2023-08-17 19:46:00
(CNN Spanish) — A couple of months following his arrival in Miami and regarding to lift a title, Lionel Messi gave a press conference in which he was happy, a reflection of what he shows on the pitch.
“I am very happy,” he said, noting that he has had a good adaptation process and feels grateful for the reception of the people in the United States.
The Argentine, who is one of the finalists for UEFA’s best footballer of the year award (along with Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland), referred to the possibility of winning a Ballon d’Or once more. “After having won the World Cup, much less am I thinking regarding that prize”. Messi said that the prize, fine, and if not… “I was lucky enough to win everything”.
Lionel Messi arrived in the United States following breaking records at FC Barcelona, taking an ungrateful step but in any case victorious for PSG and winning the World Cup with Argentina in Qatar. At Inter Miami, Messi has scored 9 goals in 6 games in the Leagues Cup, and will face Nashville in the final.
If they win next Saturday, Inter Miami would reach their first trophy in four seasons of competition in MLS.
“The truth is that I feel very happy, as I have repeated before, it is a place that I chose to come and my family and I chose it over time, I did not choose this place from one day to the next,” Messi said. “It’s a place where I’m happy to be.”
When asked regarding the adjustment period for living in the United States, the 36-year-old said they are still trying to “settle in,” but people in Miami and “at the club” have made it “very easy for them.” “.
“To be honest with you, we’re still trying to settle in because it’s only been regarding a month and a half since we’ve been here in Miami and we still don’t have the house where we’re going to live,” Messi said. “But it has been very easy, very easy, we were convinced that we wanted to come here, and the people made it very easy, the people from the club and the people I see every day in the streets and the city incredible, that makes living here be very easy and happy.
“The school has also helped us feel comfortable and settle into our day-to-day life, so it was much easier than I thought because our experience of moving from Barcelona to Paris was very complicated and this has been completely different,” commented the Argentine star.
The most outstanding phrases of Messi
“I think the team has grown very big, especially since Tata joined the team.”
“I am very happy for the decision we made, not only for sports, but also for my family.”
“The reception from the people was extraordinary, not only in Miami, but also in the United States.”
“The kids will start school soon and that makes you get used to it.”
“Moving from Barcelona to Paris was difficult and this in Miami was totally different.”
“After having won the World Cup, much less am I thinking regarding that award (the Ballon d’Or).”
“You never finish adapting to this climate.”
“I don’t have a problem with synthetic turf…I made my inferiors on synthetic turf.”
Messi’s statistics at Inter Miami
Games played: 6
Goals: 9
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 1
Minutes played: 474
Before Messi’s arrival, Inter Miami was in a very poor state. In fact, it is still the worst team this season in the MLS (a league in which the Argentine has not played a game yet) and while it is in the Leagues Cup final.
Without Messi, Inter had played 22 games this season, with only 5 losses, 22 goals and a goal difference of -14. On the other hand, in the Leagues Cup, with Messi on board: 6 games, 5 wins, 21 goals and +14 goal difference.
With the accompaniment of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, and the good formula that he has put together with Josef Martínez and Robert Taylor, Messi has taken Inter to another level. The technical director Gerardo “Tata” Martino has known how to connect the team to exploit the footballing power of Messi.
This week it was learned that Messi is one of the shortlists for the best player award given by Europe.
Messi’s reach beyond football
Lionel Messi’s arrival in American soccer has caused an impact on and off the pitch of unprecedented magnitude.
Apple TV + announced that it will have a series of six documentary-type chapters with the details of the arrival of the Argentine star to the team.
The series is produced for Apple TV by Smuggle Entertainment, a production company that in June had already announced another series with the world champion as the protagonist and his participation in five World Cups until winning the title in Qatar 2022.
With information from César López and Jacob Lev
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