2023-09-25 22:31:20
“I’m not thinking about the 2026 World Cup yet, it’s far away. Yes, I think about the Copa América (2024), it is a goal to get well to the Copa América that will be played in the United States. It’s going to be nice, we already passed the Centennial, which was very nice, we enjoyed the process. After the Copa América we will see, it depends on how I feel. Time passes for everyone and we have to see how I feel. I will see the day by day.”
Interpretations will be the order of the day after listening to these statements by Lionel Messi in the interview he gave last week to host Migue Granados, a relaxed talk in which “Leo” talked about everything and which was followed by some 320,000 users on the YouTube channel “Olga”.
The captain of the Argentine national team once again put into words how he is enjoying this new stage of his life in Miami, where it is increasingly clear that he chose (and is in charge of reiterating it) this American destination in search of more calm and prioritizing other transcendent aspects, such as being closer to your family. Especially after a turbulent time at Paris Saint-Germain, where he undoubtedly had a bad time or at least worse than he imagined. And, true to his style, calmly, far from any controversy, he also said it with all his words.
But at the same time, it became clear that the competitive gene and responsibility of the best player in the world are more than intact. “I work on what I like,” he stated, words more words less. And what he likes is to play soccer, something that he continues to do in an extraordinary way, with decisive interventions either with his new club, Inter Miami, or with the national team.
And there we must return to that statement regarding his future with the light blue and white. The conviction that as long as he continues to play professionally he will be part of the national team is based on “after the Copa América we will see, it depends on how I feel. Time passes for everyone and we have to see how I feel. I will see the day by day.”
Without a doubt, these physical discomforts that sidelined him from the game with Bolivia in La Paz, from one with Miami and forced him to leave last Wednesday and be absent today in MLS games are signs that open questions. But everything else, his passion for football, his love for the national team, his commitment to the Albiceleste cause and the security that wherever he is in the squad he integrates will be fundamental, give food for thought and lead to enthusiasm for that “I’ll see day by day.” a day”. And it is very likely that this day by day, beyond the 39 years that he will be when the 2026 World Cup is played, will bring him closer to his sixth World Cup.
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