00:00What are your minimum expectations on the field for the tournament?
00:04It's about to win because I come from Argentina and then from Europe, from England
00:12and we are so competitive and that is in our blood.
00:18Also knowing that it's going to be difficult but I think our mentality is about to win every single game
00:27and to compete with not fears and thinking that we can beat any team.
00:35That means though, logically, you think you can win the entire tournament?
00:40That is important to really believe that we can compete in our best
00:45and then with our quality to try to be intelligent in the way that you build the team
00:51and how you are going to compete.
00:53Again, these big teams talking about Spain, talking about Argentina, talking about England.
01:00I think we can. We can be very competitive and create and build a very good team to compete.
01:09And then win or no win depends on the many factors but I think the mentality is about to win.
01:16That is the culture that we are creating in the Federation after one year.
01:20We are so happy about how we are translating this mentality.
01:25And has it taken some time to build that culture?
01:29Always take time.
01:31Build culture is the most difficult thing because you need to have the capacity to build and know what you need to do.
01:39I think always take time but I think we are in a very good way.
01:44I think we are going to arrive on time.
01:46I think today the team is completely different than one year ago for different reasons.
01:53And we are so happy in the way that we are in the moment.
01:57Maybe we are still not ready but I think in the next few months I think we are going to be ready.
02:04The most important is to arrive in your best moment when the competition starts.
02:09How close do you think you are to knowing your best XI and the squad that you will take to the tournament?
02:16I think that is not important because the most important is the 26th player that will be in the roster.
02:27And I seem to create this communion and that feeling in between the whole group is the most important.
02:36And then it is going to be about who will arrive in the last moment in the best form.
02:45Because that is going to be the key.
02:47My selection or our selection to pick the best starting level.
02:51Because it is not only about names.
02:55You can have a very good player that competes and is very good but he does not arrive in a good moment.
03:00Maybe another teammate is better.
03:03You need to pick and be fair in your selection.
03:07That is why for me the most important is how we are growing now like a group and the mentality.
03:14And in the way that we are evolving, in the way that we want to apply our concept, in the way that we want to play and compete.
03:19When they lifted the trophy Donald Trump stayed in and he was there celebrating with Rhys James.
03:26Did you find that quite amusing? And what chance of Maurizio Pochettino lifting the Jules Rommet trophy and Donald Trump standing right next to him?
03:35For sure, in case to win, I will give the trophy and he can lift the trophy. For sure. No problem for me.
03:47No, it was really nice. I think the president was there and supporting soccer. Massive event.
03:58I think it is true that maybe he is not a football person or soccer person.
04:08He was a little bit in a situation where he did not know what to do really. But yeah, it was funny. It was funny and that is America. That is America.
04:19Have you met him yet or do you expect to meet the president? No, not yet. Not yet. We will see now in the draw if there is a possibility to meet him and to say hello.
04:28For sure he is going to be in Washington. Maybe we will have the opportunity to see.
04:33And when you meet him, what will be your message to him about how the US government can grow the game of, as they call it out there, soccer?
04:43No, I think it is difficult to know when you meet a president of the USA, what they are going to prepare to tell and then if you have the possibility to talk.
04:56That is going to be, you know, very difficult. I think you need to improvise and to say if you need to tell something.
05:06But I think in case to meet him, I think I'm going to say thank you for everything that he is doing for the soccer in America and continues with the support.
05:17I think that is great because he is showing his support to football and soccer.
05:24And I think it is only to say thank you. I think it is not the moment in case to meet, to talk about, you know, different strategies and other people is around to talk.
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