The coach of the Argentine national team, lionel scaloniexplained today the approach in the final with France In a video released by the fifa five months after the consecration in the Qatar World Cup.
“We knew from the moment we had to face France that (Ángel) Di María was going to play on the left, but we didn’t tell them until an hour before the game. And I think that was somewhat the key, because we gave absolutely no advantage to anyone so that it would be known. Today everything is known and it could be counterproductive,” Scaloni said.
Asked about the paper in which he wrote the tactical arrangement of the footballers on the field, he replied: “Yes, my handwriting is ugly. I like to write it like this, clear and with the numbers. I still minimize it, because if I count everything we are baked“.
“Julián (Álvarez) was always aware of the central midfielder, leaving him a little freer and in that play it was clear. It was a ball from Nahuel (Molina) to Alexis (MacAllister), who was centered and almost without looking saw Leo (Lionel ) Messi) on his back”, he explained.
“Julián moves out and Ángel appears on the other free side, which was more or less what we were looking for,” he said about the first Argentine goal, which was “the image” of what the coaching staff wanted.
Regarding the reaction of France and to the prominence of kylian mbappeaccurate: “The idea was that he would always receive with one or two players nearby.You don’t have to give a meter to someone like him. That he didn’t receive it head-on, when he receives and faces you it’s already different.”
“The explanations varied based on the matches but, roughly speaking, this is a good sign of what we thought of the final. And we don’t always think that we could have the ball. Soccer is made up of several phases, one It is one thing when you have it and another when you do not have it ”, closed Scaloni.
