Messi is just a man we will look at; Netherlands goalkeeper
Argentina will face the Netherlands in an exciting quarter-final match of the Qatar World Cup. The two teams will meet at the Lucille Stadium on December 10 at 12:30 am IST. The winners of the competition can secure the semi-finals.
Dutch coach Louis van Gaal came to the scene with the text before the match against Argentina.
Messi is the best creative player. But Van Gaal said that if he loses the ball, Messi will not participate much in the game and that they will wait for that opportunity.
He also stated that he knows how to block Messi. Apart from Van Gaal, Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk also stated that Argentina is a good team and can beat them with a clear plan.
Apart from them, Netherlands goalkeeper Andries Nopart has also come forward with his opinion about Argentina and Messi.
When asked by media workers how to overcome Messi if he reaches the shootout with Argentina, he said, “I am always ready for that. We have seen that he can make mistakes too. He is just human like us,’ was his reply.’
Messi, who has scored three goals in the World Cup so far, missed the penalty against Saudi Arabia and Poland.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands lost both their eliminator matches against Argentina. The first defeat occurred in the 1978 World Cup final. In 2014, the Dutch team also tasted defeat in the semi-finals.
The winners of the Argentina-Netherlands match will face the winners of the Brazil-Croatia match on December 9 in the semi-finals.
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