Scaloni defends the absence of Messi in Argentina-Germany of the 2006 World Cup

Leo Messi carries being a star from the 19 years and since has not stopped to win, mark goals, give assistances and, in definite, dominate the world-wide football to level of clubs. It is necessary to do this nuance because by some things or by others the Argentinian has not been able to reflect this superiority when it has enfundado the elastic of his selection. With Argentina has played three World-wide and three Glasses America, but has not attained to do with any trophy.

His first Glass of the World with the albiceleste was in the 2006 and the Argentinians put all his hopes in this youngster rosarino that remembered so much to Diego Armando Maradona​. The '10' of the Barça turned into the youngest player of the history of the country in debuting in a World-wide. Unfortunately for him and also for the combined Argentinian, José Pekerman did not want to give him an important role and was acting during all the tournament.

The technician did not want to put him pressure to the Barcelona and preferred to use him like revulsivo, something that finished paying in quarter-finals. Argentina confronted to Germany by a place in semifinals with Leo in the bench. The normal had been that went out in the final stretch of the second time as during all the World-wide, but the inopportune injury of the Duck Abbondanzieri changed the plans of the seleccionador. Messi did not play neither an alone minute and the Germans imposed in the batch of penaltis after the 1-1 final.

Pekerman Decided to take out to Julio Cruz, ex tip of the Inter of Milan, in replacement of Hernán Crespo, the '9' headline', exhausting like this his last change. The Argentinians won then 1-0, but Germany empató and in the luck of the penaltis happened the germanos. Fourteen years and two World-wide afterwards, Lionel Scaloni, current seleccionador of the albiceleste, justified the decision of the by then technical. The ex deportivista thinks that what did had felt by the circumstances of the meeting.

Scaloni Justified that Messi did not play in front of Germany

"Messi had had an injury two or three months before. It had gone back, they had it a poquito between cottons because for us was important. It knew that it went to be a very important player for us... In this party, against Germany, in this side of trainer, are things that suceden in a so fatal party. You lesiona the archer, a place that can not expect five minutes to see how reacts. The Duck asks the change, had to go out. The second change was tactical", began saying.

Scaloni Continued with his explanation to justify the decision of Pekerman with Argentinian advantage. "It remains you the last change, go winning, Germany begins you to put towers... We had to Crespo that played and went to the first stick in the corners. Claro, take out to Crespo and put to Leo or put to another boy, in the corners... You of trainer say 'is all well'. But you think that the party finishes here, remain ten or twelve minutes and do not go to the extention. The party it was necessary to finish it here. It was one by one, take out to a high player and that the balls to the first stick took them out all and put to the lean Cruz that it was equal", recognised, defending the last change.

The Argentinian technician went on down where left it and cleared that, in spite of everything, the decision that took was the indicated for this moment of party. "We remain us with the feeling that if had to Leo cool could have done something. Until Ballack finished with the low averages and acalambrado... It was a feeling. But the change it is necessary to do it in this moment, the decision was in this moment. For all the trainers, when they are in a competition like this, the decisions are not easy. When it finishes you say 'and if it had done this?'. But the decision it was necessary to take it here. Sincerely, if me apuras, if you ask me to me, in the bank of acting, I had done the same", finalised in his interview for 'AFA Play'.