Gonzalo Higuaín had the privilege of playing both with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, two of the best players in the world. The Argentine international considers that he was the player who most understood Portuguese and Argentine.
«I was the footballer who played the most with the two and who understood them best. Understanding Cristiano and Messi … they are not the problem, it is always you. He knew what they liked and what they didn’t like, how they felt more comfortable and more uncomfortable. So they saw me as support. When they have a player at 100% support, they do not feel disconnected from all responsibilities. They are two totally different footballers and I had the privilege to enjoy and learn from them ”, he said, in an interview with the newspaper“ La Nácion ”.
The Inter Miami striker left advice to Lautaro Martínez, Argentina’s new striker, recalling his own journey in the albiceleste.
«I would tell Lautaro to be calm. Now Lautaro is spoiled for choice. It happened to me until the final with Germany [em 2014]. Until 2014 I was the best striker in the world, after that game everything was over. Up to that point, he had scored nine goals in the qualifiers, something that no one says. We forget that it is necessary to score goals in the qualifying phase to reach the World Cup. It’s all pink in the beginning and Lautaro … there may be a time, in a World Cup or in an America’s Cup, when a key goal fails and it will stop being Lautaro. They will say that it no longer serves. I would tell him not to think that it is neither the best nor the worst », he shot.
Pipita made a career for River Plate, Real Madrid, Naples, Juventus, AC Milan and Chelsea before moving to MLS. Higuaín stressed the price he paid for the route he built in world football.
“People wonder what I complain about with all the money I have. It is true, but since I was 9 years old I have sacrificed myself so that everything goes well. The money I have has not fallen from the sky, I earned it with daily sweat. I played for Real Madrid, Naples, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea and again and end up spending birthdays and holidays with different companions and rarely see your friends or your parents. You have to accept criticism from the press and supporters. I grew a beard, shaved my hair and made news, but no one asks me how I am in football terms. Yes, the price to pay is high, but I already knew that this was going to happen », he stressed.
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