"You don't always have to give it to Messi"

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Angel Di Maria spoke to 'La Nacion' and analysed the Qatar World Cup, a tournament which Argentina arrive as favourites in. Di Maria was asked about Leo Messi, who he tried to take a little bit of pressure off: "You don't always have to give it to him."

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Any country whose national team are in the World Cup are now thinking about Qatar. But even more so if we are talking about Argentina, a country which lives and breathes football. Ahead of the World Cup, Angel Di Maria spoke to 'La Nacion' and, as expected, he referred to Leo Messi.
The Juventus recalled the great importance of the Argentine for the 'Albiceleste', but he also wanted to stress that not all of Argentina's chances of winning the World Cup depend on Messi.
"I always try and connect with him, look for him, but also understanding that, even if he can complete the move, you do not always have to give it. You have to think when to give him it," Messi's former PSG teammate Di Maria said.
Di Maria believes that Argentina can beat anyone and he admits that they are among the favourites. In addition, he had comments for Spain and Germany, two teams who he stressed were unpredictable given recent changes.
"They are going through transition, they have a lot of young footballers and you don't know what could happen or how they will react in a tournament as big as a World Cup.

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