Lionel Messi ended Argentina’s 36-year wait to hoist the golden cup again, and since then, manager Lionel Scaloni has declared that he will keep Lionel Messi’s jersey ready in case the talismanic captain wants to compete at the next World Cup. Messi’s World Cup jersey is ready if he plays another world cup is news of the day, read out the complete details down below!
Messi’s World Cup jersey is ready if he plays another world cup!
On Sunday, after 120 minutes of breathless action ended in a 3-3 draw, Messi scored twice and added another in the shootout to lead Argentina to a dramatic 4-2 win on penalties over France.
Many people feared that Messi, then 35 years old, would never play for Argentina again after he achieved a longtime goal by winning the World Cup. But in a matter of minutes, Messi announced that he has no plans to end his international career anytime soon. His coach praised the choice.
“I think we should keep the number 10 jersey prepared for the next World Cup if he (Messi) feels like playing,” Scaloni told a news conference.
“He earned the right to do whatever he wants with his career. What he transmits to his team mates is incredible. I have never seen such an influential person in the changing room.
“After (we beat) Brazil, I had a conversation with Messi… (and explained) we had a big task in-front of us, people from our country were starting to believe (in our World Cup chances), to hope, and pressure was rising,” said Scaloni.
“He told me that ‘We have to keep going, nothing else matters’ and that gave me a tremendous emotional boost.
“I realised that we were on the verge of (achieving) something (big).”
