After three games, Lionel Messi proved that he is on the
right path, the one that led him to the net: the Argentine star scored four
goals in the group stage, to qualify his country's team to the second round of
the World Cup in Brazil.
The Star returns to his orbit
"Messi is coming from Mercury, it's different,"
these words commented Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi at a loss for his country
against Argentina in Porto Alegre on Wednesday, 2-3, holder of Golden ball four
times scored amazing bilateral.
After the owner of the winning goal against Bosnia (2-1) and
Iran (1-0), Barcelona striker broke the curse that blocked his stardom for the
World Cup, after an orphan goal in 2006, and scoring infertility in 2010.
It is noteworthy that his performance which is witnessing a
remarkable development after a series of injuries, and in the season saw shocks
in the Catalan club, which did not win any major title for the first time since
2008.
However, the Argentine star had scored 28 goals in La Liga,
despite of the season sporadically in the first half. And his absence from
playing for two months between November 2013 and last January, allowing him to
make basic preparations, it seem to bear fruit in Brazil: he with four goals
from three games, share scorers in the World Cup with his colleague at the
Catalan club, the Brazilian Neymar.
It is not advisable to rely on an effort of one player in
football, for fear of being narrow and the pressure by an opponent. But the
case of Argentina has an exception: Messi engages his colleagues in the play,
which creates space for them to move as soon attract the opponent to him. He
extends his confidence after suffering since the beginning of the World Cup,
especially when the line of defense.
teammate in the team and Barcelona Javier Mascherano Acknowledges
that "the cozy atmosphere created by Leo reflects positively on all of
us," but he corrects: "At the same time we should not think that
everything will be lying on his shoulder."
The match with Nigeria has reflected the return of collective
team peeps after two slow games. This was confirmed by Messi when he said:
"I think we have seen Argentina better."
Messi knows very well the size of the performance offered by
the upcoming confrontation with Switzerland in the second round next Tuesday,
which is not only four steps away from the world title, which would make him,
without doubt, the best striker in his day.
And after losing the Golden Globe last January in favor of
arch-rivals in the club Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi is well known today
that it regained the lead.
The Argentine star today is closer to the audience of his
country, which has long been questioned by binding more with Barca at the
expense of the team.
It is true that stardom of Messi in the team requires some
time, but his yield was very fruitful. It has surpassed legend Diego Maradona
in the number of goals (42 to date), and hopes to overcome No. Gabriel
Batistuta also (56 goals), which is the top scorer of the team's historic
tango.
"There is nothing more wonderful than to be world
champion." Words to Messi, which is no doubt the people of the challenge.
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