Sampaoli blames Messi's poor performances on his Argentina team mates

Sampaoli blames Messi's poor performances on his Argentina team mates. Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli says Lionel Messi has struggled to perform at the 2018 World Cup because his team mates are not good enough. Messi, possibly playing in his last World Cup, had minimal impact, largely marked out of Thursday's shambolic 3-0 World Cup defeat by Croatia. However Sampaoli refused to blame Messi, instead suggesting a lack of ability elsewhere in his squad is to blame. After the defeat, he