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00:00Speaking of speeches, Andres Guardado received a farewell, a tribute to one of the top players
00:08in Mexico's history.
00:09There are two things that I would like to point out, Marcelino.
00:12First of all, it's funny because this is a friendly, right?
00:15We're not supposed to be celebrating friendly victories, but to me, this is the most important
00:19victory for the Mexico national team since they beat Germany in the 2018 World Cup.
00:24Then again, ironic because we're celebrating a friendly.
00:27Like you said, I think that this changes the course.
00:30I think that this is the moment that Mexico kind of like turns a corner and shows that
00:35they still...
00:36El Gigante no ha muerto.
00:38The Mexican team is hot all of a sudden, and the U.S. is cold.
00:41They looked really, really well earlier in the week when they played against Panama on
00:45that 2-0, the first game of Pochettino, but now I think Pochettino is starting to see
00:50what this job is all about.
00:52I failed on my prediction last week when I said that the U.S. was going to win this game,
00:56but I didn't know that Pulisic and McKinney weren't going to be part of the team.
01:00Do you feel that there will be a different result if they have Captain America on the
01:04lineup?
01:05I think friendlies can go either way.
01:07I think one of the things that they have to be the most concerned about is how the team
01:12functions, how the team plays, and I'm very, very interested to see how this is going to
01:17play out.
01:18I think Pochettino, I don't know if I should call it culture shock, but he's going to be
01:23entrenched within a very different environment than what he's used to, high pressure, high
01:27performance stakes when he has coaching Europe and also in Argentina.
01:31I think what he has going on for him is that now he has a class of players that is training
01:37at that level that has more of that culture in their everyday practice, but I think that
01:43it's important also for the U.S. that they gave exposure to these players that might
01:47not be on the first team on a high-stakes game like the game against Mexico.
01:52We'll continue to see what these two teams do on the road to the World Cup, but also
01:56we have more exciting games this week.
01:59What about Lionel Messi?
02:02This guy cannot be stopped.
02:03The 6-0 trashing of Bolivia.
02:06What is your take?
02:07Well, the thing about Lionel Messi is that he's having fun.
02:10I think that's the most important thing.
02:12He looks like a kid there again.
02:14He said so.
02:15He said so.
02:16I mean, the words.
02:17I feel like a kid playing.
02:18You have to feel motivated.
02:19When you're a player like Lionel Messi, you have to feel motivated.
02:21I think that's one of the things that has made a difference when you compare Messi and
02:25Cristiano Ronaldo.
02:26I think he came to Miami.
02:28He revived again.
02:29The Paris Saint-Germain era was sort of probably not what he expected, right?
02:32I think he came from winning everything with Barcelona to, you know, having a rollercoaster
02:36ride with Paris Saint-Germain and being unable to win La Orejona, but he's having fun.
02:42And you know, I have to go back once again, talking about my own memories.
02:45Copa America Centenario got to broadcast that game, the final between Argentina and Chile.
02:50Messi had been so disappointed after losing the Copa America final two years in a row
02:54that he actually retired in the MIG zone right after the game.
02:58And everyone was thinking, well, is this it for Lionel Messi?
03:00He's got to come back.
03:01And then a couple of his teammates also retired from the team.
03:04But then again, a few days later, he said, no, I am coming back.
03:07He was available for the FIFA International date in September of 2016.
03:12I am glad that happened because it's like a back to the future moment, right?
03:16I mean, then if he retires from the national team, he doesn't win the World Cup recently.
03:20He doesn't give us all these great performances, Inter-Miami, et cetera.
03:24So I'm glad things are working out.
03:25I'm a little disappointed for Bolivia.
03:27I mean, with the altitude and everything, they were looking so good.
03:29You would think that it would be a more level game.
03:31It wasn't the case.
03:32I want to throw some numbers out there.
03:34Messi is out of control, 122 goals.
03:37The only player with more international goals than him is, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo.
03:43He also broke the record for the most hat-tricks with a national team.
03:47And just for you guys to have some context, this week, it marks 20 years from Messi's
03:52debut with Barcelona.