Ángel Di María: “When I retire from the national team, I will be the number 1 fan and I will be cheering in the stands”

The Argentine attacker Ángel Di María spoke about the consecration in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, his present, his continuity in the Argentine National Team and the relationship he maintained with Diego Maradona, among other topics. I will always be aware of the list that Scaloni takes. One is always waiting for that call, knowing that it may or may not be. Nobody has the place assured, “he said in an interview with D-Sports Radio.In the same line, he added: “I think about trying to make the most points from here to the Copa America to leave the National Team well up. Now what happened is already in history, but we have to look forward.” Looking ahead, he said: “I feel good, that I continue to perform. That means that one can continue to be in the National Team. It’s obvious that starting the qualifiers is like being in the World Cup.” We have to do our best to make as many points as possible to get well to the Copa America and enter the World Cup as soon as possible. One has illusions of many things but you have to go day by day, “he continued. When asked about the day he stops playing for the national team, he emphasized: “When I retire from the national team, I will be the number 1 fan and I will be cheering in the stands.” The memory of the Qatar 2022 World CupOn the other hand, he recalled the match against France, which determined the coronation of Argentina after 36 years of drought: “We made a great final, it will remain for a lifetime. It was crazy what we experienced. It was worth the suffering we had, it’s like what we achieved likes more” “I did not see the cover of the Dibu (Martinez) again, I can not see it even in photos. I watched the first minutes of the final with France and then the advance to penalties. Surely the coaching staff of the National Team will want to continue on the same path. There are great players who are coming out,” he added. In addition, he analyzed the level exhibited by the national team in the World Cup: “I think that with the World Cup we gave a class of improvement, that everything can be achieved. It is impossible to forget that one is world champion. I have the drink in the living room of the house and I always remember the great moments of that month. I hope that we continue to triumph with the same humility as always. We leave a great legacy for generations to come.” The criticism he received for his performance in the Argentine National TeamSubsequently, he mentioned the criticism he received throughout his career for his performance in the Albiceleste team: “It hurt a lot what one had to hear, but football in Argentina is lived like that. I was never against criticism. They were more because of my injuries than anything else because I have performed in the National Team. It’s normal that injuries can happen and they happened to me at specific times.” The future of the Argentine National TeamOn the other hand, he referred to the legacy that looms in the national team and highlighted Alejandro Garnacho: “For the National Team that there are players in big clubs in Europe is a plus. Garnacho is the player to watch for everything he was doing at United. He’s young and he has to go little by little.” Di Maria mentioned that he rejected an offer from Saudi Arabia to join Benfica. “They called me, there were conversations and nothing, the truth is that the temptation is 100% real because the numbers they handle are incredible honestly. But I chose with my heart, I wanted to come to Benfica and I put everything else aside. That my family continues to be happy in Europe and not in a place where you can’t have a good time,” said the former Real Madrid player.Di María remembered Diego Maradona”Diego is everything. He benched me in the most difficult moments, he put his chest for me when everyone killed me and said that I was not for the National Team, that there had to be another player. The moments I lived with him in the World Cup, when he talked to me 30-40 minutes an hour in the piece telling anecdotes, asking me about my family. It’s a lot of things that make it in my heart for life,” Di Maria said.

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