Argentina trainer Mario Ledesma indicated he would like to stay in control of the national group as he revealed to a disappointing World Cup campaign.
The Pumas didnt leave it from their pool for the first time since 2003, dropping out to France and England in Pool C, nevertheless ended their championship in Kumagaya on Wednesday with a victory on the USA.
The eligibility of Argentina was ensured by the outcome for the 2023 World Cup but was little consolation.
Asked about his potential, Ledesma said:Lots of critics I confronted but it is really important to get a great perspective later on.
We have played our game , we had a red card at the England match, so we have to look back on a lot of things. We can not just look forward in one way.
As trainer I work on tactics and ability, control player feelings and possess cohesion from the group and bring in different forces from outside too.
We have to consider every stage, therefore we need to head out of our country and play many matches to improve and to view different sport to learn from these .
Ledesma insisted qualification for this tournaments next edition hadnt been a motivation.
Motivation comes from within us, he explained. Weve worked hard for the last week and prepared in the previous week.
There were young players playing and there may be some players not in another World Cup, so it is their last match and they are not worried about qualification to the World Cup in France.
US coach Gary Gold believes his side have improved despite finishing bottom of Pool C without any points over the duration of the competition.
Im just disappointed in the result but really proud of this effort in the guys, he said. I believe even the biggest cynic could see how hard the guys tried and just how hard they worked.
We had an incredible chance to make the most of this scoreboard and we did not, unfortunately, dent at that instant in time. That rugby works. Its a game of momentum.
I think that will include the longer time we spend together and the more time we perform together. I really do believe we have improved game on game
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