Messi, tense: “Uruguay?: They need to learn from older people and respect”

After the hot Rio de la Plata classic, which showed him engaged in some discussions in the middle of the game based on the friction suggested by Uruguayelected Lionel Messi the path of naturalness. Without being dramatic, but leaving messages, some complimentary, others analytical and one questioning.

When asked about Marcelo Bielsa, Messi did not hesitate: “You see Bielsa’s hand. In every team or club, you see his hand. His line-up is good. Uruguay play very well.” Afterward, Leo reflected on the world champions’ 0-2 defeat at La Bombonera: “We have to lose. It’s also a test. It can happen. We have to get up and try to play a good game in Brazil on Tuesday. We have to rise “, always respected for what they are. Playing at Maracaná is not easy.”

Also in the 10th he spoke about the game that led to the defeat at La Bombonera: “It was difficult for us to play. They were intense. They proposed one-on-one, they had physical and fast people in center. It was difficult for us to find our game. We never felt comfortable. We cannot find the way of having the ball and making long possessions. That’s why their game made us accelerate and we became infected with that rhythm. Uruguay is a physical team, that works well and that has a big risk in the counterattack.”

Messi had many arguments on the field, because of the conflict that Uruguay proposed to him. And he was caught in the chaos. He also talked about that topic. And he defended Rodrigo De Paul, who received an obscene gesture from Manuel Ugarte. There Leo said emphatically: “The matches against Uruguay are always like this. I prefer not to say what I think. Young people have to learn to respect from the elders. This classic is always intense, difficult, but always have a lot of respect. The boys. They need to learn a little.”