Mascherano announced his retirement more than a year ago, and he will take charge of argentina's U20 youth team from January next year. He was interviewed by aspendelle As and other media outlets to discuss next year's World Cup, the future of the Argentine national team, Messi's national team career and Xavi's coaching of Barca.
About Xavi coaching Barca
"He's perfectly capable of saving Barca and bringing the team back to the top, Barça aren't at their best, but I don't have no doubt about that, he'll make Barca improve and you have to give him a little bit of time. Harvey's knowledge of the club is few and far between. Barca is a very special club and knowing and understanding its training philosophy is key. Harvey is also enough to do great things. ”
"The Qatari team opened the door for him and gave Harvey his first chance as coach and he did a fantastic job. Look at the way they play, they're having fun with Harvey. He did a lot of great things with Al Sad. ”
The Qatar World Cup could be Messi's last appearance in the World Cup
"Who knows if this will be Messi's last World Cup, that's up to him. Messi has achieved incredible things in his career, and he continues to achieve them. He doesn't compare himself to anyone, he just does it his own way. ”
"For the Argentine, it's an honour to have Messi play for us and most importantly there's a sense of security. Hopefully that's the best way for him and he can finally be crowned champions, which is what all Argentines want. But Messi didn't have any need to prove himself, and if he could win the World Cup, he hoped he could do it. ”
For Aguero's retirement
'He's great on and off the pitch, he has a positive spirit, if anything remarkable about Aguero, it's that he always creates a really good atmosphere in the team in his own way and makes everybody happy, whether he plays or not, it's not easy for a star player like him to not start, he can always stand with the team and not put on an unhappy face.'
The countdown to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has begun, with the tournament taking place in the middle of the season from 21 November to 18 December
"It will be beneficial for the players, the players will get into the game as soon as possible, this is during the season. If he were in the coach's shoes, he probably wouldn't have had as much time to prepare for the team. However, teams are used to it now. When they play qualifiers, they spend 3-4 days preparing for the game. ”
Differences between European and South American teams
"Statistics show that Europe has also had an impact on South American teams. At the World Cup in Russia, the difference is more pronounced, but before Argentina reached the final, Uruguay reached the semi-finals, there was always a South American team coming up. This year we can see both the European Championship and the Copa America, we can see Argentina at the level of the Copa America, it can compete with the european teams. And when it comes to competition, the conditions are ripe now. European teams have recently dominated, and hopefully this will end in Qatar. ”
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