Since the victory of Argentina, these two words have been practiced. Julian Alvarez's goal at the back. Argentina footballers played 27 passes before this goal.
The streak of losing to Poland on Wednesday night was still not over. Argentine people just woke up on Thursday. Suddenly a word came out on the radio, 'La Scaloneta'. The conductor kept repeating a word over and over again. He gave an explanation. These two words gradually spread throughout the football world. Immediately the discussion started, what is this 'La Scaloneta'? Why so much talk about him?
Since the victory of Argentina, these two words have been practiced. Julian Alvarez's goal at the back. Argentina footballers played 27 passes before this goal. Argentina has never scored a goal with so many passes in the World Cup. The last time 26 passes were scored against Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup. Given by Esteban Cambiasso. Then some said the goal was scored in 26 passes, some claimed in 25 passes. But there is no disagreement about the number of passes in Wednesday's match. And here comes the theory of 'La Scaloneta'.
The countrymen call Argentina 'La Albiceleste' for the blue and white jersey. A meme went viral after Argentina won the Copa America last year. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is seen driving a bus with Lionel Messi sitting next to him. The whole team is behind. The color of the bus was the same as the color of the Argentina jersey. 'La Scaloneta' is written on the front of that bus. That is, this phrase is used to indicate that the team is dependent on Messi and Scaloni.
The word was first uttered by an Argentinian journalist, to which Scaloni replied in an interview, “People are very uncomfortable when they talk about Scaloneta. I am proud of their love and support. But the weight of the national team is on my shoulders, it's quite stressful to even think about it. But human love cannot be stopped. If it is a little uncomfortable, what else can be done!”
Many objected when Scaloni was coached. Even the late star Diego Maradona said, "Has Argentine football gone mad?" But Scaloni proved his power by proving false all fears. Messi was absent in the first few matches of his coaching career. Scaloni then wanted to build a team where Messi would not be needed. Under his coaching, Argentina is now in the pre-quarters of the World Cup. Even the path to the semi-finals is almost thorn-free. Let's see if 'La Scaloneta' can show any new game in the rest of the World Cup.
