In August 2018, Scaloni took over the coach of the Argentina . In the following four years, he only lost 4 games, which allowed the team to reach the peak of the 21st century.
Revenge from his old rival Chile , defeat Brazil to the top of the Americas, crush Italy to win the European and American Cup championship. Behind the countless praises to Messi , is this bold young coach who is planning.
01. From Revenge Chile: to winning the Copa America championship
Scaloni took over the team's first competition, the 2019 Copa America. He made drastic reforms, using young Lautaro on the front line, and arranged de Paul and Lo Celso to take the lead, bringing a brand new Argentina.
Although the group stage was stumbling, after reaching the semi-finals, the team lost to Brazil 0-2 due to some details and the mistakes of right-back Voith .
In the subsequent third and fourth finals, although Messi was sent off by the referee early on red card, Argentina, which led 2-0, still defended the 2-1 victory.
This team finally defeated their old opponent in the finals twice in a row in the knockout stage. This can be said to be the beginning of Argentina's breaking of the inner demons, and also allows the team to move towards a higher peak.
At the end of the same year, Argentina ushered in a confrontation with Brazil. Although Neymar was absent at that time, Brazil, which has produced all the elites such as Jesus , still has extremely strong strength.
successfully helped the team defeat their mortal enemies with the penalty kick created by Messi and his own shooting.
It can be said that this victory has brought a lot of confidence to the young Argentina. Except for Messi, Di Maria and Otamendi, the team is older, all the new generation players in other key positions, and they also usher in a wave of explosions and climaxes in the following three years.
When Argentina once again met Brazil in the Copa America, the team showed strong fighting spirit and confidence.
Di Maria's goal gave Argentina early to take the lead. The team's united defense then left the Brazilian with no chance and eventually won the country's first adult national team championship trophy in the 21st century.
Since losing in the 2019 Copa America semi-finals, Argentina has ushered in the longest unbeaten games in the team history. There are only 2 games left before Italy's unbeaten record.
It can be said that in the past 4 years, Scaloni's Argentina is not just Messi's team. Especially in key battles, there will always be people standing up and allowing them to go further.
02. Dare to promote new players: Rebuilding the entire midfield and backcourt
Argentina, which Scaloni took over, is a somewhat aging team. He first abandoned many famous players on the front line and focused on promoting Lautaro.
The latter once became Scaloni's best scorer, and was not overtaken by Messi (scoring 25 goals).
In the semi-finals of the Copa America, Lautaro scored after receiving a wonderful pass from Messi. In the subsequent European and American Cup, Lautaro made a pass and shot, becoming the team's number one hero to win Italy 3-0.
Messi is Argentina's offensive core and team leader, but Argentina is not the only one fighting, and there are more and more teammates who can stand up at critical moments.
Especially in the midfield position, DePaul and Lo Celso, who were promoted by Scarloni, played a decisive role to a large extent.
First of all, Argentina's offense has a tendency to transition to the dual-core era. DePaul is another offensive starting point outside Messi (to alleviate Messi's pressure in the middle circle). Lo Celso has strong ball control ability, which can both advance and intersperse without the ball, sharing Messi's work in the core area of the 30-meter.
In this attack, Messi failed to break through the ball in the first wave, but Argentine teammates quickly grabbed the ball. After Lo Celso received Di Maria's pass, he made a beautiful straight pass to assist Lautaro in scoring a goal, helping Argentina open the door to victory.
As a player who debuted as a winger, DePaul has strong ability to dribble. He and Lo Celso can both lead the ball, which is very important for Argentina.
In comparison, De Paul's threatening ball is stronger. Whether it is the over-top assisting Di Maria or the Copa America final, I believe Argentine fans will remember it very clearly.
In addition, Scaloni chose Martinez as the team goalkeeper, which is also a key reason for Argentina's rapid record. He is the "Lion guarding Messi" (the confession of Martin in an interview) and is willing to give everything to Messi win the championship.
Argentina has too many players who regard Messi as their idol, which also makes the team more and more united and can burst out with energy stronger than their own strength in key battles.
03. Messi scored more and more goals under his command: the position is forward 2 meters
The most important point is that Scaloni's use of Messi was very successful. Although there were days when there were not many goals in the first two years, Messi seemed to have opened up the Ren and Du meridians since the Copa America.
Before Messi's national team scored a slight difference from Pelle, and he only has a single-digit lead with Neymarby.
The result is that over the past year, Messi has scored continuously, not only surpassing Pele to become the first goalkeeper in the history of the South American team, but the gap with Neymar has also widened to 15 goals.
The key point is the speed of DePaul and Lo Celso, as well as the increasing number of Argentine teammates who can get the ball in front of the penalty area, and Messi even got the opportunity to pass the open space many times.
So at the moment, Messi's national team's goal count reached 90 goals. Is it surprising that he scored 25 goals during Scaloni's coaching period and became the team's top scorer?
With a midfield that can advance and a frontcourt that can get the ball, Messi's average position in Argentina may be 2 meters ahead of his previous coaches, but the changes brought about are huge, giving him a sense of happiness when he returns to the peak Barcelona .
From a certain perspective, Scaloni is somewhat similar to Sabella, and has also created a solid backcourt and selected a midfield team that can pass the ball.
However, compared to the somewhat conservative Sabella, Scaloni is actually more talented on the offensive end and the team has more big wins.
years old World Cup arena, will Messi use the championship to comfort the spirit of Maradona in heaven? This may also be a good opportunity for Messi to reach a higher peak in football history.
has an excellent coach and a group of outstanding teammates. This united and talented Argentina really is possible.
Conclusion:
The team's failure will always have various reasons, but there are similar elements on the road to success.
An excellent coach, a cohesive team, and an outstanding leader. What else can stop Argentina and Messi from realizing their dreams? Hopefully they can have more luck because this team deserves the best ending.
# Warm-up match: Messi's two goals Argentina 3-0 Jamaica# # Argentina renews contract with coach Scaloni until 2026# # Messi#
