He's too laid-back for me, too passive and supportive of everything, claiming everything is fine while being engulfed in flames. ... One of the greatest player ever to grace the pitch but his mindset is the biggest hindrance.
Of course, we'd have seen even more out of this world football had he been surrounded with ideal teammates but at the end of the day, who's in charge of managing the club? It's the president.
Even if Messi insisted on playing with his friends and coach, president is the one at the wheel here so he could say "sorry pal, I love you to death but you're just too nice a guy so gonna do what's best for you and the team."
That's where Barto failed big time over and over again.
As for Leo not being able to raise the spirits of the troupes. ok fair enough but who are the idiots who gave an extreme introvert the captaincy? Might as well play him out of position as a goalkeeper!
See what I mean... he gets blamed left n right for everything under the sky. and btw, if board ran the club and properly cut/recycled the ageing vets with fresh hardcore warriors, the new playas would've been so hungry for victory that they wouldn't need any1 to pinch them on the pitch.
Does Leo perform well as a player? if the answer is yes, then he's doing his job. And lucky us for having him
If Leo is an elite sniper, I'm not gonna ask him to leave his spot and become commander in chief at HQ.
If I'm gonna look to blame someone, I'm gonna blame the folks whose actual job is to manage the club/hire the coaches, scout for cheap under the radar talents and monetize the ageing vets b4 they become a burden and lose all value. Again, Barto et co fell asleep at the wheel.
Messi's job is to play ball and ... think it's fair to say he does it pretty prettaaayy,
preeeeettyyyy good
blaming him for the club's or NT weak management is missing the forest for the trees imo xD