The Argentina coach said it was unfair that his players were accused of bad sportsmanship, pointing to previous examples of how they have behaved after matches – whether they won or lost
Scaloni said it was unfair that his players were accused of bad sportsmanship, pointing to previous examples of how they have behaved after matches – whether they won or lost.
“We won the Copa America in Brazil and I think you saw the most beautiful image of sportsmanship you could see, with Neymar, Messi, Paredes and other players sitting on the steps of the Maracana.”“This issue must be settled,” he said through an interpreter. “We deeply respect the Netherlands, as we do now for Croatia and all our rivals.
Since the shocking loss to Saudi Arabia, Argentina has been one more defeat away from elimination but handled the pressure and put together three straight wins to reach the quarter-finals. There, the team conceded goals in the 83rd minute and in the 11th minute of stoppage time to be taken to extra time by the Netherlands.“We have enough experience to be like this at the moment,” said the left back, who will likely return to the team against Croatia in place of the suspended Marcos Acuna.
Argentina has struggled to retain its composure late in games in the knockout stage, with Australia creating big chances in the final minutes in the round of 16 and the Netherlands then coming from two goals down.
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