Messi's current situation
Scaloni: "I have been talking to him, and we are still communicating. We have been in touch recently. In fact, for this game, we have not decided whether he will start. I have to talk to him because it would be great if he could understand how he was in physical condition. We talked about a lot of things, but haven't talked about this yet. Obviously, like I said before, we are now in a state where we can try something else. In principle, he can play. He is in good shape. He just played a good game last Saturday. We will make a decision. ”
Regarding player transfer
Scaloni: "What do the players do, whether they transfer, I said: We don't intervene, that's a personal decision. In some cases it is a family factor, in others it is a competitive reason, and in some cases it is economic reason. We do not intervene. No matter who transfers, it is welcome, and we will decide whether to call up based on their performance at the club. We don't look at where they play football, but how they perform. ”
Ancelotti coaches Brazilian team
Scaloni: "In principle, I think it's very good. We are talking about one of the best coaches in recent years. He will further improve the Brazilian team. Besides, I like his character, and I can say that I like everything about him. I think this would be great. If this is the beginning of a European coach who comes to South America to coach, I hope so, but don’t come to Argentina and let them look elsewhere… When a person wants to coach, nationality doesn’t matter. Ultimately this will make football more abundant, especially coaches like him, and the only thing they do is to improve everything. Welcome him and I wish him all the best. ”
Boca and River Plate's chances in the Club World Cup
Scaloni: "For me it will be a wonderful event. The best clubs in the world compete with each other, and I think it's very good. The schedule is tricky, especially since the World Cup is still one year away, especially the players need to rest. If you have to find some negative factors, then this is the only thing. The rest is wonderful for both the fans and the audience. I think there will be opportunities for Boca and the Riverbed, we are born to compete, and we will compete. Despite the huge gap compared to those top clubs with the strongest economy, I think they will be competitive. They will give wonderful performances and become difficult opponents. ”
About the roster
Scaloni: "It has never been easy to publish the roster, because we have never encountered so many players absent, which has opened up a new situation. We tried to call up young players we thought we needed, but it was never easy because the range of players was wide. There will always be people who disagree with this list, which is normal. ”
Your Second World Cup
Scaloni: "I haven't thought about this yet, and there is still a long time left, and I think it's futile to spend my energy thinking. Now we focus on the match against Chile, it's a tough game. We will have time to think about the achievements of the World Cup. ”
The atmosphere of the match against Chile
Scaloni: "We want to play this game, which is good for us to examine other young players. You can even look at the players who have been performing well. The competition is never out of place. All this controversy outside is more about what really happens afterwards. It was a good test for us. The national team is not saying that we played too much to not want to play this game. Quite the opposite. We think it's a great game worth playing, albeit with its difficulties. We are currently in a good position. ”