In case you had forgotten, Maradona loves talking smack about Messi. He’s accused him of “lacking the personality to be a leader” and then, much like a high schooler, insisted he wasn’t insulting Messi when he, well, insulted him. He’s also recently accused Messi of “faking” his retirement from the national team. On being asked about his decision to leave Argentina’s National Team only to return two months later, he said:“When I said what I said, I’d made that decision. Or maybe it’s just Messi being Messi.
Source: The Bubble September 02, 2016 18:22 UTC