Messy is desperate.

Lionel Messi is disappointed and desperate to return the World Cup to Argentina, according to Javier Mascherano.

Jorge Sampaoli's faithful are facing the elimination in Russia since the group, after a single drop of the first two matches.

Messi, who turned 31 on Sunday, still has to score, or secure an assistist for his teammates, while losing a penalty during the 1-1 draw with Iceland. Barcelona's star, along with his teammates, received heavy criticism after losing 3-0 to Croatia in the group's second match.

Mascherano, whose team should beat Nigeria on Tuesday to get a chance to reach the last 16 teams, said the advanced star was only human. “Leo is fine, he said at a press conference. But, as in a collective, where things don't work out as we wish, we all have our frustrations. He's a man and he's got his frustrations, but he's desperate to get back. He wants to show the world a different image than the one we've shown in the first two times”.

In fact, a victory over Nigeria may not be enough for Argentina, which is the last in the group, after Croatia (6 points), Nigeria (3 points), and Iceland (1 points). The victories of Argentina and Iceland meant that second place in Group D would be determined by the goals, which South Americans have very negative.

The rumors of a players' revolt against coach Sampaoli spread after the catastrophic 3-0 defeat of Croatia, but Mascherano himself has dismissed those claims.