The road map of the selected underwent a change as unexpected as it was abrupt. The defeat once morest Saudi Arabia in the debut anticipated the urgencies, because from now on they know that the loser pays. And Argentina lost. Which is why what was expected for the round of 16 was brought forward in the group stage. It’s just regarding winning to advance. It is because of that The members of the squad during the preparation for the decisive match on Saturday once morest Mexico lined up behind Lionel Messi. And they did it with a lot of dialogue, mainly among the most experienced, who then took it upon themselves to share it with the youngsters, who in a great majority are going through their first World Cup.
Messi had already forged the message following the fall once morest the Arabs. “That people trust, that this group is not going to leave them stranded. We are going to go look for the two games, it depends on us, we know that we are obliged but we have already played games of this nature and we are going to make a footing”, sentenced the Rosario leader. And that is now prayed as an Our Father within the concentration. Knowing that the emotional factor is fundamental in these cases in which history must be reversed.
Despite the shielding that they imposed on the university property where the selected team is concentrated, It was learned that the footballers swore to turn the delicate situation around, and for this they have already internalized that from now on each game will be a direct elimination, so there is no other possible result than victory.
“The first all-or-nothing game is once morest Mexico, and it will be like that throughout the World Cup,” one of the team’s leaders was heard to say, thus mentally preparing his teammates for the match that will take place on Saturday at 15 will play once morest the team led by Tata Martino.
They know that first it will be Mexico and then Poland, rivals they will have to beat in order to access the round of 16 season, where they imagined that only there would they have the first all-or-nothing challenge, but that they went ahead due to the fall in the debut.
Family visit
After practice this Wednesday, the team led by Lionel Scaloni and captained by Lionel Messi, received a visit from their relatives inside the Qatar University grounds, the first time this had happened since the start of the concentration.
The meeting was already scheduled in advance and the idea is that the closest circle of soccer players visits them following each game in the World Cup. However, from the coaching staff they considered that this meeting was key to renewing their strength and clearing their heads a bit following an elusive debut that was not in anyone’s plans.
