Although the move to Paris plunged Messi into the biggest crisis of his career, back in Argentina, he is still the man he is called king.
This weekend, the 17th round of the 2022 Fifa World Cup South American Qualifier in Qatar was in full swing, with Argentina, which had already locked up a qualifying spot in advance, sitting at home to face Venezuela. Messi, who has recently had a somewhat depressed time at the club, started, playing 90 minutes and scoring a goal to help Argentina win 3-0 and advance to the World Cup in Qatar.
Interestingly, since leading Argentina to the Copa America title last year, Messi has had a much more harmonious relationship with the Argentine media and fans. In the past, after Messi had failed several times in front of the championship, in the face of accusations from the Argentine media and fans, he could only return to Barca to seek asylum and comfort. But now the situation is completely reversed, Messi is in crisis in Paris, and his native Argentina has become his warm haven.
Despite Venezuela's mediocre strength, Messi's performance on the pitch is enough to show that the crisis he encountered in Paris has little to do with his own state and ability.
In this game, Messi has 124 touches and 92 passes, and he is very active, in addition to scoring the icing on the cake, his organization and strategy have also revitalized the team. Obviously, Messi's struggle in Greater Paris is closely related to manager Pochettino's tactics and his role in Greater Paris.
It is worth mentioning that with this goal obtained in this game, Messi's total number of goals in the World Cup South American qualifiers reached 28, and together with his friend Suarez, he was tied for the top spot in the all-time top scorer list of the World Cup South American qualifiers. At the same time, Messi also raised the record of goals in the history of the South American national team to 81.
In addition, Messi's career goals have reached 760, in addition to continuing to be the crown of South America's historical top scorer, he has also become the fastest player in history to score 760 goals - 963 games, 78 fewer than Ronaldo in the same period.
After winning a number of records in the first game, Mr. Golden Globe 007 is naturally in a good mood. As this was Argentina's final home match of this qualifier, after the match, Messi and his teammates sang and danced together to celebrate the victory, while thanking the fans and saying goodbye to the home.
From 2006 to 2022, from Germany to Qatar, this will be Messi's 5th personal participation in the World Cup finals, and he will launch the final impact on the World Cup championship trophy, and this will be Messi's last chance to touch the World Cup championship trophy. Only, this time Messi can get his wish?
Last year, Argentina finally broke the curse of not winning the championship for 28 years, and Messi also ended the embarrassment of the national team without a championship. Now, with the benefits of the Copa America championship, Argentina has gone all out and can indeed envision the World Cup in Qatar, after all, in the history of the World Cup, the only team that can win the World Cup in Asia is currently south American teams.
Of course, this is only based on the good wishes of the fans, Qatar World Cup is a strong player, European giants have dominated the World Cup with almost overwhelming advantage since 2006, Messi wants to achieve the good wish of winning the World Cup after winning the Copa America, in addition to him and Argentina must play super strong, but also have to look forward to a little luck.
Time flies, and the years fly by. The dream-chasing teenager of that year has become a middle-aged uncle, but as long as the heart is still there, the dream is there, so why give up lightly?