Messi: self-criticism for hand-to-hand :: Olé

The first words of Lionel Messi After the 2-0 victory against Canada, in the Copa América debut, they sought to avoid appearing euphoric but satisfied. And with a special self-criticism for the hand-in-hand that he did not specify

“Thinking about it, now, I should have finished hard and tried something else, I was unlucky that it hit him in the head, it was a shame. The important thing is that we won, beyond the fact that we are not satisfied with everything,” he said. Leo

“We knew it was going to be like this because of what Canada is capable of. It was a game as we expected, very hard, very physical, in the first half we had few spaces, they were intense, physically strong. Luckily we found the goal quickly in the second half. We could have played better but it was complicated,” he said.

“We have been doing this for a long time, we have the patience to have the ball, to move it from one side to the other. Sometimes it was difficult to find the spaces. But most of the rivals play differently against us. You have to be patient and have control when the opportunities arrive,” Leo explained.

“Canada has fast and intense players. It was difficult for us in the first half, the court didn’t help much either. There were a host of things that made the game difficult,” he added.

“At halftime we talked about changing the line of three for the start and finding spaces. The goal changed the game a little, gave peace of mind and we had chances to define it. The important thing is that we started with a victory,” he said.

“We tried the same regardless of the state of the field, it became very complicated because they closed the spaces and With this court you needed more time to control and score the balls that are difficult“he explained.

Furthermore, he did not give importance to being the footballer with the most appearances in the history of the Copa América (35). “I am happy to be able to be there, participate in an official competition in the National Team. I am not one to focus on records, I enjoy this Copa América and we will always try to give our best, trying to give the best of each one.”

“It is very important, the first time with Scaloni we started winning and it gives us extra peace of mind. Now we face Chile, we have two very tough games left in the group, starting with a win and settling in with three points gives peace of mind,” he concluded.