Indonesia coach Shin Tae Yong admitted that even if Argentina did not have superstar Lionel Messi in the squad, the World Cup champion's class would still be very different.
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| Argentina national football team players arrive in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Source: Morning Express) |
"Without Messi and Di Maria, they are still the best team in the world . We are ready to face Argentina and will fight with all our might."
The above is the statement of coach Shin Tae Yong at the press conference before the friendly match between Indonesia and the 2022 World Cup champion at 7:30 p.m. tonight (June 19) at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia).
Despite the absence of Messi, Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi, coach Lionel Scaloni still brought many stars to the capital Jakarta, Indonesia after the 2-0 victory over Australia a few days ago.
Players who helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup such as Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) will still be present.
In addition, Argentina also has potential young players such as Alejandro Garnacho (Man Utd) and the player who just won the historic treble with Man City, striker Julian Alvarez.
Coach Shin Tae Yong shared: "Argentina can become world champions, it is not thanks to the extraordinary play of one or two people, but thanks to teamwork and solidarity, that is what we will learn from to improve the national team's achievements in the future."
Regarding the possibility of coach Lionel Scaloni using many reserve players in the match against Indonesia, coach Shin Tae Yong said that the Tango team has many reserve players of equal quality to the starting lineup. That makes Argentina still a very strong team.
Coach Shin Tae Yong added: "First you have to know what the players in the Argentina team are like. Even though the lineup changes, the level of the stars is the same.
They are a strong team, almost all the players play in Europe, so even if one or two players are absent, the team's strength will not change."
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