ATLANTA: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni saluted his team’s never-say-die mentality after another come-from-behind victory on Wednesday powered them past England into the World Cup final.
Scaloni said his team had scented victory as England sat back after taking a 1-0 lead in their semifinal in Atlanta and went for broke to secure a deserved 2-1 win.
“I think that this team plays the best when we are facing adversity,” Scaloni said. “We had a challenging game, a challenging situation.
“There was blood in the water, and we went for it. That’s the feeling that I was getting.
“You just have to keep going. We hit the crossbar. We hit the post, and it just couldn’t go in. There’s six or seven chances, but I’m very pleased about that because the team fought to the very end, and I think this is critical.”
