Well, Sampaoli was heavily critized tbh, and had big problems forming a solid group. He didnt manage to establish himself as a leader, and even some of the players confirmed this, so yes i believe that to be true in that specific instance. Someone else had to take responsibility.
Then you have journalists writing stuff & rumors which is basically how they make their daily bread: sometimes its correct, sometimes its sort of correct and sometimes its just crazy ( a la Momblano )
To sell papers you need intrigue and a story, and Messi being the actual fulltime "undercover" coach of Argentina is just that. Personally, do I think its true? no.
But if it is indeed true, it just shows how much of a shitshow state the team actually is in and how bad it is managed.
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whatever dude, you can think what you want. I know what i like, i dont need you to convince me.
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Brazil looks pretty good, i think your biggest challenge would be Colombia, other than that i dont see any other team challenging you guys.