The head coach of Albiceleste gave in to the unique downfall of the 39-team captain before his last game against Benin, but said that the national team is ready to save positions with the elite.
On Wednesday night at the Monumental Stadium near Buenos Aires, Argentina will play a friendly match against Benin, which will go down in history as Lionel Messi's last game for the national team.
The head coach of the Argentines, Lionel Scaloni, is preparing for a historic farewell, emphasizing respect not only on the greatness of his captain, but also on the upcoming team after his departure. The mentor is not impressed by the end of the international career of the 39-year forward.
The Messiah is deprived of itself after being incomplete. It is our responsibility to continue to grieve, otherwise our presence in the field will be unique. I am not at all interested in the fact that there are other workers who can work on the football field, and we won’t lose anyone. Nostalgia is gone now that it’s gone,” said Scaloni.
In the wake of the gaming genius, Skaloni saw the incredible influx of the Messiah into the team in the middle. The coach called him a phenomenon and the best butt for inheritance:.
" Those who whisper to themselves and how to get to the skin of their skin are the ones that hurt your teammates,” the coach added..
The farewell match will turn into the holy day of a prominent career, having possibly collected the entire warehouse of the team that will compete in the World Championship 2022 (for the culprits of Paulo Dibali, Nahuel Molini and Alejandro Gomez). Messi is on the team, with absolute records: 125 goals in 208 matches, world champion title, two World Cup finals (2014, 2026), two America's Cups and Olympic gold.
If patients are afraid of a possible protracted crisis - similar to the 35-year trophy drought after the era of Diego Maradoni - the rocks of adjustments are critical. The coach, who is currently negotiating the extension of the contract for another period, raising doubts about the competitiveness of the team:.
" We will lose ourselves on the high level, I have no doubt about it"
Skalona's success is already supported by results. In the first matches without Messi after the World Cup final, Argentina achieved decisive victories over Bolivia (4:0) and Burkina Faso (7:0).
Entrusting emiliano Martinez and Enzo Fernandez with well-known leaders, the coaching staff is actively recruiting a new crop of talents - Nico Paz, Franco Mastantuono, Gianluca Prestianni and Leonel Flores. These Gravians themselves will be part of the team at the first great tournament of the post-Messianic series - the America's Cup 2028.
Guess what, the friendly match between Argentina and Benin will take place on the night of the 7th at about 02:00 Kyiv time.