'Estoy acostumbrado a que Diego hable'
Messi descarta las críticas de Maradona
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Posted: 2008-09-12 16:53:14
BARCELONA (AP) -
Lionel Messi restó importancia a las críticas
que recibió de Diego Maradona, quien dijo que el astro del
Barcelona y de la selección argentina peca de ser demasiado
individualista.
Fanáticos.com: Maradona se equivoca con Messi

Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) battles for the ball with Recreativo Huelva's Poli Fernandez during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Nuevo Colombino stadium in Huelva April 12, 2008. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) and Eidur Gudjohnsen take part in a training session at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, April 8, 2008. Barcelona and Schalke will play their Champions League's quarter-final second leg soccer match on Wednesday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi takes part in a training session at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona April 8, 2008. Barcelona and Schalke will play their Champions League's quarter-final second leg soccer match on Wednesday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN)
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FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi, from Argentina, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi, from Argentina, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi, from Argentina, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi, from Argentina, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi, from Argentina, attends a press conference at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, April 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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FC Barcelona's Argentinian football player Lionel Messi talks with journalists during a press conference in Camp Nou stadium on April 4, 2008, after his return from Argentina yesterday. Messi was out of action for some weeks after tearing a muscle in his left leg during a Champions League's match against Celtic. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
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FC Barcelona's Argentinian football player Lionel Messi talks with journalists during a press conference in Camp Nou stadium on April 4, 2008, after his return from Argentina yesterday. Messi was out of action for some weeks after tearing a muscle in his left leg during a Champions League's match against Celtic. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Messi jugó dos fechas de las eliminatorias mundialistas con la
selección argentina y destacó poco. La albiceleste consiguió un par
de empates 1-1 con Paraguay el sábado en Buenos Aires y 1-1 con
Perú el miércoles en Lima.
"No pasa nada. Estoy acostumbrado a que Diego hable", dijo
Messi el viernes a su llegada al aeropuerto Prat de Barcelona,
según declaraciones que publicó el portal de internet del club
catalán.
"Siempre tiene cosas que decir de mí, pero no existe ningún
problema. Yo continuaré jugando como siempre", agregó del
delantero, quien fue convocado por el técnico culé Pep Guardiola
para el partido del domingo contra el Racing de Santander en el
estadio Camp Nou.
Maradona dijo el miércoles a un programa de la cadena Fox Sports
que "Messi a veces juega para Messi. Todavía se olvida de sus
compañeros. Es Deportivo Messi".
El compañero de Messi en el Barsa, Gerard Piqué, salió en
defensa de la "Pulga".
"Hace pocos días, Messi era considerado por Maradona su sucesor
y ahora critica su forma de jugar. Messi es el mejor jugador del
mundo y aporta muchas cosas al equipo", afirmó el zaguero.
Messi se entrenó con el Barsa el viernes por la tarde.
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