Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
After a “faint” season, and far from his well-known level, Argentine “legend” Lionel Messi returned to the top of his technical performance, and he played more comfortably, scored and made many goals with Paris Saint-Germain and his country, and brought to mind the wonderful level, when he was a player in Barcelona, Spain.
And Messi admitted, in statements that the Spanish newspaper “AS” quoted excerpts from, that he needed to adapt and adapt to his new situation in Paris, and that’s why his first season came unconvincing to his fans and fans, and he himself.
Last season, Messi scored only 11 goals in 34 games he played with his club, which is a very weak number, compared to the goals he scored with “Barca” in various competitions, which sometimes exceed the barrier of forty goals per season.
However, the situation has changed this season, and “Al-Barghout” scored 6 goals in 11 games he played with Saint-Germain, and the season is still long, to add more goals and decisive passes.
Even at the level of his country, Messi is enjoying playing and scoring goals, the latest of which is his two goals against Honduras in the friendly match that was held between them recently, and ended with Argentina’s 3-0 victory, bringing the number of matches played by “Tango”, without defeat to 34 games, To come close to the record set in the name of Italy (37 matches).
When Messi talked about Saint-Germain, he said: I feel in a very good condition this season and completely different from last season, and integrated more with my teammates.
He added: “I knew it would happen, and I said before that I had a bad period, but this season it is different.
Messi said: “I started with a different mentality, and became more in tune with my new situation, in the dressing room, on the pitch, and playing became a great pleasure for me.
On Argentina, Messi, who won 7 golden balls, said: We have a great team capable of competing in the World Cup, and we still have some time for further development in performance, and we have to take the matches step by step, and take advantage of every moment we gather together, and prepare ourselves very seriously. It was clear to the eyes, according to the website “Yahoo Sport”, that Messi is more determined than ever to shine in the “World Cup 2022”, and return the cup to his country, to be “the conclusion” of his football career full of championships and collective and individual titles.
It is noteworthy that Argentina is in Group C in the World Cup Qatar, which includes Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.