According to a source close to the Argentine national team, Gaston Edul, La Albiceleste is stepping up plans to prepare for Copa America 2024. They are currently the defending champions of South America as well as the world, so their goal is definitely to defend throne.
Towards this goal, coach Lionel Scaloni is said to be preparing to have an important private discussion with captain Lionel Messi. The purpose is to jointly come up with plans to reform and optimize the Argentine national team apparatus.
According to Gaston Edul, Scaloni is facing the task of cutting down La Albiceleste’s squad in a streamlined, efficient manner. The 45-year-old coach believes this is necessary to lead Argentina towards success in a third consecutive major tournament.
Therefore, player selection standards must be set at the highest level, ensuring that only the most effective players are selected. On the contrary, names that do not meet the requirements will have to leave the national team even though they were part of the 2022 World Cup winning squad.
And Lionel Messi will have an important voice in this discussion. He will have to make a difficult choice to decide who will be included in the Argentina squad for the upcoming Copa America 2024 in the US. However, it is currently unclear which players will have to make room for the new names.
Returning to coach Lionel Scaloni, the pressure on him at Copa America 2024 is huge, especially after a successful cycle with two consecutive championships including Copa America 2021 and World Cup 2022. That seems to have made him tired. tired and began to hint at plans to retire from the national team hot seat.
“I have to think a lot about what to do with the national team. Here there are always very high standards and require you to stay for a long time. This team needs a coach with enough energy and good health. ” GOAL quoted coach Scaloni.