Don't pressure Messi on playing in the 2026 World Cup - Martino - video Dailymotion

Inter Miami boss Tata Martino urges people to let Lionel Messi decide on what he wants to do in a years' time

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00:00Well, this is something that I say permanently. He has done something different, something natural.

00:06So, he is permanently offering us things that any normal footballer in the world would find it difficult to do,

00:19if he can ever do it. And they continue to make a difference at an important age.

00:25So, from there, regardless of whether he is closer or not, we all start to realize it.

00:33You read about it, whether he arrives or not, whether there is a year and a half left for the next World Cup.

00:40And the reality is that, as soon as he finds sensations like the one from the other day,

00:48that stimulate him, that make him think that it is possible,

00:52surely he will think about it and he will be fine.

00:56But I think, and I speak for the Argentinians,

01:01we have to accompany him in the moment in which he is living,

01:04and not pressure him with things that can happen in a year or a year and a half.

01:10It seems to me that it is a moment to enjoy it and accompany him.