I'd rather blame Higuain, Aguero, Banega, Demichelis, Gago, Di María, Zabaleta..., instead of Messi, and above them all comes Martino, he, who crashed a Ferrari (Barcelona).
There are several players in the National Team that should not be called ever again, cases like the inexplicable Gago (why do we still insist...), Banega, Higuaín... others like Di María might still have credit...
Messi gets all the flak, that's oportunism. The guy was marked with fouls and rough play by Chilean players, but we can't deny Argentina went on to play this game with a loser's mentality, instead of taking it like a Final some players thought this was some kind of Friendly with a full stadium and a cup in play..., his teammates just suck, he's not part of a superb trident (MSN, Messi, Suarez and Neymar) he has to do everything so that his teammates can score a f goal.
Semi Finals against Paraguay he took part in like 5 out of 6 goals, he didn't score yes, but he assisted in all of them. He was negated, again, by Chile but he still had that amazing 90' run that only a Maradona-like player can do which almost ended in a goal..., if only Lavezzi was not so terrible (Never again).
People expect Messi to get the ball and score, they think it's like in PES or FIFA, pure individualism..., guess what, Football is a pure and perfect team game. Others want Messi fighting with everyone for everything, with the ref, rival players, crowd, I don't know who else..., a Maradona but in spirit, but for that we have Mascherano, I want Messi to play not to get stupid Yellows or Reds because he has a little bit of "attitude"..., you don't know how terrible Messi is treated in the field by the inferior defenders, if he's going to protest or get a fight for every one of these situations he wouldn't be playing anymore...
The AntiMessi Army always says "He never plays like he does in Barcelona", that's true, perhaps because in Barcelona the coach, the whole club makes teams around him. They supplied Messi with NEYMAR and SUAREZ, thus making it the deadliest attack in the world so far, plus the experience of Xavi (no longer in the club, yes), Iniesta, Alves..., he has teammates that assosiate with him, instead of random figures thrown in the play with Messi and hope for the best.
This generation of players, mentioned above, must go. There needs to be room for promising stars like Correa, Vietto, Icardi (I dislike him a lot...), Mancuello, Lollo among others, Martino needs to go, someone young and with fresh ideas needs to take place (I'd like Bielsa again, though, he changed Chile's mentality for example) or Simeone, but he won't take that spot..., not yet at least.
We're no longer a superpower right now, we got on to two finals but we were not a destructive machine in the 2014 WC, Germany was, we did pretty well in Copa America (unstoppable attacks vs Colombia for example, but lack of definition), I'd say we're the England of South America, once a Power, promising but always runs out of gas...
Then again, Messi is a "Cold Chest", those who don't feel anything with playing important games..., despite winning how many Champions Leagues?, perfect performances in crucial UCL matches?, against his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid?...
He's awful...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILUfdwpqy481:26...
