and support their shitty argentinian 2nd division teams to death, week in week out, like it was the Champions League ..
I can't help but wonder, what IF, he had accepted to play for spain ... he'd probably have 3 world cups!
What a patronizing load of clap trap. Their shitty teams ? At least they support their local clubs and have a real link to them and don't jump on a bandwagon.
When they see Messi perform week in and week out they have a right to expect he performs like that for the seleccion. What they saw prior to Sabella and after the removal of Basile was far from that. Granted that was due to the ineffectual managers employed.
He was always going to be compared to Maradona. A player who gave everything in every game as a player with his heart on his sleeve. It's unfair to make comparisons as they are completely different characters in the way they approach the game but both have that unquenchable desire to win. In the last couple of years the attitude to Messi has changed greatly particularly with the last World Cup.
Play for Spain ? He was asked and he refused. He is a Rosarian through and through. That article mentioning that there are no monuments to him probably suits him given his character unlike a certain Ronaldo. He loves Newell's probably another shitty club you have no clue about.
Sabella all credit to him created a formidable defensive unit, Romero performed out of his skin for once and it is a real shame none of the fantastic four performed to their best. Hampered by injuries before the tournament and during it and no little fatigue for Messi.
One has to remember the ten behind the ball approach of many of their opponents which restricted chances and the lack of sharpness of Kun and Higuain in not finishing off several chances.
Germany were very fortunate to win. They had one really clear cut chance in the final apart from the goal. Poor finishing endemic in Argentina's entire tournament ie Higuain v Nigeria, Maxi v Holland cost them dear.
