05/30/2021 18:59
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 05/30/2021 19:10
Lionel Messi has been in Argentina since last Wednesday and has not left the bubble that was set up in the Ezeiza field so that the players of the National Team remain isolated while waiting for the two qualifying matches that await him in the coming days. .
And this Sunday, through an interview broadcast by the Twitter account of the national team, he told how he is living this particular situation of confinement and expressed his concern about the health situation in Argentina.
"I am happy to be here again with all the boys. It is a strange, different situation, for which we have to live. We cannot have a normal coexistence, but little by little we are getting together to work and prepare for the Playoff games that both are very difficult, "he emphasized
And he continued: "We try to follow all the recommendations. In the last call it was something similar. But now the situation has worsened because of what is happening in the country. We are bad. There are many infected. We are trying to accommodate ourselves and do everything we can. they say to be all well "
# SelecciónMayor The captain of @Argentina, Lionel #Messi, spoke today regarding the next commitments.
Here, the first part 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/EL65KFlP31
- Argentina National Team 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) May 30, 2021
Messi also spoke about Chile, Argentina's first rival on this double date heading to Qatar 2022, with whom he will play on Thursday at 9 p.m. in Santiago del Estero.
"Chile is a very great team, with great players. Although they have a new coach and they didn't have many games, they have a base of experienced players with some new guys who joined, just like us. They are a growing team and very competitive, "said the player who still has a contract with Barcelona.
On the other hand, Messi was "excited" with the possibility of playing a good role in the Copa América that will begin on June 13.
"I am very excited, with a lot of desire to try to do things well. I think that in the last Copa América we left a good image. But we cannot stay with that and we have to continue growing. The last two qualifying games were good too. , but unfortunately a long time has passed since then and we have to try to get back on that path as quickly as possible and continue growing, "he said.
# SelecciónMayor Second part of Lionel's statements #Messi from the concentration of @Argentina.
pic.twitter.com/J4YvVyPQSF
- Argentina National Team 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) May 30, 2021
And he completed: "It is always an illusion, a special competition with the National Team, whatever it is, we always want to win, that is always the goal. The truth is that the boys are very eager, the older ones too, with the same or more, and something very nice was generated. I think there is a very united group with a very large base that has already been working since the Scaloni cycle began. With guys who joined at the last minute. The truth is that a group was put together very good. And that's the idea: to build a strong group for the challenges that lie ahead ".