“Don’t Have to Dedicate Yourself to Watching Them”- El Salvador Players Urged to ‘Compete’ Against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Pre-Season Friendly

The excitement and thrill you get from seeing the best player in the world for the first time can be on a different level. But the idea is to hold onto your nerves and emotions and focus on the process. Inter Miami will take on the El Salvador national team in a friendly match in January. But the Central American team has already been given specific instructions on how to counter Lionel Messi’s team.

The Argentina star hardly played any games for the club in Major League Soccer due to injury. But the star is looking to make up his time and play all the pre-season games coming up. One of them will be against the 78th FIFA-ranked senior national team.

Clear vision against Lionel Messi for El Salvador

El Salvador has been playing matches against solid teams recently. The team also managed to draw with Son Heung-min’s South Korea in recent friendlies. With the available resources they have, the team was asked to show some fight by their coach, Ruben De la Barrera. As reported, the coach’s advice was, “I always say that in front of great teams and huge players, one has the opportunity to be able to face each other. You don’t have to dedicate yourself to watching them and venerating them, but to compete against them.”

It looks like the coach is not ready to back down to the big names in the Inter Miami squad. David Beckham’s team added much more firepower to their squad with the addition of Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, who also won the World Cup.

According to recent talks, the Miami-based team may also include Luis Suarez as a potential new signing. On the other hand, Barrera is planning his preparation a month ahead to show some grit during the game. The team is planning to unite in a camp on December 6th and 12th for its plan of action on the big day.

Inter Miami will look to make the most of the pre-season

The team was disappointed after not being able to qualify for the MLS playoffs. This time, Lionel Messi will be determined to take them through. The 36-year-old and the team will use pre-season games to plan their gameplay for the upcoming season.

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The team had to cancel its China tour earlier last month. But they are expected to play a game against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in February before heading into the next season. Leaving behind Leagues Cup triumph, Inter Miami’s captain will be desperate to take them to an MLS title.

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