Diego Armando Maradona during a conversation with icon counterpart Pele. Mentioned that Lionel Messi is a good player, however, he lacks character. The following is some conversations highlights:
“He’s a really good person, but he has no personality,” Maradona said.
“He lacks [the] character to be a leader.”
Pele responded: “Ah, I get it, he’s not like we were back in the days. In the 70s we [Brazil] had really good players like Rivellino, Gerson, Tostao.
“Not like Argentina now, which depends only on Messi. He [Maradona] is saying that Messi is a good player, there’s no doubt about it, but he has no personality.”
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