Scaloni: The World Cup roster has not been determined&&; Argentina has too many outstanding players and wants to try tactics

Hupu, October 10th: Argentina coach Scaloni attended tomorrow’s friendly match against Venezuela.

Regarding Messi, do you plan to let him start tomorrow, or do you prefer him to appear in the second game?

We have indeed communicated with Messi, just like we communicate with all the players, we have communicated with all the players. At present, we have not finalized the match lineup and will make a decision during the last training session this afternoon. The main purpose of these games is to test and observe players, and like I said before, this is our core mission. I really want to try different tactical arrangements in the game. After all, the game is to achieve this goal. At the same time, we will always respect our opponents. Today we will communicate with Messi again and then make a final decision, and the decision is also in his hands.

About the situation of Martin and Acuña

Martin has the ability to play. He has undergone special training and can play under suitable circumstances, but it is still uncertain whether he will play. We will observe further. With Acuña, we chose not to risk him playing. He is training according to an independent training plan. The reason why he is allowed to train alone is because he was injured when he reported for duty, and we do not want to aggravate his injury due to the game.

What is your main goal in these two games and the friendly matches before the World Cup?

The first goal is definitely to continue playing as a team. Regarding the World Cup squad, as I have said before and will always emphasize: we will not make a final decision until the last moment. Now many players are in the intensive period of competition or recovery period. In theory, there are 26 places on the World Cup roster. Competition itself is a good thing. Players must rely on their own strength to fight for these places.

I often say that every game wearing the national team jersey is of great significance. Our goal is to allow the players who get the opportunity to fully demonstrate their abilities. We are familiar with some players, but there are also many unfamiliar players. For those unfamiliar players, we hope to give them enough playing time to let them prove themselves.

About the performance of Argentina U20 in the World Youth Championship

We have been paying attention to the performance of the U20 and are happy with the performance of the boys. In this level of competition, winning is important, but it is more important to pay attention to the growth and performance of these young people, which is very critical to the future development of the national team. We are very happy with all the players in this U20 team.

As for Alvarez, what do you think of his performance at the beginning of the new season?

He is still the energetic young man, and his performance has always been very stable, which has nothing to do with whether he scored a goal or not. His performance is very stable, he is a player who pays special attention to teamwork, and has an excellent professional attitude. He is the type that every coach dreams of having. Therefore, his performance at the beginning of the new season is not surprising. I think he can contribute more to the team.

On whether to consider letting Di Maria return

I think he brought his national team career to a successful end in a very wonderful way. If I were me, I would choose to end it this way. So let’s stop this matter here. Although we can consider it again if one day he really wants to return, but I don’t think this situation will happen. Anyway, I can roughly confirm this. But I am still very happy because we admire this young man from the bottom of our hearts and he deserves these wonderful things today.

What do you think of Lautaro Rivero?

We are very satisfied with him because we firmly believe that he has very good development potential and his performance at River Plate is quite outstanding. Well, he will definitely get a chance to play in these two games, and we will see whether it is arranged in the first game or the second game, but our idea is to let him come on, make his contribution, and continue to examine him, right?

Regarding Mastantono’s situation, I would like to know what you think of his performance in Real Madrid.

As for Mastantono's situation, I think his coach and team have handled it very well. They are gradually increasing his playing time, and he also knows how to seize opportunities. I've said it all along, he's a young player who needs to be guided by us, as his club and we are doing at the moment.

If we feel he needs to play, then he will get the opportunity to play. Well, luckily he's in good shape right now and he's very motivated, so it's very possible that he'll play in one of the two games, or why not both, we'll see. But we are satisfied with his current performance, especially his development trajectory, well, don't forget that he is still young.

About DePaul

To be honest, I don't care much about the media or the outside world's evaluation of him. I only pay attention to the contribution he can bring to the national team, and it is for this reason that he was selected for the list. I know him very well and I believe he can help us.