LUSAIL, Qatar — At the end of the semifinal symphony that he had conducted, after the bear hugs and amid the instant euphoria, Lionel Messi shuffled into place. He had just been named the 'man of the match,' the star of a show that lifted Argentina into a World Cup final. But as celebrations took shape, he became merely one of 26. He threw his right arm around Rodrigo De Paul and his left around Nicolás Tagliafico. He blended in as Argentine players, shoulder-to-shoulder in a straight line facing their fans, bounded up and down, rejoicing and singing.
Argentina's forward #15 Angel Correa, Argentina's midfielder #17 Alejandro Gomez, Argentina's midfielder #07 Rodrigo De Paul, Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi, Argentina's defender #03 Nicolas Tagliafico, Argentina's forward #21 Paulo Dybala, Argentina's midfielder #05 Leandro Paredes and Argentina's defender #25 Lisandro Martinez celebrate with supporters after defeating Croatia 3-0 in the Qatar 2022 World Cup football semi-final match between Argentina and...
Because finally, after 16 years of upheaval and incoherence, he, Lionel Messi, is the critical cog in a humming Argentine machine rather than a genius bridled by chaos. Because finally, everything is working.. He'd suffered under incompetent managers, and in ill-suited systems that failed to amplify his gifts. He struggled in squads afflicted with, whose other stars shrunk in his shadow and became dependent on him.
Messi lit up the Lusail Stadium with a goal and an otherworldly assist on Tuesday, but the underlying story ofwas one of team-wide competence. It was yet another tactical masterstroke from manager Lionel Scaloni, and a crew of underappreciated World Cup newbies who know their roles and execute them. "I think this team, apart from their strength, it’s very intelligent,” Messi said afterward. It’s a group, he explained, that “knows how to suffer when you have to suffer, knows how to keep the ball when you need to keep it, knows when to pressure, knows how to read the plays.
It’s Nahuel Molina, an unheralded 24-year-old right back who created the second goal with a lung-bursting 70-yard run that left Croatian defenders scrambling.
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