During his time as a footballer, Martín Demichelis not only had a successful career in Europe but also played for many years in the Argentine National Team.. In fact, he was part of that great generation that reached three finals in a row but could not crown it with a title. And he was also a great leader. Proof of this is Lionel Messi’s incredible revelation about a piece of advice that River’s coach gave him and that changed his career.
Demichelis debuted in 2005 in the national team and played in three South American Qualifiers, the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and the 2015 Copa América. In that period, he shared many experiences with Messi, who to this day still remembers him not as just another player, but on the contrary, as the person responsible for an important decision that the star made and that changed his sporting life for the better.
Martín Demichelis’ advice to Lionel Messi
In an interview with Juan Pablo Varsky for Clank Media, Messi recalled one of the keys that allowed him to sustain an entire career at the highest level. “Today I give much more importance to food and physical care, In 2014 I understood that I had to make a change, I felt that I was not feeling well and that I could get much more performance out of my physique as well. There, Martín Demichelis introduced me to a doctor, whom I went to for a couple of years.“, revealed the 10th.
And followed: “I learned a lot with him. Then I added and changed things, going back to doing things I did before.“. The Inter Miami footballer highlighted the importance of having these habits when it comes to being an elite athlete, but explained that ““It depends a lot on the trust of the person who is guiding you and trying to help you and knowing how to know your body, knowing what is good for you and what is not.”.
In that sense, Messi confessed: “I tried to grow in that aspect too, in care and prevention., in doing hamstring prevention work, I have had many injuries there. Do strength work, which I have not done in my career, I did not do much leg work, gym work and well, adding everything I can helps to continue performing“.
With Monday’s newspaper, it is clear that the decision improved his career, taking into account that a decade later the captain of the Argentine National Team is still the best player in the world and achieved all the individual and collective goals he set for himself. And although he recognized that having all that care “It doesn’t mean that you won’t get injured or that things won’t happen to you.“He remarked that”it is important to prevent“.
Martín Demichelis’ numbers in the Argentine National Team
Micho disputed 51 matches with the national team shirt and converted two goalsone of them in the 2-0 victory against Greece, in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The breakdown shows that of the total, 22 matches were in the framework of friendlies, 18 in South American Qualifiers, 8 in World Cups and 3 in Copa América.
