Messi was Argentina's best player . Even against Holland he was clutch but couldn't find the back of the net . He had an excellent Qf against Belgium . Higuain's goal was after Messi did a xavi kinda u turn in midfield . He created an enormous chance for ADM which would have been the assist of that wc had he converted it . It was during that moment ADM got injured . He has been playing shit ever since that injury .
Messi was no great v Holland he more or less had one decent run then was barely moving to point people were discussing taking him off.
The best players in the semi for Argentina were likes of Masch and then Romero for the pens.
Messi in that tounament never really had a properly dominant game other than v Nigeria. He has some great moments and was Argies best player overall but was nothing amazing or his usual dominant self. He looked tired for most of it really.
Was hard on him though as Argies had came in tournament as probably the best counter attacking team in intl football. Messi, Aguero, Di Maria and Higuain were destroying teams on the break.
Two of them got injured and that approach was binned and went more defensive with fleeting moments from likes of Messi to try and win games.
