According to Gabriel,Lionel Messi stopped treating like Jesus Christ, and Argentina will win the World Cup later this year. be a true competitor. Batistuta.
Messi is unquestionably Argentina's talisman and will carry the country's expectations when he travels to Qatar for his 2022 World Cup in November. The 35-year-old forward has scored 86 goals in 162 appearances for his country since his debut in 2005 and is highly regarded in Argentina for his contributions to the side.
He was a hero when La Albiceleste won the Copa Americalast year, but that success was far from Messi's standard in an Argentinian shirt. The Paris Saint-Germain star has suffered many heartbreaks as part of a team that finished runner-up in the Copa America three times and lost to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final.
Messi has felt the burden of the nation in the past, even briefly retiring after losing to Chile in the 2016 Copa America final, but Batistuta is now in the situation. I feel that is different. Under manager Lionel Scaroni, the team is more balanced and therefore less dependent on Messi to create magic.
"It's been giving Messi a long time. Batistuta told La Nacion. "We've been doing damage for a long time. Now it's changed. , because I felt free with these guys.
Having Messi's star-quality players meant that the other 10 players on the team were working hard to get him the ball. It can be both a blessing and a curse, given that Batistuta is Argentina's second-highest goalscorer with 56 goals in 78 appearances, behind only Messi, who has Similar to how they played under Pep Guardiola's management in Barcelona
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Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)You know what it's like to feel like someone expects you to do everything??" he said. "What if we all did it? It sounds different. And it feels different. Messi is not stupid, if he plays at that level he is not stupid. Do you want to go to Messi and play for Guardiola's Barcelona? Ask if he shared everything with great players, or if he played alone and scored all his goals. Back then, Messi, who scored five goals against Estonia in June's friendly, feels at home in Scaroni's squad: "We have a great group here. People love me so much." I am very grateful.”In March, when asked about his future, he said.
“Every time I come to Argentina, I am energized. After winning the Copa America, there was a lot more. A win helps make everything better and easier.” Argentina will be in Group C of the World Cup, where they will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
