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World Cup 2010: Lionel Messi Vows To Bring His Best Performances To South Africa
Playmaker wants to bring trophy home to Argentina...
06-Jun-2010 4:28:00 AM
By Grant Wilson
Lionel Messi has promised to repeat the performances he showed throughout the season at Barcelona on the biggest stage to help bring the world cup home to Argentina.
The playmaker, who will turn 23 during the tournament, has been hailed as the best player in the world after a magnificent season with the Catalan club, scoring 47 goals in all competitions, but has failed to deliver for the national side.
Talking to The Sun, Messi stated, "I am confident and convinced that I will repeat my performances for Barca for my country during the World Cup.
"My dream is to lead Argentina to glory in South Africa. I hope we will do well and, as an individual, to be able to play as I do for my club Barcelona and become a champion."
Diego Maradona’s side manged to scrape through to the finals after a 1-0 win over Uruguay, but Messi continued by saying, "We struggled in the qualifiers because they are complicated.
"We had to play a few games away at the start where it is always difficult and we also had the change of a manager when Diego Maradona took over midway through the qualifiers.
"But qualifying made us stronger and made us determined to show that in the World Cup it won't be the same as in the qualifiers."
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The playmaker, who will turn 23 during the tournament, has been hailed as the best player in the world after a magnificent season with the Catalan club, scoring 47 goals in all competitions, but has failed to deliver for the national side.
Talking to The Sun, Messi stated, "I am confident and convinced that I will repeat my performances for Barca for my country during the World Cup.
"My dream is to lead Argentina to glory in South Africa. I hope we will do well and, as an individual, to be able to play as I do for my club Barcelona and become a champion."
Diego Maradona’s side manged to scrape through to the finals after a 1-0 win over Uruguay, but Messi continued by saying, "We struggled in the qualifiers because they are complicated.
"We had to play a few games away at the start where it is always difficult and we also had the change of a manager when Diego Maradona took over midway through the qualifiers.
"But qualifying made us stronger and made us determined to show that in the World Cup it won't be the same as in the qualifiers."
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