Mario Kempes could not have been more critical of Leo Messi on ESPN Mexico
.
Despite the fact that the Argentine has just won the Copa América with his national team and has been one of the most outstanding players in the tournament, the comparison with
Diego Armando Maradona is inevitable.
The ex-footballer, in fact, considers that the legendary player from Naples or Barcelona will always be better than the current Albiceleste captain.
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For Messi, the misfortune is that he was the one who replaced Diego Armando Maradona.
And Diego, with the idolatry that he has carried around the world, it is very difficult to overshadow him.
If Messi wants to be better than Maradona ... He won't. He is going to achieve, no matter how hard he wins four World Cups in a row. He
still doesn't have the title of world champion, "Kempes said on Mexican television.
In short, the former player believes that there is nothing Messi can do to catch up with the legend who died this year: "No
matter how much he wins, whatever he wins, he can never compare to what Diego did
."
It was not the only criticism that the Blaugrana received on that television channel.
Álvaro Morales, a journalist for ESPN Mexico
, was also very critical of Messi for his role in the final against Brazil: "Once again, Messi disappeared. He did not exist in Maracana. Argentina should give Di María a monument.
That is why Messi should not Nor celebrate that title. He owes everything to his teammates because he did nothing
. Even Cristiano, when he was injured in the final of the Euro 2016, stayed on the bench directing his team.
Messi was totally disappeared. Cristiano is the one. best ever. Messi has a frozen chest
, they want to make him a leader, but it doesn't come out, it's not like that. "
He continued to criticize the final duel that Messi made: "
I saw the final from minute zero and he did not give a transcendent pass, he had no personality or character
. You have to see these things about Messi. Let them tell me what he did at the Maracana. who have no arguments, they will come to disqualify me ".