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Willy CABALLERO of Chelsea talks about his mistakes with Argentina at World Cup

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Argentina international and Chelsea goalkeeper Willy CABALLERO broke his silence and spoke about what happened at the World Cup.

Willy CABALLERO did not have the best of World Cup’s for Argentina and a big mistake against Croatia saw him dropped for the rest of the tournament. Franco ARMANI of River Plate took his position and coach Jorge SAMPAOLI never looked back on his decision. Speaking with Sportia, here’s what CABALLERO had to say about his performance at the World Cup:

“They are things that happen in training, in matches and it happened to me. You can not control those things. I take all of the responsibility because it was a very hard blow for everyone. It happened at the worst moment and then I did not have the chance of a rematch (to play against Nigeria). When you make those kinds of mistakes, what you want the most is to play again to get rid of that thorn and to get everyone to trust you again, but I did not. From my side, I tried to support Franco (ARMANI).”

In regards to being dropped for Franco ARMANI, CABALLERO stated that SAMPAOLI told him he would be dropped:

“I had to respect the mister’s (Jorge SAMPAOLI) decision. I had already sensed that (he would be droped) through training and the press wanted the change but SAMPAOLI came and told me it himself. He had the courage to tell me. What was said between us stays between us. There was a lot of respect between the coach and I. He made his decision and I had to respect it. What was I going to do? No matter how much I wanted to show that I wanted to play, it was what it was. You have to turn the page and think about the next game.”

On the criticism he received from people:

“The criticism on social media was disrespectful. It was very difficult for me and for my family. I don’t know if it’s because the people wanted Franco ARMANI as the goalkeeper which is totally understandable when the country has a certain taste. But the one who takes the decision is the coach and on my end, I tried to support him when he would play so he wouldn’t be nervous.”

Willy CABALLERO commented on Franco ARMANI’s performance at the World Cup:

“We had to win against Nigeria and he did very well. He did remarkable. We should not take anything away from him against France because there were lots of things which happened like a penalty and a great goal. He did very well.”

Paulo DYBALA, Mauro ICARDI in Argentina training eleven

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Paulo DYBALA and Mauro ICARDI were both in Lionel SCALONI’s eleven from training.

Following the team’s 3-0 win against Guatemala, they flew out to New Jersey for the match on Tuesday versus Colombia. Coach Lionel SCALONI tried out an eleven in training with a team which consisted of Paulo DYBALA and Mauro ICARDI. Here’s the team from training:

ARMANI; BUSTOS, PEZZELLA, FUNES MORI, ACUNA; BATTAGLIA, PAREDES; MEZA, DYBALA, CERVI; ICARDI

Giovani LO CELSO, TAGLIAFICO, SIMEONE and SCALONI comment on Argentina win

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Several of the Argentina players spoke about the team’s 3-0 win against Guatemala.

Argentina coach Lionel SCALONI as well as goal scorers Giovani LO CELSO and Giovanni SIMEONE all spoke about the win. Captain Nicolas TAGLIAFICO also commented on wearing the armband. Here’s what coach Lionel SCALONI had to say:

“I believe we completed the objective, especially in the first half. Hopefully this guys will be the future of the Argentina National Team.

“We did what we wanted in the first half. I leave very satisfied, we were very intense in the match.

“They understood very well what it is to play with this shirt. We are very happy that a lot of these guys were able to play for the first time for the National Team.

“We will surely make changes for the second match.

“I think Renzo SARAVIA is a very intersting player. Today he showed what he can bring. He had a great match.”

Captain Nicolas TAGLIAFICO spoke like a real leader, saying that the team must be united:

“It’s good to be united, even off the pitch. We want to build a team for the future. We have to fix a lot of things, we are just in the beginning. I believe it was positive.

“It’s very beautiful to wear the Argentina shirt and wearing the captain’s armband is something unique.”

Giovanni SIMEONE, who scored on his Argentina National Team debut said this:

“I’m very happy. I have great team mates that gave everything to win. Beyond the opponent, there was a lot of anxiety to see this new Argentina. In the first half, we did everything we had to do.

“As a kid, my dad would always tell me that one day I would be here. I believe this is the road to follow.”

Givoani LO CELSO, who scored the goal of the night commented on the match:

“I’m very happy for the match the team played. We tried to do what the coach asked of us. We know the responsibility which comes with wearing this shirt. It’s important to start off on the right foot. Now we play Colombia, a big National Team.”

A young, new look Argentina impress in 3-0 win against Guatemala

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A 3-0 win for Lionel SCALONI’s Argentina against Guatemala saw many players impressing.

The first half saw a quick and a very pressing Argentina side. Giovanni SIMEONE had the first real opportunity of the match. The ball fell to SIMEONE but the Fiorentina man’s header went over the bar. Minutes later, a free kick by Leandro PAREDES found Ramiro FUNES MORI as he was left unmarked but his header went wide of the goal.

Argentina’s first goal came off a penalty kick which was excellently dispatched by Gonzalo MARTINEZ. That opened the floodgates for more goals.

Giovani LO CELSO made it 2-0 with a half volley from the edge of the penalty area. That goal was his debut goal for his country and one of the better goals you’ll see this season.

Another player had a debut goal with Giovanni SIMEONE making it 3-0 right before the break. A lovely dribble inside the area and his shot beat the goalkeeper.

The second half did not bring any goals.

Argentina line-up confirmed against Guatemala friendly match

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The Argentina starting eleven for the match against Guatemala has been confirmed.

As we reported earlier in the day, Nicolas TAGLIAFICO will captain the team with Geronimo RULLI as the goalkeeper. Here’s the starting eleven:

RULLI; SARAVIA, PEZZELLA, FUNES MORI, TAGLIAFICO; LO CELSO, PAREDES, PALACIOS; PAVON, SIMEONE, MARTINEZ

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Argentina’s line-up against Guatemala.

No one in the team will wear the number 10 shirt for the two matches this month.

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