Following his national side’s friendly encounter against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904, the Argentine international has claimed that his compatriot is the right man to don the captain’s arm band.
Barcelona’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, at the national side.
The Barca number 10 was made the skipper of the South American side and Mascherano has voiced his approval of this decision, asserting that there is no one better than the left-footed striker.
According to the defender/midfielder, La Pulga has every ability needed to lead La Albiceleste to triumph.
As he voiced his appreciation for the Barca superstar, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 are in need of a player who can perform at Messi’s level.
The Blues were able to emerge victorious from their friendly match against Germany. The fixture that took place in Frankfurt saw the South Americans humble the Euro 2012 semi-finalists to a defeat.
The match ended with a final score of 3-1, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sami-Khedira-c32325.
The victory is surely a good sign for Alejandro Sabella’s men who are preparing for their FIFA World Cup 2014 campaign in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858. After being unsuccessful in achieving any major titles over the past years, the Argentines are hoping to finally achieve triumph
after a considerably long time.
A win against Germany is certainly a very good way to keep up their morale.
While talking to reporters, Mascherano was quoted as saying:
"Inside us, we all think of Messi as our leader. Who else could it be, but the best player in the world?"
"Coach Alejandro Sabella believes we are capable of inflicting more damage to our opponents, certainly greater than the amount we can suffer. We are capable of fielding four players who are very direct at any time, including [Angel] Di Maria.”
As Messi’s influence grows deeper in his national side, it is important to note that he is finally able to send a sign to his critics who criticized him for not being able to deliver while playing for the South Americans.
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