Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni could make three changes in the starting eleven to the match against Egypt at the World Cup.
The Argentina national team will play Egypt in the Round of 16 at the World Cup and coach Lionel Scaloni could make three changes to the team that won 3-2 against Cabo Verde. According to Gastón Edul, Scaloni will start Nicolás Tagliafico in place of Facundo Medina.
Nicolás Tagliafico did not start Argentina’s 3-2 win against Cabo Verde but was substituted into the match for Medina. The second change to the starting eleven is Leandro Paredes for Thiago Almada.
Leandro Paredes did not start for Argentina against Cabo Verde but was substituted in for Rodrigo De Paul. Julián Álvarez, who was substituted in for Lautaro Martínez against Cabo Verde, is set to start in place of Lautaro Martínez.
“When things don’t go your way, there’s not just one way to go out and win. With grit, with intensity, with balls, with the spirit we carry with us. All of that, the team has it.
“I have the team, I haven’t told the players yet. More or less, they already know where things are headed.
“These guys always bring an extra dose of grit, of drive, of not wanting to lose.
“This match will be different than the last one. We cannot lose our essence.
“We will try to be more fresh with some of the guys who didn’t play as many minutes.
“In principle, we will not change the style.
“We are prepared for whatever comes. Many times we see that teams come doing one thing and then against us, they change completely.
“We always try to give the player tools so he knows where we can do damage and how we can defend ourselves.
“I think that Argentina’s level is acceptable. We have won the four matches and I am satisfied. Obviously, there are things to correct. But the favorites are not displaying what they seemed like before the World Cup.”
Scaloni also spoke about the schedule at the World Cup:
“When you’re getting to the end, you should logically need more breaks. And it’s being done the opposite way.”
About Lionel Messi:
“I think Leo is fine. If he has anything, he didn’t tell me, so he’ll play.”
He also spoke about Leandro Paredes:
“Leandro came injured and that is why Alexis Mac Allister played as a number five. After Qatar, Leandro has played almost all the time. He made a tremendous effort to get there and we believe the ideal substitute was Alexis, knowing that he can play a bit higher up and he does it very well.”
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference about Spain, France and Brazil at the World Cup.
Lionel Scaloni held a press conference on Monday where he spoke about the team’s match against Egypt. In the same press conference, Scaloni also commented on Spain, France and Brazil. Here is what he had to say:
“Spain in five matches has gone from less to more, that’s clear. Not all of them have been consistent enough to prove they’re favorites. The World Cup is tough. The travel, the heat, the pitches where sometimes the ball doesn’t roll. There are many factors that don’t let that favoritism show enough.
“The other day, France struggled against Paraguay, beyond what Paraguay is. It’s not a normal World Cup in that regard and none have shown a huge difference. If we end up in the final, against Spain, I’d sign for it right now. They still have a path ahead and we have one more match to play.
“I watched a bit of Brazil and Norway. The difficult is that Norway is a very good team. If Endrick had scored that chance, we would be talking about something else. Brazil faced a great team.
“This World Cup has been complicated for everyone. There are no teams that have maintained what they were doing before the World Cup. There are different conditions than what we have seen in other World Cups.”
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference about the match against Egypt at the World Cup.
Lionel Scaloni held a press conference on Monday where he spoke about the match against Egypt. Here is what he had to say:
“Egypt is a very good team. On top of having world class players, Egypt has a coach who has been working for a long time and they have a clear playing style. They have made things difficult for all of their opponents.
“The idea is to avoid those transitions that Cabo Verde had, where they arrived and hurt us. We are a team that defends from the ball and it’s a bit about that.
“Salah is a great player. It’ll be a pleasure to face him. We have always taken precautions from a collective standpoint.
“We had several talks with the players. We spoke yesterday about Egypt. We discussed how to face this opponent. This is a different rival and we know we can’t lose our essence. We emphasized what we believe we need to have for the team to be the one we know.”
Nicolás Tagliafico will start for Argentina against Egypt at the World Cup.
Tagliafico did not start for Argentina in their 3-2 win against Cabo Verde but was substituted into the match. According to Gastón Edul, Tagliafico will start for Argentina against Egypt, in place of Facundo Medina.
