Diego Maradona claims Lionel Messi will never be a leader and says the Barcelona superstar ‘goes to the toilet 20 times a game’.
Messi has been hugely criticised for his performances for Argentina and has decided to take a break from the national team after their poor World Cup run in the summer.
The 31-year-old has captained Argentina since 2011 but Maradona, who guided his nation to glory at the World Cup in 1986, believes the Messi has no leadership qualities and says he should be considered as an equal to Ronaldo.
‘Messi’s a great player, but he’s not a leader,’ Maradona told Fox Sports Mexico.
‘Before talking to the coach and players, he’ll play on the PlayStation. Then, on the field, he wants to be the leader. He’s the best in the world with Cristiano [Ronaldo].
‘For me, it’s difficult to say it but it’s useless to make a leader out of a man who goes to the toilet 20 times before a game.
‘There’s no two ways about it. Let’s stop making a god out of Messi. Messi is just another player for Argentina.
‘I wouldn’t call him up right now, but never say never. We have to take the pressure off him.
‘We have to take the leadership away from Messi for him to be the Messi we want him to be.
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‘I’d make him play as I want. I’d call him up and play him how I know Messi plays.’
