🚨🎙️ 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.”
Uno podría afirmar que la probabilidad de dar vuelta el partido en el minuto 79 era aproximadamente 0,16%. Las fuerzas del cielo operan de maneras misteriosas.
The Argentina come back against Egypt is one of the best matches in football history.
I analyzed ~50,000 games with Fable to show just how crazy it was.
Of the 10,138 times that a team has been up 2-0 at 79', only SIXTEEN times (0.16%) did they ever make a come back at the end of 90 minutes.
This is the first time it's happened in a World Cup.
🤬🇪🇬🇦🇷 LAS PALABRAS DE HOSSAM HASSAN, DT DE EGIPTO, CONTRA ARGENTINA:
“Diré lo que pienso sin importar las consecuencias, este ESTE FUE UN PARTIDO AMAÑADO Y TODO EL MUNDO LO VIO.
Y quiero decir una cosa más, si quieren tanto que Argentina gane, ¿POR QUÉ LLAMAN A TODOS A VENIR Y PARTICIPAR?.
Todo es cuestión de marketing y dinero. ELLOS QUIEREN QUE MESSI SEA CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO, SIGA EN CARRERA EN EL TORNEO.
En el fútbol, muchas cosas se deciden fuera del campo, según los intereses, lo que ha pasado es injusto… EGIPTO MERECÍA SU CLASIFICACIÓN, FUIMOS SUPERIORES A ARGENTINA.
Me atrevo a decir que la persona que planea estos partidos nunca ha jugado fútbol en su vida. Porque ningún partido se juega a esta hora.
Al mediodía, la gente sale a caminar o hace brunch, no se juega un partido de fútbol. Hay demasiados elementos abiertos a discusión. LES PROMETO QUE NO VOLVERÉ A VER PARTIDOS DE MUNDIAL. Esta es mi forma de resistir esta situación”.
permitime dudar que el partido que se fumo el boom de commodities mas grande de la historia en poner fabricas de cañones de tutucas a media cuadra de la antartida, a quienes obligaba a exportar polenta para comprar maquinas, pueda manejar un fondo soberano a la escandinava
Good example of strategy in life. 90% positioning, 10% explosive execution when the timing is right. Activity without achievement is a false god of the modern world.