Messi gave an exclusive interview to the Lo Del Pollo channel. Messi talked about his life in Miami, his views on the future of the Argentina national team, and topics such as Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo. This article is the second part of the interview.
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I want to know, where does this motivation come from? For most people, no matter what job they do, once they have achieved success in something, they may soon feel, "I've done it." But how do you keep this desire for honor? I know you'll be embarrassed, and I don't want you to praise yourself, but you've already won everything. You've already won everything there is to win in the world of football. So why can you still think, now I'm at Inter Miami, I still want to win the Orlando derby, or now I'm back on the national team, I still want to win. Okay, I've already won the World Cup, but I still want to win the game against Honduras.
Because that's my personality, and because I like what I'm doing.
First of all, I love football, and I'll keep playing until I can't anymore. Secondly, I'm a competitive person, I like to win, I want to win everything.
I've said it many times, when I play games with my son, sometimes I don't even let him win. That's my personality, and it's this personality that has allowed me to achieve everything I have today. Although sometimes it's not very good, because I really have a hard time accepting losing, I don't lose easily. But that's exactly what makes me who I am today.
There was a very popular video before, where you wouldn't let him play a red or green card when playing UNO. Now they're all grown up, have the games been upgraded?
Yes, yes, that's definitely the case now.
Because they're all grown up. Thiago definitely wants to beat you now too.
They are also very competitive and want to win. Especially Ciro, he's a bit like me in this regard, and doesn't like to lose. But that UNO thing was more to tease him, not really to beat him, but to make him a little anxious.
One last national team topic. Let me ask you first, is Argentina at a time of generational change? Second, what will the future be like? Do you think we can continue to have expectations every 4 years in the future?
I don't think it's a real generational change yet. Although some players will slowly leave the national team, I think there are still many young players in the team who are about to participate in their second World Cup. They have played many games and accumulated a lot of experience, but they are still not old.
In addition, the past period has also proved that Argentina is still constantly producing young players who are chasing from behind with strong motivation and drive. But as I said before, I think that when this World Cup cycle ends and enters the next stage, Argentina will still have a large and very strong team. Most of the current players will continue to stay in the team.
Someone has to persuade Scaloni to stay, but that person probably can't be you, because you have your own life.
It depends on what he thinks. Maybe he wants to, or decides to take on new challenges and try something different. He has never done the daily coaching work at a club. He started coaching by directly leading the national team, and maybe he wants to experience something else. I don't know, I'm just saying what I think.
I'm saying this now as an Argentine, "Stay, brother." I'm not saying it as Messi.
I understand that. Let's not get ourselves into trouble now. But based on my experience, from everything I've seen and experienced, he's clearly the most suitable person to continue to stay, provided he wants to. And it will be very difficult for the person who replaces him, right?
It will definitely be difficult for the person who replaces him, right? Because Argentinians have high expectations. As soon as the new coach comes in, everyone will expect him to win the World Cup and the Copa América, which is almost impossible.
Seriously, after this group of people has gone through this journey and achieved these results, whoever takes over the national team, as long as he is willing to take on this responsibility and take on this challenge, it will be difficult.
But someone has to take over, right? Someone has to lead this team. It's just that this won't be easy, it really won't be easy.
Especially in our country, which has high demands, everyone often only looks at the results and is not willing to wait for a process. If there is a slight problem, they will want to tear everything down and start over. So I think Argentina may experience a new adjustment process. I hope it won't be too difficult, and I hope this process is short. But if Scaloni leaves and a new coach arrives, the team will definitely have to re-adapt according to the new coach's ideas. Of course, these are just assumptions now.
Next is a quick Q&A to help everyone get to know you better. You can answer simply, or say as much as you want.
Okay.
Why are you so nervous? You're looking at me like you're thinking, "Is this guy going to ask some silly questions again?" Just some light questions. Name?
Lionel, Leo.
Perfect. Age?
38 years old.
Almost 40, does that put pressure on you?
No, really not.
After all, the age is about to start with a 4.
No, really not. Age is all the same to me. As long as I can continue to do what I love, as long as I feel I still have the ability and my physical condition is good, other things won't worry me.
Do you set an alarm when you get up?
Yes.
What time usually?
It depends, it's about that time. Sometimes it's 6:50, sometimes it's 7:00, depending on what time the kids go to school.
Do you take them to school?
I take them to school and then go straight to training.
Let's pause the quick Q&A. You drive yourself, and all three kids get in the car?
They all get in the car. They go to school at the same time and enter the school together.
You drive them, and does someone open the door for you when you get to school? Some schools have someone waiting there.
Yes.
Then the three of them get out of the car and say "Goodbye Dad", "Goodbye Dad", "Goodbye Dad". Do they bring lunch?
They bring lunch boxes.
Small lunch boxes? Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro all bring them?
Yes.
After they get out of the car, they don't care about you until they see you again after school. That is to say, you don't get out of the car and go into the school, and you don't chat with the other kids' parents?
No. Here, you basically don't meet other parents. In a way, it's good because you drive around and drop the kids off and leave, like you said. But on the other hand, we used to be used to another way. We used to have contact with other parents, and we could get to know our kids' classmates at school. Now sometimes Thiago or Mateo want to go to a classmate's house, and we may not know the other parents or know whose house the kids are going to. But from another point of view, it's also good because you don't meet anyone and it's quieter. And if you're not fully awake in the morning, it doesn't matter.
Then you go to training.
Yes, the training ground is on the way, so I go straight to training.
But you haven't joined any parents' groups, right?
No, I haven't.
You haven't? Those groups can be hard to deal with.
I don't know, really, I've never participated.
Maybe there were some in Barcelona?
In Barcelona, it might not have been a group, but I did chat with a few parents. Really, there aren't any here now.
Another reason is that they often speak English here, right?
Yes. And many things here have to be done in English, which is more difficult for me. Writing in English is harder than speaking in English, you know what I mean? Like "Oh, hi, how are you" is okay. But sometimes I don't know how to put a sentence together, you know what I mean?
How's Antonela's English?
Very good.
That's great. Do you snore?
I don't know, really. I don't think so, but if I'm very tired, maybe. It also depends on the sleeping position.
Do you sleep on your side?
Yes.
Do you turn to the other side, or do you only sleep on this side?
I switch sides.
Never sleep on your stomach?
No.
What about sleeping on your back?
Not much on my back either. Unless I'm very tired, so tired that I'm like dead, then I might sleep like that.
If you snore, does Antonela say to you, "Honey, you kept me up all night last night."
Yes, but it rarely happens. Usually not.
Charlesborn
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this man is just near perfect...
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break all record and retire goat