The press conference held by Lionel Scaloni after the Argentine national team's 5-0 win against Zambia had an episode that was as unusual as it was uncomfortable: a fan infiltrated the room and began to address the coach directly.
The man, who had a hanging credential and presented himself as "French-Argentinian “, broke into the middle of the conference and issued a kind of warning about the level of the rivals:" For you, Mauritania and Zambia, did he give you evidence of the level at which Argentina is?Because France beat Colombia with the C team.I want you to be prepared, because France is a very good team, more than Spain and Brazil.”
The scene caused confusion among those present and Scaloni himself, who incredulously observed the situation without answering the question and even suggested that it looked like something armed.
Meanwhile, security personnel intervened to remove the individual, who left after a few seconds without major incidents
.
Beyond the uncomfortable moment, it is clear that this fan represents to a large extent what the majority currently thinks about the management of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) of the mobster of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. While other teams that are candidates to win the World Cup get rivals according to their level, the National Team only plays against countries of much smaller renown, something that does not allow us to really measure their level against other powers and that, in the future,
could cost them dearly.
Scaloni's reflection on the match with Zambia
Moments before this event, the coach had left several definitions for the future. Among them, he made differences between the last friendly matches and recognized an improvement of the team: “The match against Mauritania was an accident that cannot be repeated. You can play well or badly, but there are certain things that can't happen again and I think the team understood that. I even think they've spoken to each other. This is performance and performance and there is no other.Today we saw again the identity that brought us here.
” Scaloni highlighted the recovery shown against Zambia
In addition, he highlighted the requirement of wearing the Argentine jersey: “Although there are players who gave us a lot, they have to stay the same because that's what this shirt demands. The best people wore them and to be here you have to be 100 percent
.”
Finally, Scaloni sought to lower expectations for the World Cup: “Being champions, people think we are favorites and at that time we were the same. But we have to prepare people, what's going to be tough is going to come. You can't always win.”
