Scaloni: I will be afraid what to do if Messi Angel leaves the team. I hate the feeling of failure

Argentina national team coach Scaloni opened his heart in his official biography and talked about topics such as his fear, mental state and attitude towards defeat.

About Have you ever had a panic attack?

Yes, I have. Well, I don't know if I should say that, because the psychologist can't be sure if it is. The first question I asked him before this Copa America was: "Does these fears I have caused because I lost very little during the entire coaching cycle, or because I was afraid that I would not win the next game?" He told me: "From what I know about you, I think it's because I have won so much, you are at the top now, and you see that even tying this achievement is very difficult, let alone surpass it." I think this does have an impact, but what really affects is the message you convey to the brain. If you instill something negative into the brain, it will receive it. To be honest, for a while I have been instilling negative things in myself: "What if this happens now? Now Di Maria is leaving, when Messi is gone, when Otamendi is gone..."

How do you view victory and failure?

Getting used to victory is a good thing, even if you lose later. You are a winner, you always play to win, not even satisfied with a draw. This is very beautiful. However, I always have a terrible face to fail, although the important thing afterwards is how to get back on my feet, as I have said many times. When I lost, I was the pissed of all.

(I remember) When we arrived in La Coruña for two months, we lost to a team that was still in La Liga at the time, a team from the remote town of Extremadura. On the bus back, my teammates were talking and laughing like nothing happened; I couldn't believe it. In fact, I didn't fall asleep for several days. Over time, I thought I would improve…but I didn’t get better at all.

Does the loss now have the same impact on you?

Today, the impact of failure on me is still the same, and the impact is very big. But afterwards I was the first person to stand up, and that's what really matters. But my psychologist and I are trying to figure out whether my problem lies in the fear of failure. Because the feeling of "what will happen if you lose tomorrow" is very bad. What will happen? Nothing will happen. You just have to stand up and that's it.