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Barcelona couldn’t have beaten Juventus without Messi: Cryuff
Amsterdam: Dutch football legend Johan Cryuff believes Barcelona could not have beaten Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final without their Argentine forward Lionel Messi.
Messi was expected to put up a grand show in Berlin but he failed to score. While Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar all had their names on the score sheet, the Argentine was tied down by Juventus for much of the game on Saturday.
But Cruyff argued that it was eventually Messi’s hard work and sacrifice for the team that eventually led to Barcelona winning the trophy.
“It was a fun Champions League final to watch, also because Barcelona and Juventus both played as we all expected,” the Dutchman was quoted as saying by goal.com on Monday.
“With his style of play, Messi relieved his team. Against Juventus, you could see how he works at Barcelona.
“You didn’t see him participate in a lot of moves, but just check how often he put pressure on his direct opponent and won back ball posession. How many free-kicks did he win?”
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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