Former Argentina midfielder Hector Enrique has claimed that Lionel Messi will never be as good as Diego Maradona.
The 1986 World Cup winner picked a side on the debate concerning which of the two superstars should be regarded as the best Argentine player of all time.
"Messi, unfortunately, has had a hard time in the national team," he told 'Ataque Futbolero'.
"I hope that in the next World Cup he will have the luck we had, but Messi will never reach Maradona's level.
"What I want is for Messi to play.
"If he is not having a good time [in the team], it's better not to come."
After a break from the Albiceleste last winter, the Barcelona forward returned to the team for a friendly game against Venezuela and he will join his teammates for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil this summer.
MilanMilan
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the way our parents tell us about Maradona and Pele, is the same way we shall tell our kids about Messi, we are lucky to be alive and see Messi play🙌🙌😍🔥
Damianho12
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Fact:Messi cannot reach Madorona level Reason:Messi is 9990times better than him
Honka
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Because Messi would never go down to Maradona's level to win a "Handball world cup".
Varosis
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I wonder why people always compare players from different eras?! Comparing is wrong as it won’t get u anywhere. Each player has a special characteristic & skill of his own, regardless of how many or which type of trophies they’ve won. It’s wrong to compare their magic by the trophies. “Pele. Cruyff. Zico. Platini. Maradona. Baggio. Van Basten. Gullit. Zidane. Ronaldo. Ronaldinho. Messi. C. Ronaldo ” are only few examples of tens of great players from different eras who were enjoyable to watch no matter what they’ve won. Some of them won everything, while others won less, but that should not be the case to judge or compare.
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Hector Enrique or what you call yourself, an old man old enough to be Messi's father will open your wild mouth and talk negative about a blessed child instead of encouraging him to do far better than Maradona. You Maradona group, weather you like it or not Messiah is Greatest for ever. Why is it Messi now and not Aguero to be compared with Maradona. Maradona once said that Aguero is better than Messi. How many league did Maradona won in his career, how many balo de Oro, how many individual award. World Cup we cannot hear word. You guys are the reason why Messi is yet to achieve great things in the national team due to selfish advice you give to some players like Aguero, Higuain, Di Maria and others later you will be waiting for results. Fools.
NaeemBD
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Ne need to reach Maradona's level. He is king his own level.
Foubno
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No one cares if Messi reach's Maradona 's level or not but what we care for his that we have seen a football genius in our generation . Your generation you should compare Maradona and PELE.... our generation We compare compare Messi and Ronaldo.... If I was from Argentina I would be very proud to have both football greats in all generations but thank God I'm not. shame on you all who don't appreciate your football greats like it or not Messi will never be Maradona and Maradona will not be Messi above all Messi is the role model on and off the pitch unlike the drug addict and lunatic Maradona. Messi world's greatest footballer Of ALL time.
Ziuknsu
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Which Maradona is the dude talking. about??? is it the one that played under the influence of drugs?
Yuyaeiz
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Argentina will never learn from their mistakes... you guys will one day understand the importance of having Lio in the squad...you will say "oh god!!! if only we had Lionel Messi"...it's Just impossible to imagine Argentina national team without Lionel Messi...they are so unorganised and still blame the only player who is organised in all the aspects of the game...
AtulAnurag
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that's right Messi will never reach Maradona's level cause he is way above that he doesn't criticises his fellow countrymen and Argentina teammates when they do something bad, he even took full responsibility for Copa loss and retired so his teammates will not be blamed, he considers him and Ronaldo to be the best of this generation and not like Maradona who constantly keeps changing his opinion like he was the greatest, Pele was the greatest, Messi will never reach his level stop with all this crap and just realise that at least Messi didn't have to cheat to win the world cup he is honest with himself, his rival Ronaldo, the fans, and even those who criticized him