Walter Samuel, after winning the World Cup: “I’m touched by the magic wand”

Walter Samuel, assistant in Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff, was honoured at Firmat after the conquest of the World Cup, got rid of praise for Lionel Messi and thanked him for directing him. He is the captain of the team and a great example for everyone. He was always enthusiastic and sometimes we saw him less nervous than we did. I am touched by the magic wand, because I played and was directed by Diego Maradona, and I also had to be part of the coaching staff that led Lio Messi, “said the former Boca defender. In addition, he referred punctually to the moment in which Argentina was consecrated as the new world champion: “When Gonzalo (Montiel) got the penalty, I turned around, looked at the grandstand and saw my children and my wife and there I was very emotional, “he added between tears. ” As a player it didn’t touch me but from the other side it did. As we always say the greatest merit is the players, but we feel involved but from another side. Likewise, there are no words to explain this feeling,” he said. Finally, Walter stressed the importance of having a very united squad: “Despite how bad the first game was in something helped us, because it generated that there is the real group, because when things go well we are all a good group, but at that moment something good was generated, we closed the doors, We all pulled for the same side and there the players revealed themselves in the face of adversity that we had not had for a long time. Then the results were given and we were also a bit lucky, “he concluded.

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