Diego Maradona says that fans of the Argentine national team should not put so much hope in Lionel Messi, as due to the lack of leadership qualities, the Argentine is "just an ordinary player" in the national team.
Despite the fact that L. Messi is considered by most experts and football fans to be one of the greatest footballers of all time, he has not been able to win any major trophies with the Argentine national team. In the 2018 World Cup, he only managed to reach the quarter-finals with the national team.
"Messi is a great player, but he is not a leader," said Maradona, who currently works in Mexico. "Instead of talking to the coach and players, he prefers to play on his 'PlayStation' first. After all that, it is impossible to be a leader on the field, true, along with Cristiano they are the best players on the planet."
"It's hard for me to say this, but I don't think there is any logic in making a leader out of a person who has to go to the bathroom at least 20 times before a game.
We have to stop making a God out of Lionel. He is just another player in the Argentine national team. At this moment I would not call him to the national team, but you can never say never.
We should not put extra pressure on him. The same goes for sticking the label of a leader on him. If we want to see the best version of Messi, we have to let him be who he wants to be," added D. Maradona.
