🚨 Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi’s inclusion in Argentina’s World Cup squad:
“I sent Messi a message when the squad was practically decided. Like everyone else, I thought he might make some sort of announcement about his future with the national team.
Instead, he gave me the simplest answer possible.
He told me he would wait for the official squad list like every other player and that if he was called up, he would be there.
So I replied: ‘Alright, you’re in the squad.’
And that was it.
Honestly, that response gave me a lot of peace of mind. We are talking about the greatest player in our history, someone who could have handled the situation differently if he wanted to. But he chose humility.
No headlines. No special treatment. No public announcement.
He simply waited for the coach's call, like any other player dreaming of representing Argentina at the World Cup.”