Rodrigo De Paul commented on training with Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team at the World Cup.
De Paul spoke in an interview with Pollo Alvarez where he commented on his form before the World Cup and playing alongside Lionel Messi at Inter Miami. In the same interview, the Argentine also commented on training with Messi. Here is what he had to say:
“We’re killing ourselves to arrive in the best physical shape, we do double training sessions, apart from the club. I record everything to make it look like a little movie.
“He doesn’t like it but I tell him: ‘Look if it happens for us, little guy, we make a little documentary and win an Oscar. I motivate him, I pump him up to the max.”
He also commented on the Argentina national team and wanting to win the World Cup:
“You don’t live without thinking about the World Cup Every time it feels closer, those thoughts pop into your head way more often. You live with that. right? With the fears, the uncertainty, the joy that takes you to a World Cup.
“For my part, I’m really pumped and full of excitement I think the national team is going to be a protagonist again. It’s really tough, but I see in my teammates a conviction and a hunger for it to keep happening.
“We won a Copa America and went for the second. We won the Finalissima and we were itching to compete against Spain, we were texting each other when it seemed like it wasn’t happening. And the same with this World Cup, the team is super ready to give everything it’s got.”
he has no business in the starling line up. he is staying close to Messi so that he can play and he knows well he is not in shape Argentina is screwed if De paul plays a lot