Hours after the defeat of the Argentine team against Saudi Arabia, the former president Mauricio Macri He spoke from Qatar and revealed the attitude of the Arab sheikhs who surrounded him in the official box after the game ended. “They couldn’t believe it. They didn’t fall. They were crazy. They surrounded us on all sides. What I didn’t like was, when it was over, they wanted to get out selfies with me. You have to understand them. It’s a tease”, he told in dialogue with Radio The Network.
After the anecdote, Macri made a brief analysis of the fall of The Staircase against Saudi Arabia. “We couldn’t recover. But that’s soccer. They had three shots and scored two goals against us. It’s fate. We lost the possibility of converting by a shoulder, by a little. We had a lot in the second half. But well, I do not want to continue with an analysis that takes place under the effect of the sadness that all Argentines have, “he said.
And he narrowed: “It is a game that could be lost. If we win the other two, nothing has happened here “.
Along these lines, he took the opportunity to slip a forecast on the future of Lionel Scaloni’s team in the World Cup tournament. Facing the next two games that Argentina will have to play against Mexico (November 26) and Poland (November 30), the former president insisted that “They are not difficult encounters.”
“They can be beaten. It’s going to be a test of superiority. We are superior to Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. But that must be translated into goals. You have to believe in these players, believe in this team that Lionel Scaloni put together. We have to be calm. Everything is going to happen as it has to happen ”, he highlighted.
During the radio interview, the also executive president of the FIFA Foundation said he had spoken with legends such as Cafú and Roberto Carlo about current football: “For them, the current teams are very evenly matched. And shit if they’re paired. We lost a game that was not in the plans”.
Asked about the possibility of sporadic visits to the National Team players, Macri admitted that “One would die to go chat for a minute, play a snack, but I don’t think I’ll go”. “They need space. They have to be calm. Not to break their coconuts under any circumstances, ”she added next.
During the last stages of the interview, he focused specifically on the designation of Qatar as a World Cup venue and how he is managing the organization of the event. “The decision to host Qatar was highly controversial. The United States, for example, was not happy. But that nomination was what it was. What had to be said has already been said. We are enjoying a World Cup that may not happen again”, he justified in the first instance.
And he concluded with a brief analysis of his experience -so far- in Qatar: “The day I arrived at the inauguration, the Fan FestIt was a unique moment. I have never seen so many people celebrating. The attention of the Qataris is also superlative. They have been very kind as guests. They have always been there when I needed them.”
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