Javier Mascherano, training with the selection of Argentina

The importance of Leo

Mascherano: "Messi took the correct decision, I did not know it"

Published:31/08/2016 - 08:20h

Updated:31/08/2016 - 12:04h

The Argentinian defender of the FC Barcelona Javier Mascherano referred in press conference to the fright that gave him the enterarse that Leo Messi left the selection of Argentina. "It had been a sin that left to play", said the one of Saint Lorenzo

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Whenever speech to Javier Mascherano it is necessary to listen him. Different to the rest of players, the "jefecito" seats chair when it puts after the microphones to say truths like fists. The defender of the FC Barcelona, in this occasion and in the press conference concerning the parties clasificatorios of Argentina for the World-wide of Russia 2018, was bombed indiscriminately with questions on Leo Messi and his "turn".

"Leo took the correct decision. I did not know what went to decide. But it had been a sin that left to play with the T-shirt that so much wants by the what will say", began saying in this regard a Mascherano that had remained turbado when knowing the decision of Messi to leave the selection after the final in front of Chile. "If your fellow, your captain, the best player, says that it does not come more does you think what do here", reflexionó.

"It touches to raise, swallow saliva, give the face and follow for forward"

"Masche" Left clear that inside the combined albiceleste all are to death with his captain. "The same identification that has the people with Messi is the one who have his mates", explained. In his particular case, had to well replantear his situation in the team and speak of a supposed withdrawal: "it is not moment to throw the towel, to leave the Selection... The last years could not top. It touches to raise, swallow saliva, give the face and follow for forward with its head held high".

"I lost many times but I do not seat me neither a loser neither a fracasado", sustained a Mascherano that later happened to speak of "Tata" Martino. "The performance of the team does not deserve that it went Martino. The Tata taught us to be competitive after the final of the World-wide of Brazil. In a talk, after the Glass in United States, I intuí that it went to go. It hurt me a lot", it affirmed

On the situation of the AFA and the Argentinian football, Mascherano understands that "it does time that treat that the things change in the AFA. The worst that can do is to go on looking to backwards". Finally, no descartó finish in the benches some day: "I do not imagine me how leader, behind a desk. But more like trainer. It likes me more the wild". 

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