The technical director of real Madrid, Charles Ancelottishared his findings and was specifically asked about his colleague and now world champion, Lionel Scaloni, who praised without flattery.
“Scaloni was good, he did an extraordinary job, but he didn’t do anything new. He just put the players in their place and gave them a good defensive organization, supporting the great talent of Messi, Álvarez and Di María,” he explained.
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Carletto, as they affectionately call it, is living its second stage with the complete merengue. In the first one, he had to face Lionel Messi in one of the highest moments of his career, with the FC Barcelona— and, despite the rivalry that was forged there, reaching the World Cup made the Italian surrender to the ’10’ of the albiceleste.
“It was a beautiful World Cup that ended with a beautiful final and deservedly won by Argentina. In my opinion, the Argentines have found conviction and have been led by a fantastic Messi,” she underlined.
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To underline the above, the strategist reflected on the reasons which, in his opinion, led the South American team to win its third World Cup, 36 years after the second.
“Argentina won for two reasons: because they have good players and the best, who is Messi; then, because he has been able to support this quality with some complements such as Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández, but also in a group with a certain defensive attitude ”, he commented.
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Ancelotti He was also asked who his pupil in Chamartín was and the biggest sporting rival of Messi: Cristiano Ronaldo. Although she assured that she was unaware of what would happen to her career, she didn’t hesitate to share her opinion of him on the rumors that were generated about it.
“I think he is still competitive at a high level, I don’t think Arab football is right for him, although I don’t know what he will do in the future,” he concluded.
