Argentina Copa squad
GK : Armani, Andrada, Marches?n
DEF : Saravia, Tagliafico, Acu?a, Casco, Otamendi, Pezzella, Foyth, Funes Mori
MID : G Rodriguez, Paredes, Palacios, Pereyra, Lo Celso, De Paul, Di Maria
ATT : Messi, Dybala, L. Martinez, Aguero, M Suarez
Thoughts @Perumthachan @Giggs
Argentina National Coach Lionel Scaloni and National Teams Director Cesar Luis Menotti
Scaloni: Colombia is one of the most powerful teams in South America, it has great players, Paraguay is a very competitive team, Qatar won the Asian Cup, playing very well and they know each other by heart, it's going to be a complicated group".
Scaloni: "We will start training on Monday, the 27th, in the morning, throughout the days we will have all the players".
Menotti: "We want to make merit to be candidates, beyond what marks the history of our football. The more hours of rehearsal a footballer has, the more he can adapt to the idea of the coach".
COPA AMERICA 2019:
1. June 16 (Sunday): Argentina vs Colombia - 0330 IST
2. June 20 (Thursday): Argentina vs Paraguay - 0600 IST
3. June 24 (Monday): Qatar vs Argentina - 1230 IST
U20 WORLD CUP:
May 26, 1200 hrs: ARG vs SOUTH AFRICA
May 28, 2130 hrs: PORTUGAL vs ARG
June 01, 1200 hrs: SOUTH KOREA vs ARG
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina NT coach):“It’s not a problem that they give the ball to him (Messi). The issue is that if they give it to him, other players have to move too. It’s normal that they give him the ball. They always give it to him in the national team and at Bar?a."Scaloni: "What doesn't help is if four or five are positioned too close to Leo. The challenge is for the players to spread across the pitch. This is what I’m aiming for. If we give it to him, another must move, or whoever gave it to him has to move and find space."Scaloni: "You can’t stay there to play. Leo needs people going further up the pitch.”Scaloni: “It was the first time they played with him and they scored against us immediately. I felt that they thought Leo would resolve everything alone. But with our substitutions, things changed, they passed and moved. Everything will develop like this, in an organic manner.”Scaloni: "On a day to day basis, in the dressing room, you have to approach Leo and start to treat him like a normal person." [md]