KANSAS CITY (Special Envoy).- Lionel Messi’s World Cup start gave Argentina much more than six points. It confirmed his relevance, his physical condition, his ability to decide matches, and a scoring voracity that, even at the highest demand of the World Cup, surpasses the numbers he brought at the end of the MLS season. Messi, one day away from turning 39, remains the most game-changing player of the world champion national team. And there appears a paradox hard to ignore: while the captain is experiencing the best World Cup start of his career, Argentina once again depended too much on him.
The promise, the star, the captain, the savior, the champion, the legend. Lionel Messi has been all that and much more throughout his six World Cups. He has also been different versions of himself. The son who traveled accompanied by his parents, the young man who listened to the veterans, the leader who carried all the responsibilities, and the veteran who learned to share them. What he never stopped being was the footballer around whom the recent history of the national team revolved. The one who turned the dream of generations into reality. The one who always delivers with the Argentine jersey.
The Argentine national team trained again this Tuesday in Kansas City, after the 2-0 victory against Austria, with a brace from Lionel Messi, which secured qualification and first place in Group J, with Algeria’s win in the early morning. While the players who accumulated the most minutes did regenerative work, Lionel Scaloni began to outline an alternative team for Saturday’s match against Jordan on the last matchday of the group stage, with the aim of managing workloads and giving playing time to those who have had less participation in the tournament so far.
The practice had a differentiated dynamic. The players who did not participate in the previous match held a football session, while the rest of the squad walked around the field and performed recovery exercises. The delegation will train again this Wednesday afternoon, already with an eye on the final group stage match.
Meanwhile, in other World Cup matches, Jude Bellingham was chosen as the man of the match in England, but surprised when receiving the award: «I didn’t deserve it to be honest. It should go to one of the Ghana boys who defended so well.» A gesture that makes a difference.
Colombia, for its part, held on to a narrow victory in a match they dominated almost from start to finish, but ended up suffering more than expected at the end. Néstor Lorenzo’s team was vastly superior in possession and chances, although the scoreline remained minimal until the end.
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Para mí Messi es el único que la rompe, dejense de joder con la dependencia. La Scaloneta es Messi y 10 muertos, los zurdos que critican son un cáncer, no entienden nada. Messi goleador y punto, los demás que corran. Vamos Argentina carajo!
che y la scaloneta messi la rompe otra vez pero el resto no aparece ni pa l chiste dependencia total del 10 una paja y pensar q hay boludos q dicen q no la necesita mientras tanto los otros equipos se rien necesitamos un tecnico de verdad no un amiguero