Lionel Messi is more Argentine than dulce de leche, mate and asado. We know that since he moved to Spain and rejected his team countless times with the desire to wear the blue and white of Argentina, waiting for the call that would finally arrive, for the eternal gratitude of the footballing people.
But what happened later, with the accumulation of frustrations in different tournaments for the national team, blaming the leader and captain, who has remained the best footballer in the world for more than 10 years, was as unfair as it was painful: the star exploded to such an extent that he decided to renounce the selected one.
“You are Spanish”, “You do not deserve to wear the Argentina shirt”, “Maradona felt much more for our country”, “You have to sing the anthem”, “You have no personality to be a reference, you have to talk more”, “In Barcelona you are the best and in Argentina you will not sweat the shirt “, were some of the phrases that destroyed the Rosario, and that together with the other referents such as Mascherano, Aguero and Di María were questioned by the people of a country as football fanatic as it was critical when the results were not achieved.
What came later and now we continue to enjoy was what Lionel Andrés really deserved. To be crowned with Argentina, winning the Copa América in Brazil being the highest figure of the team and of the contest, finding a group that did not idolize him but rather put himself on a par and helped him achieve his goal, with an important football level and a indestructible union off the field.
It is no coincidence that Messi has taken the confidence to claim more from the referees, to speak badly of CONMEBOL publicly, to take out that contained anger that he had been inside for a long time, to express his feelings on social networks. To show the world that he is happier than ever, both on and off the court.
“How nice to be able to enjoy these moments that we are living! Great triumph !!! Thank you again for what you make me feel. Happy is little! That is not cut ???? See you on Thursday ??”, published the “10 ” after the walk against Uruguay 3-0 in the Qualifiers, on a night that once again confirmed that the people are accompanying the players in an exceptional way.
The Instagram Messi official is packed of photos with their teammates, where they also transcend day-to-day videos when they concentrate in Ezeiza where you can see that the joy is full, the degree of total confidence and that every second is enjoyed there, as it did not happen years ago, when they had to think more about the backpack they carried than anything else.
It’s a pleasure to see Messi like this. He deserves it more than anyone for always wanting to wear our colors, even though everything had been given so that it would not be that way. We will be eternally grateful, because seeing him play with the Argentine jersey is the most beautiful thing we can have. And even more beautiful is knowing that he enjoys it more than the 40 million Argentines.