How to stop Messi? Turn off the ‘Bodyguard’!

Ahead of the 2022 World Cup final, it has been revealed how to stop Lionel Messi’s movement. One way is to kill La Pulga’s bodyguard, Rodrigo De Paul.

The 2022 World Cup final will see Argentina-France together. the match took place at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Sunday (18/12/2022).

Before that match, Herve Renard, coach of Saudi Arabia revealed a way to dampen Lionel Messi. The 35-year-old player is truly the most dangerous figure on Team Tango.

Messi has scored 5 goals at the 2022 World Cup, the most under Kylian Mbappe. He scored three goals in the knockout stages, from the round of 16 to the semi-finals.

Throughout the tournament, Messi was also able to lead Argentina to look good. Except when they were defeated by Saudi Arabia in their opening match of the 2022 World Cup.

For this, Renard shared tips on how to kill Messi. One of them is seeing the performance of other players, especially Messi’s bodyguard on the pitch.

The player called Messi’s bodyguard is Rodrigo De Paul. The Atletico Madrid midfielder has been the front-line player of Messi’s defense on the pitch several times.

“We don’t just focus on him, but on him all over Argentina. You have to take him in this context to analyze his area of ​​influence, to see how the ball reaches him. Above all, you have to put pressure on (Rodrigo) De Paul, because for me he was wrong, one of the best Argentine players and one of the most useful to put Messi in the best condition” Renard said.

“It is important because he compensates a lot on the right and his hard game frees Messi from a lot of work. When they lose the ball, De Paul is there to save him from defensive work. All the intermediate mechanics are important to learn,” explained Renard.

Renard stressed that all the Argentine players were focused on Messi. That’s why it’s important not to see Messi alone on the pitch, because all Argentine players also work for the captain.

“When the ball is missing, the others work for him. I don’t want to reveal Scaloni’s little secret, but he frees him from all that work. When they play four behind, they also have three midfielders who work hard to help Messi right away,” he said. said. .

(then/krs)