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Former Barça midfielder Xavi said Lionel Messi takes good care of himself to be able to play to the maximum until he is 39.
“Lionel Messi has five or seven years left to play soccer. He can play soccer until he is 37, 38 or 39 and he will definitely come to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup,” Xavi told Samuel Eto’o in the talk. in Instagram 4/5.
Xavi played soccer with Messi for nine years, from 2006 to 2015. PHOTO: EFE
Messi has attended four World Cup finals, from 2006 to 2018. If he attends the 2022 World Cup, he will match the five-time record for the World Cup by Antonio Carbajal, Rafael Márquez (Mexico), Lothar Matthaus (Germany) and Gianluigi Buffon (Italy). If the 2026 World Cup is co-organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Argentine superstar will monopolize the record.
At 32, Messi remains the soul of Barça and the Argentine team. He is not as aggressive as a few years ago, but the deep game, taking a lot of ball on the home team helped him lose his strength. Last season, Messi was in good physical shape to attend the final matches with Barça and then the 2019 Copa América.
In addition to Messi, Xavi also mentioned Neymar in the talk. “In terms of skill, there is no doubt that Neymar is among the top 5 in the world. He always knows how to make a difference. I hope Neymar returns to Barça. I come from Barça and I always hope for the best for the old team.” If he recruits Neymar successfully, Barça will have a great mental boost, “he continued.
In January 2020, when Barça fired coach Ernesto Valverde, Xavi was in the candidate pool. However, the current Al Sadd Club coach believes he needs to gain more experience before returning to Camp Nou. “I really didn’t have time to think about that in January. I spoke to Eric Abidal and made it clear to him that this was not the right time. Leading Barça was my dream and I wanted to do something.” in the future, “Xavi emphasized.” Now I like how Quique Setien is organized. I also like the philosophy of the Guardiola teams. They are all teams that seek to attack football. “
Thắng Nguyễn (according Brand)
