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Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli was very disappointed in the elimination of the World Cup against France after a 4-3 defeat at Kazan Arena in Russia on Saturday. At a press conference held after the last 16 minutes, the coach immediately asked if he would remain at the controls of Argentina until the end of the contract he has preferred to regret the way the team was eliminated, valuing the group's effort.
– As for the statistics, it is very painful not to participate in the World Cup with the effort of the players. It was a very complex match, and they left everything on the ground, but it was not possible. Despite the pain of frustration, some people are shaking right now, but I've always wanted to be in this place and I will not talk about what you're proposing to me – says Sampaoli, refusing to say where he's staying or not at the first moment after the elimination.
Since the 2002 World Cup, when he was eliminated in the first phase, Argentina did not reach at least the quarter-finals. The last time he fell to the octaves was in 1994, when he lost against Romania 3-2 at this point.
Asked about the performance of the French jersey 10 Kylian Mbappé, author of two goals in the game, Sampaoli acknowledged that in this duel was "difficult to control".
– When we prepare the matches, we show the characteristics of the game. It is easy to badyze football from a microphone. Players move, are motivated and must make decisions that are not always ideal. We made a match and we can not take credit from a player like Mbappé, who was difficult to control. There were things that could not happen, but that's football. When there are players like Mbappé, like Leo, the attempt is to stop him. But when a match like the one of today happens to be difficult for anybody, "he said.
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