Javier Mascherano He is well remembered in the Argentine team for his dedication and sacrifice in every game he played. In addition, the ‘Jefecito’ was part of the generation that made the ‘Albiceleste’ their World Champion and twice played the final of the Copa América.
In an interview with FIFA, Mascherano referred to his former teammate in Barcelona and the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, in addition, he was encouraged to say how he sees the “Albiceleste” 5 months after the start of the World Cup.
“Leo’s case is different, because he is a different player. The experience made Messi become a total player, today he is capable of registering things that he could not when he was young, but he is still as decisive as he was at that time. Experience is useful to him, he has become a total player over the years ”he expressed.
“It is normal that when a player manages to acquire enough experience to realize all the things he has to do on the court, the body does not allow it. At that point you see something you want to do but the body doesn’t respond because the legs go slower, that’s why most of the time the experience doesn’t end up being very useful”he added.
Finally, he referred to the Argentine team. “You see a good energy, a very united group that does things with joy and they are capable of transmitting it to the field. The team is in a good moment and manages to win, this logically makes the Argentine fan get behind the team, it seems barbaric to me. They have been playing good football for a long time and giving that feeling of a sure team that knows what it is doing”.
“I think that having won the Copa América made the team loosen up and take off many ties that didn’t even belong to them, we had been dragging it from other generations. Having won it can be an incentive to have a good World Cup”ended.
Source: Elcomercio
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