Messi: "The current team reminds me of the one of 2014 in its mental strength" - voila! sport

Summary of Argentina's 0:3 win over Jamaica, including a double by Leo Messi (Sport 1)

The Argentina national team announced last night (Friday) its squad for the World Cup in Qatar, and now everything is set and ready for what will be the last World Cup in Lionel Messi's illustrious career.

If he finishes it with the trophy, he will sign his name in golden letters in the history books of the industry, which only increases the pressure level.

"We try to isolate ourselves from the environment," he admitted in an interview he gave to "Ola".

"Even though the expectations are very high, we try to be realistic. The World Cup is very difficult. Everything will go wrong in every game, and we will not win the title on the first day, as we Argentinians usually think. It is a mistake to think about the round of 16 already, you have to think about the first game. It's important to start on the right foot, because it will give us some peace. In the previous World Cup, we thought about the knockout stages too early."

Messi was asked what lessons he learned over the years from the various World Cups in which he took part: "At first I was very young, I wanted to play more. In 2014 we were very good, an unforgettable experience, and it was clear that the most important thing is a united and strong team. This is what brings you to your goals . I see many points of similarity between the current team and that of 2014, in terms of the squad and mental strength. This is very important."

moment of truth.

Messi (Photo: GettyImages, Elsa)

"Like in the whole country, there is a lot of pressure in my family," admitted the Paris Saint-Germain star.

"Mainly with Antonella, but also with Thiago. He constantly watches videos of the national team, and also sees the opponents. He is under pressure. It puts a lot of pressure on me. We are going to fight, I have no doubt that we will not give up for a moment. I hope God will help us." .

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