1978 World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles has mentioned that even when Lionel Messi wins the World Cup, he won’t be higher than Diego Maradona.
Ardiles insisted that Maradona would all the time be a real goat.
“I wouldn’t say ahead of Diego, I would say probably on level terms,” ​​mentioned the previous Argentina worldwide.
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“Messi is totally superb, superb participant.
“I nonetheless have little doubt that he’s one of the best participant of his era, and positively, he is among the greatest gamers within the historical past of soccer.
“But I’d say he can solely go equal to Maradona, and I’d personally go for Maradona.
“Because once we used to play soccer I feel it was tougher for a talented participant to play, so I’d say Maradona.
“He will always be a touch, a touch, a touch better than Messi.”
When requested about his prediction forward of the ultimate, Ardiles reckoned that Kylian Mbappe could be a serious menace to Messi’s Argentina staff.
“The only concern is Mbappe,” he added.
“It does not matter the way you mark him, he’ll all the time discover area and discover the ball and it’s a closing, so he can be very harmful.
“I’m expecting him to play a major role in the final, but on the other hand, I expect Lionel Messi to play an even bigger role in the final – so we will win.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
