Juventus winger, Angel Di Maria, has said Lionel Messi is ‘like an alien’ and playing with him is the ‘best thing’ that has happened in his career.
Di Maria stated this while speaking to La Nacion just days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as Argentine embark on a journey to win their first crown since the Diego Maradona-led triumph in 1986.
He said, “For me, being by Leo’s side is everything. He’s the best in the world, an alien, and I won’t get tired of saying it,’ he said. ‘And I’ll say it again: playing with Leo is the best thing that happened to me in my career.
‘We have spent many years together in the national team and I was even able to play in the same team with him, because seeing him every day is much nicer.
‘I always try to connect with him, look for him, but also understanding that, although he can solve the play, you don’t always have to give it to him. Or you have to think about when it should be given.”
Di Maria will be competing in his fourth – and like Messi, likely his last – World Cup having been part of every Argentina squad since 2010.
The Juventus wide-player has performed admirably at the last two editions, playing a key role in the country’s run to the final in 2014 and briefly dragging them from the mire against France with a wonder-strike in Russia four years ago.
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