Messi can fail to score but still play brilliantly, says Argentina's Aguero

The Man City striker explained in a TV interview how he motivates and reassures his roommate during tough games

In an interview with Argentine TV channel TyC, Sergio Aguero has spoken about his teammate Lionel Messi and the problems that La Albiceleste have had in front of goal.

"Leo always wants to improve and when the goals don't come he starts saying: "I'm unlucky." And I tell him: "Calm down, Leo, calm down. They are going to come, when you least expect them to, so calm down. You need to have patience."

"You always want to do things well, but Leo has the pressure that he has to score... I think Leo always plays well. He can not score a goal, but still be the best. It's incredible. There are minutes where he makes mistakes, but that's normal. For me, whenever he plays, he goes forward, he looks for the ball, he goes on and on. This gives us a lot of belief and confidence, because if Leo goes, we go."

Aguero also remembered when they were together in 2005. "We started to room together in the Netherlands, and I said to him, Leo, it has already been ten years. We talked about all of the birthdays which had occurred in the room." When asked by a journalist if he bought Messi a gift, Aguero said: "No.. my presence is enough."

source: sport-english