Today's football is more demanding and players are definitely better imo - and this can mean one AR all areas of football (athleticism, technique, tactics etc). He was a non factor in the Semis against Netherlands (Romero was the hero, MOTM, and Mascherano was amazing too) and didn't do much in the final either.Īny player not named Messi with the same performances and nobody will ever say he 'carried' them. But still, for someone who 'carried them' into the final, you expect more than being involved in one goal (in the easiest game) across 4 games (three of those went to ET time). I'm not saying Messi was bad, clearly his teammates let him down more than once. So basically that only leaves the goal against Switzerland, which Messi assisted on the counter in stoppage time. The one against Belgium was pretty much a ball that conveniently bounced for Higuain (Messi not involved).

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