Scaloni’s wink to Garnacho: “If he is 17 years old and very good, he will be”

The coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, flamboy, winner of The Best for best coach of 2022, was proud to “crown” his work and that of his teammates and anticipated that the young people who press to be part of the Scaloneta will enter only for “merit”. It is just for what was achieved, the way it was achieved, very emotional and that of the people too, that the Argentine fans have won another award, “he valued in an interview with Infobae after receiving the greatest recognition that a coach can raise. In this sense, he asked: “It was complete and we have to enjoy it because it is not easy to achieve it and there are four years left and I do not know if it will be possible to win again, so let’s enjoy it”, and assured to be “happy: “It is the result of a group work. Beyond the fact that this is an individual award, it represents a lot of what was done as a group, as a coaching staff, as a national team. Happy to crown it this way but this now continues, it does not stop.” He was also asked about the present of the young Argentines who burst into Europe such as Alejandro Garnacho, Matías Soulé and Nicolás Paz, among others, and explained that the only way to integrate the list of the world champion team is “by merit.” It’s all merit. We don’t look at the card, we don’t look at the age, we look at the merits. We can make mistakes and people in some cases think that one is better than another, but we go to the merits and if he is 17 years old and he is very good and we believe he has to be, he will be. And if he is thirty-odd and we think he has to be, he will also be,” he said. Among the next objectives to be met on the horizon appears the two-time championship, an achievement that only Italy and Brazil achieved more than 70 years ago. “It’s that there is so much left for that, that thinking now seems very distant. We still have to enjoy this, which is unique. Beyond that this continues, you have to enjoy it, savor it, and when the time comes, compete, “he anticipated. Argentina will defend the title in the next World Cup in 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada and the presence of Lionel Messi will be unknown until the last moment: “It will depend a lot on how he is, on the mood. He is a player who has his passion for football and in the end, he is happy on a pitch, and as long as he is happy, let him play. He’s hungry, he’s eager to win. And in that, it’s unique,” he said. Finally, he valued the history of South American football and asked the youngest “not to forget ours, the South American, to play ball, that when they reach big they will teach them tactics, strategy”, and was eager to meet people in the Monumental: “Welcome that people can see us play in our country”, Concluded.

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