Standup9ja: Sampaoli,
Messi Will Continue Being The Best Until He Retires
Jorge
Sampaoli insists Messi will continue to be the best in the world until he
retires, despite an underwhelming performance against Brazil.
Mercado’s
strike gave Sampaoli his win with Argentina over Brazil in Melbourne , with
Brazil missing a couple of chances.
Messi could
not give Albiceleste the boost they needed and Sampaoli would only praise and
not criticise his captain.
“When it
comes to Messi, he is and will continue to be the best player in the world
until he retires,” Sampaoli said at a news conference after his first game in
charge of the national team.
“That is
simply the way I feel about Leo.
“Overall, I
appreciate the enthusiasm and the attitude of the players. We did not have a
lot of time to prepare.
“We got more
chances to score than Brazil in the first half and were mainly playing inside
their half. We suffered a bit after the break. Brazil got some chances to level
the scoring in the second half.
“It is
always a motivation to beat Brazil, this game is a classic. We did not just
come here to play, but wanted to win. The players fought for the jersey.”
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