Former Manchester United and Arsenal star Mikael Silvestre believes there is only one way to stop Lionel Messi as France prepare for the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday.
, with the greatest of all-time living up to his reputation by captaining Argentina to their sixth World Cup final in style.
While France have plenty of firepower themselves, in the form of Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann, their defence has struggled a lot this tournament, keeping just one clean sheet so far. Silvestre, who was part of the Les Bleus’ squad that finished runner-up in the 2006 finals, believes that Didier Deschamps’ side should focus on targeting the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Alexis Mac Allister in order to prevent the legendary forward from getting on the ball.‘And it’s very important to get close to him before he receives the ball otherwise it will be too late because he is too good.
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