Аргентины шигшээ багийн ахлагч Лионель Мессигийн аав Хорхе Месси 68 насандаа таалал төгссөн нь түүний цаашдын карьерт нөлөөлөхүйц хүнд цохилт боллоо.
Месси өөрийн цахим хуудсаараа дамжуулан аавыгаа алдсан тухайгаа мэдэгдэж, хөлбөмбөгчин хүний хувьд үргэлжлүүлэн тоглох эсэхдээ эргэлзэж буйгаа илэрхийлжээ. Тэрээр аавыгаа карьерынх нь туршид хамгийн том дэмжигч, зөвлөх, төлөөлөгч байсныг онцлоод, хамтдаа карьераа өндөрлөхийг хүсэж байснаа дурдсан байна. Хорхе Месси нь Лионель Мессигийн хүүхэд насны анхны дасгалжуулагч төдийгүй Барселона руу нүүхээс эхлээд түүний мэргэжлийн замналыг бүх талаар удирдаж ирсэн гол хүн байв.
Дэлхийн аваргын тэмцээний үеэр аавынх нь эрүүл мэндийн байдал хүндэрч, эмнэлгийн хяналтад байсан нь Мессигийн сэтгэл зүйд хүндээр туссан байна. Алжирын эсрэг хийсэн тоглолтод хоёр гоол оруулсны дараа Месси хүнд хэцүү өдрүүдийг туулж буйгаа илэрхийлж байсан юм. Хэдийгээр Месси Барселона, Парис Сен-Жермен, Интер Майами зэрэг багуудад амжилттай тоглож, 778 тоглолтод 672 гоол оруулсан түүхэн амжилттай ч аавынхаа үхлийн дараа ирээдүйнхээ талаар шийдвэр гаргахад хүндрэлтэй байгаагаа хэллээ.
Түүний өрсөлдөгч Криштиану Роналду энэхүү хүнд хэцүү цаг үед гүн эмгэнэл илэрхийлж, дэмжлэг үзүүлсэн байна. Лионель Месси нь аавынхаа сургаалын дагуу хүүхдүүдээ өсгөн хүмүүжүүлж, түүний үлдээсэн өвийг үргэлжлүүлэхээ илэрхийлжээ.
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Lionel Messi has spoken of his doubts over continuing his playing career “for much longer” following the death of his father, Jorge.
Jorge Messi passed away, aged 68, on August 8. The Messi family had released a statementon June 18, during the World Cup, saying that he was “experiencing health issues” and “under close medical attention.”
After Argentina’s group-stage win over Algeria, Messi said his emotional reaction to scoring two goals was due to“some difficult, complicated days.”
The 39-year-old posted an emotional statement on his social media feeds on Wednesday, saying he “does not know how to carry on” following the death of his father, who played a significant role in his son’s career, having served as his agent and business manager.
“All I ever did was play football, and now I have a fair few doubts as to whether I’ll carry on doing it for much longer,” Messi said. “You were by my side from the start, we were so close to the end (of his career). Why didn’t you hang on just that little bit longer so we could finish it together?”
Despite advisors and counsellors departing Messi’s team over the years, often after fallings out, the father-son duo remain linked and “appear to act and think as one.”
Jorge served as Lionel’s agent and business manager. (Leonardo Fernandez / Getty Images)
Jorge wasa supervisor at a metal factoryin Rosario before his son’s career took off. He helped coach at the local Grandoli soccer club, where Lionel played his first games as a child before moving on to Rosario’s biggest club, Newell’s Old Boys.
Jorge accompanied Lionel to Spain so the 13-year-old could have a trial at Barcelona in September 2000, which preceded his move to the Catalan club’s La Masia youth academy and a 21-year career at Barca, for whom he scored a club-record 672 goals in 778 appearances.
Messi subsequently joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 before a move to MLS in 2023 with Inter Miami, his current clubs side.
Among those to pay tribute to Messi’s father was his long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who posted on Instagram: “A huge hug to you and your loved ones during these difficult times, Leo. Stay strong.”
Lionel Messi’s statement in full
“Dad, I still can’t believe you’re gone. I can’t get my head round it — or rather, I don’t want to. It’s so hard for me to imagine that I won’t see you ever again, that we won’t talk anymore. I know you were suffering and that this is for the best, but you left us far too soon. We still had so much left to enjoy together.
“You kept asking me to play in the last World Cup, and it was just days before it started that you took a turn for the worse. It was the first time you weren’t going to be at a tournament, but Mum kept telling me you’d get better and that you’d be well enough to travel. I’d tell you that we’d make it to the final so you could travel.
“Every time a match ended, I’d wait for your message and miss it. That’s when I realised the situation was really bad. Even so, I couldn’t stop thinking about getting as far as possible, to give you time to watch a match. We reached the final and you couldn’t be there. I wanted to win it so I could take it to you and show you another trophy. I couldn’t do it, my legs wouldn’t carry me any further. This time I tried to go against my physical limits, but I couldn’t. I never managed to feel right.
“When I got back, you thought we’d lost the final on penalties. We couldn’t talk about any of what had happened. You couldn’t enjoy any of it. We didn’t win the title, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play.
“I’m telling you this because it was the only thing we couldn’t talk about, because you already know all the rest. We spoke every day and saw each other whenever we could, depending on my commitments.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do without you, I don’t know how to carry on. All I ever did was play football, and now I have a fair few doubts as to whether I’ll carry on doing it for much longer. You were by my side from the start, we were so close to the end (of his career). Why didn’t you hang on just that little bit longer so we could finish it together?
“I know that your happiness came from seeing your family doing well – your wife and your children, and above all, without the others finding out, watching me play… 😉
“Ever since I was a little boy, it was always like that. You’d take me to every training session as soon as you got home from work. Mum used to take me to a lot of them because you were working.
“Of course, you never missed a single match. How you suffered watching me and how you enjoyed it, even though you never showered me with praise.
“You were a dad, a friend and a representative. You were always the person you needed to be at every moment, and you never got anything wrong. Despite the odd reproach or argument, you were always right. In the end, things always turned out as you said they would.
“I’m going to miss you so much, but you’ll always be present, and above all in bringing up my children, because I’m teaching and raising them as you both did with me.
“Rest in peace and look after us from up there, just as you did here. Thank you for everything.
“I love you, dad.”
