A one-man team.

The media across Europe are touting Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo.

At the age of 33, both of them carry the team forward, and as long as they are there, anything is possible.

Then, the media also turned all their attention to Messi, as one of the world's three major stars, it is inevitable that they will be compared, and this time is no exception.

Messi's Argentina face Iceland in the first round.

Iceland, a country with a population of only 300,000, was ridiculed countless times by Argentine fans two years ago, how can Iceland, which Portugal can't win, deserve the European championship?

Today, they met as well.

In Argentina, countless people are quite optimistic about Messi, including Atletico Madrid coach Simeone. Of course, I don't know if what Simeone said was sincere......

As a coach who has played against Messi many times, Simeone is also a famous member of the "plum blowing" world. Recently, Simeone once again made a plum blow remark: "Messi is undoubtedly the best player in the world!" ”

The Daily Mail published an interview with Simeone to Coach's Voice, in which Diego Simeone was firmly on the side of Messi's camp when it came to the best player in world football.

The Atletico boss is also confident that his fellow Argentine can bring back a third World Cup for his country. Since Maradona led the team to victory in 1986, Argentina has not been able to win the honour again, although Messi's Argentina failed four years ago.

Four years later, Simeone still believes that the Kings of Barcelona can lead Argentina to the next level and lift the Hercules Cup: "There is no doubt that Messi is the best footballer in the world, he can inspire the team, the team may have bad days, but in the end, they will have the best day. ”

In addition, Simeone also pointed out the importance of Messi in the national team: "As long as you see him, everyone is enthusiastic, and it goes hand in hand with their emotions. In the national team, Messi is the key to victory, he controls the pace of the game, directs every attack of the team, he knows all the teammates who play with him, and he knows that the team's attack will end with Messi, whether you like it or not, it is very important for Messi to finish the game better for everything Argentina faces. ”

Tevez, who had a discord with Messi before, rarely stood up to support Messi.

"Argentina are the favourites, only Germany and Brazil are on the same level as us, and the World Cup will be our match against them. I will watch the World Cup in Los Angeles with my friends and family, and although my feet are on the beach, our hearts will be in Argentina, and we have a saying, 'Argentines one day, Argentines in this life.'" ’”

Speaking about Messi, he said, "I don't think this is his last World Cup, but we should cherish him and not ask ourselves every day if he is the best topic in the world, because it is so stupid." In recent years, there will be no more players like Messi, but I believe that this is a World Cup for Messi, although outsiders may not be aware of it, but his body is already angry. ”

Caniggia, the son of the wind, also stood up for Messi, who said, "Messi doesn't get as much support from his teammates in Argentina as he did when Maradona did, Argentina has the advantage of having the best attacking players who can make anyone afraid." ”

Even some commentators in China are staunch supporters of Messi, such as Xu Yang, whose views are very novel.

- "Messi's Argentina have a very strong attacking line, including players like Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria. However, in recent years, there have been huge problems in the management and supervision of the national team by the Argentine Football Federation, and the players and fans are very dissatisfied with the change of coach several times. Even though coach Sampaoli is strict in his army, he seems powerless in the face of the chaos caused by the management of the Football Association. If it weren't for Messi, it would have been difficult for Argentina to come to the World Cup, and it can be said that this team came to the World Cup in Russia in a relatively chaotic situation. ”

- "The leader of the team naturally belongs to Messi, and fans are very concerned about how far Messi can lead Argentina in the World Cup." Sampaoli's choice in the Argentine forward line is naturally to formulate a strategy for the team as a whole according to Messi's characteristics. Then the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Dybala and Sergio Aguero can be better suited to Messi. So from this point of view, it is understandable that Icardi is not in the squad. ”

- "Messi's individual ability is unquestionable, he is a free man up front, in and out of the forward line. But from the perspective of tactical coordination, how to develop tactics around Messi, whether his teammates around him can give him strong support, and whether he can stand up when Messi is limited by opponents may be an important factor in determining how far Argentina can go in this World Cup. ”

- "If Argentina only relies on one Messi, I am afraid it will be difficult to go far, but when the coach integrates everyone's characteristics into the team, and the 10 teammates behind Messi can help him share more of the pressure, then Argentina can be said to be a team that can win the Hercules Cup." Every player in Argentina is not bad, but how to optimize the combination is a problem that coach Sampaoli needs to solve. ”

Anyway, in a word, Messi is awesome, as long as his teammates are not stupid......

As far as the head coach Sampaoli surrendered to him.

"Messi is our signature, I'm only responsible for the formation, this Argentina is his team, I'm just supporting him." How weak is the voice of the current Argentine head coach Sampaoli.

Almost all the media, fans, and celebrities around the world have come out to support Argentina and Messi.

However, Dong Fangzhuo said in an interview with The Times, "Perhaps, the result will be very surprising." ”

"Does Iceland really have weaknesses?"

"Euro 2016 was a year of great change in world football.

"Perhaps, Argentina will not necessarily be able to win Iceland."

"Messi may have worked hard, but the result may not be as good as he thought."

Outcome......

Dong Fangzhuo, Ronaldo, Messi's performance in the first game of the World Cup is very different, Dong Fangzhuo has 2 shots, 1 goal and an assist, Ronaldo has scored 3 goals in 4 shots, the efficiency is extremely high, Messi's 11 shots in a single game set a new high in his World Cup career, but he has not scored, and he has also become the player who has shot the most goals in a single World Cup in the past 48 years.

Embarrassed.

Messi had 11 shots on goal, the highest number of shots in a single game in his World Cup career, three more than Iceland's entire team, but he failed to achieve an inch, and missed the fifth of nearly 10 penalties. The last time the Argentine striker had more than 11 shots on goal in a single game without finding the back of the net was in late 2017 when Barcelona faced Deportivo La Coruna.

By the end of the campaign, Messi had 11 shots on goal, more than half of the 10 World Cup teams that had appeared in the team, more than Portugal and Iran with 9 shots, Iceland and Egypt with 8 shots and Saudi Arabia with 6 shots. Messi has also become the player who has shot the most goals in a single game but has not scored in the nearly 48 years of the World Cup since the Italian star Riva in 1970.

Too embarrassing......