Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has hailed Lionel Messi’s unwavering commitment and influence. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Warning that the path to defending the World Cup will remain difficult despite Argentina’s strong start, Scaloni hailed his captain’s work without the ball at 39.
He added that Messi‘s positive performance will always have an impact on the entire squad.
His words, “When Leo gets going, everyone gets going, and that’s a credit to the team. Even when the team was struggling, he worked hard, he won the ball back for the goal, he was committed. That’s what he generates, it’s impressive. I don’t know what else to say, and I don’t know if it’s enough.
The people get excited seeing the team, seeing how they compete and enjoy themselves. There are a lot of teams that can be world champions and they’re going to compete. Some of the big teams are going to win, we’re going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be tough for everyone.
It was similar to the match against Algeria, against an opponent with high-caliber players who make things difficult and are in good physical condition. There are things to correct, but winning makes everything easier. I’m convinced that when the opponent tried to make things difficult for us, I’m not so sure if that superiority translated into shots on goal.”
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Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.
With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).
He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
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