The captain of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Messihighlighted last night “patience and control” that his team had to achieve a difficult victory against Canada by 2 to 0 in the debut of the America Cup 2024 of USA.
“We knew it was going to be a game like this. We knew what they were capable of. They are very tough, very physical”revealed Messi in television statements.
“In the first half there were no spaces. They are intense and very strong physically. In the second half we could play better, be a little more comfortable, but it was difficult”analyzed the 36-year-old from Rosario.
About the difficulties that the Argentina To open the scoring in the first stage, the world champion recognized that it is a tendency that the team suffers from the game that the rivals pose and highlighted the virtue of his teammates to be able to convert.
“We have been doing that for a long time. We have the patience to handle the ball, move it from one side to the other, but sometimes it is difficult to find spaces”he added.
“The majority plays us like this, almost all teams have different approaches to us, but we have to continue having patience and control”he sentenced.
Regarding the state of play of the court of the Mercedes Benz Stadiumwhich was the focus of the critics of most of the players in the Selection, Messi said: “It didn’t help much, we needed one more touch to control.”
Likewise, he acknowledged that there was “a host of things that made the game more difficult” and remarked: “We are not satisfied with the game.”
In any case, he highlighted the importance of starting the tournament with a victory: “We were lucky to score the goal in the second half and that gave us peace of mind. It was very important to win this match, it is the first time we have started a competition winning since Scaloni has been here.”
Finally, he referred to the play in which he could have scored a goal after a very good play, but which he did not define in the best way: “I should have hit him hard and tried something else, but that just happened.”
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