Messi under no pressure to to take Argentina to World Cup glory
May 19th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANILondon, May 19 (ANI): Ace striker Lionel Messi has said that he feels under no pressure to take Argentina to World Cup glory.
The Barcelona striker is tipped to be World Player of the Year and is Diego Maradona’s best hope of winning in South Africa.
“I don’t feel pressure playing in the Argentina shirt. In Spain, I’m also in a team that has to win everything,” The Mirror quoted him, as saying.
“The World Cup is a nice opportunity to show I can do the same things in the national team as for Barcelona,” Messi added. (ANI)
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