With Argentina facing arch rivals Brazil in a World Cup Qualifier, Lionel Messi and his team mates have a massive task ahead of them if they want to proceed and stand a chance of getting through the qualifiers.
To do this, Maradona has called upon Messi to stamp his authority on the clash and “man it up.” He has to take the rough with the smooth and Diego commented:
“He has to become a man suddenly, he can no longer be the kid with promise, and he’s showing it,” Maradona said on Thursday.
“He’s fast, concentrated, totally committed, he knows the chance he has,” he added at a news conference in Buenos Aires ahead of Saturday’s match in Rosario (0030 GMT).
“We’ve been heaping responsibility onto him…Since I’ve been coaching Messi, since I’ve been watching him (train), this has been his best week.”
In times Messi has struggled to transform his success at club level into International Level and this is the time to do.
To have the next world cup with the likes of Leo Messi would be a disgrace and Argentina can’t afford to slip and lose valuable points, starting at the weekend.
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