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🚨Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s comeback against Egypt: 🗣️ Reporter: “Scaloni, people always say this team is trying to win the World Cup for Messi. Do you feel that pressure?” 🗣️ Lionel Scaloni: “I 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. That’s 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.

UTD_Seth001's tweet photo. 🚨Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s comeback against Egypt:

🗣️ Reporter: “Scaloni, people always say this team is trying to win the World Cup for Messi. Do you feel that pressure?”

🗣️ Lionel Scaloni:

“I 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.

That’s 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.

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Irisha. @Artqur

3 days ago

The way they cherished and treated him like a treasure. 🥺🩷

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@JossyFCB

3 days ago

🚨🎙️ Julián Álvarez on how Argentina treats Lionel Messi: “People think we take care of Messi because of everything he's won. That's not the reason. We take care of him because he has spent his entire career taking care of Argentina. When you share a dressing room with him, you quickly understand that he never asks to be treated differently. In fact, he's usually the first one to joke around, the first one to congratulate a teammate, and the last person to make anything about himself. That's exactly why everyone naturally wants to protect him. If Messi loses the ball, the first thought isn't, 'Why did he lose it?' It's, 'Let's win it back for Leo.' That's the mentality of this team. We know that one touch, one pass, or one moment from him can change everything. So if we have to run an extra five or ten metres to give him that chance, we'll do it every single time. For us, Messi isn't just the captain. He's the heartbeat of Argentina. Wearing the same shirt as the greatest player in history isn't pressure. It's a privilege that we'll be telling our children about for the rest of our lives.”