'We'll kill them, Messi or not'
French midfielder Paul Pogba gave a rousing speech to teammates before their World Cup last 16 game against Argentina, in which he told them to "kill" the opposition and not be bothered about Lionel Messi.
France faced Argentina in the World Cup last 16 in Kazan, winning 4-3 in a thrilling game in which they came from 2-1 down to book a spot in the quarterfinal.
Les Bleus went on to win the World Cup in Moscow on Sunday, and a TF1 documentary titled 'The Blues, the heart of their Russian epic' has now revealed the details of their campaign -- including a stirring team talk given by midfielder Pogba ahead of the Argentina game.
The details boys… We want warriors on the pitch today," the 25-year-old said. "I don't want to go home tonight. Me, this evening, I'm not going home. Tomorrow, we're staying at the hotel. We're going to eat that f***ing sauteed pasta again. I don't give a s***, we're not going home. We're going to finish happy. I want us to have a party tonight."
"I want everyone. Today, we run ourselves to death out on the pitch. No one lets anyone else down. No one drops off. On the pitch, we're all together. Good guys and warriors. Soldiers. We're going to kill them today, these Argentines. Messi or no Messi, we don't give a s***. We're coming to win the World Cup. We have to get through this to do that. Come on boys!"
France won the game thanks to a penalty from Antoine Griezmann, a stunning strike from defender Benjamin Pavard, and two goals from teenage star Kylian Mbappe.
Pogba was at it again before France defeated Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod in the quarters.
“That's it, there is no turning back anymore," Pogba said. "That's it! We're going to continue, we're gonna go all the way! See you on July 15th - all together!
"And now we're going to fight for our partners, like we did before! Argentina and maybe even more! Even more! Always more! We have to beat the best to be the best!"
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