Javier Mascherano oversaw the Sub 20 Selection after Batista’s departure. Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian.
The Argentina National Team is having a perfect moment, and if there’s one thing that’s clear, it’s nothing coincidental. Since he came to albiceleste bank, Lionel Scaloni has built a coaching staff and a work team that suits him, not only managing working with the first team, but it also does so in youth categories.
Initially, Fernando Batista was in Sub 20, and Pablo Aimar was in charge of the combined Sub 15 and Sub 17. Now, in the presence of Javier Mascherano on the bench previously occupied by Batista. “Jefecito” took the lead among young people just a few months ago, but He has already started to leave a mark.
Since he took over, in December 2021, Mascherano began to leave a mark on the youth team. Same? The result of more than a decade in European footballwhere he knew how to defend the jerseys of Liverpool and Barcelona, and where he was also led by some of the most successful coaches in the world.
From Rafa Benítez to Pep Guardiola, some of the names that marked Mascherano on fire, and somehow he also formed as DT. Now, he’s making his first steps as a coach, but if there’s one thing that’s very clear to him, it was her idea of sending something she had learned to her directly.
Mascherano, present in Qatar as a member of the Argentine delegation. (EFE/EPA/NOUSHAD THEKKAYIL)
From his role as a coach, the “Chief” is clear that the role of education is important, and in this regard, he expressed the following in a dialogue with FIFA Plus, a few weeks ago: “The coach is a tool to help the player. Football is, was and will be for players. The trainer forms a context, but football is owned by the players“.
In this context, and as has happened over the past few hours, Mascherano would have made a list of items, with several aspects that their directors need to consider. This list, which lists a few topics beyond football, highlights 8 points in particular:
-Clean your boots after every practice and game.
-Leave the locker room clean and tidy.
-Daltend communication workshops to learn how to interact with the media.
– Serve themselves food.
-Perform educational activities.
-Learn English.
-Clean your plates after eating.
-Read books in your spare time.
So, Mascherano returned to be the center of the stage with the Argentine team, although in this case from a very different role. “Little Boss” made his U20 bench debut with a draw against the United States and two wins against Peru, and aspires to remain undefeated this year, when he plays in tournaments. Hope of Toulonin France, and L’Alcúdiain Spain.
Source: Clarin