“Messes does not need the World to prove he's the best”

Big pressure for Lionel Messin on the eve of the World Cup, as all eyes are on the very one required to win a trophy with Argentina.

But according to Ivan Rakitiq, his associate at Barcelona, Messi does not need to win the World to prove he is the best, since he has already witnessed that.

Of course he deserves the World Cup for who he is. Football isn't tennis, you can't pressure Mess, saying he himself should win Argentina the World”, Rakkiq said.

He deserves it, but there are 31 countries that have the same dream. If you win it in the end, we'll all be happy for it. However, his story will not change even if he wins”.

If you're the best, you're individually no matter whether you get one or 50,000 titles. A World Cup will not change the meaning of Lionel Mess for football”, he stressed.