Although he has just led the team to win the Copa America championship for the second time in 28 years, there are still voices in Argentina that question Messi. On July 13, Beijing time, Argentine legendary striker Mario Kempez accepted an exclusive interview with ESPN, and in the interview, he once again talked about the contrast between Messi and Maradona, Kempez believes that Messi will never be able to play with the old Marby, unless he can win four consecutive world championships.
"The most unfortunate thing for Messi is that he is considered a replacement for Diego Maradona." With Diego's status as a global super idol for many years, it was very difficult for Messi to live in his shadow. Previously, Messi had been missing a national team title for a long time, and if he wanted to prove that he was better than Maradona, then he would have to win four consecutive world championships, considering Messi's age, he would not succeed, and now he does not have a world championship. So it can be said that no matter how many trophies Messi has won, he will never be able to compare with Diego. ”
Since Kempez was Argentina's absolute leader in winning the 1978 World Cup and the top scorer of that World Cup, his words naturally sparked heated discussion. Some people think that the 67-year-old Kempes's remarks are rubbing messi's heat, and many fans support his views.
As a 6-time Ballon d'Or winner, Messi's previous accolades were mainly earned during his time at Barca. In the Argentine national team, in addition to the copa America championship just won, there is only the runner-up of the 2014 World Cup.
As one of the greatest players of the 20th century, the "ball king" Maradona almost single-handedly led Argentina to the final championship at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, although the Argentines lost to Germany in the final, they still created the history of the team, from the honor and status of the national team, at this stage, Maradona is indeed better than Messi.