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Statements by Messi, captain of the Argentina national team, after the 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia, this Tuesday.
Game analysis: “We knew that Saudi Arabia were a team with good players, that they exchanged the ball well and that they put a lot of forward in the lines. We worked on that, but we couldn’t accelerate. The situations [of the game] were fair and in the second half we made mistakes that made us lose the advantage. We didn’t find our game and started to make crosses in desperation. We only depend on ourselves”.
Unity of the working group: “There are no excuses. Let’s be more united than ever. We need to show that we are strong. We haven’t lost for a long time and now we have to prepare for the game against Mexico.”
Read more in: O Jogo
