ARGENTINA'S DEPENDENCE ON MESSI

The Argentine soccer team is centering round Lionel Andres Messi, who is the captain of the Argentine national team. He is the lifeblood of the Argentine team. The whole team is dependent on mainly this player, something which is not beneficial to the national team. Soccer is a team game. A team has 11 players. But it appears to me that Argentina plays with only man, Messi. I believe Argentina should reduce this dependence on Messi. Football is not a one man show. It is a team work. Other players of the national team should help Messi in order to make their team victorious. But the team cannot afford to play only one man. To become a formidable opponent, other players have to click. Argentina beat Paraguay 3-1 last Friday in a world cup qualifying match. 25-year old Messi scored a goal in that match. Before that, Messi had scored thrice in a hard fought 4-3 win against Brazil in a friendly match. At first, there was a criticism of Messi that he was playing superb for Barcelona but he was equally unimpressive for the national team. But his recent performances for the national team have been excellent. This is a befitting reply to his critics, no doubt. Still, dependence on one man is not good. I think, this should change for the sake of the team.