Lionel Scaloni, the Argentine mastermind, who ended Argentina’s 36 year World Cup trophy drought has been adjudged ‘The Best” men’s coach of the year, yesterday in Paris, in a night where the Argentine brigade of Messi, Emiliano Martinez swept the awards, being categorized the best in their respective nominations.
Scaloni Wins Best Coach Award
“La Scaloneta supremacy”, as the fans like to honor him, had ended Argentina’s trophy drought in 2021 when they clinched the Copa America, defeating arch rivals Brazil in a narrow 1-0 triumph.
Since adjudged South American Champions, “La Albiceleste” has gone to win the “Finalissima 2022”, cruising past European champions Italy and the last famous win, defeating 2018 World Champions in a “Clash of the Ages”, France in a tight encounter.
The match went into penalties, thanks to individual brilliance from French striker Kylian Mbappe, whose hattrick almost broke the hearts of millions of Argentine and football fans, as people thought Messi might end up being on the other side of victory podium again, after a close heartbreak against Germany, 8 years ago.
The brain to continue inflecting its tactics
Hours before winning “The Best Men’s Coach 2022”, Scaloni signed a contract extension with the Albiceleste, keeping him at helm up to 2026. We will see his brilliance and exploits until the next world cup year.
Argentine future is in good hands
Scaloni was the driving force behind bringing Messi back into the forth after the superstar opted for hanging his boots after suffering three consecutive defeats in three finals in the last decade.
Also, he was instrumental in instilling the Never-say-never attitude in the younger bunch of Argentine players, like Emiliano Martinez, who stole the World Cup with his heroic tactics.
Combining with brilliant mind games in the penalties, Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez who was also adjudged the “Young player of the tournament”.
