Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says Argentina is not a one-man team and believes the South American outfit can succeed at this summer’s World Cup, despite a disappointing qualifying campaign under coach Diego Maradona.
“Argentina is not just Messi,” he told CNN in an interview. “In the national team there is not one sole leader; we are a group, like at Barcelona.”
And Messi hopes both he and Argentina go on to do well this summer, adding: “Let’s hope this is my World Cup and Argentina’s World Cup. We didn’t qualify in the best way, but we can be the surprise team.
However, Watford and Nigeria defender Danny Shittu appears wary of Messi’s presence, telling The Guardian that ‘We have got Argentina first and everyone is going on about Messi, and that’s what the World Cup is all about for me.’
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