Sampaoli: I worked hard to get the best out of Mess
(8 years ago)Despite any attempts Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has said he has not been able to make the best of Lionel Messi, who seems to have almost ended the last chance of winning the World Cup after losing France on Saturday. Playing as “subs [...]
Despite any attempts Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has said he has not been able to make the best of Lionel Messi, who seems to have almost ended the last chance of winning the World Cup after losing France on Saturday.
Playing as a false “sub subsist”, Messi closed a desperate tour with another ill-bred display in “Cassan Arena”, as Argentina was eliminated at 1/8 of the final after losing 4-3 to France.
“We have the best player in the world and had to make efforts to create collective situations to use that player, who can have this great moment of”, Sampaoli told reporters.
We've tried many different tactics to create space to... try to use everything we had to let him do what he can. Sometimes we succeeded, and sometimes not”, he added.
Sampaoli surprised him by leaving Gonzalo Higuwin on the bench and including Cristian Pavon in a 4-3-3 formation.