The time Gerrard changed Messi's life forever

Sometimes, making a decision, no matter how small it may be, can change the whole course of your plans without even noticing it, causing big or small changes in your life that you have to face in any way, always thinking of moving forward learning from the past, this kind of situations happen constantly in football, and for example, this happened with Steven Gerrard and Lionel Scaloni in the FA Cup final, because while that present gave the British player great rewards as a Reds player, the Argentine right back would have something better prepared for him 16 years later.

According to what the now Argentine coach said on the programme hosted by former footballer Jorge Valdano, that FA Cup final played on 13 May 2006 completely changed his career, because beyond the fact that Scaloni and his team lost to the Reds in the penalty shoot-out, the man emphasised the moment when Steven Gerrard took the trophy from West Ham United's hands when he scored on aggregate to make it 3-3 on the scoreboard.

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When asked about his time in the Premier League, the former Argentinian said he had had a great time in the UK, describing his FA Cup defeat with West Ham United not as an unfortunate event but as one that came to change his life completely, from a footballing to a personal point of view. "My experience in England was very good, until the last game it changed my whole story. We played the FA Cup final with West Ham against Rafa Benitez's Liverpool, and that game changed my whole life completely."

As for the match against the Reds, Lionel Scaloni elaborated on what he believes was the play that changed his life completely, saying that his clearance into the centre of the pitch was crucial to who he is today. "We were winning 3-2 and there was a minute and a half left in the game, when a cross came in he headed in with Cisse and I hear him cramp up, he threw the ball between the corner and the three quarters of the pitch, the Liverpool full-back takes the ball out to me, and when they came to press me I shot up almost halfway where it was caught by Riise, he put it to the far post and Gerrard from 40 yards out and made it 3-3."

<strong>Gerrard&#39;s goal made Scaloni and Messi world champions</strong>

While Gerrard's goal somehow made his team win one more title in its history, Scaloni had to look for more options far from England, finding his family and his taste for the technical section, a place that without thinking about it would find the maximum happiness in making Argentina the world champion in Qatar 2022, getting in turn the best version of Lionel Messi who will remain as one of the best players in this competition of national teams.