Switzerland's coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, commented that Messi has the ability to "decide a game in a second", but went on to say that the Swiss side "made life difficult" for Argentina.
"It was a tough game, but we made their life difficult. They managed to stay calm. Argentina has a good team", he told the press after the match played in Sao Paulo.
Although Switzerland marked the Barcelona striker closely, Hitzfeld stressed that Argentina "is not just Messi", and acknowledged the efforts of Lavezzi, Mascherano and Di María.
The coach had words of praise for the performance of his team, and goalkeeper Diego Benaglio in particular, who thwarted a number of Argentine attacks led by Messi. "The team performed well, were tactically mature and calm at crucial moments", he summarised.
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