Lloyd expects uphill struggle

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The 53-year-old has led the British team since 2006 and must face a strong South American line-up without British number one Andy Murray.

The 20-year-old has withdrawn from the tie because of a strained right knee, hurting Britain's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals, and Lloyd told PA Sport: "Beating Argentina is going to be the toughest challenge of my career and the players' careers."

Lloyd insisted the most important thing he wants to take back to Europe after the weekend's tie is the experience of playing as visitors in front of more than 14,000 fans cheering for Argentina.

He said: "It is a learning experience for us. We couldn't have had a tougher draw, but in the World Group you have to accept that it is difficult when you don't have the number one player in your team and you don't have so many good players as Argentina.

"Obviously there is a big difference with not having Andy Murray as he brings a lot of experience to our team, so now it's difficult. There's no question.

"However, I have played Davis Cup for 14 or 15 years, played a lot of matches in a lot of countries where it was very tough and we try to tell the players that this is an occasion that if you win, it will be unbelievable and if you lose, it will be unbelievable too. It's an experience they may never have in their career again.

"You play against one of the best teams in the world with a very passionate crowd. This is what the Davis Cup is all about. You either enjoy it or you are scared of it. We'll have to make sure that our players enjoy the occasion and go out there and have fun. Even if they lose."