Lionel Scaloni, in a press conference

THE COACH SPOKE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE

Scaloni stands up for Argentina after criticizing the 'albiceleste'

Published:12/12/2022 - 17:43h

Updated:12/12/2022 - 17:43h

Lionel Scaloni spoke to the media at the press conference prior to the semifinal against Croatia. The Argentine coach spoke about Mateu Lahoz's arbitration and defended his players from criticism after the clash against the Netherlands

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The selection of Argentina will see the faces with the combined of Croatia in the corresponding party to the semifinals of the World-wide Glass of Qatar 2022. Both squares arrive to the meeting after doing an enormous effort in his respective duels of quarter-finals, of which went out victorious after defeating to his rivals in the batch of penaltis. Now, Lionel Scaloni has attended to the media in the previous press conference to the crash and has defended to his players after the controversy starred in front of Low Countries.

The trainer of the sudamericanos left clear that his team did what had to do in front of the 'Oranje'. "The party of the another day played as it had to play , the football is this, sometimes is necessary to defend and sometimes is necessary to attack. There is a referee to give justice. We know to lose and we know to win, we lost against Arabia and were us quiet; we win the Glass America and gave the most beautiful image of sportsmanship in the tunnel of the changing rooms of the Maracaná with Neymar", manifested.

"This subject have to resolve it. We respect deeply to all the rivals against which play. It is necessary desterrar this subject that we do not know to win neither lose because it is very move# away of the form in which we represent to this country", continued saying Scaloni, outraged after the complaints made against of his once finalised selection the meeting in front of the 'Orange Mechanical'.

Likewise, it removed him 'iron' to the controversy generated around the injury time awarded by Mateu Lahoz. "It is new this to give eight, nine, ten minutes of prolongation. This creates a poquito of insecurity, do not say that it was just or unfair. Especially it creates insecurity for the team that goes winning. When you see that they give 10 minutes, creates you a bit of uncertainty. It has seen in a lot of parties, no only in ours, even happened him to Brazil with Croatia. It is a new solution and surely go doing more natural in all the parties that go seeing", affirmed.

A party complicated

Of equal way, Lionel sustained that the party in front of Croatia will not be simple for his team since the Balkan are a solid group. "We expect a very difficult party against a team of the designated really 'team' because they play like what are, a big group and that go us to put the difficult things. The comparisons with the previous World-wide do not correspond, but am convinced that they are a big team with enormous players", explained.

Finally, 'it undid' in praises to Luka Modric, of the one who ensured that "it is a pleasure that was inside a field and see it play. It is an example for many, no only by his quality like player but by his behaviour. The one who want to to the football wants to these players inside the field", for afterwards add that Messi "does not surprise me because I know it and always went like this, has a pride and ones win to follow playing to the ball that envy".

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