Mike Wilcox
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Messi shouldn’t get a pass for not winning with Argentina. If you are the “greatest player of all time”, you need to get it done internationally. And it’s not like Argentina don’t have any other good players.

Pele, Maradona, Zidane, and yes, Ronaldo have all won with their countries. It matters in a historical context. I’m aware that Higuain missed sitters in the last two Copa finals that would have changed this narrative…but he did miss them, and Argentina have won as many trophies as I have with Messi.

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