‘His head works faster’ - Rodrigo De Paul says that Lionel Messi operates on a different level ahead of the World Cup

Rodrigo De Paul says that Lionel Messi’s footballing brain will be a massive advantage for Argentina at the World Cup. As Argentina head to Qatar, the thought on everyone’s mind will be if it’ll be the last opportunity for Lionel Messi to add the World Cup trophy to his cabinet. Ad/> He was closest to lifting the World Cup back in 2014, when Argentina made it to the final, but fell short after conceding a goal in extra-time, giving Germany their fourth title.

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He is happy with Argentina. He is our leader, we follow him.” Similar to everyone else, De Paul is unsure as to whether Messi will truly retire after Qatar. According to him, the PSG star, who will be 35 after the tournament’s completion, can play as long as he wants.

“He will surely talk to us, he will be going to his fifth World Cup and will give us advice, a word of encouragement because that experience carries a lot of weight right now. I hope Messi enjoys it and he doesn't suffer from it. “[W]e'll see if it's his last World Cup or not, that's for him to decide.