“I was convinced that I would quit just like that, and I was angry at the failure.”
Tears Leo Messi was expected in the mixed zone at the end of the game. His injury, his missed penalty… The captain always shows his face and stood patiently next to many groups of journalists. There was a BRAND.
About his injury: “I didn’t have any discomfort, but there was some psychological fear. I tried to get rid of the discomfort, the pain, gradually training. I felt a little fear, but in the end I felt better and I was able to play.”
Missed penalty: “I was convinced to shoot like that (Panenka). I talked about it with Dibou, with Rulli… He shot several crosses in a row, and, in fact, the Ecuadorian goalkeeper shot himself. I wanted to shoot. touch him, and he sounded a little: ‘This made me angry.’
Messi: “Dibu loves rounds, he always goes confidently and grabs the ball”
About “El Dibu” Martinez: “He is always there in such moments. He is becoming great. We believed a lot in penalties, even before the game he joked with us that we should be calm if there are penalties. He always thinks about it.”
Leo had almost no scoring chances. In the second half, he missed a shot into the box with his right foot; he took a corner that ended 1-0; and he missed a penalty in the shootout. He was not the same as on other occasions, he was undoubtedly affected by injury. There will be another incident in the semi-finals. He has five days left to recover for the semi-finals in New Jersey.