#5 Bring him international glory
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It’s the millstone that hangs around Lionel Messi’s neck and threatens to make him second-best to Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona in the eyes of many. Internationally, all Messi has to show for his brilliance for Argentina is an Olympic medal, forget the Copa America and FIFA World Cup.
Argentina look extremely top-heavy whenever they take to the pitch, and this often catches them out in finals, where the pressure can take it’s toll – resulting in clinical forwards at club level like Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero fluffing their lines. The domino effect is that Messi ends up taking all of the burden and predictably trying too hard to force the issue, resulting in these players losing their effectiveness.
With Messi in midfield, Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala can reprise their awesome partnership for Juventus, while also allowing the space for players like Aguero to thrive. It may result in Angel di Maria being shunted out wide, or possibly dropped, but there’s a better balance to be had on the pitch with Messi controlling the midfield for Argentina.
A season of being a midfielder for Barcelona, and Leo could quite conceivably be lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in Russia. What better reason could he have for making his positional switch?
