The reasons why De Paul is the boss of Messi’s gang

“Leo, are you with someone?” Rodrigo de PaulAccompanied by Leandro Paredeswas in charge of knocking on the door of the room of Messiwhen he returned to the Argentine team after being absent for a few games after leaving the club that was very emotional World Cup in Russia. 10 lost badly after being eliminated in the round of 16 matches France. He even had to sit out and miss six games. The albiceleste continued to play without their captain and teammate Lionel Scaloni effecting generational change.

to Paul he became the leader of that group in Flea’s absence. Together with the mattress midfielder, a good group was formed with the WallsThe Papuan, The Celso... But it is Rodri which governs the union Messi to his new team, when he returned to the national team. The first time he was the new member of the group and the last before, in Russia, Leo spent a lot of time locked in his room and almost only talked to Omen, his roommate. She needed to break free and feel like the real leader, something she hadn’t fully realized when she was with him Argentina.

And that invitation to Paul it changed everything. They get together and start drinking with a partner for a few. Messi he is comfortable with his new band. He even started accepting his jokes. “His jodas”, they said to each other. Leo endured what he threw From Paul. “Could you do one of those little washes for us?” Lavadito is when the wife is watered down and loses its flavor, something unforgivable for an Argentine. Messi later defended himself in an interview saying, while laughing, that it was his friend’s invention Rodrigo.

Between jokes and companions, a team is formed. already to Paul he was unfairly accused of being Lionel’s bodyguard. Rodrigo is important on a human level, because he is the leader of the gang of Messiand also on the pitch, where he plays behind 10 and his job is also pure liberation for his captain.

Formed in the quarry of Avellaneda Race as an extreme, unsuccessfully to pass through Valencia and turned to career to fulfill a dream: Play the liberadores in ‘El Primer Grande’. Although his real turning point was his time in the Udinese. That’s where they made him a midfielder, a position he’s spent his career in.

In their numbers it can be seen in the picture

He became strong in the albiceleste, became a pillar for scaloni, realizing that it cannot be vertical because it has no ends. He had to play differently and chose to protect Messi with Paredes as the pivot and to Paul as in. Now you have more options, including McAllister Y Enzo Fernandez adding in front of Walls and the wounded the celsius. But the mattress is still important for this Argentina.

So are the numbers. From Paul IHe considers all the statistics above the offensive ones, which he leaves to his friend Messi. He has removed himself from the run more than anyone (52.35 km), he gives the most passes to the albiceleste (436), has completed the most sprints (273), has made the most break attempts so far. (94 out of 136 attempts). He offers himself the most to his teammates, throwing 505 passing lanes and the one who puts the most pressure on the rival (149 so far in the tournament). Yes, he always appears in the picture with Messi, also on the field because after La Pulga, he is Argentina’s best soccer player in the World Cup.