Lionel Messi to Jorge Sampaoli: "You asked me 10 times which players I wanted you to play"

Some dialogues of the strong internal tension between the former coach of the Argentine National Football Team and the players in the 2018 Russia World Cup were revealed by the Argentine journalist Ariel Senosiain who would confirm the leadership that football players have taken on the coach.

In the book "The World is stories" which was uncovered Senosiain there are fragments of some conversations that took place after the harvest Iceland, the hard fight has suffered against Croatia and that could influence the victory against Nigeria and pass to eighth of the Argentines.

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At a meeting convened by the players before the delicate situation which crossed the campus of Sampaoli, the players reproached the technical staff the lack of communication: "We do not get what you say. We do not trust you anymore. We want to have a opinion. "

Sampaoli consulted with the team and it was Lionel Messi who responded, according to Senosiain:" You asked me ten times which players you wanted to play and who did not. did not do it, and I never gave you a name – tell me about everyone if I already named you. "

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In the hall was also present on the president of the AFA Claudio Tapia, who at the request of the takeover of the players made Sampaoli understand: "You must give way."