The legend Gabriel Batistuta warned that Argentina should not rely too much on its superstar Lionel Messi for the forthcoming World Cup in Russia this summer. Argentina won only 7 points out of 24 possible in qualifying without a captain. With him, however, they gathered 21 points of the maximum 30.
'Messi is a player who can play in every team. I would always want to be in my team, but counting on just one footballer does not seem reasonable. Due to the level of our rivals in the World Cup, it is very dangerous for a single player!', Batistuta told FIFA`s website.
The former Fiorentina player has also expressed his opinion on another problem for the Gauchos - who should lead the team`s attack, with the presence of prominent top scorers such as Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Mauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala. 'In my opinion, number 9 should be Higuain and the breeder thinks the same way. There is tremendous tension on him - every touch must be naked. Let`s hope that the world one will enter the door. There are other nines that can guarantee the coach. It`s no problem to have so many options. This is a nice problem. Wide choice, which not many countries have!', added the top scorer 1 to Argentina at world championships.
