Messi: “I don’t live for goals.”

The Argentine and Barcelona captain has revealed how his 15 years experience has seen him develop in all aspects of his game.
The Barcelona skipper, who has impressively found the back of the net 674 times in 829 games for club and country, added that he doesn’t prioritize goal scoring anymore but still enjoys doing so.

Following the postponement of El Clasico , the 32 -year – old has taken the time to open up about his career in depth with Argentinian TV station TyC Sports and how his game has evolved over the years .

“I have grown up, and now I can read the game better ,’ Messi said.
“I know when to become involved , and how to be effective at the right time .
“There are times in games when I do not need to be involved , but if spend too much time without the ball I can leave a game .
“I enjoy arriving into the box and scoring , but I don’t live for scoring goals . ”

In those 829 games played by Messi, he also has 289 assists to his record, further expanding his role as a team player.

Messi also express desire in wining a World Cup with Argentina, but added that he wouldn’t change anything in his career to get his hands on the game s biggest prize.