Win delights Sabella

New Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella was counting the positives after his team pulled off a 1-0 friendly victory over an improving Venezuela in his debut match on Friday.
Sabella, 56, replaced the under-fire Sergio Batista after Argentina's quarterfinal exit to Uruguay in the Copa America in July.
Immediately afterwards, Sabella declared his main task would be to restore pride in the South American giants as they prepare to open their 2014 World Cup campaign in October.
Argentina, two-time World Cup winners, have not won any trophy at the senior level since their Copa America victory way back in 1993.
Sabella has not had much time with his team as most of the players have been away playing in foreign leagues, but that did not come in the way of his side securing a winning start for their coach.
"I am really happy to start out with a win," Sabella said at the post-match news conference in Kolkata late Friday.
"We have been together only for three days. We will need a lot of time on the training field for better understanding.
"There were a lot of positives to be taken from our performance although we were a little slow in counter-attacks. We need to think out ways to improve on that too."
"I like to play with a lot of midfielders and keep possession, play a lot of passes amongst ourselves and in that regard I think we did well. I will give my team six out of 10," Sabella said.
The coach was full of praise for star striker Lionel Messi, who created many chances and set up the late winner after a goal-less first half, in what was his first game as captain of the national side.
"Messi is the best player not just for me, the team but the entire world. And I think he showed that again today," the coach said.
"In our history in every generation we get a great player in Argentina, now Leo is that exceptional player. Everywhere he goes there is a crowd to see him because it can be a life-changing experience."