Argentina-Serbia: Players' Quotes (17 Jun 2006 19:49 GMT)
Juan RIQUELME
I think we're at a very good level. Just like the last game, I think we deserved to win this match. I don't like the comparison, but in the last World Cup we had some good games, but we didn't have any luck in front of goal. Now we are putting the ball in the net. I hope that this doesn't prove to be our best game, and I hope we can continue to improve. Today we're very happy because of what we've done, but our intention is to keep growing as a team. I imagine all the Argentinian fans, both here and back home, enjoyed our performance. We players enjoyed it too. As for Messi, he did well and I'm pleased that he feels fine and played well. I love watching him play.
Lionel MESSI
I'm happy to have made my World Cup debut, and, of course, because I scored. However, I want to remember the team?s performance, which was very good. We have to stay calm and keep working hard. Before the match, Diego Maradona came up to me and wished me luck, and that was a big lift for me, no doubt about it.
Javier MASCHERANO
When you win you always feel good, and more so when you're playing at this level. But there are always things to improve and we can't be complacent. When you win 6-0, it?s difficult to pick out any mistakes, but we have to keep our feet on the ground. Today we won an important match, but we have to be level-headed about it if we are going to keep improving.
Carlos TEVEZ
I'm very happy, firstly because I played, and secondly because I scored. It?s one of the best things that has happened to me in my career. Now we have to keep calm, and humble. We can?t let this go to our heads because we could come crashing back down to earth.
Javier SAVIOLA
We have to be happy but calm. All three areas of the team played well, in attack as well as in defence. We had won the previous game, but today we played good football and that?s the most important thing. The euphoria? It?s difficult to stop it, especially among our fans, but the big players in the squad have to take charge and calm everyone else down. This is a World Cup and all the teams are strong.
source : FIFA