Croatia ‘can hurt’ Argentina in semifinal; coach Scaloni warns
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said his team expects a tough World Cup semifinal game against Croatia, after the South American side’s exhausting and emotionally charged quarterfinal win over the Netherlands.
La Albiceleste, as Argentina’s side are known, will take on the Valtreni, the Croatian team, at the 89,000-capacity Lusail Stadium on Tuesday at 12pm PST (19:00 GMT) for a place in the final.
“We expect a tough match and it is against a really good team. They are a proper team and they play as a team,” Scaloni told reporters in a pre-match conference in Doha. “They are going to make things challenging for us.”
“They have a specific playing style. I don’t think they are going to change that. It is neither defensive nor attacking,” the former Argentine national team player said. “They have very good players. And they have a long-lasting football tradition.”
“We have our system and our style. We won’t change our style. We know they have excellent players. They have players that can hurt us. I won’t mention names,” Scaloni added.
