- Maradona advised Messi not to repeat the same mistakes he did, hinting at his problems with drugs.
- He called Leo the best in the world back in 2010 already, saying he wishes the Barca man wins the World Cup.
- Maradona also added that only when Messi finishes his career it will be possible to say whether he’s the best player in history.
“He’s at a select level, being the best in the world and a star at Barcelona. Lio is playing kick-about with Jesus,” Diego Maradona told Radio Metro back in 2010. (h/t The Guardian)
This was actually Maradona’s reaction to Leo Messi scoring four goals in Barca’s 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Champions League. The legendary Argentine also advised Leo not to follow his path, alluding to his drug abuse.
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“There are moments when you are invaded by loneliness, but you have to be strong so you don’t end up doing things one did. I spoke to him a lot about this.
“I told him I’d done my thing, now he has to make his career and at the end, we’ll see who was the greatest of all time. But he’s on the right path. I saw that he’s mature and full of will.
“How could I not be happy for Messi to win the World Cup? The Maradona and Pele polemics will end and the best thing is that Messi is Argentinian.”
Back then, Maradona was Argentina’s head coach and he took the team to the 2010 World Cup. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the same luck as a coach as he did as a player, with the Albiceleste exiting the tournament after losing 4-0 to Germany in the quarter-finals.
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