Lionel Messi when asked about potentially becoming the player with the most goals and most assists in World Cup history tonight against Austria:
🗣️ “Honestly, records were never the reason I started playing football. When I was a child, I only dreamed about playing, competing, and wearing Argentina's shirt.”
“If one goal or one assist brings me closer to those records, of course it is something beautiful and something I will always be proud of. But the truth is that my focus has always been on helping the team and making Argentina stronger.”
“What makes me happiest is not thinking about numbers. What makes me happiest is seeing my teammates celebrate, seeing our fans smile, and knowing we are moving forward together as a group.”
“I have been lucky enough to play in many World Cups, alongside incredible teammates who helped me throughout this journey. Records like these are never achieved alone.”
“If those moments come tonight, then it will be something special for my family, my teammates, and everyone who has supported me throughout my career. But the most important thing will always be Argentina winning.”
“At the end of the day, goals and assists are remembered. But what stays forever is fighting for your country, competing for your people, and leaving everything on the pitch every single time you wear this badge.”
“If history comes tonight, it comes. If it doesn't, nothing changes. The dream remains the same helping Argentina achieve something special.”
🎙️ Zlatan Ibrahimović, Arjantin’in Avusturya galibiyetinin ardından Lionel Messi’nin etkisi hakkında:
“Messi’yi izlemeye takıntılıyım.
Bunun nedeni arkadaşım olması değil.
Nostalji de değil.
Çünkü bunca yılın ardından hâlâ bir futbolcunun, topa her dakika dokunmadan bir maçı nasıl kontrol edebildiğini anlamaya çalışıyorum.
Bugün Arjantin’i izledim ve dikkatimi çeken ilk şey skor olmadı.
Messi hareket ettiğinde Avusturya’nın verdiği tepkiydi.
Sola attığı tek bir adımda savunmacılar onu takip ediyor.
Orta sahaya doğru biraz geriye geldiğinde takımın bütün dizilişi değişiyor.
Omzunun üzerinden attığı tek bir bakış… ve panik başlıyor.
Bu futbol değil.
Bu psikolojik savaş.
İşte bu yüzden insanlar onu sadece gol ve asistlerle değerlendirdiğinde gülüyorum.
Çünkü izledikleri şeyi gerçekten anlamıyorlar.
Messi sadece Arjantin’in en iyi oyuncusu değil.
O, Arjantin’in sistemi.
O, onların özgüveni.
O, onların inancı.
Takım arkadaşlarının sahaya çıkarken imkânsızın mümkün olduğuna inanmasının sebebi o.
İnsanlar bana sürekli ‘GOAT’ tartışmasını soruyor.
Hangi tartışma?
Cidden.
Hangi tartışma?
Benim için ortada bir tartışma yok.
Bu tartışma televizyonların içeriğe, sosyal medyanın ise kavgalara ihtiyaç duyması nedeniyle var.
Ben futbol izlediğimde bir tartışma görmüyorum.
Messi’yi görüyorum.
Sonra da geri kalan herkesi.
Bu, diğer efsanelerin olağanüstü olmadığı anlamına gelmiyor.
Sadece hiçbir oyuncunun bir maçı, bir takımı ve tüm bir futbol neslini Messi’nin etkilediği şekilde etkilediğini görmedim.
Ve bugün bunu bir kez daha hatırlattı.
Hat-trick yapmasına gerek yoktu.
40 metreden gol atmasına da gerek yoktu.
Sadece Lionel Messi olması yetti.
Ve bir anda Arjantin tamamen farklı bir takım gibi görünmeye başladı.
İşte büyüklük budur.
Her şeyin sana bağlı olması değil.
Sen oradayken herkesin daha iyi hale gelmesi.
Kariyerimde büyük oyunculara karşı oynadım.
Büyük oyuncularla aynı takımda oynadım.
Ama Messi, izleyip de içimden gerçekten:
‘Bu normal değil.’
dediğim tek oyuncu oldu.
Üstelik en korkutucu tarafı şu:
Rakipler onun ne yapacağını çok iyi biliyor.
Ama yine de onu durduramıyorlar.
Bu yüzden artık karşılaştırmalarla vakit kaybetmiyorum.
Bazı oyuncular efsane olur.
Bazıları ikon olur.
Messi ise kendine ait bir kategoriye dönüştü.
Ve bugünkü performansın ardından bana hâlâ tüm zamanların en büyük futbolcusunun kim olduğunu soruyorsanız…
Yanlış soruyu soruyorsunuz.
Doğru soru şu:
Futbol bir daha onun gibi bir oyuncu üretebilecek mi?”
🚨🇦🇷 Lionel Messi when asked how many World Cup goals he can reach: “I am tired now, I’m not thinking about that. I just want to enjoy the win with my teammates”.
🚨 Rio Ferdinand on Lionel Messi's performances at the World Cup so far:
🗣 “Watching Messi at this World Cup feels like watching the 2022 World Cup all over again. It's the same story, the same impact, the same man carrying the expectations of an entire nation and delivering when it matters most."
Just think about it for a second,every Argentina goal in this tournament has come through Messi. He's scored every single one. At his age, on the biggest stage in football, that's absolutely ridiculous.
We always talk about talent, but what separates Messi is the longevity. Year after year, tournament after tournament, he keeps turning up and producing moments that nobody else can. Most players slow down with age; Messi is still deciding games and leading his country.
