”
In regards to the current state of the team:
“Today, the Argentina national team is in a process of transition with a lot of players that gave a lot, going beyond the fact that they couldn’t become champions. But it’s not easy to play in two Copa America finals and a World Cup final and it’s not easy to win.
“The important thing is that this Copa America will be a possibility to confirm that there is growth moving forward. Being second place is the closest to finishing first. Finishing second does not make me happy because I want to be champion but if you come out second several times, one day, you’ll finish first.”
SIMEONE also spoke about Lionel MESSI and having players play for the team:
“Football players need a big team. That last World Cup was a big reference for us. You have to have people that want to play for a team. If one doesn’t run, we can compensate for it but if two don’t run, it’s complicated. But if three don’t run, you lose. If you don’t have players who emotionally cannot understand that the priority is the team, sooner or later, you will lose.
“Against a team with less solutions, less of a team, Cristiano RONALDO would fit in much better because he gives you many solutions for a team. But in a team, with a style, it’s clear that MESSI would be much better, in a team that goes with your talent.”
There was also talk of River Plate manager Marcelo GALLARDO who is a former team mate of SIMEONE with Argentina.
“Marcelo is doing an extraordinary job. Argentine football has a lot of good coaches. Hopefully he stays with River but his road leads to Europe and the Argentina national team.
“The best thing would be that the coach who will go to coach the Argentina national team would have spent some time before with the Argentina U20 to prepare.”
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