The Australian Defender Milos Degenek worshiping Leo Messi“the best footballer of all time”, but he says he is “ready for everything” to prevent his idol and the Argentine team from beating them in the round of 16 this Saturday.
“It’s a respected team. I’ve always liked Messi, I think he’s the best footballer of all time,” said Milos Degenek, 28, who made his World Cup debut in Thursday’s decisive victory of Australia against Denmark (1-0).
Degenek highlighted the comeback of Argentina, after its opening defeat against Saudi Arabia (2-1), and the clear will of the Albiceleste to offer Messi the World Cup for his possible last World Cup. “For us it’s about stopping this dynamic. Unfortunately I’m a big fan of his, but I want to win the World Cup even more than him,” said the ‘Socceroo’ player.
From then on, feelings will be put aside because “it is not an honor to play against Messi, he is a human being like us. The honor is to enter the round of 16 of a World Cup. That is an honor in itself.” “We have to have confidence in our ability to stop every attack. I don’t know if it’s going to be possible, but I know we’re going to give 110% to stop anything going towards Matty’s (Ryan) goal,” he added, referring to the goalkeeper.
He also talked about the family feud that hit his teammate Bailey Wright, a defenseman like himself. The Australian team revealed that Wright’s father-in-law has died, but the footballer will remain in Qatar. “He knows that we are his second family and we will be with him,” Degenek said.
Source: La Verdad
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