“We all wanted to be like Maradona, but none of us became like him”: Messi | Video

Lionel Messiantes Inter Miami in the MLS, He assured that when he sees number 10, he thinks of Diego Armando Maradona at the top and I thought about it: “Everyone wanted to be like him, although none of them became like him.” a conversation with the French Zinedine Zidane in Miami, launched on Thursday by the Adidas brand.

In the conversation between the two world football stars, the Argentinian said:

For us Argentinians, 10 is a very special number, because when you see 10, you think of Maradona. We wanted to be like him, even if no one was like him later, that was the wish. Maradona was number 10 and the player we admired.

And he added the rosary, Captain of A Albiceleste Who brought this to light? World Cup in Qatar 2022, Argentina’s third world title.

I saw little of Diego when he went to Newell’s in his final stages. I was six or seven years old and I don’t remember anything, just like the 1994 World Cup. I was a boy, I don’t remember much. Then I watched videos. He is our reference, our idol. For us, Diego is something very strong that will last for many years to come, I have no doubt about that. My children know Diego without ever having seen him, from the videos, from what we talk about.

Messi He explained that he has great appreciation for his compatriots Pablo Aimar or Juan Román Riquelme and he thought that the former is a position that has been lost in modern football.

➤ Zidane: “(The most special goal) you scored recently: against Argentina in the final.” It was what was missing. “The only thing missing was that goal.”
➤ Messi: “And yes, I think scoring a goal in the World Cup final is the best thing.” “We can both say that (laughs).”

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Now much has been lost. The position I had before indicated that this was the trick, now with the 4-3-3 or 4-2-2 it is true that there are few left. Our 10, which featured the Argentine 10, Riquelme, Aimar, are few or none. 10 does not enter these systems or is difficult to penetrate. Therefore, the training of these players was lost.

The flea He also admitted that when he was at Paris St Germain, he was bothered by not wearing the number 10 shirt. In France, when Neymar wore it on the back, Argentina opted for 30.

When I was in Paris I didn’t have the 10. I was used to using them, even though I didn’t care and nothing happened, I really missed not having them. Then I got used to it because I debuted at number 30.

In a very quiet conversation, Zidane and Messi exchanged warm compliments.

Great moment thanks to adidas. An affection for the soul of every good football fan. Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane exchange shirts. The Argentine won the 10 in the 2006 French version, while the French won the 10 in the 2022 Argentine version. pic.twitter.com/fpfZlrEv3y

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“I admire you enormously. We weren’t lucky enough to play together, we were a bit opposite of each other. I always respect and admire what you did and you kept doing it,” he said. Messi.

And the Argentinian idol added:

For me he is one of the greatest in history, I have always admired him, I followed him a lot in Madrid, I suffered because he was not from Madrid. He was always a different player, elegant, tall, magical, he had everything. I remember the goal against Leverkusen, the World Cup goals, the roulette…

Rivalry? Enemies because one is from FC Barcelona and the other from Real Madrid? Authority? It doesn’t matter to them at all. Today Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane confessed that they have always admired each other. Thanks to this competition organized by adidas, the ball was smiling today. Ambitious… pic.twitter.com/8ufHrQsl1Q

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The Argentine also acknowledged that scoring goals at a World Cup “it is always special because of its meaning” when writing the Champions League.

(With information from EFE)