Lionel Scaloni’s confessions after winning the World Cup with Argentina: “I’m harder on my children than on the players”

The expectation to see the Albiceleste increases every moment. After the historic consecration in the Qatar World Cup, the Argentine team will play in the country again. On Thursday March 23 from 8:30 p.m. during the first of two friendlies for the FIFA date, The staircase will be measured with Panama in the Most monumental stadium and in just over two hours the seats were sold out.

Fans will have the opportunity to thank the heroes of the Middle East. And one of the stellar protagonists, in addition to Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Rodrigo De Paulamong other things, will be Lionel Scalonithe strategist who led the feat in Asia.

What is striking is that the coach of pujato revealed a striking infidelity in an interview he gave to the show He Curubito. “I’m harder on my children than on the players“, is surprised the DT and argues that it is a different way of expressing oneself. “Sometimes with footballers we try to have a role like that of a big brother, by the experience we have had. Especially for what comes in the future, when they stop playing, that’s when we can give more examples, because we are already in this situation. The truth is that we strive to be in their place, in a field, but We ask you to enjoy the journey and the process.Why After several years they will meet friends and remember what they experienced in the national team. We are very close from the human point of view,” he explained.

In another of the lines he left in the dialogue, Scaloni acknowledged that he doesn’t wake up every day thinking he’s a world champion. “I take it for grantedIn the end, football has these things: you can win but there will be other times when difficult times will come, so you have to have a balance,” he remarked.

“Football, like life, is like this: you should not fall asleep on what you have achieved, but rather continue to improve continuously. That’s why we will always give opportunities to the boys who played at a good level”, was another of the confessions of stairs. And he continued: “We will always give chances to play to those who we really think are the best on every call, because there are always young people going out together. And it will happen when we believe we should give an opportunity to those who need it. Because what is clear is that after winning the World Cup, you have to keep going and not fall asleep”.

Regarding the commitments that are looming in the country, the DT stressed that “it is more the joy of the people, the fans of Argentina, who have experienced it in a particular way, spending very happy moments” . “We must continue because now other parties are coming“, he insisted on the friendlies and the next America’s Cup stand in the United States.

Finally, the 44-year-old looked back to the immediate past to reflect on Argentina’s third World Cup victory and remarked that “I wouldn’t change anything I did then.”. “First because of how it all ended, obviously, but basically because I think everything we had to do has been done“, he concluded.

He gringowhich recently ensured its continuity until 2026will start preparing for friendly matches against Panama there curacaoat the River stadium and on Tuesday 28 at Mother of the Cities of Santiago del Estero.

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