A day before one of the most heated matches of the 1/4 finals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Scaloni and Louis van Gaal spoke about the match between Argentina and the Netherlands.

Louis van Gaal, nostalgic for the football of the past

The Dutch coach recalled two games played in the past between the two national teams and how football has evolved in the meantime.

“Football is no longer played as it was in 1998 or 1978. It was a more open game, not now. This is reality. But decisive moments are still possible that the world will remember years from now, like Bergkamp’s goal in 1998. The world will remember this goal forever.

Football is evolving and you can no longer play the same attacking football as you did 20 years ago. I was criticized for this, but football developed in this direction. I’m not just talking about defense. We press, we push the game,” Van Gaal said, according to Agerpres.

Lionel Scaloni expects a good match

The coach of the Argentina national team is convinced that the two teams will play beautiful football and says that he will give everything for victory.

“What Van Gaal is saying is not a revelation. Holland is a very balanced team. Everyone attacks and everyone defends. A few years ago, you could think of five players who only attack. Football is different today. But tomorrow’s match will be very good.

Let’s see what they will do. We are used to opponents coming up with different things. Sometimes we come across a personal mark on Messi. We might make some changes as well.

I told people to enjoy the game, their team. We will give everything for our country. I hope the result will please us,” said Lionel Scaloni, reports Agerpres.