Gonzalo Higuaín spent more than 10 years playing in the European elite, in clubs such as real Madrid, Naples, Juventus, Chelsea A AC Milan, a step that was full of praise, but also criticism, also at the level Argentina national team, reminding me of that in his time, he was the best “9” until that terrible failure against Germany at the end World Cup Brazil 2014.
Pipe they brought up the subject when asked what he would advise Lautaro Martinez, before Inter who receives all the prizes Argentine, but He believes that if they reach a misfortune like his, they will end up “killing”.
“I would tell you to be calm first. For now, for Lautaro, everyone is pampered in the national team. Which happened to me until the final in Germany. Until 2014 I was the best number 9 in the world, Y after Germany it was all over. Until then, he had scored nine goals in the qualifying rounds, which no one says, so let’s not forget that you have to score goals in the qualifying rounds to reach a World Cup.
“Everything is pink with him now … And Lautaro, and Lautaro, and Lautaro …, but the time may come, maybe in a World Cup or a America’s Cup, of which you are unlucky misses a key goal, and Lautaro is no longer Lautaro. It doesn’t work anymore, and this and that. I would tell him, then, that you don’t have to think you’re the best or believe the worst, “he said in an interview with La Nación.
Higuain He believes that time will do him justice and he will be valued in his country, but for now points out that he was the only player he associated best with Lionel Messi Yes Cristiano Ronaldo, with which he coincided in whitish and in real Madrid Yes Juventus, respectively.
“If I was the footballer who played the most with both of them, then I was the one who understood them the most. Understand Cristiano and understand MESS…, the problem is not theirs, the problem is yours. I knew what they liked, what they didn’t like, how they felt most comfortable, how they felt most uncomfortable. So they felt they could support me too. When they have a player next to them who relies 100% on them, they do not feel detached from all responsibilities. They are two totally different players and I had the privilege to enjoy and learn from both of them “, he added.
Higuain lives without pressure in MLS
In 2020 he signed for Inter Miami after staying at Juve, a move he has been looking for ever since I wanted to get rid of all the pressure of the elite game, both from the pretensions of the fans and of the press, which made him notice even when he changed his look.
“The other day I was thinking about everything left behind, the years of demands, responsibilities, changes of countries, moves, that, whether you like it or not, it destabilizes your head. Now I feel very happy because I achieved what I wanted, which was to get out of that pressure bubble, requests, that the press always talked about me, about harassing fans … Here football is not a priority, there are other sports that take these pressures.
“The league is growing and will continue to grow. But here, the people on the street don’t judge you because you missed or scored a goal, don’t judge whether you were fired or not. And the same goes for the press. So, I live calmly. Something I was looking for. I’m very happy because I’m happy. Happy with the decision I made “, he commented.