The challenge with Messi is not just his quality, but his ability to move around in the game. He doesn't show up in the same places all the time, he's very clever at coming underneath at times and moving off the backline... obviously any time he's on the ball the way he can create combinations -- and really provide confidence, pause and quality for the team -- is very unique. That's what makes him the best player to ever play the game.
So, there are clear things we need to address with him, but the key is to be aware of where he is and he's not in an open space. We need to close the space, and make it difficult for him.
Argentina is the best team in the world, and us playing against them will be a battle... We're playing against a team with the highest quality... We prepared well, our mindset is strong... We're going out there to play against the World Cup champions and that's motivation for us to win this game.
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