Last Updated on 12/11/2022 by てんしょく飯
Former Germany defender says “Lionel Messi will be unstoppable” at Qatar World Cup 2022.
For Messi, just two wins away from his long-awaited World Cup victory.
The quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands ended 2-2 after 120 minutes on December 9, local time, with Argentina advancing to the semifinals on penalties 4-3. Messi, who has won numerous titles in his career, is now just two wins away from his long-awaited World Cup victory.
Holger Badstuber, in a column contributed to the German edition of Eurosport, wrote: “He may think it is his last challenge. He is giving it his all and closing in on the coveted World Cup trophy.
Messi is taking on this tournament with a strong will, as evidenced by the look on his face after the penalty shootout. The look on Messi’s face after the penalty shootout says it all.
Messi’s situation is perfect for him. “The circumstances surrounding him fit perfectly,” said Messi. “Like Messi himself, I feel that Argentina, as a team, is more motivated than ever to win the World Cup trophy. Everyone is working for Messi. Of course, that may have been the case in the past, but it may once again be the decisive factor in winning the finals.
Messi has been amazing since he was young, but as he’s grown he’s continued to develop and change his game. It’s important for the defenders of our team to be able to get the ball to him. After all, as long as he has the ball, he is invincible.
And now Messi has all the conditions to lift the trophy. And this time Messi has all the conditions to lift the trophy, and he will be unstoppable.
Badstuber recalled that Messi’s past performances on the pitch have been intense.
I played for Germany in a friendly against Argentina in 2012. I was matched up with Messi on the pitch and I thought there was something magical about the way he played. He knows what’s going to happen and he’s a really good passer.
I myself found it impossible to catch Messi there. He controls the ball with a very fine touch, so it’s hard to time it. He has a very fine touch to control the ball and he is very quick. Even if I wanted to get him the ball, I couldn’t.”
Messi knows objectively what he has, and there are times when he just has to step up a gear and take a long step. The moment he goes for it, he steers the ball with his left foot and is gone. And the game is never won.
As for the semifinal matchup between Argentina and Croatia, he said, “Croatia has a win over Brazil, which has brought them closer together as a team. They are full of confidence. The quality of their midfield is good enough for the top four. I think we have a good chance against Argentina,” he said, predicting a hard-fought semifinal.
Messi has been playing in the World Cup since 2006, and Qatar will be the fifth major tournament of his career. The closest he came to the pinnacle was in Brazil in 2014, where he finished runner-up after losing to Germany in the final. Messi is now a veteran of the competition, and many believe that this will be his last World Cup. As Badstuber said, the inimitable Messi may finally hoist the World Cup at the age of 35.
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