Lionel Messi is certainly the darling of Barcelona fans, but he is less fancied by his Argentine compatriots because of his failure to win the World Cup or Copa America for the country.
An upset Messi revealed his problems with his countrymen on Friday and even added that his six-year-old son was questioning why he was judged so harshly in his country.
The 31-year-old’s return to the national side last week after an eight-month absence was marred by a humiliating 3-1 loss to Venezuela in a friendly. A groin strain then forced him to sit out an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Morocco.
“My six year old son Thiago asked me why they were killing me in Argentina. He watches videos on YouTube all the time, and he asks me why they don’t want me,” Messi said.
“I have to go through those things, but it doesn’t matter.”
The Barcelona star took a break from international duty after a disappointing World Cup last year, but his highly…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
