The coach of the Argentine national team, Javier Mascherano was cautious when analyzing his coaches after qualifying for the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup because he considered that “At the age these guys are, it’s very difficult to know what the team is for.”
“We knew we were going to have control of the game, but we didn’t have to give them options to play, because they’re in the World Cup for a reason and they could complicate you“Mascherano explained just after the match in which Argentina beat Guatemala 3-0 at the Único-Madre de Ciudades stadium.
“It is very difficult at these ages to analyze what we are for in just two games. And now we are facing a very physically strong rival like New Zealand and we will seek to win the group”, he pointed out.
Apparently more established in his role as brand new coach, Mascherano commented that he treats his players “to make them understand that they are here for their own merits. And personally I am enjoying all this a lot, going through a process that is new for me in which what I try to do is help the boys, who are good footballers, so that they can later improve themselves.”
“What we also try is to manage the group so that all the players have minutes according to the physical recovery of each one.“, he specified. “And it must also be said that the support of the public in Santiago del Estero was very important in these two games and we are sure that in San Juan on Friday with the New Zealanders the same will happen“, he completed. The delegation will travel this Wednesday at noon to the city of Cuyo.