Maradona: Messi doesn't have to demonstrate anything

Argentina legend Diego Maradona gave advice to the current national team leader Lionel Messi ahead of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

"I would advise Messi to keep playing, to enjoy the game," the retired player and coach told Omnisport. "He has to forget about the critics, if he can win the World Cup or not. "He doesn't have to demonstrate anything. He has to enjoy the game on the field," he continued "I don't know [coach Jorge] Sampaoli, I don't know how he plays. But, I know a lot of the players and I know they will give everything. "And I think they have a good opportunity to win. But I don't choose [Argentina] as a favorite because the favorite one never wins," Diego Maradona concluded on the matter.