Lionel Messi spoke to Radio Club October 94.7 radio station in Argentina about some of the criticism he has received while playing for his national team. Here are some of his key quotes…
2014 World Cup final defeat: “Do you know the number of times I’ve replayed the final and the chances we had? It would have been so different if we’d scored one of them.”
2018 World Cup: “There were so many things that went wrong from the beginning. Not being able to win the first match, missing the penalty. The second game was even but after the first goal it all went wrong. We were disorganised.”
Critics over injury pull-out: “There are a lot of lies and made up stuff. It makes me angry that people believe what is said. They have made things up about me, invented them, when I’m not. The truth is that I’ve had a problem since before the December break and been training only a little, not playing in all the games.”
Getafe goal his best? “I wouldn’t have chosen that one, I’d have gone for the one against Madrid in the Champions League semis at the Bernabeu, or the header against Man United.”
