Hard work and humility the key, says Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella
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Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella spoke of his “great joy” after his side beat the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties in Sao Paulo on Wednesday to reach the World Cup final.
“It’s a great joy. It was a very difficult, very close match,” said Sabella, whose side will face Germany in Sunday’s final in Rio de Janeiro.
“Some of our players are sore, beaten, tired - the results of a war, so to speak.
I'm proud to be a part of this group. They are all phenomenons
“I’m happy. We’re in the final. We’ll see what we can do with one day less recovery time [compared to Germany] and after penalties.
“But we’ll give everything: humility, hard work, 100 per cent. We’ll see if that’s enough for us to win.”
Lionel Messi posted on his social media pages: "I’m proud to be a part of this group. They are all phenomenons, what a match they played.
"What madness. We are in the final. Let’s enyoy it, it is just a litle step more."
Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero repelled penalties from Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder in the penalty shootout after a cagey stalemate finished 0-0 following extra time at the Corinthians Arena.