The coach of Canada, Jesse Marsch, was satisfied with his team’s performance despite losing 2-0 against Argentina, and said he was condemned by silly mistakes. Furthermore, in an unusual way, asked that they sanction the albiceleste selection with a fine.
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“We had a great performance, we created chances, but also we made stupid mistakes on defense,” said Marsch, who assured that, in general, his team was even better than he expected.
He also praised the work of Lionel MessiYo. “He’s so good that he keeps making good plays. I think the two passes he gave in the two goals are world class.“, he claimed.
“Argentina should be fined. Okay? “Fined”
Marsch, however, He was angry with the Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela, who in his opinion did not have the same criteria when pointing out the faults. And to everyone’s surprise he made a strange request.
“Argentina should be fined. Okay? Fined. Write that down. They should have a fine for leaving twenty minutes late in the second half”he demanded.
The Argentine National Team beat Canada 2-0 in its debut in the Copa América 2024. (Photo: Fotobaires)
“When they were late, I knew they were watching the video and analyzing how they wanted to play against us. I wish the referees could manage that. “If we arrived five minutes late, we would have a fine and there would be a big problem,” he added.
“How long did they take? Twenty minutes? Thirty minutes?”continued in a manner ironicand closed: “They had time to prepare how they would play against us in the second half. If we had known we had ten more minutes, we would have prepared better. Beyond that, I made sure my players knew that they were going to come up with a new plan.”
