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Updated On: 25 May, 2010 08:07 AM IST | | Goal.com
Argentina coach Diego Maradona has declared that Lionel Messi will make more of an impact at the World Cup finals in South Africa than he made when the Albicelestes won it in Mexico in 1986
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Argentina coach Diego Maradona has declared that Lionel Messi will make more of an impact at the World Cup finals in South Africa than he made when the Albicelestes won it in Mexico in 1986.
Maradona was the outstanding player of the tournament 24 years ago and has now stated that he has told Messi to follow in his footsteps by leading Argentina to glory in South Africa.
"Messi is better than me at World Cup '86. He's the best player in the world and better by far compared to others. In 86, in Mexico, I did it with the ball, I grew up and my team-mates followed. Now I have explained the same to Leo to do it in South Africa and he has understood," Maradona is quoted as saying by Sport before adding that he wants everything to go through Messi at the finals next month.
Maradona was the outstanding player of the tournament 24 years ago and has now stated that he has told Messi to follow in his footsteps by leading Argentina to glory in South Africa.
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| Lionel Messi at Argentina's training session. Pic/AFP |
"Messi is better than me at World Cup '86. He's the best player in the world and better by far compared to others. In 86, in Mexico, I did it with the ball, I grew up and my team-mates followed. Now I have explained the same to Leo to do it in South Africa and he has understood," Maradona is quoted as saying by Sport before adding that he wants everything to go through Messi at the finals next month.
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