Maradona: "Messi is going to be the major figure in South Africa"

Diego Armando Maradona, after serving the penalty imposed by FIFA, traveled to South Africa where he is serving a busy schedule that includes visits to the University of Pretoria (future bunker Selection Argentina), recognition of the stadiums, soccer clinics dictation and other matters of protocol. In the middle of the Voragine (?) Of responsibilities, the Argentine DT had room to talk about the jewel of his selected, Lionel Messi, and this is what he said:

Messi will be the great figure's World Cup. I think that Messi has everything to be and we will help. Hopefully Messi out as the great player he is and all of us to embrace in the final.

It is he who brings a smile to the ball, but if you tell me who is now the best player in the world is Messi, no doubt, and to leave as second to Cristiano Ronaldo's supposed to be very good

But wait on the first part. Maradona, once again, makes it clear he expects his team to be Messi + 10. Much has been written about the talent of Lionel, which contrasts with little aptitude for driving. Messi can not put the team on his shoulder; Barcelona does not (although some journalists would have us believe that if), and will not make the selection. If, surrounding it properly, you can use it to explode and his enormous capacity for resolution in the final meters to cooperate positively with the team. If the manager understands this, Argentina will be able to do well in South Africa. By contrast, if one insists that the formula is "give it to Messi and see what happens, the return trip will be quite early ...

Via: World Sport | Photo: Olé!