Inter Miami Chief coach Javier Mascherano said Lionel MessiMentality provides a club “great advantage” heading to the second stage of its quarterfinal series Concacaf Champions Cup Ofat Laftc Wednesday at Chase stadium.
LAFC enters the game with 1-0 leadership after Nathan Ordaz He scored the only goal of the first match at the BMO stadium and forced Miami to find the back of the net at home.
“This type of game is designed for great players such as Messi, it is extra, I think for every footballers it is in games where you have the opportunity to achieve different phases, you know that this game will be aware that it is the most beautiful part of sports,” Mascherano said at a press conference on Tuesday.
“That’s what the profession does. But know Messi, it’s clearly what motivates him. But it’s very difficult to be in the number one.
“I imagine that he will be ready as always, from his lead in the field to try to contribute with everything he has to help his teammates to do it. We have a great advantage in this sense.”
Coach Lafc Steve Cherundolo leaned the hat to play as one of the greatest time, but added that his team focused on more than just one player.
“I think if you are talking about the current Messi in its form now or 10 years ago, I think it is fair to say that indeed one of the biggest players ever played,” Cherundolo said. “I think stopping him in any team he played on was never an individual effort. And to be honest, it is not possible to stop it.
“So again, it’s one of the biggest ever. And that’s something we have to deal with. I thought we had dealt with it very well in the first stage. It certainly isn’t our idea to come out and defend for 90 minutes. This is not what we decided to do.
Inter Miami has the opportunity to achieve the semi -final of this tournament for the first time in the club’s history after he lost with CF Monterrey at this stage of the competition last year.
The team fell on League MX Giants of 5-2 aggregated scores promise to return stronger this time.
“This phase is already motivating,” Mascherano said.
“It’s the most beautiful thing about football in these types of games, because he knew that to complete this series would be a historical step for the club to achieve the semifinals. I think it’s more than pressure, it’s an illusion.”
Inter Miami will be without a key player Sergio Busquets Because of the accumulation of a yellow card. Mid-fielders Yannick bright He acknowledged that no one could replace Busquets, but added that teammates would work together to reduce the impact of his absence on the playground.
“I know we can’t replace it. It’s irreplaceable,” Bright said. “So I think more than I think it’s a teamwork. It will be from all to help each other and make us miss less than we think it will be missing.
“But yeah, we’re ready. Everyone is for it. And as I said, it will be up to everyone to get off and make their role.”
