Within hours of the match against Croatia, the manager's warning to Lionel Messi

After beating the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar, the Argentine team is already setting its sights on what will be the challenge against Croatia, to be played on December 13. In this context, Zlatko Dalic, coach of the current vice world champion, issued a warning to Lionel Messi, captain of the Albiceleste.

The celebrations after eliminating “Clockwork Orange”, as their nickname in spanish, were left behind and Lionel Scaloni, coach of the 2021 Copa América champions, is already planning what will be the match against Croatia, in the 2022 World Cup semifinals.

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For his part, Dalic did not hold anything back and, in the true style of Louis van Gaal, who belittled the 'Flea', he talked about how to stop the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7). His words, as expected, quickly went viral on social media among Argentine fans all over the world.

When asked about how to stop Messi, who was the figure against the Netherlands by giving an assist and scoring a penalty in regulation time, the Croatian coach said: “How to stop Messi? We will not mark it. We know what he can do. What he likes the most is having the ball at his feet. If we repeat what we did against Brazil, then there is nothing to fear, ”he launched.

The last memory of Argentina against Croatia:

The last time that the Argentine team faced Croatia was at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In a completely different situation from the current one, due to the bad relationship between the squad and Jorge Sampaoli, the Albiceleste were thrashed 3 -0 for Europeans. The result left the national team on the verge of elimination, which managed to advance to the round after a dramatic victory over Nigeria.