Alexis Mac Allister has shown humility by giving the keys to his rapid adaptation to the national team

Alexis MacAllistertogether with Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández, he is one of the great appearances of the Argentina national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Thanks to his good performances, including a goal against Poland, he won the title in Lionel Scaloni’s team and has fixed to face Hollandtomorrow at 16:00 (Argentina time) at the Lusail stadium.

Before the decisive clash in the quarterfinals, Mac Allister (23) was the representative of the Argentine team attending the press conference. There, he responded to his rapid adaptation to the team.

“My adaptation was fast. I don’t give credit to myself, but to my teammates and the coaching staff. Everyone trusted me. That’s the key”assured the Premier League Brighton player.

“What I’m experiencing is wonderful. I’m having a lot of fun”Added Alexis, who arrived in Qatar with very few minutes in the national team.

Even in the previous one, his call among the 26 was uncertain, but the good performances in his team, the outstanding last round of the Selection and The injury defeat of Giovani Lo Celso opened the doors for himwhich he then knew how to exploit in the best possible way.

In Qatar 2022 he started from the bench (Scaloni opted for Alejandro “Papu” Gómez on his debut for Saudi Arabia) but then moved on to Mexico, entered the football circuit, scored for Poland and He has certainly earned his place as a third midfielder.

For his part, Alexis has been consulted by the figure of Lionel Messi and has responded with praise for the 10th and the captaincy. “Messi surprises every day with the things he does. What he does in training and in matches is wonderful. He seems happy and that’s very important to us.”secured the former Boca and Argentinos Juniors.

On the Netherlands he highlighted: “He has great players and a very clear idea of ​​football. We will try to counter them. We have an idea and we work on it. The most important thing is to think about our game, to be serene. If we do things right, everything will be fine. You have to be aware of the details so they don’t hurt us.”

And then Mac Allister referred to Frenkie De Jong, the engine of the team led by Louis Van Gaal: “He’s a great player, important for them. But we don’t focus on one player. We’ll try to counter his idea. We also have the our. but He’s a tough rival and there’s history. If it’s after 90 minutes or extra time or penalties, we’ll see.”

Finally, he spoke about the rival coach: “Van Gaal is a coach with a lot of name and he has my respect. All its teams have evolved but with a clear idea. We will face a great team and we will try to do it in the best possible way.”

Alexis will be from the start against the Netherlands in midfield. If Rodrigo de Paul’s annoyance were confirmed, Scaloni’s team would be the likely one: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Enzo Fernández, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister; Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.

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