Josko Gvardiol takes pleasure from dealing with Lionel Messi regardless of being on the improper finish of a masterclass by the Argentine celebrity in Croatia’s World Cup semi-final defeat.
The Croatian – ranked as top-of-the-line younger defenders on this planet – was taught a soccer lesson by Messi who produced arguably the help of the match in a 3-0 victory for Argentina.
Messi stopped the ball in his ft and drove up the proper flank, turning his marker Gvardiol inside and outside, earlier than attending to the byline and organising Julian Alvarez for the ultimate objective of the sport.
Messi drove previous Josko Gvardiol 3 times earlier than laying the ball off for Julian Alvarez
As Croatia gear up for his or her third-place play-off towards Croatia, the 20-year-old RB Leipzig defender – a goal for Chelsea – has spoken out on his expertise of developing towards Messi.
He stated throughout Croatia’s press convention: ‘It was a pleasant expertise though I performed towards him within the membership final season.
‘He’s a totally completely different kind of participant within the membership and within the nationwide group.
Gvardiol stated he would be capable of inform his youngsters sooner or later that he performed towards Messi
‘I’m glad that I performed towards him though we misplaced.
‘It is an ideal expertise, and at some point I am going to inform my youngsters that I performed towards the most effective participant in historical past. I suppose we’ll beat him subsequent time.’
Gvardiol’s Croatia teammate Andrej Kramaric added: ‘Messi is the best participant in historical past.’
Kramaric was additionally uncertain over whether or not team-mate Luka Modric will retire from worldwide soccer.
Messi taught the extremely rayed defender a soccer lesson in Argentina’s 3-0 win towards Croatia
He stated: ‘Everyone knows what number of good phrases have been written about Luka and what he didn’t just for Croatia however the entire world. Figuring out him, I am undecided that that is his final.
Whereas Croatia gear up for Morocco, Messi and Argentina get able to play France within the World Cup remaining on Sunday.
Messi has admitted this can be his remaining World Cup recreation, that means that will probably be his final shot at including the World Cup to his illustrious checklist of honours within the recreation.
