Soccer icon, Lionel Messi, has identified the way Netherlands mainly gave his team trouble in their quarter-final match.
Argentina defeated the Dutch via penalty shootout after the latter successfully fought back from two goals down.
According to Messi, Netherlands gave them a hell in the air.
He said, “The Dutch team made trouble for us with long balls and a lot of players in the area. In the end they drew and we suffered. But we were able to seal our passage to the semi-finals, which is what we wanted.”
He, however, believes their dream to win is still very much alive, adding that their legend, Diego Maradona, was alive in heaven:
“Diego is watching us from heaven. He is pushing us and I really hope this stays the same until the end,” Messi told reporters.
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“When Lautaro scored and we qualified there was a huge joy. It was a weight off our chest,” Messi added. “It was a very hard match. From the beginning it was a really tough match, we knew it would be this way.
“We leave that on the pitch with our people. We were really happy and we enjoyed that moment and that’s what we can see here and also in Argentina because people are really happy, they are really excited and they are full of enthusiasm.
