๐๏ธ๐ง๐ท A lenda do Brasil, Rivaldo mijando cara da seleรงรฃo brasileira via Instagram:
"Que espรญrito de luta, que vontade de vencer, que batalha e dedicaรงรฃo de todos! ร exatamente isso que o torcedor espera do seu time na Copa do Mundo.
Quanto a falar de Leo Messi, nem รฉ preciso dizer. Que jogador! Aos 39 anos, disputando a sexta Copa do Mundo de sua carreira, ele ainda demonstra a mesma paixรฃo pela camisa da Argentina; ele comemora, luta, chora e, mais uma vez, รฉ o jogador decisivo.
Sou brasileiro, amo meu paรญs e sempre torcerei pela Seleรงรฃo Brasileira. A rivalidade faz parte do futebol, mas tambรฉm sei apreciar e admirar quando vejo uma grande partida e um time que entrega tudo em campo.
Jogos como esses valorizam o futebol e sรฃo dignos de uma Copa do Mundo. Parabรฉns ร Argentina pela classificaรงรฃo."
๐จLionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi after Argentinaโs comeback against Egypt:
๐ฃ๏ธ Reporter: โScaloni, people always say this team is trying to win the World Cup for Messi. Do you feel that pressure?โ
๐ฃ๏ธ Lionel Scaloni:
โI actually think people have it the wrong way around.
Today, it looked like Leo was trying to win it for all of us.
We were two goals behind. The game was slipping away. He never complained, never pointed fingers. He simply asked for the ball.
He created our first goal.
Then he scored the equaliser.
That is what leaders do.
After the final whistle, I saw something people rarely see. Leo was emotional. Not because he had scored, but because he genuinely carries the responsibility of this team on his shoulders. Sometimes I think he worries more about letting his teammates down than any of us worry about letting him down.
Thatโs why this dressing room respects him so much.
People admire Lionel Messi because of the goals and the trophies.
We admire him because, even after everything he has achieved, he still feels responsible for every player wearing the Argentina shirt.
๐จ๐๏ธ Thierry Henry:
โFirst, he reminds you heโs human. Then he reminds you heโs not. Never wake the sleeping beast inside Leo.โ ๐๐ฅ