“This group is crazy, we did it,” Lionel Messi’s JOVIAL interview after Argentina edges closer to his prolonged dream
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Lionel Messi and his World Cup dream are more transparent than it ever could be. After trashing Poland, Mexico, Netherlands and Croatia, Argentina is all set to face France/Morocco in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Messi is now on level terms with Mbappe on the World Cup’s top scorer list with 5 a piece.
In a recent interview with Buenos Aires Times, Lionel Messi expressed the confidence which is oozing out of the Argentine National squad. The fans could see the vintage Messi on the field against Croatia as the skipper was masterful. He defined his squad as a crazy group who wanted to hold the world cup what so ever. The squad members have also said that they want to win the World Cup for their ‘La Pulga’.
The 7-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi said, “A lot of things are going through my head, it’s very exciting to see all this. As we said from the start, to see all these people, our family, during the whole World Cup, it is incredible what we’ve experienced. We’re going for the last game [of the tournament], which is what we wanted,”
“Even though we started off with a loss, we were confident that this group was going to pull it off. We asked people to trust us because we knew what we are. This group is crazy, we did it, we did it, we are going to play one more final,” Lionel Messi added, as quoted by Buenos Aires Times.
Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona, who wore the No. 10 better?
Diego Maradona could not only be the greatest ever No.10 for Argentina but the greatest ever player to wear the #10 jersey. While plenty other modern-day stars have scored more goals and broken more records, Diego made an entire country or perhaps a continent watch the sport of football.
From a reverse step over to in-game rabona, Diego Maradona was the first person to do it all. Not only was he a footballing genius but also was a great leader who had immense passion and charisma to lead Argentina against European giants. Given his relatively small height and low center of gravity only meant he could twist, turn and accelerate incredibly quickly.
Perhaps the only thing distancing Maradona with Messi is the triumph they have achieved in international football. Safe to say, Lionel Messi is undeniably the greatest ever natural footballer this sport has ever witnessed. From winning the Cope America silverware couple of years ago, to leading his team in Qatar-if LM10 does win the golden trophy, he might acclaim himself as the most prestigious, celebrated and accomplished player.
In the seven games for Argentina in the 2022 World Cup, Messi wasn’t just about dribbling, link-up play, vision and ability to thread a through-ball that no-one else could see but he rose when the odds were settled against his team.
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