Scaloni: “The preparations do not change because of winning the World Cup. The Argentine footballer tries to win every tournament.”

He looks ahead with optimism and calmness, true to his habit. At the presentation of the new project of the Argentine Football Association in the United States, in Miami, Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine national team, spoke with a view to the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

The bid was made in the city of Hialeah, where the AFA has a 30-year land concession, approved by the city of North Bay Village. And DT spoke to the press alongside Claudio Chiqui Tapia, president of Argentine football’s highest entity.

“This sports project is necessary, not only for the Copa America and the World Cup, because we would like to have another training place nearby and that would be important. Last year, for example, we went to Venezuela and we had nothing like that. We want it to be That’s mainly on certain flights, that’s very good progress,” he said.

DT was consulted about Albiceleste’s preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. If the fact that you were crowned in Qatar 2022 will affect the team and work.

“The preparations do not change because they won the World Cup. The DNA of an Argentine footballer is to compete and try to win every tournament they play. No one has a guaranteed position. Everyone must continue to give their best. Now the special spice is that the opponents will try,” Scaloni added. Beat the world champion.

“We have a special area for recruiting players, who follow families who have left the country. People from the consulate told us that after the World Cup there were many children who wanted to get an Argentine passport and that’s great. It fills us with passion and pride. We have to be attentive because things Interesting can appear.

Regarding the level of the MLS, the coach explained: “The level is not bad, it is acceptable here in MLS; it is a league that keeps going up, in complete improvement, there are good teams and players, each time better. Football players have arrived and that is good.”

For his part, Tapia expressed: “Messi’s arrival in the United States has generated many ideas. The intention is that some competition that unites CONCACAF with CONMEBOL can take place with the aim of Lionel playing in South America and in our country, and not just with the Argentine national team.”

“It’s very good that Messi plays here in the United States, despite everything that moves and means. New Argentines joined this league, motivated by it. There were already Argentines, but more joined. Higuain was there, Almada was already there. And the new You give more value to heroism,” he said.

Undoubtedly, a new wind is blowing into Argentine football, which is now on American soil.