I don't think people fully appreciate how difficult that is. Defenders know everything about him, teams set up specifically to stop him, yet he still finds a way to be the difference.
"And that's why, for me, he's the greatest footballer we've ever seen. Not just because of the trophies, not just because of the goals, but because of the level he's maintained for so long."
"If Argentina are among the favourites to win this World Cup, a huge reason is him. His presence gives the entire team belief, and when you've got a player like Messi in this kind of form, anything is possible.”
Messi accidentally celebrated the goal with TyC Argentina journalist Joaquin Bruno.
Joaquin Bruno: "To this moment, I'm still shaking... Leo came over here to celebrate the second goal, he saw me screaming in celebration, so he came closer and shook my hand... I touched his hands! I honestly can't believe it."
"I need a photo of the celebration. Someone must have taken one, right? I need it."
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🚨🎙️ Pep Guardiola was asked:
“Who is the GOAT between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?”
🗣️ Pep Guardiola smiled:
“Honestly, I don't like this debate anymore because people always want a five-second answer for a question that deserves five hours.”
🗣️ “The moment you say Messi, Ronaldo fans get angry. The moment you say Ronaldo, Messi fans get angry.”
🗣️ “Football is not social media. Football is not about choosing a side in ten seconds.”
🗣️ “To understand greatness, you have to understand football first.”
🗣️ “Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest competitors I have ever seen in any sport.”
🗣️ “His mentality is unbelievable. His discipline is unbelievable. The way he transformed himself from a winger into the greatest goalscorer football has ever seen is something that should be studied.”
🗣️ “You don't score that many goals by accident.”
🗣️ “You don't dominate England, Spain, Italy and international football by accident.”
🗣️ “Cristiano earned every single achievement he has.”
🗣️ “But then there is Messi.”
🗣️ “And this is where the conversation changes.”
🗣️ “When I coached Messi, I realized very quickly that I wasn't looking at a normal football player.”
🗣️ “I was looking at football itself.”
🗣️ “There are players who score goals.”
🗣️ “There are players who create goals.”
🗣️ “There are players who control matches.”
🗣️ “Messi does all three at the same time.”
🗣️ “People see the goals.”
🗣️ “I see the passes nobody else sees.”
🗣️ “I see the spaces nobody else understands.”
🗣️ “I see the decisions that change games before anyone realizes what happened.”
🗣️ “That's why I always laugh when people compare football only through statistics.”
🗣️ “Football is much deeper than statistics.”
🗣️ “If football was only about goals, then maybe the debate would be different.”
🗣️ “But football is also creativity.”
🗣️ “Football is intelligence.”
🗣️ “Football is influence.”
🗣️ “Football is making everyone around you better.”
🗣️ “And for me, nobody has ever done that better than Messi.”
🗣️ “Can Ronaldo be called one of the greatest ever?”
🗣️ “Of course.”
🗣️ “Without any doubt.”
🗣️ “But if you ask me personally, if you ask me honestly, if you ask me as somebody who watched Messi every day…”
🗣️ “Then my answer is Lionel Messi.”
🗣️ “Not because Ronaldo isn't incredible.”
🗣️ “He is.”
🗣️ “Not because Ronaldo didn't change football.”
🗣️ “He did.”
🗣️ “But because Messi changed the way football is understood.”
🗣️ “That is a different level.”
🗣️ “And maybe some Ronaldo fans will criticize me for saying this.”
🗣️ “That's okay.”
🗣️ “I respect Cristiano enormously.”
🗣️ “But I cannot ignore what my eyes have seen.”
🗣️ “For many years I watched Messi do things that should not be possible on a football pitch.”
🗣️ “Things that coaches cannot teach.”
🗣️ “Things that defenders cannot stop.”
🗣️ “Things that only belong to geniuses.”
🗣️ “Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players in football history.”
🗣️ “Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer I have ever seen.”
🐐🇦🇷✨
🗣️ “Sometimes the hardest answer to give is also the simplest one.”
🚨Luis Figo on Joao Neves saying Cristiano Ronaldo is just an ordinary player like the rest of his Portugal teammates and Bruno Fernandes dropping a like under his Instagram post.
🗣️ First of all I respect Cristiano Ronaldo for all he's done for our country all these years. He's a Portuguese legend and loved by everyone but I question his leadership abilities.
In Euro 2004 I was still playing for the national team coach along with Deco. Cristiano Ronaldo was the youngest player in the squad. Everyone treated him with love and respect despite being older than him. We saw his abilities on the pitch we gave him passes to do the dirty job.
Today he's above 40 and still playing for the national team. I expected him to play with little selfishness. Against Dr Congo, Bruno Fernandes was in a better position to score. He was calling for him to pass the ball but he shot instead and failed to convert.
I saw many Portuguese citizens blaming Bruno Fernandes for dividing the team but that's not the issue. Cristiano Ronaldo as the Oldest player needs to unite the dressing room with Roberto Martinez.
If you look at the Argentina national team,you will see all the players treating Lionel Messi with respect including the coaches. This isn't because he won 8 Ballon D'ors,no! he's down to the Earth. He knows how to keep his teammates happy on and off the pitch.
Everyone in the Argentina team can sacrifice anything to see him happy because he treats them like a family and not strangers. Cristiano Ronaldo should learn from that. You can have the talent but Character is very important in every field of life.
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