Messi: Inter Miami Needs a Real Team

  Inter Miami Needs a Real Team

 Messi: Inter Miami Needs a Real Team

Argentine star Lionel Messi, Inter Miami striker, stressed the need for team cohesion after a decline in results, with only one win and one draw compared to five losses, the latest of which was a 3-0 defeat to Orlando City on Monday morning (GMT) in Major League Soccer.

Messi said via Apple TV after the match: "It's a difficult period, but we will overcome it. It will be an opportunity to see if we  Inter Miami has dropped to sixth place in the Eastern Conference of the American League, amid a decline in results, with six wins, three losses, and four draws. are a united team in these difficult times."

He added: "Things are much easier when the results are positive, but in difficult times like the one we are currently experiencing, we must be more cohesive than ever and be a real team to overcome this slump."

Last year, Messi's Inter Miami set a regular season record in MLS, finishing with 22 wins, four losses, and eight draws. They finished the season with the highest points total in league history, and tied their four regular season losses with the fewest losses in a single season.

The Argentine star added, "We're going through a bad period, and we have to keep working and thinking about the next stage. We have three or four games in May, and we have to achieve the best possible results before the Club World Cup."

The Club World Cup kicks off on June 14 and will be Inter Miami's most important commitment in the coming period. However, it appears there is also important news. Coach Javier Mascherano hinted in an interview with Apple TV ahead of the Orlando match that Messi may stay with Inter Miami longer than expected.

Messi joined Inter Miami on a two-and-a-half-year contract, which expires at the end of this year's MLS season. Club officials have confirmed their desire to retain the Argentine star through at least 2026, as Miami prepares to move to its new stadium near the city's airport.